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   Ravenea hildebrandtii and R. robustior

   February 13, 2009 by kristof p

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   are there people who grow these two Ravenea species? i would love to try them in the garden. the R. hildebrandtii because of it's dwarf size so it can easily be protected during the winter (this is like the P. roebelenii in the Ravenea genus). R. robustior i want to try because i've read that this palm has seen a temperature of 20°F(-6°C/-7°C) without damage! this would make it almost as hardy as a CIDP (the leaves)... unfortunately i've never seen R. hildebrandtii seeds or plants for sale

   

   Last reply by Palm Guy, February 13, 2009
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   Hemithrinax seeds purchased in early 07'

   January 5, 2009 by www.dadluvsu.com

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   After reading the description and looking at the figures on pgs. 228-229 in GP2, I am no longer confident that the seed purchased in early 2007 are in fact Hemithrinax... The seed I received were 3-5mm in diameter. Anyone in agreement that these seeds do not match the descrip in GP2? Or better yet, have a clue what these seeds are?

   

   Last reply by www.dadluvsu.com, February 13, 2009
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   Areca macrocalx "red"

   February 10, 2009 by street124

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   This one is about a little more than a year from a floribunda 4". I have another about a year older in the ground and its not much taller , but much thicker and not as much color. Its leaves spot from the cold before almost anything else I have, say low 50s. otherwise it grows fast and stays deep green.

   

   Last reply by cobra2326, February 13, 2009

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   Nice Butia Mule Comparison

   February 13, 2009 by pg6922

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   I thought this a nice comparison of forms. If I could have some how got a Queen in the pic... Anyways, I'm always on the look out for the less than ordinary. Also in the neighborhood a quite large Licuala Grandis. The tallest I've seen in the ground in SW Florida. I am not too fond of the way the mule looks and its giving me second thought about planting mine. PG

   

   Last reply by PalmGuyWC, February 13, 2009

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   Question for CIDP fans

   February 13, 2009 by newtothis

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   I was in Corpus today and noticed alot of the trunks look pinched (for a lack of better term) in multiple spots and have huge fungus like growths on them. Is this telling of inconsistent watering or fertilizer neglect? Is the soil or zone they are growing in wrong? I've seen great pics of nice trunks and trimmed pinapple crown base and this is what I'm hoping for. If you are growing one how can you keep the trunk looking healthy?

   

   Last reply by Mark Heath, February 13, 2009
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   Its amazing what a palm can endure...

   February 12, 2009 by Caryota_gigas

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   Rhopalostylis sapida at Huia, Auckland, New Zealand.

   

   Last reply by Guest, February 13, 2009
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   Palm Maintenance Work !

   April 27, 2008 by Kris

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   Dear Friends All these days i thought i have done this long back..but to my surprise i have not covered it at all.so here are few stills of the young ones & a bigger growing palm shown in as its growing today in our roof top gardens.. The seeds came to me from our Thai member 'redvdox'(Komikrit),And Komi i love you,since you have helped me in collecting this Corypha Lecomtei,which is one of the 3 Corypha species that iam die-hard fan off ! And Komi my heart felt thanks & love to you... they germinate very easily in our hot tropical climate and many germinated and have been distributed to like minded people here.only few i have retained for my personal c…

   

   Last reply by Kris, February 13, 2009

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   Palm-y Interior Space Too?

   February 11, 2009 by Paul The Palm Doctor!

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   I can't help it! When I look outside and see all those beautiful palms flourishing outside the window of my home, the subliminal messages from my brain tell me to make the interior look tropical, too. Little by little, palm rugs appeared, palm wastebaskets, soap dishes, glasses, palm fronded ceiling fans soon followed! Then, palm stencils made their way home from Home Depot; bath towels festooned with coconuts found their way into my shopping cart eventually also! I've given up resisting; I'm a palm deco slave, and there doesn't seem to be a cure! (I don't want one anyway!) Has this palm-y power of suggestion attacked any of you, too? Share your addiction, if you…

   

   Last reply by Jim in Los Altos, February 13, 2009
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    HomeDepot Special....

