PALMS IN POTS
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Hi! I have kentia and areca palms in pots. I have already split the areca palms last year when I bought them, and the kentia palms are a recent purchase that I haven’t repotted yet. The arecas probably more than doubled in size from when I got them. I had previously tried to grow areca and kentia palms from seeds, but I had no success. The areca palms were cheap (3.3 EUR for 1x13 cm pot with a cluster of ~12 plants 30 cm tall), the kentias were more expensive (20 EUR for 19 cm pot with a cluster of ~7 plants 80 cm tall). I understand that these plants can grow into fairly large trees that aren’t suitable for apartments, but what are my best options for keeping t…
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Removing all the dirt from the rootball?
by Palmfarmer- 6 replies
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Got a phoenix Datilifera and its grown in clay. I planned to use a fast draining mix so I am wondering if its ok to hose off the soil on the rootball before putting it in a new pot.
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trachycarpus fortunei to deep?
by ZPalms- 1 follower
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I bought this trachy from a nursery a couple weeks ago and I just looked at the trunk. and I'm unsure, but I feel like it was planted too deep in this pot? I just want a second opinion if it's supposed to be this deep because there are roots growing higher than the bottom of it, so I'm confused. I tried to take the best photos and video I could, but if I need to take more I can IMG_2766.mp4
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Filibusta Growth 1 2
by ZPalms- 2 followers
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I'm gonna start posting growth of my filibustas here! These were from yesterday August, 19th, 6:00pm, 2021! The oldest strap leaf seems to be dying back I think and most of them are working on their 5th leaf.
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Chamaedorea Oblongata
by Robert D. Young- 1 follower
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Anyone else grow chamaedorea oblongata?
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Does anyone have any idea why my foxtail is opening the new fronds before they even come out of the shaft? It used to send up spears that would open but now it seems ..... stuck? It is growing in a pot and I would love to be able to put it in the ground, but that's not possible until I move. Any suggestions?
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Dypsis lantzeana
by happypalms- 0 replies
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Another cute little dypsis lantzeana a real little gem for the understory
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Dypsis louvellii
by happypalms- 1 reply
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My one and only dypsis louvellii a real collector’s gem such a neat small palm I will plant it in the ground once I decide what situation it will grow best in
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How can I protect my young 1 - 2 year old palm trees from the upcoming winter?
by tangoblastrainfall- 4 replies
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How can I protect my young 1 - 2 year old palm trees from the upcoming winter? I have about 100 hundred small ones (a mixture of trachycarpus fortunei, washingtonia filifera/robusta) that I germinated from seed. At the moment they all have a couple of small leaves and the washingtonias are just starting to get a very small green trunk. They were planted in 500ml plastic bottles for about a year that I got from a recycling centre for free and I got most of the dirt from a hole I dug close to my apartment. They have been inside for about 2 years with constant 20degree heat. The issue I've got now is they are too big to stay inside and I'm not sure if they could withsta…
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I feel like if I don't pot mine up generously they really suffer quite quickly. My pots are always much bigger than I wish they were for the size of said palm. How do nursery achieve such massive palms in small pots?
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Root sensitivity?
by JohnAndSancho- 12 replies
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What you're looking at is a mass of roots that have pushed all the way through a "self watering"/bottom watering pot. This is my queen, my Washy and big Cat palm all look pretty similar. Obviously I'm gonna have to repot these in spring - how sensitive are the roots in these 3 species? I'm gonna take my time and do my best not to hack them apart, but are any of these particularly sensitive in their roots?
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Licuala Grandis
by Philly J- 6 replies
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Zone 2 Saskatchewan 🥶🇨🇦
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Rhapis Palm needs help!!
