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   Self-watering pots for growing palms

   February 16, 2009 by Mindaries_Perth

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   Hi guys with all the fuss with water restrictions all over the place, I was wondering about your thoughts and experiences with growing your interim seedlings/smaller palms in these self-watering pots ? Do they infact do really well in this setup ? They've been around for awhile I guess but how effective are they for growing palms ? I like the idea of the plants regulating their own water intake by the process of capillary action from the water reservoir in the bottom tray out into the drainage holes. The potting mix has to have good porosity in order to bring the water up I guess ? I also like the fact that you can fertigate at the same time. The only probl…

   

   Last reply by Tyrone, February 16, 2009
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   Retail nursery recommendations for palms in California?

   February 16, 2009 by Marc

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   Which retail nurseries in LA County or further north offer a consistent, reasonable selection of palms for the palm-growing enthusiast? By reasonable selection, I mean a nursery that might have a selection of dypsis species, for example. I am aware of all the great choices presented in San Diego and Orange Counties, and when I need to I can get down there and also can order over the internet, but am wondering whether anyone is aware of consistent walk-in, retail sources further north.

   

   Last reply by Marc, February 16, 2009
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   Looking for a Palm specialist in Destin area

   February 16, 2009 by Panhandle Palms

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   I'm looking for someone local, that knows palms well enough to know which ones will thrive on the beach in the Florida panhandle. I'd like someone that will oversee the installation project, order the palms, get the crew and equipment necessary to install them. Any suggestions?

   

   Last reply by joe_OC, February 16, 2009
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   Building greehouse addition.

   February 15, 2009 by edbrown_III

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   I am adding to the greenhouse as we speak. 2 or 3 posts per week end Best regards Ed

   

   Last reply by edbrown_III, February 16, 2009
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   Another Palm Mission..

   February 16, 2009 by DippyD

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   I know we should leave reviews in the growers guid however this is still a PRA, and deals with how the palms are grown and how happy they are... I have a little list than i am trying ot hunt down and figured i would check out to see what kevin has since i have heard great reviews from people... the first couple palms i grabbed not only when i picked them up where they rooted into the ground but where rather large in size for size of the container... this was a repetitive problem if you would call it with everything i grabbed. so a idea of my list was a few nice dypsis species that grow well for us here in socal. about 10 of those...he had just about all of them,…

   

   Last reply by freakypalmguy, February 16, 2009
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   Howea fosteriana: RED??

   February 14, 2009 by Tropical Jeroen

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   hello, everyone, this week i went to the local gardencentre, and saw a new just arrived stock of Howea fosteriana. one plant seems to be somewhat different, so i took a look at it. this plant was the only one with bright-red petioles and a reddish glow on the leaves. has anyone an idea what might has caused this, or is it somehow a hybrid or something? regards from the Netherlands, Jeroen

   

   Last reply by BS Man about Palms, February 16, 2009
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   Dypsis leptocheilos x decaryii

   February 9, 2009 by pogobob

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   I just traded for a beautiful hybrid dypsis ( teddy x triangle) and wanted to share a few pics of it. (thanks Len!). I was wondering if anyone else is growing this palm, if so please share some pics!!! :drool:

   

   Last reply by freakypalmguy, February 16, 2009
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   The good the bad & the ugly

   February 14, 2009 by junglegalfla

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   Well, the damage has presented itself. I guess I was feeling over cocky when I responded that I felt like I was no worse for the wear after these cold snaps this last month. We'll start with the wimpiest, all with bad burn Mongomery palm - Veitchia arecina Bottle palm - Hyophorbe lagenicaulis Champagne palm - Hyophorbe indica

   

   Last reply by junglegalfla, February 16, 2009
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    Real Soil in Pots

    February 14, 2009 by Palm Guy

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    Hi all, I'm experimenting with different types of potting medium and have found that the palms I have in real soil are doing much better than my "florida mix" which is comprised of bark,coir, peat, sawdust and humus. I don't use pure soil but mix it with Pro-mix for the beneficial fungi. Does anyone else incorporate the real stuff in their pots? Cheers, Mike

