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| What to look for in your Royal Palm Trees |
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The most important factor for a healthy palm tree is good soil. The type of soil determines how much nutrients and water the plant receives. As a homeowner, the best contribution you can make to your palm tree's soil is the addition of benificial mycorrhizal fungi.
Another vital component of palm tree care is proper fertilization. Palm trees require specially formulated fertilizers that answer to very specific conditions.
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| Royal Palms |
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| Potassium Deficiency |
 Potassium Deficiency |
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Symptoms: Causes yellow, orange or brown flecks and necrotic margins of older leaves. Withering ("frizzling") begins on these older leaves first. From a distance these leaves often appear brown or orange in color. If deficiency is severe enough, new shoots will eventually be affected. If unattended, the palm may die. Curing the potassium deficiency can lead to magnesium deficiency. To balance, potassium and magnesium should be applied together. Potassium deficiency is common in most species of palms in Florida.
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Magnesium Deficiency
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Symptoms: Affects the older leaves, causing them to yellow at the edges while the center band stays green. In severe cases leaflet tips also become necrotic. Magnesium deficiency can affect most species of palms. Date palms are particularly susceptible.
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