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How to Save a Dying Palm Tree
Is your palm tree dying and you don't know what to do? This article will help you save your palm. Before getting to the saving part, you need to figure out why your palm tree is dying.
There are a lot of reasons why your palm might not be feeling so well. It could be day-to-day palm tree care, climate, disease, insects or some kind of injury. Most people skip the "why" part and start with saving. They prune all the dead and dying leaves, add some fertilizer to the soil and start watering more often. If that doesn't work, they transplant the palm to a new container with better soil. All of the above things create more stress for the palm and might weaken it even more.
Newly planted palms can suffer from a lot more things comparing to the established palms. It is very difficult to diagnose a problem at a distance, but it's most likely one of the common causes.
Palm Tree Care Problems
First sign of over-watering is yellow or brown leaves that fall off before drying. Palms like moist but well drained soil. Just add 30% sand to the soil to provide a good drainage. Palms need to be watered more in the summer, during their growth season, and less in the winter.
Not enough water
Tips of the leaves will dry and start turning brown. Check the moist level of the soil the next day after watering. I use an electronic soil moister meter. It provides accurate, easy to read results. If it shows you that soil is too dry, you need to water more often. For more information and watering tips read my article on Palm Tree Watering.
Low quality fertilizer
Providing palm with all the necessary nutrients, insures a healthy growth and development of the tree. Palms that don't get enough nutrients are more susceptible to diseases. Fertilize palms only during growth period 4-5 times a year. Avoid using cheap low quality fertilizers because they simply don't work. You need a high quality fertilizer that has a slow release formula and won't be washed away after few rains. Fore more information read my article on Fertilizing Palm Trees.
Fertilizer Burn
Palm trunk can be easily burn with fertilizer if you apply it too close. Keep 2 ft distance. You can also burn the roots if you use soil with mixed in fertilizer. Once the palm is damaged, it is more susceptible to diseases, fungi and insects. Protect it by spraying with Copper Fungicide which works very well against fungi and bacterial. If the damage is not sever, it should recover.
Bad Soil
This is probably more applicable to newly planted palms. If you had this palm for a while and it's been doing fine, it's probably not the soil. Good soil should absorb enough moister and have an excellent drainage. Soil with bad drainage can damage the roots. Palms like moist and well drained soil. Avoid using soil mixed in with the fertilizer, since it might burn the roots.
I lot of gardeners start pruning their palms as soon as they see one brown tip. Over-pruning is a very common problem. Everybody wants to have a perfectly green palm without any sign of brown leaves. Palms move nutrients from dying leaves to the new growth. Cutting it off will result in nutrient loss. Don't cut leaves until they are completely dry. Pruning tips on some of the palms will stop the new growth on that frond. I found few articles online that recommend cutting brown tips to save palms from wasting nutrients on the dying fronds. Big mistake! If your palm tree has a rooster tail look, you over-pruned it.
Hurricane pruning
Some professionals (who probably don't have enough work) will tell you to prune your palm before hurricane season to remove the extra weight. Please don't do it. Your palm needs all the protection from the wind it can get. Removing a lot of green fronds will put the palm under stress. If you know that hurricane is coming, it is better to tie the fronds together.
Planting too deep
This problem is more applicable to the new planted palms. When planting, make sure the palm is at the same depth level it was grown before. Planting it too deep causes nutrients and water deprivation. The palm will appear sparse and thin on top. If you did plant it too deep, you need to replant it. If you can't replant, take some soil off the top. For planting instructions read my article on Palm Tree Planting.
Environmental Problems
Not Enough Sunlight
If your palm needs more light, the leave will start turning brown. Established palm, that was growing in the shade for some time, has been already properly acclimatized and will not require more light. This is more applicable to the newly planted palms. Check palm specifications for light requirements.
Some palms need full sun in order to grow to their full potential. But you have to be careful when planting a young tree in the full sun because it can easily get a sunburn. Palm leaves will turn yellow and start to look colorless in some areas. To avoid sunburn, it needs to be acclimatized first. There are few ways to do it. If it is a new palm, it is probably in the pot. Place the pot outside in the shady spot and keep increasing light levels every week by moving the pot closer to the sunny spot. Another way is to plant the palm in full sun and place a plastic cover above it. You can use 4 sticks to hold the plastic. Each week increase light levels by creating more holes in the plastic.
Wrong climate
Important factor for successful palm tree development is how much cold weather your palm will get during winter. Always check the cold hardiness zone before buying a palm tree. Not all palms can tolerate cold temperatures. If you leave in the cold climate, get one of the cold hardy palms. Most palms like high humidity, which makes it challenging to grow in dry conditions. Check palm requirement and drought tolerance before buying a palm if you leave in dry climate.
Cold Damage
In the last couple of years, the winters have been very cold. Even in the warm climates like Florida the temperatures dropped below the freezing point damaging a lot of palm trees. Some evidence of the cold damage might be palm wilting, crown flopping over due to internal trunk rot, soft lesions on outside of the trunk, new emerged leaves falling down around the trunk. Cold-damaged palm trees can become vulnerable to bacterial and fungal infections. To protect them from bacteria and fungi spray it with Bonide Products Copper Fungicide. Sometimes, the damage is so sever, there is nothing you can do to save it. If you are expecting freezing temperatures, protect your palm in advance by spraying it with Freeze Pruf. Here is my article on How to Save Cold Damaged Palm Tree.
If your palm is water stressed, you will notice the tips of the leaves will start turning brown. Provide your palm with more water, but don't over-water. Deep watering woks the best. Don't fertilize. Mist the fronds with water in the evening after the sunset. For deep-watering instructions read my Watering Palm Trees article.
Transplanting and Transporting
The bark of the palm can be easily damaged leaving the tree vulnerable to insects and fungus. If you don't notice the damage right away, it is a hard thing to diagnose. Be careful when transporting the palm. Between purchase and planting, make sure that the root ball is kept moist, but not soaking. Try to plant your tree shortly after purchase. If your palm comes in a plastic pot, don't pull the palm tree out of it. Make sure that soil is dry and cut the plastic pot with a knife or scissors.
There have been some cases when the palm gets strike by lightening. Leaves will turn brown and start to wilt. Don't fertilize it. Keep watering. Lightening damaged palm can become vulnerable to bacterial and fungal infections. To protect it from bacteria and fungi spray with Bonide Products Copper Fungicide. If the bud of the palm was severely damaged, the palm will not survive.
Nutrient Deficiency
Potassium Deficiency
If the palm leaves have small yellow, orange or bronze spots that cover almost entire blade, it is a sign of potassium deficiency. Get some slow release potassium fertilizer and also similar magnesium fertilizer to avoid imbalance in the soil. More on potassium deficiency.
Calcium Deficiency
The leaves might appear to be stunted and deformed if there is a calcium deficiency. This problem is easily corrected with Calcium Nitrate.
Magnesium Deficiency
Leaves could have yellow bands that run along the borders of the leaves if there is a magnesium deficiency. Use magnesium fertilizer spikes to correct the problem. More on magnesium deficiency.
Iron Deficiency
The sign of iron deficiency is leaves with thin green veins, green spotting and broken ends. This problem might be triggered by waterlogging because the palm was planted too deep. You can correct this problem temporary by applying iron fertilizer. To solve this problem permanently, you need to replant the palm. More on iron deficiency.
Related articles:
- Palm Tree Care Mistakes
- Palm Tree Nutrition
- Palm Tree Fertilization
- Palm Tree Cold Protection
- How to Save Cold Damaged Palm Tree
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84 Responses to "How to Save a Dying Palm Tree"
Dear Palm tree lovers,
I would kindly like to ask you an important question about saving a dying indoor palm tree Areca (almost 28 years old). Since my parents has treated really badly this palm tree (no care, placement in a very dark room, insufficient care), I would like to save this beautiful plant. The leaves are almost completely brown but at the top she has new green leaves emerging. It is maybe possible to cut the plant on some point, and start a new grow with the healthy leaves? is there any way to save the entire plant?
I would be very grateful if you could replay with any idea on the email written before.
Thank you and best regards,
Hi Ira. To save this palm, make sure it is getting enough light and has moist but well drained soil. Do not cut brown leaves until they are completely dry. Fertilize after you see few new fronds growing at the top. ~Susan Brian
my christmas tree palm has 3 holes in it at the top the size of your fist, that go down about 12 inches, is it going to die? its 7 yrs old and still looks good?????????what can i do and what is thye cause? at one point i used a pesticide oil that was eco safe and i found another hole?
