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Why's our Jubaea ailing?
by JasonD- 14 replies
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We planted a Jubaea in February of 2007 in San Francisco. It gets 6-10 hours of sun a day, weekly to biweekly irrigation. Soil is pretty well-drained but may have problems from old industrial uses of the site. It gets fertilized 2-4 times a year. What do you think is happening to it? The spear continues to push, but leaves turn yellow and die back pretty quickly. Water? Soil?
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Hyphaene coriacea
by sarasota alex- 12 replies
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Got this palm at a local Home Depot. The label only said "Damaged" on it. They didn't know what it was and the manager of the garden section sold it to me for $10. Problem is - I have no more room in my yard. So I decided that the bottlebrush tree in the front yard has got to go. Waiting for the association to approve. Still not sure where the damage is. Please let me know if I correctly identified this palm as H. coriacea.
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Licuala mapu
by peachy- 1 follower
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I have a few Licuala mapu and was wondering how they would take the cold nights in winter in a very sheltered, frost free position. Also does anybody know how they would perform as an indoor plant ? I raised a Pigafetta filaris as in indoor plant last year and it is roughly the same size as those that remained outdoors, so it got me wondering if the same applies to L. mapu. All suggestions and advice appreciated if not always heeded. Thanks, Peachy
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I was just wondering if I could tap into the collective wisdom of the forum regarding how one grows the fastest, fattest, strongest sun hardened Wodyetia bifurcata's. Are there any little tricks etc? I have my own thoughts on the subject, but I was just wondering what others would do, or have done to create, the fattest, healthiest robust sungrown foxtails around. Any ideas???? I'm hoping to create large 100litre bag specimens. Best regards Tyrone
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New Orleans Botanical Garden
by Kathryn- 27 replies
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While I was at the fall garden show last weekend, I took a few minutes to wander around to take pictures. I am usually focused on our booth and forget to get pictures of other parts of the garden. Arenga engleri Rhapidophyllum hystrix
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Hi, I'm trying to identify a palm in my garden and someone has suggested to me that it's a Euterpe oleracea Here are some pics, and more on my blog post here: http://tropical-gardening.blogspot.com/200...-palm-tree.html Thanks for any help! (I'm not sure why, but the pictures and attachments don't seem to be working... on my blog post I have pictures of the trunk, the flowers and fruit.)
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Sabals
by bubba- 6 replies
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I like Sabals but it is hard to find interesting ones to post. So I gives it a try: Well what do you think.... Thought so....
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my exotic garden in 8b 1 2
by sapida- 77 replies
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I'm happy to present my exotic garden in France, zone 8b. It's not California or Florida but it's my oasis. Jérôme Nantes
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very lush and weepy Syagrus romanzoffiana
by Eric in Orlando- 17 replies
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I spotted this Queen Palm, Syagrus romanzoffiana, in the neighborhood next to Leu Gardens. It has a very lush and weepy look to it. Prior to the 12/89 freeze I used to see this form of Queen Palm around Orlando a lot but since then most of the ones that have been replanted have a more upright habit.
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What palms have you planted lately?
by DoomsDave- 21 replies
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Howdyall. To the tune of Janet Jackson' infamous 1986 video: "What palms have you plent-ed lately?" click here for video . . .
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Autumn is definitively here
by Ciczi in Sweden- 15 replies
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Hello all! This morning we woke up to a freezing -3 degrees Celsius. My palms have been covered properly but still cold for them and the forecast says chilly nights to come. I moved my P. roebelenii from outdoors to indoors this morning. It looks like it survived this cold night but I'm not taking any chances with this one. It's root system has grown over this summer and it looks to be in top shape. Also moving indoors is a P. canariensis that's still in a pot and to be planted on open land next season. Now winter is here but soon it will be spring again! //Ciczi
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Palm Lifting Sidewalk.
by Paul The Palm Doctor!- 8 replies
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Do you agree that a large Canary Date palm had to be removed out of necessity (without notifying homeowner first) because it lifted sidewalk at one corner 2 1/2 inches, and was considered a needless hazard (probably resulting in numerous legal actions & suits,) by our planned community's homeowners' association board. They also said root trimming would only be temporary and the sidewalk would crack over and over, wasting the community's maintenance funds. The Canary Is. date palm was/is about 17 ft. tall with 10 ft. of clear trunk. The tree has already been removed; sod was placed where the tree stood (and now the sidewalk is "back to the way it SHOULD look!" Ha…
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Dypsis Decipians finally with some trunk.
