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| Author | Topic: broken king palm (2 messages, Page 1 of 1) |
 fossel -Palm tree professor- Posts: 2 Joined: Sep 2, 2008 |
Posted: Sep 21, 2008 08:39 PM
Msg. 1 of 2
a car smashed into my triple king palm,and broke the trunk off 3/4 of the way to the top.
Is it dead, or will it regrow?. The two smaller kings are fine. It was about 10' tall. Should I cut it to the ground or see if it resprouts....any help |
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Adrift -Apprentice gardener- Posts: 14 Joined: Dec 3, 2007 
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Posted: Sep 26, 2008 10:47 PM
Msg. 2 of 2
Palms do not re-grow in the way that, say maples, oaks, elms do. They have one growing point and if it is gone, the plant is done. If the palm is broken off above the growing point, it should come back fine. (Might want to dose the crown with insecticide to avoid any chance of bugs moving in to the damaged area.) The growing point is generally located about the base of the lowest frond. If you aren't sure, leave it a while and see if it comes back.
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