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One Year after Hurricane Ian in Cape Coral, FL
by PalmatierMeg- 3 followers
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Yesterday was the 1-year anniversary of monster Hurricane Ian hitting SWFL. The South eyewall passed over our house after coming ashore over Caya Costa with wind gusts of 178 mph. Our house suffered almost no damage except to lanai screens (thank you, Sabal Row). But our 5-lot landscaping suffered massive damage the following photos only hint at. I thought Hurricane Irma (2017 - beware the "I" storms) wreaked destruction but Ian was mind-boggling. Yesterday I read an article about expected timeframes different local communities faced to fully recover. Estimates ranged from 2 to over 10 years. Fort Myers Beach has hardly started rebuilding but says it will be back in 5 y…
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Dypsis ID
by frisbee- 3 replies
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Got this palm a few years ago. I think it's some kind of Dypsis.
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Royal palm locations in California
by Alex High- 1 follower
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Hello all, Through my travels and research/reading through Palmtalk threads, I have created a Google My Maps of all of the royal palms I know of in California. I know there are lots that I'm missing, I know there are royals in the Inland Empire (Riverside, etc.) and Low Desert (Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Indio), and plenty of others in LA, OC, and SD. Please let me know of any other CA royals to add to the map. Thanks, enjoy! https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1FSlnGtLXPdk2x783aR92jki_cjqTH9c&ll=35.38601949243062%2C-119.92030945420171&z=6 Here are some videos I've taken of California royal palms on my YouTube channel Palm P…
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ID a Pritchie for me?
by DoomsDave- 15 replies
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This Pritchardia was sold to me as a P minor, but I’m open to thoughts. It’s been in the ground for about ten years; I think it might like more water than it has been getting. Leaf underside.
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I would like this to be a thread where Palmtalkers post cold sensitive zone 10 palms you come across in the Orlando area. The ever-increasing effects of the urban heat island are more evident each year. The first is an updated photo of the Cocos nucifera growing at Smashburger near downtown.
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Livistonia australis
by happypalms- 0 replies
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One palm native to my area the livistonia Australis grows easy in my garden will live after a fire drought tolerant but will drink water if given I often get small orders from land care groups for regeneration sites easy to propagate and grow it needs to be maintained to look it’s best a real landscaping palm planted in avenues or along driveways or in group plantings
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First flower on mystery Dypsis / Chrysalidocarpus
by Hilo Jason- 1 follower
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One of my favorite palms is flowering for the first time. It’s most likely a hybrid so the seed might not be viable but I’ll still try to sprout some. that last picture shows Chrysalidocarpus sp. Lafazamanga on the right which is always flowering and seeding. Maybe it can somehow cross with the mystery hybrid?
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Palm books
by happypalms- 2 followers
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They say look at someone’s book collection and you can get a pretty good idea about that person obviously iam a palm nut in the days before the internet (I only started to google about 10 years ago) there was a thing called books information was a bit limited so you had to do research with a book then you had to find the books with the content you wanted I still use my books it’s nice to read them and it’s better than having a pixel addiction with a flat screen also you can learn a lot from books it’s a different feeling holding a book instead of looking at a screen 📺
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Northern CA Royal Palm Update
by Jim in Los Altos- 1 follower
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For those of you who have been following the existence of this royal palm here in my northern latitude, here's a picture taken today, December 10, 2011. This summer's cool temperatures allowed only two new leaves and a third is trying to make it out but will have to wait until spring arrives. Now in its sixth year in the ground from a tiny two leaf seedling, it's making some progress as you can see some exposed trunk. Hopefully next summer will have more normal highs so this baby can add a few more fronds.
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Weepy dypsis onilahensis let’s seem em
by Stevetoad- 1 follower
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From the time I first got into palms dypsis onilahensis weepy form has always been one of my favorites. I remember it taking me a while to find one but after buying a few that ended up being the upright form I finally got one. Not a rocket ship by any stretch especially compared to the upright form. I’ve had this one for about 8 years from a one gallon. Always a solid plant. Never been fed hasn’t cared if it was in full sun or shaded. 118f no problem, 26f no damage. Show em if you got em.
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coconuts on Easter Island
by Eric in Orlando- 1 follower
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I didn't realize coconuts grew on Easter Island.
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Waiting to sign up will cost you
by Cindy Adair- 1 follower
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Dypsis don’t care !
by JubaeaMan138- 26 replies
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Like the title says I’m posting these as dypsis jurassic park and dypsis decipiens despite the name change . Jurassic park came from jd andersen as jurassic park had it in a 55 gallon trash can for the last 2 years . Dypsis decipiens came from Perry glen . Planted these today man it feels good to get these in the ground
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Could you help me ID this?
by Alexberm- 1 follower
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It is in Northern of Thailand. Thank you.
