TREE SAVER®

The Exclusive Providers of OTC Tree Injection Formula and the Tree Saver Injection System for the Control of Phytoplasma Disease in Palms including Lethal Yellowing Disease and Texas Phoenix Decline in Palms

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Palm species susceptible to Phytoplasma Diseases

(Lethal Yellowing and Texas Phoenix Palm Decline)

The most common and susceptible palms in our landscape are the Coconut Palm, Adonidia (Christmas) Palm, Canary Island Date Palm, Dactylifera (Medjool) Date Palm and the Sylvester Date Palm.

 

Recently, several new species of palms  have tested positive for phytoplasmas including the Queen Palm and Sabal Palm.

Sylvester Date Palm

Dactylifera Date Palm

Coconut Palm

Canary Island Date Palm

Adonidia Palm

Palm Species Susceptible to Phytoplasma Disease

Queen Palm

Sabal (Cabbage) Palm

Palms Common in the Florida landscape that are NOT susceptible.

Palms Common in the Florida landscape that ARE susceptible.

(See pictures below table for common palms that are not susceptible.)

Bizmarckia Palm

Roebelenii Palm

Royal Palm

Solitaire Palm

Foxtail Palm

Washingtonia Palm

Scientific Name

Common Name

Susceptible to LY or TPPD

Level of Susceptibility

Notes

Adonidia merrilli

Christmas Palm

LY

High

 

Aiphanes lindenia

 

LY?

?

 

Allagoptera arenaria

Seashore Palm

LY

?

 

Arenga engleri

Miniature Sugar Palm

LY

 

 

Borassus flabellifer

Palmyra Palm

LY

Medium

 

Caryota mitis

Clustering Fishtail Palm

LY

Medium / High

 

Caryota rumphiana

Giant Fishtail Palm

LY

?

 

Chelyocarpus chuco

 

LY

?

 

Cocos nucifera

Coconut Palm

LY

High

All cultivars susceptible!

Corypha taliera

Gebang / Buri Palm

LY

?

 

Crysophilia warsecewiczii

Rootspine Palm

LY

?

 

Cyphophoenix nucele

 

LY

?

 

Dictosperma album

Princess Palm

LY

Medium

 

Dypsis cabadae

Cabada Palm

LY

?

 

Dypsis decaryi

Triangle Palm

LY

Low

 

Gaussia attenuata

Palma De Lluvia

LY

?

 

Howea belmoreana

Belmore Sentry Palm

LY

?

 

Howea forsteriana

Kentia Palm

LY

?

 

Hyophorbe verschaffeltii

Spindle Palm

LY

Medium / Low

 

Latania lontaroides

Latan Palm

LY

Medium / Low

 

Livistonia chinensis

Chinese Fan Palm

LY

Medium / Low

 

Livistonia rotundifolia

Footstool Palm

LY

?

 

Nannorrhops ritchiana

Mazari Palm

LY