• How to make sure your palm trees don’t get diseases

    Date: 2010.01.13 | Category: Uncategorized | Tags: ,,,,

    One of the more popular trees to plant for people’s yards are palm trees.People like the way their look really enhances their garden.  But what people don’t realize is that some palm trees don’t grow well in every area.The main cause of this is because the climate.Often the areas that are colder will make it harder for palm trees to grow.But if you understand how to care for them, growing palm trees is possible.With this article we are going to go over some things that will help you care for them better.

    First of all some palm trees like the foxtail palms in colder climates develop fungal diseases.  This is mainly due to the roots getting to much water.The way that works best in avoiding htis is to plant the tree in warmer weather climates.But if it is something you can’t avoid and you still want to grow it, make sure the soil is drained.That way will work the best to stop this type of disease from happening.

    Another type of disease that affects palms such as the coconut palm tree are leaf blight.This is where you get brown or yellow spots right on the leaf.This begins the spread of it as it begins to kill the leaves.The way that works best is to make sure you prune all the areas that are affected.  Also you want to treat it with fungicide and add iron to it. Lack of iron is one of the reasons for it so adding that nutrient will help.

    Finallly overwatering is the cause of a lot of disease that palm trees get.  Sometimes it is because there is poor drainage so the water gets trapped in the soil.  This will be the cause of a lot of diseases.  So if you are looking to buy palm trees keep this things in mind.If you are able to accomplish these steps you will have palm trees that look beautiful and live a long time.It isn’t a pleasant thing to have happen when your palm dies because of diseases.