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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 !

   

   Last reply by fdrc65, April 3, 2010

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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
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    PalmAddiction 1 2

    April 20, 2007 by TikiRick

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    I have tried everything short of psychotherapy. I am an addict. Admission is the first step to recovery. I swore I would not or can not buy any more palms....but here I am contemplating purchasing more seeds or seedlings for a garden that is already maxed out. I have some 300 species in a normal residential lot (60x130) all jockeying for position and sunlight. I didn't want my garden to turn into a "collectors" tossed salad, but here I am. I have actually bought a palm instead of eating lunch. I have a problem!!!

    

    Last reply by Mark Heath, April 3, 2010

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    The Long and Short of It

    April 2, 2010 by Dewayne in Ticolandia

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    The first picture is a Washingtonia filifera and is 15 years old. The second picture is a Chamaedorea minima and is 13 years old.

    

    Last reply by Dewayne in Ticolandia, April 3, 2010
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    Royal post freeze question

    March 28, 2010 by lpandroc

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    Hello...so have a Royal question for the experts. Seems the trunk is kind of mushy, and i can push it in and not woody/solid as it once was after the huge FL freeze. I see green a green spike popping out but should i be concerned?...the Royal is about 15ft..not sure whats going on?...should I let it ride or is it a lost cause...FYI..its shedding the dead fronds rather quickly Thx Lance Palm Harbor FL

    

    Last reply by merrill, April 3, 2010

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    THE most amazing plam I ever saw!

    April 1, 2007 by Howeadypsis

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    I was gobsmacked when I saw it, wow! Amazing eh

    

    Last reply by MattyB, April 2, 2010

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    Back to manakara and further down 1 2 3

    July 23, 2006 by bruno

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    why doesn't it show the picture directly? help anyone? This is the road to Ivato centre a village of the zafimaniry tribe that has been classified by unesco because of the wood works on houses.

    

    Last reply by Moose, April 2, 2010
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    The Long and Short of It

    April 2, 2010 by Dewayne in Ticolandia

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    this is a test

    

    Last reply by Walter John, April 2, 2010
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    Trachycarpus princeps from the stone gate

    April 1, 2010 by garrytsen

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    The following are T.princeps grown from seeds of the stone gate. Some say they may be different from the previous sources which either demonstrate long or compact leaves.I can't compare them with other sources and so did not know much about the difference since I did not grow them by myself . The bluish look and white hairy thread linking the leaflets of these T.princeps are very interesting. As time goes on, the green seedlings with slim strap leaves turn into gray green with increasingly broader leaflets before shifting to blue which is great about them.Plus the white powder becomes more apparent especially to the underside of the split leaves, and also on the leaf up…

    

    Last reply by Exotic Life, April 2, 2010
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    Verschffeltia slendida

    April 1, 2010 by bubba

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    It is a relatively young one:

    

    Last reply by tropicbreeze, April 2, 2010
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    Livistona chinensis or decipiens

    March 29, 2010 by Rafael

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    Recently i have discovered the real beauty of this two specimens, and really felt about them! I am sharing its looking. L.chinensis was planted in full sun and wind exposed. L. decipiens stands also in full sun, but somehow wind protected! Will be waiting for other images!

    

    Last reply by Jonathan, April 2, 2010

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    Miracle-Gro Shake & Feed???

    March 31, 2010 by BlufftonSC

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    Man, it's hard to get fertilizer recommendations on here! Anybody like this stuff? The version for palms, of course.

    

    Last reply by kahili, April 2, 2010
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    Pics of new planted palms

    March 27, 2010 by Joey Powell

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    Just got back from a trip to Orlando this past weekend. Picked up two nice size Canary Island Date Palms and 1 European Fan Palm. Planted them a couple of days ago and thought I would share some pics. Did I mention my back still hurts from digging the holes? The CIDPs make a nice statement at the entrance to our driveway. I also just ordered a couple of nice green solar spotlights for them. They should look pretty cool at night... View of the two CIDPs at the start of our driveway. If you look close you can also see my largest Mule palm in the background. Close-up of the CIDP on the left. It's a little larger than the other one. Close-up of CIDP on the r…

    

    Last reply by Xenon, April 2, 2010

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    Oh, brutality, thy name is Dave

    March 30, 2010 by DoomsDave

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    Howdyall: Well, took an axe to two Caryota urens at my place, lovely as they were, still are in the garbage. So, why? Well, because they were going to get huge, fast, and fall over. Oh, still. Sad. Alas, but, room for more . ..

    

    Last reply by Moose, April 2, 2010
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    Trachycarpus

    March 28, 2010 by Tampa Scott

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    I read here on Palmtalk, but can not find the thread, something about replacing the soil to keep them alive here in C. FL. I put it in a larger pot for now but would like to plant it in the ground. Advice is needed on what to do.

    

    Last reply by NBTX11, April 1, 2010

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    Free Tahina seeds, variegated?

    April 1, 2010 by Gileno Machado

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    aprilfoolsday@happyeaster.com

    

    Last reply by Alberto, April 1, 2010

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    Building a shade house this weekend

    March 27, 2010 by John in Andalucia

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    A few shots today, in celebration of the glorious arrival of Spring! Fate has a way of offering up new opportunities in the wake of disasters, and for me, it is the space to build a shade house against our neighbours new boulder wall, where once stood a mature avocado tree and our garden shed. Here's a closer look.. Overhead shot.. Using existing materials from the old shade house build, I utilized wire tensioners wedged between the boulders at both corners. Fortunately, there were perfect crevices right where I needed them!

    

    Last reply by John in Andalucia, April 1, 2010