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Welcome to the International Palm Society’s 34th biennial and our first in Vietnam. Later this month we will experience an itinerary created by Dr. Andrew Henderson, author of The palms of Vietnam. Although we are three weeks away from embarking, I am creating this page now in hopes that many of our travelers will post pictures here. Licuala bachmaensis in Bach Ma village. Photo by Dr. Andrew Henderson.
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Palm Quest in Florida
by Cindy Adair- 1 follower
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https://fngla.regfox.com/2026-palm-quest-conference? Above is a link to information about Palm Quest. I have never been able to attend but am posting it for general interest. I believe it happens only once every 2-3 years so go if you can and report back to this topic please.
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The Post tour begins in less than 20 days. PLEASE POST PHOTOS HERE. Itinerary consultant: Poonsak Vatcharakorn Lead botanist: Dr. Anders Barfod (author, The Genus Licuala in Thailand) Licuala flowers in Thailand, photos by Dr. Anders Barfod.
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Putting PalmTalk "App Icon" on your Home Screen
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Casa de las Palmas for sale
by Cindy Adair- 1 follower
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Upon request by the owners and IPS president Andy Hurwitz I am posting information about a one of a kind legacy property available for sale in Hawaii. PT is not normally the correct venue for real estate ads, but I believe when you read more you will see why an exception is made here. Although memories of my visit there in 2022 will forever be etched in my mind, please address inquiries to the owners, not to me personally. Please see information and photos from the owners: A New Chapter for Casa de Las Palmas We purchased Casa de Las Palmas in 2017 from the estate of legendary nurseryman Jerry Hunter. Jerry was…
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Palms 2026
by Cindy Adair- 1 follower
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I have been asked to spread the word about the World Palm Symposium supported in part by the IPS as part of our research, education and conservation mission statement. Below I copy a letter from the Organizing Committee: Dear fellow palm researchers and enthusiasts! Abstract submissions and early-bird registration are now open for PALMS 2026 Singapore! We are now accepting submissions for talks and posters related to the following themes about palms: 1. Ecology and ecophysiology 2. Systematics, phylogenetics, and evolution 3. Biogeography, macroecology and macroevolution 4. Plant-animal interactions 5. Uses and conservation 6. Palms…
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The lovely lanonia dasyantha
by happypalms- 13 replies
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If you’re after a beautiful easy growing palm, look no further than the dasyantha. They seem to love whatever iam doing to them. A beautiful understory palm. I have a few in dappled light to deep shade to morning sun and they all seem to love growing in these conditions. They will drink as much water as you give them and a little tolerance to mild dry conditions if you miss a watering. I love them super easy to grow and not too bad on the eye, the poor man’s mapu is definitely worth growing. I even lucked up with a variegated variety from a seed batch I germinated.
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Calling out Rhopalostylis experts🙏
by guillerman- 0 replies
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Has anyone seen anything like this before? I can’t help but wonder which Rhopalostylis variety it might be. My first thought was Chatham Islands, but I’m starting to doubt that. It could possibly be a Great Barrier Island form instead. Or even a naturally occurring hybrid with archontophoenix cunninghamiana? It’s surrounded by them.. Anyway what caught my attention is the very open crown and the extremely dark crownshaft color. I was also looking through some older Rhopalostylis photos and I think Geoff Stein used to have a few similar plants in cultivation. Curious to hear what others think on the variety — what are your bets?
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Today wandering the garden as I often do while taking a break from work I noticed that my Beccariophoenix madagascariensis seems to be starting to put on a little size. I can’t remember exactly when I planted it. It’s been about 6 years I would guess. It was a small 5 gallon. Over those years it has consistently put out new leafs, but it never really seemed to get too much bigger. While still considered small, it seems to finally be putting on some size. 5 gallon bucket in 2nd pic for scale. So what palm in your garden caught your eye today? It doesn’t have to be your favorite, just something that stuck out to you today.
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We wanted to share a true 'Pura Perfezione' moment from our balcony fortress on the 4th floor in Stachen, Lake Constance. My Howea forsteriana (Kentia) survived this very cold winter outside with solid professional protection! ❄️🛡️ We used multiple layers of heavy fleece combined with Sagex (Styrofoam) for thermal statics. The result: She is pushing a new spear right now! 🌿🔥 Today we are basking in a phenomenal (20.2 C / 68.4 F) in the shade, with a stable pressure of 1021 hPa. 🌬️💎
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Jubaea x Yatay or Yatay x Jubaea
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Hi does anyone have recent pics of these hybrids possible F2’s very curious to see if there are big/subtle differences as they mature. thanks.
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Our bigger Chamaedorea elegans has been living on my 4th-floor balcony since March 2025. She just survived her first full winter outside in Arbon/Stachen! ❄️🛡️ While she shows some winter wear, the statics are undeniable: She is pushing a fresh, green spear right now! (See my close-up photo). 🌿🔥 Maintaining this indoor-palm outside for a whole year is a true testament to the unique microclimate of our fortress. The 4th-floor thermal statics are pulverizing the botanical limits! 🌬️💎
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Our Phönix roebellinii after a very very cold Winter are looking like this ... Subtropical microzone on the balcony.
