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Tall palms
by bgl- 37 replies
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It's usually somewhat tricky to get good photos of taller palms. During the day the sun is high up and lighting conditions are not favorable. Best time is early in the morning or late afternoon. And it so happened that yesterday afternoon, about 90 minutes before sunset, was close to perfect with a blue sky and bright sunshine, so I got carried away and snapped a bunch of photos. A well known palm person here on the island likes to say "Who wants to have tall palms and just look at telephone poles, when you can have smaller palms and have a personal relationship with them?". Personally I like both, and the ambience of taller palms with their canopy and impressive stature …
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Coco loco
by John in Andalucia- 9 replies
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This is my first successful attempt at germinating a supermarket coconut. The shoot has grown at a right-angle having strained itself to emerge, and there appear to be five leaf tips. Is this normal? The nut is buried just below the surface of the vermiculite. Below that is a sand/soil mix. This Cocos has sent out 2 sinker roots; one straight down, and one that travelled horizontally, growing a claw with tiny roots befor sending down a sinker. Hence the nut is buried. The base of the stem is just over 1" thick. Here is my second Cocos. This variety is from Sri Lanka, much smaller and elongated with only one sinker root. (P.henryana seeds in the background) …
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Fruting Double Coconut in Thailand
by Chanin- 2 replies
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I guess most of you have seen this female plant of Double Coconut which set fruits at Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden, Pattaya, east coast of Thailand. Last month, I and my friends visited to the place, so I'ld like to up to date for you guys here. My friend, Gift Wattana with a female 35 years old Double Coconut.
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Saba minor
by simona- 0 replies
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I put some Sabal minor seeds exactly one month ago in pots and these varieties are as follows: The cultivar 'McCurtain' is considered the hardiest, to USDA zone 6, like the needle palm. It can tolerate short periods of temperatures as low as −22 °C.(Wikipedia) Zone 6 to 10 Native to North Carolina, USA - Giant minor! An unbelievably vigorous form of dwarf palmetto that is uncharacteristically large. The rich, blue-green leaves can be 5' to 6' across(yuccado) Western extreme! West of the low humid swamps of eastern USA you would not expect to find a symbol of the deep south. Yes, dwarf palmetto growing in the Texas hill country.(yuccado) North Carolina Sabal mino…
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Recapping My Summer Plantings
by osideterry- 30 replies
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We start with my mixed archo triple. The biggest is a purpurea, medium size is an alex, the small one is a myolensis. These have been in full sun since December.
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Normanbya and Wodyetia seedlings
by SubTropicRay- 4 replies
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Is there a clear way to differentiate between Wodyetia and Normanbya seedlings? Thanks in advance, Ray
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Syagrus botryophora
by quaman58- 6 replies
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Hey all, I've had a couple strap leaf seedlings going for a couple years, and my neighbors got a recently pinnate specimen. They're doing okay. But it does seem that they are definitely the most cold sensitive Syagrus that I know of. Even the ones at the big box stores look awful. (I assume they're grown around here somewhere, though I might be wrong). They don't seem to come with a super cold sensitive reputation; but does anyone have one, or know of one that looks like the great looking ones we see in Florida and elsewhere? If so, how do they look in winter? Thanks in advance, Bret
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work in progress
by hulagalnz9- 18 replies
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<--lil bean here finally figured out how to post photos in here... Here's a shot of our front coming up our road.... I love these mature pines. facing east at the entrance that we have to widen...hubby took out 2 sets of stairs pulling out his toy-trailer looking south toward the mountain/hill. Notice the white old post was replace with the new metal one he took out as well. see the post? still there. shot of our front mini-orchard and flower garden (crossing fingers) one day. orange,orange,apricot, orange & plums to the side good view of the big boys in the back who give us shade. some of my baby plumeria's under a cali pepper fo…
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Moving earth... How did you prepare your land?
