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City of Redding plants Date Palms
by swamptreenelly- 3 replies
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http://www.redding.com/news/2008/sep/10/hi...m-trees-arrive/ Some people like to complain about palms!! I like palms myself.
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Special palm in Amsterdam?
by Christopher Dillman- 1 follower
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Wife and I spent a few days walking around the canals of Amsterdam back in July. Morning walks were most ideal to enjoy some solitude, that is before the summer holiday crowds came crashing in after 11am. Never saw a single palm in Amsterdam, except for this one.. Must have been special, because the retailer would unshackle these and wheel em out in giant pots for outdoor enjoyment. Then wheel them back in and locked up at night. Any identification welcomed. Just found these quite curious and highly unusual in my walks throughout Amsterdam.
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Sexing Palms with DNA
by oliver- 3 replies
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Question for the plant biologists out there. I know that species of palms are starting to become classified according to DNA, but how hard would it be to determine the sex by DNA analysis. It would be nice to know what sex a seedling is before buyiny it. This would be applicable to a number of palm species, but would be really nice for other expensive plants such as cycads. Phil could jack up the price of his baby Microcycas if he knew it was a female, and knew I had a male. Same goes for palms. A dealer could easily justify increasing the price on a pair of Bismarkia for instance, if they were known to be male and female.
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is it D.lastelliana?
by doranakandawatta- 3 replies
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In Gardens by the Bay, I loved these palms: Is it A Dypsis lastelliana or D. leptocheilos?
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At the FECAPLANT plant fair in Corupá - state Santa Catarina, I saw this Butyagrus (B.eriospatha x tableland queen) with a very fat trunk base.
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Adonidia in Morning garden
by doranakandawatta- 3 replies
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In the Morning garden (semi-shady place) we are used to play with the light and sun rays coming through the tree-canopy. So we planted more Adonidia merrillii "Yellow form" and one variegated form. We'll see what happens.
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Help with Euterpe oleracea
by GMann- 3 replies
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I planted two of these Euterpe oleracea before Christmas. Both had one large trunk and 2 suckers on each. The 2 main trunks seem to be surviving, even though the older leaves turn brown very fast. But the suckers seem to be doing very bad. On one plant both of the suckers are brown and looking basically dead to be blunt, and on the other one of them is brown and dead looking and the other is surviving and growing. (Pics attached) I think when I bought them the guy told me something about along the lines of "if the suckers die because of cold damage then just chop them down to the ground level and they will grow back again". At the time I wasn't really paying attentio…
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Livistona nesmophylla?
by Rob Pittman- 3 replies
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Has anyone heard of this variety? If so, where is it from? Thanks Rob
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Palm ID Fort Myers.
by Mr.SamuraiSword- 1 follower
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I used to know what these were, but its been so long ive forgotten anyone help me out here? Thanks!
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Parajubaea
by Palmtrader- 3 replies
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I have been growing these two palms for about three years, originally from two seperate sources and apart from the obvious size of the seed ( which was still attached to the palm at the begining ) can somebody tell me the distinction between the two. The largest I have are about 1.4m from the base of the trunk and appear identical in every aspect apart from the fact that the microcarpa seem a little slower growing. What is the distinction and when will it happen ? Gracias
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ID help please - 4m rainforest species
by John Eve- 3 replies
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Here's another for which I need help. The seeds make me think it might be an Arenga, but that's merely a guess. Clumping, with crownshaft and stilt roots, It grows to 4 metres. It's pretty, and I new have spears emerging from the seeds shown here. But what is it? John E
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Howea palm help
by daybora- 3 replies
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Hello group, I manage the tropical dome at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, Mo, USA. I have a Howea palm, at least 40 years old according to our records, that has developed a lean. It's about 40 foot tall, and the crown is leaning over, towards the northeast. I've had plants lean to the southwest, towards the light before, but this is not the case here. attached are some pictures. Any ideas? Is it old age?