Hi Alan. Could it be a woodpecker? If it is, spray it with woodpecker repellent. ~Susan Brian
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My friend planted his palm 2 years ago. Last year it was beautiful but a woodpecker has make a hole at the top. Its about 10 feet high, no leaves and the trunk is brown down to about knee level. If he cuts the tree at knee level will it grow back, or is it dead? (Some trees can) We also had a very icy winter. I appreciate your answer since we pretty much have only pecan cypress and oak trees here. I was such a prettty tree. Oh what can he do to stop the woodpecker WITHOUT killing it? It is blue like a bluejay, not red headed
Thank you so much
Dawn (Cajun) Comeaux
Hi Dawn. The most important part of the palm is its bud. If you cut half of the palm it will not grow back, your palm will die. To get rid of woodpecker spray the tree with woodpecker repellent spray. You can easily buy it online. ~ Susan Brian
My majestic palms took a beating this winter (cold weather) and now they need trimmed badly. I have stalkes that have died (no leaves left), how can I remove them without killing the rest of the stalk's?
Hi AJ. You can trim the dead stalks. Just don't trim all of them at one time. Removing too much might cause a shock for your palm. Keep watering it. Apply liquid Copper Fungicide to prevent fungus. Susan Brian
I just planted 3 Mexican Fan Palms, they don't seem to be doing well, I have had 3 fronds fall over on one and the other two have at least one each falling over. Any ideas of what might be wrong and what I should try. I live in Southern Utah with a mostly clay type soil. Thanks for any help.
S.O.S. PLEASE. A friend of ours has a palm that he got from his father who has now pasted on. It is in very bad shape and my husband told him I could nurse it back to health, since it is so important to Sam. Except I know nothing about palms. We dont know what kind it is and about half of the trunk has went limp and bent over. However it does have new growth at the soil. There is also green leaves at the top of the tree. The tree is about 2 1/2 foot if it wasn,t bent over. What do I need to do to help it?? Any advice you could give would be greatly appreciated.
I put miracle grow on what I think is a robellini? palm and the leaves are turning brown and drooping? Is it dying and can I save it?
Hi Martin. The Mexican fan palm (Washingtonia robusta) typically goes into shock when transplanted.
The front third of each frond turns brown and droops. However, within 2 to 3 months it will have recovered and will start looking good and healthy.
You will however have to change the soil to 'sandy' as the palm requires good drainage. Clay is not advisable.
We have two Chinese Fan Palms that have thrived in our South Florida yard for at least 12 years. Recently I have noticed that the new shoots from the centers are coming out already brown. What is going on with our palms?
Our outer fronds are tan/brown and the inner shoots are light green. It is a medjool date palm, and we live in Houston. Soil has a lot of clay; however, we added spanghum moss to soil when planting.
i bought a date palm tree two months ago..and planted it…the gardener said it would grow new leaves…but its all leaves TURNED YELLOW…now please tellme what to do..how i should save it…i did the mistake of putting ferterlizer under the roots…please help me….so that it should regrow…i bought it too costly…please help
Hi Zunair. Fertilizer under the roots is a big no-no. Don't trim brown leaves until they are completely dry. Keep watering it. It is probably in shock and needs some time to recover. ~Susan Brian
We have a Silver Bismarck tree that is about 10 years old. It has recently been losing its leaves and has a sticky substance dripping down its trunk which has a terrible smell. Please advise if you know how to take care of this problem
Hi I have a dying palm tree that is in a pot. It was moved a short distance about three months ago and has not produced a frond since. Of course I have watered and trimmed off too many fronds and now it looks like a rooster tail. I can still see green in the rooster tail but no new growth. Tree is about 10 to 12 years old about 4 feet tall. it is in about 2ft of soil. Has it outgrown the pot or in shock from move?
Hi Joel. Your palm have been in the pot for too long. Palms should be transplanted into the ground after few years. Also, the palm is in shock. Give it some time. Was it transplanted from a smaller pot? ~Susan Brian
Hello Susan, I have 2 foxtail palms planted at same time (about 2 yrs ago) in same area. They were both doing great until a few months ago when one started getting brown tips and then whole fronds are brown & dead quickly. It is getting a new frond which is taking a very long time to open and is showing brown at tips. It has been getting plenty of water and has been recently fertilized. It does get pretty much full sun (SW FL) but was not bothered by it before. It really looks like it is dying…any help would be appreciated.
Hi Susan. I made the mistake of taking my indoor palm plant outdoors to get a little sun, before it was used to any sun at all. It was only out for a bit, but the leaves are bleached and the bottom ones look a bit brown. It still looks perky and there is a new leaf beginning. Is there anything I should do(besides not taking it outdoors again) to be sure it will survive and be green and healthy looking again? I hope it's not dying.
Hi Leone. I don't think it will die. It just didn't like so much sun light at once. Next time if you want to take it outside, place it in a shady spot first. You can expose it to a little more sun every week. The new growth is an indicator that your palm is doing fine. If it is only few fronds that are bleached, you can trim them to keep the nice appearance of the palm. Susan Brian
I have a dying Foxtail. Last year it was thriving. I thought the cold last winter (Palm Beach County) stunned it, and hoped for a good growing season. Over the summer it appeared to be doing better then for some reason the palm fronds are not starting out as spikes. They are opening at the heart and growing out. No way to upload pictures. I tried using 1/2 cup borax to 5 gallons of water spread around the canopy. No help so far. Help, I love this palm. Gift from friend.
We just bought a house with a Sylvester Date Palm. I was trimming a few branches today and the old cut off ends from previous trimmings came right off. There are what look like beetles in the tree. The bottom cut of ends are firmly attached. The tree appears to be healthy otherwise. It is about 18 feet tall bears fruit etc. Any advice?
Hi Johh. Any damage to the trunk can lead to fungus and diseases. Definitely get rid of them. Susan Brian
Hi, I have an indoor palm that I recently repotted with Miracle Grow potting soil, after reading the articles on the website I now realize using the soil was a mistake.I went from having about thirty leaves to two. I have now taken the plant out of the dirt and placed it in water. I'm not sure if that was the right thing to do. What kind of soil is good for palms other than 30% sand. Can I add sand to any kind of soil and should there be anything else added.
Hi, I have a palm tree which is now about 18ft high, and last year I built a deck around it. A couple of months ago it started shooting new branches out of the trunk about 5 to 6ft up – which I removed as it would have made it a very odd shape. I noticed last week that the top was looking quite brown, and today found one chunk of the tree, with a mixture of brown and green leaves, laying on the ground below it. Could it be that it's dryed out because of the decking around it? There are gaps in the deck, so I'd be very surprised if it didn't have water. Plus we've had quite a wet year here in the UK. Should I climb up and remove any loose leaves, or just leave it as it is?
Looking forward to your advice!
Kind regards,
P. Bunting, Southampton, UK.
Hi Pete. It is so hard to give advice without seeing the tree. Palm trees are very sensitive to everything. It might be that you trimmed too many leaves or it is getting not enough water. Definitely don't trim any more leaves. Do you apply a fertilizer? If not, now would be a good time before the winter starts. Susan Brian
Hi Susan,
Just wanted to know if I could cut my windmill palm down to the ground and would it come back. I have 2 palms in the front yard one on oneside of house and the other on otherside. One is much taller than the other and it is about to pass the gutter on the house and gets in the way. I want them to be about half there size. Any ideas.
Hi Libby. If you cut the bud of the palm, it will die. Palms are not like other trees, they can't grow them from putting a leaf in a water. I would recommend carefully transplanting them into a different spot. Susan Brian
Poor palm. I would recommend planting it asap. Palm are not like regular plants, they can just sit in water. After getting exposed to air, they lose a lot of their roots. Get any fast draining soil and mix it with some sand. Plant it as soon as you can. Don't fertilize it until it grows new roots.
Hello Susan thank you for answering so many questions I'm learning quite a bit. Ok now for mine. My parents have this palm tree about 12ft tall now that's always lived in a pot. It's gets transferred indoors in the winter and during waving wind storms. The last hurricane that came thru they bring it inside and hit the top on the deck and it fell off. Is the tree going to die or will it grow a new top?
Hi Shawn. The most important part of the palm is its bud. Once the bud is gone the tree will die. Check to see if the bud is still there. Its the very middle of the tree where the new growth is coming from. Susan Brian
Hi there would you please let me know if you have and tips . I have a foxtail palm tree and the base of the palm seems to being eaten. the foxtail looks very healthy everywhere else just looks like it could become very week at the base of the trunk where it meets the bark and soil.
Hi Dillon. Holes in the bark can lead to fungus and bacterial infection. The problem is that palms cannot heal themselves like deciduous trees. So, any damage to the trunk will stay forever. Most experts recommend leaving the damage open and exposed to sun and fresh air to dry the damaged area. I would spray it with Copper Fungicide to prevent infection. Also, watch out for the ants, they might want to move in. After the wound is dry, you can seal it with Wound Sealer to prevent other problems. Susan Brian
i have two mexican fan palm trees, four & half years old.one is dying, all the leaves & branches are brown.they twelve feet tall. i cut all brown off even the one that was coming out from the center. i'm using some palm fertilizer i bought at lowes & watering. i leave five minutes outside of san antonio,tx. which we had the worst drought in fifthy years!
