DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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   Palms and nighttime rain

   May 28, 2018 by palm789

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   This goes for both in ground and in pots,my palms seem to grow faster when it's raining in the night rather than me using the hosepipe or watering can in the morning,what do you guys think?do you guys think that palms go into overdrive in the rain at night or is it all in my head lol.

   

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   Seeding Phoenix ID - Any Interest in Seeds?

   May 10, 2021 by PalmatierMeg

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   Today we stopped at our local deli for lunch. As we were leaving I noticed two large Phoenix palms on each side of the driveway. One was loaded with seeds while the other, a male, was not. The fruits were still green and were 1" long x 1/2" wide. The seeds are 3/4" x 3/8". The Phoenix genus is not my favorite but these two palms were spectacular beneath the sunlit sky. They have been cared for and pruned judiciously and were perfect. I saw no other Phoenix palms nearby. My question is: Can anyone tell me what hybrids these two palms could be (almost all Phoenix in FL are hybrids)? Is anyone interested in seeds when they ripen? If the offspring take after the parents they …

   

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   First garden

   July 5, 2014 by doranakandawatta

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   We planted this part of the garden since 2010, with palms we found on small road side nurseries: Adonidia, Yellow Adonidia, Verschaffeltia, Pinanga coronata At the beginning we filled the space with dwarf Pandanus, crotons, cordylines, Tabernaeomontana, and Heliconias, Soon we'll have to weed! Within few years, it start to be interesting:

   

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   Lodoicea maldivica beetle attack

   December 26, 2015 by User00

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   This Lodoicea maldivica tree in Peradeniya

   

   Last reply by Josh-O, December 27, 2015
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   PRA to San Diego

   December 1, 2015 by DoomsDave

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   Howdyall, Having a sabbatical this week from the Dark Tower, wanna make like a palmy tourist to San Diego County, maybe Thursday, December 3, 2015. See some gardens, schmooze a little. If you're in the mood for a visit, send me a PM . . .

   

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   Calyptrocalyx julianetti

   July 16, 2009 by downtownfish

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   I think I am going to buy a Calyptrocalyx Julianetti locally. I can't find much info on this palm on the web. I don't really have any palm books, so I was wondering if you guys could help me out. Thanks

   

   Last reply by downtownfish, July 16, 2009
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   Has anyone heard from Cristóbal lately?

   November 17, 2019 by GottmitAlex

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   If this is the incorrect subforum to post this, please, moderator, move it to the apt location. It's been almost a year since @Cristóbal has posted. Has anyone heard from him since? Thank you Alex

   

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   bees on trachy

   April 13, 2011 by palmman97

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    cabadae x decari

    August 19, 2012 by street124

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    N. Calif. Palm meeting

    July 17, 2009 by PalmGuyWC

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    This should be under Travel Logs, but I see no mention of the meeting there, and it looks like Travel Logs is not visited often. Notice of the meeting can be found under Northern California Palm Society Chapter under announcements. The meeting will be at the Palmetum in Oakland from 1 till 5 PM. No food required this time, but bring beverages. If any of you are coming from the Valley or anywhere and pass through or near Walnut Creek, stop by in the morning for a garden walk. Patric Schafer will be here hybridizing palms, so you can watch him in action. If your coming, give me a call at 925 937-4505 or drop me an E-mail. PalmGuyWC@aol.com. Bring a camera, please. One…

    

    Last reply by PalmGuyWC, July 17, 2009
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    Your favorite clumpers in your garden

    September 7, 2020 by redant

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    So we don't make this a Cyrtostachys renda thread, let's stick to clumpers you grow. My top three, picture in the order I like them. I prefer clumpers that have some space between them, that you can enjoy the pieces, I'm not a fan of the wall of palm things like fishtails or Areca's the way they are usually planted. Unfortunately I don't know what any of these 3 are so feel free to tell me.

    

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    What are some of the faster growing Dypsis?

    March 14, 2012 by Palm crazy

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    My D. baronii is going on its third stem in two years! What other Dypsis grow this fast or faster?

