DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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   palms Pygmy Robellini Palms

   March 23 by Tony S

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   Planted at end of summer last year and used a rich mixture of peat moss, potting soil and mulch. I use a drip system on them. Being in Arizona, I water all year but less in the winter months. How long before they get established and look really healthy. I have a lot of brown dry fronds.

   

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   Jacksonville palms 9a/b

   March 23 by trippc

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   Hey fellow palm enthusiasts, I just became a first time home owner and am looking to plant some palms in my yard. I live in a 9a/b area in southwest Jacksonville FL. This being said I really wanted some coconut palms for their fruit and tropical look, however, I heard they are near impossible to keep alive up here. I may still try coconuts from seed(less costs if loss) in a pot that I can move indoors during cold snaps(40 degrees and lower) then outdoors all other days. Outside of the coconut, I am intrigued by the royal and king palms as a possible option for planting. I am aware that they are still zone pushing so I'd make sure they are planted on a south facing f…

   

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   Palm Fertilizer

   March 23 by Wakima

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   I'm planting 3 new Christmas palms in Florida. According to University of Fl the fertilizer should be 8-0-12-4. I can't seem to find where to purchase it. Can anyone help me with this?

   

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   Planting a few chamaedorea linearis

   March 23 by happypalms

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   A new chamaedorea to be planted in my garden the linearis being a new one recently collected there are so many chamaedorea varieties it’s easy to get side tracked with so many available the species does well in my garden with good seed production of all the varieties I have to the point they are a weed but a easily controlled a group planting in a shady place in the garden under irrigation once again for future seed production

   

   Last reply by happypalms, March 25

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   Licuala ramsayi

   March 23 by happypalms

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   My ramsayi is looking good with the recent rain also it gets the grey water from my laundry shed getting pretty well much perfect licuala moisture level conditions

   

   Last reply by peachy, March 29

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   Working In the garden again

   March 23 by happypalms

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   Once again a bit of gardening maintenance I can certainly see the difference a bit of rainfall makes in the garden with it being so dry the last 7 months certainty has helped having 2 months good rainfall if the wet conditions continue it will be a wet winter keeping the sandy soil moisture in the ground along with the low temperatures helping the garden to relax and put on the previous summer growing conditions of the heat and humidity into growth changing the garden completely again with the new growth the good thing about getting older is our palms look better with age

   

   Last reply by happypalms, March 23

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   Kentia Palm

   March 23 by amazonman

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   I acquired an 16’ kentia palm with around a 10 foot trunk. The palm was removed from a front yard and was placed in a 36” box and transported to my driveway. It’s probably been in the box for about a month since removed. It’s going through some stress with the frond leaves browning, thinning and yellowing. My question is how long can I leave in the box before transplanting it. It’s going in the backyard that I am remodeling and won’t be done till another 5-6 months. I am in SoCal in Corona California.

   

   Last reply by peachy, March 28

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   ID help please - 4m rainforest species

   March 23 by John Eve

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   Here's another for which I need help. The seeds make me think it might be an Arenga, but that's merely a guess. Clumping, with crownshaft and stilt roots, It grows to 4 metres. It's pretty, and I new have spears emerging from the seeds shown here. But what is it? John E

   

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    What's "sawing" away at my palm fronds?

    March 22 by TraceyG

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    See attached photo -- I'm impressed by the pattern, but fearful for my palms! Landscaper says it's a beetle but couldn't be more specific. Any ideas as to what it is and, more importantly, how to get rid of it???

    

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    Help picking palms!

    March 22 by Hamandah

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    Ok Im new to palms and a bit intimidated by them but love the look. we are redoing our backyard and just put in a pool. I love the tropical landscape look, and it seems like some type of palms would be a great addition to a tropical landscape look. some people have scared me away from Queen palms because the get so tall, maintenance to keep them looking nice, etc. bit if I didn’t do Queen palms, what are some other smaller options? I was looking at Pygmy dwarf date palms but someone mentioned how they have really sharp needles on them? I have 2 small kids, and wondering if it would be dangerous to have those? love sago palms. …

    

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    Dypsis rosea

    March 22 by realarch

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    Finally got around to giving this trio of Dypsis rosea some TLC. After trimming off some old leaf sheaths and fronds, they are looking rather epic. On island, we always referred to this palm as ‘Hawaiian Punch’, for obvious reasons. The smaller of the three needed more trimming and doesn’t have much color. These are not small palms. The white 5 gal. bucket for some scale in the one photo is between the two trunks. Tim

    

    Last reply by Kaname-kun, March 27

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    Something unusual

    March 22 by idontknowhatnametuse

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    I saw this video yesterday of a small Bactris gasipaes offshoot that was flowering, what could be the cause? I also din't knew that they were starting to be cultivated in the asian continent, that is news for me. https://youtu.be/Hh0QrQ0galc?si=al7f0baPRRI-4yNK

    

    Last reply by happypalms, March 24

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    Xmas palm health

    March 22 by Roz J

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    I bought this palm from a nursery this week and planted it a couple of days ago. It looked like this when I got it. I asked the lady what was wrong with it. and she said she didn’t know. What is this and is it recoverable? It was only $100 so I thought I would try one. There are no bugs and no mold spots. It’s my first palm. What is your advice?

