DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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   Trimming the flowers

   April 9 by microsvc

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   First time my T. Fortunei has flowered. I believe it's male. Can the flowers be cut off at some point? If so, what's the best way to prevent harm to the tree?

   

   Last reply by John2468, April 9

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   Washingtonia ID?

   April 9 by SM458

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   This might be hard. I was wondering if this is filifera or hybrid. This trunk is thick, 20 inch diameter, others are a lot more broader looking. There is definitely robusta (Not pictured) on the other side of the shopping center.

   

   Last reply by SM458, April 13

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   Coccothrinax boschiana update

   April 8 by aztropic

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   After 4 years of growth, some of my Coccothrinax boschiana are finally working on their first character leaf! Once they got past the blade of grass stage,they have been completely trouble free ever since. (original collection thread below) Growth is definitely slower than other species of Coccothrinax I grow, for my area. (their size hasn't scared off buyers that really want one though) Rare palms always seem to be in demand. 😄🤷‍♂️ aztropic Mesa, Arizona

   

   Last reply by aztropic, April 10

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   best palms for socal public food forest?

   April 8 by epiphyte

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   just outside my friend's community in sylmar (san fernando valley) is an overgrown "oasis" that i recently started adding fruiting plants to along with some support species (ie nitrogen fixers). throughout the year there's a trickle of irrigation runoff that provides enough water for a dozen full grown willow trees, several large fan palms, an elm tree and other weedy species. in the past couple months i've planted more than a dozen fruiting size trees as well as numerous seedlings. so far the only palm i've planted is a small green butia odorata... in the same hole i also put a couple small seedlings... jackfruit and surinam cherry...…

   

   Last reply by epiphyte, April 12

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   Palm ID at Fairchild garden

   April 8 by Palmpalm900

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   I went to Fairchild last week, so many amazing palms to see. Was curious if anyone could help ID this one

   

   Last reply by Merlyn, April 8

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   Help with ailing King Palm tree

   April 7 by VasiliP

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   Hello everyone! I would love your insight/guidance here. We bought a king palm and planted in our yard about 2 months ago here in San Francisco, California. Since then we’ve been noticing a steady decline with the tree. We’ve been careful not to over water as it has been raining a lot. The tree does get about 4/5 hours a day if direct sunlight. We’re noticing that the leaves are turning brown(crispy) and most leaves have these brown spots. Any information would be greatly appreciated

   

   Last reply by peachy, April 9

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   What kind of palm is this?

   April 7 by Hamandah

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   Hello! Does anyone know what kind of palm this is? this might be an obvious question but I’m new to palms and learning!

   

   Last reply by Silas_Sancona, April 9

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   Mr. Petty comes to Leucadia

   April 7 by Billy

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   Darold Petty was kind enough to come visit me yesterday at our home in Leucadia. We enjoyed the sunshine and sipped on some cold IPA from a San Diego microbrewery while wandering around the yard looking at palms and talking story. It was a great visit and a pleasure meeting him. Perhaps the most exciting part for me was unpacking the Dypsis baronii “black stem” that Darold brought down for me. He did an amazing job of packaging the palm too. Absolutely pro. After touring the yard Darold headed out and I immediately went to a nearby nursery to grab a bag of soil so I could upsize the palm. Here’s a few photos.

   

   Last reply by Billy, April 8

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    Opinions on Butia

    April 7 by Gville Palms

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    First of all, I know there have been many different threads on identifying Butia varieties and I have gone through many of them (all that I can find) but they have not really brought me any closer to an answer regarding a question I have about a Butia that I own. I bought this three years ago as a three gallon from either a Home Depot or a Lowe’s as just a cheapo plant for my side yard - it was maybe 25 bucks but looked nice. It was of course labeled as a pindo palm (Butia Capitata). Anyways, it grows and looks nothing like the other butias that I have. Within a matter of a couple years it has easily tripled in size, the trunk seems to be much more narrow than m…

    

    Last reply by KsLouisiana, Yesterday at 07:24 PM

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    International Palm Day!

    April 7 by Cindy Adair

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    On this day April 17 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!

    

    Last reply by Cindy Adair, April 7

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    A walk through my (in-progress!) tropical garden in Winter Springs, FL

    April 7 by chad2468emr

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    Edit: for some reason, all my photos (other than Grafton hahaha) are uploading as black boxes via my iPhone….. please hold as I work to address. Hey guys! It’s been a while! Previously I’d only ever been able to have potted palms, but two years ago I (finally!) moved into a house and was able to start planting. A few of what are pictured below went into the ground the first chance I got, but I’ve added a lot this year and I’m feeling pretty good about the progress. It needs some more work, and many filler plants need to be added, but I’m really liking the progress. I’m considered zone 10a since the USDA zone update, but I’m less than 3 miles from zone 9b. Many of t…

    

    Last reply by awkonradi, April 8

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    Are there different types of Queen Palms?

    April 7 by Hamandah

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    2 of our neighbors have queen palms. But some of them look so much wider and longer, pretty fronds vs others that have shorter, straight up fronds. From what they both told me they are all Queens. Can there just be a big difference within Queens or are there different kinds? I love the longer more luscious, longer fronds look!

