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Bismarckia Nobilis
by edric- 1 reply
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The Bismarckia Nobilis at my brothers house, you can see a little damage on the new spear, approx., six hours at 29 degrees, lat. 29.06 lon. 80.95, Ed
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Group, All are invited to attend the Annual Banquet of the Palm Society of Southern California. It is this coming Saturday at the Hyatt Newporter in Newport Beach, CA. The grounds at the hotel feature all sorts of interesting palms. And Jeff Marcus is speaking about the palms of madagascar seeen on his recent trip to the island. The meal should be fantastic. And, there'll be an auction/raffle for palms. Here's the link about this Banquet: PSSC BANQUET Todays the last day theoretically to sign up as the hotel needs a count for meals. Please call Ralph and pay by Mastercard or VISA over the phone, (714) 775-6324, by Wednesday, January 21st Hope to…
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Local Thai palm
by pariyead- 3 replies
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Hi Every one these are local Thaiplam that I have took the photos. Cyrpha lecomtei Becc in the nature.
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Palm leaves sacrificed
by Walter John- 10 replies
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Big decisions can sometimes be made on cutting a palm leaf or two to allow growth of others and for a better overall aspect. Yesterday I cut away two Pritchardia leaves, still greenish, to allow growth and aspect of a cordyline and a Cocothrinax. I also did the same this morning on a Dypsis leptocheilos to allow the Ravenea glauca alongside to spread it's wings easier and for visual enjoyment of all the palms in this spot. I spoke closey and earnestly to both these palms prior to surgery and after hours of explanation, they finally consented. The Hawaiian fan palm. I don't have a before shot, although you can see the malformed top of the cordyline and that Cocot…
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need help for supplying of photographs for a book
by palmierbret- 1 reply
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My name is Frédéric and I am an early french user of this forum. I study the history of establishment and the cultivation of palms in the gardens of France. My research will be published in a few month in a book whose working title is for the moment "the epic of palms" The book will be illustrated in the text with black and white drawings, prints and old postcards. There will also pages of color photographs in the middle. I have almost all the images, but I lack photographs of the following palms : Livistona decipiens / decora (adult) Livistona chinensis (adult) X Butyagrus nabonnandii Parajubaea torallyi Trachycarpus nanus Trachycarpus princeps Trachycarpus ma…
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Today's Palm Images 1 2
by Jeff in St Pete- 72 replies
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Today was one of those picture-perfect beautiful days in Manuel Antonio. Our summer is here which means sunny skies and hot weather have returned. The palms are growing like crazy and many of them have new leaves opening. I was at the Bali House this afternoon taking photos of the house for some upcoming advertising and I decided to take some updated photos of the palms growing around the house. First up, Licuala grandis
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Royal palms
by FRITO- 7 replies
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Can anyone explain the diffrences in R> regia (cuban royal) and R. elata (florida royal) is there a diffrence or are they synonyms? ive read that the cuban royals flare or fatten up just below the crownshaft. anyone have detailed photos of the native R. regia in southwest fl? here is a nice photo I took in Ft Myers
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How do your palms look in sunsets
by Walter John- 22 replies
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Captured these this afternoon from the front of my yard. The triangle and foxtail My tallest Carpentaria, pity about the cables. a couple more for good luck.
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Tall Carpentarias
by bubba- 11 replies
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livistona decipiens x chinensis
by ricky- 21 replies
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hi all iv got a small one gallon livistona decipiens x chinensis just starting to produce split leaves and was wondering if any one had a picture of a mature or semi mature palm also how large do the leaves get are they like chinensis or more like decipiens regards ricky
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Royals
by bubba- 11 replies
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Lightning strike kills/damages rare palms at Leu Gardens
by Eric in Orlando- 16 replies
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I have been watching this for a couple weeks now. It appears we had a fatal lightning strike that has damaged and probably killed some prized palms here at Leu Gardens. I first noticed it on our old (planted 1973) Attalea rostrata and a massive Arenga pinnata. The Attalea was showing burn on the fronds like it had cold damge. Same withe the A. pinnata but the center spear and new leaf had collapsed. Ath that time no other palms around it showed damage. This is growing under high southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) canopy. The closest tree had Syngonium auritum growing up it and the foliage on it had melted. I figured this was the tree that took the strike but it has no…
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Mini PRA in Santa Monica
by Peter- 10 replies
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Leon, Jeff Rood and I visited a couple of gardens in Santa Monica today; these are both gardens that Leon had a hand in landscaping. First, Archontophoenix maxima: Pritchardia sp: Caesaplinia ferrea: Mystery Tabebuia, beside a recently rotted Roystonea RIP:
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Dwarf Palm Suggestions
by buffy- 20 replies
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I live in Zone 8a, but I'm building a unique place with some interesting possibilities. I have a planting area that is 4' wide by 15' long. Three feet to the West of the bed is a heated pool. Immediately to the East is a screened-in porch of the pool house. So it goes heated pool, 3' of flagstone path, 4' bed then pool house. On the south side of the bed are two levels of stone terraces going up the hill containing densely planted and contained bamboo. This will minimize the problems of advective freezing. So basically, I have a little pocket area. When nights are predicted to drop below 25F, I'll crank the pool heater on. The heater is ridiculously oversized for the appl…
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Need help in identifying
by bubba- 4 replies
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Palm Landscape
by swamptreenelly- 7 replies
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We have a large corner area along a major blvd. on want to landscape it with various palms. We wouild like to have larger palms in the back and smaller in the front. We are in the San Francisco Bay Area South East bay. zone 17. We would like to use phoenix in the backbroup. Silver queens, Brahea, Jubaea Parajubaeas, silver chamaerops, livistona, sabals ect. Does anybody have any images of corner lots that might help us get afeel of what it may look like someday? Thanks Nelson
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Butia or Jubaea x Attalea
by buffy- 12 replies
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Has anyone tried this? Could you imagine?
