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Palms growing in SE Florida at my Farm


Ken Johnson

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(Kamipalms @ Aug. 18 2006,08:50)

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Hey Ken,

I have a couple of  P. microcarpum seedlings. How old would yours be? They look better than I'd first thought.

Thanks for sharing.

Jason.

I guess about 10 years. That one is about 12' tall.

I DIG PALMS

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Great photos Ken.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Ken,

beautiful as always...

Bobby

Long Island, New York  Zone 7a (where most of the southern Floridians are originally from)

AVERAGE TEMPS

Summer Highs  : 85-90f/day,  68-75f / night

Winter Lows     : 38-45f/day,   25-35f / night

Extreme Low    : 10-20f/day,    0-10f / night   but VERY RARE

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Ken, great pics...it's great to see the copernicia alba, so i can look forward to mine growing up someday.

If you get the time, can you post more of the panoramic views?

Rusty Bell

Pine Island - the Ex-Pat part of Lee County, Fl , USA

Zone 10b, life in the subs!...except when it isn't....

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ken

i enjoyed your pics alot! we don't see so too

many copernicia or coccothrinax here on the west coast

so it was a real treat!

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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(Ken Johnson @ Aug. 18 2006,08:44)

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This is a special palm in that it came from the IPS seed bank about 20 years ago. Know what it is?

Looks a lot like a Washie, but the trunk's too thin.

Hmm.

Brahea brandeegii?

dave

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Mr. J:

Have YOU got the farm?  How many acres is it?

dave

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"Silver Balies"

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Love those Silver Balies Ken.  Thanks for the tour!

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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wow great photos! Could those silver Baileys be C. fallaensis? That dwarf coconut you have looks great!

I'm always up for learning new things!

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(Dave from So-Cal @ Aug. 18 2006,13:12)

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(Ken Johnson @ Aug. 18 2006,08:44)

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This is a special palm in that it came from the IPS seed bank about 20 years ago. Know what it is?

Looks a lot like a Washie, but the trunk's too thin.

Hmm.

Brahea brandeegii?

dave

I am not sure of the species but the Brahea part is correct.

Yes Dave it is my farm. It is only 1.7 acres. What I did not show was the "tree racks". On those I have the "collected" material. Stuff that I have purchaced from other yards!

Kyle, I think the silver Balies are hybrids. You can see them like that in Cuba when the hospitas grow close to them. Fallaensis that I have purchased seem to be slower and the heads are a little tighter. All Copernicias from seed around here are suspect. Look at the picture of the cabadae trunk and you will see a silver one that looks exactly like hospita but it is trying to clump!

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Wow...

You made me go look at my Copernicia hospita seeds again...what a Palm !

Great photos...and neat Coccothrinax too.

Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Ken, Thanks for all the pics. Love it when people post pics. Feels like a quick visit. I'll have to try setting my camera resolution way down. Would save a lot of resizing time. Yours came out great.

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Kona, on The Big Island
Hawaii - Land of Volcanoes

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Thanks for the positive comments!

Kyle, the little guy is a yapa, I will try to find a small maurit. to compare. They are hard to tell apart when young but the give away is that yapa has its leaf blade split at different lenghts and the maurit. is nearly equal.

I have known for a long time that setting the camera to low resolution would save time, just now tried it. You can check the pixle size right on the camera in most cases. Look for 350x 450 or so.

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And another thing . . . .

Your Copernicias are all alive!

Mine are all dead. . . .

dave

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Dave, you and some others in cooler, dry summer climes might want to try Copernicia alba. I am not sure but the S.A. types may do better for you.

Also, remember that the Cuban types have VERY sensitive roots. Just lifting a pot up that has a (1) root out the bottom and in the soil can KILL it!

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(Ken Johnson @ Aug. 18 2006,08:37)

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Now to sneak this one in. Know what it is?

The leaves look like a Crassula, but the flowers look like a Leptospermum,hmmm

Larry Shone in wet and sunny north-east England!  Zone9 ish

Tie two fish together and though they have two tails they cannot swim <>< ><>

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(Howeadypsis @ Aug. 19 2006,10:40)

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(Ken Johnson @ Aug. 18 2006,08:37)

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Now to sneak this one in. Know what it is?

The leaves look like a Crassula, but the flowers look like a Leptospermum,hmmm

It is native to Florida and the Carribean.

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(Ken Johnson @ Aug. 19 2006,11:13)

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It is native to Florida and the Carribean.

I wouldnt have a clue really, not familiar with US natives apart from the cacti!

Larry Shone in wet and sunny north-east England!  Zone9 ish

Tie two fish together and though they have two tails they cannot swim <>< ><>

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(Ken Johnson @ Aug. 19 2006,11:13)

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(Howeadypsis @ Aug. 19 2006,10:40)

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(Ken Johnson @ Aug. 18 2006,08:37)

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Now to sneak this one in. Know what it is?

The leaves look like a Crassula, but the flowers look like a Leptospermum,hmmm

It is native to Florida and the Carribean.

Guiacum sanctum?  That's native to FL.

St. Pete

Zone - a wacked-out place between 9b & 10

Elevation = 44' - not that it does any good

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Ken, your collection is amazing - thank you for posting the photos.  Just beautiful.

So glad you included the morrissii - just love those silvery undersides of the fronds, When the wind blows, they seem to glisten.  Very good pic, thanks for posting.

St. Pete

Zone - a wacked-out place between 9b & 10

Elevation = 44' - not that it does any good

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Yeah its  Guiacum. I saw one in Sonora that was really spectacular. Lee in Az has greta pics of that one I know. I love Xygophylls. I also like the little one from Central Texas.

Zac

Zac  

Living to get back to Mexico

International Palm Society member since 2007

http://community.webshots.com/user/zacspics - My Webshots Gallery

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Ken,

  Thanks for all the photos! I know that you move large palms, would you mine sharing a little basic info. on how you move large palms, time wise,and any root prunning?

For some of the readers that don't see this done very often in their area.

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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Jeff,

I guess I could do a little show and tell.

I will take some shots and start a new post.

\BTW it is a Guiacum sanctum, common name Lignum Vitae. I looked uo xzgophyll and cant find it. Please help

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I understand you moved a Borrassus from Robert Barnum's place.  (behind monkey jungle, tropical fruit grower, wears overalls-all the time)  Would like to see pics of that endeavor if any.

Alan

Tampa, Florida

Zone - 10a

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