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Chamaedorea deckeriana questions
by miamicuse- 3 replies
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I have two Chamaedorea deckeriana that's been in pots for a while. I leave them outside under a tree that is partly shade and they have been doing quite well. I have been debating whether to put them into the ground. If I do put them into the ground, I don't know that they will thrive on the sandy soil. I will also lose the ability to move them inside when it's windy or cold. Plus with their skinny trunk I have to think of a way to better protect and support them...it will be very easy for kids and dogs running around, or a bump by a wheel barrow to destroy them. Even in a pot the plant is a bit top heavy and need a stick to keep from being wob…
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Brahea species
by John in Andalucia- 3 replies
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Creating a database for my palms, I need to know where to make the distinction between North & Central America, and Central America for the Brahea species. For example, I have B. armata listed as N & C America, and B. nitida as C. America, as it is described as being endemic to Mexico and Guatamala. Is this correct, and can anyone categorize any other Brahea species under these two regional headings? Do any other Brahea species share their habitat with North and Central America?
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Christmas Flower Bud
by Fruitcup- 2 followers
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Hello I was prunning my Christmas Palm and the branch hit my flower bud and broke it off. Will it grow back? :-( Thanks!
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I have two Washingtonia filifera and a few robustas, which are around 3 years old. In January 2023, they looked almost perfect and were repotted. In the spring, after a lot of direct sunlight shone on them from the southern window and after a boost in growth, and after I started fertilizing them, they began to develop discoloration spots - initially just pale spots, then brown/rusty stains appeared. There are also grey spots on base of the oldest fronds. I can't remember if the start of fertilizing or the appearance of spots came first, but I believe the spots appeared first. I suspected it might be some kind of fungus, as my very last Trachycarpus has been suffering from…
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Nice Protection Surprise
by buffy- 1 follower
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I covered my 5 gallon Livistona australis (planted in ground) with a moving blanket and then a black plastic trashbag. Weighted it down with a garden hose to make it virtually flat. Surprise. With 13F at ground level and no heat source, I have only superficial leaf damage. Spear is tight after two weeks. All the ground around it was frozen a few inches down. We had only around a total of 5-6 hours above freezing for a 3 day time period.
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Southeastern Palm Society Meeting
by JLeVert- 3 replies
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The Southeastern Palm Society will meet next Saturday, 28 April at Aquinas High School, 1920 Highland Avenue, Augusta, GA. All are welcome to attend, although I doubt that we'll get too many people from California and South Florida. The school has a nice collection of 40 species of palms, a variety of bamboo, citrus, eucalyptus, cycads and hollies. A plant sale will be held also. Pictured are Sabal minor 'Tamaulipas' with Tuscarora Crepe Myrtles and Trithrinax acanthocoma.
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What Butia is this???
by MattyB- 3 replies
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The very first palm I put in the ground at Manambe Lavaka was a Butia that Paul dug out of his yard. It has endured crown rot, a beaheading, gopher attacks, and now has reached maturity and is setting fruit. It's form and the fruit itself don't look like any Butia I've ever seen so I need your help with a possible I.D. First let's start off with a more standard looking Butia capitata or odorata, pictured below And it's fruit, ripening to a plump orange But here's the Butia in question. Notice the very blue color and strongly recurved leaves. And really what has me puzzled, the fruit that is smaller than I'm used to seeing and is showing a strong red col…
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Need help with my Chambeyronia macrocarpa
by BPK Palm Addict- 3 replies
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My Chambeyronia macrocarpa has been looking poorly as of late. I chalked it up to missing the last round of fertilizer. When a leaf base came off today several of the bases underneath we're also cracking open. Any ideas what is happening. The palm looks pale in general and I am afraid I am going to loose it. It has been here for about 2 years.
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Dead Palm
by Jotoqi- 3 replies
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I know that this is a stupid question, but, is there any possible way to revive a palm? I've left this palm(I think it's either a spindle or bamboo palm) outside for the winter because I had no room in my Florida room. This was a stupid idea because we have cold winters here in Delaware. Long story short, it died in about a week. Is there any way to revive it?
