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New Greenhouse IS UP!
by tropicalb- 16 replies
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okay...here are some pics of a work in progress guys. MUCH thanks to my Dad for financing and deciding to build it, and to my brother Jeff for taking a break from potting his palms and making TWO trips out from Florida to mastermind the project (it was all his idea actually) and build build build. The three of us make a great team. It's taken well over three weeks of work to get it this far...Finally the poor plants won't have to struggle with the weather anymore! They should all green up nicely in a few short months.... 30X78 feet of palm LOVIN' with double layer plastic: Side shot showing the squirrel motor that keeps the whole thing inflated: Dad sittin…
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Coccothrinax specie
by Jeff Searle- 20 replies
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To this day, I have still been unable to find anyone that can help with the identification of this very rare Coccothrinax specie from Cuba. Forum member, President of the IPS, and co-author of An Encyclopedia of Cultivated PALMS, Paul Craft ( Licuala) was over the other day and looked at it another time. He said he has never seen this in habitat on any of his trips to Cuba. I bought this as a seedling about 15 years ago at the palm sale in Miami from Louise Futch, a long time palm society member from the Miami area. I would really like some help from anyone, with any suggestions. Jeff
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Tenzanshiroshima & Hakuju
by eastern.nurseries- 15 replies
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Hope you like white stripes Above and below Tenzanshiroshima Below is Hakuju
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Variegated Raphis
by BS Man about Palms- 24 replies
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Heres the first one, dunno the name.
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I'm heading to Nashville for the Holidays. I recently purchased a Trachycarpus wagnerianus and thought about taking it up there to give to my brother-in-law. I don't want to condemn it to death though. Thoughts?
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Hawaiian Punch
by Jerry@TreeZoo- 16 replies
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Neoploga Pink Crownshaft, Dypsis pinnatifrons, or Hawaiian Punch, whatever you call it. Who is growing it and what cultural methods do you use? And, by the way, just what is the correct name for this guy? I was stunned when I first saw it at Ho`omalahia (sp?) with its vibrant colors, pink crownshaft, pink and red inflorescence and red new leaves. Plus the leaflets were not just the ordinary lanceolate shape but dramatically recurved. I jumped at the chance to buy them locally. They seemed to grow fairly well when I had them in the backyard under my mango tree (they were in 1 gallon pots). Later I moved them into 3 gallons and put them in the Arboretum nursery wit…
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New Additions to My Collection
by JakeK- 3 replies
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Dypsis marojejyi Marojejya darianii
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Variegated Rhapis Palms
by metalfan- 11 replies
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I have a very small collection of these palms. I have 3 that are similar, and then one which is different. The 3 similar ones are the one I already posted a photo of in the "variegated" thread (Zuikon nishiki). The other 2 are Heisei nishiki and Nanzan nishiki. The "different" one is Khoban nishiki. My question is, when you are considering buying one of these palms, how can you be certain that you are getting what you are supposed to be getting? Honestly, if you were to line my 3 up side by side without tags, I am not certain there could be enough difference to make any great distinction. This is Heisei Nishiki:
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More Cal. garden pics
by Dypsisdean- 31 replies
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Thanks for all the comments on the other thread. I decided to start a new thread since these pics are on the large size. Considering all the damage most of you sustained in the freeze, I shouldn't complain. But without that brutal winter things would certainly be nicer looking. First some more individual palm pics. Cyphophoenix elegans, with R. hildebradtii and Burretiokentia koghiensis on right. Trunk close up Hedyscepe Ravenea glauca
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Darkest green
by Gileno Machado- 7 replies
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I was wondering what is the palm species that shows the deepest and darkest green in their leaves... I believe that from the ones I'm growing at the moment, Caryota zebrina is probably the darkest of all...and Arenga undulatifolia is maybe a close second... Here's a picture of my young zebrina, between a Kerriodoxa elegans and a dwarf Areca catechu: What's everyone's darkest frond at home?
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Haven't had a Dypsis dilemma lately
by JD in the OC- 23 replies
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Recently found a Dypsis that I can't quite figure out yet. The owner may have been a collector as there was a botanical sign on the palm that reads "Dypsis lastelliana". It looks like a regular leptocheilos to me, but it had been growing in shade for a while. There are seedlings growing underneath it of all different sizes. Some have heals, some don't. There is a triangle palm growing about 7 feet from it. Here is the palm and the seeds underneath it.
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Freezing fog
by Exotic Life- 15 replies
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Hi, From 13 Dcember we have got a cold period, but last evening there was Fog coming and freezing. So when i was woke up everything around me was white from the freezing fog. I was looking on a dutch weather forum, and then was ny white world nothing .... some people has got some snowfall etc etc... Freezing still continue in the night to next monday, and just before Chrismas the tempeture's are rising a lot above freezing level, so we get a green Chrismas. # 1. # 2. # 3. # 4.
