Growing fruit on my banana trees

QuestionI also cut my banana trees down in the winter after the first hard freeze but I noticed where you said they wont grow fruit if I do this. Please tell me what I should do during the winter and if there is a g

frostbitten banana tree

QuestionI have several banana trees that I am keeping over winter in my small greenhouse. Our temps have been unseasonably cold and despite having heaters x2, I believe my banana trees are frostbitten. They are in c

foxtail palms,fishtail palms, areca palms

QuestionAll of my foxtails limbs are completely brown from the freeze we had here in largo Fl. Got down to 27 degrees that night. Should I cut all the limbs off in spring? or just leave them alone. They are 20 to 25

Freeze

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Nick, me again!! Hope you are well and this time, I may have real palm issues...My Foxtails took a beating in this last big freeze. I live in Houston, TX and was not home,so..unable

frost

QuestionLiving in central Florida I have plants that suffered the frost. They are brown. Should I trim them down or water them? AnswerBonnie, you didnt mention the types, be Palms, Perennials, bushes, trees etc. an

mixing plants

QuestionI have two questions, please. I live in Ontario Canada. I have a BOP that I have transplanted into a much larger pot. I would like to add some other plant or plants to the pot. It is 6 foot bird

Frozen Tropical plants

QuestionI have a xeriscape yard in Sarasota, Florida. I live about 1 mile from the water. About 60% of my plants were killed by the recent frost last week. The plants that were effected are Jatroph

Sea grape plant

QuestionDear Nick, We planted our sea grape pants about 9 months ago and have done well in the Tampa Bay climate. We have had some frost and drought. After the recent heavy rain and wind a lot of the leaves have fal

Damaged Palm Trees and Shrubs from Frost

QuestionThe damage to my palm trees have turned brown all the frowns,the hibicus 2/3 are wilted,and my Ixoria plants have lost all their leaves the crotons have all dried up. This is with covering the Christmas Palm

Tropical fruits trees after frost

QuestionI leave in Houston, Texas and weather freeze about 4 days. My Lychee, all leaves turn brown but not drop(5 feet high). The Guava, all leaves turn brown but all drop(12 feet high). The Papaya, couple trees

Clerodendrum Quadriloculare Starburst

QuestionQUESTION: While trimming back my bougainvillea plant today, I noticed the planter is full of ants. I use cayenne powder in other places to discourage ants but am wondering if it would hurt the plant? &

my cat palms leaves are turning brown at the tips

QuestionQUESTION: Hello Nick, I just bought a cat palm from home depot. I was told it needed to be repotted soon (still in original 10 container)but now the leaves are turning brown at the tips and some are e

fox tail plams

Questionnot sure if my fox survived the frozen tu dra of new orleans last week, all my green is brown, should i cut off now , or wait til spring to cut off the brown, tails? AnswerWait and watch it Robert, the verd

Care of a Mass Cane Stump

QuestionWe have a Mass Cane Stump (24 or so tall), in a large pot, that is on our patio, in South Florida, since December 09. With the recent cold temperatures in the 30s for a few days, a large number of the

Fox Tail palm cold damage

QuestionI live in Houston and have three foxtail palms that are about twelve feet tall top to bottom (planted over a year ago). We had snow for a day that did a number on much of my landscaping then a few week

Pachira leaf turning marble white

QuestionMr. McCann, I have a large Pachira tree that was installed in a tropical house about a year ago. The tree has been doing fine until recently when the leafs including all emerging leafs a bleached look

coconut palm

QuestionI have failed to bring my 3 ft. coconut palm indoors for the winter in CA. Leaves are turning brown, stems are turning yellow. Is there anything I can do to revive the palm? Tree is not totally dead. &

Fox tail palms

QuestionMy question is regarding fox tail palms, This winter we had a very cold snap. I was not able to protect any of my palms. Now that the whether has warm up I notice that several of my palms have developed some

Palm tree frost

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Nick, Our palm trees took a week long blast of temps in the teens. We cut back all the brown palms and left only the few at the top and the sprout of new growth coming from the center. Now

how to prum saga palm after a freeze

QuestionQUESTION: I live in Louisiana and we had freezing temperatures last week and all my saga palms have turned brown.How do I go about trimming them? At my place of business we have alot of sagas a landscaping C