Please help, Mexican Fan Palm is suddenly stunted and wilting.

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  1. momtx1004

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    I have 5 of these palms, all planted about 5 years ago and all about 4-5 feet tall. One has all of a sudden started to wilt. The leaves are coming out of the center very green but the stems only grow a few inches. Several new leaves have come up and they are not even half open. The older leaves are drooping badly, although they basically still look healthy. The trees have not had any fertilizer since last summer, but the other four look great. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
     
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    I followed the link and I believe you are right. I'm sure you are right about the cold too. We had much lower than usual temps this past winter and I wrapped all the palms with fleece blankets. I am going to go ahead and apply the Banrot and hope for the best, looks like I'll be watching it for the next six months anyway.
    Thank you very much for your help.
     

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