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Palm Tree Identification.
by greendougherty blog- 2 replies
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I have a few palm trees in my collection and want to identify one or two that I'm not sure of the proper name.
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Verschaffeltia splendida surprised winter winners
by happypalms- 9 replies
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I thought for sure these verschaffeltia would be burned to crisp by now in the cold, others are failing around them. This is there first winter outside of the hothouse, so iam surprised they are hanging in there and actually look quite good apart from the slug damage. I purchased the seeds from cairns area so not really acclimated as cool tolerant seeds. These 4 are the sole surviving ones from 30 seedlings I germinated. I did sell one to an another collector. So far there holding up well and with the next couple of weeks our coldest time of the season, it’s going to be interesting to see if they make it.
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Dypsis rivularis planted
by happypalms- 4 replies
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Another medium sized dypsis that is still a dypsis the rivularis. A beautiful palm worth growing in any collection. Quite tough yet so beautiful, easy to grow and germinate. They get a nice bit of colour with a bit of age in the trunk. Cool tolerant down to 2 degrees Celsius and possibly lower, frost would not be its friend, they love water, and about all they really need is good drainage. And still a little it rare available but a rare.
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Hi PalmTalk friends, I’m on the hunt for a Teddy Bear Palm (Dypsis leptocheilos) and wondering if anyone knows good sources on Florida’s west coast (Tampa Bay area down through Sarasota, Fort Myers, etc.). I’m specifically looking for either: A specimen of decent size (not just tiny seedlings), or A reputable nursery that regularly stocks them or can order them in I’ve checked a few local nurseries without much luck so far. If anyone has bought one recently or knows where I might find this palm, I’d be very grateful for any leads or recommendations. Thanks in advance for helping me track down this beautiful palm!
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A little AI debate
by happypalms- 16 replies
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Ok with AI apparently becoming the supreme being that is going to handle all the world’s problems and solve them. Well this little example is a contradiction to what they have big plans for us in mind coercion through the internet. One AI states not a palm misspelled, the other states you can propagate it. Who is feeding this machine of shear stupid nonsense. Yes AI has a place in the world for sure to a certain degree, but on the other hand a computer is only as good as the human brain behind it!
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Veitcha Joannis gets planted 1 2
by happypalms- 1 follower
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An easy palm to grow the joannis. I collected these seeds in my home town of Grafton. I was very surprised find one that planted in Grafton it was in a business premises so the landscaper knew his stuff. It gets cold in winter in Grafton down to minus one or two degrees Celsius on rare occasions, another surprise to me I thought it would be a palm that was not cool tolerant. So a bit of asking the office lady and the seeds were mine free to a good home. So that’s this palm came to be in my collection. I gave most of the seeds away and germinated around 30 for myself to plant in my garden.
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What are the most exotic, solid 9b palms? 1 2
by BayAndroid- 1 follower
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I'm checking my list and checking it twice.... Am I missing some really awesome looking palms in my collection? Palms that can handle 25f+ without damage. Supporting photos would be great!
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My three picks: 1. Cyrtostachys renda 2. Bismarckia Nobilis 3. Kerriodoxa elegans Honourable mentions: Cocos nucifera, Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, Roystonea regia
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Please ID this palm
by SoulofthePlace- 1 follower
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Please can someone ID this palm. I have purchased it as a seedling as Kentia palm – Howea forsteriana in the spring of 2020 from Vladimir Uhrin, Viriar.com (Slovakia) on e-bay (username: vladimir-uhrin). Four years later, I believe I was sold something else, but not a Kentia palm. This palm has got fan shaped leaves and little teeth on its petioles, unlike Kentia palms. Please take a look at the attached photos. Thank you.
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A lovely Cocothrinax Alta in the garden
by happypalms- 4 replies
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A trio of Alta to make the garden a bit special. While not planted in a group they look just as good as singles planted on their own. All are 23 years old so slow and in dry part of the garden, with irrigation having been installed 2 years ago. And there is a slight difference in growth with a little extra water. One beautiful palm well worth growing in any collection.
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Trachycarpus fortunei crashing down
by palmtreesforpleasure- 6 replies
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30 minutes ago a large crashing noise had us running outside in the wind and rain to see what happened. For only the second time in 33 years a palm blew down at home. A 40 year old 5m trunking Trachycarpus fortunei came crashing down A few old Chamaedorea sartorii are not to happy either under the fallen trunk. The Clivea's are not happy either. for the next 2 days the wind and rain are increasing so hopefully nothing else will come down. Very lucky not to live in extreme storms zones like many others. Such is life...... regards Colin
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The Southernmost Cocos nucifera in Brazil
by Arnaud84- 6 replies
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Hello everyone, This is my first post on PalmTalk and I’d like to share with you some findings from my research. It’s often said that the southernmost coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) in Latin America are found in Brazil, just a bit further south than Florianópolis. And indeed, on the coast of the state of Santa Catarina, they are planted quite densely. South of there, plantings become more sporadic. Although it was a bit of a painstaking task, I had fun virtually exploring the streets of the coastal towns in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state. I managed to spot about a dozen coconut palms along the coast near Porto Alegre. The coastline…
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Sabal causiarum x palmetto 1 2 3
by kylecawazafla- 6 followers
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Does anyone know if these palms could possibly be Sabal causiarum x palmetto or perhaps a separate species? They are growing next to a much older Sabal causiarum and surrounded by Sabal palmettos. They're very beautiful palms, and gigantic. From what I've heard, they are very fast growers as well. The seeds are somewhat easy to distinguish from Sabal palmetto as well since they are about double the mass. The first picture is of Sabal palmetto
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Is my King Palm a gonner?
