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   20 minutes before the 7.2 quake.........

   April 6, 2010 by trioderob

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   I was here:

   

   Last reply by trioderob, April 7, 2010
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   Palm identity please

   April 4, 2010 by tropicbreeze

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   Anyone care to show their expertise in identifying this palm. The photos are in habitat. I believe they'll be the same species, though don't really know that. They were growing possibly in the 1000 to 1500 metre altitude in the Owen Stanley Ranges, Papua New Guinea, circa 8 degrees south lat. The two plants were growing on opposite sides of the mountains, but I'm just estimating altitude, will have to check back in my notes and topo. map to be certain. Never saw any of what might be called adult plants. In fact, the areas these were in seemed fairly devoid of other palm individuals. Thanks. This one growing southern side of main range. Growing northern side of…

   

   Last reply by tropicbreeze, April 7, 2010
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   Trachy Seeding... Again!

   April 5, 2010 by Randy Johnson

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   Hello again! Here's a picture of my apx. 7' Trachy in its third season here in "north" Alabama. Now for the fun part. And I know I'm about to show my ignorance in palm-ology ....and probably outright disrespect for the species. But, nonetheless, here's my question: As of last year, my tree started popping out these ugly (eye of the beholder) pods each spring. Is it safe for the health of the tree to simply cut them off once they elongate past the trunk? There are at least 10 of them already peeking out. Thanks much! Randy

   

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   I need your help......

   April 5, 2010 by tropicalb

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   Got any suggestions guys and gals? I have 5 lonely kentias....most of the yard gets a lot of sun all day....the only shady spot is under the eaves. http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/uploads/monthly_04_2010/post-222-12704307910307_thumb.jpg

   

   Last reply by Walter John, April 7, 2010
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   Now thats odd

   April 28, 2007 by redant

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   Never to this degree.

   

   Last reply by Gtlevine, April 7, 2010

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   Devoid of palms....

   April 3, 2010 by www.dadluvsu.com

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   STPETEDALE came thru like a whirlwind this morning and completely wiped out my stock... Before... After... Elvis has left the building!

   

   Last reply by OverGrown, April 6, 2010
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   Palm honey

   April 4, 2010 by Gileno Machado

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   One of my closest friends, old buddy from Engineering College who knows of my love for palms, has recently been to Santiago, Chile, on vacations, right before the horrible earthquake from last month. Well, he brought me a strange souvenir...a small can of Palm honey...from the pictures in the label I believe it comes from Jubaea chilensis fermented sap...the label doesn't mention though... Now I'm still undecided about tasting it or not...I hope I'm not indirectly contributing to the reduction in number of this beautiful species, which may be threatened by the sale and consumption of this type of products, considering the (most certain) destruction of the old palms in th…

   

   Last reply by edbrown_III, April 6, 2010

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   Foxy Lady and Foxtail Palm

   April 6, 2010 by dp92651

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   I am looking for some info regarding my foxtail and newly acquired foxy lady seedling. I live on the ocean in Laguna Beach, CA. My foxtail palm is growing but the leaves are brown on the tips. Any reason why this is occurring? I am fertilizing and providing it with ironite in addition. Also, I just purchased a "foxy lady" on ebay. Is there any way I can be sure this is, in fact, a foxy lady? Does anyone know what the growth rate is in coastal California. Thanks in advance.

   

   Last reply by dp92651, April 6, 2010
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    Clinostigma

    April 5, 2010 by Wanderanwills

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    I like the look of Clinostigma's, I have seen C. samoense growing in Brisbane, will it grow in Sydney and is it fast growing? Does it grow in full sun from an early age? Regards Stephen

    

    Last reply by Steve Mac, April 6, 2010
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    Your Best palms for Sydney

    April 1, 2010 by Wanderanwills

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    Hi, My front yard is like a quarry at the moment but I need to start planning and getting some palms together. I would like your suggestions, especially if you have lived in Sydney of the 10 best palms that grow well, reasonably fast growing and very ornamental ie your 10 best. Add photos if you like. Go wild, it is my money.... Regards Wanderanwills

    

    Last reply by CoconutFreak, April 6, 2010
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    Three acres on the Big Island

    April 4, 2010 by cagary

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    No palms on the property yet, but there is plenty of room. The land is at 690' in altitude so there should be a good variety of palms that can be grown there. The 100 inches of rain a year will help. There's also a nice house on the property. Its in the Orchidland sub division. There are some good property deals to be had on the Big Island right now. Come on over and have a look! Here's some photos. Most of the land is behind the house in the first photo. View from lanai

    

    Last reply by Wai`anae Steve, April 6, 2010

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    Gary Levine's garden last month

    April 4, 2010 by Peter

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    Jeff Rood and I had a quick walk around Gary's garden a few weeks ago: Parajubaea microcarpa: Ravenea xerophyllas: Dypsis prestoniana:

    

    Last reply by Lowey, April 6, 2010

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    Licuala ramsayi goes in

    April 4, 2010 by Walter John

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    Finally planted my three ramsayi palms today. Mister big I've been growing for about 4 years and transplanted from Jacksons Jungle back in BrisVegas. The other two are house warming gifts from my ratpack friends, thank you, thank you, thank you. These two lil guys were raised in their homeland at Mission Beach. I've been planting heaps of late and just haven't had the camera handy, so here's the ramsayi trio by the mango trees.

