DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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   Snowy Canadian Palms

   September 22, 2008 by Banana Joe

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   A freak snowfall in late March and I happened to have my camera handy. The snow was all gone in the same afternoon.

   

   Last reply by GREENHAND, September 25, 2008
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   Seedling Care

   September 23, 2008 by _Keith

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   My seedlings have been in the shade house (really under a Live Oak canopy) for the summer. Now that the heat is backing off and the sun angles are getting lower in the sky, would they benefit by being placed out in full sun. I'd like to get a little more growth on them before winter sets in and the growth slows to nothing. This seems reasonable, but I don't want to kill them.

   

   Last reply by ErikSJI, September 25, 2008
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   FNATS Landscape show, anyone going ?

   September 25, 2008 by Eric in Orlando

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   Anyone going to the Landscape Show, formerly FNATS? It is the big annual nursery and landscape trade show held here at the Orange Co. Convention Center. I will be out there later today. I will get photos of any interesting specimens. It is today thru Sat. http://www.fngla.org/fnats/general.asp

   

   Last reply by Eric in Orlando, September 25, 2008
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   David Fairchild's "Book Of Monsters"

   September 25, 2008 by SubTropicRay

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   Has anyone read David Fairchild's "Book Of Monsters?" Thanks in advance, Ray

   

   Last reply by Palmateer, September 25, 2008
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   Coconut and Royal Palms, downtown Orlando

   September 20, 2008 by Eric in Orlando

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   I noticed this Coconut Palm the other day just east of downtown Orlando in front of an office building. It appears it was planted in the past year. Looks to be a 'Green Malayan'. It looks to be in a good microclimate. There is a big tree overhead to give it frost protection but it is high limbed so it still gets sun. There is even a few fruit forming. This Roystonea regia was planted several years ago at an apartment building near downtown. I went by it today and it looks good. anyone else itching to pull that dead leaf off?

   

   Last reply by Eric in Orlando, September 25, 2008
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   Another Palm ID Required

   September 24, 2008 by Neofolis

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   Someone has asked me to identify this palm and my first guess would be Coccothrinax crinita, but given my track record of always getting palm ID's wrong, plus the fact that the leaflets look narrower than those of C.crinita, I thought I would seek expert help here. At first I thought Trachycarpus of some kind, but the trunk doesn't really look like any pictures I've seen of any Trachycarpus.

   

   Last reply by SubTropicRay, September 25, 2008
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   Hawaiian Garden Virtual Reality

   September 22, 2008 by Dypsisdean

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   Here is a link to a new photographic concept I've been working on. It puts you in a full 360 degree sphere of an area in my garden. You can spin around, look up and down, zoom in, and even hear the birds if your speakers are up. It may be a little tricky to "drive" around at first, and it's so real you may even get dizzy. Try reading the brief instructions if you have difficulty. It is really quite easy once you get the hang of it. I think there is much potential with this concept. I hope to make many improvements, and use it to share any gardens I visit. Feedback will be appreciated. I am most curious about how it displays on differing computers, browsers, and s…

   

   Last reply by fiji jim, September 25, 2008
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   need palm ID

   September 22, 2008 by Borgy230

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   I got this from Jeff Marcus about two years ago. If memory serves me right, its supposed to be a clumper and cold sensitive

   

   Last reply by Tyrone, September 25, 2008
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    Find the bare root Butiagrus...

    September 25, 2008 by pg6922

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    May of 2008 I spotted a large Butia Capitata dropping seed within 10ft of a Queen palm dropping seed. I figured there was a chance some of the seeds would turn out to be Mules. 4 months later this is what I have. Sphagnum moss in a 1g ziplock was the method of choice. They have been popping sporadically for over a month now and still going. It is amazing the difference in the size and growth characteristics of these seeds. All have taken well to being potted up and have been growing steadily. I potted these up tonight and noticed two that really stood out with massive roots compared to the others. All of these are from the same Butia palm. I have gotten 4 dou…

    

    Last reply by _Keith, September 25, 2008
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    palms of southern mississippi. zone 8b average minimum temp 21 f 1 2

    September 24, 2008 by scl113074

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    Here are a few of my palms. excuse the raggedness, they just battled hurricane gustav and ike.

    

    Last reply by Mark_NoVA, September 25, 2008

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    PRS....Palm Related Score!

    September 23, 2008 by TikiRick

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    I have written about my continual problem with huge iguanas coming off the waterway and into my garden. They LOVE hibiscus, caladium, iris, and a variety of other shrubs. I have no more of the former since they had their Thanksgiving dinner early this year. I have not had any problems with them eating palms, however. (Thankfully!) Now, they are more of a nuisance and can be a bit intimidating since one bad boy is about 5' long. So, I came across this Palm Related Score and decided to join 'em. This is about life size! It is made from an old oil drum and was handcrafted in Haiti. It is about 4.5' long and I couldn't pass it up for a whopping $25.00. It's new home …

    

    Last reply by Mark Heath, September 24, 2008
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    Summer - A Few Parting Shots

    September 22, 2008 by osideterry

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    I can't believe my Chambey, after producing no leaves for 8 months , has given me 2 leaves in 3 months. Photos taken Friday and Saturday. (for some reason it insists on showing the photos in the wrong order)

    

    Last reply by freakypalmguy, September 24, 2008
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    ID needed

