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Hi folks,
Last year we moved into a new home with very heavy clay soil, and transplanted all the plants we'd nurtured in pots while the house was being built. Just before the start of spring, I was sure that all the palms we'd planted were surely going to die, as the leaves were browned off from being burnt the previous summer. However, after pruning the palms in the sheer hope of "forcing" some new growth, spring arrived and blessed us with new shoots. They're doing fine, but some of the old palm leaves that I'd left have brown spots on them. The spots don't look like the normal "sunburnt" effect, but some kind of infestation. Any idea what they are and how to treat them? The types of palms we have are a mixture of Alexandria, Bangalow and Cocos, and only one of these types remains unaffected, but quite frankly, I can't remember which type it is, as we purchased the older ones a decade ago. These older ones even withstood transplantation into very large pots a year or so before our move, and have even tolerated a couple of moves (unlike our bouganvillea, which I've discovered DON'T like to have their roots rooted!) Thanking you in advance for your advice, Casey |
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On Fri, 26 Dec 2003 08:08:28 GMT,"twisted IRONy" posted ...
Last year we moved into a new home with very heavy clay soil, and transplanted all the plants we'd nurtured in pots while the house was being built. Just before the start of spring, I was sure that all the palms we'd planted were surely going to die, as the leaves were browned off from being burnt the previous summer. However, after pruning the palms in the sheer hope of "forcing" some new growth, spring arrived and blessed us with new shoots. They're doing fine, but some of the old palm leaves that I'd left have brown spots on them. The spots don't look like the normal "sunburnt" effect, but some kind of infestation. Any idea what they are and how to treat them? Sorry. Try cutting off new palm leaves that have brown spots on them. If regrowth also have brown spots cut them off too. Because you moved into a new home, you might get better assistance by contacting your local gardening centre. -- Chris |
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Try cutting off new palm leaves that have brown spots on them. If regrowth also have brown spots cut them off too. Because you moved into a new home, you might get better assistance by contacting your local gardening centre. -- Chris Thanks Chris, maybe I should find out. We only moved 4 blocks, and from where we moved, my former neighbour's palms are looking just spectacular. By the same token, he's also got 3 very large gum trees providing shade for everything below, but I'm wondering if it's some sort of bug. I'll take up your advice on contacting someone locally! Casey |
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twisted IRONy wrote:
Hi folks, Last year we moved into a new home with very heavy clay soil, and transplanted all the plants we'd nurtured in pots while the house was being built. Just before the start of spring, I was sure that all the palms we'd planted were surely going to die, as the leaves were browned off from being burnt the previous summer. However, after pruning the palms in the sheer hope of "forcing" some new growth, spring arrived and blessed us with new shoots. They're doing fine, but some of the old palm leaves that I'd left have brown spots on them. The spots don't look like the normal "sunburnt" effect, but some kind of infestation. Any idea what they are and how to treat them? The types of palms we have are a mixture of Alexandria, Bangalow and Cocos, and only one of these types remains unaffected, but quite frankly, I can't remember which type it is, as we purchased the older ones a decade ago. These older ones even withstood transplantation into very large pots a year or so before our move, and have even tolerated a couple of moves (unlike our bouganvillea, which I've discovered DON'T like to have their roots rooted!) Thanking you in advance for your advice, Casey Could be scale insects if the spots are bumpy. Spray with white oil or pestoil. Jane |
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