DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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   13 Palms planted today

   May 24, 2009 by Jeff in St Pete

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   Now that the rainy season is here again, I'm starting to plant many of the palms that I germinated from seed in the last couple of years. These were all oversized one gallon plants (except the Bentinckia) that needed to go in the ground or be moved up to larger pots. I opted for planting them. 1 Euterpe oleracea 5 Archontophoenix tuckeri 1 Raphia taedigera 1 Iriartea deltoidea 1 Socratea exorrhiza 1 Dypsis pembana 3 Bentinckia nicobarica I planted the Iriartea and Socratea next to each other so I can see the differences in them while they grow. I'm having camera issues so no photos yet. I'm hoping to buy a new camera when I go to the states next week. …

   

   Last reply by Kostas, May 26, 2009
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   Newbie seeking advice on date palm

   May 25, 2009 by KA7AOK

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   I have a beautiful eight year old palm that for the past two years has been yielding small but plentiful dates (or maybe they are seeds). My questions are 1) Are they edible? 2) Do I have to do anything to make them edible? (Avondale is a suburb of Phoenix.)

   

   Last reply by iamjv, May 26, 2009
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   Kerriodoxa elegans

   May 25, 2009 by Surf Guy

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   Here is a couple of pix I took at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.

   

   Last reply by Jerry@TreeZoo, May 26, 2009
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   SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXSPERIENCES (GOOD OR BAD) WITH PHEONIX RUPICOLA AND SYLESTRIS!!

   May 25, 2009 by Brad Mondel

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   SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXSPERIENCES (GOOD OR BAD) WITH PHEONIX RUPICOLA AND SYLESTRIS!! please help me on all topic's (hardiness),everything thanxx!

   

   Last reply by Brad Mondel, May 26, 2009
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   Thrinax radiata

   May 25, 2009 by Al in Kona

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   Below pics show what I believe to be a Thrinax radiata in our garden. Would you agree? It recently was loaded down with an abundance of white seeds making it look quite interesting. Do many other palms have white fruit like this? I know Trithrinax does.

   

   Last reply by Peter, May 25, 2009
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   First Prisoner of the Year

   May 19, 2009 by Austinpalm

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   Found this in a community pot of Phoenix sylvestris seedlings. Luckily I noticed before a grub could develop. Seems early to be seeing these already, but it was a warm winter here.

   

   Last reply by happ, May 25, 2009
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   Pix from around....

   May 25, 2009 by Surf Guy

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   I have been doing a lot of work in the back so far this spring. I didn't realize how much work it is to build a garden until I got a couple of weeks into it. I have put more plants in the ground than I ever have. I don't have much of a plan but it's starting to come together. I still have an enormous amount of work to go. Here are a few pix taken late this afternoon. C. macrocarpa Coocothrinax miriguama P. hillebrandii

   

   Last reply by Kim, May 25, 2009
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   CIDP Male or female?

   May 20, 2009 by Exotic Life

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   Hi, I'm sorry to ask it again, because I asked it before but cannot find the topic back anymore and I'm forgot what I have an female or male CIDP. I've found after a break in 2008 the first flower bud again on my CIDP. Here is an picture from 2007. Robbin

   

   Last reply by Exotic Life, May 25, 2009
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    The postman always rings twice

    May 22, 2009 by Tassie_Troy1971

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    Another bounty of palms from sunny Kiama . A lovely ceroxylon alpinum

    

    Last reply by Gan Eden, May 25, 2009
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    Dypsis sp. Betafaka

    May 25, 2009 by Surf Guy

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    Anyone growing this one in So Cal. I don't know much about this palm and hope to see some pix of some growing in So Cal. Here are a few pix of mine. Top View New emerging spear. Lots of color. I hope that it has this color as an adult.

    

    Last reply by DippyD, May 25, 2009
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    ID This Species

    May 24, 2009 by Perito

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    From these photos- can you name this tree?

    

    Last reply by JD in the OC, May 24, 2009
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    Metroxylon vitiense...

    November 10, 2008 by Kostas

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    Hello! I was thinking of putting a Metroxylon vitiense in a somewhat protected spot at the garden i am making in Pyrgos...Tempratures in the region(not this particular spot,in the general area...) rarely fall below -1C or -2C but every 20years or so,we experience the odd -3C that burns the foliage of the citrus trees at the huge plantations cultivated there...Would this Metroxylon live after such a freeze(no snow,just a few odd grains that melt as soon as they reach any object...)so that i could have it fruiting at some point?At what temprature does damage begins for it? Thank you very much in advance!

    

    Last reply by Gileno Machado, May 24, 2009

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    Problem with Phytelephas

    January 29, 2009 by Jason in Orlando

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    The newest leaf on my P. macrocarpa has rapidly died. It dried up, but remains green. Is this likely root rot, or some other issue? It was not left outside during the recent freeze we had here, but brought inside. Not sure if the dry air inside could have caused this, but nothing else seems to have suffered. Thanks in advance for any help. Jason

    

    Last reply by Jason in Orlando, May 24, 2009
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    Pritchardia & Livistona

    June 25, 2006 by Surf Guy

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    Pics the the San Diego Zoo.

