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Hey there. I have propagated seeds and started growing palms in containers. I am looking to grow them in the ground and then start selling them in a couple of years as a way to supplement my income. I currently have abot 1500 seedlings in various stages. I am getting ready to buy a piece of land and put them in the ground. I am looking for help / tips in laying out the field and when to put go from container to ground. Any other additional information would be greatly appreciated.
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So there is a good chance I might be moving to either the north side of Orlando or Plant city area. Both of these locations are zone 9A. I already know to look around to see what's already growing, but what is your personal experiences of what grows there, what's marginal, and what only lasts maybe a few years.
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Date Palm Time-lapse
by ZPalms- 1 follower
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I saw this on youtube earlier and I thought it was cool and thought I'd share, It's not often people make time lapse of palm trees, I'll come back to this forum in a year from now and post the 2nd part 😂
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Oh come on!
by Patrick- 18 replies
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You know the feeling... Sabal miamiensis. I count 12 out of 100+ seeds so far. It's going to look like I'm growing sod in a month or so...
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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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first big palm order and it's progress 1 2
by flplantguy- 3 followers
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My Floribunda order is on the way! Three boxes😳, coming tomorrow night. They will get a couple weeks worth of summer heat before it starts to cool to more typical temps they knew before. I have read plants remember heat stress for the future when it occurs again, so I'm hoping they get a taste and are ready in spring. I will be documenting their arrival and performance over time here while I prepare them for planting. Most are in pots already, but a few will be potted into a basic cactus and citrus mix while they adjust and I learn their quirks. I will show the successes and failures as well as what I think happened. Chime in if you have thoughts or questions and all …
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Pindo Palm Trouble
by AZ_Palm_Guy- 2 replies
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Hello all, I was wondering if maybe someone could assist me in diagnosing what could possibly be wrong with my pindo palm. From one week to the next it seems like some of the fronds have lost color and some parts of the fronds have gone to a dry green and have begun to drop. This palm has been in the ground since March and has had no issues till now. It survived 10+ days straight of 115°F+ weather with some frond damage. I've eased up on the watering since it is now only hitting an average of 85°F and lows in the 50s. Located in Arizona.
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Ravenea glauca from Andringitra 1 2 3
by LJG- 3 followers
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One of the plants that I was looking forward to seeing in habitat was Ravenea glauca. As of right now there are two areas to see Glauca, one is Isalo where they grow in the canyons and make for the famous photo for palm lovers. In talking to Dransfeld, what we knew as Glauca will most likely become a new species. The second location is to go to the Andringitra area. This is where I just came back from and was excited to post some photos and details on this beautiful plant. Having seen both now, in my opinion it is easy to see they are two separate species. In Adringitra, there are two areas to view them - both require a 25 km jeep trail drive to Camp Catta. Onc…
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Areca vestria red form sprouts
by happypalms- 5 replies
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I was gifted some red Areca vestria seeds so the best thing to do was germinate them asap this batch I had a very poor germination rate the seeds were fresh I helped pick the seeds so no faults in fresh quality seeds I did the same germination technique as the last batch of red Arecas i received with 50 percent success this time I only managed around 20 percent success rate I was told they have a low germination rate and this batch of seeds was certainly that still a gift of seeds is win in any situation no matter how low the germination rate
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Does anyone here use an injector for liquid fertilizer on your plants, and if so what do you think about it? I'm considering doing this for my plants, since I used one for my orchids before (and will again) since it works so well for them. I had a minidos that was great. What are the pros and cons to it? I could do direct with every watering or on an as needed basis too. They are generally for larger grower operations but the minidos is just small enough to be used in a home setting. Otherwise it's a Venturi style that's hit or miss for dosage so I want to avoid that. Granular fertilizer on some tropicals can be hit or miss (no soil to hold them on vandas) so I'm look…
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Palm dart grub
by happypalms- 1 follower
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This little caterpillar if left unchecked will destroy a palm real quick hiding between leaves rolled together or two leaves pinned together by whatever means the caterpillar has it is a real pest especially on potted palms known as the palm dart grub turning into some sort of moth or butterfly a real nuisance
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Is this Livistona Chinensis?
by BayAndroid- 17 replies
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Photo attached. The caption claimed Chinese fan palm, but I wasn't sure if it's in fact Livistona Chinensis, or another type of fan palm (misidentified or broadly described)
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Coconut Palms on Virginia Key in Miami
by chicagoman58- 3 replies
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Can anyone tell me what variety of Coconut Palms these are? They are some the most majestic specimens I've seen in South Florida. Thank you.
