DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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   Satakentia Saddness

   July 17, 2022 by Looking Glass

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   Well, this year there have been a few bumps in the road.... The two Satakentia out from went from pathetic little beanpoles, to pretty stout, strong palms. They are some of my fastest growers. Popping spears like clockwork. May 2021.... July 2022.... The other day I noticed a leaf wasn't opening like normal on the strongest of the two. Normally it cracks apart, leaving the new, thin spear of the next leaf, and then pops and opens fully in a couple more days. This one was lingering. So on closer inspection, the new spear seems to have had some rot, and. pushed it out. Perhaps corresponding to our 10 inch rain event th…

   

   Last reply by Looking Glass, February 29

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   Pacsoa old seed order list

   February 29 by happypalms

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   I found an old society magazine from the palm and cycad societies of Australia with a mail order service for seeds with a few good varieties on the list

   

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   Coconut palms in Vanuatu

   February 29 by happypalms

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   A coconut plantation in Vanuatu was well worth a visit for a short break

   

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   Visiting a nursery in the punjab India

   February 29 by happypalms

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   While visiting friends in the Punjab in India I came across this nursery they are very interested in palms not quite the collectors market for choice but I was surprised to see how popular palms are in the Punjab with a interest in home gardening for ornamental plants around the home with such a large population there is a market for ornamental plants with temperatures down as low minus 2 this year it was a cold winter and with temperatures as high as 48 degrees Celsius with the summer conditions consistently around 40 degrees Celsius in the day any type of plant has to tough and dry tolerant survival of the fittest in India

   

   Last reply by happypalms, February 29

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   Mobile nursery Indian style

   February 29 by happypalms

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   While staying with a family in the punjab living the daily life a street vendor literally pedaling his plants around the the streets selling his home grown plants calling out in the streets garden plants for sale as he rode around I just had to get a photo he was making a living and doing something he loved to do only in India anything goes

   

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   Butia x Cocos

   April 29, 2009 by edbrown_III

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   I stopped by Marks a few weekends ago

   

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   Ants!!!!!!!!!

   September 20, 2022 by ZPalms

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   I made a post a couple days ago about my coconut having ant problem but my yard has been having a huge influx of ants coming in and you can see trails of them walking everywhere and I'm overwhelmed what to do to get rid of them?? They are in my palm beds and around my pots and under my pots and everywhere!!!! I don't know what to get for them that won't harm potted plants or plants in the ground

   

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   Large palm collection in Phoenix Arizona

   April 28, 2020 by Mr.SamuraiSword

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   I was walking near south mountain in Phoenic as I often like going for long walks especially with everything being closed and such, and noticed a house with a large royal palm. I asked the owner if i could look around and he obliged and showed me around. I'll start with the numerous Royals on the property. Here's the biggest one Another big one, very robust and had more smaller ones planted on the left. There were around 25 Royals planted in various spots around the property. Most were around thus size or somewhat smaller He also had many other uncommon palms. Beccariophoenix alfredi …

   

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    Island Canery Date Palm Question - Southern California, USA

    February 28 by tara1977

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    Hello all, I'm new the community and have a question about the palm tree I have on the backyard of my new home I just purchased. The palm tree is really tall estimated about 30 feet. It has a large amount of root exposed on the trunk and pretty much large expansion of root all around. It is a nice beautiful tree and I would love to keep it as long as I could. First, I'm curious why there are a lot of root on the trunk and if it's safe to remove some? Secondly, is it also safe to plant some tree around it. Really appreciate your input in advance.

    

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    Help Save my queen palm

    February 19 by Palmtreedude69

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    Now I usually don't really like queen palms but when I had my house built the builder planted this one it was fine ever scince 1997 but now it seems to really be suffering what should I do to help it?

    

    Last reply by sonoranfans, February 28

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    Burretiokentia Koghiensis 1 2 3

    October 22, 2008 by surferjr

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    These are essay grows...like a kentia, buy faster!!

    

    Last reply by quaman58, February 28

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    Burretiokentia hapala

    February 26 by TampaBayRay

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    This palms been trying to flower for past five or six years it just aint gettin enough sun so ive been root-prunin it for a digup well digup time had come and its cool seeing them pearly white new roots👍

    

    Last reply by quaman58, February 28

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    Palms in the punjab in India

    February 28 by happypalms

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    While recently traveling in India i was fortunate enough to see palms in the landscape although none in habitat but certainly a few phoenix Washingtona palms used to great affect in the landscape and a few chamaedorea sefritzii and some golden canes used as patio plants outside shop fronts India is a very unique place to travel through that’s for sure

    

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    Phoenix reclinata as single stemmed palm?

