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   crystal building

   January 17, 2010 by yachtingone

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   I found this building to be remarkable! http://www.satake-group.com/palm/house.html

   

   Last reply by gcyao, January 18, 2010
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   Need Identification / 2 palms sold as Bactris

   January 13, 2010 by pilou

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   Hello ! I bought those 2 palms as BACTRIS... but I'm not 100% that it's bactris when I see the trunk... Best Regards Pilou (collection : http://asie.online.fr/palmiers/index-palmiers.html) Palm N°1 More picture on my website : http://asie.online.fr/palmiers/palmier-bac...identifier.html Palm N°2 More picture on my website : http://asie.online.fr/palmiers/palmier-bac...identifier.html

   

   Last reply by Davidl, January 18, 2010
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   my burned up yard

   January 17, 2010 by falcon1988

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   here are some pictures of my yard i'm bit upset but as time goes by i am living with it

   

   Last reply by falcon1988, January 18, 2010
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   Phoenix canariensis

   December 30, 2009 by maghi

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   Binnen in de kas. Phoenix canariensis met +10 celcius.outside het is nu -3 celcius

   

   Last reply by BS Man about Palms, January 17, 2010
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   Trachycarpus fortunei

   January 2, 2010 by maghi

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   this picture shows my T.fortunei as 1 year old,till 4 years old

   

   Last reply by maghi, January 17, 2010
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   Cape Coral ,FL Freeze Report

   January 16, 2010 by pg6922

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   Howdy Yall, In the almost 8yrs I have lived here, this is by far the coldest it has been. In my yard it was below 32 degrees F for 2 nights in a row. 30.2 degrees F at 8:45am was my lowest recorded temps. I had frost on my windshield and ice in buckets of water and puddles. It was so cold during the week prior I didnt even bother to cover anything. Sooo, the results in my yard were not as bad I thought. The Veitchia and the Pritchardia Pacifica got hit the worst but most everything else just a little damage. Its amazing how the Veitchia got hit so hard but the King Palm right next to it was unscathed. Although in North Fort Myers, I saw large mature Coconuts…

   

   Last reply by happ, January 17, 2010
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   Just like January 2007

   January 16, 2010 by Gonzer

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   I personally feel all the pain our Floridian brethren are suffering right now. You folks kept us Californians hopeful with your kind thoughts and prayers in '07 so now's the time we reciprocate.

   

   Last reply by Gonzer, January 16, 2010
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   Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum

   January 14, 2010 by sarasota alex

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   http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source...=12,114.61,,1,5 I hope the link works

   

   Last reply by sarasota alex, January 16, 2010
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    Winter damage after 15°F correction

    January 16, 2010 by TonyDFW

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    I had a problem with my photobucket site and some of the images wouldn't appear on my other post. I'm trying to correct the problem here with all images present. After the freeze C. microspadix B.armata and C. humilis during the freeze After the freeze

    

    Last reply by TonyDFW, January 16, 2010
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    Winter damage after 15°F

    January 16, 2010 by TonyDFW

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    Here are some images in my garden after the recent arctic blast that dropped temps to as low as 15.8°F in my central city Dallas location. We have recently had mild weather with one day last week at 65°F. I've tried to include images during the freeze and the ones I took today for comparison. More damage may continue in the weeks to come. during the freeze This is the aftermath... not too bad for C. microspadix B.armata and C.humilis Today after the cold

    

    Last reply by freakypalmguy, January 16, 2010
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    Trachycarpus princeps growth performance.

    January 15, 2010 by garrytsen

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    A friend raised me a very interesting question that some Trachycarpus princeps have small ,broad and stiff leaves whereas others have soft,slim and long ones. I think there are a dozen of factors affecting the growth performance of T.princeps. 1. Nutrition. more nutrition T.princeps is fed with , the broader its leaves are.Nutrition makes a big difference in this respect.The seedling I grow separately in a pot has broader leaves than the ones growing in the same pot altogether. Very interesting different look T.princeps demonstrate under different conditions.It is noticed that some seedlings are bluish with little white stuff even on the upper side whereas others have…

    

    Last reply by TheChemist, January 16, 2010
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    Brahea from mexico ID

    January 16, 2010 by palmierbret

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    A friend of mine is working on a book about the genus Pinus. He gave me this picture of Pinus estevezii with a small Brahea on it. He would like to know the name of the Brahea. The location is : Mexico, South of Nuevo leon, Cerro Pena Nevada. Many thanks to all, Fred

    

    Last reply by JD in the OC, January 16, 2010
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    Trachies, Sabals,Dates, Bismarcks, Everglades,Sargent Cherry,

    January 15, 2010 by bubba

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    Trachies: Sabals: Dates: Bismarck and Everglades:

    

    Last reply by Palm Guy, January 16, 2010
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    Is there a temperature threshold where palms stop growing?

    November 27, 2009 by www.dadluvsu.com

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    Watching my thermometer bottom out around 48F tonight stinks. Made me wonder, when do palms stop growing?

