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Small Change to Terms of Service
by Cindy Adair- 1 follower
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It has been many years since our current terms of service were updated. Yes, I am referring to that fine print most of us decline to read. The good news is there is exactly one additional sentence and it is just intended to streamline the registration procedures and membership management for our free level IPS membership. Here it is: Registration on PalmTalk.org without an existing membership in our society will constitute joining our society at a free membership level with associated benefits. In appreciation for your attention I will share a palm photo from my farm. Pigafetta , AKA the Black Wanga Palm
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tallest Serenoa repens I have ever seen-15ft
by Eric in Orlando- 1 follower
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I came across the tallest Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) I have ever seen last Saturday. It is growing south of New Smyrna Beach in the Canaveral National Seashore. It is easy to find. Go down A1A into the CNS and then make a right onto Eldora Rd. (River Rd.). It is at the north end of parking lot 7. This is the parking lot before the Eldora ghost town. The main stem is about 15-16ft tall and is growing into a Sand Live Oak (Quercus geminata).
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proper spacing for Bismarkia ?
by Darold Petty- 6 replies
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A local friend has a very large yard on a hillside, and wishes to install two Bismarkia palms down the hillside from his deck. What is the proper spacing so that the mature crowns will be close, but not overlap ?? Palmpedia suggests that the crown is 14 to 16 feet in diameter, so that would indicate perhaps 20 feet on center ? Thanks !
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Almost 20 years ago I escaped the frozen tundra of Michigan and moved into the sauna of NW Orlando. It's hard to describe the abrupt transition, but I was pretty sure that I moved into an oven. Despite the oppressive heat and humidity in the summer, it was far better than spending September-April indoors and never seeing the sun! I lucked out when I moved, as I bought very cheap just before a huge price jump in the Orlando housing market. I found a nice house on about 3/4 acre of land with a great looking canopy of about 40 big oaks and a few pines. What I did *not* luck out on is my ignorance of southern oak trees. I didn't know that they were *not* the typical…
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South Florida hobby nursery
by Mr. Clark- 2 followers
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Hi all, just purchased 15 acres in South Florida, zone 11a - the property has a crop of field grown Sylvester Palms ready for market. Previous owners have been selling them (uncertified) for a while, but there are about 150 nice ones left that are 4-8' clear trunk. We do have irrigation throughout, so these are nice trees and within a week of moving in a few folks started poking around about buying the rest of the crop. I try to do things by the book, so got our state inspection/certification and am ready to sell. I have a guy who will buy the lot for $50 per foot of clear trunk, which seems low avg for wholesale but he will do all the work. This will provide a nic…
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Chamaedorea adscedans seedlings how too
by happypalms- 4 replies
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One special little chamaedorea the adscedans in my garden producing good amounts of seeds for me easy to grow and propagate bottom heating coco coir perlite mix 30 degrees Celsius around 3 months time some wonderful little palms when juvenile they are something else to look at on mass and quite different to adult palms also a easy one to hand pollinate just simply observe your male plants daily looking for pollen usually by just tapping the flower to see if any pollen comes out then you collect the pollen in bag and place it over the female tapping the bag to get the pollen dusting around but do it daily until you use all your pollen or ideally using a artist brush and li…
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PACSOA back issues
by happypalms- 4 replies
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Lucked up on eBay with some old PACSOA issues always a treat to read now all we have to do is convince the PACSOA to start printing them for there members increasing the society’s popularity spreading more vital information for the palms of the world bringing awareness to more plant enthusiast
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first big palm order and it's progress 1 2
by flplantguy- 3 followers
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My Floribunda order is on the way! Three boxes😳, coming tomorrow night. They will get a couple weeks worth of summer heat before it starts to cool to more typical temps they knew before. I have read plants remember heat stress for the future when it occurs again, so I'm hoping they get a taste and are ready in spring. I will be documenting their arrival and performance over time here while I prepare them for planting. Most are in pots already, but a few will be potted into a basic cactus and citrus mix while they adjust and I learn their quirks. I will show the successes and failures as well as what I think happened. Chime in if you have thoughts or questions and all …
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Moving Brahea Brandegeei
by Palmfarmer- 1 reply
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I have a small one in the ground. Roughly 1 fot of total height. is this Brahea as root sensitive as the others? was thinking about digging out a large block of soil to transplant it so the roots have close to 0 interference.
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Coconut rhinoceros beetle
by WaianaeCrider- 0 replies
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I have two royals that have been in the ground around 22 years. I treated the first today for Coconut rhinoceros beetle prevention (I hope). with Imicide capsules containing 3 mg each. Hope I drilled deep enough for the liquid to get absorbed and taken up to the crown. Will probably do the next tomorrow as I'm fighting a hernia and bending over hurts. The cost for 24 capsules was $175.95 plus tax. I have 7 pritchardias which will also need treatment. At this price I sure hope I save these. There are at least 16 more large palms, 22 year old palms but so far I don't see damage The one on the right is a Roystonea regia and the one on the left is Roystonea olerac…
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Palms of Coastal Georgia
by NC_Palms- 2 followers
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Some palmy photos that I have taken within the past few months in coastal Georiga. Tybee Island, GA Tybee Island seems to be the northernmost location in the Eastern U.S where queen palms (Syagrus romanzoffiana) are common. I have seen a few queens in Hilton Head Island but never as much as I see on Tybee Island. I don't think the climate varies that much between Hilton Head and Tybee since they technically are only divided by the Savannah River. IMO, some of the nicest CIDPs that I have ever seen in the South are in Georiga. Washingtonia is another common palm on Tybee Island. A few of these palms have na…
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BigBox finds in TampaBay area:
by TampaBayRay- 4 replies
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Pretty surprised to so Licuala, Cocothrinax, and RedLatana at my local L👌👌👌s bigbox store in Brandon on Causeway get get yall one! I went for the Buccaneer i seen last week, its gone
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Interesting Seedling Growth
by Johnny Palmseed- 4 replies
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I was noticing that my C. Lastelliana were putting out what looked like quad leaves compared to my Pembanas which are bifid. Today I noticed that they are actually tiny pinnate leaves. I have not seen palms produce a pinnate first leaf before. Is this normal?
