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   Brahea armata

   June 24, 2007 by ania

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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

   

   Last reply by Kris, June 26, 2007
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   Can you identify this variegated palm?

   June 26, 2007 by Gbarce

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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.

   

   Last reply by Scott Mcintosh, June 26, 2007
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   Gophers

   June 22, 2007 by Scott

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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

   

   Last reply by calyptrocalyx&licuala freck, June 26, 2007

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   Here's one to test you,

   June 24, 2007 by calyptrocalyx&licuala freck

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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.

   

   Last reply by calyptrocalyx&licuala freck, June 26, 2007
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   Chamaerops humilis vulcano

   June 24, 2007 by Nigel

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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'…

   

   Last reply by Nigel, June 26, 2007
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   My Clinostigma is rotting from the outside in!

   June 25, 2007 by Matt in SD

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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 …

   

   Last reply by STEVE IN SO CAL, June 26, 2007
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   Bob Riffle Dedication

   June 23, 2007 by iamjv

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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 …

   

   Last reply by Walter John, June 26, 2007
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   Dypsis acuminata

   June 24, 2007 by Walter John

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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.

   

   Last reply by Walter John, June 26, 2007
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    Some night shots

    June 25, 2007 by JD in the OC

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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)

    

    Last reply by Dypsisdean, June 26, 2007
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    Mites

    June 22, 2007 by MattyB

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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:

    

    Last reply by el-blanco, June 26, 2007
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    Dypsis leptocheilos Culture

    June 7, 2007 by gavilan1

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    I purchased this young teddy bear palm from a local nursery less than a month ago, but I didn't get a lot of culture information with it. Needless to say, I placed it in a partial sun location, receiving direct sun for the last three and a half hours before sunset, and occasional shots during the day through the nearby canopy. I kept the container medium moist, watering lightly once a day in the morning, along with occasional misting. A couple of weeks ago, I noticed that the new spear that it had when I bought it was not opening, and the tips of the leaves were drying out a few inches. Too much water? Too much sun? Too little water? Too little sun? Any help here i…

    

    Last reply by RadPalms, June 26, 2007
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    Interesting Finds At Local Nursery

    June 24, 2007 by gavilan1

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    I stopped by the local nursery that supplies the area Home Depots to check on some coconuts that they had in stock, and was surprised to come across a couple of multiple Chamaedorea plumosa in large pots. I don't know where they get common names from, but they had these labeled as "Baby Queen Palms". Very nice and about 6' tall beyond the pot. Not bad, but $120. Perhaps a good deal, but not what I went in for. They had a nice selection of Chamaedorea sp. What really caught my eye was a 10' to 12' tall Veitchia merrilli in great shape that they had in a special area of their showroom. It had just arrived from Hawaii, and looked great. If I had $320 to burn, I might…

    

    Last reply by gavilan1, June 25, 2007
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    And Now,Varigated Licuala.

    June 24, 2007 by calyptrocalyx&licuala freck

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    , Hey Got put up a Licuala,at that a neat form,of that 'sp' . Every leaf so far Has had good strong V set in This will grow into a neat specimen. Cheers Mikey.

    

    Last reply by wendisplantation, June 25, 2007
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    B.edulis germination time

    June 24, 2007 by Howeadypsis

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    I have a pot of these seeds and they've been in since january wit no sign yet. The P.roebelinii seeds planted at the same time are now 1-2 inch tall seedlings. They are in a warm airing cupboard and I check them regularly. Cheers Larry

    

    Last reply by Howeadypsis, June 25, 2007
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    New acquisitions

    June 25, 2007 by Trópico

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    My first ever Palm meeting. Everyone who attended had a fix of palm eye candy as well as palm acquisitions to take home. Encephalartos ferox enjoying its new home. Thanks to whoever had it for sale. My first cycad purchase. Nice cycad!