    

    Last reply by Davidl, February 16, 2009
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    Trunking Sabal Uresana

    February 15, 2009 by palmaddict

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    This Sabal uresana comes from seed collected in habitat about 15 years ago. An acquaintance collected it while on vacation in Baja Mexico. I purchased the plant as a 15 gallon and it has been in the ground for about 4 years. The plant has an overall height of maybe 10-12 feet and already has a petiole length of 6 feet which means its going to have a huge spread as it grows. It seems to finally picked up speed as it is trunking. An overall shot.

    

    Last reply by mlovecan, February 16, 2009
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    Veitchia merrillii

    February 13, 2009 by Tampa Scott

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    I purchased this palm 8 yrs ago as a 1 gal seedling. Today it stands with 8' to crown shaft. The palm flowered in 2008 for the first time and set seed. I have waited for the fruit to ripen and they have now ripened, but the fruit color is yellow (V.merrillii = red fruit) so what do I have? I will take a few pics this weekend.

    

    Last reply by Tampa Scott, February 16, 2009
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    Birth of a new palm bed

    February 16, 2009 by _Keith

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    Well, it is a little early, but at some point you just don't care. All of these plants made the entire winter in pots on the front porch so they can't be any worse off in the ground. First up was this pot of Chamaedorea klotziana which was split into 3 clumps like the pictured.

    

    Last reply by _Keith, February 16, 2009
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    ID Coccothrinax borhidiana

    February 15, 2009 by ron@springhammock

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    I purchased these as strap leafed seedlings a couple of years ago. They both are supposed to be C. borhidiana but don't look the same. Any ideas?

    

    Last reply by rthink, February 16, 2009
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    Cold damage, inland Central/SW Florida.

    February 10, 2009 by cfkingfish

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    I took a trip to Old Myakka yesterday morning on my bike after hearing of serious carnage. Apparently it hit the low 20s twice and many nights just below freezing. Here is what I found: On the way out, there has been these foxtails grown from one gallons about 8 miles east of I-75. They are definitely goners now. You can see I am out in the middle of nowhere, it looks like Iowa. Syagrus cearensis: Borassus aethiopium:

    

    Last reply by Kailua_Krish, February 16, 2009
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    Best palms with that "Wet Look"

    February 13, 2009 by Walter John

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    Plenty of showers and rain here today so I thought I'd have a look at the palms and as usual I am always impressed with the wet look. My favorite as always with the wet look is Dypsis cabadae, what might yours be ? Here's some photos of a few different cabadaes in my yard, the rain is clearing now.

    

    Last reply by street124, February 16, 2009
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    Rainforest Palms

    February 14, 2009 by Jeff in St Pete

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    This morning I drove out into the country to visit my friend who owns a spice farm. After talking and catching up for a little while, we decided to walk down through his property towards the river where it turns into dense rainforest. I've posted photos of this area before but today we walked a lot deeper into the forest and I found a few more palm species that I have never seen there before including Neonicholsonia watsonii. Unfortunately the lighting was bad and the photos didn't turn out. But here are some of the palms we saw today. Cryosphila sp. This palm is right at the entrance to the forested area and we've walked past it many times and never noticed it.…

    

    Last reply by Jeff in St Pete, February 15, 2009
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    bizmarkia in dallas

    February 5, 2009 by GREENHAND

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    This is the third year this bizzy has been in the ground and is doing fine. tucked in by this fence and out of the wind it never misses a lick. it just gets wrapped up with blankets every time it gets cold. one tough palm . it should be good for another summer just need to make it another few weeks and it will be in the clear.

    

    Last reply by kristof p, February 15, 2009
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    Phoenix hybrids.

