PALMS IN POTS

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   WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST FORUM

   January 24, 2016 by PALM MOD

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   Due to popular demand - here it is. We will re-evaluate the success of this forum in 6 months. So, if you wish to make it successful, chip in. If you send me the link to any topic that should/could go here, I will move it. This might help to get it "off the ground" more quickly.

   

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   Licuala triphylla

   September 5 by happypalms

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   One cute palm licuala triphylla just another one in my collection quite cold tolerant it loves water this one is fully mature it does flower it will always remain in my collection in a pot my garden is to big and wound just eat it up unless in a very intimate situation the problem I have with an established palm garden trying to find room to plant new varieties I guess i will have to make new raised beds and then garden will get even bigger

   

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   Alternative to Turface (Mexico)

   September 20 by Palmfarmer

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   Looking online and I can't really find any at a somewhat reasonable price. What would be a good alternative to use for getting better CEC and water retention growing in Pumice? I see they sell expandable clay pellets for cheap, there is also something called Arcilla Potasica/ pottasium clay anyone know what that might be? I added a photo here of the pottasium clay:

   

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   Cocos nucifera indoors in Zagreb, Croatia

   June 21 by CGMarko

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   Hi! I already posted about my coconut in this topic - But I decided to make a seperate topic to document updates on my coconut. My coconut was bought from a local supermarket (Plodine) on 17th May 2023. The coconut was perfect when I bought it, but unfortunately the day I bought it it was unusually windy and cold for that time of the year. The coconut suffered damage shortly after as I was exiting the store. One leaf was broken and it’s still on support, other leaves soon after had some browning. I kept it in my apartment in a not so bright location in its original soil for the time being. I repotted it on May 21 first into a plastic (possi…

   

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   Planting Palms in Pots

   Friday at 04:16 PM by Robert D. Young

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   Greetings, One of my hobbies is to attempt to grow chamaedorea palms (elegans mainly) as 'trunked' plamts. In order to do that, it's appropriate to re-pot every few years. These palms seem sensitive to soil type, any recommendations on the best potting strategy for chamaedorea elegans especially? I also have chamaedorea oblongata, but they are more generalist (able to survive a wider variety of soil options).

   

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   Licuala grandis 1 2

   October 4, 2021 by Saara

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   Hi! I got this licuala grandis about a week ago, 94cm tall, 21x23cm in a pot. I can see one leaf turn a little yellow. And I made one hole more in the pot and I see root rot. I need probably have to change soil. What soil mixture shoud I use? Something like seramis, kokohum, a pine bark? Should I cut off all the root rot? Should I change all the soil off (everything around roots)? Will this die if I touch the roots? I do not know how sensitive this plant is. Thank you!

   

   Last reply by Merlyn, Saturday at 07:08 PM

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   Good mix for Trachycarpus?

   September 4 by Palmfarmer

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   Looking for some suggestions for some "Permanent" blend I can make for my trachies. I have acess to the following materials: Biochar Pumice Vermiculite Perlite Coco Coir Compost Real soil (loam) Bark chips Lava rock

   

   Last reply by Palmfarmer, Saturday at 04:46 PM

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   Licuala Grandis plant

   September 17 by ny1719

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   Hello: In March 2023 I purchased a licuala grandis seedling at the Leu Gardens plant sale in Orlando, Fl. I keep it in a Florida room where there is filtered sunlight. I mist it 3 times a week and water it once a week with 16oz water if dry. It was doing fine until yesterday where the leaves just withered together and if I pull on the top(some call it the heart) of the plant it just comes out. I believe that means it died. Does anyone know why this happened and what I am doing wrong? I also had purchased Licuala seeds from Ebay and none of those took either. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I guess I have to wait for the next plant sale in March 2024 to get a new…

   

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    essential oils and palms

    Friday at 04:59 PM by fotodimatti

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    I have this ultrasonic (?) atomizer which originally is meant to spread essential oils into the air to give the room a good scent. I am always interested in enhancing the air humidity for my potted palms (chamaedoreas, Kerriodoxas, etc). Does anybody know if essential oils have a negative effect on palm trees? Or which essential oils I should avoid? Thanks so much, Matti

    

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    Outgrown.

    September 16 by Las Palmas Norte

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    What do you do when your potted palm outgrows it's available space? I planted mine outdoors with provisions for an insulated winter enclosure. What happens when it outgrows the size of enclosure I can provide? Chainsaw.

