DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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   Funky Trunky Foxtail

   August 31, 2011 by MattyB

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   Hey y'all, I've got a foxtail palm that has some possible trunk issues. It's been in the ground for a few years and it has cracks in the trunk. I just assumed that, like king palms, if you acquire them with some woody trunk already formed in the pots, they crack once they are planted out and start to fatten up. Unlike my king palms that have done this, this foxtail is not filling in the crack with new material and, even more of a concern, it's producing very little if any adventitious roots at the lowest part of the base. The stem seems to be thickening a bit but it tapers down to it's original size at the dirt line. I've seen several foxtails not produce proper a…

   

   Last reply by Collectorpalms, September 2, 2011
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   Can anyone id this probable SW Pacific palm?

   August 30, 2011 by kentiopsis

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   Aloha, I received seed for this palm from the IPS seed bank in the late 70s or early 80s. During many commutes to Alaska for work, in the 70s and 80s, the tags were lost, and I forgot the name. I'm not even sure if it was identified to genus or species, but I imagine it was id'd to genus. The pics were taken 5 to 10 years after I got the seed. I did not see this palm in 25 or 30 years of garden tours with the Hawaii Island Palm Society or in New Cal and N. Australia during the 2000 Biennial, and I was looking for it. Ken Foster tentatively id'd it as a Hydriastele sp., but he was uncertain, and by now, it's probably been reclassified, anyway. I'm not a botanist, unfortun…

   

   Last reply by kentiopsis, September 1, 2011
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   help in ID palm

   September 1, 2011 by CharlieM

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   This guy sprouted up next to my D Paludosa and I am positive it is not one of them. Grew to this size in 3 months and keeps throwing larger and larger leafs. Amy ideas on what it is would be helpful!

   

   Last reply by BigBpalms, September 1, 2011
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   Rhopalostylis Orange Crush

   August 31, 2011 by richnorm

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   Found this pair whilst fossicking out the back, thought I would share. cheers Richard

   

   Last reply by Sutter Bob, September 1, 2011
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   Texas phoenix palm decline

   August 31, 2011 by Vincent

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   If anybody knows about this new disease, share some info. Have heard it is in Florida and will effect Canary, queen and some others. Will these effect other types like king or buccaneer (pseudophoenix)? Is it showing up in your area? Local paper ran an article on it: This wild date palm is suffering from Texas Phoenix palm decline, which is caused by a bacterium spread by an as-yet unidentified insect. / Special to news-press.com Written by KEVIN LOLLAR klollar@news-press.com Filed Under News Local & State Collier County Disease aspects Premature drop of most or all fruits at one time. Death of flowe…

   

   Last reply by OldNed, September 1, 2011

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   My new baby

   August 26, 2011 by peachy

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   Yes, it is ACTUALLY in the GROUND and after only being here a week. A personal record and cause of envy of many palms here who have been pot inhabitants for a decade. No sun today to show off the dazzling shade of orange in my new coconut but you will get the general idea and hopefully fall down shrieking in a fit of envy and avarice. btw I couldnt get the bloody thing to turn the right way up, but the pain of your envy will be worse than the neck pains. Finally so many people have wondered what replaced Tojo's Revenge after his demise. Well let me introduce you to Henrietta, (covered in dirt and mud). Yes she isnt the latest model but still elegant and stylish…

   

   Last reply by Cindy Adair, September 1, 2011
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   Palm damage mystery

   March 21, 2011 by Cindy Adair

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   I'll send these photos one at a time since that's easier than figuring out how to make them smaller. Not the best from my husband's phone... Verschaffeltia trio March 2011

   

   Last reply by Cindy Adair, August 31, 2011
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   Licuala Khoonmengii finally splits leaf

   August 31, 2011 by Gbarce

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   One of my Licuala Khoonmengii finally splits it's leaf. I think the mature plant will eventually have 5 segments but this is the first time it split so it only split into 3 segments A pretty cool development but this is suppose to be the "metallic" licuala. I am wondering when it will develop the metallic sheen that this species is suppose to be known for.

   

   Last reply by Cindy Adair, August 31, 2011
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    Very Cool Hybrid Development

    August 24, 2011 by buffy

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    I've had this Schafer Yatay X Queen in the ground for two summers now. It was smoked pretty good by the freeze this February, but has returned strong. Today, I was looking at the fronds when I noticed something fabulous. Plumosity! With each new frond the feature is more prominent. It is unmistakeable. If you look at the overall form of the palm, it is very Butia yatay in form. But pictures don't lie. The other side looks just the same. This is gonna be fun to watch grow.

    

    Last reply by PalmatierMeg, August 31, 2011
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    What do you call it when a palm trunk goes from "shadehouse skinny"

    August 31, 2011 by Palm Hound

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    I've seen super skinny trunks that spent their first years in the shade, planted out in the full sun (maybe getting more water)only to suddenly get nice and thick. This looks awkward. Is there a name for this? Does anyone have photos of an extreme case of this?

    

    Last reply by Mandrew968, August 31, 2011
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    Fence shelving

    August 30, 2011 by newtothis

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    I need to get my small pots off the ground, I've got an ant problem I can't get rid of and when I move pots around there are nests and eggs under them. I've tried every ant spray and granule the box stores carry but they keep coming back. Plus roots start to grow into the ground. So I want to build some permanent shelving onto the fence on the side of the house and I'm looking for ideas of what others have done. Is it as easy as brackets and 2x4's? If you have found something creative that works please share!