    

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    Around Doranakandawatta

    April 14, 2013 by doranakandawatta

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    How does it look around our Doranakandawatta estate? pineapple plantations The land next to ours has been cleared but we asked the new owner to keep the palms Caryota, rubber plantation and a lonely A. concinna in the rubber plantation Areca catechu

    

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    Loxococcus flowering in Peradeniya 2014

    January 15, 2014 by doranakandawatta

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    Techtiphiala ferox

    February 22, 2012 by mike in kurtistown

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    Here are some pictures of a rare and interesting-looking Mauritian palm named Techtiphiala ferox. The tall one is my scan of a photo in the June 2010 issue of Palms article on Mauritian palms and their conservation by Ludwig et al. The juvenile pictures are in my files, but I don't remember the source. Is anyone growing these, and where can seed be obtained?

    

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    My sad Licuala

    March 5, 2015 by Sabal Steve

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    What gives? Deficiency? Too much/little shade? Too much/little water? Thoughts? This is where it's at, under the Sabal.

    

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    Filibusta Failure

    January 16, 2014 by _Keith

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    As I was surveying the winter damage, I ran across what looks like crown rot, and probably a spear pull minimal and more likely coming death in my largest filibusta. I do not think this is freeze damage. Most likely I just never looked up there and noticed what was going on. This is more likely from incessant rains last year. We received right at 100 inches, which is nearly double our normal 60 inches. And of course it could be something else all together. I'll get out the extension ladder this weekend so I can get up there and see what is going on.

    

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    How long can jubaea seeds be stored?

    June 5, 2010 by serj

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    Hi to everyone! I have heard that the jubaea seeds have a short time viability. So i would like to ask how long can jubaea seeds be stored? Best regards, Sergiy.

    

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    Tis a sad day for my coconut. (My baby)

    February 20, 2023 by GottmitAlex

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    Well, I woke up this morning to a sad sight: The rodents which tried to make a nest in the base of my baby (my first coconut. 6 and a half years old) late last fall (autumn), killed it. Fronds collapsed as if the beetle got the best of it. But this wasn't the beetle. Rodents (I believe mice, coming from the neighbors yard) munched on the side of the base of the palm. They didn't get to the heart of the palm but almost. 5 months later, well, here are the pics. I still have 3 coconuts left (one green Malayan dwarf and two pacific golden talls. One of which is still a baby). One Alfie and a D. Plumosa. You may ask yourselves: "why wa…

    

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    Soil Solarization

    April 27, 2007 by nomolos

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    Does anyone know whether soil solarization which is a laying of clear plastic onto the soil to kill soil pests can be used to heat the soil around tender palm species in winter Cheers Sol

    

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    2 ID's please in Sydney Botanic Garden

    September 13, 2018 by Steve Mac

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    Do you recognize this hairy,ugly but interesting unnamed old palm? It has big round soft fleshy seeds which are date-like when opened. If the 'Addams Family' had a palm it would have been this one. And this more cheery looking unnamed one, that I don't recognize either?

    

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    Help in ID of Palm

    July 12, 2019 by Hombre de Palmas

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    Hello Everyone I need some help in identifying this palm. I have tried to ID it by looking around the neighborhood, or checking images on the net, but have come up with an exact match. The frond stems are not thorny. Many Thanks

    

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    Phoenicophorium borsigianum

    June 19, 2021 by WaianaeCrider

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    First of this month's 11 palms from the Big Island is in the ground. A few months ago I planted 5 small papaya trees in a circle knowing that sooner or later they would be tall enough to provide a semi-shady spot to plant a palm, and to boot maybe even some papays to eat as well. The fruit is still to small for eating, but the trees are tall enough to plant under and shoots the irrigation is already there. Just have to dig a hole and plant.

    

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    palm eating grubs

    September 17, 2013 by fiji jim

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    This grub and worms were found deep in the stem of some of my smaller bismarck palms. The palms that were rotten from the damage also had earwigs and some other small black beetle enjoying all the slime and goo. Plants were sprayed with insecticide but that had no effect on these nasties. We had to cut them out. Has anyone else seen these before.

    

    Last reply by Kostas, September 17, 2013
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    Chamaedorea id

    February 22, 2010 by sarasota alex

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    I'd like to ask for help with identifying these. Both look like a microspadix to me, but the fruits are different. The fruits of the first one are slightly larger, look like little cranberries, have more pulp but the actual seeds are a bit smaller. The fruits of the second one are a bit smaller, look like tiny oranges, have less pulp, but the actual seeds are larger.

    

    Last reply by sarasota alex, February 22, 2010