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A tempting offer 1 2 3
by Pip- 3 followers
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A friend of mine has a Dypsis lutescens that needs to be removed from their garden. It has been in the ground for close to 15 years it is a nice size but may be a challenge to dig out without machinery. I plan on visiting the garden later in the week to assess just how horrible the job might be. I'm tempted by the opertunity to transplant to my garden as then I'll have a larger palm to look at while waiting for all my seedlings to grow. What I don't want though is a crusty crispy mess which could be what happens while it gets over the transplant. Not real sure if it is worth the hassle but palm with a little bit of size can be difficult to come by and being a f…
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Lemurophoenix halleuxii Seedling Speeding Along In The Ground 1 2 3
by Jim in Los Altos- 2 followers
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I've taken plenty of grief from soooo many out there about this palm's prospects here that my ears are on fire. Despite that, I'm enjoying this palm so much as it continues to grow at, what I would consider, a rapid pace. I planted this palm as a two leaf seedling in late March or early April and it's now a solid four leafer with a new leaf opening right now. It would be five leaves but the oldest has been shed recently. That's three new leaves since planting it in the ground which is about 4 1/2 months ago. I will do whatever is necessary to keep it going through the winter months.
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garden of pohonkelapa 1 2 3
by paulgila- 1 follower
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someone asked me if i could post some recent pix of the frozen tundra of "lowlandia",so here they are,& remember, you asked for it muahaha!!!! starting off with silver.
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Who wants to move 1 2 3
by chris.oz- 112 replies
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If ever there was a palm paradise that is it. Forget Thailand and Indonesia, [ too political] Forget New Caledonia [ too French ] Forget Port Douglas [ too expensive] Forget Florida [ too windy ] Lets all become neighbours to Bo.
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Avatar pics. 1 2 3
by Palmy- 112 replies
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I like these Avatar's that we are using, and Im glad I actually have one now. This thread is to post the actual size of the pic if it was bigger. I'm intrested to see the full picture if its possible. Heres mine. Coconut somewhere on maui. What kind? I dont know. Thought it was an intresting picture of a coconut. Image
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Pine Island 1 2 3
by NickJames- 1 follower
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I am seriously considering buying land on Pine Island (Lee County) as an investment/retirement/palm collection. Is this a fairly safe haven for tropical palms? I mean obviously I see what’s there currently Land there is comparatively inexpensive. With the exception of say, The Keys and Miami Beach, is it one of the better locations in Florida for palm growing? This is a VERY long-term thing, so ideally I would come in immediately and plant smaller palms so that they are mature by the time I eventually live there.
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burned down palm forest in Europe 1 2 3
by greekpalm- 1 follower
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there are were only 2 naturally made palm forests in Europe. While Elche, Spain (Phoenix dactylifera) being the only man made palm forest in Europe. The naturally made palm forests are situated in Crete, Greece (Phoenix theophrasti). i quote from wikipedia (just being lazy to write) "... a very restricted distribution confined in southern Greece to a few sites as in Crete " and " These are found in other Greek places too and especially in Amorgos island in four sites, in Anafi island there is a core on a beach at the south coast and recently have been found the last 10 palm trees of an ancient palm forest in Epidaurus area in Peloponnese and it is the only na…
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The Gopher Chronicles 1 2 3
by MattyB- 1 follower
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I was enjoying the view from our back balcony when I peered through a window in the Jacaranda canopy, over to my neighbor Bob's yard, when I saw the horror! A beautiful juvenile Dypsis decaryi lay on it's side, gasping for breath I knew the culprit....Gophers! I went over there to document the scene. This may be graphic to some viewers.
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Visiting Gene ("gbarce") in Manila 1 2 3
by bgl- 1 follower
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A trip to Manila over the weekend was a good reason to contact Gene, who has been very active here on PalmTalk for many years. We spent all day Sunday (Feb. 26th) together, visiting Gene's garden and also doing general sightseeing in Metro Manila. Gene picked me up at my hotel and we began the day with the 71st Annual Orchid Show in nearby Quezon City. They had both very impressive orchid displays and a section with all sorts of plants for sale. Not so many palms, though!
