DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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   Seronoa repens (blue form)

   February 7, 2010 by Natureguy

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   This is mostly for Ken Johnson, but I welcome any comments or experiences from all. I was in Hobe Sound, FL the other day and found a wonderful collection of the blue form of saw palmetto. I will be back there in two weeks with a backhoe operator. My intent is to see if I can transplant saw palmetto successfully? Can these be field dug and transplanted easily? Do they take transplanting well? They will need to make a 2 hour drive home, as well. or should I just go buy one? Last summer I had a backhoe operator dig a small field grown cabbage palm. I took it home and had in the ground within 30 minutes of excavation. The center spear came out in the first week,…

   

   Last reply by Rusty on Pine Is., February 13, 2010

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   Hybrid Progress 1 2

   January 28, 2010 by freakypalmguy

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   Here's a little progress for all you hybrid freaks. From this to this to this to these (and a few more I found popping)

   

   Last reply by ErikSJI, February 13, 2010

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   Cunninghamiana or Alexandrae

   November 24, 2009 by Rafael

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   Hi people, I would like anyone to help with the id of this beautiful archontophoenix, please.

   

   Last reply by Rafael, February 13, 2010
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   Palm flower pics

   February 13, 2010 by Tyrone

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   I had one of my palms come into flower. The bees were very busy as well. Here are some pics. Best regards Tyrone

   

   Last reply by Tyrone, February 13, 2010
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   Kew facing research and public facilities difficulties

   February 13, 2010 by Dave-Vero

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   The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew are so important for research into and conservation of palms that it seems appropriate to point out a news story at Nature's Great Beyond blog. An independent review (link to the pdf provided at the blog) expresses concerns over Kew retaining its world-class status as a research organization. It also worries about Kew's facilities, including the grand Temperate House, which is urgently in need of renovation. The research institutions in the United States most like Kew are the New York Botanical Garden and the Missouri Botanical Garden. There are lots of smaller outfits, including Fairchild, Montgomery Botanical Center, and the Botanical …

   

   Last reply by Tyrone, February 13, 2010
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   Now Snow...what a winter!!

   February 11, 2010 by TonyDFW

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   Feeling very winter like in Dallas. 3 inches of snow and still falling Here is my yard after the early February 15F freeze.

   

   Last reply by iamjv, February 13, 2010
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   Pritchardia ID

   December 14, 2009 by Bags

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   I posted these photos in Joe's Pritchardia ID thread, but not much response. I think many may have given up on looking for pictures on the original thread so I'll give it another shot. I purchased this a few days ago from the same place Joe saw them. It originally came from Palm Mountain as an unknown Pritchardia. Here are the pics. Orange fuzz on the petioles White back side of leaves

   

   Last reply by MattyB, February 12, 2010
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   a few photos

   February 9, 2010 by edbrown_III

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   I have been a bit late to post -- some software troubles-- I dont live as far north as some of the respondents but in zone 9a heres a few photos taken this week end past. A micrantha was totally wrecked by the freeze here in Jax--- I lost one in the 2001 bout --- I dont think I will try this species again . CHunio phoneix hainensis wasnt really hurt --- this same palm almost died 8 years ago in 2001 Best regards Ed

   

   Last reply by edbrown_III, February 12, 2010
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    Some Palm Pics from San Diego 1 2

    February 10, 2010 by epicure3

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    On a night like this it's tough to think tropical. Heck, in a month like this..... Anyway, I got a new camera for Christmas and I took a few pictures of what it is like in coastal San Diego in the middle of Feb. Fairly hardy Foxy Lady. This re-generated a new crown after our freeze in 2007. Took more time than it would in Florida or HI, though.

    

    Last reply by epicure3, February 12, 2010
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    Germination preperation

    February 12, 2010 by Don

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    In these pics i've prepped livistona chinensis,butiagrus f2,chamaerops humilis v. arborescens,phoenix loureiri x canariensis,syagrus romanzoffiana, zamia furfuracea x zamia floridana, and zamia floridana. I used the brush on a drill to remove some of and scar the fruit then added pectinase enzyme Which I got from Tom Broome, he has an article about how to do this, to remove the remaining tissue.

    

    Last reply by Don, February 12, 2010

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    What palms WILL NOT grow in the shade

    February 9, 2010 by DoomsDave

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    Howdy: Ray in Tampa's thread about sun-palms in the shade begged this question. Some palms won't grow in the shade at all. Bismarckia is one I can think of right off the top of my head. By "grow in the shade" I mean grow well, reach full size in a reasonable time. Bizzies in the shade just sit there. Gary Wood has a Bizzie that's been in the shade for years, and it's about 4 feet tall, no trunk. Its sibs in the full sun, planted at roughly the same time are now about thirty feet tall, and fruiting. So, how about the rest of you?

