Identification: Link to fungus-related issue in Outdoor Tropicals

I'm not sure how to do this, will try this approach. In this thread
Trunk on one of my pygmy robellini palms seems to be peeling
one issue seems to be the appearance of an unknown fungus. Since there is possibly a separate issue, I'm leaving the posting in that forum. Any interested fungus forum readers who have something to contribute, please make your comments in that thread. I'm closing this thread to comments.