Palm Tree Termite Damage - Please Help!!

[rickneworleansla]

Hello,

Last night I discovered that a palm tree in front of my home has been infested with termites. Is there any hope of saving the tree? What can I do to kill the termites in the tree? There are several more in the back yard that I will need inspect once the rain stops. If I had to guess I would say this one is around 35+ feet tall. This tree is close to the house. How much are these palm trees worth if I had to replace it? I currently have a ton of the same (baby trees) sprouting up everywhere. One I replanted a few years ago is well over 10 feet now.

Thanks!!!




Damage pics..

Here is a picture of the same tree about 7 years ago.





Several more of the same but healthy trees in the back of the house.

 

[rickneworleansla]

No suggestions?

 

[Jason Douglas]

Perhaps regular bark sprays of astro or onyx will help control them but decay fungi may be a bigger problem.

 

[rickneworleansla]

I called a local pest control company that sells Termidor. They suggested I treat it by drilling into the tree about three feet up until I get resistance and inject a couple of gallons of termidor. I'm not sure how this will work since the front of the tree is pretty hallow now. I may just have to spray into this area and treat the ground around the tree. I was told the termidor would be safe for the palm tree. I still don't know if the tree will need to be cut down or if it can survive.

 

[rickneworleansla]

Perhaps regular bark sprays of astro or onyx will help control them but decay fungi may be a bigger problem.

Thanks! I will look into these. Any way to treat fungi? Does it look like it can be saved?

 

[Jason Douglas]

Dont know, your first pics didnt upload and I'm a northerner...

Nothing can be done about decay usually

 

[rickneworleansla]

Dont know, your first pics didnt upload and I'm a northerner...

Nothing can be done about decay usually

Thanks. Yesterday I decided to give up on it. I cut all the branches off. Now I have to figure out how to safely cut it down.

At least I have plenty of baby palms to replace it but it will take many years to get as big.