Dead Palm tree in dreams
A tree of warm places — flexibility kept upright under long sun and occasional storm.
How dead changes the reading
Dead in the dream means the symbol's energy is no longer in active circulation in your life. The reading is not necessarily grim — most often it is the dream noting that something you had been carrying has run its full course and you can stop carrying it.
The base reading of Palm tree
A palm tree in a dream is the dream's image of upright flexibility in warm conditions. Palms grow tall on slim trunks; they bend in storms instead of breaking. The dream brings the palm when life has been good and easy for a while and the question is whether you can remain yourself when conditions are favourable. A palm in a steady wind is the dream telling you the flexibility is appropriate to the weather. A palm flattened by a hurricane is the dream noting that the same strategy that worked in normal storms is not adequate for the one that has arrived.