Cracked palm tree help please

treefrog · 5th April 2010, 03:51 PM

Hi All, I have two Alexander palms - about 6m tall, foliage included. After Black Saturday last year they seemed to have been burnt by the wind / heat, it looked like someone had held a blow torch just to a strip on one side. Shortly after cracks appeared in the trunk. The cracks are no more than a centimetre wide and don't run the whole length of the trunk, maybe a metre or slightly more in the at about 3 metres up. The burnt fronds have since dropped and the top of the trees are both green again. My concern is that I was told by a friend that palm trees take ages to die and that just because they have put on a few leaves doesn't mean they are ok.
Could someone tell me - is a cracked trunk fatal? Should I be filling the gap / void to stop insects etc. getting in? Advanced trees are so expensive to bring in I'd really like to save the ones I have if I can.
Thanks.

Eric Frei · 5th April 2010, 06:07 PM

We need pictures.

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5th April 2010, 03:51 PM	#1
treefrog I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1	Cracked palm tree help please Hi All, I have two Alexander palms - about 6m tall, foliage included. After Black Saturday last year they seemed to have been burnt by the wind / heat, it looked like someone had held a blow torch just to a strip on one side. Shortly after cracks appeared in the trunk. The cracks are no more than a centimetre wide and don't run the whole length of the trunk, maybe a metre or slightly more in the at about 3 metres up. The burnt fronds have since dropped and the top of the trees are both green again. My concern is that I was told by a friend that palm trees take ages to die and that just because they have put on a few leaves doesn't mean they are ok. Could someone tell me - is a cracked trunk fatal? Should I be filling the gap / void to stop insects etc. getting in? Advanced trees are so expensive to bring in I'd really like to save the ones I have if I can. Thanks.

5th April 2010, 06:07 PM	#2
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,990	Re: Cracked palm tree help please We need pictures. Also .... Tree Growth Striation\| Growth Crack\| Growth Split __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

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