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   back from the dead- the big Coconut is alive !!!

   August 11, 2010 by Eric in Orlando

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   Our tall Cocos nucifera 'Green Malayan' has begun growing again. It was seemingly dead after this past cold winter. All of our coconuts were killed. This specimen was our tallest. It was planted in Nov. 2001 and survived a dip to 27F one night in Jan. 2003 with just moderate burn. This past winter we had 6 nights at 32F or below, the coldest being 29F. And the night it dropped to 29F it was below freezing for 12 hours!!!. It didn't show much damage for awhile then around early April it started declining and by June most leaves had died and the center had collapsed. About 3 weeks ago the last frond that was still green died and fell over. No growth had emerged the entire s…

   

   Last reply by Walt, August 14, 2010
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   Jungle is recovering

   August 13, 2010 by junglegalfla

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   Well, it's been a few months since our hellish winter. Thought I'd post some shots of the palms. Some carnage remains but most are recovering nicely. Foxy lady crown - Dictyosperma album - teddy bear

   

   Last reply by rozpalm, August 14, 2010
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   When in Manila

   August 13, 2010 by bubba

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   The Manilians:

   

   Last reply by Ken Johnson, August 14, 2010
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   Need help with this King Palm

   August 14, 2010 by FallbrookCA

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   I just planted this triple king and it looks like this new frond is turning a slight brown. Am I overwatering? or is it getting sun burned? Or maybe some transplant shock? Here is a photo, hopefully someone can help out.

   

   Last reply by FallbrookCA, August 14, 2010
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   Foxtail Misery

   July 3, 2010 by Tampa Scott

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   If this was your palm, what would you do? I have my chainsaw ready. The cold of this past winter damaged all of the leaves on this Foxtail. Every new leaf that has come out falls over and turns brown.

   

   Last reply by Tampa Scott, August 13, 2010
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   Colin is in town 1 2

   August 9, 2010 by MattyB

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   World renoun traveler, Aussie Rat Pack member, PRA Team International member, and all around great guy, Colin Wilson (palmtreesforpleasure), blew through San Diego's premiere gardens like a cyclone! Here are a few pics of a short leg of his journey where he stayed for 3 days and 2 glorious nights with us at Manambe Lavaka . Enjoy. Colin and BS Man about Palms getting started at Balboa Park on our way to Palm Canyon Ficus macrophylla, the Moreton Bay Fig. The scale is deceiving. We were 20 feet up on an elevated bridge. Those roots are at least 4 feet tall. Bill got his hand stuck inside of a fossilized fern trunk....again! At Jim Wright's famou…

   

   Last reply by Wanderanwills, August 13, 2010

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   Chamaedorea tepejilote

   January 27, 2009 by Jonathan

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   Hi all, I had some C. tepejilote plants that were getting all wobbly on their shanks - so decided to try a method of forcing some stilt roots that I'd read about in a PACSOA magazine article. I cut up some 90 X 200mm plastic pots and placed them around the base of the trunk, filled with damp sphagnum moss. A few months later....Bobs your Aunts husband....stilt roots! You'll notice the string tying all the plants together - that shows how unstable they had become through years of neglect. I hope that when the new roots hit the potting mix these palms will really take off. C. tepejilote with pants on.... ....closer.... ....whats in there?....

   

   Last reply by tjwalters, August 13, 2010
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   Nibung palms

   August 12, 2010 by oxcart1

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   The Nibung palm seems to be just pefect for an application in my SoCal garden. Will it work in this climate ? Anybody have any experience with them here ? Thanks in advance, Ron

   

   Last reply by aussiearoids, August 13, 2010
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    South Texas Palms

    August 12, 2010 by Xenon

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    Here are some pics from my recent trip to the Rio Grande Valley . A Caryota sp. Accoelarraphe wrigtii Pandanus sp. with Rhapis and Thrinax sp.

    

    Last reply by Jonathan, August 13, 2010
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    Happy MadFox

    August 5, 2010 by ellidro

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    Here's a pic I took today of a happy madfox growing in Coastal San Diego. I bought it as a one leaf seedling about three years ago or so and It has been in the ground a year and a half. The pic is from my Iphone so I apologize for the quality of the photo.

    

    Last reply by ellidro, August 13, 2010

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    Evening photos of pond and palms

    August 10, 2010 by Palm crazy

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    Sorry about the quality I took these at the last minute and without the tripod so not the best. Will add more later this weekend since they are saying low 90's. Most of the plants and palms in this small area are still young. Except for some chammy's. The waterfall is very loud. The red lights add some color at night, are just art glass I put over pathway lights. Baby Butia x Jubaea Chammy's; left trunking radicals, right regular radicals. Water movement is great day or night. Whoops I see a blank spot. Waterfall moves very fast so no fish. Will add more photos later, thanks for looking.

    

    Last reply by Palm crazy, August 12, 2010

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    livistona saribus

    August 11, 2010 by gyuseppe

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    in my city minimum temperatures in winter -1/-2 degrees Celsius(very rarely, almost never to - 3 ) the Livistona saribus resist these temperatures ? thanks your

    

    Last reply by gyuseppe, August 12, 2010

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    So. Cal palm/cycad nursery recommendations?

