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   Cutting encroaching areca palm

   March 29 by adwizard

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   Hi all, I have Areca palms that are encroaching on my foxtail palm tree. I want to completely remove a big stalk at the base of the areca to allow the Foxtail to have more room to grow. Can this be done without killing the areca or the rest of the areca? I'm assuming areca palms grow several shoots (stalks) per plant. So if you cut one stalk, the others will survive. Correct?

   

   Last reply by adwizard, March 29
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   Chamaedorea Ernest Augustii

   March 29 by happypalms

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   I had to post these chameadorea pictures for peachy to show how beautiful the Ernest augustii is in the garden so here you go peachy enjoy my garden again and it’s a single stem palm so no ugly suckers creating a mess in the garden you’re perfect little palm

   

   Last reply by happypalms, April 1

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   Planting day

   March 29 by peachy

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   I bought this Chamaedorea plumosa in September last year as a 27 cm squirt from Happypalms. (thanks possum) It just rocketed upwards and outwards and now it's actually 50cms taller than the C plumosa I planted nearly 3 years ago. I was going to repot it again but after 3 days of solid rain, I knew digging would be a minimal effort, so dug I did and here he is in his permanent spot and I think the samurai will appreciate the shade too. Peachy

   

   Last reply by happypalms, March 29

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   Bought this 3 years ago as Chamaedorea ernesti augustii

   March 29 by peachy

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   This little beastie had bifid leaves and was 30 cms high. It didn't take it's first winter well and looked like it was about to croak. Come the spring the new spears came through but they opened as feather leaf type. It grew reasonably quickly over summer but when winter hit again it looked pretty ratty but not as bad as the first one. This year it has really started to take off and needed putting in a much larger pot. Now that summer is over I don't know what to expect this year from the cold. Anyway all you clever clogs out there might have an idea of what he actually is so I can treat him according. Peachy

   

   Last reply by peachy, March 29

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   Inguanura paddle leaf var learning curve

   March 29 by happypalms

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   A tricky little palm the inguanura paddle leaf var definitely a humidity lover along with water one of the problems I have is when I purchase the plants from far North Queensland is acclimatising them to my environment once they get there new leaves it’s not a problem and I can see in the first new leaves some freight stress from being shipped in a box not with all of them but definitely with some of the more exotic tropical varieties so there is some evidence of shipping stress they do recover but it is noticeable a new palm that certainly needs some different growing techniques perhaps the soil is completely different from there native habitat or even the bore water I u…

   

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   Planted a couple of chambeyronia macrocarpa seedlings

   March 29 by happypalms

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   I had a couple of macrocarpa seedlings that were not up to my standard so i thought why not plant them it takes a long time to bring a unhealthy palm back full health so why not plant them in the ground they will recover a lot faster

   

   Last reply by happypalms, March 29
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   More red chambeyronia leaves

   March 29 by happypalms

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   They are always a welcome surprise in the garden when they first catch your eye in the garden there is something about the colour red in the Australian bush it just glows against the contrasting colour of the Australian bush

   

   Last reply by happypalms, March 29

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   Dumb Soil Question

   March 29 by JohnAndSancho

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   Just curious here. A few months ago, I bought a couple bags of Miracle Gro palm/cactus soil because it was cheap and available locally. I've used it in the past, and it wasn't great, but it seems like it's gotten way way way worse. I planted some seedlings in cups that had more holes than OJ's alibi by the time I was done and it still takes forever and me squeezing the cup to get it to drain. I've replaced it, but still have a bag and a half of the stuff and I hate to waste anything. I also bought some more Repti Bark to fill a Chewy order to get the free shipping. Anyway yes, perlite or pumice or turface would be ideal but will bark aid in drainage in crap soil?

   

   Last reply by JohnAndSancho, March 30

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    Kentia seeds

    March 28 by amazonman

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    Thinking about germinating these seeds I got from my kentia palm. I took pics of the seeds in different stages. Which seed pods at which stage is best to try to start germinating them in the soil? Anybody in SoCal or anywhere have success in germination and method plus time it takes to germinate?

    

    Last reply by Harry’s Palms, March 28

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    Remove leafbases from a Sabal, or not?

    March 28 by DoomsDave

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    I've got a friend in the Florida Panhandle who has a large Sabal and who, noting what he called the torturous labor of removing the leaf bases, asked me if it was okay to just leave them. Pictured below. I don't have any Sabals with leaf bases on it, so I thought it would be a good idea to ask if anyone here has any thoughts? Seems it won't hurt the plant to leave them on. Am I right or wrong? Kindly advise. dave

    

    Last reply by Harry’s Palms, April 2

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    Help!!! Cracked heel on my Ravenea julietiae??!?!

    March 28 by Billeb

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    All, I officially had an accident yesterday putting in some drip irrigation and subsequent topcoat soil in one of my planters. While working around my Ravenea Julietiae, I accidentally hit and broke the exposed heel of the palm. I heard it crack, looked to inspect and sure enough…..no bueno. Thankfully it didn’t break all the way thru. Not knowing the best course of action, I simply whipped up a brace with a popsicle stick and garden tape. I don’t think there’s much to do about it now but any advice or precedence on heel damage would be awesome. Crossing my fingers for my Julietiae. -dale

    

    Last reply by realarch, March 28

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    Little dypsis minuta

    March 28 by happypalms

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    A real winner the minuta for cuteness quite cold tolerant no frost but temperatures as low 2 degree Celsius in the greenhouse a slow little growing palm but well worth it for any collection

    

