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   Garden pics 1 2

   March 4, 2010 by Tyrone

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   Well I thought I'd post some pics of the garden. I'm not the best photographer and some of the plants are getting hard to photograph. Also it was windy so fronds kind of get in the way when the shutter goes. Mike wanted to see the coconut which doesn't look as good as one in maybe Malaysia but it's happy. It did burn a bit in the 40C plus weather we had, but that was older growth formed in cooler weather. The newer growth sailed through the heat. It's continuing to bulk up and is starting to trunk but the distance between rings must be quite small. It will be a stumpy dwarf I think. That being said during the height of the heatwave it was growing 2.5cm a night in the s…

   

   Last reply by Tyrone, March 12, 2010
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   Lemurophoenix halleuxii

   March 11, 2010 by Vincent

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   Saw this palm on Floribunda's video garden tour. Very nice. Does this palm grow in Florida? Has anyone had any experience with it outside of Hawaii? Any advice on how to grow it? I have not seen it for sale at any nursery.

   

   Last reply by Vincent, March 12, 2010
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   Trachycarpus ?

   March 11, 2010 by Don

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   Any help in a positive id would be greatly appreciated. I gathered a couple 100 seeds and germination has been great. It doesn't look my fortunei in the yard so I'm hoping I've got something different. Semper Fi Don

   

   Last reply by Turtile, March 11, 2010
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   Holistic Retreat Resort Design

   March 9, 2010 by Paco

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   Hi folks, I´m designing an holistic retreat resort in Surrey south east England as my Landscape Architecture final degree proyect, despite the fact that this kind of proyect is not "my cup of tea"(as they say arround here),I'm more in to urban landscape arch., I am enjoying the whole design proccess, and learning a different aspect of the profession . I am proposing a few palm species for the planting pallete scheme, like Jubaea chillensis, T.fortuney (there is a very healthy one on site already), and Brahea armata. Despite the fact that in London (where I live at the moment), there are quite a few Washingtonia,Butia,Jubaea, P.canariensis, P.dactylifera(weird I…

   

   Last reply by Kelern, March 11, 2010
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   cleaning kentia palm seeds

   March 10, 2010 by Succulentum

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   it appear to be difficult to clean kentia seeds. any advice is welcome.

   

   Last reply by Succulentum, March 11, 2010
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   Another example of 'cooked' coconuts on Palm Beach in 1905

   March 9, 2010 by Palmateer

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   http://www.shorpy.com/node/7838?size=_original

   

   Last reply by bubba, March 11, 2010
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   Global Seed Vault

   March 11, 2010 by palmislandRandy

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   The Global "Doomsday" Seed Vault dug into a mountain in Norway tops 500,000 crops! What palms other than Euterpe, Cocos & Elias would be considered "crops"? http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100311/sc_livescience/doomsdayseedvaultstores500000crops Randy

   

   Last reply by www.dadluvsu.com, March 11, 2010
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   PALM ID NEEDED PLEASE

   March 10, 2010 by Rafael

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   Receiving two palms from a nursery in Spain, they sent me, as an extra gift , these two others. However, i have no idea about its ID. Would be gratefull with some help! PALM Nº 1 PALM Nº 2

   

   Last reply by Rafael, March 11, 2010
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    Revised Edition of Genera Palmarum

    June 22, 2006 by merrill

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    Good Work, RLR. It was really easy to get reinstated. Does anyone know if the Genera Palmarum revision out yet? Is there a good discount anywhere?

    

    Last reply by Ryland, March 11, 2010

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    Please help ID these palms

    March 10, 2010 by Bill Schmidt

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    Aw right, aw right. Seriously, any Cocos nucifera cultivar experts out there? I'm wondering if these are pygmies or not. Here's the mama: Not sure the age, maybe around 10 years... Thanks for looking, Bill

    

    Last reply by Bill Schmidt, March 10, 2010
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    Can anybody identify these palms?

    March 8, 2010 by Ryland

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    I can identify all of the palms on the Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo campus except for these three. Hopefully some of you can help me out.

    

    Last reply by Ryland, March 10, 2010
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    Hyphaene Coriacea

    March 8, 2010 by Dave H

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    Fellow palm nuts. I have a few Hyphanea Coriacea seeds available for the first takers....

    

    Last reply by Got Palms, March 10, 2010

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    Phoenix reclinata x dactylifera (medjool)

    March 10, 2010 by Dave H

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    To first few interested parties, I have 15 seeds to divide up amongst a few or less. This is a Reclinata mommy, with no other Reclinata's around, and tons of Datylifera (Medjool) in very close proximity. So it seems like the odds are very high it should be this cross...