    

    Last reply by Gileno Machado, June 25, 2007
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    Nikau question

    June 24, 2007 by Tyrone

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    Hi all, I've germinated some Rhopalostylis sapida and they're at sprout stage now. They've been at 22C, room temperature. I want to grow these as fast as possible, and was wondering if things would slow down if I potted them up and put them outside in the undercanopy. At present June has averaged 8C at night and 20C during the day. July will be 8C-18C approx. Would these grow quicker inside or would they just take to the outside conditions like a pig to mud. What do you reckon?? regards Tyrone

    

    Last reply by Caryota_gigas, June 25, 2007
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    A tale of two palmettos.

    June 25, 2007 by cfkingfish

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    Here are two nice variations of Sabal palmetto found growing in habitat throughout Southwest Florida. Do you know both of them?

    

    Last reply by Howeadypsis, June 25, 2007
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    Flower comparisons

    June 24, 2007 by Okie

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    First photo Foxtail

    

    Last reply by Okie, June 24, 2007
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    Look,C.metallica babies!

    June 22, 2007 by Howeadypsis

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    These are the result of the seeds sent me from Kami,all the way from Oz. Even tho only 3 came up out of 9 seeds I'm really pleased Time to give them individual pots now?

    

    Last reply by Howeadypsis, June 24, 2007
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    variegated palms

    June 15, 2007 by germanpalm

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    hy, i love variegated plants, but i have just seen a few variegated rhapis, has anyone other variegated palms, or pic of them? i would love to see them

    

    Last reply by Zayin, June 24, 2007
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    Types of inflorescence

    June 22, 2007 by FossilNypa

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    Hi, I am was researching in the internet about Geonoma congesta and read that it had ramified inflorescence. How many types of inflorescence are present on palms?

    

    Last reply by calyptrocalyx&licuala freck, June 24, 2007
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    new butia eriosphata

    June 18, 2007 by germanpalm

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    hy i thougt i should show you a pic of my new butia eriospatha, which i plantede last week. i hope the nwe will withstand the could winters here in germany as good as the others, we have a normal min temp. of -8°C

    

    Last reply by merrill, June 24, 2007
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    Palm butchers

    June 17, 2007 by Daryl

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    Around these parts the electricity provider farms out all tree trimming to local contractors. So when they get too close to power lines they get the chop. The local contractor here really has a 'hatred' of palms as any palm within cooee of a power line gets trimmed back more than necessary. I have seen some real 'hack jobs' over the years on some really beautiful palms that were not even close to the lines. Today I saw yet another one...this coconut is near the local post office and used to be a really attractive specimen...I reckon it's time is limited as they will keep hacking it back... What happens in your local area...are the trimmers this bad? Daryl

    

    Last reply by Tyrone, June 24, 2007
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    Why don’t many people use MULCH? 1 2

    April 25, 2007 by Utopia Palms

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    Hi All I have noticed through this forum in many of the photos listed that not many people use mulch, in places like Thailand and even more so in Indonesia there is no way they will even try this method of growing and planting palms or just about anything! It might be very hard to believe but we have never watered our main garden at all!! when the palms were planted many were one leaf seedlings into the full sun and just about every thing is growing in our limited rainfall, although we might be a little more lucky than most others through this drought but none of the palms or other plants look like they have been through a drought at all and all look great. What is th…

    

    Last reply by DoomsDave, June 23, 2007
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    Planted three new Bismarckia seedlings out

    June 21, 2007 by Fouquieria

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    Last year around this time I posted a pic of my very first Palm planted in the yard. It was a little extremely dark purple seedling Bismarckia. Well, I just recently planted out three more Bismarckia seedlings. The original one hasn't done much of anything. It does have a new spear that just seems to sit there and another baby spear at the base. It lost its deep purple and now is the typically more bland tan color. Since last summer, I also planted a Butia yatay and a little tiny Brahea decumbens...oh, I almost forgot and two little silver Serenoa repens. These last three Bismarckias I put in plastic sections of storm drain pipe to help retain the moisture. Th…

    

    Last reply by Alberto, June 23, 2007