    

    Last reply by Matt in SD, August 31, 2011
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    HIPS Garden tour - August 14th, 2011

    August 15, 2011 by bgl

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    The Hawaii Island Palm Society (HIPS) arranged a garden tour at Diana Soler's spectacular palm garden near Opihikao today. The garden is about five miles south of Pahoa, and only about three miles away from Leilani Estates. The garden was first established in 1978 and was owned by Ken Banks, who was the Newsletter Editor for HIPS for many years. Ken planted lots of palms on the five acres over the years, up until the time he sold the property some 6-7 years ago, and moved off island. Diana was kind enough to open up her property to HIPS and the turnout was excellent. Easily 70-80 people showed up for a very enjoyable couple of Sunday afternoon hours in a beautiful locatio…

    

    Last reply by Pedro 65, August 30, 2011
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    spotted foxtail

    January 30, 2011 by dp92651

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    Does anyone know why my foxtail just refuses to be happy? Now it has developed an odd spotting pattern. I know it isnt sunburn because it has been in the same spot for 1.5 years (and hardly grown). Is it time to replace it? I am wondering if these palms are, in fact, not suitable for California since I rarely see one that is happy (I have 5).

    

    Last reply by dp92651, August 30, 2011

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    Палм идентификации

    August 28, 2011 by Maxim

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    Washingtonia robusta?

    

    Last reply by Maxim, August 30, 2011

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    what does it take to be a dypsis

    August 22, 2011 by Stevetoad

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    the more i get into palms a get the more confused i get with dypsis. i look at d. utilis and i see a hairy trunk and no crown shaft. then i look at d.decipiens and i see a swollen clean trunk with a crown shaft. then the lot of clumping dypsis. what do any of these have in common other than being from madagascar? am i missing something?

    

    Last reply by Mandrew968, August 30, 2011
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    Dypsis sp. dwarf

    August 21, 2011 by edric

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    This is my largest one, 26 months old, and trunking, it's in one of those two gallon pots for scale, Ed

    

    Last reply by edric, August 30, 2011
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    Livistona robinsoniana and L. chinensis flowering periods

    June 15, 2011 by Kostas

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    Hello! I am interested to know the flowering periods of Livistona robinsoniana and Livistona chinensis to see if i can plant them together without any chance of hybridization in the future,when they flower. I am interested in their flowering season in whatever climate there are data for. Thank you very much in advance!

    

    Last reply by Kostas, August 30, 2011
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    Livistona chinensis and L. robinsoniana flowering times?

    August 29, 2011 by Kostas

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    Hello! I would like to know which months of the year does Livistona chinensis flowers and which Livistona robinsoniana. I am especially interested in flowering months of the one compared to the other to know if its possible to grow both together without risking cross pollination of the species and getting hybrid seeds. Also,i would like to ask you how much trunk does Livistona chinensis grow annually once trunking. Thank you very much in advance!

    

    Last reply by Kostas, August 30, 2011
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    Problem with my Chamaedorea elegans!

    February 20, 2011 by Kostas

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    Hello, My Chamaedorea elegans which i have grown form seed for some years now,has suddenly developed necrotic patches in most of its leafs In some leafs,particularly the lower ones,the midrib became necrotic either whole or after a couple basal leaflets and as a result,everything past this point is shrinking and dying,first becoming purplish brown in color when looked from above or light brown when view from below against light. In other leafs,particularly the middle to lower ones,the necrosis takes the form of necrotic blotches at the terminal leaflets and tip necrosis of many leaflets but not in gradual or after blackening of the tissue as its the case when i see ove…

    

    Last reply by Kostas, August 29, 2011
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    Look What I Found in my Mule Palm

    August 28, 2011 by _Keith

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    Blanks?

    

    Last reply by Gallop, August 29, 2011
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    Dypsis Sp. Betafaka

    April 8, 2009 by edric

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    Can anyone tell me, if this is a Dypsis Sp. Betafaka, thanks, Ed

    

    Last reply by edric, August 29, 2011
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    fat boy's royal

    August 29, 2011 by colin Peters

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    Saw this fat bottom royal outside "Fat Boy's Restaurant" in central Oahu . Had a laugh

    

    Last reply by JASON M, August 29, 2011
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    Hedyscepe Canterburyana Umbrella Palm, Big Mountain Palm 1 2

    October 22, 2008 by surferjr

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    Here's a new search.....show your Hedyscepe Canterburyana Umbrella Palm, Big Mountain Palm They're slow....but worth the wait! :drool:

    

    Last reply by Pedro 65, August 29, 2011
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    First optional palm removal in the yard

    August 29, 2011 by Dave-Vero

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    I've had a couple of regrettable deaths in the yard from cold. Today's case was one of the three oldest palms in the yard, a Syagrus schizophylla, planted in spring 2004 with an Archontophoenix cunninghamiana and a baby Acoelorraphe wrightii. A few months after planting, the giant philodendrons in the area were smashed by a pair of hurricanes; a great opportunity to remove them. The revised bed got a giant bromeliad, an Archontophoenix tuckeri, a few normal-sized shrubs, and a tall Simpson stopper (Myrcianthes fragrans). Just beyond the bed, a pair of Satakentia liukiuensis, which I thought were going to die after this past winter's 26 degree freeze. Instead, they're …

    

    Last reply by Dave-Vero, August 29, 2011
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    Best tasteing palm you ever ate from your garden

    August 27, 2011 by pogobob

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    I know Iv'e eaten many palms that I chopped down, how about you? My favorite so far is Burretiokentia Hapala with vineger and olive oil

    

    Last reply by Palmlover, August 29, 2011