Everyone on this site says pour "some" peroxide where the spear came out to stop any fungus problem and it should recover.

I may add/ keep moisture out for now until you see new growth.

Sorry to hear that, it must be very disappointing. I think that fungicide is good enough because peroxide has a similar effect. Just keep it dry. Cover it every time rain is in the forecast and keep the crown especially from getting water.

Hope it comes back for you!

Youll be fine trachys bounce back from spear pull better than any other palm. Goodluck

Thanks guys! I just don't understand why it was growing and BAM!! I'll keep her dry... thanks!

The warmer temps speed up pathogen growth.
If it was growing it won't be long before you see a new spear,if there isn't one there already.

My Naini Tal was one of the few palms that did not pull but when I looked at it a week ago,it had a tan/brown discoloration where it joined the trunk,I pulled it and it snapped.
It had kind of dry rotted across,since then it has already pushed it's spears up an inch!

A few of mine did the spear pull every year, 50% water/peroxide, just look at em now!

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having flowers this week.

That is very encouraging, and your tree is about to produce babies :)

I agree with the above posts from personal experience, use peroxide, and trachys come back from spear pull almost always, so long as you catch it early enough. I have had several fortunei and a waggie all recover, not to mention a small 3 gallon butia. Trachys usually start sending up a a new spear a couple weeks after you pull the initial spear.

gatraffic,You said that you treat your palms with the peroxide and water if you have spear pull.I was wandering when the peroxide stops boiling do you draw the excess liquid off the bud of the palm?Thats what a palm nursery owner told me to do.A turkey baster works good for that.He said you dont want any liquid setting on the bud since you have rot already.Do you do that?

That's a wise idea.

He means fizzing not literal boiling.

Nope, just dump it in, fizzies and all, give em a good dose a couple times, worked for me. I do nothing in terms of winter protection only fertilize a couple times with sunniland palm fertilizer and mine have become giants in 3-4 years.

p.s. Butiaman Home Depot had lots of palms this week, I picked up another 3 gallon needle.