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Hi all , I ma waiting for the attached seedlings : Archotophoenix purpurea , Livistona mariae and Beccariophoenix fenestralis should I plant these small seedling to ground or keep in pots and wait? I didn't have any success with Beccariophoenix fenestralis in past even with bigger both in pot or ground so I cant see any chance either way but curious to know specially about the Archotophoenix purpurea , Livistona mariae, look very tender to go to ground now ?? also I think I will separate the triple A purpurea , I dont think they exhibit same triple like A cunninghamiana ? Livistona mariae seems bigger and long ( perhaps been more in shade) , maybe can go to…
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Should I plant this macrocalyx
by tacobender- 7 replies
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Got it as a 4 in. the wind broke a frond off and looks a little rough. Moved it out of the wind. Should I plant in ground now? It is somewhat sheltered there. Is it better to wait until longer days of spring? I am sure it is not root bound in the pot. Latitude 27.5 lows can get in 50s. Would roots grow in December? Some vestiarias were planted a few months ago and seem fine.
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should I plant trachycarpus now?
by Mr.SamuraiSword- 1 follower
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I will be planning on planting a windmill palm outside in a pot but in the ground. it has gotten so warm recently and the lowest it will get according to weather is 28f. should i do it?
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Should I protect my palms in these temperatures?
by idontknowhatnametuse- 5 replies
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Apparently we will go down to -3 (26F) on Friday without any rain, so I wont be worried about a wet freeze, should I still protect my palms in these temps? Palms I have outside: Chamaedorea Seifrizii, Wodyetia Bifurcata and Areca Catechu.
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Should I prune my field transplanted baby coconut to reduce water stress or leave it be?
by PhilippineExpat- 3 replies
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What are everyone's thoughts on pruning transplanted coconuts? I found this very young coconut (picture of the adult version included) growing in a lot in my development. It is doomed to be dug up and removed to make room for a home, so I decided to snag it and plant it in my lot. When I dug it out, it was no longer attached to the nut and was just the fronds and 2 roots about 6 inches long. The fronds are about 1 meter high. I planted it in the ground and staked it because the wind was tipping it over. I read online that some palms are pruned after transplant to minimize water stress. Right now, it's the dry season here and we won't be getting rain for another 10 we…
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Should I prune my syagrus palm tree? video for opinions
by reivanreivan- 1 follower
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Hello guys, here in Spain we are in the month of July, we are in summer. Of the 2 palm trees, one seems less in need of pruning and the other in the area to the right of the image may need pruning... what do you think? I bought my syagrus 4 months ago and at that time I transplanted them into large pots
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Should I put a stop to this?
by Gbarce- 13 replies
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I haven't tried it for myself but I understand that teh seeds of the Areca Catechu has some narcotic effect. I saw my dog zealously munching on something and --yup-- its a betel nut. He seems to be really enjoying himself
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Should I refrain from going to that nursery ever again ?
by Nakheel1412- 7 replies
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Hi, Some time ago, I visited a nursery that had not-that-healthy-looking plants, from among them Cereus cacti with brown parts (instead of 100% green), and this archontophoenix palm that caught my eye with massively brown dying leaves : When it comes to those cereus cacti, I immediately had doubts about the possibility of infectious diseases, and didn't buy anything from this nursery ; Yet for the palm I first suspected cold-related damage and/or lack of care, but now I wonder whether this could also be an infectious disease Do you guys have any idea what could have caused this palm to look like this ? Thanks in advance !
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should I remove my 2 Washingtonia Robusta? 1 2
by Pete in Paradise Hills- 1 follower
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I have a new palm garden, started planting in late May 2014. Among my first purchases were 2 15 gallon Washingtonia Robusta. I wasn't aware of some of the issues with them such as the eventual expenses in trimming plus the possibility of falling leaves damaging other trees. I've recently made some purchases and need more space and I'm thinking of removing them. They're about 25 gallon size with about 12 leaves each. They look good now but are still a manageable enough size for me to remove them. What do you guys think? thanks
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Should I remove my old palm tree?
by saturation- 1 follower
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I have an old palm in the backyard. I'm putting a new fence in and it seems it's time for this palm to be removed due to the roots coming way up out of the ground. I know they come up partially, but this seems excessive. Is it time to remove this tree?
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Should I remove this Washingtonia?
by Chris Chance- 1 follower
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Been back and forth on this. After I got it trimmed my lady started liking it. I'm thinking about cutting it because of location. As you can see in these pictures it's actually grown over the walkway and it's located right in front of the front door. Problem I'm running into is the cost of removal and in some ways wouldn't mind carving it into a tiki. This palm was here when we bought the place so I personally didn't plant and probably started from a seed judging by the location. Also these pictures are from last summer and the planter around it looks much different after all the work I've been doing. Let me know what you all think. I like to hear others thoughts.
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Should I rescue a Kentia palm?
by Mockturtle- 0 replies
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Hello, I saw this Kentia palm at a local big box store. It is over 6’ tall but looks like it has not been watered for a while. Some outer leaves are completely brown. I am very tempted to buy it and try to revive it. There are actually four palms in a pot. One looks very sad. The growing spears look a bit gray, and I’m not sure how healthy they are. It is priced at $189. Do you think Kentia palm can recover from being dehydrated for a while? Thank you in advance for your advice!
