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Leaves browning on seedlings ?
by The Silent Seed- 3 replies
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For whatever reason, when I transplant Palm seedlings from their germinating cups, certain ones will "lose" all, or almost all, of their leaves - this takes days, and is not a gradual process - obviously some kind of shock or something - and I was wondering what might be going on. They are not in sun, and are kept moist throughout. We are talking about months-old seedlings, not 2-3 year olds. It's really frustrating, because there is no clear-cut issue that I can see. Has anybody else experienced this? Would being TOO moist cause this ? (To clarify; the leaves turn brown, but "dry out" as opposed to rotting/pulling.) Could they actually be too dry without my knowin…
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Dypsis sp betafaka
by edric- 3 replies
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The Betafaka say's you're not leaving me out of the picture! Ed
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Monster Butia x ??? Hybrid ID 1 2
by IdolLurker- 42 replies
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I have a monster Butia x ? on steroids that may be a hybrid and I don't know the father - but this definitely isn't like any of the regular Butia palms by size, trunk and seeds. The fronds are not as blue as they look in the photo and are over 15 feet long. The palm height is more than double the size of other Butia's and the trunk is 36 inches in diameter. The seeds look just like the Butia x Jubaea and width about same as a quarter - at least double size compared to Butia. The seedlings are larger than any others - going on year 1.5 and almost 3 feet tall. Can you tell me if this is a possible Butia x Jubaea x Butia cross here? Any other ideas?
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Palmy Vistas
by Really full garden- 12 replies
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I am at my beach place this weekend and took a few shots this morning.
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Chamaedorea tuerckheimii
by XYZ- 32 replies
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Greetings: Wandering around the back garden in Guatemala early yesterday morning, I was struck by how nice large parts of my primary mother block of C. tuerckheimii are looking now that rains have set in. This is one section that gets very good light from dawn through to about 1000 hrs, and tree cover filtered light for the rest of the day. In any event, here is some "midget canopy" of mature palmlets ca. 1 m (3') tall. This material is about a decade old from seed. Sadly, the forests at the locality where these palms originated is no mas and ditto for the tuercks. This is essentially the only species of Chamaedorea that I grow that will not open pollinate with …
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What´s happening to this Butia x Parajubaea.
by Alberto- 2 replies
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All my BxP are growing like weeds. Also this one.The only problem is that this shows yellowing of the older leaves and they die earlier then the older fronds of the other BxP. Could it be lack of Potassium (kalium) or another illness or deficiency?
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Chamaedorea Hooperiana
by nkbish- 22 replies
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Here are a few photos of my c. hooperiana. I wanted to know if there is a chance the seeds will be viable. It is the only chamaedorea hooperiana I have. Is it a palm that will produce seed on its own or does it need a male and female plant?
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What´s happening to my Jubaeopsis caffra?
by Alberto- 4 replies
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I have only one of this palm.It was growing very well ,not slow like I´ve heard on this board. Some time ago it began to form weird looking fronds,without or only with few not well formed leaflets. Then it stopped totally .I repotted the palm last week.... This was the look today. I decided to make a ´´surgery ´´removing the dead´´center where there is suposed to be a speer. Removed the weird young fronds.....Drenched it with água oxigenada 10% (peroxide) What do you think????
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MIKe ("Mikey") Edwards from Cairns, Australia
by Phoenix Bob- 3 replies
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When my wife and I visited Cairns, Australia last March, we had the pleasure and privilege of having Mike ("Mikey" ) Edwards give us a personal tour of Flecker Botanical Gardens. It was a fantastic experience made ten times better by Mikey's vast knowledge about any and all things palm. I was truly humbled by his expertise. Our tour of Flecker with Mikey turned out to be one of the true highlights of our entire tour of the S. Pacific. After returning to the States, we kept in regular contact with him, but unfortunately we have heard nothing from Mikey in more than two months. Personal and I.P.S. emails have gone unanswered as have letters sent by regular post. I ha…
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wodyetia bifurcata casualty?
by Randy- 19 replies
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My three foxtails were hit with a 1-2 punch last year, first they were "trimmed" by a former landscaper who felt compelled to do the typical overtrimming / hack job. They also trimmed back the canopy that I always allow to grow over the trio for additional cold protection. After firing them, of coarse we had our extended sub freezing temps last winter. I took the usual time xonsuming measures covering them and the rest of what I valued in our landscape. Two out of the three show new growth this summer, however my largest and fattest one has one very healthy deep green frond with partial burn from the freeze, and the same short spear that hasn't grown larger than about…
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Dypsis ??????????
by Bill Austin- 8 replies
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Took this photo the other day at Nong nooch pretty wild. Both are dypsis. crown shaft
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First Pseudophoenix to flower in Phoenix
by aztropic- 5 replies
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Here's a pic of my first Pseudophoenix to flower out of several I am growing around the yard.This one started out as a 15 gallon size plant brought in from Florida;spring 2004.It grows among cactus,receives little water,and although somewhat stunted compared to a typical specimen,has managed to survive its brutal environment. aztropic Mesa,Arizona
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Which palms hate municipal water?
by insipidtoast- 4 replies
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Ravenea rivularis is notorious for dying after a good drenching with the hose. What other palms can't get their "crowns" wet with municipal water? Specifically, Is Jubaea chilensis susceptible to this issue?