    September 23, 2008 by Viking

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    I need id on these

    

    Last reply by Viking, September 24, 2008
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    Inflorescence and seeds

    September 23, 2008 by Bags

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    I have a few questions about palms that I am sure there are more than a few experts that can help me out. Thanks in advance for the help. 1. I understand that the inflorescence is how a palm is ID. Are the flowers the same for every genus of palms? For example does every Dypsis inflorescence look similar but each species have a subtle variation. How does the inflorescence ID the palm? 2. I have heard people talking about cutting open seeds to identify if they are one type or another. What is this refering to? P.S. Her is a pic of my yard from the begining of summer. It has come a long way since and I plan on posting the rest some time soon. Thanks again, …

    

    Last reply by chris.oz, September 24, 2008
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    Digging a Trachycarpus fortunei

    September 22, 2008 by MattyB

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    Any special advice for digging up a 10 foot overall Trachy? My brother in law just dug up a few and he got decent sized root balls. They have not been watered in a long time and the root ball is completely dry. Should he keep them on the dry side? Keep 'em wet? Any advice is appreciated.

    

    Last reply by Banana Joe, September 24, 2008
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    Dypsis ID again! 1 2

    September 8, 2008 by ellidro

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    Here's a palm that I've had for a few years now and I still have no idea what it is. The seed came in around 2001 as Dypsis Ambositrae which clearly it is not. The guy who germinated these also had some real Ambositrae in the same batch. He said the seeds looked identical and could only tell a few years later it was a different palm. This has been one of the fastest Dypsis I've grown and always looks dark green and healthy. My guess is this palm is in the Baronii complex but it's definately different than the "regular" baronii's going around. Any guesses?

    

    Last reply by Urban Rainforest, September 24, 2008
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    Fairchild researching Ponapea

    September 23, 2008 by C.Jones

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    A group of researchers from Fairhchild Tropical Botanic Garden and the National Tropical Botanical Garden are currently on expedition in Micronesia to study and conserve the genus Ponapea. Faith Bishock, who many of you know (also Trustee of Fairchild) has joined us for part of the tirp. Check out our blog at exploreplants.org for lots of great photos and information on what we're doing.

    

    Last reply by Mark_NoVA, September 24, 2008

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    ID Quiz

    September 19, 2008 by Gileno Machado

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    This is not really an ID quiz because I just can't remember the species of most of these palms. These are all part of the famous "Hermínio Simões" collection, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I took lots of pictures there but now I can only ID some 50% of them. I guess he is growing over 500 species of palms and several dozen different Cycads at his property in the Serra do Mar. Help ID please folks: # 1:

    

    Last reply by Gileno Machado, September 24, 2008
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    some pics

    September 21, 2008 by toto

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    By totos, shot with DSC-T7 at 2008-09-21 By totos, shot with DSC-T7 at 2008-09-21 By totos, shot with DSC-T7 at 2008-09-21 By totos, shot with DSC-T7 at 2008-09-21

    

    Last reply by toto, September 23, 2008
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    Palm ID

    September 20, 2008 by AJQ

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    This arrived yesterday. I will only post 2 of the photos now and leave the 3rd till later. The guys over on the EPS site dispute what it actually says on the lable. Any Ideas Guys and Girls as to what it is? Regards Andy.

    

    Last reply by AJQ, September 23, 2008
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    old, tall X Butiagrus, Mule Palm in Orlando

    September 20, 2008 by Eric in Orlando

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    Here is a really tall X Butiagrus nabonnandii , Mule Palm. It is located north of Orlando in Winter Park. It is visible from I-4, if you are heading north/east it is just past the Fairbanks Ave. exit.

    

    Last reply by Eric in Orlando, September 23, 2008

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    some ID needed

    September 17, 2008 by fiji jim

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    Hi All, Once again we have been reorganising the shadehouses and out with the older seedlings to make room for the new borne. Some of these I had identified before and would like to confirm them now that they are older and showing more of their true characteristics. Firstly here is one that since very young has been showing a new bronze leaf for a week or two until the next spear starts to show. Any ideas to any of these identities would be greatly appreciated as most of these were only 1 or 2 successes from many seed.

    

    Last reply by fiji jim, September 23, 2008
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    PRA team at SD zoo 1 2 3

    August 29, 2008 by paulgila

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    mattyb mentioned he hadnt been to the SD zoo since he was a strap-leafed seedling,so palmgrover & i decided it was time for the PRA team to have a day at the zoo. tall howeas out front. where are all the pix you took,matt? you dont HAVE to have a ponytail to work there but it helps. matt was hungry. zoo employee nearly pecked to death by vicious flamingos.

    

    Last reply by paulgila, September 23, 2008
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    Pix

    September 23, 2008 by Surf Guy

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    Here are a few pix from around the yard. P. hillebrandii planted this summer. Caryota gigas/obtusa planted this summer. R. sapida planted this summer. Dypsis baronii planted this summer.

    

    Last reply by Surf Guy, September 23, 2008
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    Please help me ID this this little beast

    September 22, 2008 by John Case

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    All, I ran across this while nursery hopping yesterday (does this qualify as a PRA?). There were a couple of these available and the identfication was spotty. Please help Photo 1 Photo 2 These were taken by my cell, so please excuse the quality. Thanks,

    

    Last reply by John Case, September 23, 2008