Posted by admin | Posted in trees,shrubs | Posted on 12-03-2011
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What can I do to treat brown spots on Pindo Palm fronds?
What can I do to treat brown spots on what I think is a male Pindo Palm fronds? These two Pindos were planted 4 years ago. The other, smaller, fruit bearing female (I wish I had known before, these trees had sexes ;-/) does not have any of these spots at all. Both trees get the same amount of fertilizer and irrigation, here in the Arizona Sonoran Desert. And, yes, Pindos are supposed to do well here, although they are native to Brazil.
Any clues about what to do about the brown spots and while I have your ear, you think there is any way I can pursuade the female tree to catch up to the male, in size? Its just a little over 1/2 the size of the male. Not a very pleasant result for all the work and time I’ve invested. How I wish the nursery would have told me about there being sexes. Grrr.
Pindo palms don’t size out according to sex. There is a difference in each environment between them. But this is weird.
Remember:
Sunlight water and airflow are food for plants.
Fertilizers are like vitamins only.
Yet your larger plant (that grows faster) has what sounds like a mineral deficiency.
Check a few things:
1. Is one of the palms shadowed for a certain part of the day? Less sunlight = less growth.
2. Does one get more water for some reason? ie. dripping air conditioner, leaky hose nearby?
3. Get a soil ph test for each one. Look for ph levels around 6.8-7.0. If the small one is out of whack, that could be it.
Good luck
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