pindo palms

Question

What is the best fertilizer for the pindo palm and how often to feed? I live in southern West Virginia.

Thank you,
Don

Answer 1

The best fertilizer would be one specially formulated for palms. These tend to have plenty of nitrogen, potassium, and magnesium, which are especially important to palms.

This article has plenty of information on palm nutrition:

http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/pests/plant_pests/trees/hgic2007.html

This article describes one good fertilization schedule:

http://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/trees-and-shrubs/palms-and-cycads/pindo-palm.html