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Re: moving a palm

I have heard that tieing them up that way helps keep the growing point up
on top from sun burning, and from being damaged by dry winds until it gets
established in its new home.  They consistantly do it here too.  Sometimes
I think they forget to go back and untie them.
Jane
Santa Barbara, Sunset zone 24


>Hi everyone,
>
>I work at Stanford University in the SF Bay area and so I've seen a
>lot of very large palms transplanted over the years. One thing that
>they always do here is to gather up all the fronds and tie them
>together.  After transplanting, they're left tied up for a long
>time-at least a couple of months.  I've been told that it helps
>them survive the transplant in some way.  Do any of you know what
>the rationale behind this practice is?
>
>Jackie Doda
>SF Bay Area, USDA zone 9, Sunset zone 15
>
>To:  MEDIT-PLANTS@UCDAVIS.EDU


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Jane Reese
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