    

    Last reply by Merlyn, March 22
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    PALM ID

    March 22 by sped94

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    Can you help me ID this Palm? Thank You!

    

    Last reply by sped94, March 22

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    Johannesteijsmannia magnifica are germinating

    March 22 by happypalms

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    I purchased 200 Joey magnifica seeds from RPS so far so good with the germination process bottom heating 30 degrees Celsius coco coir perlite mix slightly on the medium dry side in styrofoam box’s with lids a very easy palm to germinate patience is the hard part the first one is starting to put out a new leaf hopefully the rest won’t be to far behind as they appear I use a BBQ fork to tease them out individually but always wait for the first leaf to appear

    

    Last reply by happypalms, March 22

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    I(D help - Pinanga perhaps

    March 22 by John Eve

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    Here I go again, with another palm that I now have shooting from seed, but don't know what it is. This is a small clumping pinnate that grows to about 4 - 5 metres. Leaves and trunks looks almost exactly like Pinanga sylvestris, though the seeds are completely different. Sylvestris seeds are oblong, these are smaller and round, and come on a single stem. Again, there were taken in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Thanks for any help .... John E, Hua Hin, Thailand.

    

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    ID help please - small palmate

    March 22 by John Eve

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    Can anyone help ID this small clumping palmate? Grows to about 3 metres. This was shot in Rajapreuk Gardens, Chiang Mai, Thailand. I found a few old seeds that I thought would not be viable, but in fact I now have one shooting, and thus would like to know what I have. Thanks, John E, Hua Hin, Thailand

    

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    A couple of new palms in the garden

    March 22 by happypalms

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    A few new Palms that were planted last autumn some new ones for the collection nothing super spectacular in the rare department but new additions to the garden collection dypsis prestonia Gaussian maya borrasadon machadonis and a dypsis basilonga all have survived winter in the ground temperatures as low as 2 degrees Celsius

    

    Last reply by happypalms, March 22

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    Attalea cohune baby plants

    March 22 by happypalms

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    I Germinated these attalea a w hill back now they are growing great wi ter will be interesting to see what affect it has on them but iam hopeful they will make it I will keep them in the hothouse to give them the best chance they have of survival in winter

    

    Last reply by happypalms, March 23

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    Buying more plants again

    March 22 by happypalms

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    At it again getting another fix of more plants for the garden this time a socratea rostrata Areca songthanhensis Garcinia brasilliensis and a anthurium freidrichstahlii all will be grown in the greenhouse for a couple of winters to acclimatise (or not live through the winter and go to the great garden in the sky) time will tell who lives and who doesn’t the socratea was potted up straight away into a 170mm container

    

    Last reply by happypalms, March 22

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    Sabal Palm Help - Arizona

    March 21 by Thorty212

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    Hi All, new member here. I’ve had this Sabal in the ground for two years now. After it was originally planted, it suffered a good deal of transplant shock but it eventually settled down and had some new growth pop up. I know they are painfully slow growers, so when it went through another summer with minimal growth, I didn’t think too much of it. However, the new frond that opened seemed to be very stunted. It opened pretty much at the base of the trunk. Then, over our “winter” I noticed the other new growth that wasn’t fully opened yet was starting to dry out and turn brown. When I inspected it, I was able to pull it right out without any effort. I noticed a faint smell …

    

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    Nanotek 2000

    March 21 by britgardener

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    I'm hoping to get some feedback from anyone who's used a product from Nanotek to treat Red Palm weevils or coconut rhinoceros beetle. I'm natural skeptical about claims from manufacturers, but someone reached out to me stating this product was amazing. Not much online, but if you've use this or any other Nanotech pesticides and had positive results let me know. It does sound too good to be true, but also bordering on a scam. Let me know

    

    Last reply by britgardener, March 21
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    Tortoise and the Hare

    March 21 by Brian M

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    After doing some spring cleaning I noticed how much faster one of my livistona decora was growing than the other. Transplanted them at the same time and one is SLOW but pushing new spears and one grows faster than the weeds! Both get equal attention and same exposure. So interesting how variable they are with one growing maybe a foot and the other having grown probably 3+ feet. First picture is from today. Second is from when they were planted last April 2022. Third is at the nursery.

    

    Last reply by Harry’s Palms, March 22

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    Attalea root system

    March 21 by Plantking165

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    I just planted this attalea cohune today it's my first palm with a heel. When I planted it the root ball fell apart I saw the root system was dark and the roots looked unhealthy. Alot of them were black and squishy and broke with ease. Part of the heel is dead too is this normal will the palm replace those roots easily what can be done to help it along the growth seems slow for the few weeks I had it in a pot it any and now I know why the roots were in terrible condition. The heel is still above ground I knew to keep it like that here are some pics of the heel and palm.

    

    Last reply by Amma, March 25

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    Lytocarum weddlianum gets planted

    March 21 by happypalms

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    This lytocarum was grown from my own seed from the garden grown in a deep forest tube such a lovely palm that grows well in my garden a solid little seedling iam confident it will grow into a palm as beautiful as all the others I have in my garden

    

    Last reply by happypalms, March 22

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