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Its a paper wasp. I'm not what the exact species is (maybe Polistes annularis?).

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Looks like normal water stress. Should be fine - looks healthy!

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OMG !! I can only wish my babies are still around in 30 years !! I planted 2 , they are Trachy/Butia I believe. I purchased them from a "grower" in South Jersey a year ago. This lady had been growing them from seed for quite a few years. I did the stakes with the burlap and the area fille...

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Adding sand to clay just makes it worse. Trachycarpus can do well in clay. Bone meal isn't needed unless you barely have any phosphorus in your soil since Trachycarpus only require a small amount. Adding more perlite to the soil can help aerate it and a little vermiculite will help as well.

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Did you protect them?

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The Butia may live although this morning's low of 7F as a result of the snow storm may have done it in. I think we broke a record for today.

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Next week looks even worse here. Possible snow storm next week and below average temperatures. My Butia are completely fried after 5F low we had earlier this year. (avg. 7F)

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How low of a temperature did the palm go through while in the pot? The roots are much more sensitive to cold than the rest of the plant since they are naturally warmer. When you place it in a pot, it exposes the roots to the cold and quick temperature change that the plant would not naturally experi...

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Not all parryi are extremely hardy. Some are only hardy to around 25-30F while others can take below 0. For example, parryi var. parryi and parryi var. neomexicana are some of the hardiest.

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For now, you can wrap the tender new growth (bud tissue). I would also spray with a copper fungicide/bactericide to keep the population down since most deaths don't come directly from cold damage but from bacterial damage as a result of the cold damage. You can cover it now as long as you don't have...

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Carl Pool Palm Food (12-4-12) - You should be able to find it online with shipping to Canada.

turtile · 12-4-12 or 8-2-12 are normally used. Palms won't use all that P.

12-4-12 or 8-2-12 are normally used. Palms won't use all that P.

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They were likely grown in a greenhouse. The greenhouse filters out sun light and has less quick changes in the climate. Therefore, the plants aren't acclimated to withstand the more harsh conditions outside. Just wait and they'll be fine.

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Have you fed it any micronutrients? It may be a magnesium deficiency or something similar such as manganese.

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Look at his current project:
http://www.physorg.com/news134755740.html

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You'll have to wait for new growth to a good improvement since they were grown indoors over the winter. I would not give them anymore fertilizer and use a seaweed extract such as Nitrozime to get them going.

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What conditions were they growing in before you planted them out? It looks like they aren't acclimated to the climate or the roots are having problems.

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For nutrients other than NPK, you should at least use Iron, Calcium and Magnesium. Your fertilizer should be high in Potassium (K).

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Spray it with a systemic insecticide.

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I think I remember you posting about that on gardenweb. I've never been the Home Depot in Philadelphia. I wonder if they are selling any in NJ. I'm surprised they actually got them in! I just picked up a new Needle Palm at a local nursery a few weeks ago.

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I would plant it in the South East side of the house. Mix perlite, organic material, and native soil. They like well drained, rich soil.

Did you purchase it from Home Depot? They have the same containers here except that we only have non hardy species (Phoenix, Washingtonia).

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Its usual for them to turn yellow when you transplant them (need to acclimate to the new climate (soil structure, sunlight, wind...)). As long as you didn't plant it too deep, it should be fine. You can use Potassium Silicate and kelp to help with the transplant. If you feed too much Nitrogen, it ca...

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I've found the same to be true. Mine has grown faster and resisted cold better than any of my normal fortunei. They seem to resist insects better as well.

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Paul Ont wrote:Here is the sort of thing I'm dealing with... I don't think peper spray will go far enough!

Cheers,
Paul

If the pepper spray doesn't work, you can always use it to spice up your rabbit stew.

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You can spray the plants with hot pepper extract and an anti-transpirant to help it stick to the plants. Once they eat it they'll stop.

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They can be damaged by freezing temperatures. They only take down to the lower 20's F if that.

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This is an interesting thread for me primarily because I have never heard of Sabal 'Burmingham'. I have heard of a couple similar names, such as S. bermudana (a valid species from Bermuda) and S. blackburniana (which some believe is a synonym of S. palmetto , while others think it is a synonym of S...

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Are you keeping some as houseplants or are you keeping them all outside?

Med. Fan Palms are extremely variable. Its actually rare to find any that look exactly the same.

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Don't water the plants unless they need the water. Too much water can actually kill the palms (can rot the roots and provide conditions in which bad fungi and bacteria can attack the palms). They need oxygen in the soil in order to function. When you plant the trees, make sure that only the roots ar...

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I haven't ordered from them but they have an Ebay store:
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You'd have to completely cover Trachycarpus in your climate. Most Trachycarpus will suffer from lethal freeze damage at around 0F. Sabal Minor and Rhapidophyllum Hystrix are much hardier than Trachycarpus. If you plan on growing any of these, you'll need to get around 15 gallon size (hardier with si...

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None of the trunk should be covered with soil. The soil line should be right below where the roots come from the stem.

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Japanese Beetles are more of a turf pest than a ornamental pest here in Pennsylvania. The larve of the beetles will eat the roots off your lawn grass leaving big areas of dead grass. The adults can cause damage to ornamental plants, but usually not to the point of killing the plant. One of the wors...

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I wouldn't use Epsom Salts on a potted plant. Use a complete fertilizer. If you only use magnesium sulfate, it can have a negative effect on other nutrients and soil make up. Remember that Manganese and Magnesium are different nutrients. The folding that Arctic Palm posted is most likely from drough...

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Each nut usually has 3 seeds inside (may very). I'm not sure what happens if you leave them alone but you should be able to move them apart when they get a little bigger.

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Thanks for the offer! Hopefully they'll start to sell again.

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I use Physan 20 mainly but I also use a type of Systemic fungicide (not sure of the exact chemical) and Copper Sulfate.

I only linked the image file for the weather banner.

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Its one of my favorite fruits!

Most of them seemed to go to waste at the stores. I guess people were afraid to try them.

Here is a picture of one of seedlings I grew about 4 years ago (I forgot to take them inside and they died)

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I would try some fungicide/bactericide. The indoor climate with moist soil favors fungus/bacteria. Your palm looks very healthy so it shouldn't have much trouble recovering if it is being attacked.

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They grow very fast. It seems that many food markets no longer carry Star Fruit. Not one store around me sells them currently. A few years ago, most stores had them. Even Walmart used to sell them.

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