PALMS IN POTS
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Repotting Johannesteijsmannia altifrons
by maxum2610- 1 follower
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I bought this Joey palm in Spain this summer (the one next to it with one leaf is a J. Magnifica). The brown tipping was there when I bought it, probably due to too much water. They were standing in water at the nursery. It's been growing slowly but steadily, and is just starting to push up a new leaf. The problem as you can see from the pics, is that the roots are growing really fast and have now started to shoot through the bottom. So the question is, does anyone have experience or pointers on how to repot a Joey and what soil mix is best suited. Right now the soil mix seems to be red Spanish clay with some peat and compost added. This mix drains like nothing I've seen …
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Anyone had any lock growing Johannesteijsmannia altifrons and Magnifica as potted inside? @Pal Meir have you tried them before?
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Palm trees that flower indoors
by David_Sweden- 5 replies
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The only two palms I've heard are known to flower indoors (regularly and before the tree is decades old or reaches the ceiling) are Chamaedorea elegans and Phoenix roebelenii. Are there any more palms which are known to do that?
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Unexpected Yellowing and Leaves dying off
by RobustaEnvirons- 31 replies
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Hello everyone! I've recently started to notice that the leaves of my potted Washy are yellowing and browning. I live in Toledo Ohio and so I can only keep my Washies outdoors in the warm months of April-September. This particular washy was steaming along nicely all warm season. I had to bring it inside the house around the final week or so of September-early October. I keep it in my South-Southwest facing bay window and its got a heater duct below it on the floor (below the ledge). This washy was doing very well up until about a week or so ago. I had to snip off its oldest leaf because that leaf had yellowed at the tip and finally completely turned brown. That wasn'…
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Germination Tips!? Joey palm
by Makaisland Palms- 3 followers
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Has anyone got any tips for germinating Joey palm seeds? (Johannesteijsmannia altifrons specifically). Standard baggie method? In a community pot? If so, buried how deep, and is there a top or bottom to the seed I should aim in one direction? I searched quite a bit and couldn't seem to find anyone mentioning much about this, at least step by step. If I've missed a useful thread somewhere else please point me in the right direction, thanks!
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Washingtonia Robusta leaf yellowing
by RobustaEnvirons- 1 reply
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Hello everyone, recently I've noticed that my one particular leave on my Washingtonia Robusta has been steadily turning yellow. Its been gradually turning yellow, and hasn't come on all of a sudden. I recently last week (with the arrival of summer temps; 80s & lower 90s) began putting all my Washies outside in the front yard. There they receive sunshine beginning around 12:38pm until about 8:30pm-9pm. I leave them out there until after the sun sets and then I bring them inside my sun-room for the night. Then, the next morning I check the hourly forecast and if there is going to be sunshine (which since its summer weather it has been sunny) I put them out for the day. …
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New digs going up 1 2
by Umbrae- 75 replies
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I guess this fits in this category?
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My recent germination projects
by Fusca- 8 replies
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These are palms that I have germinated from seed I collected personally over the past couple of years except for the Brahea brandeegii x armata and the Trithrinax acanthacoma I received from DoomsDave. I plan to plant nearly all of them in the ground at some point (many are ready now!) but I plan to keep the Howea forsteriana in a container since it is more shade tolerant. When I bought my house back in December it had zero plants in the yard (other than grass!) I received the seed in photo #21 that my boss brought back from Costa Rica so I have no clue what palm it is. The first leaf came out palmate and it seems to be growing very fast - anyone have any ideas? I pl…
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Hi all I have this coconut seedling from the coconut I brought from New Caledonia... so far so good and it is growing nicely... It lives in our guest bedroom which my in laws temperately live... it has a oil electrical heater and the temp never goes below 18 c... As my in laws are leaving and also myself might go overseas for few weeks...my question is " what is the minimum temperate that this seedling can stay alive?" any input or your own experience and I will be grateful
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Chambeyronia macrocarpa from seeds
by maxum2610- 16 replies
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My Chambeyronia macrocarpa from seed new leaf showing nice red colors. Show me yours .
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Is a sabal palm possible indoors?
by Andrew19- 2 followers
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Hi everyone, I am an absolute noob and have not attempted at caring for a palm tree yet. I am in Ontario, Canada and take the family to Florida every few years. Each time we go my wife falls in love with the sabal palms down there. I would love to get one for the house, obviously keeping it outside in the warm months and caring for it indoors in the cooler months. Is it possible to have a potted sabal palm, or would temps and the overall eventual size be an issue? I am open to other types that resemble the sabal if they would be more manageable. Thanks and apologies if this is a dumb question. Look forward to spending time with you on this forum Andrew
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Best sand for potted palms?
by Brad Mondel- 2 followers
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I've tried builders sand, play sand, aquarium sand and I do not like them at all except the aquarium sand but it is too expensive. Would pool filter sand be any good? I need a larger coarse grain size that drains well, not sugar grain sized.