    

    Last reply by Las Palmas Norte, September 17

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    Bella Palms in Southern California

    September 17 by palmkid

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    These are my Bella palms and they have grown a lot

    

    Last reply by RFun, September 17
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    Growing in pure minerals/Pumice

    September 6 by Palmfarmer

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    I got the idea from a youtube channel where they grew a Trachy in Pure Pumice with great sucess. They then made the drain hole at the side of the container kinda high so it could be filt up with water and the lower roots would benifit the same way as when hitting groundwater. I am just wondering what do I need to add to the Pumice to make this doable. I guess I need some material that can hold some nutrients. Also what kind of fertilizer would be used in this scenerio? solid organics will obviously not work so I will go syntetic. Will micronutrient deficiencies become a problem if I just feed it with a something like Nitrofoska?

    

    Last reply by Silas_Sancona, September 17

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    4”x4”x10” Band to a 1 Gal, 3 Gal or 5 Gal?

    September 13 by Dwarf Fan

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    What is the next best pot size to UP SIZE from a 4”x4”x10” Band? Should I go from the Band into a 1 Gal, 3 Gal or 5 Gal Pot? Thoughts, suggestions and reasonable advice appreciated.

    

    Last reply by OC2Texaspalmlvr, September 17
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    Areca palm in Southern California

    September 13 by palmkid

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    This is my areca palm I just bought in corona ca hopefully it survives here due to low 30s sometimes.

    

    Last reply by PalmatierMeg, September 15

    • it is still young tho.
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    Palm tree flowering

    September 14 by JacoPalmsCo

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    Idk what palm this is, I think it’s areca but im not sure. But it’s flowering. What palm is this?

    

    Last reply by happypalms, September 15

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    Large lady palms in Southland Mall

    September 3 by DTS1

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    Germinating some washies

    May 13 by DTS1

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    Decided to grow some more filibustas because why not

    

    Last reply by JacoPalmsCo, September 12

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    When to get potted zone 10 seedlings inside?

    September 9 by Hardypalms

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    Hi I have some zone 10 seedling pots. I m in zone 7b (Southeast USA) and they will first go in my unheated garage and then under grow lights. I m not asking for each species but what safe low can they take outside? Bentinckia condapanna Kentiopsis oliviformis Calyptrocalyx elegans (Z11?) Syagrus schizophylla Chamaedorea tepejilote Thanks Pat

    

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    Is this a pest and is it affecting my washingtonia robusta?

    September 11 by killer_chili

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    I’ve repotted my washingtonia robusta several times and it is growing fine. Some of the older leaves look affected by something other than age. I am wondering if I am having an infestation of some kind of pest. I find these guys on the leaves just kind of hanging out. Low energy little guys, they let you just pluck them right off. The size is hard to tell but they are roughly under 1cm in length. They look like a weevil almost but they’re small. They may also be in the crown of my palm causing problems. what is this bug and how do I get rid of them if they are causing my tree problems? Thanks.

    

    Last reply by Silas_Sancona, September 11

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    Pindo that have been in pots for two years

    September 10 by VonKluver

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    Sorry about my post I'm old and can't iPhone well We bought container Pindos two seasons ago to hide the neighbors now 3/4 they are looking sad what do we do larger pots? they are 6 foot tall now from 3-4 foot cheers ...- Von

    

    Last reply by VonKluver, September 11

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    Unusual Indoor Palm

    January 4, 2021 by mxcolin

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    I'm looking for some unusual ideas for an inside Palm. There won't be a huge amount of natural light but enough to make do. I already have the following indoors: Majesty Coconut Kentia Cat Areca Any other ideas on what I could plant indoors? I might add some UV lights to make it possible. I'm looking for something you wouldn't normally see grown indoors. Thoughts?

    

    Last reply by kegat, September 11

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    Archontophoenix Cunninghamiana

    August 5 by Philly J

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    Zone 2 Saskatchewan 🥶🇨🇦

    

    Last reply by ego, September 9

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    Lytocaryum weddellianum in Pots 1 2 3 4 10

    June 11, 2016 by Pal Meir

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    Please post pics of your potted Syagrus weddelliana 1916 (= Microcoelum weddellianum 1956 = Lytocaryum weddellianum 1944 = Cocos weddelliana 1871)! — At present I have only three year young S weddelliana (of course all grown up from seed), because my (hundreds upon hundreds) older ones didn’t like my several world trips and other journeys … — But at first I’ll post the oldest pic of a Cocos weddelliana WENDL. from 1871, and then a photo of my “working” place as it looks like today:

    

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    Information on sabinara magnifica wanted on planting position

    September 5 by happypalms

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    I have a few sabinara magnifica I want to plant out I have a fairly good idea as to we’re to plant but not sure on the amount of sunlight they require from an early age any information is greatly appreciated thank you or should I wait until there a bit bigger iam sure it will get all the attention it needs

    

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    Palm tree

    July 20 by Lenamaria

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    Hi. Any recommendations how to safe this palm tree? Many thanks IMG_3603.HEIC

    

    Last reply by JacoPalmsCo, September 5