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   Seed IDs

   August 18, 2009 by Pirranha

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   Hello everyone Ive been trying to identify some seeds Im trying to sprout and came accross this forum. I brought them back from a vacation I took in May and wasnt having any luck at all germinating any of them.This past week we have FINALLY had some summer weather and the heat seems to have triggered some of the seeds to start to grow. There are 3 types of seeds i have- one ive found is Gastrococos crispa and I have 1 of about 6 seeds sprouted so far,and im hoping the rest wont be far behind. the second I have about 8 of and all but 3 have sprouted,no idea what they are.I tried to get a clear picture and this is the best I got: The 3rd ones i havent been able…

   

   Last reply by Pirranha, August 19, 2009
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   Attalea maripa

   August 18, 2009 by Walter John

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   I'm thinking about it but would like to know more about the palm in question.

   

   Last reply by Kai, August 18, 2009
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   It's both too hot and too cold here but I'm planting a Foxtail anyway!

   August 18, 2009 by Xerarch

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   I just bought an 8' trunk height foxtail. It's a little too cold in the winter here and the fronds may burn in the summer. I have a nice shady place to put it but the fronds are already taller than the edge of the roof, they will be exposed to the sun while the trunk will be shaded. I know it's a gamble here but what the heck, if it lives it may be beautiful and the only thing like it for miles around.

   

   Last reply by peachy, August 19, 2009
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   If you don't mind...

   August 18, 2009 by SundayMoney

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   If you don't mind.... Would you please post photos of your Tahina spectabilis that you are currently growing. Thank You.

   

   Last reply by The Germinator, August 25, 2009
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   Mini PRA at Shons house.. 1 2

   August 18, 2009 by BS Man about Palms

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   Sat afternoon was a mini PRA at Shons house! R.E. var. Kotobuki, Cycads'R'betta, Roosty Sado, Pohonkelapa, Palmgrover, Shon, Myself and Pohons newest GF were there. It was really cool and a nice place. Shon didn't want any pictures taken. Take it up with him. The end.

   

   Last reply by BS Man about Palms, June 3, 2018

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   Florida clay soil

   August 17, 2009 by Zeeth

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   So the soil at our house is not your typical Florida soil. It has about a 2 inch layer of good topsoil, a 4 inch layer of sandy loam below that, and below that is blue clay. I dug a hole about 5 feet deep and it's blue clay as far down as I went. When planting my large coconut I thought that if I dug deep enough, and put sand mixed with bagged topsoil about 3 feet below the bottom of the coconut's soil that it would be good enough, but I'm starting to think I was wrong. When it rains, water often pools around the coconut for a day or more after the rain stops. I checked today and a section at the bottom of the trunk was starting to rot. I'm starting to think that my cocon…

   

   Last reply by pfancy, April 28, 2012
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   large Livistona decora specimen, Ribbon Palm

   August 17, 2009 by Eric in Orlando

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   I came across a Livistona decora (L. decipiens) that is the biggest I have seen in the Orlando area. Besides being tall it has a massive canopy of fronds. I wonder how long it has been growing here? A few blocks away is some new townhouses they built and had planted several young L. decora. I see those all the time but had missed this specimen. The owners must be half way interested in palms as there is a good sized clump of Dypsis lutescens but also this Caryota, probably a "Himalayan".

   

   Last reply by DoomsDave, September 7, 2009
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   another great Bismarckia specimen

   August 17, 2009 by Eric in Orlando

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   Here is another Bismarckia specimen that stands out. It is located across the lake from Leu Gardens and I have been watching it for years, growing iinto this great specimen. It has a very compact and rigid canopy but holds a good amount of fronds. There is a good dark green screen of trees and foliage behind it. It has really started stretching and adding trunk in the last few years. There is a canal just a few dozen feet behind it connecting two lakes so I imagine the water table is high and the roots have tapped into it.

