DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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   Palm Lifting Sidewalk.

   October 26, 2009 by Paul The Palm Doctor!

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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…

   

   Last reply by Kris, October 29, 2009
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   Dypsis Decipians finally with some trunk.

   October 18, 2009 by Gtlevine

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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

   

   Last reply by Alicehunter2000, October 29, 2009
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   Cold-frame Greenhouse Question:

   October 15, 2009 by osideterry

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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 …

   

   Last reply by Tyrone, October 29, 2009
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   double Kentiopsis oliviformis

   October 27, 2009 by Creekside

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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...

   

   Last reply by DoomsDave, October 28, 2009
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   Big old mules in Winter Park

   October 26, 2009 by fastfeat

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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

   

   Last reply by peachy, October 28, 2009
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   Fraser Island Video

   October 27, 2009 by Caryota_gigas

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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

   

   Last reply by Mark Heath, October 28, 2009
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   Will these germinate?

   October 28, 2009 by Palm Guy

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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

   

   Last reply by The Germinator, October 28, 2009
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   Update on those path palms

   October 26, 2009 by Walter John

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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

   

   Last reply by LauraAnu, October 28, 2009
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    Which Phoenix?

    October 27, 2009 by simona

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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!

    

    Last reply by Kris, October 28, 2009
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    Help with a Sick Howea forsteriana

    July 12, 2008 by DoomsDave

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    Here's a crown shot, all thoughts sought . . .

    

    Last reply by DoomsDave, October 28, 2009
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    Watering with fish tank water.

    October 26, 2009 by Zeeth

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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

    

    Last reply by ghar41, October 28, 2009
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    will Gopher Poison hurt palms?

    October 26, 2009 by trioderob

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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.)

    

    Last reply by trioderob, October 27, 2009
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    what's this palm?

    October 26, 2009 by MattyB

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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.

    

    Last reply by Walter John, October 27, 2009
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    Eye on Bactris

    October 23, 2009 by Gileno Machado

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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)

    

    Last reply by Jeff in St Pete, October 27, 2009
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    Disparate growth rates of palms and pandanus

    October 24, 2009 by Walt

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    The other day I was going through some of my old photos I burned to a CD backup disc. Since I had just recently made a post about a particular Livistona palm I had (I think the response consenses was it was a mix), I thought I would post the two below photos to show how well the livistona has grown, compared to other plants near it. In the below photos, both taken from approximately the same angle/position, etc., but five years apart, there is a Syagrus schizophylla to the left; unknown Livistona in center; and a Pandanus utilis to the right. The photographic evidence suggests the unknown Livistona out grew the syagrus and pandanus (LOL!).

    

    Last reply by Walt, October 27, 2009
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    New lanscaping area

    October 22, 2009 by Alberto

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    I´m beginning to landscape this part of my property. Originally it was a ´´campo´´that was used for agricultural purposes for years. I planted 6 Parajubaea torallyi, 3 Jubaea chilensis,9 Trachycarpus ukhrulensis, 2 B.yatay, 3 Trithrinax brasiliensis, 5 Butia odorata,3 B.paraguayenis,5 Dypsis decipiens,3 T. geminisectus, Sabal Riverside, 5 Cycas taitugensis near a Jubutyagrus, 2 Sabal uresana,1 Phoenix canariensis, 2 P.teophrastii,1 Phoenix atlantica, 5 Brahea super silver. The following weeks I´ll plant Brahea dulcis,Livistona nitida,Brahea edulis,T.princeps,T.takil etc...etc.... I love spring!! First pic: looking upwards the hill and finally 4th one the valley belo…

    

    Last reply by amazondk, October 27, 2009
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    Chamaedorea elegans

    October 22, 2009 by Zeeth

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    I just bought a Chamaedorea elegans for $1 at the store, i figured I'd give it a try for that price. What's some info about this? How well do these do inside, and do they do any better as individual plants rather than bunched up like it came? Thanks, Keith

    

    Last reply by peachy, October 27, 2009
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    Dypsis ID

    October 26, 2009 by Gileno Machado

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    I came across this palm some days ago in Sirinhaém, on the street. At first I thought it was D. lutescens but then I noticed that it seems to be a solitary species and the trunk is rather thick for the species. Any guesses?