by www.dadluvsu.com- 28 replies
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Surely this could be a photo laden thread... Share your pics! So I got a little baby lot that is completely overgrown and ready to be shaped into my dream plot... I want to run out and buy the biggest Tonka Toys money can buy, but my space is small and just doesn't dictate a need for it... I need to be able to get into 4-5 paths with water on both sides and past/thru little waterways... Manueverablilty is the name of the game for me. I am toying with the idea of outfitting an ATV/4wheeler with some small earth moving tools. So how did you prep your land? Did you just hack at it with a machete or a pick axe? Did you hire someone to do all the work for you? …
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You want Red, dark red
by palmtreesforpleasure- 10 replies
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This was found at a service station on the way back from Byfield national park, Andy (newcal Mikes brother, honoured member off the rat pack) is now the proud owner. It goes to show you should never stop looking around at out of the way places. Should see what Wal found elsewhere. happy drooling Colin
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Guihaia argyrata- Lucky Find
by palmaddict- 11 replies
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Well a week ago friday I had the opportunity to go palm shopping in North County San Diego to a contact I have that is cheaper than anyone I know. He mostly sells the more common stuff such as Bismarkia, Sabals, and Butia but he has some rarer stuff occasionally. As he was giving me the tour of his five acres he stopped to show me three Guihaia argyrata that he had. I have been collecting palms for a few years and although I knew of the palm I had never seen one. As he knew I was a collector he offered to part with only one of them but I would have bought all three. He offered the five gallon plant to me for $15, a true bargain. As you can see from the photos the pl…
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Another surprise for me, at least for So Cal
by Gtlevine- 16 replies
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Common for Florida, but I was very surprised to see my P. Sargentii flower for the first time in So Cal at such a young age. Does anyone else in So Cal have a flowering Pseudophoenix Sargentii and produced viable seed? Gary
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LAND HOOOOO!!! 1 2
by www.dadluvsu.com- 54 replies
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Just closed yesterday! WOOHOOO!!! As the crow flies, only 3.05 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and less than 10 miles from my home via roads. It's a tick under .7 acres of undeveloped residentially zoned land in unicorporated Palm Beach County! It has a pond with a teeny gator in it, a heap of fresh water fish, lots of mature mango trees, a gorgeous old live oak, a whole mess of water lettuce, and way too many austrailian pines... It's gonna take alot of work to transform this into a palm focused garden... Where o where do I begin?! I'm really excited to get started on the planning portion of my new garden! I am currently awaiting my survey to be completed...…
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FL HYBRID EXPERTS: NEED HELP
by reinerio1- 5 replies
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Currently live near Austin, TX, Zone 8B, and was growing various cold-hardy hybrids to plant in my 3 acre lot. Have many hybrids: JxB f1, JxB f2, BxParajubea. Also have several hundred cold-hardy seedlings 1-5 gallon pots grown from seeds. (varioius Butias, Phoenix, Sabals, Livistonas, Chamaerops, Trachies, Arenga, Braheas, Nannorrops R, Filifera, etc.) I will be moving to Miami in the near future. I recalled many posts by Merill and othes that JxB hybrids will not last long in Miami. Said probably due to the types of nematodes or roundworms found in S. FL. Merill also spoke about low water table. 1) Can I build large concrete containers, with large dra…
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Home Depot - San Diego
by quaman58- 16 replies
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Hey all, Normally I consider the big box store..well, I'll keep my negative opinions to myself. But I do always look thru the palm section to break up the trip. I noticed yesterday a shipment of "tropical foliage" at the Balboa location fo $15. Included in the mix were really nice 3 gallon Acoelorrhaphe w. (Everglades palm) and healthy Brahea armatas. Just thought it was a good value and wanted to pass it along. Bret
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Carpoxylon
by Davidl- 1 reply
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I have some that have black leaf spots and some have died. They are in peat, sand, perilite, mix in shade and never dry out and never stay soaked unless a hurricane hits. I fertilized with palm fertilizer with minors. Not the slow release fertilizer. I sprayed with mancozeb a month ago and will do again tomorrow. Any idea's ?