    February 14, 2009 by kristof p

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    i've just ordered fresh seeds of a couple of Phoenix hybrids. the hybrids are: -Phoenix reclinata X canariensis -Phoenix reclinata X dactylifera -Phoenix roebelenii X rupicola -Phoenix roebelinii X dactilifera if anyone has pictures of one of these hybrids i would love to see them. this would give me an idea of how they wil look like in the future. i've seen pictures of P. canarensies x reclinata but never of P. reclinata x canarensies (dont know if they look much differant?) thanks, Kristof P

    

    Last reply by gilles06, February 15, 2009

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    systemic pesticide during host dormancy

    February 14, 2009 by palmazon

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    Not trying to trigger a firestorm of controversy here, but a couple of weeks ago the warm temps in Southern California spawned an explosion of scale and mealybugs on Ashton's palms; my initial impulse is to drench the planters with a contact pesticide, then apply Bayer's systemic - the question is will the host plant assimilate the chemical now we're below 50f?

    

    Last reply by Jeff Searle, February 14, 2009
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    when is the best time to dig up a kentia to box up

    February 14, 2009 by cainester

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    I have about 20 kentia's in the ground and they have been growing for 2 years now and are about 4ft and above. I have been growing them in sun since they were in about a foot tall. Can i dig them up now and box them up without doing too much harm to them? Thanks for the advice.

    

    Last reply by cainester, February 14, 2009
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    Chamadorea linearis

    January 11, 2009 by Peter

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    I was at Leon's nursery today and he showed me this Chamadorea. He thinks he got seed from either Inga or directly from Lyon's Arboretum in about '99. It has an ivory colored trunk, mottled crownshaft, about 24 pinnae, and is an overall fabulous palm. He only has the one, and it has already been sold. Has anyone seen these around? What a great palm!

    

    Last reply by Darold Petty, February 14, 2009
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    Veitchia ID

    February 14, 2009 by Daryl

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    I always thought this was V.joannis, but not everyone agrees with me. How does everyone here differentiate between the commonly grown species in this genus? This palm has done it tough over the years, growing on the edge of a hot dry slope with no supplemental watering, then getting fried 18 months ago in our cold and becomng totally defoliated. It is certainly quite a tough customer. regards, Daryl

    

    Last reply by quaman58, February 14, 2009
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    Aussie rules for Livistona in North Florida

    February 3, 2009 by Keith N Tampa (ex SoJax)

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    After one hard freeze this winter, I'm surprised to report that all of my Australian livistonas are flying through without incident. The same can't be said for the lowly L. chinensis. Whereas L. drudei, L. nitida, L. decora (formerly decipiens), and L. saribus have little to no evidence of the cold, my common as weeds L. chinensis look rough. They aren't going to die, but they are going to look ugly for a good while. I just love winter!

    

    Last reply by edbrown_III, February 14, 2009
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    A Couple of Palmy Pics

    February 13, 2009 by freakypalmguy

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    Hi all, I took a couple of pics in San Juan, PR and West Palm Beach, FL on my latest trip. Really nice weather in Both places. I didn't want to leave San Juan, it was beautifull. I only had my camera phone so the pics are not that great. Both places were loaded with Cocos nucifera. Here are a couple of shots at the front of the Caribe Hilton in San Juan. Not sure what this one is I really liked this fan palm, any ideas? A couple more unknows with a beautifull Bismarkia Up the crown of the Bizzie Some nice spindles

    

    Last reply by freakypalmguy, February 14, 2009
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    What dypsis??

    February 14, 2009 by ariscott

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    Hi everyone, I just picked up 2 of these dypsis from a local nursery.... Can't help myself for $10 ea. They are labeled as D. leptochilos sp. dwarf... . Anyone knows what it is?? I want to plant them as they have roots coming out of the bottom, but I want to know what it is first... so I know where to plant them. They have red crownshaft.. a lot redder than the photos and bronze new growth. And how much sun can they take??? Regards, Ari

    

    Last reply by BS Man about Palms, February 14, 2009