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   Question re Areca Palms

   April 24, 2010 by Hen74

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   I have a hedge of 6 year old Areca palms. They don't appear to be getting enough water. The spray nozzles aren't getting the job done. Should I change to netafim or poly tube with emitters? Also, need to get them some fertilizer as they are developing more of that school bus yellow color. What's a good fertilizer for Areca palms? Many thanks to any palm expert who can offer help/advice.

   

   Last reply by peachy, April 28, 2010
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   Beccariophonenix

   April 26, 2010 by fiji jim

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   I have some B.high-plateau and B.no windows that are about 2 1/2 years old now and I need to decide where to plant them. After searching out some info on these I am none the wiser about them. What are they? What is the official name. Are either possibly B madagascariensis or B.alfredii ? Which will take out tropical full sun? How big will they become ? Any clues to these natural habitat being understory or ridge dwellers or in low wet areas or seasonally dry hot zones ? So who knows something about these? This first pic is of a high plateau. It showed windows from very young. Thanks, Jim

   

   Last reply by fiji jim, April 27, 2010
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   Freezepruf's main ingredient Propylene Glycol

   April 26, 2010 by Axel Amsterdam

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   After reading all the disappointments around spraying freezepruf on palmfronds, i wonder what would happen if palms would be watered during their growing season with the main ingredient of freeze pruf: propylene glycol. PG is an environmentally friendly form of antifreeze. There are reports that suggest that PG actually enhances planth growth when applied to the roots. I have no doubt that the inventors of freezepruf thought about this possibility but i have never read any reports on it. Maybe it could add an extra few degrees of hardiness when palms take up PG and distribute it through the cells of the meristem and fronds? Anyone/any scientists around here with ideas…

   

   Last reply by merrill, April 27, 2010
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   Mule palm trunks green verses brown

   April 12, 2010 by Palm crazy

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   Hi all, was wondering, Has anyone notice a difference in appearance with mule trunks from different FL sources? I have two in the ground and both from different growers, one in FL and the other in WA state, both seeds came from FL but they look somewhat different in the trunks. One has very green trunk and the other more brown. Why is that? They are both still very young only a few years old. Thanks I live in WA state.

   

   Last reply by MAUSER, April 27, 2010
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   Cold Zone palm trees/cycads at our Wal-Mart

   April 24, 2010 by Juni Perez

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   A few years ago when I started collecting cold-hardy palm trees and bananas, I had gone to many stores looking for them - Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Lowe's, and local lawn & garden shops). Everyone treated me as if I was hunting unicorns. In particular, Wal-Mart's garden center guy laughed at me. He was a Dominican man who laughed and said "No way can you grow palm trees out here. The queen palms we have die even in-doors. Palm trees are tropical... tropical is warm... warm is NOT Rochester. Get the plastic kind if you want to have them outside." I had no choice but to resort to online sellers. But I won't forget that guy, simple because he took it a step further in laughi…

   

   Last reply by Palmy, April 27, 2010

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   Variegated Kentia!

   April 26, 2010 by Vari805

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   Scored a more than generous gift today, a 2 gal. Howea forsteriana variegated. This was with a purchase of a 1gal. Chamaedorea benzei, 1gal. Oranopsis appendiculata, and a Strelitzia nicolai variegated from a great friend and palm grower up here in Santa Barbara. She had some really cool stuff!

   

   Last reply by Vari805, April 27, 2010
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   Dypsis decipiens- slow?

   April 27, 2010 by Geoff

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   Photo below is of Dypsis decipiens planted in Huntington Gardens, California back in 2004. At the time I was unconcerned about the common Majesty off to the right. At this time the Dypsis decipiens was a double- no trunk but a nice palm none-the-less.

   

   Last reply by doubravsky, April 27, 2010
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   Little help with this one...

   April 25, 2010 by Mike in LW Florida

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   Not the greatest of pics but I'm trying to help someone out with a question on what kind of palm this is. Thanks for the reply's in advance.

   

   Last reply by peachy, April 27, 2010
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    Nor. Cal. Roystonea Plugging Along 1 2

    April 25, 2010 by Jim in Los Altos

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    Last winter's freeze and this chilly spring haven't stopped my little R. borinquena a bit. In the ground now for five winters from a strap leafed liner, you can see March's growth progress is several inches on the new leaf and it grew 1 1/2 inches in January (growth line is higher up and not in picture). I'm looking forward to a explosive growth this summer now that there's a little girth to the trunk. Chilly March's growth. Give me some trunk! A little rough looking after a freezing winter but starting to "wake up".

    

    Last reply by richnorm, April 27, 2010
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    I Took Peachy's Advice

    April 26, 2010 by Jim in Los Altos

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    After it being confirmed in another post that my potted pinnate palm is indeed an Archontophoenix, I decided to plant it on the advice of Peachy who says it'll grow a lot faster in the ground. I'm experimenting with it, though. I've planted it right adjacent to my koi pond in a wet bog area that never dries out and the soil is shallow with solid rock 18 inches down. I want to see if roots from the palm will make their way into the pond itself. Many of the plants adjacent to the pond have extensive root systems growing into the pond water and it's wild to see some form into thick matting under water. What are anybody's thoughts? Archys love water. Will January 50…

    

    Last reply by peachy, April 27, 2010
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    Need Pseudophoenix ID

    April 26, 2010 by Walter John

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    Hi, we mentioned this in the Pallara outing thread and I thought I would give it's own thread as the owners Will and Margaret of the Pallara nursery gardens really want some help to ID this palm. We're hoping those from the land of Pseudophoenix can help out here. Photos so far I think I might have another to add, I'll check later. Thanks for any assistance.

