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Palm Trees and Bees
by NWpalms@206- 1 follower
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As my new palm collection grows, and with spring on the way, I am wondering the relationship that bees have with palms, as I am also a Beekeeper. Just hoping for some basic info/experinces. Will the bees cross-pollinate and/or collect nectar for honey production from palm blooms? Is the honey good ( ie: safe, what is flavor like)? Is there anything I should be aware of? Thanks for any tips, I want to keep my bees and trees happy and healthy!
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Hi, I don't think this is mentioned anywhere else online, but on the grounds of the Disneyland Hotel at the original Magical Kingdom in Anaheim, California sit two good-sized Beccariophoenix alfredii palm trees! I first noticed them about three or four years ago in person shortly after they were planted (there were about a foot or so tall.) Last evening I was watching a video on YouTube about the reopening of the Disneyland Hotel, and the video's hostess got a shot of them...the look wonderful! They must be at least 10 feet tall and in very good shape. What most impressed me is the speed in which the palms have grown. I took a couple of screen shots from the video an…
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Palm Damage unknown source
by cbarnett421- 1 follower
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I have lived with my palms since buying this house in 2008 (San Diego), last summer I noticed a small gouge at the base, I immediately thought the kids had done i and moved on. Around 3 months ago another appeared, and then another and another, they are appearing quicker and larger than initially. I noticed a slightly brown patch just above too. Does anyone know what is doing this? I don't have sprinkers (I have drippers), weather has been worse than I've seen here a lot of rain, and very cold this winter. The leaves have a little yellow but they're mostly green and not frazzled. I do have a dog but the dog has been with me since 2010, so nothing has changed there…
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Garden edits
by Josue Diaz- 1 follower
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I was busy this morning taking down the stump of a phoenix hybrid I had cut down over a year ago. The Phoenix was too large for the space and had to go, but I never got around to removing the stump. Until now. I used a trusted shovel and just hacked away at the roots until it was finally freed from the soil. My yard is very tightly planted so I was careful not to damage the surrounding aloes and begonias too much. i did this all in sandals 🫢 The space if perfect for this Chrysalidocarpus ambositrae. It has spent the last two years outdoors in this pot, and I think it will be much happier in the ground. As for the carcass of the ol…
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Kentiopsis pyriformis
by WaianaeCrider- 2 followers
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Picked this up Friday at KF (for you O`ahu people). Got it in the ground this morning. Shade cloth in place. In fact this whole terrace system is a mess of different pieces of shade cloth. Can't wait till they come down in a year or so.
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I did a casual trial this last season with three types of coconut and--now that spring has sprung out here in the Palm Springs area--wanted to share the results, and see if anyone else has anything to report from any "desert Cocos" experiments this year? Please keep this thread going with some of your results! BACKGROUND: Last March I began ordering and planting some coconuts: - Two just-sprouting Cocos from Miami, supposedly 'Panama/Pacific Tall' but when I received them, the three-pointed nosebeak indicated to me these were most likely either 'Jamaican Tall' (='Atlantic Tall') or perhaps a "PanJam" cross (though that is just speculation, as I don't know t…
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There are two Chambeyronia forms with yellow trunks, Chambeyronia macrocarpa var. hookeri (C hookeri) and Chambeyronia houailou (C houailou). In some other posts there has been discussion about whether a particular plant is one or the other, but I don't recall ever seeing a post to discuss the distinctions. At one point, I thought from personal experience that all C hookeri had a darker color petiole than the trunk or crownshaft, but I have heard from others that they have specimens that have the same yellow color on the petiole. I thought that C houailou had a slight pinkish hue to the emerging leaf which turns a more blue green similar to young Kentiopsis oliviformi…
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Hey there. I have propagated seeds and started growing palms in containers. I am looking to grow them in the ground and then start selling them in a couple of years as a way to supplement my income. I currently have abot 1500 seedlings in various stages. I am getting ready to buy a piece of land and put them in the ground. I am looking for help / tips in laying out the field and when to put go from container to ground. Any other additional information would be greatly appreciated.
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So there is a good chance I might be moving to either the north side of Orlando or Plant city area. Both of these locations are zone 9A. I already know to look around to see what's already growing, but what is your personal experiences of what grows there, what's marginal, and what only lasts maybe a few years.
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Date Palm Time-lapse
by ZPalms- 1 follower
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I saw this on youtube earlier and I thought it was cool and thought I'd share, It's not often people make time lapse of palm trees, I'll come back to this forum in a year from now and post the 2nd part 😂
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Oh come on!
by Patrick- 18 replies
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You know the feeling... Sabal miamiensis. I count 12 out of 100+ seeds so far. It's going to look like I'm growing sod in a month or so...
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My Chamaedorea radicalis has put out flowers this spring and developped fruits right away which disappeared over the past months. I saw lots of ants on the inflorescence all the time. I guess they might have something to do with it. Today I randomly discovered that it's pushing out new flowers for the second time this year and also pretty late as we're almost in October. I couldn't find any information about them flowering several times a year and I also don't know of any palm species that does that. Is this normal or does this have to do with the fact that the earlier fruits have not been able to fully develop before they got eaten away? I just took a picture of it.…
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first big palm order and it's progress 1 2
by flplantguy- 3 followers
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My Floribunda order is on the way! Three boxes😳, coming tomorrow night. They will get a couple weeks worth of summer heat before it starts to cool to more typical temps they knew before. I have read plants remember heat stress for the future when it occurs again, so I'm hoping they get a taste and are ready in spring. I will be documenting their arrival and performance over time here while I prepare them for planting. Most are in pots already, but a few will be potted into a basic cactus and citrus mix while they adjust and I learn their quirks. I will show the successes and failures as well as what I think happened. Chime in if you have thoughts or questions and all …
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Pindo Palm Trouble
by AZ_Palm_Guy- 2 replies
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Hello all, I was wondering if maybe someone could assist me in diagnosing what could possibly be wrong with my pindo palm. From one week to the next it seems like some of the fronds have lost color and some parts of the fronds have gone to a dry green and have begun to drop. This palm has been in the ground since March and has had no issues till now. It survived 10+ days straight of 115°F+ weather with some frond damage. I've eased up on the watering since it is now only hitting an average of 85°F and lows in the 50s. Located in Arizona.
