PALMS IN POTS
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Palm Suddenly Not Well
by Another_Conquistador- 16 replies
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Two days ago this Palm was fine… now it’s limp and looks extremely rough. It seems to have spider mites. What’s the best way to kill them and will the palm recover well?
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This is getting close to as large a pot as I can put this in and move in during the winter. Will the Mule palm decline if it gets root bound? it is in a 20" x 20" pot. It is around 8' tall. Ball cap in photo for size reference. I can possibly get it into one size larger pot but will be difficult to move.
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Kerriadoxa elegans
by PsyPalm- 3 followers
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Recently visited the Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle and this was definitely a stand out. Tallest fronds reached about 8' and were each around 3-4' across, simply stunning!
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Is a sabal palm possible indoors?
by Andrew19- 2 followers
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Hi everyone, I am an absolute noob and have not attempted at caring for a palm tree yet. I am in Ontario, Canada and take the family to Florida every few years. Each time we go my wife falls in love with the sabal palms down there. I would love to get one for the house, obviously keeping it outside in the warm months and caring for it indoors in the cooler months. Is it possible to have a potted sabal palm, or would temps and the overall eventual size be an issue? I am open to other types that resemble the sabal if they would be more manageable. Thanks and apologies if this is a dumb question. Look forward to spending time with you on this forum Andrew
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Repotting Howea
by Onum- 2 followers
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Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum but I've been following your posts for some time. I need your help please in repotting a Kentia palm, about 1.4 meters height plus a 23 cm pot, roots coming out through the bottom. Soil looks like a combination of bark and very light soil so very good drainage. I have it since I bought it so not sure about exact ingredients. I water about once a week in the summer and about once every two weeks in the winter. As you'll notice, there are 7-8 Howeas in one pot, a bit crowded, so my other question is: do I need to split them when repotting or should I just keep them as they are until growing larger? being conscious about palms i…
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My Coconut Died :(
by clevelandtropicsmaybe- 16 replies
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Well I guess the predictions came true. My coconut was not able to even survive half way through the winter. My best guess was that it just didn’t get enough warmth for too long to survive. Every 2 weeks a leaf would turn brown and this continued until the plant was no more. Also when I was getting rid of it, the whole plant separated from the nut. Does this sound consistent with a chilly coconut? I also wanted to keep the wooden part of the nut and see what was inside and what’s inside is pretty interesting. RIP Coco 2019-2020
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Queen palms indoors
by Chester B- 1 follower
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Does anyone have experience with Queen palms indoors? I'm thinking of adding a couple to the landscape, but bringing inside for 3-4 months of the year. My living room is south facing and double height. Or can they go in dim light in the garage?
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I have these 2 large ceramic pots that I filled with regular potting soil, one has a tangerine tree and the other is vacant. I noticed that during long periods of rain they had a tendency to "flood", something that would take several days to "recover" from (which I learned was just sun evaporation). They remain moist even without rainfall or irrigation as well. The tangerine has been planted there for months and hasn't ran into any issues with root rot etc. Some investigation found that they in fact have zero drainage at all. I'm aware of some species (cyrtostachys renda for example) thriving in "aquatic" conditions, though this is a much different environment from,…
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my palms in 2022
by subsonicdrone- 16 replies
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just brought the plants out for the season so i took some"before" pics my seedlings didnt fare well this winter i under watered and most died i will post pics of the survivors when things are more organized back there
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Chamaedorea woodsonia
by Alicehunter2000- 16 replies
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Never posted on the Pot Forum before so here it goes. Got a couple of these from Floribunda 2 years? ago. They are not setting any speed records but they seem to be doing ok in full shade. Anybody got any bigger ones in pots?
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Chambeyronia macrocarpa from seeds
by maxum2610- 1 follower
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My Chambeyronia macrocarpa from seed new leaf showing nice red colors. Show me yours .
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BOTTLE PALM FROND NOT OPENING
by Dave L- 1 follower
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Hello and thanks for reading. I have an all season tropical glasshouse with one bottle palm. It suffered some damage when it was planted in the grow bed, so I moved it into a pot. Before planting I had to remove one of the fronds and now it only has one full frond. There is another frond, but it is not opening. The palm has been in the same condition for almost a year and no signs that the 2nd frond is opening. I am fertilizing (Palm Gain 8-2-12) once/month now in an attempt to force the frond to open. There is no sign that the existing frond is dying, but I would like the second one to open. Any suggestions will be welcome. Two pics are attached.....one…
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Good Grow Lights?
by ZPalms- 2 followers
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I wanted to know if anyone has any good grow lights before black friday is over, I own Haus Bright bulbs that do great and I recommend if anyone needs a good single LED bulb for a couple plants and it's on 9 hours a day, I use it over my coconut and it loves it but is their other good lights with better PPF with a larger space radius?
