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   Sabal Palm Help - Arizona

   March 21 by Thorty212

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   Hi All, new member here. I’ve had this Sabal in the ground for two years now. After it was originally planted, it suffered a good deal of transplant shock but it eventually settled down and had some new growth pop up. I know they are painfully slow growers, so when it went through another summer with minimal growth, I didn’t think too much of it. However, the new frond that opened seemed to be very stunted. It opened pretty much at the base of the trunk. Then, over our “winter” I noticed the other new growth that wasn’t fully opened yet was starting to dry out and turn brown. When I inspected it, I was able to pull it right out without any effort. I noticed a faint smell …

   

   Last reply by Thorty212, March 23

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   ID help please - small palmate

   March 22 by John Eve

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   Can anyone help ID this small clumping palmate? Grows to about 3 metres. This was shot in Rajapreuk Gardens, Chiang Mai, Thailand. I found a few old seeds that I thought would not be viable, but in fact I now have one shooting, and thus would like to know what I have. Thanks, John E, Hua Hin, Thailand

   

   Last reply by Hurricanepalms, March 22

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   Xmas palm health

   March 22 by Roz J

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   I bought this palm from a nursery this week and planted it a couple of days ago. It looked like this when I got it. I asked the lady what was wrong with it. and she said she didn’t know. What is this and is it recoverable? It was only $100 so I thought I would try one. There are no bugs and no mold spots. It’s my first palm. What is your advice?

   

   Last reply by Merlyn, March 22
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   PALM ID

   March 22 by sped94

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   Can you help me ID this Palm? Thank You!

   

   Last reply by sped94, March 22

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   Johannesteijsmannia magnifica are germinating

   March 22 by happypalms

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   I purchased 200 Joey magnifica seeds from RPS so far so good with the germination process bottom heating 30 degrees Celsius coco coir perlite mix slightly on the medium dry side in styrofoam box’s with lids a very easy palm to germinate patience is the hard part the first one is starting to put out a new leaf hopefully the rest won’t be to far behind as they appear I use a BBQ fork to tease them out individually but always wait for the first leaf to appear

   

   Last reply by happypalms, March 22

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   Lytocarum weddlianum gets planted

   March 21 by happypalms

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   This lytocarum was grown from my own seed from the garden grown in a deep forest tube such a lovely palm that grows well in my garden a solid little seedling iam confident it will grow into a palm as beautiful as all the others I have in my garden

   

   Last reply by happypalms, March 22

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   A couple of new palms in the garden

   March 22 by happypalms

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   A few new Palms that were planted last autumn some new ones for the collection nothing super spectacular in the rare department but new additions to the garden collection dypsis prestonia Gaussian maya borrasadon machadonis and a dypsis basilonga all have survived winter in the ground temperatures as low as 2 degrees Celsius

   

   Last reply by happypalms, March 22

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   Buying more plants again

   March 22 by happypalms

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   At it again getting another fix of more plants for the garden this time a socratea rostrata Areca songthanhensis Garcinia brasilliensis and a anthurium freidrichstahlii all will be grown in the greenhouse for a couple of winters to acclimatise (or not live through the winter and go to the great garden in the sky) time will tell who lives and who doesn’t the socratea was potted up straight away into a 170mm container

   

   Last reply by happypalms, March 22

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    Tortoise and the Hare

    March 21 by Brian M

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    After doing some spring cleaning I noticed how much faster one of my livistona decora was growing than the other. Transplanted them at the same time and one is SLOW but pushing new spears and one grows faster than the weeds! Both get equal attention and same exposure. So interesting how variable they are with one growing maybe a foot and the other having grown probably 3+ feet. First picture is from today. Second is from when they were planted last April 2022. Third is at the nursery.

    

    Last reply by Harry’s Palms, March 22

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    Nanotek 2000

    March 21 by britgardener

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    I'm hoping to get some feedback from anyone who's used a product from Nanotek to treat Red Palm weevils or coconut rhinoceros beetle. I'm natural skeptical about claims from manufacturers, but someone reached out to me stating this product was amazing. Not much online, but if you've use this or any other Nanotech pesticides and had positive results let me know. It does sound too good to be true, but also bordering on a scam. Let me know

    

    Last reply by britgardener, March 21
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    Hedyscepe canterburyana 1 2 3 4

    April 10, 2020 by joe_OC

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    Hedyscepe canterburyana palms are one of my favorites. That's why I have 5 of them in my garden. My oldest one is finally got a few rings of trunk on it:

    

    Last reply by KrisKupsch, March 21

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    Dypsis mirabilis

    March 5, 2023 by realarch

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    Surprising you don’t see more posts about this Madagascar palm. Tall, thin, colorful, and fast growing, a small grove looks especially nice. They are variable with pinnate or entire leaves and lightly clumping. What’s more to ask for, although I have no idea how cold hardy they are. Tim

    

    Last reply by Hurricanepalms, March 21

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    Brahea calcarea

    March 13 by ExperimentalGrower

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    Brahea calcarea acquired today. Thx to the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, CA. Very much looking forward to sinking this palm. Third pic is of RBG’s calcarea in the ground. Any growers of this species? Bucket list ✔️

    

    Last reply by pietropuccio, March 21

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    Can Chamaedorea tepejilote and Chamaedorea microspadix live in the same space for some time?

