Foxtail Palm after frost

QuestionHi, I was wondering if theres anything I should do to my foxtail palms after our very unusual cold winter in Brevard county FL. I have three that are about 5-6.5 each. Theyve been in the ground f

cotton palm

Question cotton palm Gday Nick, I hope you can answer my question. I transplanted a cotton palm probably around 2 years ago now. Although I dont think it is dead, however new fans have not developed properly. They

coconut palms

QuestionHi. We live in Sarasota FL approx 1/2 mile from the Gulf. We have two 20 ft. coconut palms flanking our driveway. They look almost dead from the recent cold weather although there are still a few fronds spro

adonidia palm cold damage

QuestionWe have 3 triple trunk adonidia palms. The new fronds are drying out(turning brown) on the stalk and breaking off before fully opening. Could this be lethal yellowing or cold damage? AnswerHi Cy

Tropical plants

QuestionHello. I live in Moultrie, Georgia, which is in South Georgia. I live in hardiness zone 8. I am an avid gardener and love working in my yard. I have a garden and also have a lot of fr

Indoor Palm

Question Dying Fond We were given an indoor Palm tree as a gift in Sept. 2008 and it continues to have brown fonds at the tips. The woman that gave us the plant does not know what kind it is and said to cut of

Pruning Foxtail Palms after frost

QuestionI have 6 foxtail Palms. All have healthy new center growth but the existing fronds are all brown. Should I just wait until they fall off naturally or should I cut them off

fish tailpalm

QuestionQUESTION: how do i prune a fishtail palm? can i cut the top and side tips to give it a round shape..the inner tree itself is dense and i have had white fly problems..should i thin out the interior..the

freezer burned bird of paradise!!

Questioni had some freeze damage to my white bird of paradise. How should i cut it back? what to do??? AnswerHi Lydia, you should be seeing new, healthy growth by now, so its fine to begin cutting away the freeze d

I think I over pruned my queen palm

Question Queen Palm 1 We had a very harsh winter in Houston, many sub freezing nights. I have 5 Queen Palms around My pool. With 3 of them Im seeing new growth. 2 of them, I am not. Ive cut them back, Im afraid mayb

Christmas Palm Tree

QuestionHello, My Christmas Palm Tree is brown because of the frost and I would like to know what I can do to help it come back. I appreciate any advice. Thanks, AnswerHi Dee, it depends on how badly it was shocke

Trimming monterous Philodendron

QuestionHi, I have a massive philodendron with large leaves and five large trunks. I have trimmed it back drastically after winter for the last few years, taking all the leaves near the ground and leaving only the s

Frozen Queen Palm

QuestionNick, I live in the southernmost part of Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico. Our winters are usually very mild and short and the summers very hot. This past winter we had about 3 nights of hard freeze, about

rubber tree rapidly dropped yellowed leaves

QuestionWeve had this rubber tree for ions, have up-potted it once, had it outside all last summer when we trimmed 6 feet off the leggy top (its 12 ft tall now), brought it back in, put it in its normal sunny window

Foxtail Palm Spear Concern

QuestionQUESTION: After a hard winter, all the fronds turned brown. The spear has new growth with the green leaves bursting outward at the base, but the top portion of the spear (approx. 18) is gray with some

Adonidia Palms-cold damaged-dead?

QuestionTrying to confirm is my adonidia are dead. February cold snap turned all the leaves brown. This weekend I inspected and squeezed the neck part of the trunk of the palms just below the base of the leave stems

Palm tree

QuestionQUESTION: We are in the hunt for the best Palm tree for our are in Largo, Floria. Any suggestions? We are considering the Foxtail Palm currently. ANSWER: Hi Kevin, where is Largo? I am in a zone

Queen Palm broken fronds

QuestionIn a recent windstorm (65+ mph) several fronds were bent to the point of breakage. At the point of breakage I can see the fibers of the frond exposed and they have no rigidity left. There is still one newly

queen anne palm

QuestionAfter a very hard winter, my queen anne palms are all brown. I see no green at all. Are they now dead?, or do I need to trim them back? and wait to see if they come back? AnswerHi Gail, if there is no green

Follow up to Is my pygmy date palm dead?

Question These pulled out of th Nick, thanks for answering my question regarding the date palm a few weeks ago. I had mentioned that it had a little bit of green on the outside of it. Unfortunately the green part