Re: Grooves in trunk of palm tree

"Sammy bin Snoozin" <SammyBinSnoozin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:A8oXi.16179$Rg1.11432@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 think this is a king palm (not 100% sure). Here are some photos I just 
took today to show a possible problem.  Up until today I thought this was 
normal, but when I push on the tree, it sway very easily and I can see the

trunk move at the ground.  Nothing appears wet or eaten by insects - 
everything I can see and touch is hard like a normal tree.

Anyway, anyone who can share some info about this tree - is this normal or

not, etc - would be very much appreciated.

If you send me an email, please post to this newsgroup also as I do not 
check this account daily.

http://www.geocities.com/sammybinsnoozin/palm.html

Thanks in advance!

Sam

It appears to me that the tree is under stress of some kind -- the fronds 
are sparse and droopy and the trunk is quite narrow both at the base and 
from about 6' above ground all the way to the top.  This may be the early 
stages of ganoderma butt rot, which is fatal and not curable.  Check 
information and pictures at www.palmtreedr.com/problems.html.  The next 
stage will include the growth of a ganoderma conch on the bottom of the 
tree.

Other things to consider which might have stressed the tree -- lack of 
proper fertilization, putting the tree into decline, or improper 
("hurricane-cut") pruning, which removed fronds while they were still 
partially green and feeding the main body of the tree.