Please!!!! can someone help me save my palm tree & pal?
Hi Roberto. I would not recommend fertilizing it at this point. Fertilizer will stress the palm even more. You need to try and figure out what caused it. Is the other palm doing ok? It might be a fungus or bacterial infection. Don't cut healthy new born fronds. I would spray the tree with Copper Fungicide to prevent infection. Susan Brian
Aloha, I live in Maui Hawaii & need help with a palm. I have a 5 foot high Fox Tail Palm the has just been transplanted from the ground to a large pot. I I used fertilizer, and plenty palm tree food/nutrient pellets. I think I may have over watered it. The fertilizer is still wet after 4 days, and 3 of the 5 branches have totally turned brown & crispy. What are the signs of over watering, or over nutrients from plant pellets. I think, I may be killing it. Please help.
Hi Susan.I already applied the fertilzer because that's what the manager from lawn & garden at lowe's suggested to me. How do you find out what caused it? the other palm is doing great. I have a palm a spiral juniper in the center and then another palm in a landscape island. The juniper is turning brown on one side. I was thinking it was from the sun and heat this summer plus no rain all summer. I have river rock in all the island so needless to say it hard to retrive the fertilizer. All the fronds are brown even the new born ones. Where can I buy some "Copper Fungicide"? Thank You for your help. Roberto
Hi Jake. After translating, palm trees experience a transplant shock. But this problem can also be caused if you burn the roots of the palm with the fertilizer. Have you mixed it with the soil? ~Susan Brian
Hello. I live in southern California and I'm trying to save my palm trees that are brown and look dead. How can I revive them? I think I over pruned them, and put the Palm food pebbles too close to the trunk and caused the roots to burn. I tried fixing the problem by watering the palms more, and putting Palm Steaks into the ground as the directions told me to and I still do not see any healing to my palm trees.
How do I revive my palm trees? We are trying to sell our house, and I am desperate to get my Palm trees healed. Any help would be much appreciated. I was lucky to find such an informative site on Palm trees as yours after searching for info on this issue for a few days. Thanks for your time.
-Daniel Strong
I have a fox tail that has dark green lush fronds, but they are all drooping. The new shoots are coming out, but over the last 3-4 months, the new shoots are starting to look droopy as well.
The fox tail is in a bedding area (25′x10′) where there are 3 other healthy fox tails along with a healthy spindle.
The fox is about 3 years old and 8-10′ tall.
The base of the trunk looks like it is splitting.
Is there anything I can do to help save my fox?
Is the Fox infected and potentially a risk to my other palms?
Can you email me the response too?
Help please.
Thanks, Bob
Hi Susan!" The Owner of the house we rent has 3 PDPalms in the back. The Tallest one I mistakenly pruned 2 years ago, I didn't know much about them then like I do now. Their planted like in a trio. The Tallest one fronds keep dying when they start to get lower and then I cut it off, I mabey helping it but then it looks too short." They have never been ferterlized IDK how to ferterlize." Why does this keep happening? There planted in sand that's erased the rubber mulch. I'm just leaving the dead ones on." I've lost the battle." Please get back to me when you get a chance."
Thank You,
-Noah :)
Hi Susan:
Have a Windmill Palm tree that was planted in March 2011 in a new landscape. Over the last 3 months the leaves have started to turn yellow and started to droup. It now has a white scale substance on the trunk and on the leaves. Can you give me an idea of what is happening to the tree and what I can do to fix it. I've been fertizing the tree with a palm tree fertilizer about every other month up to the end of September. I live in Zone 7, Brunswick, NC about 12 miles from the coast. Thanks for your help.
I am new to Tampa Florida. Just noticed my cabbage palm has "dirt" tubes underneath a lot of the leaves. It's like a wormy path, and its killing the leaves. What do i do? What is this?
Hi Bob. It is not unusual for the palm tree to go into shock after being transplanted due to the fact that it looses a lot of its old roots. I takes a while for the new roots to develop. Since they have only few roots left to provide them with water, palms needs to be watered a lot after transplanting. I think your palm was in shock and before it could recovered and establish, scale moved in. Fertilizing is the last thing you want to do. Fertilizer will not help against scale. You should use Safer Brand Insect Killing Soap to get rid of them. ~Susan Brian
Hi, I have a Pindo palm and I cut back the brown leaves on all of the fronds. I didn't know I was not supposed to. Now all of the fronds are drying up and even the new ones that were growing. What can I do to save my palm tree? Should I just leave it alone and do nothing or should I water it more or fertilize it? Help!!! I have it indoors for now because it is cold where I live.
Hi, i just had 6 phoenix sylvestris planted about a month ago and two of them are turning like a grey color. What do i do?
Hi, my sylvester date palm is dying and i don't know why. The frongs are browning and grey and wilting. Can you help me?
Hi Maureen. In order to help you, I'll need to know a little more. How old is your palm? Is it getting enough water? Is it growing outside? ~Susan Brian.
Hi, I have a fishtail palm that was growing quite well . I transplanted it and now all the leaves are brown. Is there anything I could do to save it?
I live near Auburn Al., had two palm trees planted in sand about two monts ago. the shorter one about 10′ doing well. The taller one about 12′ I believe is dying. It started to produce a small fan the green color became light green. I also notice that it was leaking fluid about half way up the trunk.
I have 2 large palms that are dying.. You can pull the new stock out of the top and there is no new growth?
Dear Susan, about 2 months ago we have transplanted the palm tree to the corner of the courtyard due to some remodeling of the property, and our palm definitely feels bad in the new place. When transplanting the tree was turned the opposite, and now it looks to the north, not to south as others. Should we replant the tree? It looks like it is stressed, it dropped the main fronds and those few that remained turned brown at the ends. We keep watering the tree every day. What should we do? Thank you in advance for your advise
I have new palms I recently planted in a pot with palm tree soil by miracle grow. It has been almost a month and my leaves a bending in the middle and drooping. The branch itself is also drooping alittle. Someone please help me. :(
Hi Michelle. Do you know what kind of palm tree it is? It might not like to grow indoors. Do you take it out? Palms like high humidity levels making it very difficult to grow indoors. ~Susan Brian
Dear Susan ,
I live in Ramona, Ca.
We're planted 2 Canary palm trees. 8 feet tall. Less then a year ago.
The soil mostly granite .
When we're dag a hole, and add water, it took some time to soak it up.
One is palm doing very well. Second is a concern. It seems not growing.
Yellow leaves , dull, with off tips.
Should we're dig it out and replanted? If I over watered, anything I can do?
Any way I can show you a picture?
Thank you very much.
We're got a fertilizer but I thinking maybe just leave it alone?
Hi Susan, wonderful information here, thank you! I have just had some Areca palms trimmed by a tree person, basically removed one or two trunks from each tree which were overhanging the pool cage. now I have had lots of brown and dying fronds fall in the last week- perhaps 20 from five trees. Is this normal or should I beworried? To be honest I was only expecting them to trim the fronds, not the trunks, but they are the professionals. The trees were fine before and have regular water and fertilizer. Thanks in advance
We have a large palm tree in our garden that is about 12 years old. We recently trimmed the dead leaves off it and not all the leaves have died. Is there anyway of saving it. It is about 18′ high so no way of getting to the top.
my palm trees crown is growing out the side instead of the top where it should be (not looking too healthy) how can i save it what to do. my lawn guy said if he cuts off the one half brown frawn (which is actually the crown it will die .please advise HELP mike dowhunyk thank you
Hi. I have a palm plant indoors and I've overwatered it as I was going away and was worried it was going to dry out. I've read through your advice but I'd already made the mistake of pulling off the yellowing leaves. I'm not sure on the type of palm. It's about 4ft tall and the leaves are singular and not fan shaped.
There is one main trunk about 2.5 ft high that then splits into 4 long stems. The 2 smaller stems are collapsing and look like they're drying up or rotting.
Have I killed this beautiful palm?
I saw where you use woodpecker repellent to keep them away but do you do anything for the hole damage? It is leaking sticky fluids and doesn't seem to want to stop.
Hi, i live in palm beach, FL and last month Sylvester palm was transplanted because it was planted too close to the house. Initially it didn't get enough water and all the palms turned brown. There are 3 palms that still have green in them. I am watering regularly and hoping it will survive but the palms coming from the center are brown. Can it survive? Is there anything more i can do others than keep giving it water?
Neighbor advised us to use epsom salt for a dying saga palm; any suggestions
Hi, I have a few Christmas palms, planted in pots and in the landscape, various ages and sizes. They seem to be having the same problem, all of the palms are growing new fronds but the fronds spread as soon as the emerge from the crown, rather than extending out and spreading. I fertilized about a month ago.