    February 22 by idontknowhatnametuse

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    I got some seedlings of Chamaedorea microspadix (Over 14 seedlings) and Chamaedorea tepejilote (3 seedings), they still don't shoot out their first leaf, I planted them in 2 different pots, in a slightly bigger and deeper pot I planted 11 palms, 8 Chamaedorea microspadix and my 3 Chamaedorea tepejilote, since both of these species like the shade, can they live in the same pot for some months? I plan on transplanting the Chamaedorea microspadix into the ground when they are more developed and the Chamaedorea tepejilote (I hope its the clumping form) will go into a big pot when they start putting out pinnate leaves. The palms are planted in coco coir and it's practically sp…

    

    Last reply by dalmatiansoap, March 21

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    Big work today

    March 19 by Borosbobo

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    Russian Palms at Their Limits 1 2

    January 16, 2021 by Alex High

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    Hello Palm Lovers, While it is well known to many that lots of palms grow in Sochi, Russia, it is not the only place in the country where palms are found. If you head up the coast from Sochi, there are many palms up to the Crimean peninsula and on it, most commonly windmills, and there are also some palms a bit inland, in the city of Krasnodar. And I also found some windmill palms in the city of Derbent near the border with Azerbaijan on the Caspian Sea. My first question is are there any further north locations on the Black and/or Caspian Seas where there are palms, and if so I would love to know. I know it's not Russia, but my other question is does anyone know if …

    

    Last reply by Frank Prousa, March 21

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    Some palm seedlings

    March 21 by happypalms

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    Just a couple of palm seedlings growing on from chamaedorea adscedans to archontophoenix purpurea dypsis prestonia chamaedorea plumosa all part of my collection most will be planted in my garden one day

    

    Last reply by happypalms, March 21

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    Washingtona robusta dying

    March 19 by Dard

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    Washingtona

    

    Last reply by Dard, March 21

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    Palm ID-acoelorrhaphe wrightii or brahea maybe dulcis?

    March 20 by akaranus

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    Got this palm but cant figure it out what it is? Any ideas?

    

    Last reply by Harry’s Palms, March 21

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    Archontophoenix maxima in the garden

    March 19 by happypalms

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    While planting some new plants in the garden I always look around and amaze myself at what I have created over 25 and these maxima palms are just that vision I had all those years ago now they are prime real estate for stags and orchids

    

    Last reply by happypalms, March 21

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    Grafting palms now possible

    December 24, 2021 by TonyDFW

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    https://www.newscientist.com/article/2302939-near-impossible-plant-growing-technique-could-revolutionise-farming/

    

    Last reply by ZPalms, March 20

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    Livistona ID

    March 20 by D. Morrowii

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    I noticed a couple of tall, skinny trunked stiff leafed Livistonas at the hotel I’m staying at. The thorns on the petioles are a kind of sparse. Pretty nice looking palm.

    

    Last reply by D. Morrowii, March 20

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    Backfilling with sand

    March 20 by Palmfarmer

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    As long as the bottom of your planting hole drains fairly well backfilling with sand might be a good idea? I would imagine to roots expanding out faster, avoiding transplant shock and getting established faster. Reason I got this Idea was from Gary from Laguna. He said that when they planted the palms at LAX they backfilled them with sand and it was supposedly very common to do when planting palms at mass.

    

    Last reply by -2 brian, March 20

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    Can my rhapis be saved?

    March 20 by PatPalm

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    I have a Japanese palm that quickly deteriorated in 2-3 days. I owned it for close to a year. Produced a couple of leaves in its time. I water weekly and never let it sit in water. It gets plenty of light in the area. I did add miracle grow palm feed about 2-3 weeks back. Calculated at half its recommend dose

    

    Last reply by Merlyn, March 20

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    Euterpe Edulis Palm - Growing in Central FL

    March 18 by tgebs

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    I’ve grown a fair amount of fruit trees but Euterpe Edulis is the first palm I’ve tried growing. I tried a year ago at starting one of these but I put it in a spot that was try much full sun and it died pretty quickly. In January I planted another young Euterpe Edulis palm and the leaves are starting to brown, see attached image. Is this likely an artifact of the cool/dry season? What else might cause this? What is a typical routine for planting and caring for a young palm of this species so I might do better moving forward?

    

    Last reply by Merlyn, March 20

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