Posted by Bill_Tx7b on 8/23/2007, 4:12 pm, in reply to "Possible Disease?" --Previous Message--
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Sounds like it may have been caused by moisture being caught behind the wrap. I'm assuming you kept the tree wrapped all winter. It's really not necessary to keep them wrapped all winter, only when the temps are going to drop below freezing for an extended period of time. On nicer/warmer winter days (above freezing) it's good to unwrap the tree and let it breath a little.
: I live in Albuquerque,NM and have a
: Mexican Palm that I planted outside
: five years ago. Each winter I wrap it
: in insulation and it has survived our
: winters. This year when I unwrapped
: the trunk I noticed an area about 3 in
: wide and a 12 inches long that was
: spongy. I dug out the wet area
: (appears to be sap) and sprayed it with
: prunning paint. It appears very
: healthy and is producing frongs like
: crazy.
:
: Does anyone know what the spongy area
: might have been caused by and how I
: might correct it?
:
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