Re: Grooves in trunk of palm tree

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> "Sammy bin Snoozin" <SammyBinSnoozin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > I printed out these photos and took to the local nursery.  They
gave
> > their stock answer.... they had no idea what it was but "you
should
> > try this fertilizer..."
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> Well- you can tell by the frizzled fronds that the tree is
malnourished- is
> it regularly fed at all? Minerals too?
> And add the base of the trunk to the equation and it spells trouble
IMO.
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> -- 
> Toni
> Hills of Kentucky
> USDA Zone 6b
> http://www.cearbhaill.com
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Thanks, it gets the same fertilizer as the rest of the yard/trees -
10-10-10 spring and fall -- or whatever is on the bag.  All the other
trees in the yard - fruit, pines - are doing great. But as you can
tell I know nothing about palm trees.  Interestingly I was talking to
the next door neighbor about this one.  He told me it has looked that
way 15 years ago before I was there.

Will post again when I find out something for the benefit of other
folks.

PS - I'm surprised that there is not a website somewhere with photos
of palm conditions.  This must be a common question for the rest of
the suckers out there who have these *useless* non-native trees.

Sam