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THE FUTURE, 50 to 100 YEARS
by PalmGuyWC- 29 replies
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The "oldest palm in your garden" thread set me to thinking. Rather than thinking of the oldest palm in our garden, maybe we should think of the future and what species has the best chance of survival. Most of us think of climate change, extreams of temperatures, droughts, floods, etc., but most likely for those of us with private property, probably the most limiting factor will be our life spans, and what happens to our palm gardens when we are gone. Will your kids or your heirs preserve your palm collection? Probably not. The property will most likely be sold, and who will care or look after the palms then? Who knows what the political situation will be many years dow…
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Darwin ratpack
by Walter John- 3 replies
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Here's the opening screens to the upcoming palm blockbuster. "Darwin 2007, A Palm Sojourn", starring Daryl, Colin, Mike, Andy, Rob and Wal. Thought you might like a sneak preview of early opening production takes. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums....MG]
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C. costaricana vs. C. seifrizii
by SubTropicRay- 15 replies
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The broad leaf version of C. seifrizii (formerly C. erumpens) looks just like C. costaricana to me. Can anyone provide input of the differences and maybe some photos. Thanks in advance, Ray
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Greetings from Ruskin, Florida
by DoomsDave- 21 replies
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Howdyall: Palm fever has taken a serious turn for the worse. So far, I've seen enough Sabal palmetto to remember for the rest of my days, both seedlings and mature specimens, plus enough Serenoas to cure the swollen prostates of a billiion old men. Well, maybe a bit of hype, but you get the idea. My hands are shaking as I'm getting over my web withdrawal. It's been a long while since I've been this long without logging onto the board . . .. . I've got only an hour, so this has to be good, instead of the usual tarrying . . . I'm in the regional library here on the outskirts, of Ruskin, which is on the eastern edge of Tampa Bay, south of Tampa and north of …
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zone 8 palms
by TonyDFW- 27 replies
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I just updated my website of cold hardy palms growing at my house in zone 8. I grew all the palms unprotected from small seedling plants. http://dallaspalms.com/Tony's%20garden,%20Best%20of.htm
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Female Rhapis humilis
by eastern.nurseries- 24 replies
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Since I joined this forum a few palmtalkers have stated that female Rhapis humilis does not exist in the USA or even here in OZ. Well here is an image of such a being
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Is this normal for a kentia leaf ?
by Tassie_Troy1971- 3 replies
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It has the leaf opening straight away instead of growing out as a spear then opening up ,is this a bad sign never seen it before !
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3 year old S.mexicana seedling setting seed.
by KyleNcal- 10 replies
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Here a pic of two 3-4 year old seedlings flowering. I have about 17 others that are normal and fed same fertilizer, but these ones just tweaked out. These pics are a little old and the more advanced flowering one set a few seeds. <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/Tropicallvr/palms/10-16-2007-35.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>
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Please post yours... Allagoptera caudescens (former Polyandrococos):
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Outdoor lighting for palms
by ruskinPalms- 9 replies
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I have been thinking about adding some accent lighting to my front landscape bed. I have seen these solar powered spotlights/flood lights at the box stores. Anyone have any experience working with these? Are they even bright enough to shine up a palm? Any suggestions? Thanks!
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New book on biodersity of Hispaniola
by Dave-Vero- 0 replies
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An exotic, little-known island right near the US (as Biennial participants know) Harvard University Press Hispaniola A Photographic Journey through Island Biodiversity Biodiversidad a Través de un Recorrido Fotográfico Eladio Fernández Foreword by Edward O. Wilson Introduction by Philippe Bayard, Société Audubon Haïti
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Why do some palms want out of their containers?
by www.dadluvsu.com- 10 replies
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I've heard people mention this before but had never experienced it... Take a look at the Teddy Bear... Why is it trying to get out of it's pot? Super strong roots? Time to repot? It's in a 5G pot... Surely there is room for more root growth before potting up... Sould I shake some of the soil out of the roots and repot in the same container but just straighten her up when I do it? I've got questions... Whose got answers?
