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The average temp in January is 48F/8.9C and the lowest temp is 29F/-1.7C in whole winter. No frost, but always rains. Archontophoenix did well here, however Roystonea failed.
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Happy new year!!!
by GottmitAlex- 6 replies
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Rain on Leeward (dry) O`ahu
by WaianaeCrider- 6 replies
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Desided to move this off the Happy New Year topic so as not to distract from that thought Since Midnight I've had 3.77 inches of rain. Yea not that much to some of ;you but here on the dry side it's a problem. Since much of my land is down slope from neighbors on 3 sides I get all their run off making my dry stream bed a very wet stream. The 8" or so that came at the beginning of last month caused my 3' drain pipe to clog up with leaves, branches and palm fronds. Because of this much of the lower stream bed it totally silted up. I cleared some of the clog last month but not enough. Gonna have some digging over the next few weeks. When it drys up I'll get some pict…
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Palm torts -- hazards?
by DoomsDave- 3 replies
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Howdyall: So, we all know that coconuts are supposed to conk people on the head, and it sucks when a CIDP crown falls on someone . . . . . But what about less obvious problems? This maintenance dude was all pissed at his boss because boss would not remove a bunch of queen palms. "Damn seeds" he hissed, "they fall on the ground and people fall on 'em." Hmm. I sorta laughed until I lost control of my bike one day after riding through a bunch of seeds on the sidewalk . . . . And, of course, there's the fun of falling Roystonea leaves. All right, what about teh rest of you?
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Small Ensete/fake banana?
by Palmfarmer- 6 replies
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I got some Banana seeds some time back put them in soda cups with some soil and has watered them every day since. Only one has sproutet and grown pretty fast. I posted this to confirm it was a banana sprout and it was, but someone mentioned that it looked like a Ensete, anyone agree?
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HAWAIIAN phytosanitary certificate
by palmad Merc- 1 follower
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Hi guys, does anyone know how to obtain a Phytosanitary certificate for seed export from Hawaii? Agriculture Australia now require all seed consignments entering Australia a Phyto. Any knowledge of how to obtain them will be much appreciated.
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I've dealt with scale on Cycads, but never on a palm! Is this common? I have no Cycads where I now live, but 1 of my Sabal Minors, a Sabal Palmetto and a Silver Saw Palmetto, all in close range of each other, have/had scale! I've been treating with 1 round of coffee grounds so far and several rounds of Malathion. I'm hoping I caught it before it's too late, as I never had much luck with curing my Cycads... it usually came back! I think, out of 3 Cycads, I was able to cure one and the other 2 I eventually dug up and disposed of, but this was at my old place and these palms were never there. I think this came in on Sabal Palmetto that I bought a while back since it has it w…
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Bonus palms
by John in Andalucia- 3 replies
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I bought 1000 seeds of Nannorrhops arabica back in 2008. Around 90% germinated that summer. The remaining seeds I kept in baggies - ever hopeful - for a further 18 months before consigning them to the compost heap. Now, 5 years on, like "teeth of the Hydra" they are a-poppin' everywhere. Shame they have a tendency to die as soon as you disturb the roots. What bonus palms have you raised in similar circumstances?
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Palmy .... oops, I mean balmy morning
by tropicbreeze- 3 replies
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Nice balmy morning today, and has been for the past several days now, no minimum below 21C. Hope winter stays no worse than this. Caught some of the early morning light (and some shadows and tones).
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Burretiokentia hapala inflorescence
by Tracy- 1 reply
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Whenever I look up photos of Burretiokentia hapala inflorescence they all look pretty much the same in structure; that they branch near the base stick out and have varying degrees of wiggles much like what the one below. I've seen plenty in person that look the same. But not one of mine. I posted photos of the other one in a different thread I had started but due to the subject matter being different I didn't hear responses from others if it fell with the "normal" or typical spectrum. This is what I expect from a Burretiokentia below:
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ID Help Please
by Dypsisdean- 7 replies
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I just can't come up with a name for this guy. I apparently gave it to a friend a while back, and it just isn't ringing a bell.
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quad mule palm
by ErikSJI- 5 replies
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Pulled another quad Mule palm today.
