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   Help AQIS have my seeds!

   January 10, 2009 by Jonathan

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   The lovely folks at Australian Quarantine Inspection Service in Sydney have nabbed my seed order of Ceroxylon parvifrons, Hyphaene coriacea, Pritchardia hillebrandii and Dypsis onilahensis from RPS and want to heat treat them "at 60C until pericarp is dry". Will the seeds still be viable? I really fear the worst for the Ceroxylon in particular....if I'd realized the pericarp was still attached I probably wouldn't have bothered, knowing how strict our import regs. are. What a bummer getting 4 species with pericarps on in one order! They havn't done it yet so any advice or thoughts on how to deal with this? Cheers, Jonathan

   

   Last reply by Jonathan, January 20, 2009
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   Borassodendron machadonis

   January 19, 2009 by PalmatierMeg

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   Hello palm lovers, Last week a fellow Palmtalk member (thanks, Sean) messaged me about a shipment of Borassodendron machadonis to the HD in S. Ft. Myers. Yesterday I ventured out to see them & ended up buying one. It gets large but is slow growing. The fronds are a lovely emerald green, could be mistaken for Licuala fronds. Very cool. This morning I took some photos, even though the wind was gusting (yet another cold front on the way). Enjoy, Meg

   

   Last reply by Kris, January 20, 2009
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   Pest or disease?

   January 19, 2009 by quaman58

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   Hey all, I previously posted some images about this issue I have on Phoenix robellini. There are 4 plants affected & it is getting worse. These plants are probably 12 years old at a minimum. The crowns are sparse, there are numerous unopened fronds. At first glance it looks like an awful scale infection. But upon close inspection it does not appear to be scale. There's a gritty, coarse residue that covers the new fronds as they emerge. I simply can't see anything alive in it. The leaves and petioles develope a brown/ orange spotting. I'm pretty sure it will ultimately be fatal. I know that Phoenix are "a dime a dozen" type of palm, but obviously having an unexplained…

   

   Last reply by Gonzer, January 19, 2009
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   So what kind ofpalm is this?

   January 19, 2009 by realarch

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   Snapped a photo of this palm in Ecuador and I have no idea what it might be and have never seen anything quite like it. Interesting growth habit. There were several others in the river town of Coca. I'm sure someone can ID it. Tim

   

   Last reply by realarch, January 19, 2009
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   toxicity of palm fruits

   January 18, 2009 by Geoff

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   I know Arenga an Caryota fruits are pretty toxic with all their oxylates... but I just read several sources saying the fruits of Chamaedorea seifrizii are very toxic. Yet I can find nothing actually written about their toxicity other than these general statements. Does anyone happen to know if this is the case? The reason I am questioning it is because one of the sources was claiming the leaves were toxic, too, and I know that's false.

   

   Last reply by PalmGuyWC, January 19, 2009

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   Tripple treat

   January 19, 2009 by brodklop

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   My Pinanga Coronata (old kuhlii) threw a tipple new leaf colour display. A few years back I had it as an indoor plant and the main stem was to tall to fit in the house so I cut it off and the suckers power on.

   

   Last reply by BS Man about Palms, January 19, 2009
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   Dynamic Lifter

   January 14, 2009 by Tassie_Troy1971

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   Ive used it on my other plants with good results .

   

   Last reply by Tyrone, January 19, 2009
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   Palm ID needed

   January 18, 2009 by cbc101

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   Hi all, I need some help identifying the 2 large palms in the background, hope its an easy one to figure out. I managed to get some seeds which had fallen on the ground. Thanks.

   

   Last reply by gyuseppe, January 18, 2009
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    Seeds ok to plant?

    October 19, 2008 by cbc101

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    Hello all, I have acquired some fox tail palm seeds and I would like to plant them. As you can see they are green, are they too young to germinate? I've cut one open and it looks fine to me. Should I plant them now or wait till the seeds dry? If its ok to plant them now what type of mixture should I use? TIA

    

    Last reply by Jeff in St Pete, January 18, 2009
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    Chamaedorea radicalis (tree form)

    January 9, 2009 by buffy

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    Phil at JungleMusic sent me a wonderful large Chamaedorea radicalis (tree form). May I add it was fabulously packed and shipped. Well anyway, I'm looking at this beauty and notice two spear-like meristems measuring 18" tall and 6" tall shooting up close to the main meristems. I didn't think C. radicalis was a clumper. Does this perhaps have some C. microspadix blood?

    

    Last reply by Perito, January 18, 2009
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    Phoenix questions

    January 11, 2009 by mpiodi

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    I learned meanwhile in Palmtalk that ID of Phoenix is always problematic. However, growing different Phoenix in my nursery and my yard I would be curious to get a clearer idea what I have. Can you help me? The first one is already a bit advanced in age. It recently thinned it out, removed some of the nomerous suckers and got some painful stitchs by its terrible spines. Is this a (pure?) Phoenix reclinata? What do you mean?

    

    Last reply by Kris, January 18, 2009
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    A stroll along Ft. Lauderdale Beach at sunset

    January 17, 2009 by TikiRick

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    I rushed over to Ft. Lauderdale beach (about a mile away) to take some shots of the year's largest and most spectacular full moon...but it was shrouded in clouds most of the time. Here's some shots of the beach and my (and Mark Heath's!) most favorite palm, the coconut.

    

    Last reply by bubba, January 18, 2009
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    Sabal palmetto

    January 12, 2009 by ruskinPalms

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    Just thought I would do a little spotlight on this often ignored native of Florida. I have collected some pictures of this palm growing in various habitats and will add more as I find it growing in different areas. Feel free to add your own pics of Sabal palmetto. I'll warn everyone that this is going to be pretty photo intensive and not for the faint of heart (or light of bandwidth) and there will be some pictures that may not have sabals in them just for the heck of it. Probably could have put this in the travel log section but...meh... On Tampa Bay at EG Simmons park in Ruskin: Picture of Tampa I think: Beach?

