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A few things I dont understand: 1) why have many of the cross breeds been created by expert botanists ? (or in other words what skills do they have that a novice does not to pull this off) 2) what is the dividing line as far as which which palms interbreed ? (or in other words whats the taxonomy that controls palm cross breeding) 3) what is the reason that many more cross breed dont exist at this point ? 4) what skills must you have to experiment with cross breeding ?
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Dypsis Honkona in Socal?
by joe_OC- 6 replies
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Anyone growing this palm in Socal? How is it growing for you? Thanks in advance, Joe
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Pritchardia pacifica or:
by bubba- 6 replies
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Another that made it through the Winter at Ann Norton. I am not sure if it is pacifica or thurstonii:
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NorCal Dypsis Decipiens
by JEFF IN MODESTO- 1 follower
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Looks like my Dippy Decipiens is opening a new leaf this week. I believe this is the fourth this year. Jeff (I woulda added this post to the previous "New leaf thread", but I couldnt figuire out how to attach a photo that way. )
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Nor. Cal. Roystonea borinquena Progress Report
by Jim in Los Altos- 24 replies
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II I'm one of very few growing Roystonea outside in Northern California and I only have one in the ground at that. It's an R. borinquena that I planted out as a 7" or so two leaf seedling five years ago. It now stands 12 feet tall to the top of the highest frond and is about to start showing some trunk. We had an unusually cool Spring and summer, with temperatures rarely surpassing the mid 70's during the day but with typical upper 50's and low 60's at night, so I'm happy I still got some decent growth on this palm this year. file:///Users/jd/Desktop/PA080942.jpg
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Howea Recovery Progress After FreezePruf Damage
by Jim in Los Altos- 2 replies
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Last winter my oldest Howea forsteriana (about 20 years old) sustained serious frost damage after the application of FreezePruf. This palm never showed more than minor tip burn in the coldest of winters but last year it was nearly destroyed despite the fact that it had withstood much colder temperatures in previous winters. I blame the FreezePruf since none of my other fifteen Howea suffered and didn't have FreezePruf on them. The good news is that after removing all the leaves except the spear last Spring, it has grown five healthy leaves and is pushing more. I thought I lost this palm it looked so bad. I never took pictures of the damage but here's the palm as of today…
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Bent Coconut.
by ErikSJI- 1 reply
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Just returned from Molokai Hawaii. Found this coconut in a car repair shop.
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Pritchardia pacifica 1 2
by MattyB- 1 follower
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I planted this P. pacifica last year, as a nice sized 1 gallon plant with large strap leaves, fully expecting it to perish in Winter. It spotted up pretty good, but due to a mild Winter, exceptional micro-climate, and very close proximity to a warming wall, not only did it make it through Winter, it's growing like a champion. Here's the large format still photography pictures from my hand held camera device.
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Ann Norton Gardens
by bubba- 4 replies
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Took a very quick stroll through this Garden today with Pedro. It fared very well suprisingly after such a harsh Winter last year. They are working very hard on the Garden and have thinned out some underbrush that has revealed some specimens that they did not know they had and know not what they are. This is one: I have no idea!
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Palms that are alkalai junkies
by DoomsDave- 6 replies
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rpebinger's thread about wood ash as fertilizer inspired this one. Which palms like highly alkaline soil, in your experience?
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Phoenix reclinata
by Patrick- 2 replies
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Hi all I'm just looking for some advice on this, I have a P. reclinata that has SERIOUSLY grown through and out of it's 5 gallon container and into the ground. I'm thinking about digging it up in the next couple of days and putting it into a big garbage can size container. Should I wait on this with winter coming up soon and do it in the spring? Or would it be safe to do now? I'm planning on digging pretty well into the ground to get it out, but who knows how rooted this guy is. I will have to dig into the root zone of one of my Livistona decoras to get this guy out. I'm sure someone has better experience than me on this so I'm all ears. Thanks in advance.
