One of my king palms got about 5 big splits down at the base. Most are about 6 inches long and 1/2 to 3/4 inch wide.
Should I be concerned that the trunk of my 20ft palm tree has a 4ft crack in its trunk about 1 inch at its widest point? More Palm Tree Trunk Cracking images. A wind storm heavily, heavily, damaged the tree. Splitting the trunk in two places. 70 Responses to “How to fix a tree with a split trunk from wind damage.
Is there something wrong with the palm? I noticed that this king palm is by far the fastest grower of the bunch and is very healthy. Is this a result of the plant growing too fast? Escape From Monkey Island Mouse Patch. I just hope it does not die.
I do not like the splits at all because it does not look very good. Other than the splits the tree looks like a palm on steroids. Will the splits go away or will it scar the tree for the rest of its life? I had the same thing happen to my King palm. I think, at least for me, it was caused by too much water and heavy clay soil. Kings like a lot of water, but they like it draining down through the roots. In my case, the king was just sitting in it.
I have since adjusted the watering, and the rest of the palm continues to grow fine. There is a little split starting about 4 feet up though. The splits will not go away but there are some things that you can do to hide them. I plan on growing some dense plants around the bottom, and maybe attaching some epiphytes further up. Maybe I'll find a vine I like, to grow around the trunk. Ditto on the splits. My largest A.