Yellow Petiole on my Trachy!

[hilashes]

A few weeks ago one of the newest spears on my Trachy F. is pushing out with a yellow petiole. Does anyone know what could have caused this? Lack of nutrients? I just fertilized last week with 24-8-16, this week Mg and some Potassium. hopefully it will green up.

Heidi

[BILL MA]

Heidi,
are all the other fronds still in good shape? I guess it depends on how yellow the spear is to. Can you post a picture if you think there is something really wrong. If not I'd wait a couple of weeks to see if your fertilizer helps.

Bill

[hardyjim]

Yellow spear can also mean-dead spear

as Bill kinda said, pics would help.

[hilashes]

(for some reason I'm not getting email notification from posts, I'll look into that... forgive me for any delayed response)
Bill -- thanks for the reply, the other fronds and their petioles are green and they're fine except for what looks to me like some minor frost damage. Now that I think about it, the spear growth might also be a bit slower than my other Trachy. You'll see everything in my web album below. Thanks to you too Jim for also responding. I've added a couple of pics of my other Trachy as it has some damaged leaves too, but all stems look fine and green and still pushing out a lot of spears). I think my main concern is the first Trachy and the yellow petiole.

http://picasaweb.google.ca/hilashes/Tra ... directlink

Heidi

[BILL MA]

Heidi,
I would say your palm is 100% healthy. The yellow frond was most likely caused by lack of warmth and light over the winter months. The new one coming out next to it looks very happy. Great job overwintering your palm! I'd say with your resent treatment all you will see is super green growth.

Sorry for my Iphone post yesterday, it's hard to read as you post on a mini screen. Thanks for the pictures.

Bill

[BILL MA]

By the way my posts don't respond to my email either?

Anyone else?

[ScottyON]

same with me..

[TerdalFarm]

same with me about the email notifications.
Heidi,
your Trachy looks MUCH better than mine! I am seeing the same issues, but more so. I may add photos here over the weekend.
As with you, I'm eager for advice on how to help them recover. I am confident they will, but want to help them have a super Summer so they go into next winter as well off as possible.
--Erik

[hilashes]

Bill - thanks for the reassurance, it sounds promising so I'm relieved. I'm just probably a worrying mother hen Luckily we had a mild winter this year and I didn't need to cover it all season, except maybe one stretch of overnight freezing. Hope this year will be an easy one again! Oh and I didn't notice about the iphone so no worries
Funny we're all experiencing the glitch in email responses. wonder who can fix it? I'll just check back here more often until it is.
Erik, I'm sure with the weather warming up your Trachys will be greener as well. What I did was add epsom salts and potassium to kick start them. Have you fertilized yet? It does help with pics, as you will get more answers from the more experienced. Can't wait to see them!

Heidi

[hardyjim]

No worries Heidi

Looks good!
It will probably green up in time,leaf looks fine.
The other kink in the spear is from cold damage where the spear stalled,
it has pulled out of it nicely and is now only a small battle scar from your
Trachys victory over the cold!

Good job!

[lucky1]

...thought everybody had moved away

Great looking trachies Heidi;
can't see a thing wrong with 'em.

Barb

[hilashes]

Thank you Jim and thanks Barb! I'm quite relieved by everyone's reassurance here - don't know what I'd do without you guys! OH and and update on the Musa Basjoo I was concerned about -- IT'S ALIVE!!! WHOO HOO!! tiny little sprout is emerging from the soil!

Hope all is well with y'all!

Heidi

[lucky1]

You've had some nice weather, which pushed the Basjoo.
It'll take off with the heat.

Barb