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NEW "FREEBIE" FORUM NOTICE
by PALM MOD- 13 replies
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This is a new forum for all members (any registered user) to use if they have palm/plant related items that they wish to give away. This is mainly envisioned for the free distribution of seed, but can also include palms, such as excess seedlings, all the way up to in-ground giants. It could also include materials such as pots, soil, or shade structures needing removal. Under no circumstances will any schemes to make money be tolerated. In addition, be certain that live plant material that you may be shipping or receiving complies with any regulations pertaining to inter-state or inter-continental agricultural trade.
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Free Pygmy Date Palms (8 total, in pairs)
by iDesign- 5 replies
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Four pairs of healthy Phoenix roebellini / Pygmy Date palms (8 palms total) currently have a date with a chainsaw. 😢 Thought I’d offer them here in case someone wants to rescue them. I’m in Carlsbad (North San Diego County). Another palmtalker was interested, but the logistics didn’t work out. These are mature palms, already planted when we bought the house in 2007. They were transplanted once many years ago (from backyard to front), so digging *might* be a little easier than if they’d never been moved—but they’ve been in place for a while, so not sure on that one. The deal: You do the digging. My husband can help move them to your truck, and the smaller pl…
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Mississippi Sabal Minor seeds - FRESH
by JohnAndSancho- 6 replies
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I can attest to the cold hardiness of these. They've seen single digits. They've seen snow they've seen ice they've seen triple digits. I don't know how long they've been there, and I left PLENTY. I dunno the legality of this, but I can always tell the cops they're just gonna sprout up and get mowed and the landscapers are just gonna cut. Anyway I've got more than I can ever use, I'm already sending off 2 baggies of them and should still have plenty. Pay postage and I'll send you some. I can get more. Reply here or DM me or whatever. I ain't cleaning them 😂
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Brugmansia sanguinea
by Darold Petty- 2 replies
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I have been experimenting with high elevation Brugmansia species, B. vulcanicola and sanguinea. Apparently they need full sun, which is not available in my garden. The vucanicola does flower with morning direct sun but the shrub is quite stretched out and unsightly. I have several starts of sanguinea, currently overgrown in large plastic six-pack cells. They should be moved up to 1 gallons, but I don't care to invest the labor. come and get them !!
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Deppea grandiflora
by Darold Petty- 3 replies
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I have grown this plant from a tiny start. It is now 9 feet tall, in a 7 gallon pot. The plant branches freely, so one might prune off the top in order to transport it in the vehicle The flower is totally different from D. splendens, so much that I can't understand how the two species are in the same genus, but then, I am no taxonomist !
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Free Butia
by Josue Diaz- 6 replies
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Needing to make some space, and this butia hybrid turned out to be mostly, if not entirely, butia. A beautiful palm, but I need the space for something else. I am game to help you dig, would be a simple task as long as you steer clear of the neighboring agaves (lots of spines!). Soil is very loose, sandy loam. You can cut right through it like cutting through butter. Pick up in Fresno.
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Free Brahea armata & armata hybrid
by Josue Diaz- 2 replies
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I have several hundred seedlings of mixed armata and armata hybrid. The seed for the hybrid came from @DoomsDave and are off his "frankenbrahea" hybrid. The pure armata came from a local armata. I was growing these in ground and was slowly potting them up, but I'm having some cement work done and had to pull these out lest they be removed or buried beneath concrete. Free! Come take as many as you'd like - no shipping sorry. For pick up in Fresno.
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A couple Butia odorata
by quaman58- 1 reply
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My neighbor has a couple of these that he left in big tree pots for way too long. He’s in the San Diego area, and it appears they’re both nearly head high. But he’d like to see them go to a good home.
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Sabal Palmetto seeds
by JohnAndSancho- 3 replies
- 224 views
Tell me how many you want and pay postage. I don't want to count, so let's go from "handful," "a little bit," or a pile. I've still got some Minor too, all of these were collected locally from short and stumpy Palmettos. They've seen temps anywhere from 9° to triple digits, snow, ice, drought, monsoons, pretty much everything except fire and earthquakes.
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Pseudophoenix Sargentii Seeds
by Johnny Palmseed- 2 replies
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This years crop looks like a bumper crop. The seeds are just starting to ripen. PM if you want any. US only please. John
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Leucothrinax Morrisii Seeds
by Johnny Palmseed- 2 replies
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So I collected this years batch and decided that I just don’t need them since I have a bunch of volunteers popping up near the adult. Also, I haven’t had much luck with germinating them myself even though they seem to be growing well in the ground. Ideally, I would like to send 1 or 2 packages at most. I believe that I have around 40-50 seeds. PM me if you are interested. US only John
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Dypsis psammophila
by blue240z- 1 reply
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I’ve had this for a few years and hasn’t done great for me. If someone has a greenhouse or fancies themselves a great grower you’re welcome to it. Pickup in San Diego CA. Brendan @858-414-858nine
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Free Endangered Pritchardia napaliensis in SoCal
by Sherman Library & Gardens- 2 replies
- 249 views
5-gal Pritchardia napaliensis free to a good home. For pickup only local to Orange County, CA.
