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Winter in Bermuda 1 2 3 4
by Palm Guy- 157 replies
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Hi all, Was bored today so I just snapped some photos of palms near in my area. Its a chilly, windy, overcast day, with the high only being at 66F. I hope you enjoy. Some Hyophorbe Verschaffeltii and coco behind. Ptychosperma elegans at Ace Insurance Ltd. (I used to work here before my palm madness. I now wish I didn't quit.) A damaged Syagrus outside XL Ltd another insurance company. Ace and XL are two competitors that share a quite beautiful block in Hamilton.
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whos growing oddball palms in Melbourne 1 2 3 4
by coops 3214- 1 follower
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Hi guys im new to this forum and its great, im from Melbourne and have about 100 different species, just wondering who else has had luck growing some different things in our rather crappy climate either to hot or too cold, what new cal stuff are people growing?? Anyone had any luck with foxyladys down here ive got 1 im ready to plant just wondering if it should go in full sun or part shade, let us know what u guys have,
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lets talk about Patrick Schafer's X breeds.... 1 2 3 4
by trioderob- 6 followers
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the dude is a genius at palm X breeds. Gary has the monster JUB x QUEEN Who else has his stuff and what are you growing ?
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Rhopalostylis Sapida in Habitat, New Zealand 1 2 3 4
by sipalms- 4 followers
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Just had the chance to explore some of the mainland Nikau Habitat on the West Coast of the South Island, and collect some seed. Never spent much time looking into this palm in habitat but it's incredible the variation depending on location, above/below canopy, and distance to the coast. Underneath the canopy they spread very wide, almost like Coconut or bangalows... there was many with green fronds below horizontal. After getting above canopy they turn into the typical shuttlecock shape. Also amazing to see hundreds of seedlings like grass around some really old ones in the forest. Enjoy..
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The 11th Annual Searle Brothers Plant Extravaganza! 1 2 3 4
by Palmarum- 1 follower
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Friday, - 7:45AM: All quiet in the Southwest Ranches, but not for long. With 15 minutes until the gates are opened, volunteers, family members and workers scramble to get last minute plants tagged and polish the few remaining details. It's kind of like clockwork by now, as this is the 11th Annual Spring Extravaganza at the nursery. - 7:50AM: Frank "Pops" Searle readies his golf cart to greet customers while talking with volunteer Jim on the left and Andrea Searle. - 7:54AM: Hey, who let that guy in the white shirt in early? Hmm... - 7:57AM: Time to let the cat out of the bag, or is it let the Californian run loose at the Extravaganza? As a surprise …
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so everyone knows they do not make it past winter - they always die- except for a few stunted examples. The Newport palm being the most famous - yadeee yadee yadeee. ok - now looking on line - I see NOTHING about anyone doing a transplant of a large already fruiting palm to southern California. if anyone has first hand info (not just speculation or guess work) or can show me anything on line where this has been attempted and failed I will climb under a rock. growing one up to coconuts - no already have them and it lives - ???
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Scottsdale Coconut 1 2 3 4
by wrigjef- 5 followers
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Hey guys, Its been a while since I posted anything but I have read a lot of the threads. It will be 4 years ago in July I bought a coco from EBay that came from Puerto Rico. I don't know it's variety but sure someone will know. I'll give the most detailed information leading up to today. When it arrived it was about 16 inches tall coming out of the husk with no visible roots yet. I quickly planted it in its current home, a 20 gallon pot. I used pure sand bought from HD. The sand sold where i live is very course and rocky. Not a fine powder so very good drainage. I kept the palm for the first two years outside under a patio in partial sun. I brought it inside …
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Our Hawaiian jungle 1 2 3 4
by bgl- 152 replies
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I have posted quite a few photos over the last several months, but most of them have been close-ups of various palm details. It occurred to me that I should also do the opposite: post a few photos showing our unique environment. Not only are we in the middle of a lowland Hawaiian rainforest, but because of the volcanic origin of the area (well, actually the entire island!), the topography is very interesting with lots of ups and downs. I'll start out with two photos. The first shows a group of Marojejya darianii, shadowed by a massive Tetraplassandra hawaiiensis, which I understand is a rather rare endemic tree. We have three of them on the property. The palm trunk to t…
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Newport Beach coconut pics 1 2 3 4
by Xenon- 2 followers
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It's still alive!
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Palm enthusiast for 22 years and yes the Queen too 1 2 3 4
by MJSanDiego- 1 follower
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Palm enthusiast for 22 years here. I think we should love all palms. They all have a place.... but in the right place! I see all sorts of bashing of Syagrus Romanzoffiana (Queen Palm) and just had to address this overly saturated but misunderstood palm thanks to places like Home Depot. I always go back to Syagrus Romanzoffiana, yep. Sounds odd. But I dare you to find a palm species that can imitate the exact swaying of the fronds in our calm breezes and so stately, yet graceful. This beauty native to Brazil, Argentina and maybe some other places, is simply the best which is why it is saturated. Yes, super messy heavy seed pods, not self cleaning. If people would be more …
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Urine makes a great palm fertilizer........... 1 2 3 4
by trioderob- 8 followers
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add one part urine to 10 parts water the palms love it . and its free. I tried it on my Jub and the thing is growing like crazy. anyone think I am joking ?
