Posted by Bill_TX7b
on 4/16/2009, 8:53 am, in reply to "Palm looks healthy, but..."
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This look you describe is typical and i wouldn't worry too much about it. It probably has something to do with the lawn guy but also some of the soil may have just eroded away over time. I'd put a little top soil around the base and tell my lawn guy to be more careful with the weedeater 
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--Previous Message--
: My palm has been growing very nicely for
: about 4 years, it's now about 6-7 feet.
: After unwrapping it from the winter I
: noticed the base looks as if it has
: been cut over a period of time. You
: can see many little root type
: projections. Half the base looks fine
: the other half not so good. I think
: this might be from the lawn guy
: trimming around the palm for the last
: couple of years.It looks very healthy,
: but I am worried that it doesn't have a
: strong base. Sorry It's very hard to
: describe.
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