    

    Last reply by amazon exotics, October 27, 2009
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    Dictyocaryum lamarckianum

    September 26, 2007 by ruskinPalms

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    Obviously the wet part of the big island of Hawaii based upon Bo's post in the Bluest Palm Thread But where else do these have a chance outside their native range? Anyone having any luck with this in the foggy, cool, but not cold parts of California? Any chance of this one making it in hot, humid Florida? Thanks for any input.

    

    Last reply by Moose, October 27, 2009
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    Photo's of my palms, still recovering from a Cyclone three and half years ago

    October 10, 2009 by Lowey

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    Manacaria & Copernicia My Neoveitchia Storckii was copletely stripped of leaves in the 300 Km per hour winds of Cyclone Larry in 2006, it is still recovering This plant was sold to me as Manacaria Martiana but I am unsure Manacaria_Seeding Dypsis Ceracea was what I bought this as. Arenga Hookeriana, Pelagodoxa Henryana, Pholidostachys sp, and others. Copernicia Macroglossa Pholidostachys_Sp ?? Oenocarpus_Sp still has the remains of stripped leaves, three and a half years after the Cyclone but is beginning to seed, can anyone identify it for me Thrinax_Sp Calyptrocalyx Kerriodoxa Elegans, los…

    

    Last reply by Lowey, October 27, 2009

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    The Beautiful Euterpes 1 2

    October 24, 2009 by amazondk

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    I got a bit inspired while looking at Euterpes in the cold hardiness thread on Euterpe olearcea. The eutepes are such graceful palms that I never get tired of looking at. Here in my area they are one of the dominate plams in the landscape. The euterpe precatoria is the standout and a native. And, people plant the Eutepre olearcea all over the place and they have also escaped from cultivation around the city. You find little spots in Manaus full of palms. This spot is a vacant lot next to a stream through town not far from my house. I drive by here all the time and decided to go take a few pictures this morning. You can see the contrasts between the towering Eu…

    

    Last reply by Jose Maria, October 27, 2009

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    Cocoid Opinion

    October 24, 2009 by buffy

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    From what I've read, both of these have similar cold tolerance. I'm in the process of picking my centerpiece cocoid hybrid for my pool area. I would prefer the most elegant of the two. Obviously, I'd love to see Dick's opinion on the matter, but several of you have seedling large enough to opine. Both of these came from the dedicated hands of Patric. Which of these shows the most grace?

    

    Last reply by PalmGuyWC, October 27, 2009

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    Pics of a few things that have done well...

    October 25, 2009 by surgeon83

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    Here are some palms that have done well for me, ie recovered from winter and tolerate sand and inadequate fertilizer. Backyard overall: Side-yard Ravenala: Reclinata x roebellenii hybrids One is finally suckering

    

    Last reply by surgeon83, October 27, 2009
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    Hole in Archontophoenix alexandrae trunk

    October 24, 2009 by Walt

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    Today as I was walking by my Archontophoenix alexandrae palm, I noticed a hole with a big amber colored sap bubble in the trunk, about 7 feet up (2.3 meters). The hole appeared to be about 1/2 inch in diameter (1.27Centimeters). I found a small diameter stick on the ground and poked it into the sap like stuff, cleaning it from the hole. The hole didn't appear to penetrate more than 3/8" (1 CM) into the trunk. This is a first for me. This has never happened with any of my palms. This happens to be one of my favorite palms and I don't want to risk losing it. Tomrrow I'm going to get a ladder (the hole is over my head and I can't really see inside it) and a paper clip…

    

    Last reply by Walt, October 26, 2009
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    I'm out in Orlando

    October 24, 2009 by Patrick

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    This'll drop to the bottom fast, but I've just noticed since I'm out here in Orlando for a few days, WHAT'S UP WITH ALL THE 'HURRICANE CUTS' FOR THE PALMETTOS!!!!!!!!!??????? What are they thinking????? I can go down the street to a non-landscaped area and the palmettos look so much healthier and just overall better than the trees at my "resort". Washingtonias, I can understand because they grow so fast. But why palmettos?????? Sigh...... Well, just venting. Sorry 'bout that. Pat

    

    Last reply by Moose, October 26, 2009