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Sep 21, Sometimes, however, because of weak root structure or other problems, palm trees can topple over and fall to the ground.

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Fallen palm trees often litter the streets and property after the direct hit of hurricane force winds. Communities may attempt to right the trees and re-position them into the ground, bracing the trees until the root system re-establishes. Often, the trees cannot be saved, and. Feb 09, Improper pruning can introduce a disease that causes the whole top to fall off. Any injury to the top third of the trunk such as removing fronds improperly or shaving the trunk can introduce thielaviopsis.

This is a trunk rotting disease that is not noticed until the top of the palm falls shrubpruning.barted Reading Time: 3 mins. May 28, According to some studies, the growth of a Palm tree can be stunted. Stunted growth simply refers to the stoppage or prevention of a plant from growing properly. Stunted growth in plants usually occurs as a result of a deficiency in the nutrients that are essential to the plant for normal growth and shrubpruning.barted Reading Time: 9 mins.

Sep 15, Unless the palm trunk is broken or it is otherwise obvious that the bud has been damaged, there is no way to predict which palms will survive wind damage. Certain palm species are more tolerant of high winds than others. This includes the native sabal palm and royal palm, both survive high winds, but in very different ways. While sabal palms lose very few leaves, royal palms shed. Canary Island Date palms or majesty palms can suffer from any one of the offenders mentioned above.

But some pests or diseases do affect palm trees differently. For example, Canary Island Date palms are vulnerable to Texas Phoenix Palm Decline (TPPD) also known as Lethal Bronzing, a disease that yellows palm leaves in its early stages. Apr 20, An arborist is really the way government tree cutting go. Most likely they can come out and give you an idea of the health of the tree and any maintenance it needs for free.

Get two quotes. If you want this guy off your back and you want to keep the tree, pay to have any trimming or maintenance done and then tell him directly that you'd like to keep the tree.