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   Serenoa - leaves brown tips

   May 6, 2020 by abdalav

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   Recently, my Serenoa repens has been showing brownish leaf tips. Should I be concerned about it?

   

   Last reply by PalmTreeDude, May 7, 2020

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   Serenoa repens

   June 17, 2011 by edric

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   The Serenoa repens in the lot next door got a load of my Butia, and well, fashion spreads like wild fire, maybbe not, Ed

   

   Last reply by edric, June 19, 2011

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   Serenoa repens

   January 30, 2007 by Kathryn

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   Here are some pictures of Serenoa repens in Venice, Florida. Most Floridians are familiar with these native palms, but I was impressed with the amount of trunk. I’ve seen natural groves of these palms in Alabama and Florida, but never up close. How old are these with trunks so long? Look at the main branch with a trunk coming off to the right and another small one starting at top. Here's a close-up of the new branch. There were hundreds of these. Kathryn

   

   Last reply by SubTropicRay, February 6, 2007
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   Serenoa repens

   September 13, 2009 by freakypalmguy

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   My Serenoa repens has been growing at a fairly quick pace this year and has had a couple firsts. It flowered for the first time and also appears to be dividing. Is it normal for this palm? If so, does anyone have any pics of a fully trunking division? You can just see the new shoots coming out between leaf bases Matt

   

   Last reply by merrill, September 18, 2009

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   Serenoa repens

   April 27, 2010 by Tampa Scott

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   Will any harm be done to cutting my S. repens 9' creeping trunks back ?

   

   Last reply by ixigena, May 3, 2010

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   Serenoa repens

   September 15, 2023 by happypalms

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   Another palm I have is the Serenoa repens these ones are around 20 years old they were given to me as a gift a very tough palm I will say drought tolerant all up a pretty palm if maintained properly can get to be a big mess if not maintained correctly

   

   Last reply by RFun, September 17, 2023

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   Serenoa repens

   April 9, 2007 by cfkingfish

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   Here is a picture from a South Venice garden of Serenoa repens trimmed up from habitat. You can see that it easily towers over my 5'10 figure, and the trunk must be 15' long. These things weave all over the place in areas still uncleared for development.

   

   Last reply by Jerry@TreeZoo, April 10, 2007
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   Serenoa repens

   August 9, 2006 by Gileno Machado

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   I was very surprised to hear from my friend's father that he was using a medicine synthesised (probably mispelled, sorry) from a palm. He showed me Saw palmetto imported pills (I guess from the fruits) and he claims it to be very beneficial for his symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. He said that it's been proved to be effective in shrinking the prostate, thus reducing the symptoms, and also that they are reseaching the effectiveness in preventing prostate cancer too. Has anyone else here been aware of this before, or other therapies involving palm products as medicine? I've tried a little google research and the volume of information is amazing... Some people…

   

   Last reply by DoomsDave, August 11, 2006
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    Serenoa repens 1 2

    January 25, 2007 by PalmGuyWC

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    Now that some of our palm gardens have been punished by the recent freezes in California, a palm to consider adding to your garden is Serenoa. It's described as being the most plentifull palm in the United States and grows along the SE USA from South Carolina to Louisiana and throughout Florida. If you pull up Serenoa on the web, you will probably get more information about it than you wish to know. Supposedly the fruit has a multitude of medicinal qualities, inculding the shrinking of the prostate to being an aphrodisiac, to curing alcoholism. (Don't hold your breath). The palm comes in many different forms and is quite veariable in apperance. In Southern Georgia …

    

    Last reply by Josh-O, December 4, 2015

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    Serenoa repens - photos

    October 27, 2008 by PalmatierMeg

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    Hello Palm Lovers, When I first visited Florida in 1985 I asked a local about all the palmlike vegetation that lined the roads around Orlando. I was told that the stuff was saw palmetto, a thorny nuisance that should be ripped out wherever it grew. How times have changed. The City of Fort Myers not only lets saw palmetto live but keeps it trimmed to accentuate the fantastically sculptural trunk detail. Here are some examples:

    

    Last reply by Walt, October 28, 2008
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    Serenoa repens 'Georgia Silver', Revisited

    January 14, 2023 by Bigfish

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    Many of you have heard of this mythical palm somewhere in Georgia, but few know the real story or what it actually looks like. A fellow PT'er knew of them, and provided a large quantity of seeds to a nurseryman in GA, who in turn sold them to RPS. RPS gave them the moniker 'Georgia Silver', and seeds were distributed. Here is the description on their website: "This really special and exciting form of this popular American palm comes from a relict population in central Georgia. These palms are wild, occurring on isolated sand dunes where ancient beaches used to be near the "fall line." The Silver Saw Palmetto is a full-sized, glaucous plant that is rarely available…

    

    Last reply by SeanK, April 9, 2023

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    Serenoa Repens Container Planting

    April 25, 2008 by buffy

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    I wanted to pick everyone's brain on an optimum mix for this lovely native. I was thinking 3 parts sand and 1 part moisture control Miracle Grow potting soil. What do you guys think? It will get just a bit of irrigation overspray into the pot.

    

    Last reply by Kris, April 25, 2008
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    Serenoa repens green.