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caryota cumingii in habitat.
by Philpalm- 1 reply
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Hi All Was out looking around the local river not far from my nursery the other day. Spotted a few C.cumingii in fruit. One of them had 4 bunches of fruit, one starting to ripen (which I will get soon hehe ) The birds seem to like the fruit even though it contains oxalic acid. Not my kind of fruit cocktail!!!. There were a few smaller palms growing around them. I think the birds must have sat on a branch with the seeds from somewhere and poo poo there years ago?? Sorry the pics are not that great but worth a look.
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1st Foxy Lady flower is CA???
by pogobob- 17 replies
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My largest foxy lady just dropped a leaf and exposed herself to the public. This palm was planted in August 2003 from a 15 gallon and has grown absolutly crazy for me. It now has about 13 feet of clean trunk and overall height of 25 feet. The base or foot is 58 inches in circumference. This palm is one of the fastest growing palms I have ever planted. I hope it produces viable seed, anyone out there know if this can happen? Here are some shots from today:
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Seedlings Arriving Soon
by carolinapalms- 13 replies
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I have ordered several seedlings, which will be arriving soon. Because it reaches temps here in the 20's, I plan on pottings these and growing some in my garage (which is insulated) and perhaps some inside my house. I believe that this will work for most of these palms, but tell me if you see any problems with any of these: Rahpidophylum hystrix-Neele palm Sabal Minor v. Louisiana-L. Palmetto T. Fortunei-Windmill palm Sabal Mecicana-Texas Sabal Palm Phoenix Roebellini-Pygmy date palm Sereno repens-Saw Palmetto
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Acai Berry Scam? 1 2
by PalmGuyWC- 42 replies
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I keep getting these adds on the web for "free" Acai Berry for a trial, in the pill form. After filling out the order with my name, address, etc. you scroll further down and they want your credit card info. I'm wondering if this is a scam just to get my credit card info. Anyone have any experience with this? I'm wondering where I can find this stuff locally, and if it has all the magical property promised? Dick
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What am I?
by Daryl- 14 replies
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This is a palm that Mike (Newcal) has had growing for a few years. It does have a name but I thought I'd run it past all of you to ID it from this photo...what do you think? No ratpacker answers allowed... Daryl
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Foxtails
by edric- 2 replies
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One of my Foxtails this morning after a grueling night at around 30 or 31 degrees, for at least three hours, and the other photo is at my Moms house, which is on an island, in the intracoastal waterway, but 12 mi. north of me, it's said that only a couple mi. away it was 28 degrees, for at least a few hours, but at my Moms house, her Foxtails don't have a scratch on them, Ed
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The good thing about cold weather and rare palm collections.
by www.dadluvsu.com- 8 replies
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The really special ones come indoors and we get to admire them that much more! What did you bring indoors this winter? Show and tell time... Share some pics of your protected treasures! I only brought in one palm for the chilly weather cause I'm not taking chances with this one. Someday I'm gonna figure out how to get it to seed prolifically...
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Dypsis decipiens
by Kathryn- 24 replies
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How does Dypsis decipiens take transplanting? I put this one in the ground from a three-gallon pot in 2003 or 2004. See the picture below taken in September 2004 - the circle on the left is the Dypsis decipiens and the one on the right is a Livistona decora that was planted about the same time.