I germinated several Foxtail palms in 1-3 months by exposing the endoderm at each end ;will this weaken the mature palm?
I would think you could plan them in ground. They will probably appreciate it!
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/foxtail-palm/foxtail-palm-tree.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/foxtail-palm/picking-foxtail-palm-seeds.htm
I plants a foxtail palm in May 2020 and it now has palms that are brown on the tips, spots and yellowing one leaves or palm, and then black spots on the trunk. Is this from over watering or am I totally loosing my new palm tree? Any help is appreciated. Pictures attached.
This is, very likely, from overwatering.
From here, you will need a fungicide. Make sure to let the soil dry down to, at least, 3 or 4 inches between waterings.
Here are some articles that will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/using-fungicides-in-garden.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/organic/biofungicide-information.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/testing-moisture-in-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/foxtail-palm/foxtail-palm-tree.htm
I would like to know the care about shifting a foxtail palm about 10'. I had heard that if I will try to shift it to another place it will not survive. Please let me know the effects after replantation and how many months it will take to become normal.
Moving an established palm will likely fail, even with professional help. Moving a pup, however, is a good way to keep the palm without keeping the palm.
We have just the article to help you do this:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/palms-trees/propagate-palm-pups.htm
I live in Thailand and have 3 foxtail palm trees all 10 years old. Only one has grown unopened shoots, 4 in total and one of these has recently opened with a type of seed growth) (see photo). Should I remove the unopened shoots and this seed branch growth? On another tree some sort of infestation has taken place with something eating all the new shoots. Any advice how to get rid of these pests?
According to my research, those are unopened flowers; I would let them open. The fruit looks like small, round tomatoes and you can remove those if you don't want to collect seeds. You may have a banana moth infestation. Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/foxtail-palm/foxtail-palm-tree.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/foxtail-palm/picking-foxtail-palm-seeds.htm
https://ucanr.edu/sites/HodelPalmsTrees/files/335904.pdf
https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/palm-diseases-nutritional-problems/
My tree is 20 years old and about 30 feet high. It seems healthy. I'm concerned about it falling over. I live in a tropical climate.
They can't be pruned for height, and removing fronds will only serve to weaken the trunk. It's possible that a storm will take the top off the tree at some point, but I don't think there's a lot to worry about in terms of it falling over, unless you weaken the trunk by too much pruning.
Here's an article about your lovely tree: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/foxtail-palm/foxtail-palm-tree.htm
Any thoughts on what may be causing 2 of the 3 Foxtail palms to appear to be dying .. yet the 3rd is healthy ... all were planted at the same time. Someone mentioned Fusarium wilt but I did not think these palms were affected by that disease. Can i safely replace them? Thanks in advance - Mike
I notice that the bottom of the trunks are awful dark. This could indicate Ganoderma infection. This bracket fungus is notorious for destroying Foxtail Palms, but soils that remain too wet will be the primary reason for the initial infection taking hold.
Once this has entered the tree, the damage is irreversible. Unfortunately, they will be on their way out. Treating the area with copper fungicides, and solarizing the soil once the trees are removed will help to get rid of the fungus.
Here are some articles that will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/using-fungicides-in-garden.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/foxtail-palm/foxtail-palm-diseases.htm
It is green and healthy looking otherwise, but the new spike is not pointing straight up like the other tree, it is pointing at an angle of about 10 to 11 oclock.
Check for additional symptoms of disease. These articles should help:
https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/palm-diseases-nutritional-problems/
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/foxtail-palm/foxtail-palm-tree.htm