   

   Last reply by MattyB, August 17, 2009
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    Need Help

    August 17, 2009 by bubba

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    I purchased this specimen as a small one at Fairchild in 2007 Fall Sale. It has grown a bit and I have not taken the best care of it as it resides at the back near a Ficus benjamin hedge. I lost the tag and have no idea what it is. Can anyone assist and give some tips about how I may help this Orphan out:

    

    Last reply by bubba, August 18, 2009
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    Bad growing season in SoCal

    August 17, 2009 by LJG

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    Over the last few months I have heard from many long time gardeners in SoCal and more importantly, commercial growers, that this year has been one of the worst for growing in recent memory. They stated it was not until July when things started taking off. Usually early June this happens, and sometimes May. The commercial guys really suffer here. Anyway, we are all hoping for a big, warm finish. Then I read we are having June Gloom into August now and are expecting cooler temps to close out the year. http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/200...p;zIndex=150753 I have only been growing stuff for about 5 years. But I have noticed a huge difference in things. Many palms a…

    

    Last reply by Jeff Searle, August 18, 2009
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    GOT WOOD?

    August 17, 2009 by Palmə häl′ik

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    I just scooped up this 25gal the other day and lookie what I found when I trimmed it up a little yesterday:

    

    Last reply by freakypalmguy, November 3, 2009
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    PALMS WITH FRAGILE ROOTS

    August 17, 2009 by LilikoiLee

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    The thread about Joey palms’ light needs opened my eyes to something else I need to know: which of my palms have fragile roots and need to be planted out at just the right time and never transplanted. I pulled out Riffle & Craft. Lots of lists there, but none about fragile roots. I then googled and bing’d the topic, but no lists there either. (Lots of other good info, though.) So, if all of the Seed Setters on Palm Talk compiled a list of palms with fragile roots it would not only be an internet first but fewer innocent palms would die at the hands of well-intentioned but uninformed Seedlings like me. Es possible? Lee

    

    Last reply by Scott Cohen, August 2, 2017

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    PALM FRONDS - ANOTHER ISSUE

    August 17, 2009 by LilikoiLee

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    I was excited when I saw Keith's post because I thought it was going to address another basic palm question that I have. But it turned out his topic is about multilation. My question has to do with something I read a year or so ago (don't remember which book) that said fronds should be left on a palm until they are entirely brown so that they continue to help the palm photosynthesize. However, I don't see this done in practice. A number of nurseries have quickly trimmed off only slightly brown fronds as I considered them for purchase. Personally, unless a frond is really brown, I'd like to keep it on the plant so I have the fullest palm possible. It would help u…

    

    Last reply by Walter John, August 21, 2009
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    What bugs me more than anything...

    August 17, 2009 by Zeeth

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    A perfect example is the outlet mall by my house. Over 20 royal palms on each side of the rode (40 or so total, probably more) all the way to the mall (pretty new, about 6 feet of trunk with a big bowling pin look). They would look AMAZING, BUT there's a catch. Whoever they hire to trim these cuts off all the fronds except TWO! I'll upload a pic later, but they look so sad! I'm hoping they realize what they are doing soon, or they'll likely all die. I mean, this is a self cleaning palm! I also see some disturbing things with sabal palms. I love the look of the full crown sabals when they're old enough to be self cleaning, but they ruin this with their awful ways. Any stor…

    

    Last reply by Kris, August 18, 2009

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    Found: striped queen palm

    August 17, 2009 by JD in the OC

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    A friend found this queen in his neighbor's yard. It had been growing in shade and neglected, but was just planted out in full sun. What do you think? Variegation?

    

    Last reply by Jose Maria, August 23, 2009
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    coconuts in mississippi 1 2

    August 16, 2009 by scl113074

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    this is the first year i have gotten a reasonable size coconut to grow on my palm. has anyone else been able to get coconuts to grow and produce this far north? i only have one because the squirrels keep getting the others.

    

    Last reply by tank, July 15, 2013

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    Charcoal as a soil additive

    August 16, 2009 by Zeeth

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    So I read that charcoal can be the best soil additive you can use, and that If you mix the native soil with some compost, manure, whatever ferts you use and charcoal you will have amazing plant growth. The source I read said that in the Amazon Basin, the natives used charcoal to transform the worlds most infertile soil into the worlds most fertile, terra preta. They said that the charcoal has a lot of surface area, so it absorbs and releases oxygen, which plants roots love. They also said that you can buy a bag of charcoal with no additives (no match lite, quik lite etc.) and crush it up (easier after soaking for a few hours) and add it to your garden soil. They said that…

    

    Last reply by newnick, March 23, 2012

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    Butagrus or not?