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Hey everyone, I have a Phoenix Sylvestris being shipped to me as we speak from California and I should have it in the ground this weekend. I've searched around the forums for a lot of information but I have a few questions I haven't been able to answer. So I'm gonna see if anyone can help here. I've seen several people say not to fertilize the first year to make sure the roots grow strong, so I'll be doing that. But I was wondering if anyone has any idea how much to water a brand new Phoenix? We get a decent amount of rain where I am, especially in spring, so I was just wondering if anyone had some advice about how many times a week etc? I'm orderi…
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Orlando lakeside gardening
by redbeard917- 3 replies
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I am renting a room at this house in Orlando, FL and have been given wide leeway to make changes in the yard. The previous owners had introduced a very tropical look but weren't fully up to date on the maintenance. So there are dozens of camphor and Brazilian pepper seedlings of various ages in the beds for example. But they had a cool tropical aesthetic, with live oaks massively underplanted with things like bromeliads, peace lilies, tongue ferns, vines, etc. So I don't want to change the theme, but I'm adding a bit more color in a certain area in the form of Firebush (Hamelia), Firespike (Odontonema), Brazilian red cloak (Megaskepasma), Panama rose (Rondeletia), etc, an…
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Mulching around the trunk is fine in the desert?
by Palmfarmer- 11 replies
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Just wondering.. I heard someone say one could mulch with wood chips and let them “touch” the trunk in dry climates without worries of any rot. I know the recommended thing is to spread the mulch away from the trunk but I am thinking is this practice really necessary in desert climates?
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Jacksonville,FL Queen palms 1 2
by MarcusH- 4 followers
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Jacksonville became a place of interest and I was wondering how reliable Queen palms in that area are. Looked up at some data for the last 40 years it seems to be there was no chance of survival in the 1980s. Another cold event was in 2003 where it got down to 20F . So far the last 20 years didn't seem to be no problem for growing Queens in Jacksonville. Anyone from that area that can give me some feedback about survival rates and ages of Queens in Jax ? Thank you.
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Brahea Moorei transplanting
by James Norcal- 2 replies
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Does anyone have any information on transplanting Brahea Moroorei? I have two that I want to move to the front yard but I’ll leave them where they are if it’s to risky of a move. They’ve been in the ground for seven years and I got the seed from Peckerwood Garden. Thanks.
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Big Royals in Santana
by DoomsDave- 1 follower
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Went to Civic Center in Santa Ana (county seat of Orange County) and saw this nice line of Roystonea regia, not far from the federal lock up.
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Palms in Cyprus
by Gringo- 2 replies
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Discuss palm trees here in Cyprus. Increasing variety is now available in local nurseries, such as Royals, Kings, Triangles, and to a lesser extent, foxtails. Never seen cocos yet, but they seem to be becoming more common in local nurseries where i believe I saw them near Timi, but I will stop to confirm if my eyes did not deceive me. Some pics around Paphos area
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Kentia Palm soil height help
by Dw1- 1 follower
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Hi everyone, new here so sorry if this is in the wrong section. four months (October here in syd, aus) ago I transplanted a mature kentia palm (about 2m of clear trunk). It lost a couple of fronds in the wind and it has paused the new fronds it was pushing out when it went in. I’m guessing it’s still putting energy into roots and staying alive after a transplant as it’s made no change all summer and it’s only got one good frond. today I noticed that while gardening around it a few months ago I’ve inadvertently buried the trunk in another 5cm or so of soil (2inches). when I went to clear it I noticed it’s full of small, fine roots t…
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What are these mushrooms on my palm
by Palmtreedude69- 3 replies
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I have a potted up satakenita liukiuemsis and saw these what are they and should I be concerned?
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Areca catechu
by Brad52- 3 replies
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I can’t find my acquisition photo but in Nov 2020 I bought an Areca catechu in a small pot, it was maybe 2’ tall, here it is in June 2021 and then today, it has somewhat outgrown the adjacent red Ti plant. Pretty decent growth rate.
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I need help with a Ceroxelon ID if it's even possible at this size, maybe alpinum but not sure. Thanks in advance
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PACSOA annual plant sale buys
by happypalms- 1 follower
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The palm and cycad society of Australia annual plant sale had some rare and common varieties for sale well worth a visit for any collector of rare plants the show was held in the grounds of mount cootha botanical gardens in Brisbane they had some wonderful palms on display along with cycads as usual you have to be first in the door to get the super rare palms which would have sold out real fast as they say first in best dressed so the early bird gets the worm next time perhaps the prices reflected the market prices for rare palms I believe the growers of rare palms deserve what ever price they put on there plants as a grower myself I fully understand what goes into obtain…