
In the Beginning with Palms........
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PalmatierMeg, in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
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By Dimimelbourne
I just wanted to share some excitement with all of you. I just purchased an areca vestiaria online. Arrived beautifully with a brand new spear already emerging. I believe it’s a red form and I can’t wait to see some stilt roots on it.
I would love to see some of yours and would gladly hear any advice you can give me.
For the time being, I have it by a large frosted west facing window indoors as well as some overhead LED lighting. I have a lipstick palm which seems to be happy there too.
I’m going to keep it inside for the most part as my climate is far from tropical but I plan on taking it outside whenever the weather is willing.
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By GoatLockerGuns
This park is truly a Sabal pametto paradise. I know, there are plenty of parks in Florida with wild Sabal palmetto forests; however, there is something about the way nature presents itself here that keeps me coming back. These pictures were taken on Christmas Day of 2020. I have also seen Roystonea regia and Serenoa repens growing in the park as well.
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By GoatLockerGuns
So, I have always understood that Sabal species need to have a portion of their heel showing above the ground line when young. Other palm growers have told me this, and the Palmpedia entry for Sabal palmetto even says the same thing; namely, that “…this is a tillering palm, it exhibits saxophone style root growth (it has a heel), keep top third of heel above soil elevation” (http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Sabal_palmetto). I have always followed that advise for the Sabal species I have grown (S. palmetto, S. mexicana, S. minor, S. causiarum, and S. uresana), and I have kept a good portion on the heel above ground level (both planted in pots, and planted in the ground). I have had success in most cases; however, I have come to question the necessity of that “conventional wisdom” recently after a trip to visit my father in Cape Coral, Florida last Christmas. We went to J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island for a hike and, while there, I paid close attention to the young Sabal palmetto palms that were growing all over the place. I must have inspected over 60 juveniles, ranging from new seedlings, to palm frond heights of 3 to 4 feet. I could not find one young Sabal palmetto that was showing a heel. Most of the juveniles without trunks had their petioles growing straight out of the ground (or sand as the case may be). Since they are growing wild in habitat, I figure this is how they normally grow. Below are a few pictures I snapped there depicting this. Do any of you have thoughts on the necessity of showing heels on your Sabal species?
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By Marius
Hi Everyone. Which of the following Dypsis is the cold hardiest if any? I’d really like to try Dypsis and the following ones are available from a grower:
Dypsis ampasindave 5 l 30 -40 cm
Dypsis cabadea in 5 l bags +- 2 m
Dypsis Carl Smithii in 0.5 l bags +-0.4 m
Dypsis lanceolata in 5 l bags 1.8 m
Dypsis lutescens Bamboo palm in 5 l bags +- 0.5 m
Dypsis dark mealy bug in 5 l bags 30 cm
Dypsis lucubensis in 10 l bags +- 1.6 m
Dypsis leptochilos (teddy bear palm) in 20 l bags + - 1.9 m
Dypsis pembanum in 5 l bags +- 1.8 m
Dypsis robusta in 5 l bags
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