Hello everyone, I am just new to this forum. I have a problem with my queen palm. I live in Phoenix Arizona, which I know is not the most inhabitable location for queen palms. I have had four queen palms for about two years now. I planted them in November, they were about 5-feet tall with a 3-inch diameter trunk. Now, after two years, they are about 12 feet tall and have 6-inch diameter trunks. They are planted in the yard and the roots are surrounded by bermuda grass. They get watered in the summer about 3 times a week, about 10 gallons a day. Now that the fall and winter are approaching I have been cutting back on the water, Well, the other day I noticed that the healthiest/tallest of the four was starting to look yellow. I figured they were getting too much water and this guy was suffering the most so I cut back the watering. Well, now the leaves are starting to brown out, dry up and die. So the problem I am witnessing is that the frawn turns yellow, one side of it drys up and dies, and then the other one does. I am getting really nervous because I am running out of frawns. I don't want to lose this tree. The other 3 are perfectly fine. I don't know if there is something wrong at the base of my tree or what. Can somebody please give me some advice ASAp before I lose her!?!?!? Thanks, Geoff
I can tell you what your palm needs, and perhaps you can decide what the remedy might be. The Queen palm is suseptable to leaf burn in hot regions of the SW. It also needs a rich, organic, humous type soil. Not something easily found in Phoenix. Your watering regiment seems to be fine, although I wonder how far reaching the watering is. Epsom salts (one tbsp per gallon) has helped green up palms of many types. Perhaps where this problem tree is located, there's other underground issues affecting the palms ability to take moisture? Humm. Cheers, LPN.