    August 16, 2009 by edric

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    This year my Queen palm was flowering the same time as my Pindo, and it looks like all the bees that are around here must have cross pollinated it, anybody recognize these three sided,(on one end), ovoid seeds, the fruit was about the same size as always, and great eating, Ed

    

    Last reply by Kris, August 17, 2009

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    Probably a Patric Hybrid Question

    August 16, 2009 by buffy

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    I have several of Patric's hybrids. A question some of you (or Patric) might be able to answer. My very healthy B. yatay Mule palm is very, very green. There's no hint of blue that I see in the mother palm at Dick's. Very healthy plant. Easily my healthiest looking hybrid. My Butia x P. cocoides has plenty of blue in its leaves at this age. What gives? B. yatay X S. romanzoffiana B. capitata X P. cocoides Did I perhaps mix these two up somehow? I'm pretty confident I didn't; however, I did receive them at the same time. The cocoides had extremely skinny strap-leaves in comparison to anything else. I believe this is par for the course.

    

    Last reply by buffy, August 19, 2009
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    Resurrected Sabal "Lynn Lowery"

    August 16, 2009 by buffy

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    The spear rotted out this winter. A month ago, I finally started seeing some life. Funny thing, it went straight from split strap leaf to palmate with the first new frond. First front was deformed and small. Second frond is normal, but a little smallish. Third frond is just pushing out. You can really see the blue color of it. Here's a fun question: Has anybody been able to confirm whether Sabal "Lynn Lowery" and Sabal "Brazoria" are the exact same thing. I can't find anyone who can answer where Mr. Lowery found the Sabal, but everything about it say Brazoria. For now, I keep them seperate. Here's Sabal "Brazoria":

    

    Last reply by buffy, August 21, 2009
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    Syagrus vermicularis?

    August 16, 2009 by DoomsDave

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    Howdyall: Got me a bitty baby Syagrus vermicularis from a certain source, and I don't know anything about it, but, I want to plant it. So, how tender is it, where's it from, and how big will it get? And, how fast wil it grow? Will it take sun? I couldn't find it in any of the palm books I love so much. Dave

    

    Last reply by Carlo Morici, August 17, 2009
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    CIDP GENDER

    August 16, 2009 by chris.oz

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    I will be selecting a male CIDP. I need to be able to tell the difference between the male and female inflors. Is there an easy way ? I may need to tell at an early stage .... just as the inflorences emerge.

    

    Last reply by Kris, August 17, 2009
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    A couple of Links

    August 16, 2009 by edric

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    Here are a couple of interesting links, some of you may have already seen, Ed http://www.fao.org/docrep/X0451E/X0451e09.htm http://www.marojejy.com/Pdf/2008WelcomeEn.pdf

    

    Last reply by BS Man about Palms, August 16, 2009
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    PLANTING PALMS

    August 16, 2009 by LilikoiLee

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    We must to be doing something very wrong when we plant our palms. About 30% of them end up tilted even though we become very type A during the planting process. We check and recheck the palm from every angle, wet the soil incrementally as we fill the hole, and tap the soil down very carefully. My husband thinks that they will eventually straighten themselves, but most of the tilting seems to happen in the weeks and months after planting. I have also seen a lot of tilted mature palms whose tilting is NOT toward the sun or away from a building or another palm. What are we doing wrong? Also, what is the best way to plant a palm that has a curved trunk? It is bes…

    

    Last reply by LilikoiLee, August 21, 2009

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    TRIPLE PLANTING OF PINANGA MACULATA

    August 16, 2009 by LilikoiLee

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    I was very interested in the conversation on an earlier thread about planting multiple palms of the same species in one hole. Unfortunately I don't remember what thread that was and am now faced with a decision about whether or not to put three 5 gal Pinanga maculata in one hole. We intended to plant them in a group in separate holes but discovered today that the area is a blue rock shelf and only one hole is possible. The hole is decent sized, about 2' in diameter and deep enough but I am concerned about the following: Are Pinangas good candidates for group planting? (Maculata is a solitary palm.) Is it a triple planting a bad idea when the palms will be surr…

    

    Last reply by cobra2326, March 23, 2011