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Don’t Miss This!
by Cindy Adair- 1 follower
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The FIRST “Weekend-Biennial”: Rio Grande Valley
by IPS President- 1 follower
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I am super excited to announce a new travel concept from the International Palm Society. Introducing the “Weekend Biennial”! And our first will be in the Rio Grande Valley this December: Friday night December 12 - Sunday afternoon, December 14, 2025 We’re equally thrilled to partner with the Palm Society of South Texas and their indefatigable president @Chuck M PSST This will be an unequaled opportunity to mingle with fellow Palm-talkers, view palms in habitat, visit private gardens, enjoy lectures by noted botanical experts, and we are particularly proud of the included meals featuring local specialties. Of course there is much more to follow and I …
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Little dypsis faneva seedlings
by happypalms- 1 follower
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A few nice seedlings. An original RPS seed order from when I started my nursery again. Slow growing these ones are about 4 years old. Picking up a bit more pace as they have aged. So another repot into 140mm containers should see the start to really get a move on. A nice palm to have in the collection, definitely looking forward to planting them out.
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A few nice dypsis baronii
by happypalms- 1 reply
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Some nice old baronii in the garden doing well. The new golden cane is my sales push on this palm far more attractive to me than lutescens, but each to there own on that one. I do get the odd seed or two from them.
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Some nice chamaedorea genoformis
by happypalms- 2 replies
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A few nice genoformis in the garden. All are 23 years old. They do produce seed but only if I hand pollinate them, which brings me to another question with a different answer as the male pollen was chamaedorea adscendens. And with a discussion about them with Colin Wilson it’s not meant to happen in that boy girl department. The last picture is the offspring from that so called arranged marriage. With some discussion with Mr Wilson it will be established that I shall keep a very close eye on this little palm in question. Time will tell what happens. One seed was ready to pick so it shall be sown and a close eye will be placed on tis one.
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Is this Livistona lanuginosa?
by richtrav- 1 reply
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I bought some of these about 8 years ago in 5 gallon pots from Kevin Weaver in California. I planted two in a part of the yard that briefly stands in water whenever it rains a lot or is irrigated and they have taken off. At first it didn’t look like the lanuginosa I had seen in Australian botanical gardens, I figured it was probably just a form of rigida, but the infructescence is definitely wooly and the seeds are pretty large. Two years ago one of the plants fruited but the seeds were smaller and not viable. This time most seeds look good (the other plant flowered for the first time this year). Any Livistona experts care to chime in?
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Tallahassee Queen Palm
by Zone 9a- 1 follower
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I stopped and spoke to the owner today. This is off 7th Ave in midtown. Planted as a 5 gallon palm from Home Depot for 19.99 in 1997. It has seen some tough winters here. Makes you rethink Queens in Tallahassee. Also, large one on FSU campus and several large ones in the College Town neighborhood.
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My little palm tour
by Palmtreedude69- 7 replies
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First picture is the front area with a Adonia merrillii and a bentickia nicobarica planted in 2023 2nd picture are 2 coconuts the biggest one planted in 2015 and the smaller one grown from seed from hurricane irma in 2017 3rd picture is a small dypsis decaryi 4th picture is "palm row" with a bottle palm spindle palm and a foxtail all planted in 2013 5th picture is a robelini and the back part of palm row 6th picture is a robelini planted in 1997 with a spindle planted in 2012 7th picture is the side with a coconut and Chinese fan palm both planted in 2012 with a satakenita planted in 2024 to replace a huge Sylvester palm killed from hurricane…
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Pygmy date palm
by Rubberboots- 5 replies
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Anyone else prefer single trunk pygmy's🤙🏿
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Short Garden video this winter
by Tassie_Troy1971- 6 replies
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My progress from when I started in 2021
by Palmiz- 11 replies
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I started this addiction of mine during covid and I'm hooked, still planting away even though I dont have the space so I cut away concrete to make more land. My wife thinks I'm nuts but supports my alot better habit compared to others out there.
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Mini red neck palm dypsis rivularis
by happypalms- 14 replies
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A beautiful small dypsis I have tucked away in the garden. Only viewed when I get in and have a look through the rest of the garden hiding it away. One day it will break through.
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Palm Tree Identification.
by greendougherty blog- 2 replies
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I have a few palm trees in my collection and want to identify one or two that I'm not sure of the proper name.
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Tuff Palms!🥴
by Rubberboots- 4 replies
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These things sprout everywhere in Cali with minimal resources...😆
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Chamaedorea id
by Phoenikakias- 25 replies
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Could anyone identify following Chamaedorea specimens? Additionally to posted pictures, it is solitary and female.
