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Plants around the house
by RainForestt Robert- 26 replies
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Two years on my house is not completed, even though we are living in one of the completed areas. I have a bunch of plants that are sitting in pots, waiting for deliverance from confinement. Took the camera around and took a few photos this morning. Here goes ....... Coccothrinax spissa. Seed collected in the DR in 2004
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Tacky or terrific?
by TikiRick- 28 replies
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I have been watching this artist paint this mural for the last week or so. I am not sure what I think...I guess art is in the eye of the beholder as the cliche says..... http://i168.photobucket.com/albums....061.jpg
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Wodyetia vs C.Vogelianum
by Zayin- 13 replies
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Newbie question.. Looking to do an avenue lining a driveway.. What would you recommend, Woodyetia or Ceroxylon Vogelianum.. Oh yeah, this is for a hypothetical property in Auckland NZ... I know both are staggeringly slow growing but I'm kind of worried about the fox's hardiness.. Z
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Seedlings and what not
by Trópico- 16 replies
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Roystonea borinquena on their third strap leaf. The last leaf must be about 3' long! One year from seed. Compare the size with A. purpurea: One more:
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MOLES?
by gsn- 3 replies
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Okay we have had gopher wars,rat wars,how about MOLE wars? Here in Florida I have never heard of gophers,at least not the furry type?We do have an animal called a gopher,but it is a turtle,which is protected and no harm to the garden usually.No rat problem here even in all the sabal palms around. We do have the rats with bushy tails(squirrels),but again usually not a problem except for seedlings. What we do have are MOLES,and I seem to be holding a convention for them lately! I have looked around for someway to control these critters and am losing the battle.I have traps,don't seem to work? I have tried flooding them out,didn't help,someone told me to try human ha…
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Newly planted C. gigas
by Kim- 23 replies
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The sun came out for a few hours yesterday so I snapped a few photos with the camera. My palms are all rather small yet, so the challenge is to find them among the other flora! Newly planted Caryota gigas: General view of the upper level where it's planted; I put the chair out here to relax in, but I can't seem to sit still for more than 60 seconds. Hyophorbe verschaffeltii, old fronds show winter damage: Portea petropolitana var. extensa in bloom, senecio confusus on the fence:
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Companion plants for Palms 2
by Gbarce- 7 replies
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More Pictures of my plants in the "shaded garden" Over the weekend I will take pitures of the "full sun garden". That one needs a lot of work and I welcome any inputs -specially for the ones that have had a long experince growing palms. Its hard to estimate how big the palms will get and how long it will get them to grow to a certain size. This is a "mutant birds nest fern" - my silver joey is on the left. I can't wait till the leaves get gigantic.
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3 months growth
by NBTX11- 7 replies
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Couple pics of some of my palms, all were planted in Nov 05 or later when I moved into current house. All planted from small plants (3 gallon, etc.) Here is a Washy and CIDP 3 months ago. Here is the same washy and CIDP now. Notice how much taller the washy has gotten in 3 months time. Here is a pic of that same washy. I planted this thing in Nov 05 as a small 3 gallon, about 18 inches tall. It is now almost 7 feet tall. That's over 5 feet of growth in less than 2 growing seasons, actually not even 1.5 growing seasons. This CIDP is a fast grower too, just a baby when I planted it in the fall of 05, it now has a thick base, is well established …
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Palm Quiz
by Gileno Machado- 26 replies
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Sick Pritchardia pacificas
by bgl- 7 replies
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In Matt in SD's "My Clinostigma is rotting" thread I made a brief reference to the fact that I had cut down two P. pacifica using a chainsaw. This just happened last Friday, 4 days ago. (And Wal seemed to be appropriately concerned! ). These two palms had looked bad for a long time despite efforts to get them back to a healthy state. I've found out that Pritchardias (ironically) are some of the trickiest palms to grow here, and I have lost a handful of larger specimens to some sort of bug that buries itself in the center of the palm and destroys the new growth. Fronds that don't look healthy is the first, and most obvious, sign that something is wrong, and if not treat…
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Back from the dead
by iwan- 3 replies
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Found a couple of nice surprises after returning home from FL and the Caribbean. Phoenix reclinata x roebelenii (http://palmtalk.org/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=13;t=3214) Measured 15.8F a couple feet away. Under thin blanket once the temps dropped below 20F. Only minimal visual damage until temps hit the 90F then the spears pulled. Recovering nicely (except for the grasshopper damage). Bismarkia nobilis (http://palmtalk.org/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=13;t=2996) Measured 23.6F at the growth point (protected, 15.8F outside of protection). Only minimal visual damage until temps hit the 90's, then all the foliage died. Spear never pul…
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Bismarckia germinated seeds
by RadPalms- 17 replies
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Just recieved 20 germinated Bismarckia seeds from Ortanique (thanks for the extra seeds) I potted them up one to a small pot and placed the seeds with the root going down. The question is should I keep them know in my greenhouse with the temps getting 80F to 95F during the day...the humidity is really low from 20-30 humidity......The greenhouse is not finished as of yet....or would it be better in the shadehouse which has 60% cloth..... Thanks for any advice Curt
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On line referrals from Cameroon
by Gbarce- 15 replies
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I got an on-line referral for some seeds that I am looking for. Problem is the source does not have an official website and I am really just going by faith here that the person is legitimate. I'd like to ask you guys out there if you have heard of or have actually had any dealings with a certain Ngala Aluois from Cameroon Africa? Thanks
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Various seed sprouts
by wendisplantation- 26 replies
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With all the rain we have had lately, many seeds are sprouting and most seedlings got new leaves. Actually all palms here opened new leaves or shot up a new spear. However, Here are a bunch of pics of new seedlings: The first is an Normanbya normanbyi
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Can anyone identify this
by Zayin- 5 replies
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Someone told me that there was a Butia Purpurescens in seed growing in a car dealership in Tauranga. After changing my pants I went down to check it out. I'm not thinking that this is a Butia purpurescens.. any guesses as to its ID?
