Is this dead?

[jawsum]

Because it looks dead to me
Two years ago this was approx 10 feet tall and wide and absolutely lethal to pedestrians, the very bottom of the trunk is approx 2 foot diameter, winter 2010 reduced it to the size you see it now but very much alive and green, this previous winter in my naivety, I covered it with a coffee bean sack for about 4 months thinking that was how I should protect it



Your thoughts ?

[Trudytropics]

Oh dear, that looks tragic, looks dead to me.

[grub]

Looks pretty dead to me Daniel.

[jawsum]

Oh well, as i suspected. Thanks

[jungle jas]

Because it looks dead to me
Two years ago this was approx 10 feet tall and wide and absolutely lethal to pedestrians, the very bottom of the trunk is approx 2 foot diameter, winter 2010 reduced it to the size you see it now but very much alive and green, this previous winter in my naivety, I covered it with a coffee bean sack for about 4 months thinking that was how I should protect it



Your thoughts ?

Did you take the coffee beans out first. It does look dead, but in my experience I would leave it until the end of July before digging it out. Many a recovering plant has been dug up to soon! I have done it my self.

[kata]

Wow,

I never saw anything so dead looking........

[Troppoz]

What was it?

It doesnt look promising but as Kata says plants can sometimes surprise you...

[kata]

I think,

If you remove all the dead stuff and weeds surrounding the plant, allow in light, water if dry and feed. It could just rally in time but it would take a fair length of time.

Or, scrape gentle at a bit of bark see if its green or brown...green its alive.

[Conifers]

Or, scrape gentle at a bit of bark see if its green or brown...green its alive.

Don't think that trick works with palms!

[kata]

Yea conifers,

can shave a part down a stem surely.

Ok if not. Can still be a cleaning up operation to allow light.

[Nathan]

Looks like the remains of a very dead Phoenix canariensis.

They can often recover, if big enough, from a cold winter, but being zapped a second winter on the trot normally means curtains...

[Nigel Fear]

Hi Daniel, I have to agree with the others here, it does look pretty much brown bread.

I do know there a quite a few of those Phoenix Canariensis palms in front gardens around Canvey, are they all looking the same this year?

[flounder]

Doesn't look good. The only saving grace could be, you won't be sued for it taking someones eye out

[shanks]

dont dig it up yet, theres one similar to yours in size and looks not far from me but i noticed the other dad green sprouting from the top so maybe theres hope

[mixiepalms]

if that lives I'm the pope. dead Phoenix canariensis_CIDP. or I've got a ring that needs blessing. sorry