Hi Susan, I have a queen palm I planted my cat that passed away and the palm means allot to me. Unfortunately the palm has not flourished in two years. It gets plenty of water and I believe the soil I draining well enough. Is there a way I could send u a photo. Many thanks for really great Website. Also can separate Mexican fan palms. I can send photos for a more definitive answer. Joel
I have a canary palm, pretty good size. I bought it in the spring from a nursery. I now notice that the new growth is coming out dead. Does anyone know what can be wrong?
I think I have overpruned my palm tree causing it to get stressed out causing a pink mold type rot?I been treating it with an "agri-fos" Fungicide and though that may be working my palm tree is still seems to be not doing well, Please I need help, My palms are like my children, I hate to see them suffer! My gratitude mucho!! 805)746-2945 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Please and thank you Cici
have a meditteranean palm 2 yrs old in the ground. Up to last week its been healthy ( San Antonio TX)
all the branches are droopy, but still green, just not as vibrant. No real browning or discoloration and the soil is slightly moist 2 inches down. Plant us about 3.5 / 4 ft tall
over watered?
Hi Susan
Need advice to save palm tree
I have transplanted a very big palmtree one week ago.Its got one big main branch with 3 small ones.The thing I want to know is ,the small branches leaves is green but the main branch leaves turned light grey green lifeless there is only like 5 of the bottom branches that look if it got some life left.I,m watering it every day and put some fertilizer 1feet under the roots.I want to know must the leaves be cut of or only some or none.
Thanks a million
Erlank from S.A
I have 3 Fox tails in our yard. We just bought the house, so no history. The trees are green and lush – except the trunks are splitting and are turning black. Not sure what I should do.
We live in San Antonio, Texas, and have a Mexican Fan Palm planted one year ago. It seems to be growing well with the exception of some small white circlular patches on some of the leaves. Could this be scale? If so, what should be done? Thank you.
Just moved into a home with tons of date palms that we were told needed trimming. Big old lush trees. My husband went out and trimmed rooster tails and pineapples. Will these trees have a chance at recovering. Help please.
Hi Susan
I bought a Seychelles Stilt Palm about 3 feet and over pruned it in order to travel with it from Miami to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. By mistake I removed all the leaves and even cut part of the new frond it was shooting in order for it to fit in my luggage. I am afraid of losing it. What should I do to save it. I live in Haiti.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Hi Susan. I am in Southern California and have 11 queen palms in the backyard. All are looking good except for one, whose fronds are bending prematurely (while they are still green.) It looks like they droop till they get to the point that they actually collapse. I leave them on till they are brown but clearly there is something wrong. Any ideas?
My oil palm plantation just experienced a fire outbreak.
What can I do to revive the burnt trees? I can send fotos if an address is forwarded. Thank you
My oil palm trees jus experienced a fire outbreak. What can I do to revive the trees? If you forward an address, I could send fotos. Thanks
I have 3 cat palms that thrived REALLY well outside during summer. I live in BC Canada sooooo…winters are cold. Moved the plants inside. Now the leaves are all dry(smell like hay) and yellow/brown spots on it. I want to nurse them back to how they were.(Healthy, Green)
Any ideas or advice is greatly appreciated.
I have a canary date palm we planted 2 months ago I notice that the leaves are just starting to hang down and are slanting to the ground. Hope you can help me save my palm tree. Please give me some suggestions
I have two foxtail palms that are dying. The top green area at the trunk starts to lean to the side slightly and appears like the top of the tree is rotting. The branches start to slowly turn brown and then die off. The first one that died became hollow all the way down to the ground. When I cut that first one down while it was hollow the base was sopping wet when I cut it off at the ground.
We purchased 7 foxtail palms from Lowes two years ago(Feb,2012). They initially did good but now are having problems.These trees are approx. 15 ft tall. First one of the palms seemed to be unable to shoot pronds out and they all seemed to get "stucK" and jammed in the middle of the tree. All of the trees were not very green and had brown frond tips. I had been fertilizing them with a good fertilizer and spreading epson salts with the fertilizer. In September, 2013 a palm tree "expert" indicated it was a boron deficiency and poured a five gallon of mix around each tree. This killed a lot of the perennials around the palms. All of the palms now have very brown fronds and another one seems to be experience the stunting problem. I had a professional company come in and inject the trees in Janury . They are all extending shoots out and the new fronds seem to be more green but all the old one appear to be dying although they are not releasing from the palm. The original problem tree still does not seem to be able to push long fronds out.
Any suggestions?
Hi, I have two slyvester palms about 6ft tall they both lack boran deficiency. a horticulturist stated it was lack of boran . they injected the boran but i have yet to see any improvement . I m scared I may lose these palms. what I'm really upset is that I have been paying for tree and shrub service and my palm is lacking born….. why does this happen ? is this a neglect on the company that treats my lawn?
I have 2 Canary Island Date palms that are about 25 years old. They were planted together and are growing right next to each other. The lower fronds on one of the trees have begun to turn brown very quickly. They are getting the same amount of water they've always received.
What are the possible issues I might have and what can I do? Thank you!


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Pumpkin Pecan Scones with Maple Icing
This recipe was yesterday's rainy day baking project. I love chilling at home, listening to the rain fall, and concocting something sweet and comforting to put in the oven. These scones are packed with the essential flavors of Fall and make a great afternoon treat on those days when you just want to curl up with a book and a warm cup of tea. Dig.
Pumpkin Pecan Scone with Maple Icing
Makes 8 Scones
- 3 cups Flour
- 1 Tbs Baking Powder
- 3/4 cup Sugar
- 1/4 cup Maple Syrup
- 15oz can Pumpkin(Libby's, if you are a purist)
- 8 Tbs Unsalted Butter
- 1 Tbs Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 1 tsp Ginger
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 cup Pecan Pieces
- 1/4 cup Maple Syrup
- 3 Tbs Cream Cheese
- 1 cup Powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, ginger, and salt.
Cut butter up into small pieces and incorporate it into the flour mixture with your hands until a coarse dough begins to form.
Add in the maple syrup and pumpkin and continue to work the dough until it is fairly smooth. If the dough feels a little sticky add up to 1/2 cups more flour.
Add most of the pecans to the bowl, setting a handful aside to top the scones, and knead them into dough.
Turn the dough out onto a parchment lined baking sheet and form it into a large disc. With a knife or bench scraper, cut the disc into eight wedges. Spread the wedges out on the baking sheet and bake them in the oven for 40 to 50 minutes.
While the scones are baking, put together the icing. In a small bowl combine all of the icing ingredients and whisk together until smooth.
When the scones are done, cool them for about 15 minutes before drizzling the icing on top. Finish the scones off by sprinkling tops with rest of the pecans.
23 Responses to "Pumpkin Pecan Scones with Maple Icing"
What a beautiful scone. I've seen several recipes with pumpkin and it is just getting me in the mood for fall. Thanks so much for such a wonderful recipe.
Gorgeous scones!!! Perfect way to start an autumn day~
These are stunning! Your pictures are so gorgeous!!
These look fantastic for a nice rainy day with tea or coffee.
Man I am on such a pumpkin kick right now- looks delicious!
I'll take mine with coffee, but I'll definitely take mine! These look fabulous. I adore scones and embrace fall flavors fully now, especially pumpkin. Absolutely delicious looking!
Looks Yummy and crunchyness from pecan perfect for scones!!
I love scones! Such a great breakfast treat and perfect for fall! I love the icing on top too – thanks for sharing!
mmmmmm! currently salivating, this scone looks amazing!
These sound perfectly delicious. It is a cold and chilly fall day here and these would be a wonderful afternoon snack.
I think I might love these. Happy Fall.
These scones look absolutely delicious! And sooo pretty
A warm scone is one of my family favorite breakfast treat. Yours look great. Perfect for the season
I love scones. I'll bet they're great with pumpkin and pecan!
I'm with you on the rainy day baking! These scones look wonderful and I love the addition of pecans for some added texture.
Yum! I wish I had one of these in front of me right now! We'd love to have you in our Seasonal Potluck. October is pumpkin month! Link up! http://bit.ly/eLlgG2
oooh – now… THOSE sound wonderful. All the things I adore rolled into one !
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These sounds like an amazing breakfast treat! Definitely perfect for fall =)
Sounds like the perfect day to me! I wish we would get a little cooler weather here so I could make these and curl up!
I love that I can tell from this shot that you were reading The Hunger Games.
Gorgeous looking scones!