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Brahea armata
by ania- 18 replies
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So here we are. One year (plus a couple of months)after planting this lovely palm which, is also a very special gift. It had some problems at the beginning but now it is producing silver beauties. Ania
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Can you identify this variegated palm?
by Gbarce- 2 replies
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When I bought the seedling the vendor told me it was avariegated Foxtail Palm (woodietia) but its obviously not now that its a bit grown up. The variegation is light green on green. more pronounced on young leaves but variegation gets darker as the leaves get older so its not as pronounced. Stilllove it though.
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Gophers
by Scott- 32 replies
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Hi - I noticed a string of holes along the side of the house. They're gophers alright . About 10' from my planted palms and bamboo . I know they love bamboo. Someone suggested getting poison from HD and putting it in the holes. Does that work? What kind is good? Or should I pay a professional. Everything in the garden is still pretty young and I need to get started quick - I haven't noticed any damage yet... knock on wood. Any suggestions greatly appreciated
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Here's one to test you,
by calyptrocalyx&licuala freck- 16 replies
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I Was Just wondering anyone growing this really neat 'sp; of palm. Sorry no hints should'nt be that hard I'm sure.
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Chamaerops humilis vulcano
by Nigel- 6 replies
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Some more info for those of you interested in the debate a while back , including confirmation that only males were sold. Angelo from Italy . Joined: 21 Feb 2006 Posts: 364 Location: Apulia - South of Italy Z9b Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 8:42 pm Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I totally overlooked this post, sorry. first thing, those seeds sold as Vulcano worldwide came from my hands, I collected from a female plant in a nursery in eastern Sicily (later I understood I risked to be shoot ) but can't guarantee they were pure and I believe it's a bit difficult to have ' non polluted'…
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My Clinostigma is rotting from the outside in!
by Matt in SD- 21 replies
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Hi All, I know there have been several pink rot threads on here lately, but I want to get some specific advice for this case. My Clinostigma savoryanum, my favorite palm, is in trouble. I noticed last week that the leaf that was shedding had a large brown patch sort of in the middle of the sheath and it wasn't falling off cleanly as they usually do. I found the brown patch was soft and rotten and after cutting it away found it filled with little black beetles. I cut the whole leaf off (it was ready to go anyways, no big deal), but then noticed the next leaf under it had some soft and rotten parts on the sheath as well, also full of beetles. So I cut away the rotten …
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Bob Riffle Dedication
by iamjv- 8 replies
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Tomorrow, 23 Jun, the Palm Society of South Texas will host a society meeting at Mercer Gardens (Houston) where we will dedicate a custom made bench to our friend Bob Riffle. The bench is situated in a beautiful garden setting looking back at one of Bob's favorite palms in the gardens-a Livistona Saribus. Members will meet for lunch at La Cabana Mexican Restaurant at noon near the gardens. At 2pm, the ceremony will start in the gardens, where some words of praise will be spoken remembering our friend and we'll formally dedicate the bench. Afterwards we'll meet in the reception room for refreshment and visitation. A big thank you goes out to our own Jana …
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Dypsis acuminata
by Walter John- 12 replies
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Hi, part of our Mount Tamborine outing today included a visit to the Bamboo world nursery. Here we found some nice palms including what I purchased as Dypsis acuminata. It is a clumper with purplish crownshaft as a juvenile, thin leaflets, I'll show a pic later, for now I just wanted to know if anybody has heard of it or has one. It may be Dypsis acuminum, a name I found on the web.
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Some night shots
by JD in the OC- 13 replies
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I just stopped by Phil's the other day at Jungle Music. [Good seein' you Phil] I picked up a nice 3 gallon cyphosperma balansae (probably his last one at this size) Definitely my all time favorite palm. And also a Ravenea sp. He was suprised that I found one at this size. We had no idea what it is or what it will look like. Jesse did show me a Ravenea "Angora" in a 15 gallon pot and it had shiny leaves, that was cool! But this one doesn't. (Sorry for the poor quality pic)
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Mites
by MattyB- 14 replies
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Please share some stuff on mites. I was searching for threads and didn't find much. I did find this photo from Don Kittleson. Is that George Bush on the left? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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