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Not sure if I got the image to load but this is a pure Queen palm in Wilmington,NC. I bought it at HD in 2012. It has lived indoors in various pots and locations until we moved here 4 years ago and planted it outside. It has survived winters on the south side of the house with the usual Christmas lights and wrapping on the coldest ( 19 deg F ) nights. It is impossible to protect the fronds so they burn extensively but come back as the weather warms. It is as high as the top of the roof now and the trunk is huge at the base. I'm posting it because I think it's notable for it's size at this latitude. The other two large plants are an Angel Trumpet and a Robusta that was about 18" tall 3 years ago.18 points
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This is the main drag down the palm jungle. Good thing I love being outside and working in the yard, it's a huge amount of work. There is so much more to see then just the main path, so many beautiful palms from every corner of the planet. iphone11 and people know how to improve the quality on video, choppy and blurred from time to time. Hope you all enjoy17 points
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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 Palm16 points
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Finally got around to giving this trio of Dypsis rosea some TLC. After trimming off some old leaf sheaths and fronds, they are looking rather epic. On island, we always referred to this palm as ‘Hawaiian Punch’, for obvious reasons. The smaller of the three needed more trimming and doesn’t have much color. These are not small palms. The white 5 gal. bucket for some scale in the one photo is between the two trunks. Tim16 points
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New member, but have been getting some good info from everyone on this site for a while. Started getting some palms a few years back and got inspired to start a bigger garden. In DeBary FL, about 30 miles north of Orlando. Progress so far: 2 B. Alfredii, one on the left planted from a 15g in June 2022, other went in this week from a 25g. Archontophoenix Cunninghamiana planted from a 7g in November 2021. Side yard has a couple of flamethrowers, Chambeyronia Oliviformis, another king palm, Lanonia Dasyantha, Caryota Obtusa, Chamaedorea Radicalis x Cataractarum (most likely) and Chamaedorea Microspadix. Plenty of other tropicals mixed in, big fan of Plumerias. Always run the risk of a hard freeze, but taking advantage of some high oak canopy and looking forward to a dense jungle look in a few years time.15 points
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Fellow palm folks, about 7-8 months ago I broke my hip and had to have it repaired. Anyone who has been through this knows it is life changing. I will be 70 this year but I’m in very good shape and the doc says my bones are “super strong” for my age. I have been back on my bikes for a few months (avid cyclist) but haven’t ventured down the hill to visit my palms that are down there. I was afraid of losing balance and falling , it is steep. We have had above average rainfall so the weeds have really gotten bad. My wife and I have taken advantage of a cloudy day to clear out around our palms. My , how they have grown! I thought I would share some pictures of them. Harry13 points
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Here's a spring 2024 update, in the same photo order as the 11/3/2019 post. These are about 5.5 years from ~5' tall big 3 gallon plantings. The front yard one is still the smallest, but is around 15 feet tall: The East side of the house has the biggest, and at about 20' tall is very close to trunking. The backyard SE pair is towering over everything nearby, here is one of them crowding a 5' tall Chamaerops Humilis: And the SW center of the bed is my favorite placement out of the big ones:13 points
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Hi forumers! I live in Ibiza, Spain, and these are the palm trees that have survived this winter in my garden. The pictures were taken today. Now they are in its ugliest phase of the year. They will look better after the warm period, that starts now. I hope it helps if someone wants to try these palms in a similar climate: - Howea Fosteriana - Dypsis lutescens (this one suffered during the winter but it will certainly recover in the warmer months) - Kentiopsis Oliviformis - Ptychosperma Elegans - Archontophoenix Alexandrae - Roystonea Regia - Hyophorbe Verschaffeltii - Wodyetia Bifurcata -Ravenala Madagascariensis They are all very young plants and I hope they become more resistent with time. However, I had 2 CARPOXYLON MACROSPERMUM and both have died. They don't resist Ibiza winter temperatures. I also have Strelitzia Nicolai, Strelitzia Augusta, an Aloe Bainesii, one Canary Drago, an Euohorbia Ingens that are performing very well. I am looking forward to grow Veitchia Arecina and Clinostigma Savoryanum but I haven't found them online. I would also like to try Areca Catechu but I don't think it will suit my climate. I also planted 3 months ago some seeds of Euterpe Edulis but they haven't sprouted yet. I hope you liked my post. Any recommendations on what palms or tropical-looking plants I could also try are more than welcome! Regards, Javier.12 points
