Last Wednesday, some workers came by the house I rent to dig up the old plants in this space and add these 3 palms. I hadn’t gotten any notice from the landlord, so I was out of town when they were put in. It was a surprise when I got back Saturday morning. So far, two of them are doing fine, but one is already drooping and turning brown.
I saw from my cameras that they were thoroughly watered in on Wednesday afternoon. The next watering wasn’t until Saturday morning when I got home, and they’ve been getting long, slow watering once a day since then. The ground is wet, but feels super dense almost like clay. The spot is south facing and gets direct sun almost all day.
Could they drooping be transplant shock, missing the early watering, or maybe something else? I hate having the ugly dying leaves out front, but am hesitant to cut anything off while there is still a little green, especially when they are still newly transplanted.
imagei
They’re fine in heavy clay-like soil.
RancidRuby
I think transplant shock and new watering schedule will both cause the browning. The only thing you can really do is establish a good watering routine and wait.
I’m surprised your landlord would invest in these trees and not at least let you know of the watering schedule. You should ask them.
millertimesomenumber
Those palms get very , very tall
monotremai
One week is the blink of an eye for a tree. Be patient and also you care to monitor new/young growth than old leaves to get the best read.
socaligirl-66
Probably fine, where do you live? This is a traditional Mexican fan palm. They grow like weeds where I live. I can’t see what the one in the back is.
Don’t cut them leave them alone for now.
dustytushy
Palm tree near the house is sadly a bad idea. They drink so much water that sometimes they make side of the house they are planted on sink. I have seen it happen. Is there a way to communicate this to your landlord?
collin2477
does a gas line happen to run under that area? if something else died there that prompted this replacement that is where I would start.
I hope your landlord is into tree pruning maintenance. These get very tall and if the palm.fronds aren’t trimmed, rats, mice and other critters will take up residence in the palm foliage. And they come out at night right near your home.
ONietzche
The biggest factors involved in a successful vs rejected transplant, in my experience, are (in the following order):
1. Season & temperature (can’t control it now that it’s already done.
2. Humdity loss vs moisture lock balance; a plant in shock doesn’t need any of it’s leaves at the moment, its just focusee on establishing its root system right now, hence its smart to chop of big & old leaves that are the bigger sources of moisture loss, and keep the plant in dark (yes, dark).
3. Fungus on roots & vegetations, although less frequent but poor soil mix definitely can cause this problem.
almostaproblem
I transplanted a very young sabal palm with just half a small palm leaf on it. It did literally nothing above ground for like 5 years. Now the trunk looks about 4 feet tall as of 2019. Waiting for the next street view update.
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Last Wednesday, some workers came by the house I rent to dig up the old plants in this space and add these 3 palms. I hadn’t gotten any notice from the landlord, so I was out of town when they were put in. It was a surprise when I got back Saturday morning. So far, two of them are doing fine, but one is already drooping and turning brown.
I saw from my cameras that they were thoroughly watered in on Wednesday afternoon. The next watering wasn’t until Saturday morning when I got home, and they’ve been getting long, slow watering once a day since then. The ground is wet, but feels super dense almost like clay. The spot is south facing and gets direct sun almost all day.
Could they drooping be transplant shock, missing the early watering, or maybe something else? I hate having the ugly dying leaves out front, but am hesitant to cut anything off while there is still a little green, especially when they are still newly transplanted.
They’re fine in heavy clay-like soil.
I think transplant shock and new watering schedule will both cause the browning. The only thing you can really do is establish a good watering routine and wait.
I’m surprised your landlord would invest in these trees and not at least let you know of the watering schedule. You should ask them.
Those palms get very , very tall
One week is the blink of an eye for a tree. Be patient and also you care to monitor new/young growth than old leaves to get the best read.
Probably fine, where do you live? This is a traditional Mexican fan palm. They grow like weeds where I live. I can’t see what the one in the back is.
Don’t cut them leave them alone for now.
Palm tree near the house is sadly a bad idea. They drink so much water that sometimes they make side of the house they are planted on sink. I have seen it happen. Is there a way to communicate this to your landlord?
does a gas line happen to run under that area? if something else died there that prompted this replacement that is where I would start.
Give the babies some time
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I hope your landlord is into tree pruning maintenance. These get very tall and if the palm.fronds aren’t trimmed, rats, mice and other critters will take up residence in the palm foliage. And they come out at night right near your home.
The biggest factors involved in a successful vs rejected transplant, in my experience, are (in the following order):
1. Season & temperature (can’t control it now that it’s already done.
2. Humdity loss vs moisture lock balance; a plant in shock doesn’t need any of it’s leaves at the moment, its just focusee on establishing its root system right now, hence its smart to chop of big & old leaves that are the bigger sources of moisture loss, and keep the plant in dark (yes, dark).
3. Fungus on roots & vegetations, although less frequent but poor soil mix definitely can cause this problem.
I transplanted a very young sabal palm with just half a small palm leaf on it. It did literally nothing above ground for like 5 years. Now the trunk looks about 4 feet tall as of 2019. Waiting for the next street view update.