    February 11, 2009 by DippyD

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    So i made a trip over to the local Home Depot today to pick up a few bags of soil for some spring plantings.. well every once and awhile you get lucky and find a Royal or a Teddy, to the more common triangle and kentias. Well today i say they recieved a new batch of goodies and had 4 teddy's. as i was checking them out i noticed one tucked away in the back. i moved the other three and noticed it had very similar leaf structure but was a tad different and had some other coloration on the base. i felt around in the soil and noticed a heal on this guy. i was blown away. So what it is im not to sure but it looks healthy and i threw it in a 15 gal right away. Here is she: …

    

    Last reply by DippyD, February 13, 2009
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    Salvaging a Reputation

    February 8, 2009 by Dypsisdean

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    This palm was trashed in a recent thread. So when Jerry Andersen and I saw these recently in his garden, we discussed whether it should have been 'bad mouthed' like that. You be the judge.

    

    Last reply by Urban Rainforest, February 13, 2009
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    African Oil Palm Problem

    February 4, 2009 by amazondk

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    I noticed a problem on one of my oil palms which I believe is a deficiency of some sort. The new leaves are shriveling. I would love if someone would give me some advice on what to do. dk

    

    Last reply by Jose Maria, February 13, 2009
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    I saw a Double Coconut!!!!

    February 12, 2009 by Gbarce

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    Did you think I meant Lodoicea maldivica?? Nah -These are coconuts that sprouted plants:blink: Just a curious freak of nature I guess.

    

    Last reply by Gbarce, February 12, 2009
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    Malibu Palms get a bad rap

    February 12, 2009 by The Germinator

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    Check out this story, I was listening to the radio right now and a story came up about some palms being stolen from Malibu High. I quess palms are fire magnets. LA Times I could not find a story on them being stolen, they all disapeared this weekend, I guess all eighty of them.

    

    Last reply by John in Andalucia, February 12, 2009
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    I planted a Dypsis ambositrae.

    February 12, 2009 by cfkingfish

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    When I had my nursery up here in Venice, I had purchased D. ambositrae seed back when you assumed you were getting Fakey, but I liked Fakey, so it was okay. One of the dealers I go the seed from had told me this was the real deal, and I tried to keep those separate. When I moved, it was hard for me to keep things well organized, as I was happy to even have a place to keep my plants. Anyways, I planted this out yesterday hastily, and it seems to grow more like the real D. ambositrae (slow), and is not as leggy. What do you guys think? I put it well drained in full sun because if it is the real deal it will need the drainage, since it has requirements similar to that of D. …

    

    Last reply by MattyB, February 12, 2009
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    Coconuts

    February 11, 2009 by bubba

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    These are some tall Coconuts but more interesting is the very tall Traveller's(Ravenala madagascariensis).They are tapered and trimmed and look taller than the Coconuts:

    

    Last reply by bubba, February 12, 2009
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    Rhapidophyllum hystrix

    December 29, 2008 by PalmGuyWC

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    I have a Rhapidophyllum that does a sex change from year to year. Generally it's a male plant but sometimes it will have both sexes on the same inflorescence. I noticed this year it's produced a nice seed crop. They usually ripen for me about this time of the year, and you can tell when their ripe by the putrid odor of the fruit. They smell like something I can't mention here and the fruit is soft to the touch. I learned years ago that the seeds should be chilled for about 2 months to get good germination. After cleaning the seeds and letting them dry for a few days I put them in moist sand and put them in the refigerator for 2 months. I did an experiment by chilling …

    

    Last reply by PalmGuyWC, February 12, 2009

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    rhapis genus whos doing it

    February 11, 2009 by Vidalii

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    i would love to learn more about the rhapis genus, ibelieve dr dransfield andlaura fitt were working on this difficult task in the early 90s , or has anyone else brought to account this genus most jappanese books only deal with cultivars thank you marty