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Ceroxylon ID
by Dorian- 1 reply
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So this one is a bit of a mystery. Folks were debating what it could be at the SoCal Palm Tour in our garden last year, and I don't think there was any agreement. The palm came as ceroxylon sp. 'big silver' and has remained unidentified since it was collected. The Palmpedia article on it (http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Ceroxylon_sp._'Big_Silver') says it's from Venezuela/Columbia, but Phil Bergman and his son believe they collected it from Ecuador in 1992. Here is the palm when it was younger. The leaves are much longer and brighter silver than the other ceroxylons in the yard: Here's one from last summer, taken during the garden tour. There is very li…
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Coconut germplasm catalogue
by Zeeth- 1 reply
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I know that the coconut isn't much discussed on this forum because of reasons like being too common, not being able to grow them, etc, but some may still find this interesting. I found this catalogue of a number of different varieties, listed by country of origin, that include a description of the palm, with identifying characteristics, as well as pictures of the palm and fruits. Some varieties are only listed in the Genetic resource database, without any of the pictures or descriptions, such as Jamaican tall, but many varieties are included, such as Panama tall, Malayan dwarf, Tahiti red dwarf, Fiji dwarf, Spicata, etc. Here's the link to the website, clicking each count…
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A few nice Livistonas
by Kumar- 1 reply
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I saw these Livistonas at a golf course in Calcutta today. L. jenkinsiana perhaps ?
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What palms are these?
by Mauna Kea Cloudforest- 1 follower
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Can anyone ID the palms behind the copernicia prunifera? I have seeds from the taller one that I am trying to germinate. Thanks.
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Need help identifying what's wrong
by Snoopcad- 1 follower
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Hello everyone. I joined this forum seeking help with what's wrong with my queen palm tree. I've gone to a local pest control place and all they recommended putting a insecticide around the base and the affected area. My tree company that trims the palm obviously just wants to remove the tree. Any ideas what is wrong with it and what if anything I can do to save it? Here are a few pics of the tree. I have notice some small ants traveling up the tree in the evening but haven't seen many since I applied the insecticide. Thanks.
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Licuala paludosa
by akamu- 1 follower
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I purchased this palm as licuala aurantiaca aka the golden licuala and planted it about 3yrs ago . It has started to get some of the yellowish color on the petiols. Not a ton of info on these. What do you guys think is it the real deal.
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Palm ID
by 5150cycad- 5 replies
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This is what I think is a butia x jubaea. At least that's what I bought it as. It definitely grows a lot slower than my butias. It is in the process of flowering for the first time. My butias around the same size have been flowering for years. Can any of you Palm experts chime in and let me know what you think it is. Thanks in advance.
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ID required on these two gifts from the birds.
by Steve Mac- 6 replies
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We are in Cronulla Sydney, and under the bird bath we got a few of these two palms. The first one grows up one blade leaf, like a date, but has a very small round brown seed,and the second has a medium sized (not a small bird) distinctly textured seed and bifid type leaf. We don't recognize them as any of our own plants . What could they be?
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Spring in FL
by ErikSJI- 3 replies
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Love this time of year.
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Post your Copernicia alba
by bubba- 1 follower
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Source for palms in mid tennessee/border of georgia?
by spataro51- 0 replies
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A friend of mine is traveling to mid tennesse/border georgia the first week of june to pick up some hardy bamboo.......while he is down there i am thinking about having him stop at some nurseries, lowes etc for some palms.......does anyone reccomend any places that stock em and have good quality palms? I am not really looking for any palm in perticular but any info on a good place and exactly what they stock would be appreciated...... thanks everyone!
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Is this a Saintelucei?
by Matt in OC- 7 replies
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That's what I bought it as as a one leaf seedling. What do you think?
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Largest Phoenix canariensis in Dublin
by IrishPalm22- 0 replies
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Are there any larger CIDP in Dublin that anyone knows of? I know Dublin isn’t Tresco, but I was very impressed to find a story and a half tall CIDP on Kenilworth Road in Harold’s Cross, Dublin 6/6W (attached). I also spotted a very robust little one on Lombard St west in City Centre (smaller one here attached). I note that compared to last year, two small Canaries right outside Saint Patrick’s Cathedral have nearly doubled in size. I think this winter was a colder 9B in Dublin, but who knows with urban microclimates. If anyone knows of any larger around, do let me know. The amount of smallish but fast growing Canaries around Dublin astonishes me. Thanks for looking 😎.
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