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   Two palms for ID

   October 15, 2008 by migacebo

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   Today, we have received these two palm trees and I'm not sure of his identification. Can you help me? Palm 1 Palm 2 Well, this is all¡ Regards

   

   Last reply by Ken Johnson, October 19, 2008
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   Parajubaea sunkha in Florida

   October 15, 2008 by Eric in Orlando

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   The Parajubaea sunkha here at Leu Gardens is still growing fine. It was planted in March 2005, grown from seed acquired from RPS. Here is a photo from today;

   

   Last reply by _Keith, October 16, 2008
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   Lightning strike kills/damages rare palms at Leu Gardens

   October 15, 2008 by Eric in Orlando

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   I have been watching this for a couple weeks now. It appears we had a fatal lightning strike that has damaged and probably killed some prized palms here at Leu Gardens. I first noticed it on our old (planted 1973) Attalea rostrata and a massive Arenga pinnata. The Attalea was showing burn on the fronds like it had cold damge. Same withe the A. pinnata but the center spear and new leaf had collapsed. Ath that time no other palms around it showed damage. This is growing under high southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) canopy. The closest tree had Syngonium auritum growing up it and the foliage on it had melted. I figured this was the tree that took the strike but it has no…

   

   Last reply by bubba, January 23, 2009

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   Foxy Lady help

   October 15, 2008 by Bags

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   I planted this foxy lady this summer from florida and it is splitting at the base. You can see every individual leaf base splitting. There is no sign of any fungus and I have been treating it with fungicide. My question is has anyone had this problem? and if so what was the cause, did it out grow it and is there anything I need to do to help it along? Thanks for the help, Aaron Here are the pics.

   

   Last reply by Bags, October 19, 2008
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   Gingerbread palm

   October 15, 2008 by simona

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   A friend of mine came back from Aqaba (Jordan) and brought back some pics of the Doum Palm for me, which I would like to share with you: The palm was found after being thought to be extinct from Jordan which forms the most northern wild stand in the world. Offspring: Looks like a male

   

   Last reply by palmazon, October 19, 2008
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   Some pics from this morning

   October 15, 2008 by Tyrone

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   Here are some pics from this morning after our first 18C min in ages. The first one is a Dictyosperma album opening a new leaf.

   

   Last reply by SubTropicRay, October 15, 2008
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   Potting up sizes - US style

   October 15, 2008 by John in Andalucia

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   I see that a lot of nurseries move seedlings from liners to 4", to 1 gallon & 5 gallon etc. What is the volume at 4"? Is that a 4 inch square/diameter pot? I´m buying pots soon, and here in Europe a 4 litre pot is a fraction over 1 gallon. That´s fine, but what is the intermediate size? Thanks.

   

   Last reply by www.dadluvsu.com, October 15, 2008
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   Calling All Dypsis Freaks

   October 15, 2008 by Dypsisdean

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   I just re-read the great thread on John Dransfield's recent trip to the Big Island. Then I read it again. And again. I was so confused when I was done that I sat down and tried to organize the wealth of knowledge and pics that was there. What was really learned? The Forum is great, but for the task of trying to really sort out the identification of multiple Dypsis, it gets a little unmanageable. I have put together an area where I have compiled all the information and best pics of each of the mystery Dypsis. These are the ones that usually get all you freaks going. D. prestoniana/Big Curly, D. sp. 'jurrasic park,' Maria's Stumpy, D. tokoravina, etc. It is in a for…

   

   Last reply by rafiki, October 18, 2008

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    balboa park charity bbq

    October 15, 2008 by paulgila

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    last sunday before kims garden tour i attended the "girls think tank" homeless charity bbq with bob & his wife,who talked us into it. bob grilled approx.600 burgers.i ate one.it was good. heres bobs wife, amylu palmgrover. new buildings across the street. they must have a HUGE bottle of windex.

    

    Last reply by paulgila, October 17, 2008
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    I'll Tear Down a Home to Make Room for a New Palm Garden

    October 14, 2008 by _Keith

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    I needed room for a couple of new 15ft wide x 50 ft long palm gardens, so this had to go. And this showed up to do the job.

    

    Last reply by Wai`anae Steve, October 15, 2008
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    Planting a few palms in Amazonia

    October 14, 2008 by amazondk

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    I have been getting a few palms in the ground at our place in Paricatuba. The rainy season is coming and things should start taking off well. The work on the bridge over the Rio Negro is progressing. Since the river is at it's lowest level the ferry boat has delays loading and unloading. All of the bricks and roofing tiles sold in Manaus come from the other side of the river and the trucks hauling the material tend to have problems getting off the ferry boats and cause delays. The barge in the middle of the river in this picture is making the columns that will support the bridge. They are down into up to 54 meters of water and I am not sure how far into the grou…

    

    Last reply by paulgila, October 17, 2008
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    Black Gold...re-visited

    October 14, 2008 by ThunderSRQ

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    The recent coffee grounds discussion was a great informational resource re: a cheap/easy way to really help your palms (and overall garden) prosper but, other than a brief note towards the end, there was very little mentioned about the types of palms that may not benefit from the increased acidity (assuming that the StarBucks and "homegrown" grounds do lower the pH of the soil; as opposed to just providing great compost material). The ones that were noted were Chameadorea microspadix, Cham. radicalis, and Brahea sp. Other than these, which ones should be put "on the list" for a few chunks of concrete and no coffee grounds? (or are coffee grounds truly OK to just sprea…

    

    Last reply by sonoranfans, October 14, 2008
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    dypsis cross

    October 14, 2008 by street124

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    cabadaecabadae x decari

    

    Last reply by street124, October 14, 2008
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    colorful in the nude

    October 14, 2008 by www.dadluvsu.com

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    I boxed up some palms this morning and had them sitting waiting to be packed in moist spaghnum moss and they just caught my eye, inspiring me to have an awesome day regardless of circumstances... Thought I would share a pic of some healthy and colorful material with ya'll... Enjoy!

