PALMS IN POTS
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Frond collapse
by Born- 1 follower
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I have a Washingtonia Robusta. It is a strong tree. The “soil” is extremely well-draining and only gets watered when needed. No overwatering; no underwatering. Humidity is at 53% and sits at a South-Facing window. Yesterday, as I was filling up my Whole-Room Humidifier, and I noticed the large green frond has folded in like an accordion. Thoughts on this?
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Lytocaryum Hoehnei
by Laaz- 1 follower
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So, 14 months after receiving these Lytocaryum Hoehnei as tiny 4" pot seedlings from Jeff @Floribunda Palms. I planted them up to 5 gallon containers & made a mix similar to @Pal Meir's mix with Miracle-Gro garden soil, Turface MVP & clayballs these things have really taken off. I had to cut the 5 gallon containers off to get them free. Just put them in 10 gallon containers & doubt they will last a year before having to move them up again. This free draining mix is really the ticket for Lyto's. Guess I'll have to try the Wedd's again in this mix.
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Chamaerops as Bonsai
by Pal Meir- 1 follower
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I think Chamaerops are the palms that are most suited to bonsai because they don’t mind root pruning, can survive longer draughts and become over 100 years old. I can present two examples which have suffered longer draughts, one has also survived the last German winter 2015/16 all time outdoors. The older palm was grown up in 1986 from a seed of a Sicilian palm (Palermo). The first pic was taken in 2003 when the palm was 17 years old, the second pic is taken today, now 30 years old. The yellowing of the fronds was caused by longer frosts during last winter. The younger palm (var. argentea = cerifera), grown up from RPS seed in 2003 and till 2015 in a small …
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Coconut Palm
by Patrick Palms- 1 follower
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Been looking for a Coconut Palm, that's been acclimatized, to out doors. Heres one , I have been offered?, does it look ok ? Gary
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Potting mix breakdown
by David_Sweden- 19 replies
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Can anyone describe what a potting mix looks like once it starts to break down? Pics would be nice but also a description: Does most of it end up as small particles (like dust) that is washed out, or is it mostly fiber-like slimy stuff? does it usually happen very quickly or over several years? I read that soilless media of peat moss, bark or coir typically breaks down after 2-4 years, bark usually lasting the longest but when i starts to break down it can go fast, and coir 2nd longest. For peat there is the von Post scale, which describes the most broken down stages as H10 "No discernible plant structure; when squeezed, it all escapes between the fingers", H9 "…
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Hello! I have 3 washingtonia robustas growing from seeds in 1.5 gallon pots. This spring I'm going to repot them into bigger ones. So my question is. How important to them is root damage, because some of roots are sticking out from drain holes and there is no way rather that clip them off? My 6 moths old palms and me on the picture.
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New palm ethusiast from north italy
by Nikoskater- 1 follower
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Hi everyone, I’m new here and it’s my first post, located in north east of Italy, my usda zone should be 9a/8b. This summer I’ve bought few palms, here’s the list: -Washingtonia hybrid (in ground) -Washingtonia hybrid (in pot) -Washingtonia hybrid seedling (in pot) -sabal seedling (not identified) -phoenix canariensis (in pot) -cycas revoluta (in pot) -Areca lutescens (in pot inside home) -Chamaedorea elegans (in pot inside home) now let’s get started with questions, since I’m seeking for advices to keep them alive! Washingtonia hybrid in the ground, I’ll put some dead leaves around the trunk, cove…
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My palm room is getting anxious to finally go outside!
by Rickybobby- 18 replies
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My adonidia and large bottle are growing an inch plus a week. It’s been such a bad spring and winter. I can’t wait to get them outside. Looks like this Wednesday 70s and no more rain even some heat coming!
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Palm “soil” for containers
by Maximum- 1 follower
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I know there’s a lot of “soil” mixtures that can work well for palms but I’m afraid of the super chunky and airy mixes and/or mixes that need pH or nutritional additives to get them in an acceptable range. I want to use either: Miracle Gro potting “soil” as a base. OR Jungle Growth potting “soil” as a base. What other items do I need to encourage draining and prevent “soil” compaction? I’d prefer to use perlite as a replacement for sand cause if it gets too heavy it’ll become difficult to manage the plants. All opinions are welcome! Give me the “gritty” details! (No pun intended). By the way it’d be great if there are general “soil” recipes…
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Hi, First time posting, been reading the forum for almost a year and loving the community. Found this palm on the side of the road - it was used to stage a house and discarded- it’s now inside, humidifier running as I have other tropical plants, and is raised up out of cat reach next to a North facing window due to space Apartment has 12’ high ceilings, I’ve also got large windows facing West and potentially a South facing window (if I move my tropics and succulents). The fronds are browning quite severely and I’m slowly increasing my watering as I don’t want to shock it. It has a new frond coming up and it’s still growing well despite the ic…
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Coconut in North Tampa
by Robbzilla13- 18 replies
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I’ve seen a few Coconuts around Clearwater, and even fewer north of that. I bought a small coconut and planted it in a pot, any advice to keep this palm thriving? I keep it in full sun and plan to bring inside if we get some cold nights this winter.