    September 16, 2023 by Rivera

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    Couldn't find the photo if I took one, but I saw a 25ft+ tall Phoenix reclinata in Mission Bay, San Diego last year with all suckers trimmed away to present it as a single stemmed palm. It looked good. I imagine it would be a bit of work to maintain it in this fashion. Perhaps the one I saw did not have a vigorously caespitose habit to begin with? Anyone growing one this way? Looked like this photo from palmerasyjardines.com

    

    Last reply by SubTropicRay, February 27

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    pruning/trimming palms

    February 25 by kkeener

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    We installed a young European or Mediterranean Fan Palm last year, and the lower palm branches are hanging down; they are green, but cover/shade new grown at the bottom. Can I /should I prune those off; we would still have a nice top/umbrella for photosynthesis.

    

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    Opening spear issues

    February 25 by Plantking165

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    Had this happen with the previous spear that opened before winter started where it opens from the bottom and the top half stays sealed it doesn't want to open correctly and I'm unsure why I opened the previous one by hand months ago and it burned due to harsh sun but it took 2 months from when it started opening and thats when I decided to open by hand but now I have another spear doing thr same thing. I took pictures of how the spears usually open vs how they open now and the previous one at the top still is tightly closed any info on why this happens and how to fix it would be appreciated. They used to open from the top down but now they open from the bottom up and get …

    

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    Pseudophoenix sargentii

    February 12 by TampaBayRay

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    Gathered up a quick hunard nutz

    

    Last reply by TampaBayRay, February 27

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    Palms of New Guinea - Pre-publication offer!!

    September 11, 2023 by Bill Baker (Kew)

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    I am delighted to announce that the long-awaited book Palms of New Guinea is now available to pre-order! The book is scheduled to be published in February 2024, but you can already purchase it via Kew's online shop: https://shop.kew.org/palms-of-new-guinea Members of the IPS can receive a 20% discount on pre-orders - we are glad to extend this offer to members of Palmtalk too. Just quote the code "PALM" at checkout and your discount will be applied. The book is authored by an international team comprising William J. Baker, Anders S. Barfod, Rodrigo Camara-Leret, John L. Dowe, Charlie D. Heatubun, Peter Petoe, Jessica H. Turner, Scott Zona and John Dr…

    

    Last reply by Bill Baker (Kew), February 27

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    Post your best photos - Palm Talk Hall of Fame 1 2 3

    March 28, 2022 by BayAndroid

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    Just for fun, everyone post up their favorite photos they've ever taken! I'm aware there could be more than one, so that's perfectly fine, keep them coming! Today this picture came to my mind =)

    

    Last reply by Silas_Sancona, February 27

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    Medemia Argun 1 2

    May 7, 2016 by Hal

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    I have a single Medemia Argun in Phoenix, Arizona that is starting to flower for the first time. I am not yet sure if it is male or female. If it turns out female, is there anyone out there with some pollen I can acquire? If it ends up male, is there anyone in need of pollen? Thanks, Hal

    

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    What type of palm do I have?

    February 25 by Richar318

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    I bought this palm in Vegas 4 years ago and have been growing it in a pot. I lost the tag on it and don’t remember what it is. I’m in zone 7 Boise, Idaho and want to plant it in the ground. I’m thinking maybe it’s a needle palm but I’m just not sure.

    

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    Got a 7-10 year old palm—how to water it and how much?

    February 26 by Juanaramirez

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    Hi, We got a palm today. We dug it out today. Im hoping it survives. 1) How much should I water it? 2) Everyday, every couple of days, every week? 3) And how much water? 4) is it too soon to tell if it’s a male or female? 5) are we allowed to clean between the branches or should we wait? The landscaper told me to water it every day for a month. Someone else told me do it once and water in a month again. Everyone has different opinions. I’m sure there’s a transfer shock so we are doing everything we can to make sure it’s ok. It was planted in 2017 on the ground when it was 1-3 years old. It had regular sun. When we dug it u…

    

    Last reply by Harry’s Palms, February 26

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    Butia x Parajubaea ''haircut''

    December 15, 2017 by Alberto

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    Last I was seeking for Rhynchophora palmarum weevils between the fibers of my Butia x Parajubaea cocoides and I saw how messy the trunk was looking, with loose fibers, broken rotten leave bases and even a little yellow scorpion on it, I decided to give all my Parajubaea sunkha and BxP a ''haircut'' . Two different specimens of BxP

    

    Last reply by swolf, February 26

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    Advice on Livistona Decipiens

    February 25 by Gville Palms

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    I got this Livistona Decipiens 3 or 4 years ago and for the past year and a half it has been putting out very deformed fronds - there is not one normal structured frond on it right now. I first thought maybe the freeze we had two winters ago (upper teens) did it but the issue persists to this day. If anything, it is getting worse but it also won’t die. It just keeps putting more and more of these oddly shaped fronds. Any advice would be greatly appreciated because if there is a way to save it, I would like to.

    

    Last reply by peachy, February 26

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    ID please

    February 24 by canefan

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    Seeds I purchased were suppose to be Cocothrinax Borhidiana , I’m thinking that’s not what these are

    

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