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ID needed
by Caryota_gigas- 4 replies
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Not a palm that grows down our way, so can someone please tell me what this is...
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Dypsis Ovobontsira? or the Dark Mealy bug?
by BS Man about Palms- 22 replies
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This is a recent acquisition, and it was well grown I know.... But, I couldn't remember if they usually throw red leaves or not. Bo?, Jeff? Clayton? Len?, etc? Looks quite promising, with all my heat, should finish opening next month.
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How do you appreciate palms?
by kylecawazafla- 1 follower
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Out of the many ways to enjoy palms, can anyone select their favorite way to enjoy them? I have various favorite ways of enjoying palms. I love seeing them cultivated in climates where you would not expect to see them, such as a coconut in california or trachycarpus in alaska. An equal pleasure extracted from palm trees for me is seeing them in their habitat growing how they're supposed to grow. Unfortunately mainly tropical palms spike my interest, so I'm void of that here in North Central Florida, but it's still exciting on this forum seeing photos of Hydriastele ramsayi, Archontophoenix myolensis, Verschaffeltia, etc... So what about you?? Do you enjoy seeing them in …
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Hookeri X Macrocarpa
by Bags- 12 replies
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I recently purchased a Hookeri X Macrocarpa off of ebay. I am pretty sure the seeds came from Jeff Marcus. The color looks different than the regular Hookeri. Any one have a larger one out there and any thoughts. Here they are for comparison. Aaron
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Hi, we are looking for an expert in Coconut Lethal Yellow Disease. If you know anyone who might be interested in such an opportunity, please share this information with them and have them contact me directly. Thank you in advance for your assistance! Clark Disease/Phytosanitary Control Specialist- World Vision Mozambique World Vision is searching for a Disease/Phytosanitary Control Specialist candidate to submit with a grant proposal for a five-year Farmer Income Support Project in Mozambique. The project will increase farmer income by introducing modern productivity practices to poor households for production of key agriculture crops in demand by domestic…
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Saltwater Tolerance
by JimR- 6 replies
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In Rockport, we were very lucky to miss the brunt of Ike. All we got was some high water (about 5 ft. above normal high tide). Our thoughts go out to everyone who (or whose family) was in Ike's path. However, the high water means that a large Queen palm (c. 10 ft. of trunk) and several V. arecinas (1 with c. 10 ft. of trunk and 3 with <1 ft. of trunk) were standing in saltwater for 36 to 48 hours. There are no signs of damage yet. How serious is this for them and is there anything I can do?
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Jubaea spathes
by merrill- 3 replies
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Do Jubaea spathes have tan tomentum? We can't grow Jubaea here in North Florida, so it is difficult for me to know. Any info will be very gratrefully received. merrill
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Bringing plants indoors
by newtothis- 9 replies
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This is for people without greenhouses.. So this cool front has me wondering what I'm supposed to do. I have a bunch of seedlings, CIDP, c.macrocarpa, a.myolensis. Only the CIDP is cold hardy but they are all seedlings. Can I wait until it's supposed to drop below 30f to bring everything in or can they stay out when its 40f?? Do you keep them in all winter or move them back out on days when its over 30f? If they stay in all winter are they next to a window or is a garage ok? How do I give them light during this, can I just open the garage a few hours 2 or 3 days a week? Do I water less when they are in?Anything else I should know?
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Community pots and transplanting
by newtothis- 8 replies
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Some might remember I had 30something CIDP seeds germinate in a community pot. I let the first leaf grow to 9" or so then moved them to their own 3g pots about a month ago. I watched the fully open nicely green leafs shrivel up, apparently in transplant shock, and SOME are just now looking normal again. So my observation, it seems, you loose a couple months of growth bare rooting and repotting. Well when you are "newtothis" and you go out every day to look for growth its like waiting for water to boil. So is it better to start them out in their own pots to avoid this?
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x Wodveitchia cool-hardiness
by mnorell- 1 follower
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Does anyone have any experience with the cool-hardiness (as opposed to, or in addition to, absolute cold-hardiness) of x Wodveitchia? I've purchased a group of small plants from a source in Florida, he says they came from a reliable industry friend there, and believes they are Wodyetia x Veitchia arecina (of course if the pollen-parent is V. joannis I may be in for a sore disappointment on the hardiness front). I'm planning on planting at least one of these out for a winter-brutality test this year while the others put on some size in the safety of the greenhouse. Though I've seen a number of reports that these are hardier than either parent, and in once case survived …
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Pushing the envelope
by John Case- 35 replies
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I have jusr finished putting in three planters on the east side of my home. This side gets no wind (as a rule) and little sun in any season, no more than 2-3 hours per day. It is also the warmest side of the home in the winter. I am ready to take a chance and push the zones. According to USDA I am zone 9b (although we are unlike Florida in every way that I can imagine), according to Sunset Zone 14 (although we are sometimes 15, 17, or 9). I am looking for suggestions to put one more zone to the test, Zone 10a (oh, the horror!) I am in need of 4 or 5 of the best zone pushers that you can come up with. Dick, if you are reading this, you are familiar with the Greate…
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Avatar intrigue 1 2 3
by NCpalmqueen- 96 replies
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Some posters here have some very intriguing avatars. What the heck does your mean? I find myself trying to figure out who the mug shots/photos are, and if they represent some alter ego or have some other meaning. Help me out!!!
