Q.
My palm trees in the back yard seem to have a problem with the trunk next to
the ground. Not sure what is wrong, too
much water, bugs, I need help. These are
large palm trees and I would not like to lose them. I have attached some photos. I have four large palm trees with this
problem.
A.
This is typically not a problem for palms because there biology is different
from most other trees.
Because palms are monocots a lot of this
so-called wood from the outside can slough off without much of a problem. In
fact what you are seeing is fairly common.
Make sure when you irrigate these plants
that you keep the water away from the trunk and do not water them daily. I
would be watering them about 2 to 3 feet from the trunk, not up close to the
trunk. These should be watered like any other nondesert tree.
