"Sammy bin Snoozin" <SammyBinSnoozin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Sammy bin Snoozin" <SammyBinSnoozin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >> "Sammy bin Snoozin" <SammyBinSnoozin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >> "Ann" <annbal@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >> > "Sammy bin Snoozin" <SammyBinSnoozin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> expounded:
>> >> >
>> >> > >I 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
>> >> >
>> >> > That tree is rotten at the base, it'll come down someday in a
>> > strong
>> >> > storm.
>> >> > --
>> >> > Ann, gardening in Zone 6a
>> >> > South of Boston, Massachusetts
>> >> > e-mail address is not checked
>> >> > ******************************
>> >>
>> >> I thought so too 3 years ago, but it has been steadily growing -
>> > slow, but
>> >> steady. And hard as a rock all around the base.
>> >> ============================
>> >>
>> >> It's been two days since you posted your message, so you've had
> time
>> > to call
>> >> your cooperative extension office and ask them about the problem.
>> > And,
>> >> today's Tuesday, so we know the office was probably open
> yesterday
>> > and
>> >> today.
>> >>
>> >> When you called them, what did they say about this tree?
>> >
>> > Since you evidently know so much about what I'm doing, why don't
> you
>> > tell me.
>>
>> I thought you would've called the cooperative extension service by
> now. Do
>> you know who I mean, what they do, and why they might be a valuable
> resource
>> for answering your question?
>
> Thanks, Joe. Sorry, I misunderstood.
>
> Yes, I did - and also emailed a link to the photos. Still waiting for
> a reply. Likely they are taking off next week for Vet's Day, then the
> following 2 weeks for Thxkgv, then there's Christmas. I hope to hear
> back from them by 2009.
>
> In the mean time, I'm taking some photos down to the local nursery and
> will re****t back what they tell me.
>
> Sam
Email is a thing of the past. Pick up the phone and call the cooperative
extension.
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