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It seems I am having my first sprout I just put these Phoenix canariensis seeds in zip bag with wet paper towel and today I checked and as you see I can see some roots … Please let me know, should I move them to pot right now or wait for the green shoot appears too ?
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Ok I didn't get a good look but I drove by this tree this morning almost certain it is a cocoa. DoomsDave confirmed it as well through text. Here is a picture of it . It is located in south corona California I don't know how it survives but it is also very healthy.
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More pics from Dr. Darian's garden
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What an amazing day! Please visit my blog - http://www.blueheronblast.com/2015/07/dr-darians-garden.html
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Magnesium oxide (human supplement) as a treatment for yellow palm fronds
by SoulofthePlace- 1 follower
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Can I use Magnesium oxide (dietary human supplement, with Chelated Zinc, by Spring Valley) as a treatment for yellow palm fronds? I would crush the tablets and add to the fertilizer treatment. Good or bad? P.S. 3 tablets per serving = 400 mg of Magnesium Oxide and 15 mg Zinc gluconate.
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Coconut Range In Florida - Does Anyone Have a Map? 1 2
by PalmTreeDude- 2 followers
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Does anyone have a Map that shows the areas where coconuts can be grown with success in Florida? Also, do coconuts do well in 10a? I see them everywhere in 10b + but not as much in 10a. Buy the ones in 10a seem fine.
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Are Royal Palm Root Systems Destructive?
by Keith2- 21 replies
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Hello Palm Experts, I have just planted a Royal Palm in my backyard in SW Florida, located at 20 feet from my neighbor's house and 17 feet from my house. My neighbor read a post on Yahoo, that Royal Palms have huge, destructive root systems and I am now concerned about whether my tree poses any threat to either structure. I already reviewed RKR's posting on the difference between palm roots and other tree roots (topic 4185 - Palm 101 Basics). It was very informative and concluded that because palm roots remain relatively constant in size, and create many interwoven runners, palm roots would not crack concrete like other tree roots sometimes do. Because of the c…
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My partner Mark Lynn and I did this hybrid this year and the seeds are getting ready to drop. Would anyone else out there like to share photos of this palm. Syagrus schizophylla x Syagrus romanzoffiana. I know these have been done in Cali as well as overseas and it would be interesting to see how they are doing now. First few photos are of the hybrid. Second two photos are of some of the Schizophylla that we pollinated.
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Do you believe it is prudent and/or proactive to put a little of the fungicide down? I have seen thin, stringy-like fungus beneath the mulch. Background: This palm continues to shoot out new growth but the fronds pretty quickly get this splotchy browning and start to look necrotic. About 3 months ago, I posted in this forum and got some good feedback to plant potassium spikes, which I did. Someone else said to apply a system fungicide. I have fertilized with a good palm fertilizer and continue to use potassium spikes, but the tree just seems weak, in general. Like the fronds seem to be drooping even more than in the past. Thank you for any advice, I am open ears!
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New thread, for a new project, step by step. clearing off the site
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Is it okay to plant an areca palm in a tight spot near a cement wall and driveway?
by PhilippineExpat- 1 follower
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My property has a cement wall around it and I just planted an areca palm in one of the corners. Here is a picture of its location: https://i.imgur.com/MqJ0R8C.jpg. The light brown spot in the bottom right corner of the pic is my driveway. The areca is about one foot from both walls and 1 foot from my ribbon driveway (made of cement). I'm aware areca palms grow in clumps and can get pretty big. My hope is the concrete walls and driveway will keep the clump under control. However, now I'm worried the areca's roots will cause damage to the foundation of the wall, or maybe the clump will grow under my ribbon driveway and lift it up. Are those valid concerns or am I safe?…
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With the permission of Forum admins , I would like to open this page . I know I am newbie and armature in experience and knowledge compare to the others here but I want to bring all my palms ( only few I have in pots or ground ) and will update them so I could track my progress and I might look back learn from my mistakes... Of course I will appreciate any comments as well
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Pictures of my new baby coconut <3
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I was at the Home Depot in Destin Florida today and I found a bunch of palms, it almost seemed like a nursery dedicated to palms. Good on them for that! I found 5 or 6 little coconut palms that were $10 each. I begged my grandmother to get me one and she did; I'm surprised it fits in her little car! (Volkswagen Beetle btw) Here's a picture > I hope I can keep it alive inside, until it's warm enough constantly (over 70 to be safe) to keep outside.
