Over the past year I have had several calls of people concerned about the decline of their iconic Cabbage palms (Sabal palmetto) for no apparent reason. There is a relatively new palm disease that is affecting our cabbage (Sabal), Phoenix ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseasePalms can be difficult to manage in Northwest Florida. To have healthy palms it is important to think about possible cold temperatures, disease, and nutrient needs of palms. The panhandle of Florida was blasted with cold this winter and it ... READ MORE
Category: HorticulturePruning Palms Guest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat Photo by Dr. Tim Broschat, University of Florida: An over-pruned Sabal palmetto. April 25, 2013, Release for Tallahassee Democrat By Ed Duke Palms are a prominent part of our Florida ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
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Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture
A comprehensive new online resource for diagnosing palm problems was released late last year: A Resource for Pests and Diseases of Cultivated Palms: Symptoms of Diseases and Disorders http://itp.lucidcentral.org/id/palms/symptoms/ The ... READ MORE
Category: Home LandscapesDPI has Texas Phoenix palm decline on their website under “Hot Topics” (go to http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/). There is Pest Alert document, and, more importantly, there is a file with a map illustrating sites documented with TPPD. It ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
If you live in the Florida Keys and have a plant or insect problem stop by one of the regional plant clinics for answers to your landscaping questions. Clinics are held from October 2008 to April 2009. You do not need to stay for the duration ... READ MORE
Category: Turf, Wildlife
Have you ever seen a palm with a trunk that tapers to a point like a pencil? This may indicate one of the following problems: 1) a Potassium (K) deficiency, 2) overpruning or 3) Nitrogen (N) deficiency. http://flrec.ifas.ufl.edu/palm_prod/palm_problems_tapering_trunk_near_top.shtml Potassium ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
The palm leafskeletonizer, Homaledra sabalella is a Florida native. The skeletonizer life cycle is egg, caterpillar, pupa, and adult moth. the caterpillar stage is the most plant damaging life stage. It feeds as an individual or in groups under ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & DiseaseWhen: Thursday, September 11, 2008, 9AM to 12:30 PM Where: UF Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Balm, FL Register: Carol Carson 813-744-5519 x 104, or cvondrak@ufl.edu For class flyer see this link: http://pinellas.ifas.ufl.edu/green_pros/pdf/Palm%20demonstrationProgram%20Announcement[1].pdf READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Extension