DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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   Shadehouse Ekolu

   March 4, 2017 by www.dadluvsu.com

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   About time... Now, just need to get some plants goin!

   

   Last reply by BPK Palm Addict, April 19, 2017

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   what are your favorite palm genus

   April 10, 2016 by User00

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   mine are Hydriastele Pinanga Dypsis licuala

   

   Last reply by palmsOrl, April 12, 2016

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   Pacific Green Coconut Hardiness

   September 27, 2018 by LF-TX

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   Greetings everyone, I have found a great offer online for Pacific Green coconut seedlings, but they’re a variety that I’m not very well informed on. Can someone tell me what’s the minimum temperature // weather conditions in general that this species will tolerate? Will I be able to grow this in Southern Texas?

   

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   Building New Shade house

   July 6, 2007 by RadPalms

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   I am going to add a new Shade House area to put my larger palms in to grow (5g to 15g) What would be better to use 40 percent or 50 percent. And the most compatible for most species growing here in California. It will be appox 20ft by 24ft in size. Thanks Curt

   

   Last reply by RadPalms, July 6, 2007
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   Do Kentias grow that much faster in open soil outside as opposed to a container?

   August 2, 2020 by Palmfarmer

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   Just picked up a little kentia the other day i plan to have outdoors. Should it be fine Climate wise? it is close to a northeast facing wall and has canopy in forms of a threebranch with lot of leafs making a airpocket to make it slightly warmer in those cold winter nights here in the desert. From experience how cold hardy are they, i know it says 25f but what is your experience? Do Kentias Grow much faster if grown in open soil compared to a pot or are they allmost equally Slow outdoors? How slow approximently are these palms when living outside Thanks!

   

   Last reply by UK_Palms, August 9, 2020

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   Calling all Pritchardia experts

   May 17, 2011 by Tropicgardener

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   I inherited these Pritchardias when I bought the house........I suspect that at least the largest is P. pacifica but it hasn't fruited yet.......any ideas?

   

   Last reply by Tropicgardener, May 18, 2011
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   palm trunk constriction

   February 5, 2022 by miamicuse

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   Saw these palms along the side of the road and I think these are foxtail palms...is the constriction of the trunk normal? I do not remember seeing any foxtails with trunks like this.

   

   Last reply by Jim in Los Altos, February 6, 2022

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   Non-climbing Calamoids Thriving in West Central Florida

   April 30, 2020 by sarasota alex

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   I'm going to start with my Metroxylon vitiense. It's just under 7' (2m+) overall and is a couple of months short of 4 years in the ground from 1 gallon. In January 2018 it went through a 2 hour freeze (down to 30F/-1C) with minimal leaf damage. But all the leaves were well aged at the time. During the coldest night this past winter (34F/+1C) it had just put out a fresh pink leaf in the morning prior, and this new leaf was moderately damaged at that temp.

   

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    Chamaedorea turkheimii

    November 30, 2014 by Cindy Adair

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    I saw these on one of my three potato chip palms. When I looked at the other two, I saw similar but shriveled brown remains. Any guess at the sexes? Sorry, only my phone for photos this trip.

    

    Last reply by LJG, November 30, 2014
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    Alkaline Soil

    February 8, 2018 by Patrick Palms

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    Is it True, that Satakentia Palms, prefer Alkaline Soil ? I take it, Alkaline Soil, is more clay like ?

    

    Last reply by Kris, February 10, 2018

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    Archontophoenix leaf colour

    July 2, 2011 by Walter John

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    I transplanted two separate Archo clumps from my old garden that popped up from the mother trees there and since coming to their new home they have grown very well and are showing more colour on new leaves. They live in a fairly shaded area, although in summer there's a fair chunk of sun on them. Thought I'd share.

    

    Last reply by Dave-Vero, July 5, 2011
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    Night Moves/Mercury Vapor

    October 2, 2018 by sur4z

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    When I purchased my house there were in ground copper housed mercury vapor lights. I love the soft green hue the lights make. As I added and subtracted and moved stuff around on the property, I wanted to add more of the same upligjting only to find no one was selling this type anymore...everything was LED which makes white light. I work in white light all day and I did not want more in my garden. So after a long search I found a company in Texas that still made the lights and I ordered them immediately. Here are few shots from the other night: C.macrocarpa T.radiata Ponytail and Stag horn (Elk horn?) A.catechu dwarf po…

    

    Last reply by Kim, October 2, 2018
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    Neumatophores in Phoenix canariensis

    February 28, 2015 by psosa

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    Dear all, In the North of Gran Canaria, (Canary Islands, Spain) we have discovered some fossils structure of Phoenix canariensis palm. Attached a sample of part of this fossil. We have found some structures, similar to pneumatophores, and therefore, we need to document about the anatomy and ecophysiology of pneumatophores in Phoenix canariensis. We are looking for information about Phoenix canariensis palm trees growing in waterlogged sites and in ponds or lakes. We know that the Canarian palm may have occupied a large belt overall the Western Canary Island before the European conquest and before groundwater pumping started; Can anyone help us? T…

    

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    Misc. Shots in the Nursery

    June 22, 2008 by _Keith

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    Growing from seed is definitely NOT my specialty.

