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  1. Cindy Adair

    Small Change to Terms of Service

    by Cindy Adair

    It has been many years since our current terms of service were updated. Yes, I am referring to that fine print most of us decline to read. The good news is there is exactly one additional sentence and it is just intended to streamline the registration procedures and membership management for our free level IPS membership. Here it is: Registration on PalmTalk.org without an existing membership in our society will constitute joining our society at a free membership level with associated benefits. In appreciation for your attention I will share a palm photo from my farm. Pigafetta , AKA the Black Wanga Palm

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  3. GottmitAlex

    Coconut palms 1 year anniversary in the ground San Diego/Tijuana region 1 2 3 4 8

    by GottmitAlex

    Well today is the big day. 1 year in the ground for my golden Malayan dwarf coconut. What began as a late summer impulsive purchase has turned out to be a great adventure. I am not out of the woods by any means. At this stage it would only take one dip into the low 30's to wipe em out. But still, I am hopeful. ^^2016^^ ^^Originally planted horizontally on native soil. July 27th 2016.^^ ^^Replaced its plot with pure sand and planted it in a vertical manner (yes, a tad bit too close to the fence) August 29th 2016. One year ago to this day.^^ ^^ Mirror "Techniques" in order to give them more light/heat throughout t…

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  4. Caryota_gigas

    Frost experiments from down under 1 2 3 4 7

    by Caryota_gigas

    I am starting this thread so as not to high-jack the Dypsis oropedionis thread. Several days ago, unaware of the D. oropedionis thread currently running, I did some experiments on small D. oropedionis to see how well they could handle the frost. I placed a small seedling on a glass table on my deck in one of the coldest Winter spots in our garden. I also place another on the table under 2 plastic pots. After placing them on the table I realised I needed some sort of control or ways of comparing wether the results of D. oropedionis in frost conditions were good or bad compared to other species I had, so I grabbed a few more seedlings for the frosty table experiment. Th…

    Bennz
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  5. TimHopper

    Jubutyagrus 1 2 3 4 16

    by TimHopper

    Jubaea is a stunning palm that I would love to add to my garden, but it's just too hot and wet down here. I do have a JuButia x Butia that is growing nicely toward flowering. I hope to introduce syagrus R. pollen when the time is right to hopefully produce JuButyagrus (waiting patiently while holding empty fertilizer bag)! I have some massive bonsal queens here that will be the pollen donors. The bonsal queen seeds that I got from Eric Anderson at www.seedcoseeds.com produced very bulky queens with the expanded base similar to those in topic "fat bottom girls". Who has a large Jubutyagrus. I would love to see one. Tim

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  6. FlaPalmLover

    Does anyone have an archontophoenix cunninghamiana (the "piccabeen palm") in Florida 9b/10a?

    by FlaPalmLover
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    I feel like I hardly ever see any pics or posts about these in Florida. Do they not grow well in this climate? I know they do well in CA. They're supposed to be hardier than foxtails, so I was thinking of trying some in my 9b climate. But if they will just look stressed then maybe not.

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  7. Cluster

    Cocos nucifera on Madeira Island 1 2 3 4 24

    by Cluster

    Hello everyone! First of all this is my first time here and wanted to greet everyone, secondly I am just an amateur that started as simply a curious person for palms overall and more specifically coconuts! I have been on Madeira (have a house there and go there 2 or 3 times per year) this summer and took a few pictures of the coconuts located in the marine of Funchal. When I was searching for coconuts one year ago I discovered on this forum that Madeira had some just in front of my nose! It is my belief that this is one if not the northern most region where they survive without extra man care with just the natural conditions (I believe at most maybe watering, don'…

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  8. Xenon

    A last look at the palms in Houston 1 2 3 4

    by Xenon

    Made a mad dash from College Station to central Houston this afternoon to bid farewell to the plants I've been observing for years. Apologies for the lighting/haphazard photos, was in a real rush trying to chase the sun. This is the Houston I've always known (wasn't alive during the 80s). I guess I always took the queen palms for granted, very sad to see them go. Along Main St and Montrose, the medians are all tarped and iirc, they are planted with 'Little John' bottlebrush. The ironic thing is that the surrounding areas are full of emerald green gingers, green bananas, cordylines, kalanchoes, papayas etc...you would never expect it was going to drop to near 10F in a few …

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  9. displaced_floridian

    How far N in Florida can coconut palms reliably grow? 1 2 3 4 8

    by displaced_floridian

    I know the St. Augustine coco croaked last winter, but how about Daytona? or Tarpon Springs? Did any survive?