    

    Last reply by Dave H, March 10, 2010

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    Snow on palms southern Europe

    March 8, 2010 by Exotic Life

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    Just seen a few pics from southern france and Spain where the snow is falling on 8 March 2010! Quite strange for that area's for sure.. Winter also still here with every night freezing temperatures but sunny during the days... Nooo I still have to wait when spring comes here.. second horrible winter in a row. My dad was talking someone who lives in southern france close to Perpignan, and said he has to burn almost 6 months wood now for heat.. normally only a few months in the colder nights during winter. Cold winter also there... Costa Brava, Spain close to the beach this afternoon...

    

    Last reply by Tomas, March 10, 2010
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    Dypsis mayotte

    March 8, 2010 by DoomsDave

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    I acquired a D. "mayotte" today, and I'm jazzed, and getting ready to rant and rave like Taz . . . . The pics I've seen suggest a D. pembana that's trying to be a D. decaryi, or vice versa, and I've been told it takes full, blistering sun well, which I have a lot of. So, what about the soil preferences, the growth rate, etc? Lay it on me . . .

    

    Last reply by Central Floridave, March 10, 2010
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    fertilizer snafu

    March 9, 2010 by OB Burt

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    Through gross negligence I managed to get a 50 pound bag of Best Palm Plus (used to be Apex I think) totally wet in the most recent rains. Is it still usable after it dries out? Anyone know? OB Burt

    

    Last reply by DoomsDave, March 10, 2010

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    My Unknown Butia

    March 9, 2010 by freakypalmguy

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    Here are some pics of a Butia I bought in late 06 and planted in spring 07. It appears to be two palms and not a division or sucker. It is one of, if not the slowest growing palm I've got. I has armament close in on the petiole, not all the way out. It was unlabeled, but I remember the grower had a few different types of Butia on his list, paraguayensis, campicola, archeri, purpurescens, and capitata. I posted this in 07, but I'm curious to see what you all think now. 2007 2008 2010

    

    Last reply by freakypalmguy, March 10, 2010
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    Parajubaea

    March 9, 2010 by CoconutFreak

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    Would Parajubaea species survive the lowland heat and humidity of Sydney, Australia? I read that is a small planting of them in the Sydney Botanical Gardens, but most people say these palms like a low humidity climate.?

    

    Last reply by PalmGuyWC, March 9, 2010
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    worm castings good for palms ?

    February 16, 2010 by trioderob

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    anyone here use or have info on worm castings (worm poop) with palms ? if so how much to use, how often to add new coating, and any other info....

    

    Last reply by Moose, March 9, 2010

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    African Oil Palm evolution

    March 6, 2010 by amazondk

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    In 2007 I planted 3 african oil palms at my place in the country. They are in a triangle about 4 meters apart on the street side of the lot. They are ringed by Astrocaryum aculeatum that have been grown there for many years naturally. This is becoming a key part of the developing landscape. September 2008

    

    Last reply by tropicbreeze, March 9, 2010
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    Odd Sabal

    March 9, 2010 by freakypalmguy

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    Here is a seedling that I've grown from seed that came from a variegated Sabal palmetto. It's first two leaves had none of these marking, but the last three have had varying degrees of marks like the ones in the pics. Variegated or deficiency?

    

    Last reply by freakypalmguy, March 9, 2010
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    What kind of palm from madagascar can I grow in cali that....

    January 13, 2010 by trioderob

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    almost nobody else in the united states will have ? of course joe average will not have even one palm from there - but I am talking about palms that will be super rare even amongst enthusiasts in the future. and it must be able to survive in southern california ! any ideas ?

    

    Last reply by CoconutFreak, March 9, 2010
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    TRANSPLANT DAY PIX

    March 3, 2010 by Ken Johnson

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    I have been working on this one for some months now. It was dug a little at a time incorporating all my tricks. The "ball" is +- solid lime stone. First a glamor shot. I set the camera on the ball with delay since I was solo today. Do my colors match? You know how it is with us Gators sometimes.

    

    Last reply by Really full garden, March 9, 2010

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    Pole Saw vs. Chainsaw on a stick

    March 7, 2010 by JimR

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    Several of my Washingtonias have now gotten tall enough that the only way for me (and I am 6'5") to prune the dead fronds is teeter on the top of a long ladder. I am considering investing in either an extendable pole saw (the ARS product that goes to 20 ft.) or one of the electric chainsaw-on-a-stick things. The longest of the latter I can find is about 12 ft. Oddly enough, the pole saw is more expensive than the chainsaw. Any opinions or advice would be appreciated.

    

    Last reply by Mats, March 9, 2010

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    Transplanting P. tor-tor

    March 8, 2010 by DoomsDave

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    Howdyall! I have a pair of Parajubaea torallyi-torallyi that are too close together, so one of them is going to be trenched, dug and moved. Probably to another PSSC member's place . . . This summer. Trenching to start today. I've heard that they don't like root disturbance, indeed, HATE IT, but is that really true? Lay your moving experiences on me. If you don't know, you're going to find out. To quote Rick James, Give it to me bay-bay . . ..

    

    Last reply by DoomsDave, March 9, 2010