Hi,

I am in Sydney and have just (about 6 weeks ago)relocated some large Palms.

Apart from the burnt leaves due to the 45deg new years day ,they do seem to
be hanging in .

I am keeping them very ,very well watered ,Constantly moist and I am
using SealSol weekly.

My question is can I give them too much water? When should I give them some
fertilizer?

TIA

Greg

G'day Greg

While I'm no expert in relocating palms, our local council (a few years
ago) bought 100 year old palms from the Adelaide area and moved them to
town on low-loaders. When the trees were replanted, they had guy wires
to hold them in place because the trees were huge and matched some
originals growing within the CBD, but they also had a hose tied to the
trunk which trickled water constantly near the frond area and then
trickled down the trunk. This water was trickling for about 6-8 weeks
that I know of, but as I wasn't keeping a constant vigil it could have
been longer. So I'd suggest they can't have too much water as these
relocated trees look like they've been growing in the new location for
the last 100 years, instead of a couple of years.

Good luck with your relocated palms, I love them they seem because they
seem to give an area a relaxed atmosphere.
Bronwyn ;-)



Greg William wrote:
Hi,

I am in Sydney and have just (about 6 weeks ago)relocated some large Palms.

Apart from the burnt leaves due to the 45deg new years day ,they do seem to
be hanging in .

I am keeping them very ,very well watered ,Constantly moist and I am
using SealSol weekly.

My question is can I give them too much water? When should I give them some
fertilizer?

TIA

Greg

Thanks Bronwyn,

I just hear all this stuff about too much water and root rot etc,so I am
really not too sure which way to go.

They do seem to be hanging in there at the moment but I am giving them heaps
of water.

And yes I agree ,Palms do create a kind of relaxing atmosphere.

Greg
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G'day Greg

While I'm no expert in relocating palms, our local council (a few years
ago) bought 100 year old palms from the Adelaide area and moved them to
town on low-loaders. When the trees were replanted, they had guy wires to
hold them in place because the trees were huge and matched some originals
growing within the CBD, but they also had a hose tied to the trunk which
trickled water constantly near the frond area and then trickled down the
trunk. This water was trickling for about 6-8 weeks that I know of, but
as I wasn't keeping a constant vigil it could have been longer. So I'd
suggest they can't have too much water as these relocated trees look like
they've been growing in the new location for the last 100 years, instead
of a couple of years.

Good luck with your relocated palms, I love them they seem because they
seem to give an area a relaxed atmosphere.
Bronwyn ;-)



Greg William wrote:
Hi,

I am in Sydney and have just (about 6 weeks ago)relocated some large
Palms.

Apart from the burnt leaves due to the 45deg new years day ,they do seem
to be hanging in .

I am keeping them very ,very well watered ,Constantly moist and I am
using SealSol weekly.

My question is can I give them too much water? When should I give them
some fertilizer?

TIA

Greg