With Sarasota’s unusually wet summer, ArtisTree’s crews have seen new cases of boron deficiency in areca palms. Boron can leach through the soil after one heavy rain, and the results aren’t pretty. According to the University of Florida’s IFAS Extension Service, one of the earliest symptoms is transverse translucent streaking on the leaflets (see photo). Even a temporary boron shortage can result in a wide array of symptoms on newly emerging leaves—including tissue death, failure of new leaves Continue Reading