    

    Last reply by ruskinPalms, January 18, 2009

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    Parajubea Cocoides Transplant

    January 14, 2009 by el-blanco

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    I have a P. Cocoides I would like to move. Do these transplant ok? It is about a 10 gallon size/3 feet overall with 8" of hairy trunk. Not sure how deep these root?? THanks for the help! Jeff

    

    Last reply by el-blanco, January 18, 2009

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    What seeds are these?

    January 15, 2009 by Gileno Machado

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    I've been looking for seeds of these 3 species for a long time and I had no idea what they looked like. Their size and shape are very distinct. The bigger ones and midsize are from the same genus. The smaller ones come from the same common habitat. Anyone would like to take a guess? (smaller coin, 50 centavos, is apox. same size of american nickel, for scale) Thanks

    

    Last reply by Gileno Machado, January 18, 2009
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    Pritchardia hillebrandii

    January 17, 2009 by palm freak

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    Not sure? Appreciate your insight!

    

    Last reply by BS Man about Palms, January 18, 2009
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    What is this?

    January 16, 2009 by Guest LeftCoastAngler

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    ALOT of palms have this @ Ft.Desoto park in St.Pete, FL Pretty nasty sight upclose and personal:

    

    Last reply by Gonzer, January 17, 2009
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    First Post & Palm ID Help Needed

    January 12, 2009 by AJ_del

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    Hi everyone I would like your help in identifying the following 1. According to the seller this is an Alexander palm. Is he correct ? Thanks for your help Best Regards

    

    Last reply by AJ_del, January 17, 2009
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    Latania petioles up close

    January 15, 2009 by Walter John

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    A study of the L.verschaffeltii and L.lontarides growing here at home, looking closely at the petioles. Yellow latania

    

    Last reply by fastfeat, January 17, 2009
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    hi first post

    January 7, 2009 by wowow

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    hi first an hopefully not last post feel free to move this thread if in wrong place i am a Brit Pakistani i go to Pakistan every few years i want to know if it is possible to grow a coconut palm in Pakistan(z10b, longitude 32 where i come from) the problem is that is very dry for most of the year it will be watered a lot of water, but only once in a day so only the mid-lower roots will remain moist/wet for a whole day, will this be enough, one last thing about the cocos palm will it tolerate extreme heat near 45C at the absolute peak of summer i also want to know if i can grow phoenix rupicola in London i read some freeze damage data on it, but there were no ment…

    

    Last reply by Musi, January 17, 2009
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    My drive to work includes an infected Coconut

    January 10, 2009 by TikiRick

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    For weeks now, I have been driving by this coconut palm growing in a field alone. It is surrounded by grass and weeds and it first caught my attention when it started dropping it's seed prematurely. This is one of the first signs of lethal yellowing....abortion of premature seeds. Secondly, the lower fronds began to yellow. Frond by frond, it was in a steady decline to the textbook sign of Lethal Yellowing...the fronds holding at 10:00 to 2:00. These pictures were taken about 6 weeks following when I first noticed the seed abortion. I will probably take another 4 weeks or so until the entire remaining fronds are dead and the crown collapses. Unfortunately, we sti…

    

    Last reply by bubba, January 17, 2009
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    Seedlings that grow much faster than their peers

    January 15, 2009 by Musi

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    I have started experimenting with different types of palm seeds, mostly the phoenix genus. But what I noticed there is always a big difference in growth between a few seedlings from the same specie, some germinate easily and grow very fast and other germinate very difficult and their growth is much slower. Does this also mean these seedling will also become faster growing palms later in maturity or will the slower ones just catch up?

    

    Last reply by BS Man about Palms, January 17, 2009
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    Jeff Searle, calling Jeff Searle

    January 16, 2009 by Tad

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    Jeff, while I am sure your wrapped up at the TPIE show, I did take time from hanging out at my subtropical palm paradise and while prowling around I found an old palm journal in a super fat stack of amazing ultra original palm journals from as far back as vol. 1 issue 1. seems to me you mentioned you were looking for a certain lil some something, ring me up and let me know if this floats your boat!! meanwhile I will be lounging in my armchair basking in the glorius spring like weather we have here in The magical RIO GRANDE VALLEY, which is in TEXAS, and while not as palmy as south florida or madagascar is still a really swell place to lounge in a big comfy armchair …

    

    Last reply by Tad, January 17, 2009
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    Need Palm ID_Please !

    January 16, 2009 by Kris

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    Dear Friends Recently i purschased this palm along with a red flowering desert rose,each costing me about a dollor.i wish to know the ID of this palm,i hope i donot have this already in our garden collection. And it has black thorns in its leaf fronds.. here is a still of that whole fan palm along with that Adenium plant seen near by ! Here is the close-up of that palm's leaf.. Thanks & Love, Kris

    

    Last reply by Kris, January 16, 2009
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    Pruning palm roots before repotting

    November 18, 2008 by titus

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    Hi, I just achieved from a nursery: 2 Roystonia 2 Phoenix Can. 2 Washintonia Robusta Sizes aprox.: 11 FT Palms will be located in pots on a terrace of our Penthouse, so full sun and/or shade available (we live in Caracas, Venezuela, South America) My cuestion is: as the palms were deliverd in rather small pots I noticed that their rootsystem has been developed following the shape of this narrow pot and leave hardly space for good soil around them. So can I prun the roots of the palm before transplanting them into bigger pots (4 FT high, 3 FT wide) I would be very pleased to read yr opinions. Thanks in advance, Regards, Titus

    

    Last reply by Jimmypalmen, January 16, 2009