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Borassus Fruits... 1 2 3
by Kris- 112 replies
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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).
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PRA team at SD zoo 1 2 3
by paulgila- 112 replies
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mattyb mentioned he hadnt been to the SD zoo since he was a strap-leafed seedling,so palmgrover & i decided it was time for the PRA team to have a day at the zoo. tall howeas out front. where are all the pix you took,matt? you dont HAVE to have a ponytail to work there but it helps. matt was hungry. zoo employee nearly pecked to death by vicious flamingos.
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Is your palm blended?? If so do tell... 1 2 3
by Josh-O- 2 followers
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Just curious to know who is growing blended (hybrid) palms out there? Some people aren't fans of hybrid palms but as for me I do fancy a good hybrid. put a list together or post some pic's of your favorite hybrid you have growing in your garden. I'm growing or have in a pot's to be planted the following hybrids. Wodyetia x Veitchia 'Foxy Lady' planted livistona lanuginosa x livistona drudei 5 gal (will be planted this spring) Jubea C. x Parajubea parajubaea cocoides 15 gal (will be planted this spring) butia C. x Queen mule 24' box (will be planted this spring) teddy x triangle "tri bear) 5 gal (will be planted this spring) Dypsis arenarum cross (not s…
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Walnut Creek, California, The Dick Douglas Garden 1 2 3
by freakypalmguy- 1 follower
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I had the opportunity to visit Dick Douglas a few days back on one of my layovers in San Fransisco. I was limited on time so I got up early in the morning and took the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) 40 minutes north to Walnut Creek. Dick met me at the station at 6:30am and we started the day off with breakfast at one of the local restaurants then headed to his place for a tour. It was early in the morning so the lighting was not the greatest for picture taking, combine that with a bit of fog that rolled through, and my pics did not come out the best, but I think it's hard to get a bad shot of Dick's garden. In this first shot, I was demonstrating to Dick how I shimmied u…
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Areca Vestiaria in Southern Cal? 1 2 3
by Just1MorePalm- 3 followers
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I know this has been tried by many of you and I hope successfully...in some cases maybe not...either way, please share your experience...I searched the site and didn't get much, so I thought I would just come out and ask...I would like to get some tips on what to expect and tricks to make this work... I have the urge to grow Areca Vestiaria in my yard(laughter now)...I understand it will be a challenge, I have read and been told that it is very difficult to get them to survive through our winter(glimmer of hope)...Quote from another post "I'd say it's a real bummer that we can't grow Areca vestiaria here in CA."...Really, Why Not? I started to acclimate seedlings…
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BS Man PLANTS PALMS! 1 2 3
by BS Man about Palms- 110 replies
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Well, I've been wanted to participate in the "look at what I planted" revoulution and since I rarely can do that (yet) I thought I would post when I "plant" anything palmy. It may be in the ground (unlikely) or in a box or a bigger pot. Either way, I'm giving that baby more room to grow! Picture next- But it will be drawn out, I've "potted" up a bit, just haven't managed pix yet, bear with me.
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Pedro 65 in hospital 1 2 3
by Bennz- 3 followers
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Sad news, Pete (Pedro 65) is in hospital. As his wife has described it; "Pete had a terrible fall from a ladder and has had major brain surgery and was in a coma for 6 days. He is awake and in rehabilitation in the neurological ward on the gold coast". I'm sure our thoughts and best wishes will be with him and the family. I missed visting Pete during my visit to my in-laws place last week, only 15 minutes drive away from his. It was very kind of Pete to offer to show me his garden, and I regret not getting the opportunity to take him up on it. I'm not sure if this is the correct forum for this note, but the family have asked me to post this informaiton for his palm-…
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Zone 10 palms in South Texas 1 2 3
by Xenon- 3 followers
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Royals are one of the most common palms in the Rio Grande Valley (the 4 southernmost counties in Texas) and are probably the most common pinnate palm in Brownsville, the McAllen metro area, and the coast. They are ubiquitous in private, commercial, and increasingly, even public landscapes.