Hi Elise,
I made these last night and they were pretty tasty. Next time, I think I will cut down on the amount of flour and knead the dough less. Kneading it until "fairly smooth" produced a very dense scone, rather than the light and flaky ones I've been accustomed to making and eating. Also, the maple syrup is nigh unnoticeable in the icing; I think the flavor of the cream cheese overpowers it. Nevertheless, the flavor is excellent, and I appreciate that these are not too sweet. You are a fantastic baker and photographer!


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Astros home record is not bad at all, the road is deplorable 10-41
Astros home record is not bad at all, the road is deplorable 10-41
that's a heck of a pitch
2 K's for Homer to get out of it.
Bailey gets out unscathed
Their road record of 10-41 is on pace to be the worst of all-time.
Zero chance the Reds miss the playoffs!
For those who were saying that bad teams are still gonna win 1 out of 3, on the road the Astros are winning 1 out of 5.
Zero chance the Reds miss the playoffs!
I just don't understand Dusty...A right hander throwing tonight; Paul had 3 hits last night and threw out a runner at third.......tonight he's riding the pine?????????????
Bruce is turning into Johnny Gomes. Remember when Gomes started walking left and right at the beginning of 2011?
Zero chance the Reds miss the playoffs!
Anybody know the boy's record when Valdez is in the starting lineup?
Perfect game brewing in Houston tonight for the Astros.
2 on; 0 out for the Stros
1 on, 2 out now
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Minneapolis, MN (NBC News) - Investigators in Minneapolis say the gunman who shot and killed his boss and three others Thursday had been fired from his job earlier in the day.
Grief surrounds the Accent Sign Company where the shooting took place.
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He took his own life in the company's basement.
Engeldinger stood out to other employees at the company.
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U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White has approved a preliminary $3.2 million settlement for a class-action lawsuit that accused private debt collector Corrective Solutions of posing as district attorneys to extort more than $20 million in fees from debtors. About 500,000 people say they were threatened and intimidated by the firm, contrary to anti-racketeering law.
Consumers in California and Pennsylvania filed federal lawsuits in 2010 claiming that Corrective Solutions ran a "fraudulent and extortionate check-recovery enterprise" between 2004 and 2009, contracting with more than two dozen district attorneys to collect bounced checks. Consumers said they received letters on fake district attorney letterheads threatening them with prosecution if they did not pay fees of more than $200 per check. The letters allegedly deceived recipients into believing that they were part of an official, outsourced "bad check diversion program."
Washington, D.C., attorney Paul Arons confirmed that National Corrective Group Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009 to avoid four class actions involving more than 1 million consumers, only to reinvent itself as the firm Corrective Solutions. "I think it is morally reprehensible for elected public officials to go into business with debt collectors to do what other debt collectors can't do, and get a piece of the action," Arons said in an interview. "They also invent fees that have no basis in law. On top of that, from a technically ethical point of view, the prosecutors are all lawyers and they are allowing non-lawyers to use their letterhead." He noted that this could be considered aiding and abetting.


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The former The Four Seasons chef may be headed back to D.C.
The well-regarded chef is out after three months.
Just a month after unveiling her first menu.
A couple of chefs are leaving New York to start their own places.
The Txikito owner has worked out an agreement with her former partners at Tía Pol.
A couple of breaths of life in the world of haute Français today.
The Queens native and winner of Food Network's 'Chopped' is named permanent executive chef at Charles.
The onetime Best New Chef is returning to the front lines.
Roberto Passon will be reborn as Giuliano.
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Budget issues also played a role in the chef's departure.
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Our preview of Frieze New York continues. The fair is now only a week away. We will see you on Randall's Island.
The first edition of our Frieze preview is available here.
Saâdane Afif, Brume (Albert Bierstadt, 1830-1902 / The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak, 1863 / Oil on canvas / 186,7 x 306,7 cm), 2012
Aluminium panel with DG3 Sheeting 186,7 x 306,7 cm 73 1/2 x 120 3/4 in. Medhi Chouakri will show solo presentation by Saâdane Afif.
Jim Shaw, Untitled (Hair drawing), 2012
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Edgar Arceneaux, The Slave Ship Zong, 2011
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Eli Hansen & Oscar Tuazon, Kodiak
Maccarone Gallery. For Frieze, L.A.-based Edgar Arceneaux will be launching a book on "subterranean Detroit," in conjunction with Underground Resistance. On May 5th, Maccarone will be hosting a performance featuring Underground Resistance at 141 Chrystie.
Bernd Ribbeck, Untitled, 2012
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Ana Mendieta, Untitled (Labyrinth of Venus Series), 1982/1992
Black and white photo 40 x 53 in., at Galerie Lelong
Anish Kapoor, Untitled, 2010
Fiberglass. Lisson Gallery will exhibit works by Anish Kapoor, Ai Weiwei and Haroon Mirza. They'll also be showing work by Ryan Gander in the sculpture park.
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Nicole Klagsbrun will be showing new works by Ben Durham, Sean Bluechel, Mika Rottenberg and Barney Kulok.
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Mixed media, 28 x 28 x 8 inches. Richard Telles Gallery will show work by Monika Baer, Ginny Bishton, Lecia Dole-Recio, Thomas Eggerer, Dan Finsel, Richard Hawkins, Jim Isermann, Lisa Lapinski, Josephine Pryde, Ryan Sluggett and B. Wurtz.
Etel Adnan, Untitled (Beirut), 2010
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Ribbon, steal, rubber and leather. Installation dimensions variable. For Frieze New York, Stevenson will dedicate its booth to a solo presentation by Johannesburg artist Nicholas Hlobo.
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Photograph. Tanya Bonakdar will show work by Uta Barth, Martin Boyce, Olafur Eliasson, Phil Collins, Mark Dion, Charles Long, Ernesto Neto, Analia Saban, Tomás Saraceno, Thomas Scheibitz, Haim Steinbach, Sarah Sze and Gillian Wearing.
Ryota Aoki, Lava Silver Tiara, 2010
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Gareth Long, A Place to Sit, A Place to Read, A Place to Sit and Read, 2009
Set of three plywood and paint sculptures, 48 x 48 x 17.7 and 48 x 48 x 10.4 in. each. Consistent with Triple Canopy's online project space for art and written word, Triple Canopy will present Gareth Long's modular seating and book-display. They'll also show work by Rachel Harrison, David Horvitz and Boru O'Brien O'Connell.
John Divola, Zuma #25, 1977
Archival pigment print on rag paper, 44 x 54 in. Wallspace will also show work by Harry Dodge.
Cerith Wyn Evans, And if I don't meet you no more in this world Then I'll, I'll meet you in the next one And don't be late, don't be late, 2012
Installation view, De La Warr Pavilion. White Cube. The gallery will also exhibit some fish in formaldehyde by Damien Hirst.
Sterling Ruby, BC (3732), 2012
Collage, paint, bleach, glue, fabric on wood 213.4 x 213.4 x 5.08 cm, at Xavier Hufkins, Brussels
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South Plains Electric Cooperative members and employees combined their support to contribute $30,750 to 41 volunteer fire departments (VFDs) during the drought of 2011.
The 41 volunteer departments serve and protect 17 counties where Cooperative members live. Each department received a total of $750 in two checks.
The first check was from the South Plains Electric Cooperative members. The Board of Directors voted to send each department $500 in appreciation for their efforts to prevent property damage when wildfires erupt.
The second check for $250 was from the Cooperative employees through their Operation Round Up Employee Fund. Cooperative employees make donations to this fund directly from their paychecks and typically use the funds for employee emergency needs and scholarships. Many of the front-line employees have seen the devastation of wildfires first hand, so they voted to join with the Cooperative members in supporting the local VFDs.
"I am proud to deliver this news and these checks on behalf of South Plains Electric Cooperative members and employees," said James Driver, general manager of South Plains Electric Cooperative in his letter to the VFDs. "Our Cooperative spirit is based on our commitment to our local communities and I think this is one of the best examples of that spirit."
South Plains Electric Cooperative, a Touchstone Energy cooperative, serves more than 48,000 connected meters over 6,600 square miles.
The 41 departments by county receiving donations were:
Childress County – Childress Fire Dept.; Tell VFD Cottle County – Paducah VFD Crosby County – Crosbyton VFD; Lorenzo VFD; Ralls VFD Dickens County – Dickens VFD; McAdoo VFD; Spur VFD Floyd County – Daughtry VFD; Floydada VFD Foard County – Crowell VFD Garza County – Post VFD Hale County – Abernathy VFD (also serves Lubbock Co.); Cotton Center VFD; Hale Center VFD; Halfway VFD; Petersburg VFD Hardeman County – Chillicothe VFD; Quanah VFD Hockley County – Anton VFD; Ropes VFD; Smyer VFD Kent County – Jayton VFD King County – Guthrie VFD Lamb County – Olton VFD Lubbock County – Abernathy VFD (also serves Hale Co.); Buffalo Lakes VFD; Carlisle VFD; Idalou VFD; New Deal VFD; Ransom Canyon VFD; Roosevelt VFD; Shallowater VFD; Slaton VFD; Wolfforth VFD; Woodrow VFD Lynn County – New Home VFD; Wilson VFD Motley County – Matador VFD; Roaring Springs VFD Stonewall County – Stonewall County VFD.
