DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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   What kind of palms can grow on beaches

   January 11 by dimitriskedikogloy

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   I’ve always wondered if washingtonias can grow on the beach and specifically on the sand close to the water since clear trunked washis are probably the closest thing to a coconut tree beach in Greece's climate. I’ve seen a beach in the Canary Islands where they had planted washingtonias extremely close to the water and they seemed to thrive. I live right next to the beach and I would really love to experiment with planting these as close to the water as possible (probably not legal so let’s say in theory). Here is a picture of a beach in the Canary Islands

   

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   Palm ID Please

   June 19, 2018 by GDLWyverex

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   I have seen 2 of these lining the streets hereabouts and would like to know what they are. They closely resemble dypsis lutescens to my way of seeing, but with a nicer conformity to the palm fronds and thinner stalks. Is it a d. lutescens or something else Richard

   

   Last reply by idontknowhatnametuse, January 16

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   Chamaedorea elegans: An underrated Solitary Palm

   July 13, 2017 by PalmatierMeg

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   In another thread I made the point that Chamaedorea elegans is actually a solitary palm that is often sold as many tiny seedlings artificially clustered and jammed into small pots or cloying flower arrangements. If you know this, you can purchase a slew of them in a 4" pot for a few $$, separate them and pot them up individually. When you let them grow as nature intended you discover this slow-growing little palm is quite beautiful. I have them scattered around my property in pots and in the ground - they take up little space. I was asked to post photos of some of my planted little Chams, so today I did so and included a couple of potted ones I keep on the front porc…

   

   Last reply by happypalms, January 15

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   Licuala Cordata Transplanting

   January 7 by Shazzdog

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   I have a large L Cordata in ground around 30 years old. Moving house and wondering what are the chances it would survive being dug out and placed in a pot. Any advice on the best way to go about this? I’m in Cairns Thanks in advance

   

   Last reply by Tropical Toni, January 15

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   Malta (December 2025)

   January 15 by Jonathan Haycock

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   Throughout December we visited Malta, Sicily, and Poland before spending time with my folks in UK. It's been more than 25 years since my last visit to Malta and it has certainly changed in that time, but the island is still beautiful and of course packed full of ancient history. Palm diversity not the best unfortunately. Weather was pleasantly mild and sunny with max temperatures pushing 20C most days. St. Julians Phoenix sylvestris, St. Julians St. Paul's Cathedral, Mdina Chamaerops humilis and Washingtonia robusta, St. Julians Washingtonia robusta, St. Julians Monument to Winston Churchill, Upper B…

   

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   partial spear pull

   December 22, 2025 by ZPalms

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   I just found out my small butia had a partial spear pull and chamaerops had a full spear pull and I’m not sure how I should treat it because if the weather. Should I do do strictly a copper fungicide or?

   

   Last reply by Allen, January 14

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   Sabal bermudana

   October 1, 2025 by gyuseppe

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   made from seed collected at the Naples Botanical Garden in 1999

   

   Last reply by Fusca, January 14

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   Legacy gardens

   January 10 by Lars Woodruffe

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   I've not shared anything with you folks before, simply because I haven't had anything to offer. I was not born with a passion for palms. We (my wife and I) fell into this peculiar and fascinating world quite by chance. Like anything, the more you learn, the more interesting things become. That said, all we have to offer you is our experience managing a legacy garden. Irene & I bought Casa de Las Palmas on Hawaii Island in 2017. The garden was the tropical fantasy world of the late San Diego nurseryman Jerry Hunter. Mr. Hunter was successful. He’d started his company in the 1950's, and was the 33rd licensed Landscape Architect in California. He'd been…

   

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    Didnt crack P. sargentii seeds before soaking. Do I soak again?

    January 13 by MC Silver

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    So I had soaked my Pseudophoenix sargentii seeds for two days, but while doing further research I now realize that I had not cracked the shell. Do I just plant the seeds regardless or should I re-soak the seeds for another two days now that the shells are taken off? Thanks!

    

    Last reply by Central Floridave, January 13

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    What kind of animal may feed on Chamaedorea fruits like this?

    January 11 by Phoenikakias

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    Take in to consideration please that there are several patrolling semi-feral cats around. Could it be an insect, bat or a small bird? In last case I have in mind of a robin coming over regularly to or even having nested somewhere in my garden. But fruiting stalk hangs out quite close to the ground. It must be a very daring bird, if it is a bird.

    

    Last reply by gyuseppe, January 13

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    Burretiokentia Mystery

    December 6, 2017 by palmtreesforpleasure

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    Hello All, For some time i keep re reading the palms of New Caledonia book to identify this palm As the next persons growing a lot New Caledonian palms is about 800 ks away, ( there are few collectors that have a few species in Sydney) it is hard to visit them to compare collections. So over the years the Queenslanders and overseas visitors look at this palm, many a different answers. Now that it has flowered it should be easier to identify. The maroon tomentum is like velvet, everyone gives it a rub which removes it. It is very attractive palm however it does not like full sun as it emerges through the canopy. Will get a ladder and take pi…

    

    Last reply by richnorm, January 13

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    Winter Woes? It could always be worse!

