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Green palm

Lisarc26Lisarc26 Posts: 33
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Hello All
My green palm has taken a real battering since the December snow ( and second round of snow again in March...), and I think it may be completely dying! Does anyone know if it is likely to recover? And is there anything I can do to aide its recovery? Its planted in the ground, rather than a pot...

I'm trying to decide whether I should cut my losses and just remove it now and replace it with something more hardy..
Or am I being too hasty??

Its been planted for almost 3 years... so not sure that is tenured enough to bounce back? (over time...)

Thanks in advance everyone!


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  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    edited March 2023
    Do you know the identity of your palm as there are some plants referred to as palms which are not, like Cordyline, often called Torbay palm.  A photo would also help to assess the extent of damage and diagnosis of likely survival!
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


  • Lisarc26Lisarc26 Posts: 33
    Thank you for your reply. I think it is indeed a Cordyline palm plant... see image atrached.
  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    edited March 2023
    Yes, that’s a Cordyline.  Many have suffered as a result of recent cycles of winter cold, freezing and thawing.  If the growing point in the centre still looks green or greenish, rather than brown, there may be hope!  You could tidy up the plant by removing the worst affected leaves, leaving the growing point intact and then wait and see if it recovers.  After some warmer weather plants that look beyond help can revive and surprise us!

    If the growing point looks dry and brown or there’s no improvement after a wait, you can reduce the trunk height to any level where the tissue is still solid and new shoots will appear, creating a multi headed plant.
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


  • Lisarc26Lisarc26 Posts: 33
    Thank you, this is very helpful!
    Yes, the growing point is really damaged.. dry, wiltered and with black mould! It seems the snow (once melted) really saturated the centre.

    I think I will cut it back as you suggest and see if the warmer weather improves it! Thanks again.


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