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Historical palm ID?
by radicalis- 3 replies
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Hi All, Can anyone identify the palm featured in this century-old photo? Is it just a Trachycarpus that has gotten a bit etiolated from growing indoors, or could it be a Cryosophila or Thrinax or something like that? Apparently my great-grandfather bought it for $700(?!) sometime around 1917, and the photo would have been taken in New York not long after that. He was not a plant collector as far as I know, so I assume it would have been something that was relatively common (if overpriced!) at the time. Appreciate your expertise.
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Palmate Crownshaft?
by ahosey01- 3 replies
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I don’t know enough about palms to know the answer to this - but is there such thing as a palm with palmate leaves but also a crownshaft?
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Is this enough space
by palm789- 3 replies
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I have a patch of grass behind my shed for a palm,will a 50cm trunk Phoenix canariensis palm fit there or will fronds hang over the fence thanks
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Hyphaene petersiana Seed
by Marius- 1 follower
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I received four Hypheane petersiana seeds today from a friend who was at the Okavango Delta recently. The husks are very hard to remove. Then I got an idea. My green wing macaw! He is really good at stripping off the husk. IMG_4310.MOV
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Experienced, yet novice advice
by TikiRick- 3 replies
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All, I really enjoy everyone's "home grown" pictures of their private slices of paradise. But one thing that I continue to note in some photos are how some let the grass grow right up to the trunk of a palm. Remember that grass is a thief. It robs the soil of irrigation, oxygen, and nutrients....essentially leaving less for your palm. I have mulched my ENTIRE yard, front and back, leaving all too much sod for my neighbors to mow, edge, and fret over. Pull the sod back to the drip line of your palm. The drip line is the widest diameter of the fronds as if rain were dripping from the outermost tips of the fronds. Mulch this entire area, leaving a small gap betw…
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Amazonian Greenhouse in Montpellier France
by EuroPalm- 3 replies
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Here is a link leading to a few pictures taken in the amazonian greenhouse of Montpellier city (France). Could anybody on the board identify the palm on the first two pictures ? http://gardenbreizh.org/forum....l#48263 Thanks for help. Phil
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Lemurophoenix laevis
by Max974- 1 follower
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Start of germination in early November 2023
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Dypsis ovobontsira
by edric- 3 replies
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26 months old, Ed
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Can I please have and ID.
by Peter G- 3 replies
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Hi Guys! Just picked this guy up for $60, but the nursery didn't know what it was and neither do I. I would appreciate any help!. and my wife for scale Thanks, Peter
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Lemurophoenix a la Marcus revisited
by Geoff- 3 replies
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Sadly, I missed this plant in its crimson splendor and even more sadly, I was trying to keep up with Jeff's whirl-wind round-the-garden tour and did not stop to take a photo with a human being next to this palm... it is TALL and huge... looks sort of ordinary in this photo but I assure it is way bigger than it looks... but the crownshaft, though strikingly pale purple, is not it's brilliant red (maybe it needs a new leaf to fall off). But there is still their smaller Lemurophoenix and it looks incredible
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Foxy Lady Seeds
by DUNDEE- 3 replies
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In my hand on the left are the fruit and seed of a common Foxtail, on the right is that off the Foxylady, and the seedling is that produced by the seed off a Foxylady. Has anyone grown these to a substantial size? And what are the called?
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Which Chamaedorea is this?
by Cocoa Beach Jason- 3 replies
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Which Chamaedorea is this? It was at Leu Gardens.
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Okay, so a few of you may know that I have been dealing with a rodent infestation for many months now. I live out in the country and have neighbours who insist on putting out bread and birdseed, which ultimately attracts rodents... and as a result, I have had serious problems with rodents in my garden and house. I have baited the heck out of my house and garden, but this has not stopped the rodents from chewing through my palm seedlings, tomatoes and pepper plants! Just this week alone, I have lost 2 Chamadorea seedlings and 6 pepper plants to this rodent species, which have had their stems chewed through. Just last night I went outside with a torch and saw 4-5 of t…
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