    Last reply by happypalms, March 28

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    Potting up some lytocarum weddlianum sprouts

    March 28 by happypalms

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    Had a few few spare weddellianum seeds from my trees in the garden I just have to propagate them there just to good of a palm to not germinate them being a slow growing palm a spare 300 in tubes will grow through to nice specimens in containers in the future an easy palm to germinate coco coir perlite mix in styrofoam box in the hothouse over summer I have used bottom heating before but found no need to us use bottom heating if germinating them over summer a deep container for germinating is one little trick to consider for better root development and if you break a root they pretty well much die

    

    Last reply by happypalms, March 28
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    Inguanura wallichiana var major

    March 28 by happypalms

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    Cleaning up in the greenhouse and my inguanura was standing out saying hello tucked in among all the other plants it also sits in a tray of water permanently throughout the year except for winter it’s just easier to not have to worry about it drying out

    

    Last reply by happypalms, March 28

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    Geonoma atrovirens

    March 28 by happypalms

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    My little geonoma is looking good it has survived two winters in the hothouse but somehow I don’t think it will survive in the garden in a cold wet winter so it shall live in a container for a few more years it sits permanently in a shallow tray of water getting to drink as much as it wants in summer for winter it shall be removed from the tray of water so it doesn’t get cold roots iam confident the bigger it gets the more it will withstand the cold weather fingers crossed it is such a lovely palm I fear losing to cold weather

    

    Last reply by happypalms, March 28

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    Buying some more plants again

    March 28 by happypalms

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    Getting another fix of some exotics for the garden starting with a Areca songthanhensis arenga hookeriana anthurium Rupicola riparian sp ex J Vannini draceana goldieana and a carludovica palmata not to sure how the carludovica will go in the cold weather but as for the others they shall have to tough it out in the hothouse for a couple of seasons to see who is going to survive the winter seasons

    

    Last reply by happypalms, March 29

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    Do Mexican Fan Palms (or palms of the Washingtonia) grow naturally in Arizona? (Or the southwest US)

    March 28 by PalmLover69

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    I have noticed especially in spring many fan palms especially of the Washingtonia family start sprouting and growing without any help. Do they naturally grow in the southwest US? Just a question that popped in my head since they grow frequently in my yard in clumps of 20-30 or even more in spring.

    

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    Paurotis & Arenga Engleri Growth Rate in 10A Full Sun

    March 27 by FLHombre

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    What are we looking at?

    

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    Best Way to Speed up a Palm's Growth

    March 27 by EJPalm05

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    I was wondering what the best way to speed up a palm's growth. I know about fertilizing them but how much and when? and are there any other ways?

    

    Last reply by Billy, April 1

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    Broke the tip of kentia spike / spear. What will happen?

    March 27 by PatPalm

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    Hi all, I was cleaning my kentia and I managed to snap the very tip of it off 🫠. I’m so upset. I know this won’t keep it from growing, but will this impact the new fronds profile?

    

    Last reply by happypalms, March 28

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    yellowing wedding palms help

    March 27 by sydneypalms

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    many of my wedding palms of various ages are yellowing. i dont water them often as they dont like it here, if in pots. ive fed them, leaf sprayed them with iron and trace and fertilizer. nothing seems to work. i have weddings growing in harsh shaded road exposed winter winds, looking fine, but the ones in pots which i bought healthy from 1 person a yr ago are yellowing. he had them in a light shade cloth greenhouse which had alot of sun light, mine are in well lit shade, or mostly shade with some sun, much milder than their last owner, yet are yellowing. and i cant seem to stop it. ive grown heaps of these before and sold a few, but ive never had this issue where its g…

    

    Last reply by Merlyn, March 28
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    Butia I.D

    March 27 by luke.m

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    Could I get a little guidance as to the best current works on the B.capitata vs B.odorata anyone? We have a few well established Butia around my parts and I’d like to learn the nitty gritties of these lovely palms so I can be more sure of the seed I’m collecting. And if I do get to the point of selling in future I’ll have them correctly labeled. I’d like to take a look at some keys. Any help would be much appreciated, thanks.

    

    Last reply by luke.m, April 1

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    Suggestion for a Palm

    March 27 by Borosbobo

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    Hey! We planted a Phoenix Sylvestris next to our 6 Trachy palms. We think that the middle 3 Trachy does not look good. Next to a thicker trunked Sylvestris. Plus the leaves of the Sylvestris will grow on top of the tracycarpuses. So this is why I would like to ask for a suggestion from you guys. We are looking for a palm that can live in Zone 7 meaning that it can survive -5C° (20F°) and it grows big (above 2-3 meters). -We were thinking about a Livistonia but that wouldn’t be good because it’s a pretty windy place and it’s leaves would get ripped easily. -We don’t want a Butia there -In my opinion a cleaned trunked Washingtonia Filifera would lo…

    

    Last reply by Harry’s Palms, March 28

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    Picking a couple of chameadorea plumosa seeds

    March 27 by happypalms

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    Had a couple of plumosa chameadorea seeds ready to pick they will be sent to a ips member who is wanting to germinate a few of them for there collection

    

    Last reply by happypalms, March 27

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    Purchased 100 chameadorea elegans seedlings

    March 27 by happypalms

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    An easy chameadorea to grow 100 seedlings was $25 Australian dollars the wife wanted them apparently she is going into the palm growing business and is going to put me out of business according to her theory she will be making a million dollars with the fast growing elegans and i certainly hope she does alright most likely will sell more elegans than Joey palms given how slow Joey palms are 🤣

    

    Last reply by happypalms, March 28

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