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Free Double 25' King Alexander Palm


Mike Evans

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I have a double King palm ~ 25' tall that is free for anyone that has the equipment to dig & move. Very healthy and beautiful. Easy access for equipment and trailer. It will probably weigh 5000# - 6000# with root ball. You do not have to back fill the hole. It is in my way and will meet the chain saw soon if there are not any takers.

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Mike, unfortunately, these don't move that well.

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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I tried to transplant a double I had that was about 7' tall and I thought I had a pretty significant rootball but it shriveled up like crazy and croaked

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Those things look perfect!

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Boy that is flawless. Hard to get them to look like that around Socal especially this time of year. The fronds sure look like cunninghamiana.

Carl

Vista, CA

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I planted these when I first started the garden in 1999, now they are in the middle of the Nursery, providing too much shade. I really hate to cut them down, but this will not be the first time. Things change over time.

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Kirk to Ken Johnson.......come in Ken Johnson.....

David Simms zone 9a on Highway 30a

200 steps from the Gulf in NW Florida

30 ft. elevation and sandy soil

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Beautiful palms. That's 14 years of growth? Wow, did they get any special treatment?

At what age do the King's get fussy about being moved?

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I had a friend come by and save the Kings and Foxtails. Here are a few pics of the move. Here goes the double Kings. And 3 Foxtails were in my way also. 1, 2, 3 , gone. It was a wide load when they left. They all s/b going to a good home. The Nursery just got larger.

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They went to a local nursery. The root balls are wrapped in plastic with the bottom open. He is going to stick them back in the ground to harden off. I will stop in next year & see how they are doing.

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  • 11 months later...

Yes they made it, they were all sold this past season. I saw them through there hardening off period and they didnt flinch. We dug, moved and planted a bizzy with about 6' clear trunk 20' overall and a spread about 20' a year or so ago, No sweat. The boss man has over 20 + years of tree moving experience. In the 1990s he helped move a 200 plus year old live oak that was over 40' tall. They needed a crane and root pruned the tree over a month with almost a 20' rootball. The tree still stands today.

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