by aieshap- 4 replies
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Hey, so my palm isn't doing so well. She was repotted, into a pot the next size up from what she's in now (probably too big) and I used the indoor Potting mix I had left over. It stayed pretty moist down the bottom and she started to get a little droopy. So I added perlite and some orchid bark (guy at the nursery said it "can't do any harm"?) And repotted back to the pot it's in now. Now she's looking like she's really in need of some help. What can I do to get her back up again?? I asked the guy at the nursery for loamy Soil and he said it's usually only if they're in the ground, not in pots? Any advice is appreciated, thanks
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Varigated Raphis
by Patrick- 1 reply
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I've had these for a few years and I thought I'd share them. I just don't know what to do with them, but at least they are happy! Maybe I should buy some fancy pots and bring them indoors. I bought these several years ago from a Chinese couple that were tenants to an empty house in Danville, CA. They had these listed on Ebay and when I saw their location- about 30 minutes away- I offered to pick them up and they accepted. They had several of these. I'm happy I stumbled on the offering. These have been just chilling in their pots for years in the shade. There's sprinklers, so thats the steady water they get. This is supposed to be a lawn area in my yard,…
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Fertilizer in pots outside
by Palmfarmer- 6 replies
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I am wondering what you guys use as fertilizer and the frequenzy. Information on the potting mix would be great as well. Currently I have these fertilizers at hand. Which would be best for a potted palm with a medium without any nutrition. Liquids: Fish Emulsion 5-1-1 Liquid kelp Solids: Triple 17 Gaia green 4-4-4 organic Fish meal Bloodmeal Bonemeal Kelp Alfalfa
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Grow lights
by Hardypalms- 3 followers
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Hi I did search this forum as i need to set a grow light setup this winter for about 40 various seedlings. One thing i keep reading is people trying to grow their palms indoors so they run the lights 10-12 hours and some 24/7. I don’t want to grow my seedlings, i just want to keep them alive during the 2-3 cold months. Do i need to run the lights that long? To note in my 7b zone even in the dead of winter they go out once or twice weekly during warmer spells for 2-4 hours. They will also be placed in front of a normal sized south facing window. Thxs Pat
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What is going on?
by Palmlover_78- 1 follower
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Hey everyone, I have a Christmas palm tree that seems to be being attacked but I don’t know what it could be. The tree does not go outside and it looks like it’s spreading. thnx for the help
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growing palms indoors
by Desertlife4me- 1 reply
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A question for the palm experts. I know that many plant's growth will be limited by the size of the container they grow in, is this true of all palms as well? I currently have a few palms growing indoors, that cannot survive the hellish summer we have here including a trachycarpus fortunai, Dypsis Lutescens and a few Andondia Merillii sorry if I misspelled the names....
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Watering with ice cubes?
by sashaeffer- 2 followers
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Subject came up on a Google news feed for indoor plants, not specifically indoor palms but got me to thinking about this since over watering is the #1 killer of indoor palms. I have done it with Orchids and occasionally with potted palms but not as my mainstay watering program. Anyone here that has done this long term? and how did your palms do?
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Washingtonia xFilibusta
by Philly J- 4 replies
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Zone 2 Saskatchewan 🥶🇨🇦
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I will be taking a trip from Atlanta down to Tarpon Springs, mainly along I75. Any nurseries along the way that sell S.minor or S.repens? Trip is early September.
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Tetranychus urticae on the coconut palm
by Ilovepalm- 1 follower
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Hi. I have been fighting the spider mite on coconut leaves for 2 years. No chemistry helps.
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Gary's Top Pot for Palm trees?
by Palmfarmer- 0 replies
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Thought I try to put some desert palms in this mix. Recipe is: 35% peat 30% Pumice 20% Perlite 10% Sand 5% charcoal Can I switch out the charcoal for Biochar? Can I use Coco coir instead of peat? Seeing this has no nutrients in it what would you guys recommend I fertilize with? Will liquid feeds do fine? I was thinking fish emulsion + kelp This is for a Date palm/Phoenix Datilfera I plan to put in a really big pot.
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What to expect for Trachycarpus Fortunei growth in pot
by killer_chili- 1 follower
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I have a glorious and fast growing Trachycarpus fortunei, currently in good growing conditions. My question is: how tall/how big is this tree going to continue to grow if it is roughly in a pot of 5.5 gallons (~21 L) of soil? i understand to replant the palm when it is root-bound, however I’m wondering this current pot is going to yield a big tree or if it’s nearly maxed out on growing height in the current pot. Pot Dimensions: Circumference: 42 inches (106 cm) height/depth of soil: 9.5 inches (24 cm)
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Hi everyone, I have been growing two date palms in from seed for the last 2 years. I am based just outside Amsterdam, Netherlands. I gave a third one to a friend who lived in Portugal after it started growing a bit from the seed and it is doing great. That one has a thick trunk by now and many more leaves, which are also darker green. I have attached a photo for comparison purposes. However, my two date palms are not doing very well... The leaves have started getting brown and some have even dried out. Is it too much water? Too little water? I also noticed that small roots have started coming out at the bottom of the pot of one palm, but nothing major yet. …
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