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How to Repair a Broken House Palm Tree
How to Repair a Broken House Palm Tree. The process for mending a broken house palm tree is the same as mending any broken limb. It must be set and encouraged to mend. If the trunk of the palm is not broken all the way through, it can be staked and wrapped. The palm's best chance of survival occurs if repair is immediate. If the break is clean...
The process for mending a broken house palm tree is the same as mending any broken limb. It must be set and encouraged to mend. If the trunk of the palm is not broken all the way through, it can be staked and wrapped. The palm's best chance of survival occurs if repair is immediate. If the break is clean through, there is little you can do, other than hope the base of the palm will send up new shoots of growth below the break.
Things You'll Need
Electrical tape
Scissors
36-inch plant stakes
Plant ties
Repairing a Partial Break
Prop up the broken stem of your house palm as soon as it breaks. Water and nutrients flow through the inner layers of the plant to nourish leaves in the canopy. That flow has been cut off much like a kink in a garden hose. Prop it against a stack of books, a chair or a standing lamp. Be careful not to tear any intact bark.
Cut a 2-foot strip of electrical tape with scissors. Set one end of the tape 2 inches below the break. Wrap the tape around the stem to 2 inches above the break the same way you would wrap a bandage around a sprained knee. Cut off the excess tape and discard.
Drive two 36-inch plant stakes 8 to 12 inches into the soil, 3 inches from either side of the trunk. Secure the trunk above the break to one of the stakes with a plant tie. Secure the other stake to the trunk below the break with another.
Water the palm tree generously to help reduce shock and speed the healing process. If leaves above the break begin to wilt, clip them off. Look for signs of recovery in two to three weeks.
Tips & Warnings
Remove the electrical tape after three weeks. If all has gone well, you will see a scar or callus, where the bark has grown back together.
Avoid getting water on the trunk of the palm while it is healing. Moisture in the wound will attract bacteria and fungus.