    

    Last reply by DoomsDave, February 12, 2009
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    Free Queen palm seeds

    February 11, 2009 by edric

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    I've got six very large, very fresh seeds off my huge Queen palm, I know most of you aren't interested, but for a canopy, or if your just starting out, it's a great tree, Ed

    

    Last reply by edric, February 11, 2009
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    Roystonea regia habitat pics

    February 10, 2009 by jayfro6

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    If you've driven south of "Alligator Alley" on State Road 29 in Collier County, you can't miss the stand of royal palms that is accompanied by baldcypress, red maple, and a few tropical species such as gumbo limbo. One of the managers told me awhile back that the area, including the Fakahatchee Strand, was logged in the 1940s and was pretty much left to regenerate a new forest on its own. This is the largest area of natural or naturalized, whichever theory you want to believe, Roystonea regia in the state. I am a forester and I was doing some surveying in part of the strand so I grabbed a few pics. The underbrush doesn't thin out in there too much, but it was a lot …

    

    Last reply by palmsOrl, February 11, 2009

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    A littile morning color!

    February 10, 2009 by palmislandRandy

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    Calyptrocalyx hollrungii

    

    Last reply by Gbarce, February 11, 2009
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    rhapis genus whos doing it

    February 11, 2009 by Vidalii

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    i would love to learn more about the rhapis genus, ibelieve dr dransfield andlaura fitt were working on this difficult task in the early 90s , or has anyone else brought to account this genus most jappanese books only deal with cultivars thank you marty

    

    Last reply by Vidalii, February 11, 2009
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    To water or Not to water

    February 11, 2009 by Dan OKeeffe

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    I just went out side and the rain drops put a smile on my face. As expected some areas below my little canopy (big red banana and big howea) were wet and others dry. This means not all of my palms are getting equal water. I must know what you big canopy owners do...Keep the sprinkles on to ensure proper water for all palms or just let the canopy direct the drip? Gosh its nice not to run the sprinklers though

    

    Last reply by el-blanco, February 11, 2009
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    I've got seeds

    February 10, 2009 by Ciczi in Sweden

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    Hey! My mailbox got a thick envelope with seeds from Californa today! It contained three different species of palm seeds. Sabal minor, Trachycarpus fortunei and Chamadorea radicalis. And I managed to identify them all by myself (with a little help from Floridata) ooohh. I'm gonna have so much fun... Thanks my friend!!! //Ciczi

    

    Last reply by Ciczi in Sweden, February 11, 2009
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    7 years of growth 1 2

    January 19, 2009 by Matt in SD

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    As I posted in another thread, we moved a few months ago to a new house on a MUCH bigger lot. We had been in our previous house for 7 years, palm obsessed for about 5 1/2 of those years. We're keeping the old house/garden and will be renting it out. One unexpected benefit of this process is that we've spent the last several weekends cleaning up the yard, pruning, raking, and taking all the crappy kids toys to the new house, and just generaly making the garden looked the way I had intended. I have my fingers crossed that we'll have renters in there within a couple weeks, so I went out with my camera today and documented what my last 5 1/2 years of obsessive gardening h…

    

    Last reply by realarch, February 11, 2009

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    Roystoneas of Bermuda

    February 9, 2009 by Palm Guy

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    Hi all, According to one of our local botany books there are only 2 species of Roystonea on the island, R. Oleracea and R. Regia. While taking a drive around various locations of the island I have come across some different looking Roystoneas, perhaps R. Princeps. Sorry for the poor quality pictures we're still in the midst of a cold front so it was overcast for much of the day. Also, why do many of the Royals seem to throw new yellow leaves in winter? I've noticed this on many other palms but Royals are the most noticeable. Anyone else notice this? First up, the possible R. Princeps. There were about four or five of them with the same look witin 100 yards of ea…

    

    Last reply by Palm Guy, February 10, 2009