    

    Last reply by trioderob, January 16, 2010

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    2 cool Bismarckia nobilis-one crooked and one tall

    January 15, 2010 by Eric in Orlando

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    Spotted these 2 Bismarckia nobilis yesterday near Ft. Lauderdale. They are both along Griffin Rd. just east of the FL Turnpike and near Black Olive Nursery. One has a crook in the trunk, never saw one like that, and the other a nice really tall specimen

    

    Last reply by Eric in Orlando, January 16, 2010
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    kentia palm on eBay

    January 15, 2010 by JD in the OC

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    Check out the title

    

    Last reply by Alicehunter2000, January 15, 2010
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    The Palm Journal - Issue 193, all about Pritchardia

    January 15, 2010 by Al in Kona

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    Recently received my copy of Issue 193 of "The Palm Journal" published by the Palm Society of Southern California. This issue is devoted exclusively to the genus PRITCHARDIA and has got to be the best information put out to date on these palms. Don Hodel wrote two feature articles in this issue filled with color photos on every page. IMO, it's a must for anyone interested in Pritchardias. The beautiful front cover photo shows Paulen Sullivan's Pritchardia woodfordiana. However the name, P. woodfordiana, does not appear again anywhere else in this issue. When I Googled this name, it says this Pritchardia comes from the Solomon Islands. It also says this may just …

    

    Last reply by JEFF from Trabuco Canyon CA, January 15, 2010
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    Pine Island, FL

    January 13, 2010 by tropical1

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    Ok, after this last deep freeze I think I want to take plunge and buy some land on Pine Island. Does anyone on the board who lives down there have an opinion of what to look for in terms of a good palm growing property. I have heard the north end was warmer but during this year it seemed the temps were higher on the south side by St. James. i assume also that the damage out there was minimal this year. K

    

    Last reply by mike in kurtistown, January 15, 2010
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    Pics of Medjool Date Palm Growth In Southeast Alabama, United States

    January 12, 2010 by Joey Powell

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    After reading another thread where someone said Medjool Date Palms (Phoenix Dactylifera) grow slow, I decided to post this and show everyone how mine have grown. These are planted in my backyard here near Enterprise in Southeast Alabama in the United States. I purchased these from TyTy nursery (somehow I had a GREAT experience with them?) in late May 2007. This first pic is of one of them (at center left) from a week or two after it was planted (the other one is almost identical both then and now). This second pic is the same palm from only 2 years and 3 months later. Keep in mind we have some extreme high humidity and some pretty low temps during the winter …

    

    Last reply by DCA_Palm_Fan, January 15, 2010
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    My new project - Santa Marta

    January 14, 2010 by Really full garden

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    Santa Marta is the name of my future home and I began planting a few palms during our last rainy season.We have had incredible winds as a result of the cold front that caused so much damage in Florida.I wanted to see how these recent plantings are coping with minimal care.The normal temperature range is 65-85F with rainfall near 150+ inches falling March-December. There are mists and drizzle infrequently during the dry season Jan-February. Fuego Volcano - this is an active volcano.My farm is on the ridge at the base of the volcano Areca triandra Caryota obtusa - gigas Licuala lauterbachii

    

    Last reply by Lowey, January 15, 2010
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    Transplant action

    December 28, 2009 by Walter John

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    Hello to all my fans, how you doing Jonas ? After waiting and waiting and praying, we finally received some good rains so I got down and dirty and dug up some palms for the journey north to my new place. Here's some photos. A half a metre of potting mix I picked up in the Toyota ute, here it is after several usages. Carpoxylon, Dypsis carlsmithii and Dypsis prestoniana ready to go. Nice orange crush colour appearing on these two Dypsis mentioned above. carl preston

    

    Last reply by The Palm Nut, January 15, 2010
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    cold weather games...Ack! whats missing??!!

    January 10, 2010 by BS Man about Palms

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    WOW! I came home to find this tonite!!!

    

    Last reply by yachtingone, January 14, 2010
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    Post-freeze Care

    January 12, 2010 by palmislandRandy

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    Now that the weather is returning to normal , what extra care does a cold recovering palm need? A little extra water? Less water? Fungicide? Trim off all necrotic fronds? Do nothing? You get the idea. Any help from the more experienced would be appreciated by many!

    

    Last reply by Tala, January 14, 2010
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    Hybrid Cocoid report

    December 6, 2009 by PalmGuyWC

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    This will be my last Cocoid hybrid report for 2009 unless something dramatic happens, like a severe freeze. Patrick Schafer was here this week collecting the late maturing seeds for 2009. We had a late, cool spring in N. Calif., almost a month late, so everything is a little behind this year. Some of the late blooming palms, mostly Syagrus, have only partially mature fruit and, now that cold weather has arrived, the imature seeds will quit growing until warm weather arrives next year. While Patrick was here he put shrouds around the fruit to protect them from frost. Patrick has asked me not to be specific about any hybrids as it's always hit and miss, and he doesn't li…

    

    Last reply by Butiagrus, January 14, 2010
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    17F night forcasted, NEED HELP!!!!!!! 1 2

    January 4, 2010 by mallett_sj

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    Okay, as we all know (DFW palm nuts) we are about to be hit with a nice cold refreshing breeze out of Canada (15F - 17F) it's only going to be this low at night, I have no idea how long though . I'm not sure what I will need to protect, currently I have a 2ft trunk California (its a true California), 2 butia's, 1 Texas Sable , two meds, and two windmills and a 3ft trunk Mule Of these which do i need to protect, I know the Mule is at the top of the list, but what else? I plan to wrap the mule in christmas lights and a plastic tarp around the trunk area, any other suggestions or any tried and proved protection ideas? I have to say that this winter has been the worst since…

    

    Last reply by mallett_sj, January 14, 2010

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