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butia variety??
by palm dude- 1 follower
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I came across an artical, while crusing the different butia spp, and found a picture and name: B. capitia v. lax leaf. Pretty cool looking with a softer petiole and not so recurved, a bit more tropical in appearance. I looked at other sites but could not come up with any additional information. Has anyone heard of this particular "variety" or is this a "one time event"? Thanks for any input you may have.....
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Palms in Costa Rica
by Palmeiras&co- 1 reply
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I'm going to spend some days in Costa Rica, and I was wondering if anybody knows nice places to visit there to see beautiful palms and landscapes. Thanks, Tomas
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New Specimen
by bubba- 10 replies
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This just popped up overnight. Any thoughts?
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Some of Ken Johnson's Work
by bubba- 6 replies
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I drive by this house that Ken did every morning on the way to work. This is just a shot from the back but I wanted to give Mr. Johnson an update on one of his legacies. These pictures do not at all represent the scope of his Palms and plants but I thought he may find it interesting from the growth prospective: This is an interesting tree that I believe Ken brought in. I am not sure what it is: Closer:
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Another fan palm ID
by Kumar- 8 replies
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Here is another fan palm, again a livistona spp probably but the petioles are completely smooth and lack spines throughout. Any ideas ?
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Areca catechu, yellow form
by LilikoiLee- 3 replies
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Just read the thread on the yellow Adonidia and it's need for shade and began to wonder if the yellow form of Areca catechu also needs shade. We have two - both getting about three hours of Kona afternoon sun - and they are looking a bit ragged. One is roughly 2 1/2'; the other 4'. Both have been in the ground about 3 months. (If it doesn't rain tomorrow I'll add some photos to this post.) I love their golden color and want to transplant them immediately if they need shade. Anyone else growing -or familiar with- them? Lee
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Wood ash as liming agent?
by _Rich- 1 follower
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Does anyone use wood ash (residue from campfire or grilling charcoal) as a soil remediation agent or micro fert. additive via mulch top dressing? From what I've seen, it will deacidify soils. For those with advanced soil requirement knowledge, which species may be harmed by lowering the naturally occurring acidity/PH level? My natural 'soil' is sugar sand - so would I be harming anything by applying slight amounts of wood ash? Thanks, Rich
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A new project for me
by John Case- 3 replies
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My very good friend Darold Petty (now in Spain, the rat) gave me the item you see below. The seeds are Parajubaea coccoides. As you can see, they are still wearing their husks. My current plan is to rot them off. Does anyone have an alternate (and possible better) plan to obtain the best possible germination? Mucho thankso!
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Palm ID
by tropicalb- 9 replies
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as far as i know, this is NOT a bizmarkia. would like some help id'ing this palm please http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/uploads/monthly_10_2010/post-222-023649200%201286491391_thumb.jpg
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Who's growing Raphia Farinifera in Southern California?
by Hilo Jason- 26 replies
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I have a full sun spot in my yard that I am reserving for a large palm and I really like Raphia Farinifera. I've heard that these struggle in our hot dry winds that we can get. I'm curious to know who's having success (or not) with these in Southern California, or even a similar climate somewhere else. I've seen 2 different 15 gallon sized ones at local nurseries that got really damaged in heat and wind. So that got me worried about planting one here and not having it do well. I've seen one at a private garden in San Diego that looked nice, but it was much closer to the coast than I am (I'm about 13 miles from the coast). I've also seen the one at the Catamaran Ho…
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ID PLEASE
by Ken Johnson- 13 replies
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Need ID
by bubba- 3 replies
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I am having trouble because the trunk is not as thick as I would expect and the leaf structure is different:
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Coccothrinax crintia
by bubba- 2 replies
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This is an old neighborhood with some great specimens, including but not limited to:
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Loxoccocus ruplicola
by LilikoiLee- 5 replies
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I am thinking about adding a L. rupicola to our garden but haven't found much info on them. Would any of you who had one back in the September 2008 thread (or acquired one since) please share your photos and results? All I have found online is that they like acidic soil and, unlike Hilo, Kona has more neutral soil. How are they doing in your area? Anyone know mature height & width? Mahalo! Lee