Working towards control of the Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) and maintaining healthy Canary Palms (Phoenix canariensis) in the Mediterranean. Integrated methods like trapping, palm care, timely pruning, ecological treatments (biological control) can help reduce populations in the future.
Monday, 25 April 2011
Marbella Palm with Two Crowns
Last week I came across this wonderful palm. Usually a palm only has ONE region of growth (apical meristematic tissue) resulting in just one crown of leaves but this one must have suffered some damage, possibly by the red palm weevil larvae, resulting in a division of the region actively carrying out cell division.
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