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Annual PACSOA show all set up ready to go!
by happypalms- 6 replies
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There’s a stack of palms up for grabs, at the pacsoa show this year. So for all those palm nuts out there head on up to Brisbane botanical gardens for a palm or two!
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Geonoma undata Seedling Question 1 2
by Jim in Los Altos- 40 replies
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I’ve got these young Geonoma undata seedlings from seed collected at an elevation just over 7,000’ (about 2,000 meters) in Columbia and I have them in a shady location outside at ground level and am wondering if a heat mat would be beneficial to them. My December-January typical high-low temperatures are between 65-40F. Would adding 15 to 20F degrees to their soil, particularly at night, be good or not? Darold, I bet you know.
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pindo palm leave issue
by JeanB- 1 follower
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Hi. We had purchased a Pindo Palm 2 years ago in a pot in the hopes to let it grow a little and eventually plant it once our pool was remodeled. I have noticed over the last 6 months that it starts to develop black/brown stains on the stems of the leaves. My intention was to plant it now since it is spring and we are re-doing our landscaping, but I am afraid that it may not be the right time since it has developed this disease. Any advise would be helpful : should we go ahead and plant it ? will it die anyway ? best course of action.
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I always had a very difficult time getting Kings (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana) going here in 10b, and I finally figured out the issue. The issue has nothing to do with the fact that they are shade grown, although the fronds might burn if you plant in full sun, which I did plant in full sun area. The new growth will adjust and be perfect once again. And soil was not really a determining factor either. Also, this is really a 10b+ palm. You can try 10a, but I don't this it's feasible long term, if you want it to be vibrant year-round and no issues. You also have to look at your HEAT zone. Kings don't really prefer much over 85 degrees in full sun or super dry air. Y…
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Beccariophoenix Alfredii, recently transplanted
by Golden10- 1 follower
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So I got a good deal on this approx 10ft Beccariophoenix Alfredii. Purchased a couple months ago and paid for installation. Well fast forward a couple frosts and the FL hard freeze and the nursary never called, and I was cool with that, heck I was cool with them holding it until March especially with the recent cold snap, didn’t want to disturb the root system well they called two days ago with no prior warning “we’ve got it loaded and would like to deliver today” so I really had no choice. Still alive obviously but I’m concerned about the burned fronds a the transplant, in fact I feel they under exaggerated how burnt it got. Am I crazy for thinking it a little unp…
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Pindo, Mule or Alfredii for front yard? 1 2 3
by SCVpalmenthusiast- 2 followers
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I’m trying to figure out what would be the most aesthetic. Unfortunately, my climate can’t sustain king palms or Kentias without being in a good microclimate. I prefer tropical palms that have feather fronds to the fan palms. I wish I could do something like this, but I cant so what would be the next best thing?
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Chamaedorea radicalis picture
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Post in this topic your Chamaedorea radicalis in pot or in ground to see the different form. Here non trunking form.
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Adonidia merrillii/Christmas Palm
by bubba- 1 follower
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For reasons, unknown, this elegant palm does not receive much attention or admiration. I decided to take some shots today of ordinary specimens here in the hood:
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Dypsis ambositrae speed of growth? 1 2
by Tracy- 1 follower
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I was very impressed when I was first exposed to this palm while visiting Jason's (Hilo now, Fallbrook then) garden on a Palm Society tour several years back. Fast forward a couple of years, and I decided to try a couple myself. I'm curious what others experience on speed of growth is. While these seem to put out consistent new leaves, it seems that at least while still young there isn't a lot of change in girth or height. If you have grown this, is there a magic size when they suddenly begin to accelerate? If so how old, or what size when they hit the accelerator. I won't say gas pedal, because maybe that will date this thread someday . Please share your experienc…
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We need a bit of color on the board. Post away! I'll start with some Calyptrocalyx in the garden, all going off at the same time. Understory gems for any garden if they will grow for you. C. leptostacyhs, C. pachystachys, and C. pachystachys 'mottled.' Tim
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Fake Spring and Anxiety
by JohnAndSancho- 4 replies
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This kinda crosses every subthread on here so I'm gonna put it here. It's fake spring. Yeah it was 83 degrees today but, at least here in the South, there's always that one last cold front in late March or early April and I just don't have the energy to drag everything out and back in, totes or not. If you've paid any attention to my thread or my socials, I've gotten more into tropicals - bananas, colocasia, alocasia - I've got so much stuff to split up and pot up but I have just about filled this room. These aren't going into solo cups or liners, I can chop some into multiple 1g bags for farmers market sales or whatever, but I've got lots of 5g to fill …
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I’ll document my SoCal coconut tree journey here. Getting anything bigger than a shriveled up coconut sprout in California is almost impossible for a variety of reasons so I ordered 3 coconut sprouts. I currently have 3 coconuts of unknown varieties. The first was “front yard coconut”This is the earliest photo I have of it but it came in August 2023 half dead with one greenish leaf. This is it now dec 18 2023. It has grown but the growth has been quite slow and undramatic. When I transferred it into the ground in august it really had no roots at all. I’ve read that they eat their coconut for a while but that was strange to see I’ve been fertilizing nothing. Hopefull…
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