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What is your Favorite Palm soil mix?
by Chris WCT- 1 follower
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Hello PT I'm ordering a custom soil mix from Southeast Soil in Okahumpka,FL. They will make a custom blend if you order a min of 20+ cubic yards. What is your favorite base soil blend for growing palms in nursery pots. and if you know percentages that would be awesome? Example; 50% Florida peat, 20% Coconut coir, 15% .5" Pine bark, 10% Cypress Fines, 5% Cypress dust. Thank you Chris
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Accidentally ripped spear
by VirginiaTropicals- 16 replies
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I was checking for spear pull and pulled a little too hard and the spear or my palm ripped it had no discoloaration and was fine will it grow back or not *used small amount of peroxide for combating fungus
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Pinanga Coronata wilting and drying up
by Stethoscope- 1 follower
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Hi everyone, I bought a 7' tall Pinanga Coronata and since it has arrived (approximately 7 weeks ago) it has been slowly wilting away with picture evidence below. I have tried to increase its watering but am hesitant to do so now as the soil is certainly NOT dry and the leaves are slowly turning dark and wilting and drying up completely before falling off. It's in a 5 gallon pot with drainage holes and apart from the original dirt it came in, I mixed it with very well draining loose soil with plenty of perlite. There are a few red spider mites on some leaves but nothing overwhelming. A picture below shows a healthy stem and another that is slowly dying. Suggestions?
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Repot or to not repot royal
by ZPalms- 1 follower
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I was going to repot these 2 today but idk if they need it, I checked the cups and the roots really haven’t filled them out yet but the roots were growing out the bottom so I just lifted them out and replaced the root back into the cup but should I still repot?
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So, a few days ago I set up my complete Lytocaryum collection for a photoshoot. I'm sorry but I still refuse to acnowledge the fact these four species have been thrown into the Syagrus genus. Also, I will not be getting the Syagrus genus complete. That would mean a kind of crowded living room when winter comes. This might be the very first picture ...ever... displaying all four Lytocaryum species at the same time. The large weddellianum in the back is currently producing it's 2nd and 3rd flower stalk. I dedicated a seperate topic on this plant. Then left is the insigne producing its 8th and partial pinnate leaf, this plant was grown by Pal Meir, who l…
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Joey palm (Johannesteijsmannia altifrons) needs repotting
by piping plovers- 2 followers
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I was wondering why my potted Joey palm (Johannesteijsmannia altifrons) was not sitting level on the shelf, until I picked it up and noticed roots growing out and under the pot (photo below). Am dreading having to repot it knowing how they dislike any root disturbance. However, last autumn I was having to water it every 4 days or so and it used to be able to go 10 days without watering, so I knew the time was coming for a bigger pot. I last repotted it 2 years ago when I adopted it in April 2017 (Photo below). When I received it from grower it was potted in a wet peaty mixture, awful media for the plant. I repotted it in 2017 and the root ball completely crumbled and …
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Anyone Growing Attalea Palms In Pots?
by PalmTreeDude- 1 follower
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Does anyone grow Attalea in pots? Please share if you do!
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The ABC's of Palms (from A to Z)
by Fusca- 1 follower
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After looking at how many different species of palms that I have in pots and noticing they represent many genera beginning with nearly all the letters of the alphabet I thought I would share some. Not meant to be an exhaustive list but tried not to include the more common palms. Most of these will eventually be planted out in zone 10a although some will stay in containers. A is for Areca: B is for Beccariophoenix: C is for Calyptrocalix:
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Alternative to Turface (Mexico)
by Palmfarmer- 15 replies
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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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Reccomendations for 10-15' mature indoor palm
by TexasColdHardyPalms- 15 replies
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A customer is looking to install a dozen large palms inside an open atrium with plenty of natural light. They will be in 3x3x3' planters. Humidity will be low and temperature will be around 70F year-round and something low maintenance would be best. Any reccomendations?
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Cats and indoor palms
by Ivorhooper- 15 replies
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Just got this nice caryota mitis on Friday. Never seen one around here before so I thought I'd have it. Unfortunately, the cats like it very much too as you can see! Does anyone have tips for keeping cats away from indoor plants?
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Who Grows Larger Sabal minor In Pots?
by PalmTreeDude- 15 replies
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Who here grows larger (as in older) Sabal minor in pots? How is their growth rate? I might put a bunch in pots because I may end up moving (locally) and it would suck if I planted a bunch in the ground just to leave them in the next year.