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Dypsis lanceolata close ups
by deezpalms- 21 replies
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First Day of Summer
by Adam from Oz- 5 replies
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Well guys, Here it is: IDV10450 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Victoria Melbourne Forecast Issued at 10:05 pm EDT on Friday 21 December 2007 Warning Summary A severe weather warning for localised flash flooding is current. Forecast for Saturday Rain and local thunderstorms at first with flash flooding possible. Showers during the day as northwest winds turn colder southwesterly and strengthen. Precis: Showers. Windy. City: Min 14 Max 18 Laverton: Min 13 Max 18 Yarra Glen: Min 12 Max 17 Tullamarine: Min 13 Max 18 Mt Dandenong: Min 10 Max 14 Watsonia: Min 1…
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Random Single Pics 1 2
by _Keith- 58 replies
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I got in after dark today, as is usually the case in winter, but this caught my headlights coming in so I went out and snapped a pic. The rose is a Lady of Guadalupe and palm is a Trachy (I think). The palm is still pouting a bit from being transplanted in August.
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Archontophoenix maxima
by Pivi- 22 replies
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Hi all! I've open topic about seeds i got from KPR here http://palmtalk.org/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboar...t=ST;f=3;t=8782 Forum members are telling me that the seeds i got from KPR (czech republic, http://en.kpr.sk/palms.php ) are not archontophoenix maxima seeds. What do you think?
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New Syagrus species discovered!
by Palm Hound- 3 replies
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Yesterday, I took a trip down south to San Clemente (southern most city of Orange County, California) when I spotted palms that had stems and leaves just like the S. romanzoffiana. There was one notable difference, the leaves were bright yellow. I often spot feeble, nutrient deficient Queens, but not like in S.C. There were great numbers of them, all over. It makes me wonder if the soil is lacking Mg, and no one makes an effort to feed the palms themselves. OK, this is not a new species or form, but it was a good attention grabber. What do you think the problem is? Disappointed in O.C., Dave
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Caryota "himalaya"
by tank- 15 replies
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I have had one of these in the ground for about 3 years and it is nearly 6 ft overall. It has seen lows near 20 F and has shown no damage. It is under some canopy and probably has seen only brief frost. Is this palm just C. maxima, urens, some other Caryota or a distinct species (C. himalaya)? Have varied species been tagged with this name? The seeds came from RPS. THANKS!
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Dypsis mystery
by elHoagie- 22 replies
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Here's the second palm. I can't remember when/where I purchased it, and there's no tag. It's also growing in a 5 gallon container.
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A few pics from Cal. garden 1 2
by Dypsisdean- 47 replies
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I just got back from a short visit to California with new camera in hand. Here are a few shots of how things are growing without me. My son Dorian for scale. Dypsis decipiens Ravenea madagascarensis var. 'monticola' Caryota gigas Trithrinax acanthocoma
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Aiphanes Lendiniana?
by Gtlevine- 6 replies
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I was at Doc Darian's a couple days ago and was amazed at how beautiful this species was in his yard. His has about 10 feet of trunk and has been in the ground for about 30 years. I am not a big fan of many spiny palms, but this palm is beautiful and grows so well in So Cal that it has moved up my list as a palm for my yard. Does anybody have this palm in the garden, or does anyone have any available for sale that I can pick up in So Cal? Gary
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Dypsis mystery
by elHoagie- 12 replies
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I took some photos of two mystery Dypsis palms I have, and here's the first one. I purchased it as Dypsis ambositrae two or three years ago, and it's grown fairly quickly since then. Here's a picture of the entire palm, which is in a 5 gallon container. For scale, I'm about 200 cm (6 feet 6 inches) tall.
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Oil Palms in Habitat
by Vic- 19 replies
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or Elaeis guineensis. Picture taken in the north west province of Cameroon. They are an important crop there with each palm producing masses of fruit each year. While i was there i also tasted the wine produced from them, a sweet cloudy drink if freshly tapped but if left a few hours ferments quickly and is pretty lethal stuff! Rude not to try some though ::
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Rhapis in Full Sun at Artery Burger
by DoomsDave- 19 replies
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Howdyall: Drove by the Artery Burger I drive by all the time when I noticed this Rhapis in the parking lot, in full sun. Any idea on the ID?
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Heat mat question
by Guest Lucinda- 22 replies
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I recently started germinating palm seeds on six 44" heat mats and noticed a startling jump in my electric bill this month. Almost double the number of KWs per day when compared to this time last year. No question: The seeds are germinating like crazy-- in fact, some seedlings are now pushing the lids off the containers they're growing in. All this in a month! However, there is that troubling electric bill. My question: Would germination/growth rate be just as successful if the mats were turned off for part of the day (night)? Or should I just continue my contribution to global warming by letting the mats run constantly. Input from other heat mat users would be great…
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