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Ravenea glauca from Andringitra 1 2 3
by LJG- 3 followers
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One of the plants that I was looking forward to seeing in habitat was Ravenea glauca. As of right now there are two areas to see Glauca, one is Isalo where they grow in the canyons and make for the famous photo for palm lovers. In talking to Dransfeld, what we knew as Glauca will most likely become a new species. The second location is to go to the Andringitra area. This is where I just came back from and was excited to post some photos and details on this beautiful plant. Having seen both now, in my opinion it is easy to see they are two separate species. In Adringitra, there are two areas to view them - both require a 25 km jeep trail drive to Camp Catta. Onc…
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Areca vestria red form sprouts
by happypalms- 5 replies
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I was gifted some red Areca vestria seeds so the best thing to do was germinate them asap this batch I had a very poor germination rate the seeds were fresh I helped pick the seeds so no faults in fresh quality seeds I did the same germination technique as the last batch of red Arecas i received with 50 percent success this time I only managed around 20 percent success rate I was told they have a low germination rate and this batch of seeds was certainly that still a gift of seeds is win in any situation no matter how low the germination rate
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Does anyone here use an injector for liquid fertilizer on your plants, and if so what do you think about it? I'm considering doing this for my plants, since I used one for my orchids before (and will again) since it works so well for them. I had a minidos that was great. What are the pros and cons to it? I could do direct with every watering or on an as needed basis too. They are generally for larger grower operations but the minidos is just small enough to be used in a home setting. Otherwise it's a Venturi style that's hit or miss for dosage so I want to avoid that. Granular fertilizer on some tropicals can be hit or miss (no soil to hold them on vandas) so I'm look…
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Palm dart grub
by happypalms- 1 follower
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This little caterpillar if left unchecked will destroy a palm real quick hiding between leaves rolled together or two leaves pinned together by whatever means the caterpillar has it is a real pest especially on potted palms known as the palm dart grub turning into some sort of moth or butterfly a real nuisance
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Is this Livistona Chinensis?
by BayAndroid- 17 replies
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Photo attached. The caption claimed Chinese fan palm, but I wasn't sure if it's in fact Livistona Chinensis, or another type of fan palm (misidentified or broadly described)
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Coconut Palms on Virginia Key in Miami
by chicagoman58- 3 replies
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Can anyone tell me what variety of Coconut Palms these are? They are some the most majestic specimens I've seen in South Florida. Thank you.
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Hey everyone, I have a Phoenix Sylvestris being shipped to me as we speak from California and I should have it in the ground this weekend. I've searched around the forums for a lot of information but I have a few questions I haven't been able to answer. So I'm gonna see if anyone can help here. I've seen several people say not to fertilize the first year to make sure the roots grow strong, so I'll be doing that. But I was wondering if anyone has any idea how much to water a brand new Phoenix? We get a decent amount of rain where I am, especially in spring, so I was just wondering if anyone had some advice about how many times a week etc? I'm orderi…
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Orlando lakeside gardening
by redbeard917- 3 replies
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I am renting a room at this house in Orlando, FL and have been given wide leeway to make changes in the yard. The previous owners had introduced a very tropical look but weren't fully up to date on the maintenance. So there are dozens of camphor and Brazilian pepper seedlings of various ages in the beds for example. But they had a cool tropical aesthetic, with live oaks massively underplanted with things like bromeliads, peace lilies, tongue ferns, vines, etc. So I don't want to change the theme, but I'm adding a bit more color in a certain area in the form of Firebush (Hamelia), Firespike (Odontonema), Brazilian red cloak (Megaskepasma), Panama rose (Rondeletia), etc, an…
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Mulching around the trunk is fine in the desert?
by Palmfarmer- 11 replies
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Just wondering.. I heard someone say one could mulch with wood chips and let them “touch” the trunk in dry climates without worries of any rot. I know the recommended thing is to spread the mulch away from the trunk but I am thinking is this practice really necessary in desert climates?
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Jacksonville,FL Queen palms 1 2
by MarcusH- 4 followers
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Jacksonville became a place of interest and I was wondering how reliable Queen palms in that area are. Looked up at some data for the last 40 years it seems to be there was no chance of survival in the 1980s. Another cold event was in 2003 where it got down to 20F . So far the last 20 years didn't seem to be no problem for growing Queens in Jacksonville. Anyone from that area that can give me some feedback about survival rates and ages of Queens in Jax ? Thank you.
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Brahea Moorei transplanting
by James Norcal- 2 replies
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Does anyone have any information on transplanting Brahea Moroorei? I have two that I want to move to the front yard but I’ll leave them where they are if it’s to risky of a move. They’ve been in the ground for seven years and I got the seed from Peckerwood Garden. Thanks.