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Foxy lady palm
by falcon1988- 2 replies
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Good evening everyone, Here an update on my foxy lady that the spear was bending i am happy to see it has fixed the problem crossing fingers
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Flowering times of Syagrus romanzoffiana,Butia sp.,Parajubaea sp. and Jubaea chiliensis...
by Kostas- 8 replies
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Hello! As Bo suggested in a previous thread of mine,many palms who could hybridize if flowering at the same time,have different flowering times and so hybridization is avoided...So,i am interested in hearing when exactly palm species of these genus flower for you(or you see them flower if you dont own them),if possible in relation to another palm of the species i am interested.Month would do otherwise Thank you very much in advance!
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Help With Variant #2 ID, Brahea Supersilver???
by palmaddict- 9 replies
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IPS, Home Depot was selling Brahea armata's for $15 each and they were a good size and color. They came in three gallon size. I have a dirt path through an arid garden that I wanted to line with Brahea armata. It is about 100 feet long so I ended up purchasing nine of the palms. To find nine of them I ended up going to three different Home Depots. The last Home Depot I went to had about 12 of the Brahea armata. As I looked through these 12 palms I noticed that about 4 of them had a very different look to them. The other 8 are what I have come to expect from Brahea armataa but the others look different. In the following photos variant 1 is Brahea armata and vari…
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Another Great "Palms and More" Sale
by OldNed- 3 replies
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If you missed out on the amazing D'Asign Palm Sale this weekend (check out PalmatierMeg's thread below), there's another amazing one coming up in October. Look at this from the PALM EXCHANGE...for sale forum: Searle Brothers Sale I went down to D'Asign from Merritt Island (290-mile round-trip) this weekend and I will be at Searle Brothers (380 mile rt) next month. Both are well worth the trip.
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Clinostigma
by Davidl- 33 replies
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Also I would like to hear how they grow in California and other places. I have some Clinostigma ponapense x harlandii and hoping they will survive here.
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This is houailou or hookerii
by Big50- 3 replies
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I think that is hookeri. Regards.
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Pinanga Sp. Thai Mottled
by ellidro- 1 follower
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Lew leaf of a Pinanga Sp. Thai mottled. Any pics of mature plants out there....Bo, Jerry, Dean?
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Who knows these three palms?
by mpiodi- 24 replies
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Dear friends I need once more your help please for three other palms I am growing: I am sure ID won't be a problem for the experts. The first one is a fan palm with smooth petioles. The fans are irregularly divided; so far no trunk visible; slightly costapalmate fan; about 1m tall. Thanks Mpiodi
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Question about flowering/fruiting?
by Neofolis- 4 replies
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OK, it's a very novice question, but on the plus side should be easy to answer. My Chamaedorea cataractarum has flowered a few times and I was told, when it first flowered, that it was a female. Not having a male plant, I was quite used to seeing flowers and never expecting anything else. This time, however, it has set seed, which I assumed it wouldn't do without anything to pollinate it. Does this mean that a female will still produce fruit without a male, but the seeds will not be viable or has it been pollinated by one of my other Cham's? I only have microspadix and radicalis, both of which have flowered, but they also look like females and I don't think they are …
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Nannorrhops y parajubaeas
by MAUSER- 4 replies
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Dear friends Some photos for you like these plants Nannorrhops ritchiana http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=14022 Parajubaeas http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=14021 Un saludo
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Bismarkia nobilis infloresence
by Walter John- 17 replies
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This is a close up photo shoot of the bismarkia palms at the Cairns esplanade Lagoon, including the amazing infloresence stages of this glorious palm, stand back, here we go. They are planted all around this massive public swimming lagoon.
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Bubba, Pious, CF, Ken , Bare All 1 2 3
by Ken Johnson- 87 replies
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Here we go agian. This thread will have ants too. Just for starters here is one fine palm with two fine men. "Curious" will love this one! Got any like this over there?
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A little bit of the tropics in NC 1 2
by NCpalmqueen- 1 follower
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While I don't have all the fabulous palms and exotics that the majority of you grow, I substitute with other stuff and still can create a pseudo exotic look. Here's a couple of snapshots from today...it was too nice outside this morning not to take some photos. The tiki hut is a work in progress.
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