by Gtlevine- 23 replies
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Once the first ring formed my D.D. started moving along much quicker. It is nice and fat now and about 12 feet tall, the long wait was so worth it. Gary
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Cold-frame Greenhouse Question:
by osideterry- 9 replies
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Now that it's cooling down, I've actually finished off by putting plastic on the back of the screen door to up the daytime temps. My greenhouse is in shade until about 1pm, and so the palms can handle the half-day of sun (with 30% shadecloth). I'll keep monitoring the highs, and prop the door open during Santa Ana events. Now for the question... My daytime highs are 10-20F higher in the greenhouse, but the morning lows are roughly the same as those outside. Is exposing your palms to a possible temperature range of 35F to 85F in the same day bad for palms? Do palms like Dypsis saintlucei, ambositrae, etc. go more or less dormant when the lows drop into the 40s, even if …
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double Kentiopsis oliviformis
by Creekside- 8 replies
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One of my Kentiopsis has a robust second stem growing from beneath the soil line. I haven't seen them do this before. How common is it for them? I washed away a couple inches of soil to see what was going on...
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Big old mules in Winter Park
by fastfeat- 12 replies
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Both of these trees are growing in a yard off Lee Rd. There are quite a few planted in this neighborhood. Smaller is about 27'/9m, larger close to 40'/13m
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Fraser Island Video
by Caryota_gigas- 3 replies
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I have added a short video taken on Fraser Island to the PACSONZ website. The video can be found here; FRASER ISLAND 1
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Will these germinate?
by Palm Guy- 3 replies
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Hi all, Found 8 coconuts lying on the road where we normally dump the trash. They seemed a bit green to me but 4 out of the eight had the sloshing sound and all are quite heavy. Also most are a bit smaller than I would expect from an Atlantic tall. Will these guys germinate? Cheers, Mike
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Update on those path palms
by Walter John- 14 replies
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Even in dry times, these guys have kept their composure thanks to plenty of mulch to retain what rains do come along. These are the plants I've grown in an old rose bed and where recently I built a path which won the path of the month award. It was the only entrant and I still had to bribe the judge. My wife is so demanding some times. I refer to these plants as the "path palms". Not a palm, but a pandanus Carpoxylon on the left, Dypsis pembana on the right (starting to rocket away) Dypsis carlsmithii Wadda ya want Max ? Dypsis prestoniana
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Which Phoenix?
by simona- 5 replies
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Hi there, I would like to know your opinion on what pecies of Phoenix this picture shows. The second question: can you please state some differences between P. theophrasti and P. canarensis - with pictures, if possible? Thank you!
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Help with a Sick Howea forsteriana
by DoomsDave- 32 replies
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Here's a crown shot, all thoughts sought . . .
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Watering with fish tank water.
by Zeeth- 15 replies
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So I've got a 30 gallon natural planted tank, with no carbon filtration, only bio filtration. I've been watering my Kentia with water scooped from this tank for about the past month, and I've noticed that it has picked up growth quite a bit, throwing out a new frond, with a second new one a week or 2 from opening up. I thought this was pretty good growth for a month. So is it beneficial to water it this way? Keith
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will Gopher Poison hurt palms?
by trioderob- 13 replies
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I have a gopher in my yard that I want to kill. I dont want to trap him - I have a stick that pokes thru the soil into his tunnel where poison is dispenced. when the little guy dies will the poison in him and what he did not eat hurt the palms if it is too close? (its the yellow teeth that always gets me about these little bastards.)
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what's this palm?
by MattyB- 11 replies
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I collected about 100 seeds off of this palm growing at my neighbor Bob's place. He said it's supposed to be Butia x Syagrus. It pretty much looks like a shade grown pure Butia to me though so I have my doubts. But germination was horrible. I only got 1 seed to germinate! I'll post the pics of the baby below so you can see.
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Eye on Bactris
by Gileno Machado- 19 replies
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This Bactris was germinated from seed that came from the Amazon region some years ago. I remember that it took a real long time for it to sprout and the ID label is unfortunately missing, so I'm not sure about the species. Looking at my old notebook for arriving seeds, it could be either B. maraja, tomentosa or setulosa...any guesses? It's the only individual I have...and one of my favs... I'm growing several Bactris here, including glassmanii, pickelli, setosa, gasipaes, ferruginea, militaris, acanthocarpa, etc...I'll try to post a few pictures soon. Anyone else growing these needle beauties? PS: pot size: diameter ~ 30 cm (+ - 12 inches)