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   My Unknown Butia

   March 9, 2010 by freakypalmguy

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   Here are some pics of a Butia I bought in late 06 and planted in spring 07. It appears to be two palms and not a division or sucker. It is one of, if not the slowest growing palm I've got. I has armament close in on the petiole, not all the way out. It was unlabeled, but I remember the grower had a few different types of Butia on his list, paraguayensis, campicola, archeri, purpurescens, and capitata. I posted this in 07, but I'm curious to see what you all think now. 2007 2008 2010

   

   Last reply by freakypalmguy, March 10, 2010
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   Parajubaea

   March 9, 2010 by CoconutFreak

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   Would Parajubaea species survive the lowland heat and humidity of Sydney, Australia? I read that is a small planting of them in the Sydney Botanical Gardens, but most people say these palms like a low humidity climate.?

   

   Last reply by PalmGuyWC, March 9, 2010
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   worm castings good for palms ?

   February 16, 2010 by trioderob

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   anyone here use or have info on worm castings (worm poop) with palms ? if so how much to use, how often to add new coating, and any other info....

   

   Last reply by Moose, March 9, 2010

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   African Oil Palm evolution

   March 6, 2010 by amazondk

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   In 2007 I planted 3 african oil palms at my place in the country. They are in a triangle about 4 meters apart on the street side of the lot. They are ringed by Astrocaryum aculeatum that have been grown there for many years naturally. This is becoming a key part of the developing landscape. September 2008

   

   Last reply by tropicbreeze, March 9, 2010
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   Odd Sabal

   March 9, 2010 by freakypalmguy

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   Here is a seedling that I've grown from seed that came from a variegated Sabal palmetto. It's first two leaves had none of these marking, but the last three have had varying degrees of marks like the ones in the pics. Variegated or deficiency?

   

   Last reply by freakypalmguy, March 9, 2010
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   What kind of palm from madagascar can I grow in cali that....

   January 13, 2010 by trioderob

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   almost nobody else in the united states will have ? of course joe average will not have even one palm from there - but I am talking about palms that will be super rare even amongst enthusiasts in the future. and it must be able to survive in southern california ! any ideas ?

   

   Last reply by CoconutFreak, March 9, 2010
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   TRANSPLANT DAY PIX

   March 3, 2010 by Ken Johnson

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   I have been working on this one for some months now. It was dug a little at a time incorporating all my tricks. The "ball" is +- solid lime stone. First a glamor shot. I set the camera on the ball with delay since I was solo today. Do my colors match? You know how it is with us Gators sometimes.

   

   Last reply by Really full garden, March 9, 2010

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   Pole Saw vs. Chainsaw on a stick

   March 7, 2010 by JimR

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   Several of my Washingtonias have now gotten tall enough that the only way for me (and I am 6'5") to prune the dead fronds is teeter on the top of a long ladder. I am considering investing in either an extendable pole saw (the ARS product that goes to 20 ft.) or one of the electric chainsaw-on-a-stick things. The longest of the latter I can find is about 12 ft. Oddly enough, the pole saw is more expensive than the chainsaw. Any opinions or advice would be appreciated.

   

   Last reply by Mats, March 9, 2010

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    Transplanting P. tor-tor

    March 8, 2010 by DoomsDave

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    Howdyall! I have a pair of Parajubaea torallyi-torallyi that are too close together, so one of them is going to be trenched, dug and moved. Probably to another PSSC member's place . . . This summer. Trenching to start today. I've heard that they don't like root disturbance, indeed, HATE IT, but is that really true? Lay your moving experiences on me. If you don't know, you're going to find out. To quote Rick James, Give it to me bay-bay . . ..

    

    Last reply by DoomsDave, March 9, 2010
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    Beccariophoenix sp. ?

    March 8, 2010 by tikitiki

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    I know that there are several different types out now. I have the windows and coastal forms now but not sure what the rest are. Could some one out there give a brief account of each sp. including latin name if known and growing conditions( sun,soil, water). It would be nice to have them all on one current post.

    

    Last reply by Zeeth, March 9, 2010
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    Phoenix Roebelenii or kind of hybrid

    February 1, 2010 by Rafael

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    This one, spend spring, summer and autumn outdoors, and came indoors to avoid some freezy nights. It is under light shade, and monthly watered. No inch of brown, allways growing... Might it be a pure roebelenii or an hybrid one, crossed. And crossed with what kind of other palm? And, if hybrid, how much does it improve its coldhardiness? I would agree your point of view THANKS!!

