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Small Change to Terms of Service
by Cindy Adair- 1 follower
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It has been many years since our current terms of service were updated. Yes, I am referring to that fine print most of us decline to read. The good news is there is exactly one additional sentence and it is just intended to streamline the registration procedures and membership management for our free level IPS membership. Here it is: Registration on PalmTalk.org without an existing membership in our society will constitute joining our society at a free membership level with associated benefits. In appreciation for your attention I will share a palm photo from my farm. Pigafetta , AKA the Black Wanga Palm
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Start of a Central FL palm garden
by RiverCityRichard- 1 follower
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New member, but have been getting some good info from everyone on this site for a while. Started getting some palms a few years back and got inspired to start a bigger garden. In DeBary FL, about 30 miles north of Orlando. Progress so far: 2 B. Alfredii, one on the left planted from a 15g in June 2022, other went in this week from a 25g. Archontophoenix Cunninghamiana planted from a 7g in November 2021. Side yard has a couple of flamethrowers, Chambeyronia Oliviformis, another king palm, Lanonia Dasyantha, Caryota Obtusa, Chamaedorea Radicalis x Cataractarum (most likely) and Chamaedorea Microspadix. Plenty of other tropicals mixed in, big fan of Plumerias.…
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A biig thanks for @Matty B for showing us in California what is possible. Maybe he will chime in and reveal his sorcery…. I mean growing experiences. Not wanting to hijack Bubba’s Satekentia in California post. I hope other growers in other non-tropical localities share their experiences and pictures. My experience so far… In January Winter of 2016 / 2017 I bought 2 small, yellowish one gallon Satekentia from KW Palms & Cycads in Lake Elsinore. The two palms were small and cheap so why not Then in July of 2018 I was reading a post in PT. Matty B stated that his Satakentia seemed like it could take more sun than he had thought at firs…
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South Florida hobby nursery
by Mr. Clark- 1 follower
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Hi all, just purchased 15 acres in South Florida, zone 11a - the property has a crop of field grown Sylvester Palms ready for market. Previous owners have been selling them (uncertified) for a while, but there are about 150 nice ones left that are 4-8' clear trunk. We do have irrigation throughout, so these are nice trees and within a week of moving in a few folks started poking around about buying the rest of the crop. I try to do things by the book, so got our state inspection/certification and am ready to sell. I have a guy who will buy the lot for $50 per foot of clear trunk, which seems low avg for wholesale but he will do all the work. This will provide a nic…
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Save the Date
by Cindy Adair- 2 followers
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Beccariophoenix alfredii 8 years growth. 1 2
by Stevetoad- 3 followers
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I planted my beccariophoenix alfredii October 16th 2011. It was a tall one gallon. I wouldn’t call it fast at all but it’s gone from about 1 foot to about 15 feet. Post em if you got em
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Hi all I have opportunity to purchase this palm for great price. We love palms but we are not experts. I posted few pics here. Our concern is if this palm is healthy. It is big (and old) On the bottom is very dark (black). Is that cause of concern? Thank you
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Another mail order fix of some chamaedorea Metallica
by happypalms- 2 replies
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Purchased a couple of Metallica champs for the garden they will be group planted I have some good specimens already in my garden but you can never have enough chamaedorea in the garden especially this beautiful little palm there wa# also two Caryota maxima in the order as well I also have two giant specimens in my garden so I know they grow well
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Post your Areca vestiaria palms 1 2
by bubba- 1 follower
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coconut Coconut Palm in my Garden
by shark- 5 replies
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This is my green coconut palm in my garden, it's about 1.7 meter tall and it's been growing for about 2 years. I grew it since it was a seedling. I bought it from an online shop with a price for only 1 dollar! Yea it's really cheap in here because i'm living in a tropical country. Then about the watering, i just watered it everyday and give a sunlight. For the soil, i mix it with my clay soil from my garden, organic soil, and composed leaves. It's really beautiful to see it actually, plus the emerging light green leaves. And also, it has almost no problem at all with the coconut that i grew from seedling, maybe just like some little sunburned leaves or anything. Overall, …
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Potting up a couple of lanonia dasyantha tubes
by happypalms- 8 replies
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Had a few dasyantha tubes that needed to be potted up into some 140mm containers they are starting to exhibit there mottled look a lot stronger now with some age I try not to fertilise the dasyantha to much it keeps them to green losing a bit of the mottling that’s my observation but every grower is different and soil types are all different in different regions of the world these ones will be sold when there ready
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22 years in the making
by redant- 7 replies
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This is the main drag down the palm jungle. Good thing I love being outside and working in the yard, it's a huge amount of work. There is so much more to see then just the main path, so many beautiful palms from every corner of the planet. iphone11 and people know how to improve the quality on video, choppy and blurred from time to time. Hope you all enjoy
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Transplanting a few hyophorbe vershaffeltii sprouts
by happypalms- 4 replies