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Hi all I have opportunity to purchase this palm for great price. We love palms but we are not experts. I posted few pics here. Our concern is if this palm is healthy. It is big (and old) On the bottom is very dark (black). Is that cause of concern? Thank you
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Are the Azores right for coconuts?
by Shoowow- 1 follower
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Hello all. The question remains unanswered, but we're getting closer. These two have been with me since last May, always outdoors, protected only from a couple of major wind and rain storms in December (brought indoors). They like the white washed south facing wall. While the little guy on the right is struggling and possibly on its way out, the one on the left is doing well. The winter has actually been cooler than normal, but only slightly, with the Jan monthly average at 59. Feb looks about the same. They are Dutch greenhouse specimens, so I had a tough task keeping them alive from the beginning. If either one makes it they are going on the ground in May…
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NC Date Palms
by NC_Palms- 1 reply
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Two of my date palms that I am growing in my zone 8a garden in NC. the first pic is P. sylvestris and the second is P. reclinata. Both do well but often get damaged each winter. I don't add any supplemental protection for them. I am also growing P. dactylifera here but this palm HATES cool wet soil. So winters here are a challenge.
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Sommieria leucophylla let’s see some more of them
by happypalms- 6 replies
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My little Sommieria is growing stronger with each new leaf it will be preciously protected for winter with every trick in the book to see it lives through winter
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Another mail order fix of some chamaedorea Metallica
by happypalms- 6 replies
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Purchased a couple of Metallica champs for the garden they will be group planted I have some good specimens already in my garden but you can never have enough chamaedorea in the garden especially this beautiful little palm there wa# also two Caryota maxima in the order as well I also have two giant specimens in my garden so I know they grow well
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Beccariophoenix alfredii 8 years growth. 1 2
by Stevetoad- 3 followers
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I planted my beccariophoenix alfredii October 16th 2011. It was a tall one gallon. I wouldn’t call it fast at all but it’s gone from about 1 foot to about 15 feet. Post em if you got em
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Post your Areca vestiaria palms 1 2
by bubba- 1 follower
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Start of a Central FL palm garden
by RiverCityRichard- 1 follower
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New member, but have been getting some good info from everyone on this site for a while. Started getting some palms a few years back and got inspired to start a bigger garden. In DeBary FL, about 30 miles north of Orlando. Progress so far: 2 B. Alfredii, one on the left planted from a 15g in June 2022, other went in this week from a 25g. Archontophoenix Cunninghamiana planted from a 7g in November 2021. Side yard has a couple of flamethrowers, Chambeyronia Oliviformis, another king palm, Lanonia Dasyantha, Caryota Obtusa, Chamaedorea Radicalis x Cataractarum (most likely) and Chamaedorea Microspadix. Plenty of other tropicals mixed in, big fan of Plumerias.…
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I got more information from the nursery man, who planted this palm in November 2019. I inquired about the use of various fungicide's recommended by connoisseur, Steve Stern. None of these has been used on this specimen. That stated, it would probably help substantially if they were used. During this time frame, the minimum temperature recorded at PBIA was 37°F. Low 40°F (43F) temperatures nearly every year at the airport during this time frame. At all times, the median temperature well exceeded the necessary Koeppen temperature required for tropical rendering. In fact, most months median temperatures were closer to 70°F than the required 64.8°F. This palm is lo…
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A biig thanks for @Matty B for showing us in California what is possible. Maybe he will chime in and reveal his sorcery…. I mean growing experiences. Not wanting to hijack Bubba’s Satekentia in California post. I hope other growers in other non-tropical localities share their experiences and pictures. My experience so far… In January Winter of 2016 / 2017 I bought 2 small, yellowish one gallon Satekentia from KW Palms & Cycads in Lake Elsinore. The two palms were small and cheap so why not Then in July of 2018 I was reading a post in PT. Matty B stated that his Satakentia seemed like it could take more sun than he had thought at firs…
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Save the Date
by Cindy Adair- 2 followers
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coconut Coconut Palm in my Garden
by shark- 5 replies
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This is my green coconut palm in my garden, it's about 1.7 meter tall and it's been growing for about 2 years. I grew it since it was a seedling. I bought it from an online shop with a price for only 1 dollar! Yea it's really cheap in here because i'm living in a tropical country. Then about the watering, i just watered it everyday and give a sunlight. For the soil, i mix it with my clay soil from my garden, organic soil, and composed leaves. It's really beautiful to see it actually, plus the emerging light green leaves. And also, it has almost no problem at all with the coconut that i grew from seedling, maybe just like some little sunburned leaves or anything. Overall, …
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