    August 11, 2010 by NorCalWill

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    I'm driving to So. Cal from the Bay Area tomorrow, and was hoping someone could give me a few recommendations for sources. Not looking to spend my life savings. What I'm looking for: Acoelorraphe, up to 15 gallon Sabal 'Riverside' up to 15 gallon Sabal palmetto up to 15 gallon Encephalartos frederici-guilielmi (15 gal) Encephalartos eugene-maraisii (15 gal) Encephalartos lehmanii (15 gal)

    

    Last reply by Hilo Jason, August 12, 2010
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    Central Queensland Palms

    August 10, 2010 by newcal

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    The wife and I spent a week up in the central QLD coastal areas back in April...Here's a few photos I took way back when. Rather than tell you all what they are, I'll let you describe them...winner gets a 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

    

    Last reply by peachy, August 12, 2010
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    My Burgeoning Jungle

    August 11, 2010 by buccaneers37

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    I took a picture of my P. sylvestris that was installed Thursday & that I had to "lower" on Saturday. I also have a picture of the silver S. repens (of which I already had 3) & S. minor that I picked up in Christmas two weeks ago. While I was out taking pictures, I thought I would get updated photos of what my front & back yards look like now. I am trying to go for the "jungle" look, so I'm hoping we have several mild winter in a row so they can get well established & start to fill in. Since there are still bare spots, I'm not through planting yet. I am also going to attempt to take all the grass out of the front yard (around the palms, which is about 75-8…

    

    Last reply by DCA_Palm_Fan, August 11, 2010
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    Dypsis puzzle

    August 2, 2010 by John in Andalucia

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    I haven't been posting much lately, funnily enough, because between watering, I've been up all hours building my new website. You'd think that was a bricks and mortar job far away on a hill, wouldn't you? So my new girlfriend is a load of fancy coding languages that I just bumped into; AJAX, JQuery and Protoype. You're not impressed yet, I can tell, so here's a little Dypsis puzzle. Can you identify the species? Some here may even know the photographer, and have seen this palm for real: http://www.freshpalm...om/puzzle1.html

    

    Last reply by DCA_Palm_Fan, August 11, 2010
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    Another one bites the dust

    August 10, 2010 by www.dadluvsu.com

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    Once I saw the ooze coming out of the palm it was just too far gone so I snapped off the top of the palm. Someone cry with me, the Carpoxylon didn't pull thru... Called Mike over at the palmtreedr.com and he cried with me while we discussed one other palm that is pretty well inflicted with fungal problems over last winters record breaking cold weather. Thielaviopsis is a mean way to die! GRRRR!!!! And just to add a great bit of insult to injury this palm is located in a quarantined area of Boca Raton for Mediterranean Fruit Fly, and they were dining and breeding on the palm. This was not a good day for palm growing.

    

    Last reply by www.dadluvsu.com, August 11, 2010
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    Coconuts in Hawaii

    August 10, 2010 by www.dadluvsu.com

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    At what elevation do Cocos fail to grow prolifically in the HI state? Will they fruit above that magical 600' elevation mark?

    

    Last reply by www.dadluvsu.com, August 11, 2010
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    The Good The Bad and The Ugly

    August 7, 2010 by Tassie_Troy1971

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    I have always been a big advocate of growing palms that i think have a good chance down here but occasionally some slip under the radar and don't perform as expected . Ok here are 3 palms that i have had for a while -some are just not suited to Tasmanias climate ! THE GOOD Grown from a small sprouted seed 2 yrs ago -powers away all through winter ! THE BAD Archontophoenix purpurea Just sits there doing nothing no matter what i do ,fert , fungicide -even the greenhouse is no good , (Alexandrae grows well here though go figure??) The Ugly Arenga engleri Refused to grow in the last 12 months at all ?? reckon it ne…

    

    Last reply by gyuseppe, August 11, 2010

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    My garden recovers nicely from the freezes

    April 2, 2010 by Trópico

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    I got off work early today. Haven't seen the home daylight garden in ages...

    

    Last reply by peachy, August 11, 2010
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    Cold Weather Palm Garden

    August 11, 2010 by _Keith

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    I am guessing this hotel is Zone 9a normally, probably zone 8b last winter. Yet, the garden looked great this weekend. Here are a few shots. These are full size sabals rear, not sure on the front palm, on top of a 4 story grotto with a swim in bar at the pool level. Awesome gardens, and I might add, a great place to stay as well.

    

    Last reply by _Keith, August 11, 2010
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    Can you move a Brahea edulis?

    August 11, 2010 by Matt in SD

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    My Neighbor is going to take out a large Brahea edulis, 15 feet of clear trunk and a really perfect specimen. Can these be transplanted? It seems like a shame to just cut it down. Matt

    

    Last reply by DoomsDave, August 11, 2010
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    Clustering Chamaedorea plumosa

    August 9, 2010 by Austinpalm

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    Has anyone ever seen one?

    

    Last reply by Jonathan, August 11, 2010
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    PALMS WANTED FOR EPIC PALM SPACE

    August 3, 2010 by DoomsDave

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    Hello, everyone: As you may know if you're in the PSSC, Mile Square Park, has a "Palm Island" display of rare palms. MSP is located in the City of Fountain Valley, in Orange County near Huntington Beach. What you may not know is that one of our long-standing members, Ralph Velez, has established a relationship with the management of Mile Square, which will allow palm lovers to plant palms outside the relatively limited Palm Island area. Mile Square Park is literally that, a mile square on each side, plenty of space. This could be one of the world's epic palm places. All that's needed are more palms! The potential here is enormous. Broad lawns are watered …

    

    Last reply by obabylive, August 11, 2010

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    Jubaea x's....................

    August 9, 2010 by trioderob

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    how about a thread with photos of all known Jubaea crosses. also any info on growth rate or hostory of the cross

    

    Last reply by iamjv, August 10, 2010