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Windmill Palm Frond Loss!

15 years ago

My Windmill Palm has lost it's fronds. It was fine and then all the fronds started browning. Does anyone know what caused this and what can be done to help it. It has literarily has no fronds at all.

Jake

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15 years ago
You didn't use any weed killers around it, did you? These are great palms, hardy enough to survive in my yard year round in New Jersey! What was the soil like?? Like all palms, they need good drainage.

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