    Don B.
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  10. Tom S

    Red Palm weevils found in Laguna Beach, CA 1 2 3 4 16

    by Tom S

    First discovery in the US See Article: http://www.ocregiste...isson-tree.html Only a mile from my house. Yikes!

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  11. Kostas

    My Garden in Pyrgos... 1 2 3 4 27

    by Kostas

    Hello! As you may have read in many topics of mine,i have a house in Pyrgos which belonged to my grandparents till a few years ago when they both passed away Anyway,a year ago we(my parents and i) started fixing the house and did a renovation to it...Now finally the time has come to plant the relatively small garden it has...I hadnt done anything with it before due to the dirty jobs from the house and the soil needing a thorough clean up by hand picking the MANY garbage it has scattered eveywhere...To these,add the scrap cement,paints and others from the recent house renovation,and you end up with a soil full of garbage and ugly things This had always detered me from…

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  12. Josh-O

    Up and coming garden in Vista California / blank canvanas 1 2 3 4 33

    by Josh-O

    I thought it would be fun to start a thread on my up and coming garden in Vista California. I wasn't planning on doing a thread but I got pressured into by a few PSSC members.. you know who you are...lol My wife and I bought and investment property almost 3 years ago in Vista California. My wife doesn't understand the palm disease like most of my friends so I needed a place to plant a garden where I can grow bigger stuff. I've been officially working in the garden for about 6 months. It's been a very slow project but its finally starting to pay off. I recently started planting palms on the south facing slope in a good micro climate. I've wanted to do this for some…

    BS Man about Palms
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  13. BS Man about Palms

    Dysis White Stem (the monster one) 1 2 3 4 6

    by BS Man about Palms

    I wasn't sure how to put it in the title thread, but I wanted to get across that this Dypsis is totally unique and was found and "named" by Mardy D. quite some time ago. Mardy has a couple at his place, a beautiful one in his poolhouse, but stretched and some struggling outside. This one is at Jeff B's "Cuesta Linda" and it is coming out of the funk the cold winter of 06/07 and looks like it will do fine. We have talked about building a "winter house" for it due to its rarity. Part of why I'm posting to see if the Aussie guys or "whoever" has one. Our Moderator told me he killed a few in his youth when there were some seedlings out there. First off, its BIG. …

    jdapalms
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  14. Palmarum

    The 18th Annual Spring 'Ganza in the So Flo. - Palms & Plants for the Masses 1 2 3

    by Palmarum
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    The 18th Annual Spring Plant Extravaganza! Searle Brothers Nursery, Inc. & The Rainforest Collection® ---- SW Ranches, Broward County, S. Florida March 4th, 5th, 6th - 11th, 12th, 13th - 2016 Warmer winter? So so. Plants growing? Check. Wet winter? Definitely. There were a surplus of positive growing conditions this past winter in S. Florida. It was evident throughout gardens, backyards, container collections, and other places friendly to plant-folk and their charges. Plants grown in the nursery were exhibiting spring fever as the rains came in late January and were more than ready for display when the time came for the Spring 'Gan…

    Jeff Searle
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  15. MKIVRYAN

    Local Arizona Thread 1 2 3 4 31

    by MKIVRYAN

    I was wondering if it would be nice to have an Arizona thread where the few of us Arizona people can directly discuss with each other growing (or trying to grow) palms. I feel that while the input from others in CA and beyond is very helpful it does not always apply to us in AZ. I see people say that this or that palm wants full sun, and while that is the case for CA or elsewhere not too many palms can take full AZ sun. Hoping a few other Arizona people will chime in on this thread and maybe use it for posting AZ specific questions. I will throw out the first questions. I see Mule palms and Parajueba palms recommended for full sun. How many hours are we talking f…

    tdl480
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  16. Kris

    Materials Need For Germination.. 1 2 3 4 22

    by Kris

    Dear folks i have illustrated the general method that i follow to seeds germination.. First requisite is freshly picked palm seeds from your neighbour's garden,better still from your friends garden socked it well for 3 days,but keep changing the water daily and the water should not be chill.if you are in cold countries then you will need a thermo flask to maintain a luke warm water to assist in waking up those seeds from dormancy_ and on the final day treat the seeds with mild liquid bleech solution for 30 minutes,after which allow the seeds to air dry before putting it in to the baggie bag containing slightly moist damp-off,peat moss or coco-peat. w…

    Kris
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  17. Fusca

    Habitat Photos of Sabal mexicana

    by Fusca

    I was in Brownsville this past weekend and stopped by the Sabal Palm Sanctuary to see some nice old Sabal mexicanas. The Sabal Palm Sanctuary is a 557-acre nature reserve and bird sanctuary.