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cat palm in zone 9?
by southlatropical- 21 replies
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First post here. I live in south Louisiana zone 9. I bought a 5 1/2 foot cat palm for 5 bucks at HD. I had been wanting to try one outside to see if they would make it here. It is planted against a wall on the protected side of the house with a live oak canopy partially overhead. We had one frost so far this year. The shaded area where I planted the cat palm saw no frost at all that morning. We had several days of +80F this past week, but now there is another frost comming tomorrow night (32F is the forcast). Would it help or hurt to water it the evening before the frost? And, does this palm have a chance of making it here? I do plan on wrapping with something tomorrow…
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Archontophoenix germination
by Trópico- 3 replies
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Archontophoenix purpurea, one of my top performers. Really getting BIG!! It was quietly putting its act together, hidden in the deep shade of a Brugmansia. 1.75 years from seed. Born August 2005. Love the newest, 7th frond. Look at that SIZE! Pic taken recently:
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New Palm Discoveries
by _Keith- 20 replies
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Anyone following this story? "Foja mountains rainforest in eastern Papua province in a June expedition, said U.S.-based Conservation International, which organized the trip along with the Indonesian Institute of Science." "A 2006 expedition to the same stretch of jungle — dubbed by Conservation International as a "Lost World" because until then humans had rarely visited it — unearthed scores of exotic new species of palms, butterflies and palms." From another article "Plants A total area of about one million hectares of pristine, ancient, tropical, humid forest containing at least 550 plants species, many previously unknown and including five new species…
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Thermocube
by Tag- 7 replies
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I can't locate the original post, but a member mentioned this product in a thread some time ago. Well, I went and bought a few online and they work. It is a thermastically controlled timer of sorts. There are different variations, but the one I have turns on when the temperature hits 35 and turns off when the temp gets back up to 45. I'm using them for the first time tonight. I installed them earlier tonight when it was 45 out. It's now 35 and they're on. They're connected to emergency lights (the kind that you hang from the hood of your car when you're working on it at night) with 100 watt bulbs under frost cloth. The only issue is that I can't sleep becasue I'm …
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Hookeri X Macrocarpa
by ellidro- 8 replies
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Just saw an auction for a hybrid between Chambeyronia Macrocarpa and Hookeri. It says it comes from a well known palm collector in Hawaii who has both trees next to each other and producing seeds. Apparently the seeds look different and the seedlings are growing noticeably faster. Any thoughts or anyone know who this collector may be? Here's a link I hope it works. http://cgi.ebay.com/1-Subli....iewItem
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I'll be out of town for eight days during the upcomping Holidays. During that time, I obviously won't be able to protect anything if it gets cold. I was thinking about leaving frost clost over my more tender stuff just incase we get a freeze or frost. Are there any issues with covering palms for such a long duration?
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Palm Id's
by galveston1602- 8 replies
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And while visiting the mouse, I came across a few palms I didnt recognize, im sure theyre easy but here they are. #1 #1 again #2 #2 Again
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How do I get Allogoptera arenaria to do this?
by kylecawazafla- 23 replies
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I saw these in the garden at University of South Florida with Regina (Metalfan) a few months ago. I never really liked Allogoptera arenaria, but when I saw these I became an instant fan. Do they usually grow so much clear trunk? Are these even A. arenaria? This one even had a double trunk!
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Normanbya in PA
by 2cold- 12 replies
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I found a normanbya in the "death" section at Lowes, and decided to take it on as a project. It is 10 feet tall, and looks to be worth a try. I had a very hard time finding out what it really was, but I believe it is a normanbya normanbi. Any tips on helping this palm return to good health? It had half of the soil missing, and was beat up pretty bad. I live in PA, and have it in my sun room, re-potted and cleaned up. Thanks for any help you folks can offer!
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Phoenix Reclinata ,how far from House
by Tassie_Troy1971- 7 replies
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I have a 1m Phoenix reclinata which i plan to grow with just 2 trunks. how far away should i plant it from my house given frond spread etc ! a 1 trunked specimen surely wouldnt have the spread of a CIDP ?
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Am I a Kentiopsis?
by Carlo Morici- 0 replies
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Sorry - Double posted. Check at: http://palmtalk.org/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboar...=ST;f=1;t=7754;
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Bad Greenhouse Moment
by metalfan- 9 replies
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Our first "real" winter weather...it's 33F at the moment. Saturday morning at about 3am a major severe weather cell blew through as the cold front approached and knocked out our power. We had three trees fall down (ugh, chainsaw time again) It was about 65F at the time, so no big, but it was supposed to drop to 29F this morning. Fortunately the power company got the power going PDQ and so at the moment everything in the greenhouse is a toasty 50 or so. I was really worried. We have never lost power before when it was forecast to be COLD,only during the summer storms when it really doesn't matter. I have a small backup generator I can use to heat the greenhouse w…
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Need a Sabal ID
by JD in the OC- 5 replies
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Anyone have a guess? This is a nice big blue Sabal that is at least 15-20 years old and only has a few feet of trunk... very slow. It is growing here in SW Florida.
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