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   1.5 Years - Date Palm from seed (Time-lapse)

   March 19 by BayAndroid

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   Not my content, but I know this will be appreciated here: https://youtu.be/m-Ml61xIlmc?si=vK-0-yn3sJkHusE0

   

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   Polyandrococos caudescens gets planted

   March 18 by happypalms

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   Planting time again this time my polyandrococos caudescens growing in a 200mm container the amendments to the soil has been done the usual irrigation treatment and placed in prime viewing position in the garden another 5 years and some loving gardening techniques should see the garden looking a little bit better with the silver underside of the leaves combined with the visual pattern on the new spear will certainly make for a conversation piece

   

   Last reply by happypalms, March 19

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   Fert

   March 18 by Bkue

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   Just finished the last of my palm gain. What do you recommend? Central Florida. Christmas, bismarcks, royals, areca’s, livistonas, coconuts.

   

   Last reply by Johnny Palmseed, March 18

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   The Azores

   November 14, 2008 by bubba

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   Can a Coconut Palm survive and or flourish in the Azores?I have started a collaboration with Michael Ferreira (Palm Guy) of Bermuda to answer this question.Palm Guy has recently posted an incredible group of photographs in the Travel Log section of this Board showing numerous Tropical specimens.We have identified Ponta Delgado,Azores as a likely candidate for this endeavor. The Azores is a group of Islands ranging from latitude of 37 to 39 degrees North.Ponta Delgado is located at 37.7 North.If established,this would constitute the furthest Coconut Palm on Earth from the Equator. Several major factors give reason for optimism.The first is the Azores location in thos…

   

   Last reply by Shoowow, March 18

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   Clinostigma question

   March 11 by Kaname-kun

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   I planted this Clinostigma samoense one or two years ago that had this to me strange appearance at the base. I assume it had been potted too long in too small a pot at the nursery? Anyway, there is a smaller trunk beneath a larger trunk. It's hard to see in the photo, but some adventitious roots are beginning to emerge at ground level. It is very healthy and has grown considerably since planting in the ground. Is it OK as is, or should I heap more soil up to the new larger trunk? I have other Clinostigmas I have grown from seedlings and planted out when they hit five feet or so, and none of them show this feature.

   

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   The first time I saw it I thought it was Phoenix pusilla. But when I closer, it appeared that I wasn’t sure.

   March 16 by Alexberm

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   The first time I saw it I thought it was a phoenix. But when I looked closer, it appeared that I wasn't sure. It was found that the branches did not have sharp thorns like the phoenix pusilla. So I'm not sure what kind of palm it is. If anyone knows about the problem, please specify. Thank you.

   

   Last reply by Phoenikakias, March 18

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   Wallichiana var major dypsis lantzeana get the red light show let’s see some more red shows

   March 18 by happypalms

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   The chambeyronias steal the show hands down but there’s a couple of close contenders

   

   Last reply by happypalms, March 18

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   What do I do now?

   March 17 by Than

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   I planted these seeds of various species few weeks back. I put the plastic cups in bleach and the medium in the oven as always.. yet now some of them are covered in these white fungi. I tried a fungicide but didn't do anything. The cups have been covered with plastic film and have been placed on heat mats. Are the seeds damaged? Should I remove, sterilize and repot in new medium? If a seed sprouted, would these fungi damage the seedling?

   

   Last reply by Than, March 18

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    European Fan Palm Drip Irrigation

    March 18 by Reefdweller

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    Suggestions, please on EFP in 15 Gal. rootbound transplant as far as watering schedule.. Quarts/Gallons every so often. Palm has up to 9 hours of direct sunlight per day, most days.

    

    Last reply by Reefdweller, March 18
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    Is it Roystonea borinquena?

    March 16 by Alexberm

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    It is in the garden in Thailand.

    

    Last reply by Alexberm, March 18

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    Help ID This Coconut Pest

    March 17 by agroventuresperu

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    Some sort of scale? They are on the undersides of the leaves, and looks like they excrete a black substance that ends up on top of the leaves. Lots of ants, so it appears there's some sort of mutually-beneficial relationship going on. Any organic solutions? It's the only coconut on the whole property I've ever seen with this problem. The coconut is probably the fastest-growing specimen we've ever had. It's in a spot that has access to more fertility. Lots of compost and sawdust has been placed around it during the past couple years. It's also received the same additional inputs as all the other coconuts this past year: ulexite, dolomite, gypsum, and potassi…

    

    Last reply by agroventuresperu, March 18

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    Bismarckia nobilis from seed - progress 1 2

    October 3, 2021 by D. Morrowii

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    I struggled a bit to get my first Bizzy to sprout and only 1 did from this batch which I think was my second or third try. The first pic was taken April 3rd and the second was taken today October 3rd 2021. 6 months of growth from when the first leaf broke the surface give or take a day or two. Maybe a minor achievement to many but I’m kind of proud of this little palm lol. After maybe 3 months of trying it finally worked, Next milestone will be a palmate frond hopefully soon!

    

    Last reply by D. Morrowii, March 18

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    Walking in the garden in an hot afternoon

    March 17 by Alberto

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    20240316_122211.heic. in fact I' m testing . I don' t know why suddenly I cannot post pics anymore , only this:

    

    Last reply by BayAndroid, March 18

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    C. onilahensis--keep or remove offset?