by Clementyne- 1 follower
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UPDATE The arborist took 3 weeks to get here, but in the meantime I've been doing peroxide and copper fungicide every 2 or 3 days. I can definitely hear fizzing. They pulled on the middle spear and it came out, and they said its dead and won't survive. We picked out a new palm and had to buy the warranty. I think that's how they make their money.They don't care if your Palm tree dies.You just have to keep purchasing that warranty.Which covers the cost of the tree. The arborist seemed more interested in trying to get us to let them trim our big trees for $1800, HARD NOOO.!!! So here is what it looked like when they showed up last week, and what it look…
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Bradenton FL Coconut Palm
by Dan941- 2 replies
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Planted this coconut palm that is supposedly the Malayan dwarf about a week ago, have seen numerous posts online on how to plant it either above the surface or below the ground surface and creating a berm to keep run off water. For perspective, this was a 25gal tree planted in darker soil mid PH acidity. Ive toyed with the idea of putting sand around the tree and or mixing it with some of the dirt for better drainage but unsure…I’ve watered it about every day and wasn’t sure if having it above ground will impact the growth or if I should move it lower given it was just planted. I haven’t fertilized around it but wanted to see if anyone had tips for these palms. I’d say I’…
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Premature opening of the new spear
by Rafael- 14 replies
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My Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, 4 mts tall (2,20 mts trunk), 100% freeze burned in winter, has opened two new leaves, partially burned. When the second one opened i became surprised because i was not seing the new spear, as always before. Then i checked it inside the canopy and saw that the new spear, with maybe 20 cm, was already opening, as you can see on the pic below. This behaviour i am also watching in a potted double trunked a. alexandrae: new leaves opening while not yet even 50% emerging from the crown. This one had no freeze damage, anyway. Could this be a cold damage consequence? Or an effect of excess of seaweed fertilizing?
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Spear not opening on A. cunninghamiana
by ruskinPalms- 25 replies
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Hello all, Just seeking advice on my A. cunninghamiana. I have not had great luck with these over the years and I am wondering if my last one is on its way out. It pushed a spear like usual but it never opened up. It is pushing another spear too. It has always opened a new spear before pushing a new one out (actually, all my crown shafted palms are that way). Just wondering if there is some sort of fungus or nutrient deficiency going on. There is a lot of competition there in the landscape bed and it is a rather dry corner of my yard. It has been very dry for about a month now so could be water. I did hand water it good the other day but nothing has changed. Here are…
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Pics of the crop @happypalms
by happypalms- 4 replies
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A few favourites from the past enjoy!
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CRB
by Brad52- 3 replies
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Yesterday I saw YouTube video that was a feed of a local news program about coconut rhinoceros beetle. The story was mainly about a product that was being promoted that for one individual had eradicated the beetles on his property and he had lost 1000 palms prior to using this product. He now is a vendor of the treatment method so take that with a grain of salt of course. Apparently the beetles here are from Guam and I think the product was created in Guam perhaps but basically they have an auger and they drill holes around the base of the plant and put in this product which is supposed to be safe you can eat the coconuts, not harmful to bees, pets blah blah blah. It …
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Brahea brandegeei blue, natural variation or hybrid?
by Phoenikakias- 4 replies
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It originates from an batch of seeds produced by my own specimen. It used to have more blue tinges that other seedlings in the community pot, but this summer with more sun exposure It is really standing out! What do you think it more probable, natural variation or hybrid?
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Christmas palms are so popular but I don't really like them past their juvenile stage. And most adult specimens that I see around the neighborhood aren't that well taken care of. Can I see some well-maintained christmas palms so I can decide how I feel. Thanks!
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Hi all - I'm very new to this so apologize for the newb question. I bought a pair of nice looking r. regia from @Joe palma and planted them about 6 weeks ago. I planted them in full sun in my yard which is west-facing and on a big slope - I'm about 10 miles from the coast in San Diego. They look... fine. I've been watching the spear-growth since planting and it seems to have slowed down in the last few weeks, which is what worries me. Shortly after planting it was probably ~1 cm/day and it has since slowed to maybe 1mm/day. My question is: should I react and try to change anything? or is this just some combination of transplant shock or the fact that it just started …
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King hybrid Palm (Mule Palm)
by Clementyne- 1 follower
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We have a King hybrid and it's been in the ground since last fall. We are in Goodyear AZ. It Was doing great! Now we just got back from a weekend away and see the new growth died. What do we do from here? The tree is under warranty. Can it still survive?
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Some pioneer palms for the new garden, they will help in creating a microclimate, planting them along with a few trees will help to start a canopy. And also break up the harder more difficult areas to garden in, once the ground has shade in my climate it completely changes, more moisture means better growing conditions. You just have to make that start with new plants sooner or later!
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PACSOA trip to Phil Redhead’s private garden and nursery: Sunshine Coast, Australia
by Jonathan Haycock- 2 followers
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What a privilege to visit Phil’s garden and wholesale nursery (Eumundi Palms) on the Sunshine Coast. It’s something I’ve been wanting to do since moving up to Queensland more than 3 years ago now!!!. The stand out for me was this incredible Cyrtostachys renda hybrid (C. renda x C. elegans). Hopefully one day it’ll produce viable seed, and there will be no shortage of customers for the resulting palms I’m sure, as they thrive in the sub-tropics.
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