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ChasnotRobert

My date palm is not happy.

It flourished in that spot for many years. Then the cats attacked it a bit and it hasn't recovered. I've tried watering less, watering more, topped up the soil a bit, fed it a tiny bit. But it's looking worse, not better. It was glorious a couple of years ago. Not sure what to do and would really like to save it from terminal decline.

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lemonade in reply to @ChasnotRobert

Could it be potbound? Repot into fresh compost, with a root haircut? No idea if this is good for date palms but it has worked wonders for other large houseplants.

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ChasnotRobert in reply to @lemonade

That is a possibility. I'm going to give it a month to see if it gets going with the onset of spring / summer. If still not looking perky, I'll go for the nuclear re-pot option.

It's a big pot so not a quick job.

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