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Show us your Majesty palms!! 1 2 3
by ruskinPalms- 7 followers
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These are one of my favorites. They grow well for me with plenty of water and fertilizer. This was originally planted in probably 2015 or 2016 and was in a 2 gallon pot with 3 others. I let them all grow in the ground for a year or two but then decided to edit out 3 of the 4 so that I could get a big, fat trunk going. Show off your Majesty Palms!
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Observed: Leaning crown syndrome in Queen Palm today.
by BayAndroid- 2 replies
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I'm visiting Pismo Beach and I observed this Queen Palm with leaning crown syndrome.
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Planting a couple of joeys in the vegetable garden
by happypalms- 0 replies
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With a couple of joey palms to spare I thought why not plant a couple around the vegetable garden it will be a moist area and receive some attention while gardening along with the good soil plus the garden will look super tropical now all I have to do is wait ten years
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Potting up some Caryota mitis variegated sprouts
by happypalms- 0 replies
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I purchased these mitis seeds from RPS one hundred seeds with a pretty good germination rate no variation in the leaves so far but nice healthy seedlings is a bonus
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Dypsis carlsmithii gets planted
by happypalms- 0 replies
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Time to start planting some of my new palms starting with a dypsis carlsmithii it was growing in a 200mm container had good roots coming out of the bottom of the container what better time than now to plant given a couple of years in the ground it should start to look good in the position it’s in it will be irrigated and mulched giving it a head start in life
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San Diego Coconut Trees
by SouthernCATropicals- 3 followers
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I’ll document my SoCal coconut tree journey here. Getting anything bigger than a shriveled up coconut sprout in California is almost impossible for a variety of reasons so I ordered 3 coconut sprouts. I currently have 3 coconuts of unknown varieties. The first was “front yard coconut”This is the earliest photo I have of it but it came in August 2023 half dead with one greenish leaf. This is it now dec 18 2023. It has grown but the growth has been quite slow and undramatic. When I transferred it into the ground in august it really had no roots at all. I’ve read that they eat their coconut for a while but that was strange to see I’ve been fertilizing nothing. Hopefull…
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Need Bismark advice
by Mark S.- 2 followers
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My bismark is approx 15 years old and in just the last couple years has been throwing out an occasional dead fron. It otherwise looks healthy. Any ideas on what might be causing this? IMG_5634.HEIC
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Buying a couple of plants again
by happypalms- 8 replies
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Did a bit of mail order shopping for plants this time a lanonia magaloni and a philodendron billietiae not sure how the philodendron will go in the cold time will tell
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Update 1: As some of yall know my bottle palm hates me, i didnt expose it to sun properly. It looks terrible right now, with the exception of this! The spear that has been growing since the end of winter is now opening!
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Palm Seeds
by Borosbobo- 1 follower
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Hey! My parents went to Gran Canaria and brought me some palm seeds and I cant identify some of them. 1. The 3. Picture is the seeds with the flash on and on the 4. Picture I removed the flash. From the seeds I thought its some kind of sabal palm maybe sabal palmetto. But the leaves of the palm (pic 1&2) doesn’t really look like a sabal palm 2. I’m clueless about these seeds. The palms had a thin trunk with green/silver leaves. I would think that these are Bismarck palms with a cleaned trunk but on the last picture you can see a bismarck nobilis seed next to the seeds that my parents harvested from these palms and they are twice as big. Also could you g…
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Planting my parents backyard 1 2
by blue240z- 2 followers
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Hello everyone, I've been looking around the forum and enjoying everyone's garden so I figured it was about time to post up my own even if it is only months old and pales in comparison to most here! We are located in San Diego about 8 miles up the coast on top of a hill so freezing temps are rare and with clay soil, hopefully it turns out to be a good spot for growing my garden. All of the palm people that I have met have been more than generous with their time, knowledge, and plants so thanks to everyone for that! I do not yet have any good pictures of my own garden but here are some palm related pictures to introduce myself...
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I have a robellini palm that is about a year old. There are 3 of the 5 trunks that are dead. Should I cut these off? What is the best way to do this?
