DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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   Palm ID

   April 29, 2014 by avanza

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   Last reply by avanza, April 29, 2014
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   Dypsis basilonga

   October 7, 2022 by WaianaeCrider

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   Been sitting in the green house a few months. Time to plant.

   

   Last reply by Looking Glass, October 8, 2022

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   Encouraging vertical growth in butterfly palms

   April 7, 2019 by Harmless Games

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   Does removing all the off shoots from my butterfly palms encourage them to grow taller instead of wider? It’s a never ending battle chopping these guys off! Am I just wasting my time?

   

   Last reply by Harmless Games, April 8, 2019

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   A visit to a private garden part 3

   April 11 by happypalms

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   Some more magical palms in the private garden there would have to at least another 200 to photograph actually i wouldn’t have a clue as to how many incredible how many palms in this collection something to aspire too

   

   Last reply by happypalms, April 11

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   Santa came early

   December 24, 2013 by Alicehunter2000

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   Santa came early on Christmas, he brought me a Satakentia and some S. mauritiformis....

   

   Last reply by Sabal Steve, December 25, 2013
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   Greenhouse

   April 13, 2023 by Quasarecho

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   There's a greenhouse on campus I'll have to check out. A 10-minute walk from my office and I've never been in it. Took a peek in through the glass because it's closed for the day.

   

   Last reply by ASHCVS, April 19, 2023

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   BuJubeagrus

   July 26, 2021 by freakypalmguy

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   (Butia X Jubea) X Syagrus from Patric, apx. 12 years old. Watered but never given any fertilizer. Has always had the leaflets show this yellow spotting. I think I’ve heard mention of this issue with these. Anyone been able to cure it. If I had to guess, a potassium deficiency? Last picture is of the newest frond, already showing the issue.

   

   Last reply by freakypalmguy, July 27, 2021

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   Cool looking pattern on king palm

   January 21, 2017 by FallbrookCA

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   Wanted to post my King palms cool looking tan lines. As these old fronds fall off and the new growth keeps splitting the old fronds it creates some cool patterns.

   

   Last reply by FallbrookCA, January 21, 2017

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    Carpoxylon macrospermum - flowering

    November 4, 2017 by Gbarce

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    my Carpoxylon has started flowering already. THis is the 5th flower "pod" and it has consistently produced an inflouresence after each leaf falls off I have observed a lot of pollinators buzzing around but seeds have yet to form

    

    Last reply by peachy, November 4, 2017

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    Attalea amygdalina

    March 31, 2015 by Alex-v

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    Hi Someone can give me some indication and advice for a newly germinated seed of Attalea amygdalina? Hardiness? Thanks

    

    Last reply by Alex-v, March 31, 2015
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    Seed thread - best way to germinate individual species

    May 20, 2015 by nomolos

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    A general way to grow palm seeds is the bag method with 50/50 perlite peat However can people please share their tricks with individual species, ie different growing media, to nick or sandpaper the seeds, temprature etc... etc... This could be an invaluable rsource for more successful germinating techniques

    

    Last reply by Kai, May 20, 2015
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    9b Daytona Beach Fruiting Wodyetia

    January 26, 2019 by Reeverse

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    First year that the tree produced viable fruit in my yard. Super common palm but this far north it's an accomplishment

    

    Last reply by Reeverse, January 26, 2019

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    Red leaf redux

    July 23, 2009 by PalmatierMeg

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    Well, we haven't had a red new leaf posting in at least a couple days. I really love the Calyptrocalyx genus. These little palms are gorgeous plants in compact packages. A couple nights ago I noticed two of them sporting new red leaves and grabbed my camera. Photo #1 is Calyptrocalyx polyphyllus with a leaf starting to fade to green. The other photos are of C. elegans var. bolak. Enjoy.

    

    Last reply by PalmatierMeg, July 23, 2009
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    Syagrus X montgomeryana ?

    May 3, 2021 by NatureGirl

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    I grew a bunch of S schizophylla seeds from my mom’s yard. I sold most of them but 2 looked different so I kept them. I think they are X Monthomeryana. The center palm is the schizo and the two on either end I think are Montgomery. And yes they’re are Queen Palms in the back yard.

    

    Last reply by Looking Glass, May 3, 2021

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    Australian Aboriginals planting palms way back when.

    April 3, 2015 by pigafetta

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    Interesting read. Research findings back up Aboriginal legend on origin of Central Australian palm trees The scientific world is stunned by research which backs an Aboriginal legend about how palm trees got to Central Australia. Several years ago Tasmanian ecologist David Bowman did DNA tests on palm seeds from the outback and near Darwin. A striking example of how traditional ecological knowledge can inform and enhance scientific research. Professor David Bowman, University of Tasmania

    

    Last reply by palmtreesforpleasure, April 3, 2015

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    Experience with grow bags?