    January 29, 2011 by ErikSJI

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    I thought these were pretty cool looking.

    

    Last reply by ErikSJI, January 29, 2011

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    Serenoa repens pup split?

    January 3, 2020 by Rickybobby

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    Hey everyone my very first palm. A clump or saw palmetto decided to not like me too much this fall and the main palm and a pup seemed to die. Left is a healthy pup still growing strong. Question is can the pup be separated or is it part of the main palm and root system?

    

    Last reply by Rickybobby, January 4, 2020

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    Serenoa repens spear rot

    June 3, 2020 by NickJames

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    I have two serenoa repens - on opposite sides of house - that suddenly developed spear rot. It pulled right out. I just put peroxide in. Anything else I can do? Will it spread to other palmetto around it? These were planted in January. They all seemed to be thriving.

    

    Last reply by NickJames, August 12, 2020

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    Serenoa Repens with cold damage at 29F

    December 31, 2012 by MOlivera

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    These are a few recent pictures of some serenoa repens in Steinhatchee Florida. I took these while hunting in a tidal swamp area. I was surprised to see these with some temporary cold damage. I know these can take much colder temperatures. This was the coldest temperatures so far this winter. It was 29F in the morning and the barrel of my rifle had ice on it. Does anybody have any ideas why they had this temporary cold damage?

    

    Last reply by Mark Heath, December 31, 2012
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    Serenoa repens, how deep to plant seeds?

    August 28, 2017 by PalmWarbler

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    I have some silver Serenoa Repens in my yard I'm trying to re-populate into other areas but could use some help as to how deep to plant the seeds.

    

    Last reply by PalmWarbler, August 28, 2017
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    Serenoa repens?

    January 9, 2020 by abdalav

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    Hello all, is this a Serenoa repens or other similar species?

    

    Last reply by Phoenikakias, January 9, 2020

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    Serenoa repens. Why it's so slow?

    October 27, 2008 by Alberto

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    For me Serenoa repens is very slow. I read it needs a kind of Rhyzobium that helps it grow in the poor sandy soil were it is native. Is it because of this specific lack that mine are slow or is this normal for this palm? How cultivated palms grow outside natural habitat? Here is my best performing Serenoa that is now +-five and half years old. They are growing in sandy acid soil.

    

    Last reply by Tampa Scott, October 29, 2008
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    Serenoa with Funky fans

    January 13, 2016 by Neil C

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    I have had this Serenoa for several years and although it is growing well and appears healthy it throws out some wacky leaves. This used to be every now and again but now they seem to be appearing more often. Do you think this is genetic, insect damage (never noticed anything on the developing spear, or some deficiency? You can see from the second photo that the new spear is also twisted looking and will open deformed. Another leaf on a offshoot has developed looking like a claw (photo 3). Any advice on this issue would be greatly received. Regards Neil

    

    Last reply by Mr. Coconut Palm, January 13, 2016

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    Serious Bismarckia frond

    June 13, 2021 by 96720

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    Frond from one of my biz’s I’m 5’10”

    

    Last reply by 96720, June 13, 2021

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    Seriously? This was an advertisement I saw.

    February 12 by Chester B

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    It should’ve have been labelled “How to ruin a palm tree”. Seriously, the after is supposed to be better somehow????? And I’m supposed to be happy to pay you for this service???

    

    Last reply by Palmfarmer, February 24

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    Seronoa repens (blue form)

    February 7, 2010 by Natureguy

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    This is mostly for Ken Johnson, but I welcome any comments or experiences from all. I was in Hobe Sound, FL the other day and found a wonderful collection of the blue form of saw palmetto. I will be back there in two weeks with a backhoe operator. My intent is to see if I can transplant saw palmetto successfully? Can these be field dug and transplanted easily? Do they take transplanting well? They will need to make a 2 hour drive home, as well. or should I just go buy one? Last summer I had a backhoe operator dig a small field grown cabbage palm. I took it home and had in the ground within 30 minutes of excavation. The center spear came out in the first week,…

    

    Last reply by Rusty on Pine Is., February 13, 2010

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    Serpentine soil

    August 7, 2007 by Gbarce

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    If a palm you like is said to grow in serpentine soils (like copernicia cowelii or coccothrinax moaensis) will it be harmful to the plant if you grow it in ordinary run of the mill soil? Will it eventually just die a slow death becuase serpentine soil conditions are so extreme that the plants adapted to it will just not be able to cope? I have been trying to read up on it and basically what I understand is: 1) it has very little nutrients 2) either very alkaline or very acidic 3) has a lot of heavy metals- magnesium, iron etc... 4) does not hold water very well Is there are way to replicate this type of soil-- what combination of media shoud I use in the…

    

    Last reply by BS Man about Palms, July 16, 2012
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    Serra da Estrela: Palms ID Wanted!

    June 10, 2015 by Pal Meir

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    I found in photos of the habitat of Lytocaryum weddellianum two palms which I can not identify though I have some guesses. These photos were taken by M. Britto in 2012 in Serra da Estrela of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. I add to the photo details showing the palms in question the links to the original photos. (1) http://www.panoramio.com/photo/68837344 (2) http://www.panoramio.com/photo/68837562

    

    Last reply by Pal Meir, June 11, 2015

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