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After such a MILD MILD start to the winter, I left my Trachy out a bit too long..It saw single digits and possibly 0 F unprotected. Of course it had spear pull, but only after I pulled on the center spear for the 2nd time. I thought well that was dumb! You pulled too hard and of course the spear will come out! (However, it's been my experience you should be able to lift the palm up by it's spear will no harm done)

I dumped some hydrogen peroxide down the trunk and gave it a good drink, also fertilized it a little bit. I thought it was maybe coming back, It's not totally brown or anything, and I moved all my palms outdoors today (3/13). Stupid me I said "Maybe I'll try and pull on the spear again! " and..OF COURSE..It pulled. And it was rotten.

Is there anything else I can do? I think it's totally gone now that it's had spear-pull twice. And, my stupid Majesty palm is STILL alive, somehow.

Andy

PS-Took a trip to Myrtle Beach, SC...Ton's of pics to follow soon. And came back with a Washingtonia robusta, Butia capitata, and about 200+ Sabal palmetto seeds I pulled down.

Try cutting down on the trunk(a little at a time) and see if there is any live tissue in there.....

Well it's not totally brown or anything, some of the fronds are crispy , and it does look a little bit droopy overall...I just don't want to cut it down and completely kill it if it's coming back.

I went to HD today and bought some Liquid Copper Fungicide by "Southern AG". (I know it may very well be dead, but it can't hurt to try anything). It doesn't seem to have any directions? Some of the labels on the bottle were torn off, so I got one at the back of the shelf- It still has no directions. Not sure what's going on.

Do I dilute it with water and just dump it down the trunk? Do I use it straight? Do I spray the palm entirely? I've never used this stuff before, any help would be appreciated!

The palm is NOT brown or yellow, it's COMPLETELY green still, the trunk isn't mushy or anything like that, it just doesn't have any center spear (It used to have one big main center spear, then one very small one below it). Since it has no spear at all, does this mean it's completely toast? Or can it push out a new one?

Andy