    

    Last reply by gsn, May 24, 2009
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    Seeds ID

    May 19, 2009 by simona

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    Hello there, A friend of mine received some fruits from India which she was told, belong to a palm tree: The fruit is double seeded. Have you any idea what palm they might belong to?

    

    Last reply by Kris, May 24, 2009
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    Pritchardia pacifica

    May 22, 2009 by MattyB

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    I didn't say it was doing good. I'm afraid it's on it's way out once next winter hits.

    

    Last reply by Al in Kona, May 24, 2009
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    A new question I am asked.

    May 18, 2009 by cfkingfish

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    When people have come to pick up Tahinas from the nursery, or just talking in general, the question of Tahina spectabilis cold hardiness comes up. Since their native strand is northeast of Mahajanga in Northern Madasgascar, one would think they were fairly tropical. They do have a few things going for them. They withstand a season of relative drought, so they have a natural resistance to stress of sorts. They are Coryphoid, and most all palms in the Coryphoid family have some bit of hardiness. Their closest relatives are Kerriodoxa, then Chuniophoenix and Nannorhops. All of these are pretty cold hardy. I had five seedlings in a place where I was working that …

    

    Last reply by Tyrone, May 24, 2009
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    The El Hoagie's have landed 1 2 3

    April 26, 2009 by palmtreesforpleasure

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    Jack and Lindsey arrived early this morning, got some windy sea water exercise yacht racing, about to have a barbecue, just arrived from the Livistonia australis forest pictures attached of the palm, pictures from Jack camera's. Sailing in Sydney harbour and hunting for Livistona has been great! And with Col's motivation I'm actually getting some pictures posted - Jack PS Jack Aussie mobile (cell for those non Aussie's) number is 0417794916 so give him a ring or text, international use 61417794916 regards Colin

    

    Last reply by elHoagie, May 23, 2009
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    Tahina spectablilis

    May 22, 2009 by Central Floridave

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    Tiny seahorse, world's longest insect among top new species http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/22...cies/index.html

    

    Last reply by Dypsisdean, May 23, 2009
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    Jubaea growth versus Butia, etc

    May 22, 2009 by PalmGuyWC

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    Sometimes we look at things but we don't really see them. I was making a comparison today between the growth rates between Jubaea and Butias. Most of my palms were planted between 1974 and 1975. Jubaeas have a reputation of being slow growing, and it's true, the first 10 or 15 years they do grow slowly, but once the trunk reaches it full girth, they speed up considerably. Once they have a few feet of trunk, they grow even faster. I would estimate abouy a foot a year or even a little more. My Jubaeas are almost twice the height of the Butias that were planted about the same time. It stands to reason as Jubeas grow to be much taller palms than Butias and they live to be …

    

    Last reply by PalmGuyWC, May 23, 2009

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    Christmas Palm Shocker

    May 22, 2009 by oliver

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    When I first got the palm bug about 7 or 8 years ago, one of my favorite's was the "Christmas Palm" being sold in this area by a single nursery specializing in unusual stuff for South Texas. I bought 10 or 12 and planted them in various areas. All have done very well. I am frequently asked about them and have always told people that they were Christmas Palms or Veitchia merrillii. A few started flowering last year, and this year, I am getting quite a few, what appear to be viable fruits. On a recent trip to the Carribean, there was a tree labelled as a Christmas Palm, and I was shocked to see that the seeds looked completely different. Do I: a) have something differen…

    

    Last reply by edric, May 23, 2009

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    Pseudophoenix questions

    May 17, 2009 by Palm Guy

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    Hi all, I'm currently growing three Pseudophoenix species (lendiniana, sargentii and ekmanii) and have a couple questions. 1. How long till they flower? 2. Which ones can handle full sun at the 2-3 leaf stage? I'm thinking of throwing the sargentii straight into full sun. It has 2 leaves at the moment. 3. Can they handle somewhat wet cool winters? ( about 4-5 inches of rain when temperatures only go as high as 72-74 F and sometimes as low as 55-48 F. Temperatures are more regularly between 69F-60F) Mine have done beautifully on a covered porch but they haven't seen overhead watering as yet. They've survived the cool weather with no damage just concerned the comb…

    

    Last reply by Urban Rainforest, May 23, 2009
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    ID Arenga species

    May 22, 2009 by Walter John

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    I bought this palm from a local market and it was labelled Arenga engleri. I planted it as 2 footer in a 200 ml pot and it has grown rather large in 4 years. It doesn't seem to be engleri. I have sought ID before I know, I thought I would post an ID seek again as there are way more players on the board now, I would like to give them a shot at guessing this species. One of the lower leaves measures 3.6 metres.

    

    Last reply by Jeff Searle, May 23, 2009
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    Beef stick

    May 21, 2009 by MattyB

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    Kentiopsis oliviformis

    

    Last reply by MattyB, May 22, 2009
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    BS Man colorful Bizzie again..

    May 20, 2009 by BS Man about Palms

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    I noticed this tonite walking thru the garden..first pic is the best. I like the alternating rainbow effect.

    

    Last reply by Zayin, May 22, 2009