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New here, I've gone Palm Crazy!

Dodger

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I registered a whle ago, but I'm only now getting around to posting here. After spending a lot of time in South Carolina and Florida these past two years, I fell in love with the palmettos there, and decided I wanted one of my own. So, I did the sensible thing and I got two! One each of two Sabal plants!

I have one Sabal minor that I christened the Carmical Palm, as I planted it in memory of a friend of mine who committed suicide back in January. I bought the palm at Stack's Nursery in Summerville, South Carolina, and it's been thriving, sprouting its first blooms and springing up frond after frond.

With that palm successfully established, I decided to take the next step up, Sabal palmetto. I got this beauty from Coleman's Nursery in Orlando, Florida, on a special order. This was after doing extensive research on whether it would survive in my USDA zone, and after reading about them successfully growing in New York City, which is north of me, and arguably colder than where I am. It's still establishing, but judging by the fact that the fronds are still green and it seems to be recovering from the transit between Orlando and here, I think it'll be fine as long as I stay on top of it. I've got stakes up to stabilize it, and training wire to ensure the ginormous fronds don't break or droop.

I look forward to learning a lot here so that I can be the best palm parent possible!

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Cindy Adair

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You are doing it right by researching carefully and reading on PalmTalk. Welcome to a group of some of the nicest people I've met!

Next, of course eventually take photos of your new palms for us to admire. Don't worry if they are smaller or less perfect than some you see here.

Most know I'm nearly always posting "baby" photos and only get good natured teasing.

Soon you'll be saving for the next Biennial like many of the rest of us. Oops, I guess I haven't actually started that savings part with my trip to Florida last week....

Cindy Adair

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Welcome to PalmTalk! This is a lively, friendly and very supportive group of palm enthusiasts (actually, plant enthusiasts...), so enjoy! :)

Aloha from the Big Island, :)

Bo-Göran

Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

 

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