PALMS IN POTS
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Pot insulation
by Phoenikakias- 14 replies
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Has anyone else (beside me) ever tried to insulate pot walls for an optimal root growth or even to make possible such growth at all? Some palms seem very fussy about temperature range, max/min in the root zone. So, have you thought that insulation of pot walls might help keeping temperature in the root zone some how steadier? In this respect how about using pots made of polystyrene? I think they could stand the weight of a juvenile palm growing in a light medium, like the one suggested by @Pal Meir
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Where do you buy pots?
by Bruh- 1 follower
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So where do you guys buy your pots from? I'm looking for some of those small, yet deep/tall pots that I can grow seedlings in. Preferably from a site that doesn't require you to buy a whole pallet full of pots.
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Dypsis Decipiens
by Ivorhooper- 5 replies
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So here's my new palm. It's a Dypsis Decipiens. I had to cut it out of its pot very carefully as the roots were in a tangled mess underneath and outside of the pot. Nearly all of the soil fell off so I hope it'll be OK. Any tips for this species? I noticed it had a heel so put the potting mix below that.
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To Pot-up or to Plant in ground
by Danilopez89- 28 replies
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I've been wondering weather it would be better to plant my coconuts in the ground already or to pot them up in bigger black containers. After going outside earlier and putting my hand to the black container and seeing how hott! it gets I decided to pot them up! I also put my hand to the green containers and and they weren't even hot, just a bit warm. I figured since the ground would never be able to keep the roots as warm as these containers do during the cold months it would just slow the palms growth and development. Maybe next year they'll get a chance at the yard. But I don't know.... I think I can get them to grow pretty big in a large black container …
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palm in pot for ornamental plant
by Coco Bonsai- 10 replies
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These are the stunning form of coconut tree in a pot for ornamental plant indoor or outdoor , we call as "Coco Bonsai"
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Repotting palms
by David_Sweden- 25 replies
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There actually is no thread with repotting in the heading (except this which is interesting but rather specific). Right now I'm considering repotting a few palms, especially these 3 small ones, a Foxtail, Lipstick and Parlour Palm: The Lipstick and Foxtail have several roots coming out ~½" of drainage holes, and the Parlour Palms have risen above ground so that I can see ~½" of the roots. The Lipstick got all new soil in September, the Foxtail I exchanged half the soil for when I got it in June, the Parlour I only added some soil on the top layer for and its pot is very small for the size but it does great. Some say that when roots begin to show like this, it i…
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Cold drafts
by David_Sweden- 10 replies
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I've read sometimes that some palms (and some other trees like ficuses) are sensitive to cold (and warm) drafts. I'm wondering if anyone knows more about this, and if it can be an issue here? The problem is that one of the two windows on the north side of my apartment was broken so that it has to be sealed for 2 months while they manufacture a new one. It also has windows on the south side. The only other window on the north side is where my (semi-)shade-loving big palms are: Kentia, Rhopalostylis Baueri, Licuala Ramsayi and Licuala Peltata. It's in the middle of summer here now and I live on the top floor (attic) so I have to keep windows open at least during daytime…
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Palm trees that flower indoors
by David_Sweden- 5 replies
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The only two palms I've heard are known to flower indoors (regularly and before the tree is decades old or reaches the ceiling) are Chamaedorea elegans and Phoenix roebelenii. Are there any more palms which are known to do that?