    

    Last reply by Mark_NoVA, October 14, 2008
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    Newbie - Hello

    October 14, 2008 by dcwilson

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    Hello all- I'm pretty new into palms, been interested for about five years now. I live in the Mojave - high desert area where temperatures range from 10 to 110, which is why I am into the cold hardy palms. My current project in cross pollinating one of my Capitatas with a Queen. I have found and followed information that I found all over the web and have successfully harvested my first batch of Butyagrus seeds this fall. Dan

    

    Last reply by Palm Guy, November 1, 2008
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    New Plantings in St Pete

    October 14, 2008 by Derekjp

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    These photos are at a commercial office building that I manage in north St. Petersburg, Florida. We put in around 24 royals, 40 foxtails and just recently 1 malayan dwarf coconut, which I sought advice on here about. It’s got a good 4-5 ft of trunk, overall height is around 20-22 ft. Here’s to hoping Al Gore is right and we never see another 1962 type of freeze here ever! How long should we wait to fertilize and what should we go with? I was reading an article that recommended a 8-4-12-4 controlled release. Should we do preventative treatments for bud rot with something like Aliette or Subdue?

    

    Last reply by surgeon83, October 15, 2008
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    I'm still ere

    October 14, 2008 by Kamipalms

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    Hi all, Good to see plenty of new members and plenty of good reading. Haven't been around much lately - very busy with the house. I've dropped an update in the OHANA NUI - SUB-FORUM I'd better post a palm pic to stake my claim in the main forum... My favourite.... and no I don't have any!

    

    Last reply by _Keith, October 15, 2008
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    Which Geonoma is this?

    October 14, 2008 by richnorm

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    A neighbour gave me this. I think the seed came from Equador. Does well in our cool Auckland climate. Leaves remind me of Swallows. Trunk is tan coloured and about an inch in diameter. No flowers yet. No signs of suckering (trunk is about a foot high). Any ideas? cheers Richard

    

    Last reply by MattyB, October 17, 2008
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    PRA tour of kims garden in point loma CA 1 2

    October 14, 2008 by paulgila

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    kim-the penultimate hostess-was kind enough to invite the unruly PRA team to her garden for a tour.we were,of course,on our best behavior. kim & husband steve.cool guy for putting up with all the palm-talk.plus he's just a cool guy. kim explains why the earth wobbles on its axis.or something. we all know kim is into bromeliads,too.theres still one in my car she gave me.sorry,kim. kims garden was so full of color it made my eyes burn.uh,maybe that was matts intest-eye-nes.

    

    Last reply by John in Andalucia, October 27, 2008
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    Sick Royal and Bottle (w/photos)

    October 14, 2008 by cagary

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    Here's one of my Royals (Roystonea regia) And my Hyophorbe lagenicaulis As winter is approaching, is there anything I should do (or shouldn't do? Thanks!

    

    Last reply by xerophyte_nyc, October 14, 2008
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    Palm Fronds for Holidays

    October 14, 2008 by Tomsky

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    Around the times of the Christian holiday of Palm Sunday and the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, there is a big demand for my palm fronds. While I think of my palms from an ornamental point of view, others drive by and look at those palms from a religious viewpoint. Years ago, a Jewish neighbor asked me if he could cut off some palm fronds. I knew him from work and I agreed that he could have a few fronds. He came with his son and a saw and they proceeded to butcher several of my palms that I vowed "Never again!". This year, a nice lady from the Stanford alumni mailing list asked for some fronds for the Sukkot structure. I cut off a few green Phoenix and Jubea fron…

    

    Last reply by Tomsky, October 14, 2008
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    Sabal sp.

    October 14, 2008 by buffy

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    What is the species of Sabal with the longest petioles. I want something crazy.

    

    Last reply by sonoranfans, October 17, 2008
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    Shadehouse

    October 13, 2008 by Big50

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    I am going to make a shadehouse very soon and I need ideas, please if you can put a picture of yours. Thanks for your help. Regards.

    

    Last reply by yachtingone, October 14, 2008
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    Has Anyone Removed a Mature C. Obtusa?

    October 13, 2008 by joe_OC

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    So I have been going back and forth on planting a couple of C. Obtusa in my backyard. It would definitely create a very dramatic effect to the yard, BUT I am concerned about the issues of having to remove it when it dies. This is what I have gathered: They do not live as long in S. Cal They are prone to falling The wood is very hard to cut A crane is needed for removal Is this accurate? Please correct me where I am wrong. Thanks in advance, Joe

    

    Last reply by chris.oz, October 19, 2008
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    Caryota urens x mitis-hybrid

    October 13, 2008 by Eric in Orlando

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    I've posted about this palm before but here is a recap on my Caryota urens x mitis... I grew this specimen from seeds I collected at Cypress Garden around 1981 or '82. I was still in Jr. High Shool and this was one of the first palms I grew from seed. In the old jungle garden part of Cypress Gardens, there were Caryota urens that were fruiting and I collected some seeds from them. There were also fruting C. mitis nearby but I collected C. urens seed as I had never seen a single trunked fishtail palm then. I had several germinate and they got a couple feet tall but our pet rabbit kept chewing them down and only one survived. I kept it in a container and planted it out a…

    

    Last reply by JEFF from Trabuco Canyon CA, October 14, 2008