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Coccothrinax boschiana
by aztropic- 3 replies
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Documented this extremely rare palm in the travel section.Definitely worth a look! aztropic Mesa,Arizona
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No Small Thing
by realarch- 3 replies
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In the garden it seems that most of the action is on the ground and I often forget to look up. After finding this frond, my memory was refreshed remembering how tall this Chambeyronia macrocarpa had gotten. This was one of the first palms I planted back in late 2008, such a small wispy thing back then. Let’s see the ones in your garden. Tim
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Metroxylon sagu.
by Kom Thai Palm- 3 replies
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I have got Metroxylon sagu recently and just knowing it has red new leaf. Oops!! Certainly just brown
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Foxtails in high heat drought season
by Breaktheory- 2 followers
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Hi friends! We are in the middle of a drought - sprinkler watering mandated to once a week and my palms don’t get their usual drink between waterings. Hand watering is allowed and it’s been in the upper 90s and dry so I’ve been watering royals and kings every 1-2 days. How often should I be watering my foxtail which I know can’t take as much as a Royal. thank you for your kind attention!
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Variegated C gigas
by rockos82- 3 replies
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Check it out.
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Please Help ID This Palm!
by WPBPalms- 3 replies
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This palm looks like a medjool in general (trunk style), but has a smaller diameter trunk and palmetto shaped fronds. Please help, I want some of these to put around my new pool! Here is a pic I took while driving by:
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Palm Tree Anatomy
by obabylive- 3 replies
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Can anyone provide a link to where I can find and illustrion of feather and palmate palm parts. I'm look for something that points out the petioles, rhasis, spaths, leaf segments? etc. A drawinig is fine as well.
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Sabal palmetto Lisa seedling
by PalmatierMeg- 3 replies
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This morning I took photos of a Sabal Lisa seedling given to me by Rusty on Pine Island in May 2008. It was probably harvested in late 2007 and germinated shortly thereafter which means it is nearly 3 years old. I planted it last fall and since then it has at least doubled in size. I really believe this mutant variety is faster and more robust than the standard palmetto. And it looks great too. Sabal palmetto "Lisa". Note the bag of mulch for scale in 1st photo.
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BIG CURLY??????
by Bill Austin- 3 replies
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I can see why some one would call this big curly. D. prestoniana
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Death by Ox Beetle (Strategus aloeus)
by eevans- 3 replies
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Over the years, I've lost several of my palms to the ox beetle. It took me years to figure out that the mysterious crawfish-like burrows I'd sometimes find at the base of the trunks were caused by these beasts (after I found an adult emerging from one of the holes). A burrow I found last summer on one of my last remaining windmill palms (1st picture) resulted in the palm's death this spring. The 2nd picture shows the damage done by the beetle larva, which eats up into the palm's "trunk" from below. I took this picture after sawing the dead trunk off at ground level. Pretty nasty. So if you live anywhere in the southeastern US (I'm in Austin) and you see a "crawf…
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Areca catechu var. alba in Florida 10a?
by annafl- 3 replies
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I would love to have an Areca catechu var. alba in my Florida 10a garden. Does this palm thrive in Florida's heat and humidity? What about cold tolerance? Can anyone offer any advice for me? Although I have a number of palms, there are many I know little about. Please fill me in! Thanks in advance.
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I live in south-central Pennsylvania in a (northern state USA) zone 6b. I mention "northern state" because we experience extended periods of cold temps in winter and do not receive much relief from milder spells being mixed in, like a "southern state" zone 6b might. Those milder spells in winter could help a palm recover from a brief dip to very cold temps. Here, snow may fall and stay on the ground for up to a month without melting. Some years, the soil is frozen for weeks in shaded areas and occasionally winter days do not rise above 14 F (-10 degrees C), although this is rare. The coldest nighttime temperature I have observed over the past 15 years is -5 degrees F…
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Dead Palm
by Jotoqi- 1 follower
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I know that this is a stupid question, but, is there any possible way to revive a palm? I've left this palm(I think it's either a spindle or bamboo palm) outside for the winter because I had no room in my Florida room. This was a stupid idea because we have cold winters here in Delaware. Long story short, it died in about a week. Is there any way to revive it?
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What’s germinating in the hot box?
by NatureGirl- 3 replies
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Just checked my hot box in GH, lots of things germinating. I use a colored plastic container so no light gets in, otherwise the spaghum moss molds. Temps range between 80F at night - 120F in the afternoon, when sun shines on it. But mostly during the day it’s about 100F. Kentiopsis oliviformis, Chamaedorea elaitor, Licuala ‘sumawongii’ (many already removed and planted), Allagoptera arenaria, and Syagrus schizo. Plus many more....
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Palm ID
by palmsOrl- 3 replies
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I have had this palm for a number of years but have long since lost track of which species it is. You can tell by the trunk that it is a survivor, which I like, it gives it character. So, I am almost certain it is Archontophoenix, but there is an off chance it could be a representative of a different rarer genera since I had some rarer palms in the yard at the time I had this one planted out. What say you?
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PALM ID
by sped94- 1 follower
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Can you help me ID this Palm? Thank You!