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How funny!?
by Jupiter1- 1 follower
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Tissue cultured date palm
by Saber samiei- 18 replies
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Queen Palm repotting.
by PalmFreak- 18 replies
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Hi Guys, I have a queen palm that is couple years old, it’s 16ft or so, it has been living in 25 gal pot. I have a feeling that I should upsize it to 40-50 gal … I’m just worried that it will be wobbly in new pot any suggestions ? thank you
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Adonidia help
by Rickybobby- 18 replies
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There are 3 palms in this pot one of the latest new fronds which has been green and healthy I just noticed looks burned. Any ideas. Not enough water? The room it’s in is around 80f all the time humidity 40. It was a shade grown palm and outside it got cooked so I brought it in a month ago to recover and it had been doing awesome. It also gets misted many times a day and sometime I turn a humidifier on.
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King Palms
by Patrick Palms- 1 follower
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Can King palms, Archontophoenix, be ok for outside on terrace in pots? My 7g Adonidia is doing well in pots, but would king palm be ok, or only in ground? And what feather palms, are good for outside pots? Coconut? Queen? DypsisPembana? I know some palms , dont like being in pots? So i,m told?
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Hi, I'm new to the forum and gardening. My brother gave me two beautiful healthy majestic palms to plant inside the house - both were apparently grown in the shade. I repotted them in large 21" inch pots using organic soil and for drainage, about 3" of cubed non-absorbent packing materials. On of them is placed next to my sliding glass door (with good indirect light and the other, which is faring much better, is in a front room with much less light (shown in the small first photo) The one near the light (the next three photos) started dying immediately. I cannot tell if I am overwatering it (because I have yellowed leaves on the bottom) or underwatering it (because I…
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Archie why so sad?
by Frond-friend42- 1 follower
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Some orange spotting and yellowing. Deficiency? Overwatering? Normal wear and tear?
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First try...
by Palmlover_78- 17 replies
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Hey guys this is my first attempt of growing a Christmas palm from seed. It will be two years old in October. It’s already starting it’s fourth multi leafed fond. How does it look? thanks 🙂
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Lipstick palm
by Curtis- 17 replies
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Hello just got an 8 foot lipstick palm, it will be grown in a pot outside. I live in Central Florida I plan to take it inside once temps reach 59 and below for the winter I know it does not like wind - is there a certain speed ? For example 25 mile hr wind gusts and above? Also, if u have any other advice, please feel free to comment thanks curtis
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For all you indoor up north growers!
by Rickybobby- 1 follower
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Coming this Palm Sunday I redid my indoor room this is a teaser pic video is coming this Sunday of my new setup in southern Ontario Canada
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Best small crownshaft palm for a pot that is coldhardy
by N8ALLRIGHT- 17 replies
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Ok so wordy title but that pretty much covers it. I have a container ranch since I am in Missouri. Usual suspects like sago's, pygmy dates etc. We have a pool in full sun we like to tropic up in the summer. Would like something similar to a Christmas palm but able to take a freeze or 2 to whack the bugs before they come in for the winter. So full sun,cold tolerant and limited humidity and light for 4 months. Is this a unicorn or are there afew candidates. Don't get me wrong I love trachies,sabal and the like,but nothing says tropics like crownshafts swaying in the breeze. Thanks in advance Nate
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I got a coconut palm in a pot! Help to survive sunless winter?
by RaychHasDatePalms- 17 replies
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Hi all! I've been waiting for my local big box to bring these back; they get about 5 a year and I wasn't expecting to see them till a few months from now..... but lo and behold, the coconut palms were back this week, and so I nabbed one! I love it...... only thing is, I am battling Michigan winter. Obviously the coconut palm lives inside (!!) and we keep the house warm. The tag says it's from Florida and hardy up to something like 30 degrees f? I thought cocos couldn't go below 70 degrees f, but you know better than me at this point. I also have a humidifier that I run whenever I feel it's getting too dry, and I like the same conditions as a coconut palm, so it gets run f…
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my Chamaedorea metallicas are flowering?
by Mohsen- 1 follower
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Finally , almost 2 years after I bought this triple my Chamaedorea metallica seem flowering again... I hope I have both male and female ( as @Pal Meir Pal said i guess in past)
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Seeds
by Palmlover_78- 2 followers
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Hey Guys, do potted Palms ever produce seeds? Thanks
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