    

    Last reply by OCPalmnut, April 6, 2010

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    Some more unusual Butias in my garden

    March 9, 2010 by Alberto

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    Here you can see a Butia grown from seeds (RPS) and bought as B.arenicola. It´s a tiny palm with a little trunk and is flowering for the second year. The Butia arenicola was lumped with B.paraguayensis......

    

    Last reply by Alberto, April 5, 2010
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    Rare Hybrid "Foxy Lady Palm" Tree Seedling

    April 3, 2010 by Nick L

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    Is it or not. Do you guys see anything in this example to indicate it is Foxy lady as claimed or should I have saved my money. Sorry about the picture quality.

    

    Last reply by gsn, April 5, 2010
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    Digging up Chambeyronia Macrocarpa: Bad idea?

    April 3, 2010 by James Agren

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    I'm thinking about digging up and moving my Chambeyronia macrocarpa. It's just getting way too much sun where it sits now. Have you ever done this? Is the species capable of easily surviving this or is it too risky? It was planted just over a year. It was a 15 gal. It's 5' high at the tip of the spear and 5" at base. No doubt heavy and wet at the root ball. Two of three fronds are badly sun damaged. The third is pale but healthy enough. I could alternately plant out around it to give it a bit more shade but where it sits would still leave it exposed to long, bright, afternoon sun in the summer. Please advise. Mahalo, James

    

    Last reply by sick1166, April 5, 2010
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    I killed my Pinanga speciosa

    March 7, 2007 by MattyB

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    Well, here's what's left of the base of my Pinanga speciosa! It suffered pretty badly through the winter, even in the greenhouse and had lost all but the newest leaf. It was also a bit musy around the stem's base and oozing some sap. So the whole thing got drenched w/ Daconil and I was hoping that with warmer weather it would pull through another year.

    

    Last reply by peachy, April 4, 2010
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    Uplighting palm trees

    April 4, 2010 by Hollywood Palms

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    Hi All, I've seen fixtures in Hawai'i, but not in California, that mount 3/4 of the way up a palm tree trunk, about 15-20 feet up the trunk. There are usually 3 or 4 lights, attached to a metal ring, that point upwards, to the crown and fronds of the palm. I am not sure if the lights are low or regular voltage. It's a great look, without having to install in-ground spots. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions? Thanks! David

    

    Last reply by Hollywood Palms, April 4, 2010
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    cidp weevil problem - HELP

    November 15, 2009 by Harry

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    My CIPDS are declining. As you can see from the picture, it is a case of weevil. What can be done to kill off the bugs and reverse the decline/rotting of my CIPDS ?

    

    Last reply by Got Palms, April 4, 2010

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    My Garden on Green Turtle Cay 1 2

    April 1, 2010 by GTClover

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    Hello Palm Experts, a couple of you have asked about my garden on Green Turtle Cay (pronounced 'key'). As I said in an earlier post, Green Turtle Cay is a small key off the coast of Abaco which in turn is one of the 'Out Islands' of the Bahamas and is 135 miles due west of West Palm Beach, FL. It's zone 10b-11. For me, one of the reasons we built on GTC was to have a place to plant and enjoy palms and other tropical plants (for my husband it was fishing and boating). I thought I'd show some before/after photos. And I hope some of you will have a lot of recommendations for additions! Here's where we are: We bought the land in 2002 and this is prett…

    

    Last reply by GTClover, April 4, 2010
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    Robusta question

    April 3, 2010 by wxman

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    Hey guys, I got this robusta last fall for free from the local garden center because they had it just planted outside and they were gonna let it die. So I took it home and potted it up. It went into transplant shock and lost all but 1 frond, but regrew 3 over the winter in my basement lighted plant room. I planted it outside three days ago and it has been in the 70s during the day and 50s at night with partly sunny skies. The problem is, that it's starting to feel "rubbery" to me and the petioles are twisting funny. It's leaning all to one side (the direction the wind is blowing toward). The trunk feels rubbery near the base, the petioles feel rubbery and can b…

    

    Last reply by Don, April 4, 2010
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    Need a Prtichardia ID

    April 3, 2010 by JD in the OC

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    Any guesses? (This is the only pic I have of it.)

    

    Last reply by JD in the OC, April 3, 2010
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    Jubaea Chilensis

    March 31, 2010 by Rafael

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    I remember i saw in other topics some nice visuals of jubaeas, one of them, grown, was in an excellent yard, from a white looking hair man, maybe in S. Francisco. Anyway, i did not find any previous topic dedicated exclusively to this palm. Recently, as i have already posted on other topic, i bought a maybe 10 years old jubaea chilensis. I knew it is slow growing, and i made an investment, just to assure i 'll be waiting less than i would !

    

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    New leaf on Madagascan beauty

    April 24, 2007 by Daryl

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    Wow, yesterday we finally had some rain...a nice thunderstorm which dropped 21mm or almost an inch of rain. The first rain since February. The funny thing about palms is that they always seem to open up their spears after it rains. This one decided it was time... Daryl

    

    Last reply by Moose, April 3, 2010
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    Random Pics 1 2

    March 23, 2010 by ellidro

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    Here's a few random pics of some palms enjoying the recent warm weather in San Diego. Chambeyronia hookeri Dypsis onilahensis Teddy Triangle Cross

    

    Last reply by Exotic Life, April 3, 2010