    

    Last reply by Scott W, April 9

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    Buying palms on e-bay

    April 7 by peachy

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    🤬 Over the years I've bought a few things on e-bay but only ever used the pay now option. Last week I took the plunge and placed a bid on a lovely palm that was on auction. I checked it about 30 minutes before it ran out, I was still the only bidder so felt quite secure that the pretty pretty would soon be mine ....oh how easily the Internet plays false with our hearts. Some greedy creature had outbid me and my gorgeous palm was no longer to be mine. Woe and alas ! How does a poor silly woman outsmart these avaricious arseholes who stoop so low as to snatch a palm away from me so rudely. After a period of serious cogitation, I had a wonderful, brilliant solution that s…

    

    Last reply by happypalms, April 10

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    Helluva Hyophorbe

    April 6 by TampaBayRay

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    Tampa grown

    

    Last reply by SeanK, April 7

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    Pritchardia Pacifica

    April 6 by JohnAndSancho

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    This one spent almost an extra week in transit and arrived 2 days after the "late" arrival date from USPS. I know nothing about these, except I've wanted one for a few years now, and this is the first one I've ever seen in reality. I'm really impressed with the size for a 1g plant, and it's definitely ready for a bigger pot. It's nice and rooty! I'm just concerned, and maybe I'm paranoid. It looks kinda light to me, so I figured I'd ask the experts (y'all). I'm sure it's in shock but I'd be in shock if I spent 2 weeks in a box and USPS trucks too. 4am cocktail for scale, don't judge me I just got off work.

    

    Last reply by JohnAndSancho, April 6

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    Crown rot?

    April 6 by Borosbobo

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    Hey! I would like to ask you guys to help me identify the problem with my palm. i bought a Phoenix Canaresis like 3 weeks ago. Im not really sure how this part is called in english but the crown part below the leaves look like they are rotting. Maybe some kind of insect attacked it? The leaves are healthy they do not have any problem Can you guys help me identify the problem and tell me how to treat it?

    

    Last reply by Borosbobo, April 8

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    Butia hybrids

    April 6 by luke.m

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    After discovering a nice looking and mature Butia not far from me, I collected a pile of previous seasons seed off the ground and have had good success with germination. Re -visiting the tree recently to check for fruit, it has an abundant crop with some almost ripe and getting close to 40mm in across which I think are large for this one. In this small town there where the usual suspects for WA, Phoenix canariensis, Washingtonia robusta, Howea forsteriana, Archintopheonix Cunningham I and the Syagrus romanzofiana. This has me wondering as to the chances or likelihood of the seed I’m collecting being incidental hybrids with Syagrus so I thought to ask here if anyone with …

    

    Last reply by luke.m, April 7

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    Pix of the crop growers choice

    April 5 by happypalms

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    Not a lot of gardening today with some good rainfall so I thought why not pick some winner photos of the garden to post with so man6 photos to choose from it’s hard to choose which ones but iam sure there’s some pics in there for all styles of gardening

    

    Last reply by happypalms, April 8

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    Save the Date

    April 5 by Cindy Adair

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    Etimology of the words " hesper palm"

    April 5 by Alberto

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    Why Brahea sp are commonly referred to as "hesper palm" in English? Can somebody give me an answer to this? Thanks! 😀

    

    Last reply by pietropuccio, April 5

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    Struggling with palm choices! In Sacramento California

    April 4 by Hamandah

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    I’ve been looking on here so much my head is spinning! We just redid our backyard but the last thing we need to do how is to landscape and I am struggling! trying to incorporate a tropical feel with the landscape including some smaller to medium palms that can withstand the Sacramento heat and weather. Also the cold! this is our yard. Ive been trying to find a variety of palms that aren’t going to go tall like queens but more of a smaller to medium look maybe? I’m new to learning all of this though so it’s a bit overwhelming trying to figure it out. And our landscaper isn’t a “palm” guy so it’s up to me to figure it out. some I’ve l…

    

    Last reply by SeanK, April 7

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    Palm Island Nursery Visit

    April 4 by Leelanau Palms

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    I visited Palm Island Nursery in Vacaville, California in late March over spring break. The people there were very friendly and gave me a tour. I was struck by the size and variety of palms they had, including several reclaimed specimens. Here are some pictures from my visit:

    

    Last reply by Leelanau Palms, April 7

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    Schefflera growing on sabal palm

    April 4 by KLS

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    I think i have a sabal palm in the back yard of my new home in Venice, Florida. There is a schefflera growing out of the side of the palm. It has grown tremendously in the last few months. I don't know if this is detrimental to the palm tree and whether the schefflera should be removed. I believe I read that scheffleras are invasive. I am concerned about my palm tree. You can see the schefflera in the attached picture on the right.

    

    Last reply by redbeard917, April 6

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    Budget Nursery Ideas?

    April 4 by JohnAndSancho

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    Spring is here, and the summers are always crazy hot and swampy. I want to kind of expand past the Future Spider Mite Factory™ in my bedroom, and Lord knows y'all sent me plenty of seed, a lot of which I still haven't started to germinate. I had an idea last night and wanted to bounce it by y'all, something that would hopefully let me start sprouting a bunch of stuff outdoors. What if I were to lay some Harbor Freight tarps down over grass, and get some rebar and chicken wire to (HOPEFULLY, key word HOPEFULLY) keep the cats out? I can weigh the tarps down/help anchor the rebar with cinder blocks, there's a nice pile of them. I've got concerns with drainage doi…

    

    Last reply by aztropic, April 5

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    Not another chambeyronia macrocarpa red leaf

    April 4 by happypalms

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    Walked out the door on a rainy morning to be greeted by this macrocarpa leaf I hadn’t even noticed it opening too busy looking at the other ones I have with good rainfall my chambeyronia are throwing some good red this season in summer I had the odd new leaf but nothing like the autumn colours now

    

    Last reply by happypalms, April 4

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