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Free for pickup in Harlingen, TX. For scale
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Chrysalidiocarpus Decipiens seeds
by Harry’s Palms- 1 follower
- 38 replies
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I have many seeds available to those that want them. They are fresh and viable ( volunteers sprouting around parent) . Just cover shipping if you would be so kind. Send a message with address and how many . Prefer continental US only. Thanks , Harry
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Livistonia decora - Christmas freebies - Spain only
by guillerman- 2 replies
- 199 views
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FREE Trithrinax acanthacoma/brasiliensis seeds 1 2 3
by DoomsDave- 2 followers
- 114 replies
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The palm below has been in my garden since about 2004, when I got it as a 15 gallon. It's now about 10 feet tall. This is a great species for those PalmTalkers who must contend with heat and cold. It's native to Argentina, where it experiences both. If you're in the Mediterranean region in Europe, England, maybe even Holland, these are worth a try in the ground. Likewise in the Southeastern US where a lot of cool palms are marginal; South Carolina, and southern Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Northern Florida. Try them in West Texas, Arizona. They will take cool, too, in British Columbia, northern California, coastal Oregon and Washington. And, anyw…
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Free, come get it. It puts on fast growth in short bursts in an interesting sort of zig zag growth pattern. Very mean little thorns under the leaves. Blue 5gal bucket for scale.
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I have a few seedlings and small palms that I am willing to give away to anyone in or passing through the San Antonio area. I am not interested in shipping anything right now. First up, I have I sabal I bought as a S. causiarum. It does grow more quickly than palmetto or mexicana, but it took damage in the ground last winter at 27F and burned 100% at 23fF. So, I am not sure if it is actually causiarum. I have a trio of W. filifera as well: About a half dozen P. dactylifera seedlings, as well as one lager one that is already pinnate: And a fishtail I grew from seed. It won't last the winter here. So, it is either going to burn u…
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I want your “junk” palms
by MrTropical- 1 reply
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Hey everyone, the title sums it up. I’m looking for the unwanted palms. I will take any and all, seeds/seedlings/etc. If it can be mailed without much hassle, I want it. I’m located in coastal North Carolina but up for a challenge if you have palm paraphernalia that is Zone 9B+ Thanks for looking!
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Palm trees going begging in SoCal (SB)
by Sean Osborne- 0 replies
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This post will take a bit of patience. Hi folks, I’m in an … interesting situation. I have recently taken over caring for my father, Barry Osborne’s, extensive palm tree collection in Santa Barbara. Dad pretty much gave up on it 10 years ago do to failing health, and when his elaborate drip irrigation setup began to fail, Mom had some gardeners put in sprinklers. This is Santa Barbara. The water bills are immense. I am slowly re-establishing the drip irrigation system and phasing out the sprinklers. But. There are dozens of palm tree seedlings and some good-sized volunteers which have come up in the watered area over the past decade. Once I shift over to dr…
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What's out there?
by JohnAndSancho- 2 followers
- 23 replies
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Dunno if I'm allowed to ask this here, but long story short I did end up losing my car/apartment and had to come back to my mom's. I could only squeeze a few of my palms in the U-Haul, and my mom dropped one of my L. Weddellaniums and her cats basically gave a hurricane cut to my C. Plumosa. I know @DoomsDave is always good for seeds, but anybody else have any cuttings/seedlings/seeds for a good cause to replenish my collection? I'll take any and everything.
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Dublin, ireland - free washingtonia seedlings
by Slifer00- 0 replies
- 434 views
Pickup only, located in D15.
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Phoenix hybrid (reclinata x canariensis) x rupicola
by Josue Diaz- 2 followers
- 11 replies
- 2.6k views
I have ripening seed of this hybrid - the seed parent is a hybrid of unknown parentage. I purchased it as Phoenix reclinata, but it is likely a hybrid of reclinata and canariensis, or dactylifera and canariensis. Either way, solitary with small but yummy fruit, and very rigid leaves. The pollen parent is a Phoenix rupicola from RPS seed. I hand pollinated the flowers, but it's also likely they could have received canariensis pollen from one of several mature canariensis or from a mature dactylifera on my block. Free for pickup in Fresno
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Free Hura crepitans -Dynamite/Sandbox Tree- Seeds
by Loxahatchee Adam- 6 replies
- 4.2k views
I have some fresh Hura crepitans seeds available off my tree here. I've yet to hear any do their namesake dynamite pop though. The pods are all maturing on the tree and opening on their own. When I take the seeds out, they are soft/leathery shelled and white. No hard brown seed coat. I'm not sure if they will air dry to that or? They feel firm and fully formed inside though. I attached a pic (seeds laid out are from larger pod). I'm not sure if it's better to wait till they harden off first or send them fresh and soft. Anyone have any insight they can post here? Send a PM if interested.
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