Queen Palm Frost Damage in Houston

QuestionI have 3 huge Queen Palms that were large when they were planted 4 years ago. They look horrible after our below freezing cold snap a few weeks ago. First the frawns were light brown, now they a

frost bite and plumeria

QuestionHello, I live in SW Florida and the tips of my plants have turned dark and mushy.What should i do for them? AnswerHi Lisa, cut off the mushy , damaged extremities, the exposed parts will callous over and ne

Palm fern

QuestionI inherited a vibrant and healthy potted fern. I live in NH. and the fern was on my covered screen porch for the summer. The plant was extremely root bound so I took it out of the pot,cut off all of the enci

bangalow palm

QuestionHi nick I have about 80 or so mature Bangalow palms I noticed the other day that on one of them the trunk just below the crown has flopped over to one side the leaves look healthy but they are now all hangin

indoor palm tree all brown leaves

QuestionI have a tall 5.5ft palm tree. All leaves are turning brown, including middle tender leaves. It is near east face window. At night, it gets light from recess lights in room. I water it 3 times a week. I used

my palm trees are dying

QuestionQUESTION: I moved in to a place with palm trees in it. I told the landlord that i would take care of them. When winter came I moved them indoors. Put them in sunny spot and watered them once a week. But for

Red Banana tree

QuestionQUESTION: Greetings, I have a five foot red banana tree in front of the house here in south west Florida. We had a bad frost here this winter, and we lost a lot of plants. The banana tree looked all brown,

8 year old queen palm tree apprx. 25ft high

QuestionI live in Modesto, calif and apprx 8 years ago we planted about 20 queen palm trees in our yard they were all only about 4ft tall and in 10 or 15 gallon cans that we transplanted to ground from- They are all

Schefflera

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, Nick I saw your response to someone in Fla. about frost damage to a shefflera. I live in Nebraska, and we recently had temps reaching -24. Our schefflera was in our sun room, and go

sago palm, citrus trres

QuestionDue to extreme cold this year (I am on gulf coast in Mississippi) I have Sago Palm, Orange, Satsuma and lemon trees that were all hit hard due to several days with temps in the 20s. How and when do I c

transplanting sago palms

QuestionWe live in Sun City, CA. (southern CA) and want to move our sagos. One is about 4-5 feet high with a trunk about 8-10 inches in diameter, and the second is about 3 feet high. Our question is, how

Sago Palms w/white stuff

QuestionAlot of my sago palms have this white dissease looking stuff on the fronds and the base. It has moved all around the backyard from one sago to the next but doesnt seem to get on other plants. It

Robilini Palm frozen

QuestionI have a three trunk Robilini that is 12 years old ( 10 feet in height) and has been frozen 2 years in a row. What would happen if I trimmed it back to below the lowest set of fronds? The entire frond part o

Umbrella plant & pothos issues

QuestionQUESTION: I have some Umbrella plants (Schefflera arboricol) and Golden Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) in two crested gecko tanks and for some reason they are wilting (the plants, not the geckos! =P ), and

scheffelera plant

QuestionI accidentally left my 15 year scheffelera plant outside during a hard freeze in south Louisiana. When I realized it, the leaves were all drooping and brown. I brought the plant inside and trim all the

Shallow rooted Queen Palm

QuestionI have a Queen Palm that is about 20 tall. The roots are not deep rooted and it is starting to lean and will probably fall over if not staked. If I stake it, will it always be subject to falling

Potted something

QuestionQUESTION: I live in Southern California 5 miles from the ocean and want something in my large container in the back yard near my swimming pool to be tall but thin, to dress up a blank wall. I love the queen

freeze damage to areca palm tree

QuestionWe had an unusual hard freeze in St. Petersburg, FL about a month ago. I have an areca palm tree (about 10 years old and 20 feet high). All the fronds turned brown and now theyre brittle and crac

foxtail

Questionhi nick, what is the best kind - proportion of soil for foxtail palms when they are planted on the ground?? AnswerHi Vasilis, it is always best to plant them in the existing soil base, so that the roots wi

Philodendron Selloum

QuestionSeveral of my mature Philodendron Selloum suffered significant damage during the recent freezes in Houston. I can send typical pictures of the damage if that would help you recommend the best way to tr