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Verschaffeltia splendida surprised winter winners
by happypalms- 9 replies
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I thought for sure these verschaffeltia would be burned to crisp by now in the cold, others are failing around them. This is there first winter outside of the hothouse, so iam surprised they are hanging in there and actually look quite good apart from the slug damage. I purchased the seeds from cairns area so not really acclimated as cool tolerant seeds. These 4 are the sole surviving ones from 30 seedlings I germinated. I did sell one to an another collector. So far there holding up well and with the next couple of weeks our coldest time of the season, it’s going to be interesting to see if they make it.
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Sowing a few more seeds
by happypalms- 11 replies
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A few more seeds one lot a RPS order and the other lot a local source. I will say it’s great to see a local seed supply of fresh quality seeds. And the usual RPS seeds coming through customs without any delays which is a good thing. And there was also a couple of dypsis minuta seeds from the garden that were ready to pick. They may not look much at the moment, but it all begins with a seed! That’s the hardest part getting them propagating them is easy, finding them another story.
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Dypsis rivularis planted
by happypalms- 4 replies
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Another medium sized dypsis that is still a dypsis the rivularis. A beautiful palm worth growing in any collection. Quite tough yet so beautiful, easy to grow and germinate. They get a nice bit of colour with a bit of age in the trunk. Cool tolerant down to 2 degrees Celsius and possibly lower, frost would not be its friend, they love water, and about all they really need is good drainage. And still a little it rare available but a rare.
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Bismarckia nobilis still popular or not?
by happypalms- 8 replies
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One palm that has become so popular that it hardly even gets a second look from a collectors point of view. Out done by its own popularity yet it still shines through as a number one favourite with gardeners and new home owners. Such a grand palm in colour and size from a small seed. An easy palm to sell due it’s tough as nails grow in a lot of places plant me iam tough attitude. I like them and they are still a popular palm yet overlooked with so many varieties of new palms a collector just won’t worry about them due to the fact they have already have them planted. But if it was a sabinara they would sell like hot cakes to the collectors lining up for more that’s for sur…
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Lawn fungicide that is safe for palm roots
by Christopher Dillman- 12 replies
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My fescue lawns have come down with a fungus that needs to be sprayed. I do have nearby mature queen palms, with roots that extend underneath these lawns. I'm reading even the organic lawn fungicides kill both harmful and beneficial fungi in the soil. My initial reaction is to skip the fungicide before I lay down the new top soil and grass seed in order to protect the palms, and just take my chances. However if anyone knows what I should look for in a fungicide that would be safe for palm roots? If you have a brand recommendation that would be even better. Thank you.
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Hi PalmTalk friends, I’m on the hunt for a Teddy Bear Palm (Dypsis leptocheilos) and wondering if anyone knows good sources on Florida’s west coast (Tampa Bay area down through Sarasota, Fort Myers, etc.). I’m specifically looking for either: A specimen of decent size (not just tiny seedlings), or A reputable nursery that regularly stocks them or can order them in I’ve checked a few local nurseries without much luck so far. If anyone has bought one recently or knows where I might find this palm, I’d be very grateful for any leads or recommendations. Thanks in advance for helping me track down this beautiful palm!
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A couple of lovely caudescens ready for planting out. I have some lovely specimens in the garden already and shade growing seems to be what they like not deep shade but bright shade at least in my climate. I have two that are in sunny positions that just don’t perform as good the shade grown cousins. They do like any amount of water you give them. And they are quite cool tolerant along with being quite tough. Another lovely palm well worth growing in any garden. And iam sure there is a nice spot somewhere in the garden!
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A lovely Cocothrinax Alta in the garden
by happypalms- 4 replies
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A trio of Alta to make the garden a bit special. While not planted in a group they look just as good as singles planted on their own. All are 23 years old so slow and in dry part of the garden, with irrigation having been installed 2 years ago. And there is a slight difference in growth with a little extra water. One beautiful palm well worth growing in any collection.
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Planting a few Ernest augustii Chams
by happypalms- 13 replies
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With a couple of Chams to spare why not plant a row of them along the path to the greenhouse. Germinated these few from a RPS batch of 200 seeds and lucked up in the Chamaedorea department. A nice row will make for a nice casual walk to the greenhouse sort of the driveway of driveways only to the greenhouse!
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Trachycarpus fortunei crashing down
by palmtreesforpleasure- 6 replies
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30 minutes ago a large crashing noise had us running outside in the wind and rain to see what happened. For only the second time in 33 years a palm blew down at home. A 40 year old 5m trunking Trachycarpus fortunei came crashing down A few old Chamaedorea sartorii are not to happy either under the fallen trunk. The Clivea's are not happy either. for the next 2 days the wind and rain are increasing so hopefully nothing else will come down. Very lucky not to live in extreme storms zones like many others. Such is life...... regards Colin
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