[Arid_gardener] Re: Queen Palms Lost

[Dick]

It sounds exactly like the symptoms suffered by two mature Queens that went 
down in my yard several years ago from crown rot, a malady to which the 
species appears to be susceptable. My memory is a little vague but I was 
told that a solution of soil sulfur poured into the crown might be a cure. 
It was not and I lost both trees. If there is a cure-- there may not be, a 
specialist at the extension or your mursery expert would surely know about 
it and happily pass it on to you.

All plant species, like humans, have a normal life span that may be 
shortened by trauma of one type or another or lengthened by circumstances 
over some of which we often have little or no control.

Dick Gross, Master Gardener Volunteer volunteer
U. of A. Maricopa County Cooperative Extension.



>> Trisha Maes, > 85248
>> The home we moved into in Chandler 5 years ago had 8 Queen Palms planted.
>> Based on the age of the house, we estimate they're about 13 years old.
>> Until this year, they've all done fine.  However, this year (with no
>> change in care), we've lost 4 of the trees.  At first the new fronds are
>> small and never really fully develop, then no new fronds are produced and
>> the tree is done for.  Any suggestions?  After we lost the first tree, I
>> even signed up for a quarterly fertilization treatment with a tree care
>> company, but we're still losing trees.  Help!
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