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Darold Petty was kind enough to come visit me yesterday at our home in Leucadia. We enjoyed the sunshine and sipped on some cold IPA from a San Diego microbrewery while wandering around the yard looking at palms and talking story. It was a great visit and a pleasure meeting him. Perhaps the most exciting part for me was unpacking the Dypsis baronii “black stem” that Darold brought down for me. He did an amazing job of packaging the palm too. Absolutely pro. After touring the yard Darold headed out and I immediately went to a nearby nursery to grab a bag of soil so I could upsize the palm. Here’s a few photos.12 points
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https://madagascar.co.uk/blog/2024/03/planting-threatened-palm-species-madagascar Has anyone seen this? They are planting endangered palms back in some forest fragments in the southeast part of the country. Nice to see plans starting to come into fruition, hopefully it works out well.12 points
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I've been visiting Socotra Island over the past few years, and while there are many Phoenix dactilifera and a few Cocos nucifera, the star plant of Socotra is Dracaena cinnabari, the dragon blood tree. In my opinion it's the most dramatic and beautiful of the Dracaena (I have seen D. ombet in Ethiopia and D. draco from Canary Islands). On Socotra these grow in vast forests, in some places as far as they eye can see. They are at risk, with climate change, Socotra is drier and seedlings have difficult time getting established and by the many goats which eat seedlings. Goats probably the bigger problem. There is local man who is growing in nursery and planting the small plants in goat protected areas.12 points
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Ask and you shall receive and anytime you're in the area, stop by. Sabal uresana, parajubaea sunkha behind it. Ceiba speciosa about to leaf out. Ficus auriculata to the left, agave sisalana to the right. Groundcover is salvia apiana, some misc grasses. Aloe africana in a bed of carex. Brahea edulis, parajubaea sunkha Butyagrus My shade area - lots of chamaedorea, sabal mauritiformis heliconia scheidiana Chbeyronia macrocarpa, and others. Dendrobium speciosum at the bottom right trunking palm at the far left is syagrus schizophylla x romanzoffiana parajubaea sunkha Archontophoenix cunninghamia Butia However belmoreana on the left, chamaedorea and others to the right Aloe thraskii and aloe vaombe Ceanothus, abutilon palmeri, aloe speciosa, aloe striata and plenty others Aloe Hercules, brahea decumbens, jubaeopsis caffra Agave marmorata at the base of the Phoenix. Agave ferox near the front. Beccariophoenix alfredii in the center Jubaeopsis caffra, brahea super silver, syagrus "abreojos" and phoenix rupicola below it off to the right.11 points
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I offer two palms, both grown in my greenhouse, so the purchaser must be careful about gradual exposure to direct sunlight. My greenhouse glazing transmission is about 75%. Pritchardia martii, from Floribunda source, is 1.5 inches in diameter and holds four good fronds in an 8x12 Stuewe citrus pot, $80. Pritchardia napaliensis, from Matt Patricelli, San Diego, is 2.75 inches in diameter and holds five good fronds in a 5 gallon pot, $160. I will be driving my minitruck to San Diego, and can offer delivery between April 1st and April 7th, delivery fee is a microbrew dark ale, and a tour of your garden ! Paypal, or cash, please, PM me for details and my PayPal address, thanks !11 points
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Hi, had the time to stroll through the garden after some busy weeks - a couple things (palms "+") caught my eye... Here we go: C. fallaensis is flexing its muscles for the first time. When I had the honor to welcome Bo Göran @bgl over here in 2018, it was nothing more than a very vulnerable looking two strap seedling... At the same time (today) outside behind the wall - C. hospita starts to get into shape. Seed grown as its C. fallaensis buddy, enjoying full sun through the day. Lurking "around" in deep shade and wind protection - L. ramsayi (as always... - seed grown) A "side project" - just for the fun of it, I kept a chopped off head of a pine, put in water and then in a pot, planted it out and here we are... Amazing! Looking forward to enjoy you with some delicious food or beverages... Al right, back to the topic - Atfer having it kept in larger pots for years - I gave myself a push and put it in the ground couple months ago (only survivor of a probabaly 10seeds batch from rps) and it seems to enjoy its new environment. It looks strong and promising - C. borhidiana. Finally an eye candy for me - B. nicobarica lost a boot recently and shows again his amazing gloom... Lars11 points
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And because I'm just a wee bit loony, here are two triples! In the backyard I planted a "close triple" using a bit less than 1' spacing between them. Theoretically the huge 4+ foot trunk diameter will start pushing them apart in a couple of years. If I'm *extremely* lucky it'll even look like a curved set of cocos! This is in the exact center of the backyard bed, so I hope it'll turn out interesting: In the front yard NW corner I planted another triple with around 3-4' spacing between them. They are about 2-4' tall overall. I'm guessing it'll look like a chaotic mess for a while...maybe forever! In the foreground is a Butia x Jubaea...and the side of my wheelbarrow for size reference:10 points
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