    July 30, 2023 by Mnazi

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    Has anyone had an experience with grow bags vs the standard plastic pots? I am trying to use grow bags for the larger palms because I intend all my palms to eventually end up in the ground, but I find my plants don't seem to do as well in grow bags compared to plastic pots. Might be a simple issue of moisture, perhaps, but I am not sure. If anyone has any experience or thoughts, please share - it would be great to hear from you. Thank you.

    

    Last reply by Mnazi, July 30, 2023
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    Ceroxylon vogelianum flowering!

    June 7, 2021 by ExperimentalGrower

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    If you look closely, you’ll spot at least four separate inflorescences on one of two Ceroxylon vogelianum at the Lakeside Palmetum in Oakland, CA. This may be the second known instance of this tree flowering outside its native habitat, the last known time (to me at least) was back in 2015, when @Darold Petty was able to collect some viable seeds. I’m not sure if this species has ever flowered outside of its native habitat anywhere else in the world.

    

    Last reply by ExperimentalGrower, June 14, 2021

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    You know it's spring when...

    March 5, 2021 by Ben in Norcal

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    You can't get the smell of PalmGain off your hands, even though you were wearing gloves and used a scoop. Man, that stuff pongs!

    

    Last reply by James B, March 7, 2021

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    Is this a Chrysalidocarpus ambositrae?

    October 22, 2022 by PalmKeeper

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    I recently received this palm from a forum member (thank you!) as a Dypsis baronii, but after comparing with a couple other baronii’s I think it’s something else. It has a heel, and the coloration on the petiole and crown shaft is different. Could this be a chrysalidocarpus ambositrae?

    

    Last reply by PalmKeeper, October 24, 2022

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    HELP ASAP w/ Chamaedorea sefrizii problem

    March 3, 2019 by metalfan

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    This isn't my palm, but a plea for help was posted on another forum I am on that has no dedicated area for palms. The poster has not yet given me permission to post his photos (and to be honest they don't add much to his description of his problem) but this is what is happening to his palm: He lives in SO Cal. Bought his palm about 6 months ago. Put it indoors in indirect sun. Stems are about 4 ft tall. His stems have started getting soft, wet, what he describes as 'moldy' spots about half way up the stem. The stalks just rot and fall over. In the soft spots there is a pocket of white liquid. Sometimes the younger emergent stalks develop white moldy areas, then …

    

    Last reply by Kim, March 4, 2019

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    My first experience with self-shedding palms

    May 15, 2020 by Oviedo_z10b_lol

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    This is too convenient. I’ve been living life all wrong to this point!

    

    Last reply by Oviedo_z10b_lol, May 15, 2020

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    A Pair of Ravenea Rivularis’

    November 10, 2019 by The Gerg

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    I’m only posting this to give props to this unknown palm grower. In my neck of the woods it is extremely rare to see well grown Majesty palms due to their demanding water and nutrient requirements. Most people neglect them and they end up looking pretty bad. I drive by this house every once in awhile and was sitting at a stop sign and decided to take a picture. I think they look pretty good.

    

    Last reply by James B, November 10, 2019

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    Med fan palm 'vulcano'

    September 13, 2021 by aztropic

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    Interesting seeds on this variety are half the size of other med fan palms. aztropic Mesa, Arizona

    

    Last reply by tinman10101, September 13, 2021

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    Need Help With Coconut Palm

    May 25, 2023 by Mr. Coconut Palm

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    I need help identifying a problem with a young Coconut Palm I have that I sprouted from a nut I collected on the beach at Padre Island, Texas a couple of years ago. It is a green variety of some sort, and is about 3 feet tall in overall height. It looked really good last year, so much so that it was one of the most beautiful Coconut Palms I had at the time, but it slowed down its growth in the last few months. Recently, just in the last 2 to 3 weeks, the second newest leaf has turned VERY YELLOW with burned brown edges on the leaf, as if the leaf was freeze burned recently, but the weather has been very warm late spring weather, and it was not exposed to freezing temps…

    

    Last reply by Mr. Coconut Palm, June 25, 2023

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    Red leaf fading to green

    October 27, 2011 by sarasota alex

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    So every time one of my Chambies has a red leaf I'm carefully observing how it fades. It usually would take a couple of days to open fully, then it would stay solid red for another two days and then would quickly change the color to green over the next three days. Now here is the interesting part of my observation - most of the color-changing would happen during the early morning hours. Right before dawn the color is usually the same as it was before the sunset. Then quickly the daily change would occur with an hour or two of the sunrise and then stay the same throughout the day. And the cycle would repeat for three days or so until a leaf is green. I've had these palms…

    

    Last reply by Jastin, October 28, 2011