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Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy hastermed the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission as "a historic andtransformational initiative of the UPA Government".
The Mission was launched Monday morning by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in New Delhi at the Solar Energy Conclave.
Deliveringthe key note address on the occasion Dr. Abdullah said, three majorinitiatives have been planned under the National Solar Missionincluding creating volumes which will allow large scale domesticmanufacture, announcing a long term policy to purchase power; andsupporting R&D to reduce material consumption and improveefficiency and develop new materials and storage methods.
Theimplementation of the Mission will proceed on the basis of thetechnology advancements and cost reduction, which will be necessary forrapid scale-up and to achieve the target of 20,000 megawatts, he added.
Following is the text of Dr. Farooq Abdullah's address, delivered on Monday at the Solar Conclave in New Delhi:
"ThisMission is named after India's first and visionary Prime Minister,Jawaharlal Nehru. For him, India's development needed to be anchored inits mastery over cutting-edge technologies. The Solar Mission is verymuch in line with his vision, which has made India today, a leadingnuclear and space power. He would have been equally keen and proud tosee India attaining the same level of advancement in solar energy. I amconfident, that under the leadership of our Hon'ble Prime Minister, DrManmohan Singh, we shall make India a Global Solar Power as well.
ThisMission on solar energy is one of the eight National Missions whichcomprise India's National Action Plan on Climate Change. It has thetwin objectives of contributing to India's long term energy securityand ensuring its growth in an ecologically sustainable manner. We areliving in a world of rapidly depleting fossil fuel resources whereaccess to conventional energy resources such as oil, gas and coal isbecoming increasingly constrained.
For the security of ourenergy needs, the deployment of renewable energy sources in our energymix is imperative. Also we cannot be oblivious to climatic andenvironmental dangers inherent in the large scale use of fossil fuels.In this context and in view of the high solar radiation over thecountry, the rapid development and deployment of solar energyapplications provides an effective and sustainable solution. Sir, yourpresence on this occasion demonstrates the commitment of the Governmentof India to develop and adopt clean energy technologies for thedevelopment of modern India.
The long term policy vision ofthe Solar Mission has been put together as a document, which has beenenriched by stakeholder discussions and inputs. I would like to thankall my Ministerial colleagues for their valuable inputs and support asalso Mr Shyam Saran, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister. The SolarMission will be implemented in three stages leading to an installedcapacity of 20,000 MW by the end of the 13th Five Year Plan in 2022.
Itis envisaged that as a result of rapid scale up as well astechnological developments, the price of solar power will continue todecline and attain parity with grid power at the end of the Mission,enabling accelerated and large-scale expansion thereafter.
Quiteobviously, in order to set the stage for achieving this ambitioustarget, what we do in the next three to four years will be critical.Our policies and programmes in the first phase of the Mission will becritical to guide and decide the future course of action. As we allknow today the initial cost of solar is very high, especially for gridpower generation. We aim to bring down the cost as quickly as possible.This will allow us to provide power to our villages and rural homes.
Wehave planned three major initiatives under the National Solar Missionto achieve this (i) create volumes which will allow large scaledomestic manufacture, (ii) announce a long term policy to purchasepower; and (ii) support R&D to reduce material consumption andimprove efficiency and develop new materials and storage methods. Theimplementation of the Mission will proceed on the basis of thetechnology advancements and cost reduction, which will be necessary forrapid scale-up and to achieve the target of 20,000 megawatts.
TheMission has decided to establish an investor-friendly mechanism whichreduces risk and at the same time, provides an attractive, predictableand sufficiently extended tariff for the purchase of solar power. Thefocal point, for the next three years, will be the NTPC Vidyut VyaparNigam (NVVN), which is the power trading arm of the NTPC. NVVN willpurchase solar power at rates fixed by the Central RegulatoryElectricity Commission and for a period specified by the latter.
Whenthe State utilities purchase solar power from NVVN they will get anequivalent amount of thermal power from NVVN. The bundling of moreexpensive solar power with cheaper thermal power will enable a muchcheaper tariff for the consumer, estimated at about Rs.5 or less perunit, and this will also enable concerned States to meet theirrenewable power purchase obligation, which is now mandatory.
Iwish to record my deep appreciation and grateful thanks to my seniorCabinet colleague, Shri Shinde ji, who as Minister of Power, has madethis arrangement possible. I am confident that with the investorfriendly arrangement put in place for grid connected solar power, weshould be able to achieve the ambitious targets, set out by the SolarMission. I am happy to inform you, Sir, that we have already taken thefirst steps in this regard and that 2MW each of solar power plants haverecently been commissioned at Asansol, West Bengal and at Amritsar,Punjab.
There are several off-grid solar applications which arealready commercially viable or near viability, where rapid scale up ispossible. Solar thermal heating applications, such as water heaters,fall in this category. We can go for a rapid scale up in a short time,and considerably reduce the burden on our grid.
By 2022, weaim to install 20 million square meter solar thermal collectors in thecountry and save about 7,500 MW power generation capacity. We areconscious that the achievement of this target requires regulatory andincentive measures as well as an extensive awareness campaign. We areworking together with financial institutions, industry as well as usergroups to put together the correct set of incentives that will enablethe achievement of these targets.
I would like take thisopportunity to request all State Governments to aid this process byappropriate regulatory measures such as making the use of solar waterheaters mandatory for certain types of consumers.
Solarlighting systems for rural and remote areas are also being purchasedcommercially in several parts of the country. Large scale use of solarlights can save substantial quantities of kerosene and also subsidy. Wewant 20 million solar lights to be installed by 2022, which wouldresult in a saving of about 1 billion litres of kerosene every year. Weare working with the banks, especially rural banks, to offer soft loansto consumers for this purpose. My Ministry will help the banks do thisthrough refinancing or interest rate subsidy.
We are awarethat there are areas in the country such as island States and borderareas which are still dependent upon diesel for power generation. Insuch areas we propose to provide up to 90 percent support for settingup solar power plants. In many other solar applications, where theinitial cost is still very high, we are considering proposals forproviding up to 30% grant-in-aid.
Sir, I have alreadymentioned about R&D being one of the key endeavour of the SolarMission to bring down costs and promote deployment of solartechnologies. In pursuance of this goal, we in the Ministry haveembarked on a focused R&D programme which seeks to address theIndia-specific challenges in promoting solar energy. We are adopting atechnology neutral approach.
Instead of backing a particulartechnology, we are trying to address the current drawbacks in usingsolar energy ; for instance, the evolving of a cost-effective andconvenient storage for solar power is high on priority in our R&Defforts. We shall also work, in parallel, on accelerating the processof development of the domestic solar industry. We believe thateconomies of scale, indigenisation and cutting edge research shalltogether lead to the cost reductions that are necessary for the rapidscale up and deployment of solar technologies.
I am proud toinform you sir, that only yesterday, we laid the foundation stone ofthree major research projects, including one in PPP mode in our SolarEnergy Centre at Gurgaon near Delhi.
Research and deploymentneeds skilled and trained manpower. Under the Solar Mission, we aim toaddress this issue as well. We would involve various stakeholders inhuman resource development and other capacity building efforts. As thefirst step, decided to offer fellowships to research students to workat our premier research Centres and train them in solar energytechnologies.
Sir, in launching the National Action Plan onClimate Change, you had given a pride of place to the Solar EnergyMission. You have a vision of India emerging as a world leader in thissector. On our part, we are working in close coordination with allother stakeholders, specially the States, to translate your vision intoa practical, measured and cost-effective plan of action. I would liketo assure you once again that we are fully committed to translate yourvision to make solar energy affordable and to make India a Global Solarpower."


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Which God is "clearly seen" in creation?
On my previous blog entry, Dan made the following comment in an attempt to save us:
A common claim made by atheists/skeptics is that they do not have enough proof of God to actually believe, and that one doesn't need absolute knowledge to deny the existence of a deity. Well, to be right, you do. You are, however, content with making absolute claims without absolute knowledge.
The atheist would likely then reply: "You seem to believe 100% that God exists without absolute knowledge to substantiate your claim."
Let's look at the following verse, which I'm sure many of you have read several times but now overlook: "For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they [unbelievers] are without excuse."…
Continue Reading August 3, 2007 at 12:43 am The de-Convert 52 comments
Garden of the Gods
And the LORD God said, "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him." Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, From the Ghent altarpiece by Jan van Eyckand brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him. – Genesis 2:18-20 (NKJV)
I have always loved the creation stories in the Bible. They were probably among the first things that I read in Scripture, since I remember them from early childhood, and also they are in the front of the book! Christians have interpreted Genesis 2 and 3, the famous story of the Garden of Eden, to be the Fall of Man and the origin of Sin.
