Its perfectly normal. Field grown trees go into shock when transplanted. The coco's will always drop a few fronds. Just be careful not to over water. You can tell if you are over watering if the fronds collapse before dieing.

Thanks for the info. It's funny that I haven't had any problems with the coconuts, just the royals. I thought it would be reversed.

It just depends. It seems the larger the tree the more potential there is for shock. Just watch the watering, it is very easy to over water and kill your tree especially if your soil does not drain well. Post some picks of your trees when you get a chance.

Royal palms do not transplant as easy as some palms and you might lose most of the fronds or they might even die (sorry)but the your chances are good .I use root stimulator when I transplant palms that have a hard time when field dug.If your temps are 80 something everyday and the soil drains quickly you will not overwater them.If your soil is as I said and and your temps then I believe they will have died from shock from digging them.

Sounds like tranplant shock to me too. Temps are good, give them some time to re-aclimate. Hopefully you have a good root ball. Might need to cut back on watering a bit, watch the crown for new green growth. You should see something within a month or so, if not you have a problem. Get rid of the fronds that are fully brown and dropping, if still green then keep them. Do not fertilize yet.

Thanks for all the info. I will try and post a few pics of them later tonight or Fri. As for the temps... I live in Pinellas County, FL. If I'm not mistake its zone 9. The temps have been in the low 80's, but mostly mid to high 70's. As for the water I have stopped watering them daily as long as the soil is still moist. As for the cutting of the brown fronds.... if I did that they would have almost no fronds.

Hey David, how long do you leave the palms fronds tied up? The guy who does all of my palm installations always tell me to leave them tied for at least 2 weeks. Is that really necessary?

It probably helps because of the palm is moving around more because of the weight shifting around.If you tie it up good I would not worry about doing it.It might take longer than a few weeks to get established in fact it might take a few months.

Hey dackjob2,

It sounds like transplant shock, like everyone else has said. As far as your climate zone is concerned, unless you are at the very northern end of Pinellas County, then you are in 10A, which means you can grow my favorite, the coconut palm. I have seen some absolutely beautiful 40ft. tall Green Malayans on the south side of a hotel in South St. Petersburg!

John