    January 12 by BayAndroid

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    Range map of native and naturalized palms in the East USA and Texas

    June 1, 2024 by Jimbean

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    I haven't touched California and there's some imperfections in these maps. I have not been able to go over all of the specimens in my spare time to sort out the cultivated from wild/naturalized palms. This is mostly completed though and it's a really good for what can grow wild and where. Click on the "map" tab on the left and zoom in on the Eastern USA. cabbage palmetto (Sabal palmetto) · iNaturalist Dwarf Palmetto (Sabal minor) · iNaturalist Scrub Palmetto (Sabal etonia) · iNaturalist Mexican Palmetto (Sabal mexicana) · iNaturalist Brazoria Palm (Hybrid Sabal × brazoriensis) · iNaturalist saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) · iNat…

    

    Last reply by kinzyjr, January 13

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    Palm Id request.

    January 11 by Horticulture-AL

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    Would anyone be able to identify the palms from the photos I’ve supplied. These palms I’ve planted over 25years ago. Thankyou Alan

    

    Last reply by Horticulture-AL, January 12

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    Share your microclimate and tips on building/finding microclimates.

    November 16, 2025 by Maddox Gardening-youtube

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    If you have a good microclimate please show us! And also please give tips on creating/ finding microclimates.

    

    Last reply by Than, January 11

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    Identification for a few very interesting palms

    January 11 by ne0ndrxft

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    Hi, I found these before and I thought they looked very interesting so I wanted to know what species they are I am very terrible at identification so I would guess Pinanga baviensis (syn. P. sinii) for the first one, Ptychosperma propinquum (syn. P. macarthurii) for the second and the last one something like Livistona. Thanks

    

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    Coconut palm in Cyprus 1 2

    January 6 by Stelios

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    Happy new year everybody. A small update of my coconut palm in Cyprus. It's still alive for another winter. I increased the water in the summer and it started to make a difference in the growth.

    

    Last reply by mlovecan, January 11

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    Remarkable palms of Tampa Bay 1 2 3 4 19

    August 30, 2019 by RedRabbit

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    Inspired by @palmsOrl's thread for Orlando, I'm starting this thread so we can share remarkable palms in the greater Tampa Bay area. What I mean by "remarkable" is a palm that's unusual for the area it is planted. A 10' coconut in Wesley Chapel would be remarkable whereas the same palm in St. Pete Beach would not be. Just use own judgement and err on overposting. The "greater Tampa Bay area" is somewhat ambiguous. For the purposes of this thread, let's go with a very broad definition and include all these areas: Hernando Pasco Hillsborough Pinellas Polk Manatee Sarasota

    

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    Disease on my Palm. Treatment

    January 9 by Carolpalms

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    There are yellow spots on my palm. Thinking treatment might be systemic fungicide, but checking with you guys first for clarification. What is wrong with this palm and prescribed treatment? Thank you, Carol

    

    Last reply by Tracy, January 10

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    I think this is an Archontophoenix, but I'm not sure what species

    December 31, 2025 by ne0ndrxft

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    Last reply by Davidlon, January 10

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    Soil mix 101 home brew

    January 6 by happypalms

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    @happypalms I mix my own soil up with various ingredients. First is coco coir coarse, perlite, nutricote, top quality potting mix, and volcanic rock crushed, blue metal is another alternative to the crushed dust. Give it a good mix up and you’re ready to go. I prefer this coarse mix for seedlings it has good drainage and plenty of air. Get your soil corre t from day one and your growing troubles are over, well sort of so to speak. It works for me, you may want to tweak your recipe to suit your own growing conditions and climate.

    

    Last reply by happypalms, January 10

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    Coconut 9b florida.

    December 8, 2024 by HudsonBill

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    I planted this coconut just under 2 years ago February of 2023. It already had bad freeze damage from the nursery because it went through 3 nights around 28degrees. Last winter our coldest night was 35 with no frost. So far this year we have had many many nights below 40. We had 1 night at 35 with very bad frost. We had to use scrapers on our windshields. Anyway I am located inland hudson, FL. Many big nice fruiting coconuts a few miles from me in part richey and hudson beach. I have burn barrels i plan to use around it when we get below freezing. I also ran heat tape in a spiral outwards around trunk under the mulch. The heat tape has kept the soil about 5 deg warm…

    

    Last reply by Maddox Gardening-youtube, January 10

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    Astrocaryum help (URGENT)

    January 9 by idontknowhatnametuse

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    I recently got 3 Astrocaryum mexicanum; The plants were heavily root bound and I had to change them into a bigger pot, they wouldn't like the colder temps of 16-25⁰C with their roots exposed, they also took 8 days to arrive because the nursery owner insisted in sending them before new years and dia de reyes, so there was a lot of traffic and 2 days of no delivery. The leaf tips are starting to lose color and fold/become dry over the days. What is this? Some type of fungus? Do they need sun, maybe (I keep them shaded, treating them like Chamaedoreas)? The soil stays consistently moist.

    

    Last reply by idontknowhatnametuse, January 9

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    Video caught in rain under K elegans

    January 9 by Brad52

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    I stayed mostly dry under a leaf… IMG_4494.mov IMG_4476.mov

    

    Last reply by Harry’s Palms, January 9

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    Updated photos on Adondia Merrill juvenile with spots

    January 7 by Golden10

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    I asked about some spots on my Christmas palms awhile back. Today I found all of these patches on my juvenile Christmas palms, I have two identical plants and both have them, mostly on the top newer fronds on this one. These spots were not there a few days ago NOTE: I did recently have a pest person come by and spray, not sure if it’s related. There was also the recent brief frost at 34 degrees; these were covered with frost covers

    

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