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   50 Carpentarias

   June 30, 2006 by Walter John

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   Just got an email from one of our local palm/cycad seed/seedling sellers, the famous Rolf Kyborz in fact. How do these sound ? A few types of seedlings we are trying to get rid of at special prices They all are very large Seedlings, Average 2 and more leaves Carpentaria accuminata A$15 per 20 seedlings, A$20 / 50, A$30 / 100 Chamaedorea seifritzii A$15 per 25 seedlings, A$ 24 / 100, A$100 / 500 Ptychosperma elegans A$15 per 20 seedlings, A$20 / 50, A$35 / 100 Wodyetia bifurcata A$25 per 10 seeds, A$65 / 100, A$280 / 500, A$520 / 1000 Remember that $1 aussie dollar = 74 US cents I should get 50 Carpies for $20 and in a few years time, well I…

   

   Last reply by DoomsDave, August 10, 2006
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   Gran canaries today tommorrow

   August 7, 2006 by palmtreesforpleasure

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   Hi Guys have arrived here and have a few days to hire a car and have a look at palms , suggestions please regards colin

   

   Last reply by jam99, August 10, 2006
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   Cocos nucifera from Ikea in Houston

   June 26, 2006 by JimR

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   My fiancee returned from a shopping trip to Houston 2 weeks ago with a coconut palm (oh, yes, and a wedding dress, too). Apparently, she got it at the Katy Freeway Ikea for $13. We had discussed previously the fact that neither in SA nor in Rockport could we reasonably keep a coconut healthy long term, but this one spoke to her. I am secretly pleased to have "converted" her to my palm religion. My question is: does anyone have any inkling what cultivar it is likely to be? How can I tell?

   

   Last reply by DoomsDave, August 10, 2006
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   Speaking of visiting Fairchild...

   August 10, 2006 by Logolight

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   Having problems loading the pics. I'll keep trying.

   

   Last reply by Logolight, August 10, 2006
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   Visiting Fairchild

   August 7, 2006 by Alicehunter2000

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   I will be taking vacation at Disney for 9 days and Coral Gables (Biltmore Hotel) for a liquor convention for a week. I wil then be traveling up to Melborne, Fl. to visit a friend for a day. I would like to know how close Fairchild Gardens are to the Biltmore? Also, I only have 1 day to view the gardens, any suggestions? Is the food ok at Fairchilds? Any info. to make the tour interesting would be appreciated. (Note: I have my wife and 2 1/2 year old and a 5 month old baby with me). I would also like to buy some 1 to 5 gallon seedlings of the following palms: Arenga Engleri Saw Palmetto (Blue Form) Dypsis Deciphens C. Microspadix C. radicalis C. metallica …

   

   Last reply by tropical1, August 10, 2006
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   How often do you fertilize?

   August 6, 2006 by ruskinPalms

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   I try to fertlize at least three times a year with slower release formulas. How about you? Ray

   

   Last reply by Really full garden, August 9, 2006
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   How do I keep cats out?

   July 27, 2006 by BigWaveDave

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   The neighborhood cats love my mulch and keep pooping in it. The smell is getting to me and when I'm digging around in the dirt I'm always running into poop. Anyone know of any humane (I don't want the neighbors to get angry at me ) ways to keep the cats from pooping in my yard? David

   

   Last reply by ania, August 9, 2006
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   Naturize

   August 9, 2006 by Patrick

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   Hey! Anybody out there ever use a product called "naturize"? It's a Jacksonville, FL company so maybe you guys out there have seen it and used it a bit more than us California folks. Thanks!

   

   Last reply by Patrick, August 9, 2006
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    Non-opening fronds

    August 8, 2006 by redant

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    I have a Veitchia arecina that has sent out 3 new fronds since the spring, not one of them has opened. The palm looks healthy but obviously is not. Anyone know what causes this?

    

    Last reply by Neofolis, August 8, 2006
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    Dypsis lutescens

    July 31, 2006 by BigFrond

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    Is this a good buy? I saw a few of these for sale a the local Home Depot for $69. There were many in a pot, about 4-5 feet tall and trunking already! A few of the plant are about 2 inches at the trunk! I was tempted to grab two of them but had to control myself. I already have 10 pots of these at home that I bought six months ago and are now about the size of my index finger.

    

    Last reply by paulgila, August 8, 2006
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    Sabal Mauritiiformis

    August 6, 2006 by STEVE IN SO CAL

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    I planted 20 of the above in my field nursery(full sun) this spring from 3x9 liners...4-5 strap leaves. Those of you who survived our last heat wave can attest to its brutality...it was 112f here in Fallbrook. Happy to report all plants are doing just swell!!! Not even a pimple. Seems that they, like all Sabals, love heat and take full sun early.