Continue Reading July 20, 2007 at 5:13 am HeIsSailing 42 comments
Is Heaven Bogus?
I'm not sure about my title, I originally entitled this article, "To Suffer or Not To Suffer?" You tell me what is more appropriate.
Most of my best ideas come to me while in the shower. Most of my worst ideas also come to me while in the shower. My point – most of my ideas comes to me while in the shower. Since Scavella recently expressed disappointed with some of the recent articles for what may be considered straw man arguments, I felt that this might allow for some more philosophical argumentation. You will, however, have to excuse me for the lack of philosophical articulation in this post. Like most epiphanies, especially ones that happen in the shower, this one could easily be shot down with one sentence – I am looking for that one sentence. So theists, please help me with this one. This is not an argument against the existence of god/God/G-d. It is an argument against the incompatibility of earthly suffering and heaven.
Continue Reading July 16, 2007 at 7:09 pm The Apostate 43 comments
How Creationism Destroys Faith
I wrote this article awhile ago on my personal blog (August 13, 2006 to be exact), but Roopster gave me permission to re-submit some of my old works. I apologize if some of the links are out of date. This post is, of course, a polemic against Biblical literalism, not all Christians. So lets not go there. If you are a theistic evolutionist or whatever, good on yea, let's move on.
I often wonder what is a greater threat to the Christian faith, the theory of evolution or the belief in creationism (currently passing itself off as "Intelligent Design"). Honestly, I hate writing about the subject and so this will probably be the only time you ever read about it from me. The reason that I am writing this now is the result of a recent article I read in the Globe and Mail (a nationwide Canadian newspaper). The article stated that the journal, Science, published a study that found only 40% of Americans believed in the theory of evolution and an astonishing 39% considered the theory "absolutely false". Comparatively, at least 80% of citizens of Iceland, Sweden, Denmark, and France believe that the theory of evolution it true. What is even more astonishing is that the percentage of "unsure" Americans has grown from 7% in 1985 to 21% in 2005. It is obvious that the culprit of the difference between Europe and the United States is religious fundamentalism.
Continue Reading July 8, 2007 at 6:00 am The Apostate 11 comments
This one is for the ladies
Okay, the guys might be interested too.
I thought I would share what finally broke me entirely from Christianity. I was reading a book entitled, "When god was a woman," by Merlin Stone in which the author assembles some very strong evidence to show that early humans in the near and middle east worshiped female deities, lived in matriarchal societies and used a matrilineal line for determining family descendency and inheritance.
That in itself is very interesting. However, I then found out that the northern patriarchal tribes invaded these lands they brutally wiped out all goddess worship and replaced it with their warrior god. Thus, the beginnings of Judaism.
In fact, when you read in the Old Testament about the many cities destroyed by the Israelites at the behest of their god, those cities often worshipped female deities. The Israelites were supposedly told to kill everyone in the city as they conquered the lands because they worshiped pagan gods.
The truth, however, is that these were the goddesses who were worshipped in the near and middle east for thousands of years – longer than christianity has been around today, according to the author of this book…
Continue Reading June 30, 2007 at 6:53 am stellar1 38 comments
Christian response to the Atheist vs. Christian Debate
Christian Commentary
First let me say that I was disappointed in the documentary. It wasn't nearly long enough and didn't do justice to the event – But on to some thoughts.
Granted, I have a bias (like everyone does) on this issue, and mine happens to be a Christian one. Yet, before any tenets of the arguments were discussed, the first thing I noticed was the anger – and this theme continued throughout the whole documentary. Perhaps they caught the atheists on a rough day, but I have never seen a group of people so consumed by anger. I truly feel bad for them. Unfortunately, this anger led to disrespect. Interestingly, the atheists were the ones sporting the "Holier than thou" attitude as it was evident through their remarks, reactions, and body language. The Christian debaters trumped the atheists in regards to civility.
Continue Reading May 11, 2007 at 6:32 am Justin Ferriman 36 comments


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- Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
- Release Date: Dec 31, 2008
- Starring: Daniel Craig, Jamie Bell, Liev Schreiber
- Summary: Based on an extraordinary true story, Defiance is an epic tale of family, honor, vengeance and salvation in World War II. (Paramount Vantage)
- Director: Edward Zwick
- Genre(s): Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
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Score distribution:
Positive: 18 out of 34
Mixed: 16 out of 34
Negative: 0 out of 34
It's an exciting action spectacle and a thoughtful, cumulatively moving family drama.
The battle scenes are well choreographed and contain enough uncertainty to make them genuinely exciting, but one would expect no less from a man who has overseen Civil War engagements (Glory) and Japanese strife (The Last Samurai).
It's impossible to watch Defiance without experiencing a vicarious thrill of resistance and revenge.
The tale of the resistance movement in Belorussia is undeniably inspiring and ideally suited for a cinematic rendering. But Defiance resists bold, passionate storytelling and delivers something rather conventional.
An amazing true tale is somewhat diminished by second-hand storytelling: entirely admirable, largely entertaining, and yet curiously hollow.
There are lots of movies about Jews suffering, dying, and surviving in Europe during World War II, but precious few about Jews fighting back. So why does everything in Defiance feel so doggedly familiar?
Depressingly predictable in its dialogue and dramatic beats, Defiance is most interesting as a study of unlikely leaders.
Score distribution:
Positive: 31 out of 45
Mixed: 6 out of 45
Negative: 8 out of 45
Jul 7, 2013Daniel Craig will always be associated with the James Bond film franchise having tackled the lead role in two highly successful Bond movies (with a few more on the horizon). Craig's superb as the super-spy and boy can he handle action scenes. But Craig's not just Bond. He's taken on a diverse collection of film roles over the past 15 years, delivering outstanding performances as a killer in Infamous, a member of the Israeli team assembled after the massacre of Israeli Olympic athletes in Munich, and a business man never referred to by name whose plans for retirement from the drug trade are put on hold in Layer Cake. Craig adds yet another exceptional performance to his resume with his starring role in the dramatic thriller, Defiance, set in 1941. Directed by Edward Zwick (Glory, Blood Diamond) and adapted for the screen by Zwick and Clay Frohman from the non-fiction book by Nechama Tec, Defiance tells the true story of three brothers Tuvia, Zus and Asael Bielski who beat incredible odds and ultimately kept thousands of Jews safe from being murdered by the Nazis and their supporters. Defiance is an absolutely heartbreaking and heroic tale, and one that hadn't seen the light of day on the big screen prior to this film. The real Bielski brothers never sought fame or recognition for their bravery and so this is one true story that will be new to most moviegoers. And it's definitely one that deserves to be shared with a worldwide audience as the Bielskis accomplished the near-impossible and saved untold lives. Tuvia (Craig), Zus (Liev Schreiber), and Asael Bielski (Jamie Bell) escaped into the forest surrounding their family's home in Stankevich (now Belarus) after discovering Nazi collaborators had murdered their parents. Farmers by trade, the brothers were capable, resourceful men able to live off the land. But the Bielskis didn't just want to hide out and try to survive the massacre of their fellow Jewish citizens. The brothers wanted to avenge the deaths of their family and friends and did so by saving men, women, children, and the elderly from falling into the hands of the Nazis and their supporters. At the urging (basically under the direct order of) Tuvia, the oldest brother, anyone seeking food and shelter was accepted into the Bielskis' shelter in the forest. Zus initially wasn't a supporter of Tuvia's plan to take in all refugees, believing they would weaken the group's chances at survival. But Tuvia prevailed and the gathering grew into a society of 1,000+ people, all tasked with working to help the group survive. Temporary housing was built, booby traps were set out to protect the camp, and those capable of handling a gun patrolled the settlement's perimeter. The refugees survived by dealing with farmers and other merchants sympathetic to their situation as well as stealing resources meant for the army. Tuvia, the group's leader, did whatever was necessary to keep order in this makeshift community. He had strict rules everyone in the community had to adhere to and punishment for disobeying could be brutal. But whatever Tuvia did, he did for the good of this group which became known as the Bielski otriad. Thousands who would have perished in the Holocaust lived as the direct result of his actions. Surprisingly, the fact Craig, Schreiber, and Bell in no way resemble brothers doesn't distract from the film. Craig and Schreiber play tough as nails men who butt heads but also obviously love and respect each other. Jamie Bell is slight in build and seems slightly out of place, but his presence is strong enough to carry off the part of the younger brother who finds love in this makeshift community. I haven't read Nechama Tec's book, Defiance: The Bielski Partisans, and so I can't say with any certainty how closely Zwick and Frohman stuck to the source material. As with most films based on books, artistic license was probably taken to make the story flow cinematically. In interviews, Craig and Schreiber said in actuality there was much more brutality and killing than is portrayed in the film. And I have to believe Zwick and Frohman added in more romance than Tec's book revealed. But the basic story is supposedly much the same as how it played out back in 1941. It's incredible to me that I knew nothing about this story after all these years and all these tales of heroics by Germans keeping Jewish citizens safe (such as recounted in Schindler's List). Filmed in the forest outside of Vilnius, Lithuania instead of on a soundstage to add as much realism as possible to this retelling of the Bielskis' story, Defiance is a compelling human drama of revenge, honor, hope, and survival. It's also an engaging action film, although the action never overwhelms the story. Craig, Schreiber and Bell give performances that remind us this is above all the story of men making a stand during one of the bleakest moments in history.… Expand
