Having been in the tree care business now for over 20 yrs and having trimmed thousands of palm trees here in Florida, I have seen just about every type of Palm Disease, Deficiency, insect, and pruning techniques that can affect your palm.
The number one thing you can do for your palm trees is to not overprune them, or what is called in the industry as Hurricane pruning. Palm trees need a certain amount of fronds or leaves to keep the palm tree healthy. When you Over prune or take off more fronds then necessary, In time this will cause the palm to start having deficiencies and not only that but the tree will start having rapid growth to try to replace the fronds that it has lost due to improper pruning. This is a vicious cycle that will cause the health of the palm to decline over a period of time .
Beechnut Tree Care uses proper pruning methods prescribed by The University of Florida when pruning palms.
Another misconception about Palms is that they must have fertilizer on a regular basis. Though Palms do like fertilizer and it does seem to help in the health and vigor of the palm it is not really necessary unless you believe that your palm has a deficiency. Then it is a good idea to call Beechnut tree and have a Certified Arborist come out to look at it so that the best methods of treatment can be applied.
Bugs and Insects :
There are many different types of bugs and insects that affect palms. If your trees are infected then you might want to call Beechnut tree for a plan of action against these little critters.
One of the bugs I see a lot of here in Central Florida That is affecting Sago Palms really bad is what is called Asian Scale , it is also affecting other types like Pigmy Date palms and Others. It is a little white bug that will latch on to the underside of the palm frond it almost looks like white powder. These bugs can be combatted by using Dawn dishwashing soap and water . for more info on this bug contact me and I will explain the process.
There are other little bugs that affect Palms, there are leaf skeletonizers that suck on the juices of the leaf or frond and cause parts of the frond to turn brown.
There are a lot of bugs that use the palm also for shelter or to make nests in the Palm, So if you see bugs or ants or bees or squirrels in your Palms don't get alarmed, " They are not hurting the palm by being there"
There are a number of funguses and bacteria that affect palms. Some Bacteria and Fungus causing what looks like a mushrooms at the base of the Palm. This fungus called Ganoderma can greatly affect the health of Palms.
There is also a bacteria that is affecting The Phoenix class of Palm trees Throughout Central Florida right now like the Date Palms and others Called (TPPD) This is a bacteria caused by Phytoplasma and is sometimes called Lethal Bronzing.
In Closing i would like to note that it is Important to properly prune your palms and not to allow yourself to be fooled into believing that if you get your palms stripped up or Hurricane cut, That it is not only bad for your palms but it is unsightly and will cause rapid growth in the tree to which you will have to trim them faster then you normally would. Call Beechnut Tree Care today for your free evaluation of your palms and trust that we will give you the correct information and will not sell you something that you do not need and always keep your palm trees health our number one priority.
The number one thing you can do for your palm trees is to not overprune them, or what is called in the industry as Hurricane pruning. Palm trees need a certain amount of fronds or leaves to keep the palm tree healthy. When you Over prune or take off more fronds then necessary, In time this will cause the palm to start having deficiencies and not only that but the tree will start having rapid growth to try to replace the fronds that it has lost due to improper pruning. This is a vicious cycle that will cause the health of the palm to decline over a period of time .
Beechnut Tree Care uses proper pruning methods prescribed by The University of Florida when pruning palms.
Another misconception about Palms is that they must have fertilizer on a regular basis. Though Palms do like fertilizer and it does seem to help in the health and vigor of the palm it is not really necessary unless you believe that your palm has a deficiency. Then it is a good idea to call Beechnut tree and have a Certified Arborist come out to look at it so that the best methods of treatment can be applied.
Bugs and Insects :
There are many different types of bugs and insects that affect palms. If your trees are infected then you might want to call Beechnut tree for a plan of action against these little critters.
One of the bugs I see a lot of here in Central Florida That is affecting Sago Palms really bad is what is called Asian Scale , it is also affecting other types like Pigmy Date palms and Others. It is a little white bug that will latch on to the underside of the palm frond it almost looks like white powder. These bugs can be combatted by using Dawn dishwashing soap and water . for more info on this bug contact me and I will explain the process.
There are other little bugs that affect Palms, there are leaf skeletonizers that suck on the juices of the leaf or frond and cause parts of the frond to turn brown.
There are a lot of bugs that use the palm also for shelter or to make nests in the Palm, So if you see bugs or ants or bees or squirrels in your Palms don't get alarmed, " They are not hurting the palm by being there"
There are a number of funguses and bacteria that affect palms. Some Bacteria and Fungus causing what looks like a mushrooms at the base of the Palm. This fungus called Ganoderma can greatly affect the health of Palms.
There is also a bacteria that is affecting The Phoenix class of Palm trees Throughout Central Florida right now like the Date Palms and others Called (TPPD) This is a bacteria caused by Phytoplasma and is sometimes called Lethal Bronzing.
In Closing i would like to note that it is Important to properly prune your palms and not to allow yourself to be fooled into believing that if you get your palms stripped up or Hurricane cut, That it is not only bad for your palms but it is unsightly and will cause rapid growth in the tree to which you will have to trim them faster then you normally would. Call Beechnut Tree Care today for your free evaluation of your palms and trust that we will give you the correct information and will not sell you something that you do not need and always keep your palm trees health our number one priority.
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