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Dr. John Dransfield, co-editor of PALMS, the IPS Journal, has been on the Big Island since last week, and for the last few days John and his delightful wife, Soejatmi, have been our guests. Yesterday I set a personal record, when John and I went for an eight hour garden tour here. And wishing we had had more time! John kindly offered his opinion on a multitude of palms, and I was taking notes as fast as I could! I'm going to post a number of John's comments, as well as photos taken by me (in our garden and at Floribunda Palms earlier today). Not quite sure how many photos that are good enough to be posted, but I intend to post them all tonight, but not necessarily within …
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repotting rootbound palms
by cencalpalmguy- 25 replies
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There is a huge tree nursery nearby that is going out of business. There are probably hundreds of chamerops humilis and trachies in 15 gallon pots for less than $20 a piece. The only thing is that they should have been re-potted several years ago. One I bought last year had busted out of the pot and was almost nothing but roots. Reading Glenn's post about his rootbound archies not growing well after planted, i was wondering how to avoid this. I was considering buying a few more of these and planting them in 24" crates for now. What do you guys think? What is the best way to re-establish them? Slice the roots and hope they grow outward? Should I use superthrive or …
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Hey there. I have propagated seeds and started growing palms in containers. I am looking to grow them in the ground and then start selling them in a couple of years as a way to supplement my income. I currently have abot 1500 seedlings in various stages. I am getting ready to buy a piece of land and put them in the ground. I am looking for help / tips in laying out the field and when to put go from container to ground. Any other additional information would be greatly appreciated.
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All natural, without any kind of protection or special additives or "magic fertilizers", the last one also grown with 100% rain water because has no irrigation, it's in an abandoned field: There are some roystoneas too , some regia and appears to be a oleracea too. I think it's the northernmost place with a Roystonea, full growing without any cares. 6 years ago when i've registered in this forum, in my first thread I think it was, I confunded roystoneas with cocos nucifera (I was young ok ) and in 2009 they had a worse aspect than now. They were about 75% healthy, but now they are 100% and growing up. It's a pity that I can't enter in that space, that w…
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Anyone growing this one? How does it hold up in Cali? Got pics? Share your experience!
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Mulching Machine / Frond Shredder
by Moose- 25 replies
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To all serious palmaholics - It is my desire to aquire a machine to chop up my fronds. Most petioles and leaf bases are very fiberous and are especially tough after turning brown. I am seeking recommendations or experiences with equipement that can turn my fronds into mulch. Please include manufacturer's name and model number if you can. It seems obsurd that I fertilize my palms and then dispose of the expired fronds instead of returning this organic material back into the ground. I used to chop up my frond refuse by hand. As my collection grows and my original plantings are going on 15 years in the ground, the amount of refuse is too time consuming for this method. …
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Matt in SD said at first this was a borassus, then seeing the flower, he said definitely not! A firend of mine came here a few days ago and talked about this palm. That friend lives 150 Km north of Mahajanga, west coast of madagascar. He saw it in a geological site called "tsingy" in malagasy, karstic ruins... This palm is known locally as a "dimbaka". It is enormous like a corypha but no roads go to that place, that can be reached by plane only or by boat. So, my asumption is that it cannot be an imported corypha. So, is it a Borassus?
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What causes trunk cracks/splitting?
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What causes this? The tree is doing fine. Trunk has looked good until the last couple months. It is possible it was getting more frequent watering b/c of nearby potted plants.
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About half of my Butia x Parajubaea cocoides show some signs of aparently Potassium [K] deficiency with premature yellowing amd dying of the older fronds. This year I´ll feed them with a combined good amount of decomposed manure, wood ashes and also some ''cloreto de potássio'' and see what happens. My native Butia species [B. eriospatha and B. microspadix] never show this K deficiency signs, neither B. catarinensis, but interestingly the Butia capitata [from central Brazil] also show similar signs. Do some of you also noted something similar to this on your own B x P ? Thanks !
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Brahea decumbens in south Florida
by virtualpalm- 21 replies
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I have been wondering if anyone else in the south Florida area is growing Brahea decumbens. I have one that I got as a 1-leaf seedling from Kapoho back in 1998. Below is a photo I took a couple days ago. It has a prostrate trunk around 2 feet long and is suckering heavily from the base. It still has not flowered. It is one of my favorite palms. When I was first getting into palms I was told by some of the local enthusiasts not to bother with this species... I sure am glad I didn't listen! Jody
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Because it's so cold in N. Calif. during winter not much grows except winter grasses and weeds. Yesterday I made a great discovery, as the Butia X Parajubaea has its first bloom spathe. It is about a foot long and is a dull brown color and is about 4 feet above the ground. It is growing sideways at a 45 degree angle from the trunk as a Parajubaea would. I immediately called Patrick Schafer to tell him the good news, and he said as far as he knows this is the first of his many hybrids that has bloomed. The palm is about 9 or 10 years old. I will keep you updated. Dick
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attalea in so cal who else has one!
by Stevetoad- 1 follower
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I was picking up some palms this weekend in fallbrook and saw this sexy thing! i think its attalea dubia. anyone else have one they can post a pic of? i fell a bit in love with it its huge! the fence behind it is 6' and the palm to the right is parajubaea torallyi.
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The Palm Tree Factories of Florida 1 2
by kylecawazafla- 1 follower
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Hello everyone! I recently drove around Homestead, FL photographing all of the different palm tree species being grown on a commercial scale. Here is the result! Bismarckia nobilis Phoenix canariensis Cocos nucifera and Washingtonia robusta Caryota mitis
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