Death of a Butiagrus palm

[@wintermetalhd]

I can't believe how fast that grew! Sorry you lost it, that thing was gorgeous! Thanks for documenting.

[@willoperez5681]

Sorry about your loss.It was a beautiful palm. Glad to see anther post.

[@bigg368]

I'm so sorry. It was a gorgeous palm. It looked very tropical. May It got a fungal infection blown in by the hurricane. I love how your dog followed you there. They very comforting.

[@1royalpalm]

Yes, my wife and I love our four dogs. Last year I bought another buitagrus palm, but it's not as nice as the two I lost.

[@leemaharg3788]

That's heartbreaking to see one of you're big palms die off like that but what ever caused it at least its given you great pleasure watching it grow over the years but still a great loss !

[@1royalpalm]

Thanks for the condolences. A few months ago I bought another Butiagrus palm (with about 4 feet of trunk) and had it planted in a different area. I wasn't taking any chances that there was some kind of disease in the soil.

[@ilm28403]

I live in southeastern North Carolina and I have several mule palms. My neighbor has one that he planted in 2008 or 2009. At that time they were practically unheard of and none of the garden centers or nurseries in this area sold them. He bought his from a grower in the St. Augustine/Jacksonville area when he was driving back from a business meeting in Orlando. It was in a 7 gallon container and it was sometime around Thanksgiving so he waited until spring to plant it in his yard and it did very well, surviving the extreme cold we had in the winters of 2015 and 2018 with no protection and minimal signs of frost/freeze damage. Sadly his palm started showing signs of decline a few weeks ago and it is not going to make it. I closely examined the tree and found that its trunk is very rotten. You wouldn't notice this unless you put your hands around it and squeezed it. I found one dark spot on the trunk that appeared to be damage or disease and then I found a sprinkler that had been installed about 2 years ago that barely hits the trunk when it's turned on. I am beginning to wonder if these palms might be very sensitive to any kind of impact to their trunks and/or excessive water hitting their trunks. It sure is a shame that had to happen to his tree and yours. They were both beautiful trees. I guess time will tell if more people report trunk rot issues with these mule palms.

[@sandorspalms]

Oh wow just got redirected from your previous video and I did not expect this! So sorry my friend!

[@peterjhartvideo]

Super sad! I have 4 of these, but they aren't as beautiful as yours was.

[@alabamatropicals506]

That was a beautiful palm, sorry it's gone now...

[@1royalpalm]

Thanks.

[@raphlvlogs271]

looks like you have very sandy soil.

[@Peekcasso]

Could it have been a palm bug killing the tree?

[@1royalpalm]

I don't think so. I once lost a trunked majesty palm from trunk rot (confirmed by the University of Florida), and my Butiagrus exhibited the same symptoms as it was dying.

[@Peekcasso]

@@1royalpalm Okay. Sad to hear

[@edialbert8035]

That was really sad to see this butiagrus palm die 😞😥 Maybe it got badly damaged after the hurricane and it slowly declined 😞

[@1royalpalm]

It's possible my butiiagrus's demise originated as a result of Hurricane Irma, but there was absolutely no signs of stress or decline for two years subsequent Irma. I had many other palms blown over on a 45 degree angle and all came out fine. Many years ago I lost a trunked majesty palm from trunk rot, and it exhibited the same symtoms. An inordinate amount of lower fronds started to die. No I have an Adonidia palm with about 10 feet of trunk that is not exhibiting the same symptoms -- lots of lower fronds dying.

[@edialbert8035]

@@1royalpalm , there is many things that can happen, usually if a plant is significantly damaged, then it's more readily attacked by various pathogens etc. It's very sad 😭

[@ceugantful]

thats sad