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Moving House 1 2 3 4
by nomolos- 149 replies
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My wife and I bought a block of land 1\2 acre on March 2005. We sold our house and moved out in September 2005. It has been a long and frustrating process getting our plans done and house built, looks like we will move in July this year!! We have been renting for nearly two years Here is a couple of photos from my old house, steep block, and new block of land flat and private. Cheers Sol old house/garden http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/nomolos/Pictu.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/nom.../Picture093.jpg
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SFPS Spring Garden Tour - Miami, Florida 1 2 3 4
by Palmarum- 149 replies
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South Florida Palm Society Spring Garden Tour Miami, Florida Saturday, March 27th, 2010 The South Florida Palm Society will organize and present a garden tour about twice a year. These tours will often include visits to private collections, residences and properties not often seen by outside eyes. The tours offer unique opportunities to see what palms and exotic plants certain veteran collectors have stashed away in behind their gates and walls. The four collections we were visiting today are located in the greater Miami area and included two that I had not seen before. In these instances, the yards you will see represent many years, if not, decades of hard work; gr…
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I germinated a supermarket coconut 1 2 3 4
by kutsalangemon- 2 followers
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This is Mehmet from Istanbul, Turkey. Last year I germinated a coconut but it burned and died because of extreme hot. Then this February I bought another coconut from supermarket to germinate and it goes really well and fast. It is almost 2.5 months. What do you suggest to do? keeping in freezer bag is ok or need to plant it to flowerpot?
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Coconut Palms In Zone 9b? 1 2 3 4
by PalmTreeDude- 2 followers
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I see coconuts in 10a + but can they grow in some parts of 9b? I have seen some in Sarasota (9b) and they seemed to look good, not sure if anything ever happens them from cold. What do you think?
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Show Us Your Archontophoenix! 1 2 3 4
by PalmTreeDude- 2 followers
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I love Archontophoenix palms, and I am sure many of you do too. I couldn't find an Archontophoenix specific thread, so I thought I'd make one in hopes of people showing off their Archontophoenix palms, any species! Here is my Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, which has been thriving for me indoors and outdoors (when its warm and sunny enough, like today). It's small, but is growing quickly. I am surprised at how much it seems to not care about being in cooler conditions.
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Dypsis Photos 1 2 3 4
by Utopia Palms- 149 replies
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dypsis forficifolia finally worked it out thanks for all the help
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A last look at the palms in Houston 1 2 3 4
by Xenon- 4 followers
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Made a mad dash from College Station to central Houston this afternoon to bid farewell to the plants I've been observing for years. Apologies for the lighting/haphazard photos, was in a real rush trying to chase the sun. This is the Houston I've always known (wasn't alive during the 80s). I guess I always took the queen palms for granted, very sad to see them go. Along Main St and Montrose, the medians are all tarped and iirc, they are planted with 'Little John' bottlebrush. The ironic thing is that the surrounding areas are full of emerald green gingers, green bananas, cordylines, kalanchoes, papayas etc...you would never expect it was going to drop to near 10F in a few …
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Butia x Cocos nucifera 1 2 3 4
by Nigel- 1 follower
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How are you guys who made seeds doing ? Are they germinating ? Is there still just one confirmed plant in existence ? I am going to try again.... I now have lots of cocos pollen to play with....
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Garden Atmosphere 1 2 3 4
by nomolos- 147 replies
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I am wondering what inspires us as gardeners to create different styles of tropical gardens. What garden has inspired you, what feeling or ambience do you want your garden to have? Here are some pics of beautiful landscapes Add you own pics, choose your favourite, discuss what about the particular pic you like or would like to emulate.
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NorCal "Tropic Zone" Garden Pics From Today 1 2 3 4
by Jim in Los Altos- 2 followers
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Well, Summer's half over so I thought it would be a good time to post my annual garden photos. This summer has been balmy and humid and most of my palms are in high gear right now and growth should continue through November before most screech to a halt. I'm downloading lots of pics so please be patient. Yours truly and a fat Livistona chinensis front porch area view from front porch Licuala ramsayi and R. regia and small Dictosperma to right
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What Is The Absolute Hardiest Coconut Variety? 1 2 3 4
by PalmTreeDude- 1 follower
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What is the Hardiest variety of coconut? About what tempatures can it take?
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Silver Queen 1 2 3 4
by buffy- 1 follower
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OK. What's the concensus on this Syagrus after a couple of years? Cold hardiness? Where to buy?
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My garden in Cadiz, South of Spain 1 2 3 4
by Jan Jo- 4 followers
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Hi! I´ve often followed topics on this site and have learnt a lot through it, but I am finally daring to post a few pics of my own garden in Cadiz, south of Spain, where I live, right next to the coast. The climate isn´t too bad here, maybe 9b or 10a but we get some pretty bad dry winds which tropical palms (and other plants) don´t enjoy much... Only a couple of frosts this winter, but palms like my Dypsis Lutescens or Pritchardia Hildebrandtii took quite a bit of a beating... Hope you like my pics
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What Caught Your Eye Today 1 2 3 4
by Pedro 65- 1 follower
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What caught your eye today? Please post what caught your eye
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