    

    Last reply by Carlo Morici, February 12, 2010
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    Snowy Palm Pix

    February 7, 2010 by tjwalters

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    We were buried under 26" of snow here, just east (11 miles) of Washington, DC. Digging out was a real chore...until the guy with the Bobcat showed up. (More pix http://home.comcast.net/~tjswebpix/Blizzard2010/'>here.) Seven-foot tall Rhapidophyllum hystrix: Sabal minor w/ berries:

    

    Last reply by Palmy, February 12, 2010

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    Bluer than blue 1 2

    January 31, 2010 by Gileno Machado

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    Allez les bleus !! Please add pictures of glaucous, bluish, azuladas palmas...here are a few: Young Bismarckia nobilis

    

    Last reply by Alberto, February 11, 2010

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    Washingtonia robusta

    December 13, 2009 by Tassie_Troy1971

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    Here is a pic of my washy robusta back in early Febuary 2009

    

    Last reply by happ, February 11, 2010

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    Dypsis madagascariensis

    February 9, 2010 by Brian

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    This palm has always looked good until about a month ago when the leafs started to brown. It almost looks like sunburn but its always been in full sun and looked good. All I can think of thats different is that I added 4 tree fertilizer spikes next to the drip emiters. Does this look like fertilizer burn to you guys? Any other ideas on whats going on? Thanks for any advise you can give. Brian Dypsis madagascariensis.bmp

    

    Last reply by Brian, February 11, 2010
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    Name That Infruct

    December 29, 2009 by freakypalmguy

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    Found this new one the other day. See if you can ID it

    

    Last reply by freakypalmguy, February 10, 2010
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    some palms to ID please

    February 4, 2010 by fiji jim

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    I have two different palms here that I would like to identify. First is a Dypsis I think and if I am correct the seed was purchased as D.ambrositrae in 2005. It does not resemble the true D.ambrositrae. Here is a view of it from above.

    

    Last reply by fiji jim, February 10, 2010
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    Sun loving palms in shade

    August 3, 2006 by SubTropicRay

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    Have you ever grown a palm known to love full sun and had success with it in a shady spot? Ray

    

    Last reply by fiji jim, February 10, 2010

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    Dypsis sp "malagosy" & Dypsis sp "manambato"

    February 9, 2010 by PalmatierMeg

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    Nearly a year ago I received seedlings of these two Dypsis from a now-defunct palm seller. Both have grown very well so far in my climate, surviving both summer heat/humidity and winter chill (though I stashed them in my heated-at-night shadehouse during the 2-week cold spell). They are still in the seedling stage but I have been unable to find out anything about them from outside sources. I have observed the following about them: Dypsis sp. "malagosy" or "malagasy" This is the smaller of the two but doesn't appear to be an "ankle biter" palm. The major thing I've noticed about my 75+ seedlings is that the base and petioles have red/rosy coloration and a scatteri…

    

    Last reply by bruno, February 10, 2010
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    Palms by night

    February 9, 2010 by mpiodi

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    By chance I discovered that palms, photographed by night, reveal special effects and a strange beauty Here are some pics Sabal yapa

    

    Last reply by Davidl, February 10, 2010
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    New Red frond thread

    January 27, 2010 by Central Floridave

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    Just another red frond popping up on my hookeri. All my Chambeyronia survived our recent freeze event with no damage. Unprotected other than under oak canopy. I like it when they pop out a new frond! Everything else is brown, but the Red Feather's don't miss a beat.

    

    Last reply by Gallop, February 10, 2010

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    Champion clumping Palms

    February 9, 2010 by Gileno Machado

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    One species I'm growing here really amazes me for the prolific ability to develop numerous suckers. It's my Dypsis lutescens variegated form (picture below). Chamaedorea brachypoda is another species that develops many stems. Other heavy clumpers here are Salacca Zalacca, Cyrtostachys renda, Chamaedorea cataractarum... What are the most prolific palms when it comes to vegetative development of multiple trunks?

    

    Last reply by Lowey, February 10, 2010
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    Double coconut in Californy?

    February 8, 2010 by DoomsDave

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    Howdyall: That thread about the Double Coconut in Miami and environs made me wonder if anyone ever tried one here? I suspect not, given the extreme difficulty in obtaining seeds. The big question is: will they tolerate our long, cool season? Anyone have any thoughts, experiences or blather they want to share?

    

    Last reply by Kostas, February 9, 2010
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    Brahea brandegeei and B. armata (?) together

    February 9, 2010 by fastfeat

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    I found this older pic that a friend had sent me from his travels in Mexico. Sorry, I can't be more specific as to where it was taken. But he did confirm that the greener were B. brandegeei, less certain if the grayer were B. armata or not. Sorry it's not of higher res, but...

    

    Last reply by Alberto, February 9, 2010

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    Palms spending winter indoors

    February 7, 2010 by Rafael

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    Since i began bringing indoors some palm species i realized that its behaviour is quite differente! Some of them are quite strong, facing dryness, other dont. Some want lots of sunlight, others goes fine without it. Some palms do not agree with indoors heat equipments, then its leafs get dry! I am quite unsure about how to manage with water, soil moisture, sunlght, heat equipments, humidity (65%)! Cause my roebelleni (or, as someone said, loureirii) is doing great, but veitchia joannis and alexandrae are geting dry on its leafs! I havent change these two to bigger pots, cause i am waiting spring and a good moisture. Any advisements??????

    

    Last reply by Rafael, February 9, 2010

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