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Dypsis lanceolata variation
by Tracy- 34 replies
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So I have a pair of Dypsis lanceolata's growing in the yard. Once upon a time they were both on the same side of the yard with the same exposure. Sometime late in 2013, I transplanted one to the opposite side of the yard in a bit more sun. While it experienced more burning initially, it seems to be slowly adapting. The other is full shade in winter, from my house's shadow, then in spring and summer as the sun moves through a higher arc, its got sun most of the day until I planted a banana to its west to provide it pm filtered shade. All background, but the real question is in the photos. As you will see D lanceolata #1, on the sunny side is quite fuzzy on the top…
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Big coconut for Tampa, FL
by SweatyPalms- 2 replies
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Just a monster for Tampa, FL. A few blocks from the bay but with that size, I’d assume it’s been through a few cold spells and freezes. I think the tight backyard and close homes/trees have shielded it.
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Definition of an indoor palm?
by Hardypalms- 2 followers
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So when they write in books or websites that a certain palm does/ Or does not good indoors. Do they mean a palm that would stay inside a heated and A/C house 24/7? Or does a palm that gets dragged between inside your house, in the non heated/AC garage and outside and back and forth depending on weather conditions an indoor palm too? Trying to figure this before i buy palms that will die quickly on me ( I drag in and out according to weather) Thxs Pat
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Coconut palms.
by baldy- 1 follower
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Hello everyone, thank you for adding me.! I have a question about adding salt to coconut palms. I am trying to grow them about 30 kms inland. I found some information on YouTube about it and just need more information before I move on this ! .. Also, I have heavy, sticky clay soil. What is the best way to plant coconut palms in this ? .. Thank you. Mark
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Chamaedorea plumosa seeds nearly ready to pick
by happypalms- 0 replies
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My plumosa seeds are nearly ready they basically coincide with the new flowers one way how to tell if the seeds are ready is when the new flowers appear not the case with all palms but certainly with a lot of other palm varieties that mature quickly
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A few garden pictures on a autumn afternoon
by happypalms- 8 replies
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Nothing better than wandering around the garden doing a bit of pruning with the autumn weather change in the air now is a good time to be planting some new plants getting them to settle in before winter with more than ideal day night temperatures now is a optimum time to plant in my area with some new cold proven plants from the collection
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Storms Bring Down Iconic Palm Trees at Refugio State Beach
by agroventuresperu- 1 follower
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Pretty interesting article. I would've assumed those rootballs would be a lot more extensive. https://www.noozhawk.com/storms-bring-down-iconic-palm-trees-at-refugio-state-beach/
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Dypsis that are still Dypsis 1 2
by Cindy Adair- 3 followers
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These two palms are similar looking, but the leaves of the D. affinity schatzii are much more shiny. This beautiful clumper still in a pot is awaiting the perfect planting spot this Spring. It is a gift from CB Lisa. Thank you Lisa! Please post your Dypsis that are still Dypsis here.
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When to plant sabal seedlings
by rizla023- 2 followers
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Hello, I have read sabals like to be in the ground early on. I have a 1.5 year old seedling, just pushing out its third leaf, and I’m wondering how early is too early and what experiences those in SoCal have with sabals. I only have 1 so i didn’t want to risk too much. Sabal mauritiiformis thanks!
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Chamaedorea radicalis picture
by Nico94- 1 follower
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Post in this topic your Chamaedorea radicalis in pot or in ground to see the different form. Here non trunking form.
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More palmy pics in the garden
by happypalms- 2 replies
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Just a few more palm pics from today the summer heat this year combined with the rainfall certainly has made a difference to the garden
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Unknown Palm Seedling: What am I
by PalmatierMeg- 7 replies
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I was doing a weed pull and pot top-off of my outdoor container garden yesterday and came face to face with a palm seedling I'd been ignoring for a while. I need a fellow palm nerd to give me an ID of it. I have a few ideas but need confirmation as if it is what I suspect I'll have to decide whether to plant or compost it. See photos below Mystery Palm, Cape Coral, FL 2024