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Howea forsteriana
by wimmie- 12 replies
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Here in Holland, Howea forsteriana is often for sale as a houseplant. Mostly offered in a container with three or more plants. Once and a while, one of those plants has brown petioles. They also seem to be a little bit more elegant then the normal green ones. Does anyone know whether this is a named variety? Wim.
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Wallichia densiflora
by Alberto- 2 replies
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I have some of this palms beginning to form suckers. Height +- 3-4 feet.. I like the silver side of there leaves and want to transplant them closer to my house. Can it be done?
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Phoenix Hybrid
by Sean.kat- 5 replies
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Picked this up today at a home store labeled as a CIDP noticing that it had suckers I knew that this wasn't the case. Any ideas of the cross or pics?
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Need palm (large seedling) I.D.
by Walt- 1 follower
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About 20 months ago I was given various palm seeds by a friend. The palm seedlings in photo (if I recall correctly) were marked Heterospathe elata. Based on the photo, can anybody here confirm if in fact these seedlings are H. elata? I know compared to a common queen palm, the growth rate of these seedlings is vary slow.
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Palm hardiness ?
by The Silent Seed- 1 follower
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I know this probably has been beaten to death - but what are the MOST cold hardy palms ? I was looking on Ebay to check for the remaining few Sabal species I do not yet own - and found an ad that says Sabal domingensis is hardy to 10 degrees ? Holy cow ! Is that true? If so, it has a fighting chance of surviving here in Massachusetts, with protection (hay, whatever) - So I'd love to hear about some other "freaks of nature" or other success stories that were unexpected. (By this, I'm not talking about a palm that gets leaf burn in 50 degree weather, haha!)
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I haven't posted any pictures of my palms in a while, so i figured today was as good a day as any. These past 2 winters have taken a toll on many of my palms (since i was away at college and not able to protect them), but I made sure that someone protected the coconuts during the coldest of days, so damage was minimal. Overview of the palms. In the center is a trio of golden malayans, and in pots are 2 Jamaican talls and 1 Pacific tall. Here is one of my Jamaican talls. Carpenter ants invaded the base of it and were eating away at it slowly, so half of the base had been chewed off before I had gotten to it. The white dust is sevin dust, which i applied as well …
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Rhopalostylis sapida
by Gary- 2 followers
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There are 3 of these in a garden in Auckland and were brought from a local nursery round mid 90s as this form.Pic s dont do them justice as to size as these are huge.Inflorence is 1m long,crownshaft 1m long but very fat.Pole up side of palm is 3m Next time I will take another person with me toget a better judge of palm size.I know a little about origin of seed so think they wouldbe true form
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Sultry Summer Afternoon
by TikiRick- 28 replies
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Thought I'd share a few shots of this wonderful, cloudy, humid August afternoon. A thunderstorm was brewing just to my west, and I could feel the cooler air being pushed downward. I love the heat, the humidity, the sweat,...and some outdoors too! For those of you in the Southern Hemisphere...I can only imagine....our August is your mid winter. Hang in there...spring is on the way! Summer clouds building. Back garden area. Some of the palms are now over the second story! My favorite spot beneath the Veitchias. My two passions are palms and crotons.
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Hit a palmspotter's jackpot in Sarasota
by sarasota alex- 1 follower
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Corypha umbraculifera. Not something you see in our town every day
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Bonsai Coconuts!!!!
by Ken Johnson- 10 replies
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I found this on Face Book. Hope he does not mind that I posted it here.
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Fixing up a new area in the garden 1 2
by Gbarce- 41 replies
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A number of my container ranch seedlings are just about bursting out of their pots and a nuber of them are under storey species so I decided to "sacrifice" one of the shade houses. THe netting provide the shade that these understories speceis need while the larger palms planted ta the periphery get some height. Notice the roots running in teh middle? Those are from the Red Jade vinre growing on the trellis nearby
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Bridge project / viewing area completed
by Hilo Jason- 18 replies
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A little over a year ago the Southern California Palm Society had the opportunity to visit the garden of Dr. Mardy Darian. It was an amazing day and besides the incredible plants, I was inspired by his cat walk bridges that he built throughout his property. Since I don't have huge Eucalyptus to work with, or a 3 acre lot, I have to make due with what I do have, which is a .2 acre lot and no canopy! Hah! It's not much, but it's now completed so I am happy. It's a 15 foot long bridge that connect my hot tub deck to the roof of my garage. The next step is building a deck on top of the garage roof so my wife and I can enjoy the sunsets on our new little perch. I …
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