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Should I stake?
by xoRudy- 2 followers
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I recently planted my Bismarckia in August, it was planted straight and doing well. But, The wind has been really bad here in Maricopa all winter. It only blows in one direction as well. It’s now made my Bismarck lean. Should I stake? Or should I not worry about it because it’ll straighten itself up later on?
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Should I take steps to prep for cold?
by Cocoa Beach Jason- 21 replies
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Coldest weather coming in about 4 years. 38 tonight and 35 tomorrow. Daytime highs at 52 and 57 respectively tomorrow and Friday. Should I take steps to protect or let god sort it out? I have these cold sensitive palms: Bottles about 7-8ft Royal about -18ft Many coconuts -about 15ft tall each Alex king -12ft Tuckeri king - in ground but about 7gallon size Burretiokenti hapala - in ground but about 7gallon size Kentiopsis oliviformis - in ground but about 15 gallon size Veitchia about 20 ft tall Pstychosperma elegans about 18 ft tall Thrinax radiata about 8 ft Adonidia about 13 ft tall I think all of these will breeze through those temps but I am wr…
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Hey all, I have a frost prone location and I am wondering if putting down some compost going into winter would be a net positive or negative for my somewhat frost tender palms? An alternative thought was to put down some Sul-Po-Mag.
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Should I trim this diseased frond?
by Noob2palms- 6 replies
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Hi I have this potted bottle palm it has 5 fronds in total 2 are very advanced with leaf spot disease. Should I remove one or two of them to avoid spread even though it’s still green. The most advanced one is the next frond to die so it would just speed up that process. I did copper fungicide spray on the others to help avoid spread but it looks like all have at least a little bit. It’s rained a lot here and I think that’s contributed too thanks pic 1 and 2 are the front frond I think I should remove - pic 3 is a back frond that’s next most advanced and 4 is whole tree
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Hopefully my Dypsis carlsmithii is happy and this dead leaf is only natural? my question is , should I cut it or it will happen naturally?
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should i try dypsis ambositrae again???
by Stevetoad- 19 replies
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I have had bad luck with this palm. The first one i got was a one gallon about 10 inches tall. i put it in a sunny area (not a great idea) and it got smashed by the summer sun. so i got a larger one and put it in more shade. this one was about a foot and a half. this one did great all summer but as soon as it dropped to in tho the low 30s it started to show damage and then at 30f it completly defoliated. it had overhead protection too.being that d.ambositrae seems to have a bit of confusion around it im debating if i should try again. i keep seeing reports of how hardy this palm is but the ones i got were wimps. should i give up or try again???
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Should I try to separate my three trunk Robusta?
by OrangeEnzoPS4- 19 replies
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I think it would look nicer as separate plants but I don't want to kill it.
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Should I wait for Palm Sunday?
by Mauna Kea Cloudforest- 1 follower
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I started to clean up a mongrel blue phoenix reclinata. it's different from other reclinata species in that the fronds actually are glaucus blue, so I suspect it's a reclinata x dactylifera or reclinata x sylvestris. I was originally going to remove it entirely, but I decided to to see if cutting out some of the suckers and giving it a good trim would make it look good. And the answer is yes, it's simply amazing how a giant formless bush suddenly turned into a real nice graceful clump of palms. It was hard to cut off actual growing crowns of fronds, but necessary. And after doing half of it, I realized it generated a massive amount of waste that included a lot of real…
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By tomorrow a very cold air mass is forecast to invade California with minimums at least into the low 40's or possibly colder. There may be a little rain so cloudy skies will help keep the night temps up. It may rain harder next week. My question is should I go ahead and well-water the palms to keep the soil temp up? They are scheduled for irrigation now. My worry is that a cold rain will follow the arctic air & damage the roots. Maybe I should water & then cover the ground with plastic. Any suggestions for a worried palm aficionado
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Should I worry about my palms hybridizing?
by SD_Iconoclast- 8 replies
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I have several large CIDPs in my yard and I have been using them as a source of seeds. I was just about to plant several other Phoenix species (sylvestris, Dactylifera, Rebelinii) with the intention using them for seeds too. Then I read all these references to "hybrids". Now I am scared. If I plant other phoeninx species in my yard, will I not be able to count on the appearance of the plants that grow from my seeds? Will I get rebelinii sized plants from my CIDPs? Will I get CIDPs from my Dactyliferas? Is there some reference material that explains what I can expect?
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Should I wrap Royals and Foxtails for 36 degrees?
by Breaktheory- 4 replies
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Hey all… Winter is coming and it looks like it’ll get down to 36 next week (which is typically as cold as it gets) Should I be blanketing or Christmas light wrapping my foxtail and royals for this overnight temp or will they be ok? Our cold season is typically highs in the upper 50s with night lows around 40. thanks everyone! jon
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Should it stay or should it go?
by Cindy Adair- 1 follower
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I have a soft spot for plants that manage to survive under difficult conditions. However, I also like to keep my favorite plants closer to my house. This clumping palm was almost hidden in one of MANY torch gingers. It has grown through its pot where it's been at least 5 years since left by the former owner who had a nursery. She had planned to move it but now it's up to us to decide its fate. I chopped back some of the ginger which was overhanging a sidewalk so I could see it better. Could it be an Areca triandra? There's another one she planted on the property so I know it's something she grew. I could reshape it and add orchids to the trunks, try to move it or gulp-no …
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I hope not! These seedlings look healthy considering our drought and no supplemental watering
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