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Forum: Spain

Jul 24th 2010, 3:43 pm

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Dying Palm Trees

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Posted By jdr

Re: Dying Palm Trees

They only used to eat the date type palm trees, but in our garden we have lost one of the pineapple type palms and it looks like a second one is suffering too now.:eek:

I know people that have...

Forum: Spain

Jun 21st 2010, 5:40 pm

Replies: 32

Dying Palm Trees

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Posted By jdr

Re: Dying Palm Trees

He was very lucky then, when you can hear the crunching and the new shoots start to droop that is usually the end.

Forum: Spain

Jun 21st 2010, 4:38 pm

Replies: 32

Dying Palm Trees

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Posted By jdr

Re: Dying Palm Trees

Sounds like it, usually the lower branches droop and the new centre shoots join them soon after.

Forum: Spain

Feb 7th 2010, 1:05 pm

Replies: 32

Dying Palm Trees

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Posted By jdr

Re: Dying Palm Trees

We lost three in our garden, I don`t know if it is the grubs that eat the tree or the weevils on the way out.
One tree was about 3 mtrs high, first of all the new branches at the center started to...

Forum: Spain

Feb 7th 2010, 11:21 am

Replies: 32

Dying Palm Trees

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Posted By jdr

Re: Dying Palm Trees

Thats the one, grubs like a Wichiti, rolls itself in the palm hessian type thread and turns into a fully grown weevil. :eek:

Forum: Spain

Feb 6th 2010, 7:15 am

Replies: 32

Dying Palm Trees

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Posted By jdr

Re: Dying Palm Trees

There is an epidemic all over Spain, around here the council used to cut them down and burn them for free, but there are so many they now charge.
There is not much you can do apart from spraying ,...

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