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Hi, First time posting, been reading the forum for almost a year and loving the community. Found this palm on the side of the road - it was used to stage a house and discarded- it’s now inside, humidifier running as I have other tropical plants, and is raised up out of cat reach next to a North facing window due to space Apartment has 12’ high ceilings, I’ve also got large windows facing West and potentially a South facing window (if I move my tropics and succulents). The fronds are browning quite severely and I’m slowly increasing my watering as I don’t want to shock it. It has a new frond coming up and it’s still growing well despite the ic…
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Too Long in the Same Pot?
by Pal Meir- 1 follower
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I start with two examples of palms which were obviously much too long in too small pots. The first are two Chamaedorea metallica var. pinnata twenty years in 12x12cm plastic pots, and the second is a Syagrus weddelliana four years in a tiny 8x9cm clay pot:
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Tips on growing a Sabal palmetto in a pot
by Palm Tree lover- 1 follower
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Hello, I am growing a Sabal palmetto in a pot indoors year round and would like some tips on how to take care of it. It’s my first time growing a Sabal palm indoors! Does anyone have any experience on maintaining a Sabal palm indoors? I’d like to hear some input and share some photos of your Sabal palmetto growing in an indoor environment. What does the temperature range have to be and humidity? I know Sabal palms like a lot of heat and humidity. I am in Central Jersey about a zone 6b. The palmetto palm stays by an east facing window and receives bright direct light during the morning and indirect light during the afternoon. The indoor temp is usually in the low to m…
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Why compost is a bad choice?
by cisco- 1 follower
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Why compost is a bad choice for palm trees? I need to be able to tell other people why compost is not good for palm trees. What can I say to them? Can you help with that? I myself do not use it. In Finland, all Palm trees are growing only in pots.
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Mississippi Squad 1 2 3
by JohnAndSancho- 100 replies
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I guess it's time for an update. I lost my job in January, lost my car, lost my apartment. Depression hit me really hard. Really hard. Not going into details, but if a friend of mine didn't happen to catch a layover in Texas, I wouldn't be here. He rented me a U-Haul to help me get back to my family's house in Mississippi. I wasn't in the greatest mindset, and I left most of my palms and plants in the apartment. I brought my spindle, C. Plumosa, my L. Weddellaniums, a couple snake plants, a Mangave, and my BxLyto. Everything else was left in the apartment and donated to the staff. They must be happy, because they didn't charge me for breaking the lease or not …
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W. Robusta large leaf troubles
by RobustaEnvirons- 34 replies
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Hi everyone. Recently, my potted Washingtonia Robusta's largest leaf has turned yellow/brown. I noticed it start to fold up and compact last week. Little by little it just turned yellow and then brown. I don't quite understand it. It only has the large leaf and then an emerging new growth leaf. Now that its large leaf is pretty well toasted, it now only has the new growth. All this time it's had that leaf and it did well. Its been since August/September. I do very little to it. Since Winter began I haven't even watered it too much. Others have said to not water too much in Winter. With the furnace heat, I do water it every month or perhaps longer (a bottle of water)…
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Transplant shock sabal minor
by Weston wally- 1 follower
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My sabal minor I got oct 7th, well both leafs pulled out, I have been pouring peroxide down the crown weekly for 3 weeks I’m not sure what to do, should I just give on it, it looks very dead
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Licuala grandis 1 2
by Saara- 1 follower
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Hi! I got this licuala grandis about a week ago, 94cm tall, 21x23cm in a pot. I can see one leaf turn a little yellow. And I made one hole more in the pot and I see root rot. I need probably have to change soil. What soil mixture shoud I use? Something like seramis, kokohum, a pine bark? Should I cut off all the root rot? Should I change all the soil off (everything around roots)? Will this die if I touch the roots? I do not know how sensitive this plant is. Thank you!
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How funny!?
by Jupiter1- 1 follower
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BOTTLE PALM FROND NOT OPENING
by Guest Dave L- 16 replies
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Hello and thanks for reading. I have an all season tropical glasshouse with one bottle palm. It suffered some damage when it was planted in the grow bed, so I moved it into a pot. Before planting I had to remove one of the fronds and now it only has one full frond. There is another frond, but it is not opening. The palm has been in the same condition for almost a year and no signs that the 2nd frond is opening. I am fertilizing (Palm Gain 8-2-12) once/month now in an attempt to force the frond to open. There is no sign that the existing frond is dying, but I would like the second one to open. Any suggestions will be welcome. Two pics are attached.....one…
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Carolina Coconut Palm 1 2
by Palmy Pal- 3 followers
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I’m making this to keep track and share my experience growing this coconut palm here in North Carolina. I have grown Cocos here in the past and have been a bit lazy on overwintering them but this time I plan on going all out with it later on when winter sets in. But until then i will post updates on the spring/summer growth of this palm. Wish me luck!
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California fan palm germination
by Rickybobby- 26 replies
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I know I never use the proper species name but as a newbie I have a hard time figuring out what half of you post about. Anyway been on point lately with my setup all these Cali fan palms germinated in a week once again everything from seedman
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Do you have Archontophoenix alexandrae in a pot? Please let me know your tips. My seedlings are one year old. So far so good. What about the future. What does he want? I'm grateful for all the advice.
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