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title: "Does anyone know what this is underneath the leaves of this palm? I…"
description: "Does anyone know what this is underneath the leaves of this palm? I thought it was pests at first and almost freaked out. But it’s not. If I pick them off…"
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author: "Kirsten"
published: "2026-02-13T12:27:05.352719Z"
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# Does anyone know what this is underneath the leaves of this palm? I…

_Publié par Kirsten le 2026-02-13_

Does anyone know what this is underneath the leaves of this palm? I thought it was pests at first and almost freaked out. But it’s not. If I pick them off they’re kind of flakey. Plant is otherwise healthy and growing new fronds.

![Pièce jointe 1 sur 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/fNNEhrbV2gUvuwbi2sRUYVFufs3BoKT0bbvkFqjcSSc/ydrHTHWDS_2tQAqTMgzMdA.webp?size=large)

![Pièce jointe 2 sur 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/fNNEhrbV2gUvuwbi2sRUYVFufs3BoKT0bbvkFqjcSSc/hRkZC5ztQ02UcNQfgDVnGA.webp?size=large)

## 1 commentaire

### brittrb a commenté le 2026-02-13

Maybe a form of scale? The scale I’ve dealt with doesn’t look like this tho

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