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Strange Date palm problem
The fronds on my Canary Island date palm are snapping and keeling over. This has happened to most of them. I thought originally that it might be squirrel damage, but I am unsure now as the inside of some of the fronds are an orangey brown further down from where they have snapped. Is it squirrels, or some sort of dreaded lurgy? |
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Strange Date palm problem
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says... The fronds on my Canary Island date palm are snapping and keeling over. This has happened to most of them. I thought originally that it might be squirrel damage, but I am unsure now as the inside of some of the fronds are an orangey brown further down from where they have snapped. Is it squirrels, or some sort of dreaded lurgy? Its most likely winter cold damage but it could also be Red Palm Weavil, no cases yet in the UK except in imported palms but it is devastating palms in southern Europe -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
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Strange Date palm problem
Charlie Pridham wrote:
In article m, says... The fronds on my Canary Island date palm are snapping and keeling over. This has happened to most of them. I thought originally that it might be squirrel damage, but I am unsure now as the inside of some of the fronds are an orangey brown further down from where they have snapped. Is it squirrels, or some sort of dreaded lurgy? Its most likely winter cold damage but it could also be Red Palm Weavil, no cases yet in the UK except in imported palms but it is devastating palms in southern Europe Cold damage would make sense. I noticed the fronds starting to collapse last summer after the bad winter, this coincided with the arrival of some squirrels and I put 2 and 2 together and got 5. Thanks for your answer. Steve. |
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