    

    Last reply by Rafael, March 9, 2010

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    Annual Sale at Quail Botanical Gardens

    March 8, 2010 by palmaddict

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    The annual sale at Quail is usually late in March. Does anyone know if the date has been set? Patrick

    

    Last reply by Cycadcenter, March 8, 2010
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    Poolside Palm Garden

    March 8, 2010 by Tyrone

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    I've been going through the images on my phone and came across these images of a friends garden I planted back in 07 around his pool. I've turned him into a mad palm nut and he wants to fill his garden with rainforest which he is slowly doing. I thought you might like to take a look, although it is phone quality shots. Best regards Tyrone

    

    Last reply by Exotic Life, March 8, 2010

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    Moving on from winter

    March 1, 2010 by PalmatierMeg

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    The death toll continues to mount here. Many, if not most, of the badly cold-damaged palms I held out hope for have passed on to the great palm garden in the sky. Eventually I will post a full casualty list. I still cling to hope for the Areca latiloba, Areca vestiaria, Dypsis rivularis, Pinanga javana and a few others, but.... They have neither died nor opened new spears. But it has been consistently cold and cloudy/rainy for 8 weeks that nothing has grown. For every day that inches above 65F we get 10 below 55-60, with nights in 30s/40s. Yesterday was the first weekend day in ages that was sunny and above 60 (at least in the afternoon). Of course, the wind clocked 30…

    

    Last reply by Kathryn, March 8, 2010

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    sfps spring sale?

    February 28, 2010 by sick1166

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    montgomery sale any time soon? thanks

    

    Last reply by Jeff Searle, March 8, 2010
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    Mule Classification

    March 5, 2010 by PalmGuyWC

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    Probably 99% of the hybrid, Butia capitata X Syagrus romanzoffiana are commonly refered to as mules. In recent years Patrick Schafer has crossed Syagrus with other species of Butias, such as B. yata and B. paraguayensis. Reports come from Brazil of crosses wilth B. eriospatha and B. odorata and perhaps other Butia species. My question is: Can we continue to refer to all of these palms as mules? Some are so new that we don't know what their adult characteristics will be, since they are still juveniles. Will one look that much different from the other? Soon B. archeri will come into play as there are several in cultivation of blooming size or about to become blooming si…

    

    Last reply by PalmGuyWC, March 8, 2010

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    Miscellaneous Coconut Photos

    March 6, 2010 by Jeff in St Pete

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    I've been taking a lot of coconut photos lately and thought I would share some of them. Young shade grown plants near our beach gate. These have all sprouted from fallen nuts off the palm in the very center (you can only see the trunk).

    

    Last reply by tropicbreeze, March 8, 2010

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    Planted a few Tough Guys

    March 8, 2010 by buffy

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    I felt confident enough about the next couple of weeks of weather to go ahead and plant a few guys in the ground. Sabal x 'Brazoria' Trachycarpus takil Trachycarpus latisectus

    

    Last reply by Kris, March 8, 2010
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    Borassus Fruits... 1 2 3

    June 4, 2007 by Kris

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    Dear Friends Have you tried eating the borassus fruit ? its very tasty and juicy.and also cools our body during our hot summers in india.if this fruit is not repead,then it becomes the hard mango seed sized seed.in the entire city we have farmers and fruit vendors bringing in this soft fruit plucked from the city outskirts and from the wild ! here are the visuals and also i will show you the stages how its consumed and even the hard coat seed finally. i hope all will enjoy the visuals as much as i had eating them daily here in madras ??? Love, Kris(India).

    

    Last reply by Kris, March 8, 2010

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    if money was no object what very large dypsis could be bought in california ?

    March 2, 2010 by trioderob

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    lets say you were rich and had a ton of money to buy palms. what could you buy in the way of very large dypsis in california ? to make this clear - I am talking examples with 5 feet of clear trunk minimum. and what prices would we be looking at ?

    

    Last reply by BS Man about Palms, March 8, 2010
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    Ptychosperma waitianmum

    March 7, 2010 by Wai`anae Steve

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    I have on that is beginning to be a clumper. On line it seems to be stated as a single trunker. But Riffe's book says a clumper. What do ;you think?

    

    Last reply by ariscott, March 8, 2010
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    New pictures of G. Pastel's garden in Martinique

    October 1, 2009 by olivier971

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    Archontophoenix cunninghamiana and Chambeyronia macrocarpa : Bentinckia nicobarica on right : Dypsis sp Mayotte : Dypsis lastelliana :

    

    Last reply by sick1166, March 7, 2010

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    Chamaedorea seifrizii

    March 6, 2010 by Tampa Scott

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    I have a C. seifrizii that has produced seedlings all over the garden. The only male Chamaedorea I have is C. metallica growing a few feet away.

    

    Last reply by Tampa Scott, March 7, 2010

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    My Dictyosperma album

    March 5, 2010 by Steve Mac

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    My little Dicty is about a foot and a half high and wide and has reddish leaf veins and purpleish leaves. I quite like it but I'm wondering if that is normal or if it is lacking something. Does anyone else have pics of theirs?

    

    Last reply by Steve Mac, March 7, 2010
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    Parajubaea at higher latitudes?

    March 6, 2010 by Bennz

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    Some of the Parajubaea cocoides currently collapsing in Auckland are flowering prolifically, to the extent that vegetative growth ceases entirely. This could be a response to environmental stress, but could also be a photoperiod problem, with seasonal daylength variation (unknown in habitat) inducing flowering rather than leaf production. This photoperiod hypothesis can be easily disproved if there are healthy P. cocoides flowering and still producing normal leaves in other high latitude areas around the world. So, who has got examples of extended seed production and no vegetative probelms in P. cocoides at highish latitudes?

    

    Last reply by nomolos, March 7, 2010