Posted by Darell-East Texas It is perfectly normal for Mexican Fan palms to have the hairy cotton type threads on them. They will always have that-even when they reach heights of 20 + feet-which they will reach sooner than you ever thought. Sometimes the leaves will shread a little-they do that too. If the tips of the leaves look burned or brown-you can trim off the dead ends with scissors. As new leaves open from the center of the tree-they will shred (sort of) as the fan opens to form a "V" shape in between the leaves. I would not get rid of them. Give them plenty of water and when you plant them, make sure they have good drainage under the rootball. If you guys want to email me you are welcome to do so. darellkjones@yahoo.com. I am not a Mexican Fan palm expert but I have 6 of them in various sizes growing wonderfully and I will be glad to attach pictures of mine and any info that I have. Darell --Previous Message--
on 6/20/2005, 11:37 pm, in reply to "Mexican Palm Tree"
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Tammy,
: HI,
:
: My husband just recently brought home
: two mexican palm trees from Home Depot
: and they are about 3 feet tall. My
: question is the palms are (how can I
: describe this) hairy (It looks like
: white and very curly) It look like the
: leaves are shedding. I even took them
: back to Home Depot, but they informed
: me that is how they came in. They look
: horrible! I was thinking about getting
: rid of them and I know I would regret
: it if I did. Does anyone have any
: ideas??????
:
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