    March 17 by Foggy Paul

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    Hi all. Our C. onilahensis has been in the ground about three years now. It was very slow but is starting to pick up, probably helped by the past two good rain winters. We planted out two, a five and a one gallon if I recall correctly. The five gallon has always been bigger of course, but the one gallon is catching up. My question is about the five gallon. It has four offsets, the smallest of which doesn't seem to be oriented very well in relation to the other three. Would you let it develop or remove it? The one gallon plant has three very solid looking offsets. TIA for all suggestions. The plant overall: The offset in question: Another view: …

    

    Last reply by Billeb, March 18

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    What Is The Absolute Hardiest Coconut Variety? 1 2 3 4

    September 14, 2017 by PalmTreeDude

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    What is the Hardiest variety of coconut? About what tempatures can it take?

    

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    Repotting a couple of lanonia dasyantha

    March 16 by happypalms

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    Doing a spot of repotting of some tube stock dasyantha into 140mm containers quite a fast growing palm from seed in comparison to a few other slow varieties once past the sprout stage

    

    Last reply by happypalms, March 17

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    Planting my lanonia magalonii

    March 17 by happypalms

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    It’s planting time for some of my new varieties of palms this time a lanonia magalonii that was in a 140mm container once again with good roots the usual treatment amended soil along with irrigation and some loving attention when I can get around to it should keep this palm pretty happy iam pretty confident in the cold weather not being a problem

    

    Last reply by happypalms, March 17

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    Thrinax radiata/Florida Thatch

    January 27, 2009 by bubba

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    I have been looking for more Florida Thatches after a recent post. I find that they many times are severely trimmed.Take a look at these shots and give me your thoughts.I also included the original shot.In one shot you can see the top of the Breakers.

    

    Last reply by RainforestCafe, March 17

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    Sabal Palmetto

    March 17 by Borosbobo

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    Hey! Can you guys send me a picture of your sabal palmettos? I’m from Hungary and I have a 2 year old sabal palmetto grown from seed and Im trying to convience my dad to plant it outside. I want to show some to my dad so if you guys can send me pictures of your palmettos I would appreciate that!

    

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    Spotted a trunking, outdoor Spindle Palm / Hyophorbe verschaffeltii in Jacksonville Beach!!!

    November 25, 2021 by CodyORB

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    I was on a walk today and found this gem hiding next to a hotel. Excellent microchip late (canopy, concrete, beach nearby). Gorgeous white crownshaft!

    

    Last reply by Brian M, March 17

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    Brahea sarukhani?

    March 16 by Alberto

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    I lost the tag of this very slow growing Brahea , but I remember vaguely it being B. sarukhani... What do you think? 20240316_122837.heic 20240316_124716.heic 20240316_124703.heic

    

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    Allagoptrea arenaria seeds picked today

    March 17 by happypalms

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    Lucked up with some allagoptrea arenaria seeds today as luck would have it I purchased 100 seeds from RPS with a good germination rate only to get a few seeds this season of my own palm when it was flowering I used a paintbrush on the flowers in hope off helping Mother Nature not sure if it worked or not but I did get a few seeds so iam pretty happy it’s one rare palm in my area I placed them In spagnum moss using the baggy method on a heat mat 30 degrees Celsius it has worked this way before so when your on a good thing that works stick with it getting one back on the rats I placed the seeds in the rat trap until they matured I figured if they can’t get out of the trap t…

    

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    COCOS NUCIFERA at 2200m (>7000ft) OF ELEVATION or BECCARIOPHOENIX?

    October 13, 2020 by EmZ

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    Hello! I’m located in Mexico City, which has a mild weather with ultra rainy summers, definitely NOT a cocos nucifera territory. But turns out I was just driving by and ran into the weirdest palm, it looked big, thriving and certainly similar to a COCOS NUCIFERA and i just couldn’t believe my eyes because it was big. I made a small investigation and turns out that palm tree has been there for a long time, since 2016! It was a small baby and it’s been growing ever since, now in 2020 it really got bigger but there’s no street view imagery, i promise I’ll bring current pictures, but here’s some detailed views of the palm tree and how it’s evolved throughout the years, is …

    

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    Rhopalostylis chatham island finally flowering

    March 16 by Tassie_Troy1971

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    Germinated in March 2010 my Rhopalostylis sapida Chatham island form is finally flowering The seeds were sent to me from Pogobob in San clemente California and his specimen was the best Rhopalostylis I've seen ! Well then I saw the big one in Darold petty garden was impressive

    

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    ovobontsira

    December 27, 2023 by mike in kurtistown

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    This post is a response to a question I received on Facebook, and I am responding in PalmTalk because of the facilities for a more lengthy response. It involves growing a species of Dypsis (now Chrysalidocarpus) identified as ovobontsira in offerings from RPS that I sowed in June 2009 and in September 2013. The only seedling survivor of the 09 seed batch was planted on March 2019 and has grown well. This is what it looks like today (lawn chair for scale): I found another seedling in a seedpot that contained very different palms, obviously misplaced. Looking at my records, I saw that I was raising "orange crush" (now Chrysiladocarpus paucifolius) which the…

    

    Last reply by mike in kurtistown, March 16

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