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  18. TonyDFW

    How to remove those pesky palm trees from you landscape: The Dallas Method

    by TonyDFW

    First step.... during winter have a week of low 70Fs temperatures. Next, deposit and inch or two of ice and freeze solid for 4 days. Temps must go no higher than 25F and low should be around 15F. T.princeps and T. latisectus after ice

    mjff
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  19. Palmateer

    Coconut Growing Farthest From Equator 1 2 3 4 11

    by Palmateer

    Some have claimed the Newport Beach Coconut might be the farthest north in the ground with sustained growth, at around 33 degrees, 37 minutes latitude. Please submit any other farthest from equator claims - be sure to include exact latitude position, north or south.

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  20. southathens

    Palm Trees in South Crete, Greece 1 2

    by southathens
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    Hello again.I am not sure how many of our members are familiar with Crete but I have seen some very impressive palms over there.The Vai forest is an excellent example of naturally grown palms.Since you guys are more experienced with the specifics around palms what kind of rare plants/palms could survive in the climate of Palaiochora? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaiochora#Climate ''The town has an exceptionally mild Mediterranean climate with mild winters and hot summers. According to the data provided by the National Observatory of Athens for the period of 2006-2016 (Oct 2006 - Feb 2016) the average annual temperature in Palaiochora is 20.7 °C and is Greece'…

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  21. palmsOrl

    Zone 10 Palms in the Orlando Area Mega Thread 1 2 3 4 28

    by palmsOrl

    I would like this to be a thread where Palmtalkers post cold sensitive zone 10 palms you come across in the Orlando area. The ever-increasing effects of the urban heat island are more evident each year. The first is an updated photo of the Cocos nucifera growing at Smashburger near downtown.

    kinzyjr
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  22. rprimbs

    Planting palms together to create "multiples". I'm considering something creative

    by rprimbs

    I want to create some unusual "multiple" palms. Like a Archontophoenix purpurea, with a A. myolensis, and a A. maxima. Or a Chambeyronia macrocarpa, with a C. hookeri, and a C. species Houailou. Will this work? I don't think I've ever seen a multiple Chambeyronia.

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  23. Jeff in St Pete

    The Palm Collection at Villa Decary 1 2

    by Jeff in St Pete
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    This past weekend the Costa Rica Palm Society (CRPS) held a meeting at Villa Decary on Lake Arenal. The members who came to this meeting stayed at the hotel for the weekend and we all had a lot of fun! The previous owners are long-time palm collectors and it shows when you arrive at the front entrance! The new owners do not know much about palms but they welcomed us to their beautiful property and even joined the CRPS. We arrived late in the afternoon and the lighting was not very good, but you can see that it already looks very palmy. C.renda with flash

    Walter John
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  24. empireo22

    Coconuts 1 2 3 4 16

    by empireo22

    Please share your pics of coconuts from around the world. I will start....... Cocos nucifera in Sebastian, Florida

    Plantking165
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  25. realarch

    How Bout a 'Color' thread? 1 2 3 4 23

    by realarch

    We need a bit of color on the board. Post away! I'll start with some Calyptrocalyx in the garden, all going off at the same time. Understory gems for any garden if they will grow for you. C. leptostacyhs, C. pachystachys, and C. pachystachys 'mottled.' Tim

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  26. Tad

    THE FARM 3 1 2 3 4 28

    by Tad
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    With all the origin threads going on I figured what a great way to start the new thread. This new thread will start off with how/where I got my kickstart into the nursery business and my love of plants. I am not going to dump a 100 pics at a time, we will work on this little by little, we have all year to get it done, and the way 2008 is starting off looks like I am going to have some really great projects going on.

    palmsrgreat
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