    

    Last reply by BS Man about Palms, June 22, 2008
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    Borasus aethiopum germinatad.....or not

    March 6, 2016 by cisco

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    I know, I know....you may say.... Please Don´t. But I´m gonna try enyway. I wanna germinated Borassus aethiopum seed. Ou jeah! I know it is very, very hard, but...I wanna try. That prosess teach me very much. Now:The seed was in the hot water in two days. Then I put it on top of the soil (coco fiber and perlite 50/50) in plastic bag and keep it very warm place. The plastic bag is 45cm deep. If its germinated......I have an idea what I must to do next. Now..I´m gonna sit and relax and wait.

    

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    Washingtonia in the Santa Margarita River

    July 30, 2015 by azurebird

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    This is a giant Washingtonia that is growing wild in the Santa Margarita River in Fallbrook near my ranchita. It is located at the base of Gavilan Mountain. Its seed must have traveled down the river in some flood, maybe the big one in 1993. I estimate its height now at 80 to 100'. I am not sure if it is a pure robusta or a filifera hybrid. It is kind of neat to see how they look completely untouched. The eco diehard environmentalists want to remove all non native vegetation from the rivers and riparian areas but it isn't like these palms are spreading like wildfires and I say, keep them and leave them alone. A beautiful addition in my book. My wife planted a small w…

    

    Last reply by azurebird, July 31, 2015

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    Is this a Butia?

    October 13, 2008 by Fouquieria

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    Since I'm such a novice with palm trees... Even though it was neglected, it had outstanding color...very similar to a Bismarckia...even though the pic doesn't show it. Anyway, it had tons of little Persimmon-looking fruit on the ground, so I got a little baggy of them. This was near my old house from the 80's on Meridian, just off College near Lemon Grove, CA.

    

    Last reply by paulgila, October 13, 2008
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    Rat Removal Leads to Coconut Palm Explosion

    November 4, 2021 by Rick Kelley

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    Or How to Kill a Million Coconut Palms. Coconuts are not native to Hawaii and can become weeds. This was illustrated in a powerful way on the small Palmyra atoll south of Hawaii. Coconuts had found their way to Palmyra long ago. About ten years ago the Nature Conservancy set out to eradicate the introduced black rats that cause so much ecological damage on tropical islands. They were successful. There were two unanticipated results. On the good side, the mosquitoes vanished. Turns out the rats were the only mammal supplying blood. On the bad side, the population of coconut palms exploded. They threatened to crowd out every other plant on the atoll, not what th…

    

    Last reply by amh, November 5, 2021

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    Pablo!

    January 16, 2007 by Bilbo

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    Can we have IPS badges/and or T shirts??? Just a thought: I would buy both and if we had a poll I reckon many of the guys would too. Strictly for Members of course. Regardez Juan

    

    Last reply by LJG, January 16, 2007
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    Deckenia nobilis

    November 24, 2019 by bubba

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    Tropical Atrium

    November 15, 2013 by Kathryn

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    When I arrived very early for an appointment at an office building that I had not previously visited, I was delighted to find this tropical atrium. I am not good with identifying tropical palms since I don't see them regularly and the few that I have are smaller versions on my back porch.

    

    Last reply by doranakandawatta, November 16, 2013

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    Black Bag of Doom - and new life!

    June 8, 2018 by DoomsDave

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    A good palm friend gave me a bunch (1,000+) of seed from his massive Dypsis plumosa which had dropped 90% of its seeds to the pavement before they ripened. I tossed some of them into a garbage bag, which allowed a bit of rain water in and

    

    Last reply by PalmatierMeg, June 9, 2018

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    Pritchardia ID in question #1 P. hardyi

    June 14, 2020 by WaianaeCrider

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    Found an old tag while cleaning under one of my Hawaiian Pritchardias. The three in question now were planted as 1 gallon plants in 1998 so that's 22 years in the ground. These pictures here are supposed to be P. hardyi. I have Don Hodel's book and this one seems to fit right except for this "The blades, glossy green above (OK) and CONSPICUOUSLY silvery gray to nearly white below (NOT) Plants came from Kapoho Palms on the Big Island and I'm beginning to think this and some of my others are hybrids from a botanical garden. Tried to upload a few others but got that evil 200 error message.

    

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    What does Musa Basjoo taste like?

    September 12, 2020 by Palmfarmer

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    I Know in the West they are not considered a edible banana, but on Wikipedia it states that it is a delicasy in Japan. Anyone here tried to eat them or made a dish out of their crop?

    

    Last reply by WSimpson, January 23, 2021

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    Med Fan Palm cut a trunk?

    September 6, 2019 by Joe in Zapata TX

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    I have a 5 trunked Med palm and the 5 trunks are all about 18-24” long. Two of the trunks are growing towards the house and the branches/leaves are already rubbing the side of the house. Can I cut the 2 trunks off and not hurt this palm? Thanks

    

    Last reply by Joe in Zapata TX, September 8, 2019

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