    

    Last reply by gsn, April 27, 2010
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    Scale and more Scale

    April 26, 2010 by Just1MorePalm

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    While I was at the Nursery this morning I heard some screaming coming from the shade house...What I discovered was disturbing...So I took some pictures so I could share... There was scale from the base to tips of the leaves...these bugs were feasting on these kentia...It seems that Kentia are more prone to scale than others...Is that true?

    

    Last reply by GTClover, April 27, 2010
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    Dypsis decipiens

    April 25, 2010 by Surf Guy

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    I bought a D. decipiens last week and planted it today. Here are few pix. http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Surf_Guy/DSC_0356.jpg http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Surf_Guy/DSC_0359.jpg

    

    Last reply by Kathryn, April 27, 2010
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    All quiet on the Rio front

    April 22, 2010 by RainForestt Robert

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    Hey, isn't the Rio biennial going on this week? I know that I am not on Palmtalk as much as previously but I thought that I would have heard something from an attendee by now. In Costa Rica PalmTalkers were lining up each evening and morning for the PCs to get their daily fixes and some could not resist saying hello. I hope that this is not like Vegas! Holler at your pals. Let us know how much fun we are missing. Talk lots of photos and at the first opportunity - POST! Robert

    

    Last reply by bgl, April 27, 2010
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    Overgrown's Official General Interest Thread 1 2

    December 4, 2009 by OverGrown

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    One of the things I love about gardening is all the unique tastes and styles. I spent the last week in LA for the holidays and snapped a few pics while walking my dog to remind me of home and how good we have it in LA. The area gets 100+ dry heat during summers, santa ana winds during fall, adobe clay soil w/ gophers as the main pest. Standouts in the neighborhood: This house has the only triangle palms in the neighborhood. Caryota and foxtail in between some queens Nice mix of common cycads

    

    Last reply by JASON M, April 26, 2010
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    back yard pix from "lowlando" CA

    August 13, 2008 by paulgila

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    you asked for it c.geonomiformis. a.hookeriana. c.fragrans--recent purchase from louie hooper.

    

    Last reply by paulgila, April 26, 2010
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    Robert Riffle - tell me about him.......

    April 19, 2010 by trioderob

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    I have Robert Riffles Palm book. anyone who knew him care to tell me about him ?

    

    Last reply by Walt, April 26, 2010
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    Whats this palm?

    April 26, 2010 by Gbarce

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    I met Philpalm in a plant show in Los Banos ( a town outside of Metro Manila ) over the weekend and we were trying to figure out what this palm was.

    

    Last reply by paulgila, April 26, 2010
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    Trachycarpus

    April 26, 2010 by Tyrone

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    I have a T fortunei that I planted back in 2002 that has come into flower and produced fully formed seeds. The thing is Trachy's are meant to be dioecious needing a male and a female to procreate. There is not another Trachy for miles in my neighbourhood. What do you think has happened? Who's your Daddy Momma???????? Best regards Tyrone

    

    Last reply by Nigel, April 26, 2010

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    Winter of 2010 Pleasant Surprises

    April 26, 2010 by _Keith

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    Winter of 2010 was tough. Three nights in a row right at 20 degrees, and more than I cared to count in the upper 20s. There were many losses, but still, even in this bad spring drought, there are a few surprises out there. Non of these has any protection at all. Total exposure. Palms My largest P. robellini is pushing a new spear. I had written it off. P. reclinata is pushing a new spear. My smallest Mule Palm, which had a spear pull, is pushing a new spear. Arenga engleri is pushing several new spears Non-palms Erythrina christa-galli is returning from the roots. Silk floss tree is sprouting at the 2 foot level. Varigated Lemon is returni…

    

    Last reply by iamjv, April 26, 2010
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    Need ID On This Pinnate Palm

    April 25, 2010 by Jim in Los Altos

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    Hope someone can ID this palm. Actually, I'm sure one or more of you can because I think it's probably fairly common. I bought it three years ago a a big box store and it was labelled Areca cetachu and had two trunks at the time. One trunk died in the 2007 freeze but the other faired well and has grown steadily. I can't grow any Areca in any microclimate in my yard since they rot during our damp cool winters but this one never stops growing, albeit slowly. What is it?

    

    Last reply by BS Man about Palms, April 26, 2010
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    Visiting the Huntington

    April 24, 2010 by buffy

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    This Texas boy is visiting the Huntington for the very first time tomorrow. Wish me luck.

    

    Last reply by Gtlevine, April 26, 2010
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    Container Madness....

    April 20, 2010 by ErikSJI

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    Containers everywhere......

    

    Last reply by sick1166, April 26, 2010

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    Root Bound

    April 24, 2010 by Just1MorePalm

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    I told my Nurseryman....I would like the biggest root bound 10 gal you have...this it what I got..Wow..palm trees are amazing... This palm is healthy...the roots were packed...there was nearly no soil to speak of...when I cut the pot off I think I heard a sigh....Ahhhhh. any guess on the palm type....

    

    Last reply by sick1166, April 26, 2010
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    Ravanea moorei a.k.a. "mayotte"

    April 25, 2010 by Surf Guy

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    Does anyone know anything about this palm? Thanks in advance. http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Surf_Guy/DSC_0366.jpg

    

    Last reply by Surf Guy, April 26, 2010