Oct 27, 2011I give this movie a such a high ranking, because it was an incredibly true story that I feel was acted out very well. To think about what those people went through just because they were Jews. It is so sad to see how the world still hates the Jews, including most of the negative reviewers, and for what? They are one of the most peace loving nations on earth; search out the truth about what is going on in their land now, btw you will not hear the truth from the mainstream media (shocker). Anyhow I found this movie to be very engaging and was rooting for them to survive the whole time. Did not feel the foul language was needed and it added nothing to the movie, but to make sure it was R rated.… Expand
Sep 27, 2011I don't understand the decent reviews. Daniel Craig gives his best in "Defiance", as well as Edward Zwick. He realistically potrays the horror and advesities the jews had to suffer. Despite the tedious pace, "Defiance" is still a great movie you will want to watch.… Expand
Jan 23, 2012Les Insurgés était sur le papier un sujet en or, surtout s'il se trouvait entre les mains d'un réalisateur comme Edward Zwick. Malheureusement, le film est bien en dessous de ce que j'attendais... Pourquoi? A cause d'un travail technique (mise en scène entre autre) trop académique? Ce n'est pas dérangeant, au final(il n'y a qu'à voir ce que cela a donné sur l'excellent Le Dernier Samouraï)... Je dirai plutôt que le film se perd surtout dans sa première moitié, qui semble montée à la va-vite et qui fait perdre tout intérêt que l'on puisse porter à cette histoire; et que cela manque d'une bonne BO de qualité (Hans Zimmer sur Le Dernier Samouraï, encore). Heureusement, Les Insurgés n'est pas un film à jeter, grâce à sa seconde partie, bien plus prenante et palpitante. De plus, le film est aidé par un casting honorable. Mais quand même, après avoir vu Blood Diamond, difficile de ne pas être déçu par ce film quasi "brouillon" et quelque peu académique...… Expand
Feb 24, 2013Defiance is the real life story of the Bielski brothers, who during WWII in Belarus, saved and protected 1200 fellow Jews from the Nazis. The Bielski's never sought recognition for what they did, however the descendents of the people they saved now number in the tens of thousands. The story is truly inspiring, as for the movie, it moved very slowly and like all war stories, was much too long. You quickly see that the story repeats itself over and over again. The film starts off very strong and than just flat-lines. It's a shame, because it's a great cast and an inspiring, relatively unknown story, but it just doesn't go anywhere.… Expand
Jul 20, 2014Defiance: 4 out of 10: I have a soft spot for director Edward Zwick. I have a real soft spot for his Blood Diamond flick despite its pedestrian script and subconscious racism. In addition, The Last Samurai is another film of his that I loved despite its historical inaccuracies and bizarre lead casting. Defiance shares many of the same endemic faults that plagued those two films. I was not able to brush the faults off this time; I found them even more discordant as the film went on.
Problem number one is Daniel Craig. He does not look like an Eastern Polish Jew. He looks like he misplaced his Oberstleutnant uniform at the Wehrmacht's cleaners. Even if you were able to accept Daniel Craig as some sort of Paul Newman style Jew who parachuted into Eastern Europe, only Helen Keller would buy him as Lev Schreiber's brother. A mutant dancing Australian is a more believable brother for Schreiber than Craig is.
In fact, Craig and Schreiber seem to be in two different films and Schreiber is in the much better one. Schreiber seems to be in the here and now with a strong subtle performance that is the best thing in the film. Daniel Craig's performance is as shaky as his accent. He, of course, is forced to do things like give Braveheart speeches from the back of a white horse, so the fault is hardly his alone. And saying platitudes such as "Our vengeance is to live" and "Every day of freedom is like an act of faith" while gazing at the camera with those, just give me an Oscar and I will go back to entertaining you, baby blues doesn't help his cause either.
Problem number Two is best summarized by one of my favorite ladies I don't think we really need another film about the Holocaust, do we? It is like, how many have there been, you know. We get it. It was grim. Move on. No, I am doing it because I have noticed that if you do a film about the Holocaust you are guaranteed an Oscar ... That is why I am doing it. Schindler's bloody List. The Pianist. Oscars coming out of their arse.
— Kate Winslet (Winner of the 2008 Best Actress Oscar for Holocaust drama The Reader) in Extras, 2005
Defiance is clearly Oscar bait. In one scene Daniel "Moses" Craig leads his people through the reeds and swamps and away from the forest (and inexplicably away from decent cover and fortifications) until a Rabbi collapses, sputters out "I almost lost my faith but you were sent by God to save us" and then promptly dies... oy vey. It really is not that easy to make a mainstream Holocaust film, release it in December, and get no nominations* for Golden Globes or Oscars. Defiance is clearly trying too hard.
The third problem is that a third rate cast of Fiddler on the Roof somehow showed up lost in the woods. Somebody call the Jewish stereotype prison, cause there has been a mass escape. Everyone is here. The nebbish intellectual who cannot hammer a nail, the passive Jews who are unwilling to fight, the greedy Jew more interested in money than his fellow man. Good lord, it is as if Leni Reisenthal's travelling troop of stereotypes showed up. Thank goodness, Daniel Craig is here to straighten them all out and lead them to the Promised Land. Yup blond blue eyed Daniel Craig…. Yeah the movie has issues.
*No nominations except, inexplicably, for its score; which at two hours of crying violins will test any ones nerves.… Expand
Aug 19, 2010Irritating and self important. The Bielski brothers deserved better! The main problems lie in it's melodrama. When the film does action scenes they're actually alright. But they're the only satisfying part of it and even then look like they're on a set. Wouldn't blame the director or even actors for this, I would blame the producer who greenlit this for a hollywood studio despite it clearly needing a different style then what hollywoods accustomed to… Expand


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CATEGORIES Music & Musicals, Fandom, Comic/Superhero/Geek, CinematicalWhat do Hellboy 2 (on DVD this week) and Milk (in theaters Nov. 26) have in common, aside from flamboyantly controversial main characters? Musical scores by Danny Elfman, that's what.
Like many people, I was first aware of Elfman as the frontman for Oingo Boingo, a band that had a few songs I liked and an abundance of songs that annoyed me -- may I never hear "Dead Man's Party" again as long as I live -- before I was awestruck by his score for Pee-wee's Big Adventure. Even if you haven't seen the film I bet you'd recognize the factory-like main theme, officially titled "Breakfast Machine," which starts at 1:15 in the YouTube clip embedded below. It's still my favorite piece of Elfman music, and it typifies his work: whimsical, rhythmic, slightly dark, and heavy on the mechanical noises.
It was Elfman's first orchestral score for a film (he and Oingo Boingo had made something called Forbidden Zone five years earlier), and the beginning of a partnership with Pee-wee director Tim Burton that lasts to this day. Many of Elfman's scores, for Burton and for other directors, have been for films that readily lent themselves to his Halloweenish sensibilities -- comic book/sci-fi/superhero capers like Dick Tracy, Batman, Men in Black, Beetlejuice, Mars Attacks!, Spy Kids, and Spider-Man. And let it not be forgotten what
But Elfman has written scores for non-genre projects, too, including A Civil Action, Anywhere But Here, and The Family Man. He earned Oscar nominations for Good Will Hunting, Men in Black, and Big Fish, an Emmy nomination for The SImpsons, and an Emmy win for his Desperate Housewives theme. He even contributed an ominous score to Errol Morris' Abu Ghraib documentary Standard Operating Procedure.
So what's your favorite Elfman score? How does he compare to other notable film composers like John Williams, Hans Zimmer, and James Newton Howard? Feel free to share your comments below, and enjoy the opening sequence from Pee-wee's Big Adventure.


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Celebrity fitness trainer Tracy Anderson is coming to "bethenny" on January 6. Don't miss her putting Bethenny to work as they test the latest fitness craze!
Here, Tracy gives us five tips on how to avoid piling on the pounds around the holidays. Follow her advice and you'll have less to worry about in January!
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