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Big Chamaedorea Elegans
by David_Sweden- 7 replies
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How come these two specimens look so different? Both are around 100cm incl pot: The left one I think is attractive because of how it's lushfully gushing out of the pot, creating its own little jungle. The right one is more elegant and equally pretty I think. Can't decide which one I like most. My best guess is that the left one has had light from all directions and the right one only from the ceiling, perhaps crowded by 100 other ones like it at the sides. But that's just me guessing. And sometimes when I compare bought palms with home grown ones I get the feeling the growers might have some tricks to make them stretch. I mean look at them, most people wouldn…
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Phoenix roebelenii roots
by David_Sweden- 21 replies
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The inner pot of my ~2' pygmy date palm has round holes in the bottom with diameter around 4 mm. I recently discovered they are perfect for roots to get stuck in.. I wonder how you guys do with roots that stick out of the inner pot when repotting? Here is a description of repotting which I follow (search for the text "Repotting palms"). It says not to mess with the roots, just add soil all around. I used a razor blade and a small sidecutter and misted the roots every couple of minutes since it took me 20 minutes (and a blood sample) to cut the plastic pot. This also got me thinking: The winding roots at the bottom, are they alive or dead? I've read about "air pruning…
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Livistona dies
by 555- 32 replies
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Hi, everyone. I've had Livistona Rotundifolia indoors for about 6 years. And now it started dying for unknown reason. The leaves become dark brown starting from its tips and die very quickly. Maybe it's a virus disease (like lethal yellowing)? Who knows how it can be stopped?
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Transporting rather big potted palm trees
by David_Sweden- 14 replies
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We are moving, and my palms have to go for a 3 hour car ride to the new place. I wonder what tips you might have to get them there without damage. The smaller ones I plan to take standing up, but two of them are about as tall as me and have to lie down. I think I'll wrap a plastic bag around the pot and tape it close to the soil surface so that the soil can't move about much, at least for the ones lying down. And I think I will cover all of them with big plastic bags, to protect against bugs etc and keep the humidity high and eliminate cold drafts of wind, it may well be 10-15C (50-60F) outdoors. As long as it's only for a few hours I don't think I'll have to worry ab…
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Stem/trunk forming?
by David_Sweden- 6 replies
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I'm just very curious whether all the beige dead tissue at the bottom of my ~10 year old Kentia means that it is about to form a stem soon? Of course "soon" in a palm's perspective might be years I suppose.. I have never expected to see any stem at an indoors palm but I have seen stems in pictures now of potted Kentias, usually a bit bigger than mine though. If not a stem then what's going on behind that wrapping?
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Winter growing / storage
by David_Sweden- 1 follower
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I am hoping to hear about your experiences of how to handle palms indoors during the winter. I know that even those who don't grow palms indoors year round like me, often take them indoors in the winter. I can also imagine that some are more sensitive than other. I have read that if I keep the temperature high (~22C/72F like my flat normally is), many palms might produce lanky and distorted growth. So I'm thinking of lowering the temperature as much as I can, and/or adding artificial light. One advantage of lower indoors temp would be that humidity will be a bit higher, but if it's a really cold winters day I don't think a few degrees lower will help much. I have palm…
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Many small palms very close
by David_Sweden- 1 follower
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I got this Chamaedora Elegans 2 months ago, about 20 stems for $4, that's not much per stem! Sorry for dragging the commonest of common palms to this advanced forum but the chain store that sold it don't have much support. I know it's a solitairy palm but I like the way it looks when there's a lot of them in one pot, also when bigger, it's like its own little jungle. It is (or they are) full of life, many new fronds already, but some stems are as small as 3" while others are up to 2'. But I'm a bit worried what will happen as it grows, since they are placed so close. Will the small ones get crushed or will they adapt? Can I do something? I'm already turning it every two…
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Repotting and changing soil type for Rhopalostylis Baueri
by David_Sweden- 11 replies
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I just got a rather big (5' incl pot) Rhopalostylis Baueri and it is in a quite small pot as you can see, and it is rather rootbound: lots of root especially in the bottom but not enough to deform or crack the plastic pot, and not sticking out of the draining holes almost at all. I'm thinking I could repot it now or wait until next spring. I had almost decided to wait 1 year but there's one more reason to not wait: The soil mix is very gritty and extremely well draining, I've read about this type of soil before, and now that I see it I don't like it. Apparently the reason for choosing this is that it should be virtually impossible to overwater. A major downside is that …