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My largest foxtail palm now has just over 8 feet of clear trunk, and I estimate it is close to 20 feet to the top of the highest frond. I'm wondering just how tall it needs to get to produce viable seed? So far it hasn't produced a spath. I currently have six foxtail palms in the ground, but would like more. However, I would like to grow them from my own seed, hence my posting of inquiry. Overall view of palm: View of trunk: View looking up into canopy:
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Too late to plant
by _Keith- 22 replies
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So, I have the little old giant fricken hurricane bearing down on me right now. I have two new Mules, one green trunk, one brown, and a JuButia as well tucked in the house. Assuming the house is still standing and I will still have the will after this is all over, is it too late to plant them. We should still have 3 months left on our growing season as Sept and October are quite warm here. November will likely still reach the 80s most days with some in the 70s, but probably not a frost. So, should I plant them now to get them established or wait till late spring 09? I have to have something pleasant to think about. Keith
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latest palms planted
by palmdudetx- 4 replies
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Notice the pindo, was grown from seed and was doing very well in the pot. When one day I looked and saw the new spear emerging was BROWN! Not sure what happened maybe I left it in this size pot too long and the roots obstructed the drainage. Decided to plant it late last summer. Photos show it on the rebound, it sure surprised me, thought it was a lost cause. Newest plantings Arenga Engleri, Caryota Mitis, Ravenea ( not sure if its Glauca or Rivularis). Marvin Zone 9A
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Palm Repair from Hurricane Winds
by _Keith- 9 replies
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OK, first bear with me. All the prep work is done, so now I am bored and nervous. That means lots of posts. So, we will have about 10 hours of 65+ mph winds and gust just over 100. All of my palms are still fairly small. I suspect nearly total frond loss or severe damage. No doubt with nearly all being planted in the last 2 years I expect most palms to be leaning in their plantingin holes. So, many of you have been through this. So, what are the steps of triage for palms of this size having gone through this experience? From "do nothing for a while" to "hear are the first 100 steps" I want to hear it all. I got nothing to do for the next 12 hours but read. …
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ID on a new palm
by ariscott- 13 replies
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A nearby nursery has 20-50% off everything this weekend, so we couldn't resist to see what they have. Of course, we came home with a few different trees and this palm. The pot said Carpoxylon macrospermum, but I have 3 and it doesn't look like them. But it looks rather interesting, so we couldn't resist to take it home. What do you think it is? It will have to go to the shadehouse for a little while first before I could plant it anyway. Regards, Ari
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Myth busted
by Tampa Scott- 14 replies
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Young (1.5 yr old) palm raised from seed off of my Butiagrus.
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OK, a bit of work
by BS Man about Palms- 35 replies
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Well, In the begining (those of you that have stopped by) I had a "kinda" nice yard, see? This pic was taken probably 4 years ago or close.
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The Garden of Richard Douglas, Walnut Creek, CA
by TikiRick- 10 replies
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I just returned from California, where I had the pleasure of visiting Richard Douglas (PalmGuyWC on PalmTalk) in the east bay area near San Francisco/Oakland, California. This garden is perhaps the most extensive residential collection of palms any where in Northern California. Richard has been collecting cold hardy palms since 1974, when he purchased this acre of land in the east bay. Most of his palms are now mature and fruiting and being hybridized with other cold hardy species. Some of his palms are themselves, hybrids. I believe he told me that his garden had reached an all time low temperature of 14F one winter. Frost and freezes are almost a certainty being so f…
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My Civic neighborhood duty
by BS Man about Palms- 1 follower
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Well, the last of the first 2 palms I bought for a good sum of money ($300. each and ironically, neither one currently planted at my house), is now planted where it should improve our little neighborhood.! Here is the subject palm. A Caryota gigas purchased at a Home Depot almost 4 years ago. You may recognize this view from a previous "weed" post. Also, pay no attention to the mulch creeping in from the street, thats a future thread.
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