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The 12th Annual Fall Searle Brothers Plant Extravaganza 1 2 3
by Palmarum- 110 replies
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The 12th Annual Fall Searle Brothers Plant Extravaganza October 1st, 2nd & 3rd 2010 - Friday, 7:36AM: All the worry surrounding the weather had disappeared by Thursday afternoon and when we arrived at the nursery this morning we knew the weather would be great for another Fall Extravaganza. The would-be tropical storm moved away faster and earlier than expected leaving just blue skies and mild temperatures. The sacrifice for good weather was well appreciated it seems... I had received a fair amount of emails and messages in regards to up-to-date local weather reports for those who were traveling a far distance. It was actually cool outside this morning. Customers…
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Hey my first floor is.. 1 2 3
by Kris- 110 replies
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Hey who will you call a palm crack_ look at my first floor kitchen room :
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Trachycarpus hate forum 1 2 3
by EastCanadaTropicals- 4 followers
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We talk about the things we hate about trachycarpus. Like the fronds, the trunk..etc Also, Happy New Year to all of you!
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Photo update of my Palm Garden (Fallbrook, CA) 1 2 3
by Hilo Jason- 109 replies
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My wife and I spent almost all of 2015 living in Uganda, we came home in November 2015 and I was eager to get back out into my yard. Thankfully most everything fared well even though I was gone. Here's a picture tour around our place. Hope you enjoy. Coming out our bedroom sliding glass door, you see this full sun part of the yard: Coccothrinax Spissa is on the left, a Hemithrinax is below it and there are few other Coccothrinax in this area as well. Coccothrinax Spissa Hemithrinax Eckmanii I now go across the bridge, to the roof of my garage to look back on the Palm Forest: Most of what you see here was planted 6…
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constructing new greenhouse, etc. 1 2 3
by elHoagie- 109 replies
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laHoagie and I moved to a new house about three weeks ago now. Danny Lewis (palmazon) has been nice enough to keep several hundred of our potted palms at his nursery in Gardena during the move, and he still has them while we're getting settled. I kept all the smaller palms in our greenhouse at the old place until this last weekend, when we had to get them out because the new guy is moving in. Anyway, we're working hard to build a greenhouse at the new place, but it's taking a while. Here's a photo of a few of the smaller palms that were in the old greenhouse after moving them to the new house.
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Is This Climate Suitable For Cocos nucifera ? 1 2 3
by greekpalm- 1 follower
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As the title says. Is there any change for a cocos to survive there? Here's the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limassol#Climate (bear in mind that the annual sunshine is around 3300 hours) If yes this would be a potential new record. Here's a second link for a different place http://www.hnms.gr/hnms/english/climatology/climatology_region_diagrams_html?dr_city=Ierapetra (bear in mind that the annual sunshine is around 3100 hours) If yes this would be the only place in Europe (geographically) where it could survive.
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MAJOR CHANGES FOR PALMTALK ????? PLEASE READ AND HEED 1 2 3
by PALM MOD- 2 followers
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Most of you are already aware of this news via another topic started by Ken Johnson - an IPS Director. I want to make some clarifications, and a plea to all those concerned. The BOD has not decided or contemplated "closing" PT. But they have voted for and/or asked for discussion about some things that IMO could seriously change the personality of PT to the point of becoming a shell of what it is now. They voted to have the PM feature turned off in 30 days. And the President has also asked for the following - "I also want the PT committee to look into a trial period of free use (w/out PM provision) for anyone and after such period, they join the IPS or get locked out." …
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butia x coco nucifera 1 2 3
by corsafafa- 108 replies
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Hello, I'm french and I want to know if the hybrid butia x coco nucifera exist? In france there are 1 or 2 person who have this hybrid but I don't know if it's really possible ! Picture of this hybrid : http://fousdepalmiers.fr/html/forum/download/file.php?id=31650 In france people who have this hybrid said it's : (butia odorata x microspadix) x coco nucifera What's your opinion? is it possible this hybrid? It's exist???
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