    

    Last reply by STEVE IN SO CAL, August 8, 2006
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    Furry Foxy Lady

    August 4, 2006 by Walter John

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    How furry is this ? Kinda cool and creepy, my variegated foxy lady waiting for warmer days.

    

    Last reply by Jeff Searle, August 8, 2006
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    Another ID quiz

    August 4, 2006 by Gileno Machado

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    # 1

    

    Last reply by Zac in NC, August 8, 2006
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    Sy. botryophora seeds from Gileno

    August 3, 2006 by Zac in NC

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    Hey all. I know several of us got Syagrus botryophora seeds from Gileno recently. I just checked on my seeds and I have 2 out of 4 with germination activity. I cracked the seeds and sowed them a little over a month back, and had 4 out of 5 viable seeds, the other one had been eaten by a nasty little bugger. How are everyone else's seeds/seedlings doing? Did you crack them, or leave them whole? Thanks. Zac

    

    Last reply by Zac in NC, August 8, 2006
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    Name that palm

    August 6, 2006 by Rob Pittman

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    Last reply by chris78, August 7, 2006
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    too bright for a chamae?

    August 5, 2006 by Howeadypsis

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    My C elegans is on the north facing windowsill. Well, i thought it was N facing but it gets a fair amount of sun so its more like NW ish! Anyway, I believe this palm can take shade, and its fronds have sufered sun burn in the past due to a mistake on my part,but is producing newer, bigger darker fronds now. It seems OK where it is but Im still woried about the risk of sunburn so should I move it completely out of the way of sunlight? (on a shelf, away from the window for example)

    

    Last reply by Neofolis, August 7, 2006
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    Livistona nesmophylla?

    August 6, 2006 by Rob Pittman

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    Has anyone heard of this variety? If so, where is it from? Thanks Rob

    

    Last reply by John, August 7, 2006
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    Palms for Very Windy Locations 1 2

    August 2, 2006 by Phil

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    I'd doing an article on Palms for Windy Locations. I have my own ideas of the best palms for such conditions. But, I haven't lived through hurricanes like some of you. And, I don't live on a mountain peak with whistling air outside. I've checked through our archives and didn't find this topic in the title search. So, I'd like your input on the palm species that seem to best survive very windy conditions. Thanks. Phil

    

    Last reply by Dave-Vero, August 7, 2006

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    Coccothrinax crinita. Let's see yours

    August 6, 2006 by Ken Johnson

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    OK . The customer wanted a pair at the entrance and presto! You can also see a large cabadae, 3 Satakentia with lots of wood and at the patio is another big crinita!

    

    Last reply by amazon exotics, August 6, 2006
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    Palm ID Help!!

    August 5, 2006 by Kom Thai Palm

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    This is difference palm I never seen before, yes I like it's form. Must will be a beautiful and my favorite palm. Really want to know ID, plz.

    

    Last reply by Kom Thai Palm, August 6, 2006
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    Tropigrow

    August 3, 2006 by palmsrgreat

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    I am curious as to if anyone has used this product and what the results were. Thanks

    

    Last reply by gcolbert28303, August 6, 2006
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    Some fun leaf pictures

    August 2, 2006 by MattyB

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    Well, this one isn't a leaf pic or from my garden but my wife sent this to me from her cell phone. I though I'd post it anyway. Brahea armata in it's full glory. What a site.

    

    Last reply by MattyB, August 6, 2006
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    nasty surprise when cleaning palm stem

    August 1, 2006 by Howeadypsis

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    Yesterday I decided to clean off all the old dried leaf bases from the lower stem of my D lutescens, and on the left hand stem I found something a little disturbing! Theres a long hole there with all crumb like material near the mouth. I also saw thrips crawling around the base of the stems, but I didnt think these were harmful on this scale(thought they ate only the leaf surface) On the upside the palm does look much better without those old dried 'onion skins', and it shows good colour near the rootbase too! The two stems: the hole: healthy looking right hand stem: By the way, where would the crownshaft form on this palm? Cheers Larry

    

    Last reply by Howeadypsis, August 5, 2006
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    Recycle those old fronds

    August 4, 2006 by Walter John

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    Step one Drag the old ones out from hiding and using secateurs, sever the spathes and cut the remaining leaf in 1 to 2 foot pieces. Dispatch cut spathes into bin. Collected by noble local bin collector. I pay $12 per month.

    

    Last reply by Cycadcenter, August 5, 2006
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    Learning To Appreciate Fan Palms

    August 3, 2006 by Neofolis

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    I have voiced my preference for pinnate palms many times, but maybe lack of in the flesh exposure to fan palms may be to blame. Images really can't do justice to many of the fan palms I saw at Kew. Some of them I would definitely describe as magnificent. Below is a selection, also any ID's would be appreciated.

    

    Last reply by Neofolis, August 5, 2006