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You just never what you get with a eBay purchase but I did have some luck with these hyophorbe seeds I purchased eBay is ok sometimes but buyer beware I usually buy from known sellers that I have had good germination rates with but how do you know the first time you purchase well you don’t hence buyer beware a nice palm the spindle easy to grow and quite tough a very predictable landscape palm
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Potting up some Johannesteijsmannia Altifrons tubes
by happypalms- 0 replies
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A couple more joeys to pot up you go through different stages of favourite palms joeys have always been top of that list right next door to Kerriodoxa two amazing palms that grow very well in my climate the mix I used this time was a composted pine bark river sand well composted commercial compost with perlite along with some native plant Nutricote they were given some lime one week ago and copious amounts of water constantly the plant in the photos with the white tip is from when I transplanted them from the etoliation process but absolutely one of my favourite palms
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San Diego Coconut Trees
by SouthernCATropicals- 3 followers
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I’ll document my SoCal coconut tree journey here. Getting anything bigger than a shriveled up coconut sprout in California is almost impossible for a variety of reasons so I ordered 3 coconut sprouts. I currently have 3 coconuts of unknown varieties. The first was “front yard coconut”This is the earliest photo I have of it but it came in August 2023 half dead with one greenish leaf. This is it now dec 18 2023. It has grown but the growth has been quite slow and undramatic. When I transferred it into the ground in august it really had no roots at all. I’ve read that they eat their coconut for a while but that was strange to see I’ve been fertilizing nothing. Hopefull…
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Today wandering the garden as I often do while taking a break from work I noticed that my Beccariophoenix madagascariensis seems to be starting to put on a little size. I can’t remember exactly when I planted it. It’s been about 6 years I would guess. It was a small 5 gallon. Over those years it has consistently put out new leafs, but it never really seemed to get too much bigger. While still considered small, it seems to finally be putting on some size. 5 gallon bucket in 2nd pic for scale. So what palm in your garden caught your eye today? It doesn’t have to be your favorite, just something that stuck out to you today.
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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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Help!! Pindo Palm spear pull… is it gone :((
by ThePalmGuy101- 1 follower
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Hey everyone! New to the forum, been a collector of palms since I was a little kid, now I’m 21 and collect for myself. One of my jelly palms in my front yard has suffered a spear pull, and the leaves have begun to sag, but not turn brown. Any chance of survival? Not too harsh of a winter in terms of snow, but I know what really gets them is the temps and frost/wind chills. I’m in Zone 8A, on the coast of Virginia in VA beach.
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My palm trees in Ibiza
by llevantinista- 1 follower
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Hi forumers! I live in Ibiza, Spain, and these are the palm trees that have survived this winter in my garden. The pictures were taken today. Now they are in its ugliest phase of the year. They will look better after the warm period, that starts now. I hope it helps if someone wants to try these palms in a similar climate: - Howea Fosteriana - Dypsis lutescens (this one suffered during the winter but it will certainly recover in the warmer months) - Kentiopsis Oliviformis - Ptychosperma Elegans - Archontophoenix Alexandrae - Roystonea Regia - Hyophorbe Verschaffeltii - Wodyetia Bifurcata -Ravenala Madagascarie…
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International Palm Day
by Hillizard- 0 replies
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"On this day in 1794, the Father of Palms, Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, was born. Today is International Palm Day, a day to recognize the plight of endangered palms, their fragile ecosystems, and their roles in the environment. Join us in celebrating palms!" #PalmDay
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Jubaeopsis caffra…Let’s See ‘Em! 1 2
by Jim in Los Altos- 2 followers
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Would love to see photos of anyone else’s Jubaeopsis caffra. Mine’s been a very slow grower until more recently. Nearly eighteen years old and it’s seemed, for several years, that it was barely growing at all. Here’s the one in my front yard that I’m limiting to two trunks due to lack of enough space for multiple ones. Post away!
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Licuala radula
by Dypsisdean- 20 replies
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OK Wal and Mikey, What's up with Licuala radula?
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Es esto un pseudophoenix sargenti ?
by Navarro- 4 replies
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Un amigo compro semillas de pseudophoenix sargenti en una tienda online en isla reunión hace cuatro años y las palmas ahora se ven así que creéis que son ? Gracias ☺️
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Desert palms
by 2palm- 8 replies
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i live in west Texas so i'm sure you can guess how hot it gets here. (113°) my majesty palm is not doing well in health and i don't think it will make it through the summer. if it dies i will get a new one. need suggestions for palms that won't burn to a crisp. i know date palms in all but im not sure of any others and im trying to fine other options. love to hear you suggestions!
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Gift rhapis get planted
by happypalms- 2 replies
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The rhapis excelsea my friend Phil gave to me needed to planted in the ground asap so with some forecast I took the opportunity to plant them around my property they can get as big as they want if I need to control them the slasher on my tractor will do just that they have come back home after 20 years when they left they were just a one leaf seedling it’s nice to see them back home having served there purpose in containers at my friends home thanks Phil they will be well looked after just like you have done