absorb all the water. You should water new planted palm every two days for the first two weeks. Then slowly get to the regular watering schedule. Step 8. Fertilizing a palm. I see that a lot of web sites recommend fertilizing the palm right after planting. Do NOT apply any fertilizer. Give your palm enough time to get used to the new place. Apply a after you see a new growth. That would be about two months after planting. after planting will create more unnecessary stress adding to the transplant shock. Step 9. Provide Support. Tall palm trees should be provided with some support to avoid toppling over. Use 3-4 wooden blocks and adjustable straps to support the palm. Don’t nail supporting blocks directly into the trunk. The support should be left for one year. How to Transplant Palm Tree from Once Location to Another Whether you are trying to move a palm tree from one location to another one in your garden or getting a field grown palm tree from a nursery, the planting steps would be the same. Understanding how palm roots grow and respond to being cut will help you avoid damaging them and increase palms survival rate. Palm trees don’t have woody roots like broadleaf trees. They have a lot of small roots, tightly packed together, growing from the base of the trunk, similar to grass roots. Unlike broadleaf trees, palm roots don’t increase in diameter and remaining the same size as they first emerged from the base of the palm. Research showed that different palm species respond differently to root cutting. Roots of some palms like Sabal palmetto will die back after being cut and will be replaced by the new roots. So, it really doesn’t matter how close to the palm base you cut them. In some palms like coconut palm, half of the cut roots will survival no matter how close you cut it. It will produce very few new roots after transplanting. However, most palm species depend on the existing root survival. If you are not sure how sensitive a particular palm species is to root cutting, leave enough distance from the trunk. I would recommend leaving at least 3 feet. Since rootball is three-dimensional, you will also need to dig 3 feet down.
absorb all the water. You should water new planted palm every two days for the first two weeks. Then slowly get to the regular watering schedule. Step 8. Fertilizing a palm. I see that a lot of web sites recommend fertilizing the palm right after planting. Do NOT apply any fertilizer. Give your palm enough time to get used to the new place. Apply a after you see a new growth. That would be about two months after planting. after planting will create more unnecessary stress adding to the transplant shock. Step 9. Provide Support. Tall palm trees should be provided with some support to avoid toppling over. Use 3-4 wooden blocks and adjustable straps to support the palm. Don’t nail supporting blocks directly into the trunk. The support should be left for one year. How to Transplant Palm Tree from Once Location to Another Whether you are trying to move a palm tree from one location to another one in your garden or getting a field grown palm tree from a nursery, the planting steps would be the same. Understanding how palm roots grow and respond to being cut will help you avoid damaging them and increase palms survival rate. Palm trees don’t have woody roots like broadleaf trees. They have a lot of small roots, tightly packed together, growing from the base of the trunk, similar to grass roots. Unlike broadleaf trees, palm roots don’t increase in diameter and remaining the same size as they first emerged from the base of the palm. Research showed that different palm species respond differently to root cutting. Roots of some palms like Sabal palmetto will die back after being cut and will be replaced by the new roots. So, it really doesn’t matter how close to the palm base you cut them. In some palms like coconut palm, half of the cut roots will survival no matter how close you cut it. It will produce very few new roots after transplanting. However, most palm species depend on the existing root survival. If you are not sure how sensitive a particular palm species is to root cutting, leave enough distance from the trunk. I would recommend leaving at least 3 feet. Since rootball is three-dimensional, you will also need to dig 3 feet down.
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