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Is it OK to plant a Howea fosteriana in winter?
by Brandon39.5- 23 replies
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I have a howea fosteriana that I bought a couple of months ago, and it's way too big for the pot where is it right now. Is it okay to plant it in November or December? Temps are normally around 18º at day and 10º minimum temp. I mean, I saw the forecast of lord Howe island and they get similar temps.
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Hello everyone! I look forward to following up on the growth of this hybrid palm. I have no experience with this hybrid, although I have others like butiaXsyagrus or butiaXjubaea. It has been bought for 110€ from a local grower, I don't know if he is a forum member. JULY 2023 Pre-purchase photos: JULY 2023 First transplant. I am located in Spain, near Madrid. Zone 8b. I hope to keep it outdoors in semi-shade for as long as possible. I accept advice! I will update with changes. I hope I am lucky and it grows healthy and stro…
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Bismarck Palm Fronds Drying Out Quickly
by mxcolin- 2 followers
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I have a small Bismarck Palm that throws out new growth but the fronds seem to dry out super quick. The soil feels like it gets plenty of water and it does get lots of sun. I fertilize 3 times per year. Is this normal for small Bismarcks?
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Hi Community, We recently lost a fox tail palm soon after planting during a VERY wet period in Sydney. We have now planted 2 x Bangalow's in mid September that are rapidly dying, see photos's. in line with general advice we upped watering and ensured they were being soaked every couple of days... however this seems ot be making them worse!? soil is genraly quite dry but wet to touch at the moment as we have kept watering. i feel like they atre rotting (note picture of base, not sure what this is. any help is really appreciated... thanks in advance all. note: We thriving haliconia's an other plants in same area's thanks again, Neil
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Theft of Serenoa repens saw palmetto berries in FL a big problem
by PalmatierMeg- 2 replies
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A recent topic addressed the question of illegal harvesting of Serenoa repens seeds for sale to pharmaceutical companies. See link to article below of huge bust of a berry theft ring in Indian River County. One bust in just one county. These thieves are endangering a native palm. https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-authorities-seize-hundreds-pounds-215127348.html
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Two palms frozen in time
by eacdmd86- 1 follower
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I have a Chambeyronia macrocarpa (in ground at least a year) and a Coccothrinax miraguama (in ground 6 months). Both were planted by my wife and I. It's been raining plenty here for months, so the watering has to be enough. I have fertilized a few times already. Pictures are attached of each. The flamethrower is growing at a serious snails pace. I've marked the spear and it's grown maybe 3mm in a month. It's losing fronds more than it's growing them. I'm afraid it'll have nothing left to continue growing before it opens a new one. The miraguama is just frozen and doesn't seem to be growing at all. What you see in the picture is exactly how it looked when p…
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Most exotic palms in 9b 1 2 3
by Insomniac411- 1 follower
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So as I fill my yard with as many palms as possible here in st.jonhs county Florida midway between Jacksonville and St.Augustine 9b temps, my last few spots are being reserved for more exotic 'out of the box' palms. Typical landscapes here incl. queens, Washingtonias, sables, cidp, and Sylvesters. Occasionally you'll find Bizmarks which are becoming more popular, mule palms, livistona palms, and on rare occasion Copernicus caranday (was palm). Now while this seems like a large list, it's actually quite boring seeing the same over and over. After purchasing a beccariopheonix alfr edii, all I can do is fantasize about more exotic plants that look nothing like the rest of …
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Can I plant these? Miraguana, Borhidiana, Curtisii and Macroglossa
by RarePalmsinCC- 1 follower
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I'm fairly new to this and don't want to kill hundreds of dollars worth of rare trees. I'm thinking the 2 on the left are ready to go in the ground, the 2 on the right need a few more years. What do you guys think? This is in Cape Coral, FL
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What is ID of palm tree in picture? Thank you
by Alexberm- 1 follower
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My Chamaedorea radicalis has put out flowers this spring and developped fruits right away which disappeared over the past months. I saw lots of ants on the inflorescence all the time. I guess they might have something to do with it. Today I randomly discovered that it's pushing out new flowers for the second time this year and also pretty late as we're almost in October. I couldn't find any information about them flowering several times a year and I also don't know of any palm species that does that. Is this normal or does this have to do with the fact that the earlier fruits have not been able to fully develop before they got eaten away? I just took a picture of it.…
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Once upon a time, back in September 2015, Brad Mondel asked a question on the IPS discussion forum, Palmtalk: Which Biennial was your favorite, and why?” This was in a more obscure part of the forum, and there were very few answers, but one particular Biennial stood out. Answers below, as written: bgl (Bo-Göran Lundkvist): “Out of ten Biennials since Venezuela in 1994 (only missed Orange County in 1996), I have to say New Caledonia in 2000. Yeah, Thailand in 1998 was amazing and a very close second, but experiencing New Caledonia and seeing lots (and I mean LOTS) of palms in habitat was an unforgettable experience. Add to that the Melanesian culture in New Caled…
