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No time to visit the many palmy places as in Long Beach only for a relative’s wedding. I didn’t even have a rental car. However with pressure from a fellow IPS member on the East Coast, I walked the mile from my Airbnb to In and Out Burgers. I read about the history of the chain which features palm decor and most notably crossed palms at each location. https://www.in-n-out.com/history I really was NOT hungry but ordered a milkshake anyway and then got an employee to snap an “I was there” sort of photo. Maybe later this week I will track down the movie that inspired the iconic crossed palms. What other palm themed business logos can you post? Posting does NOT mean endorsement of the business or product.4 points
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Always a treat to visit Stan and Jane’s place on the Sunshine Coast. The collection of palms and cycads is incredible, and they always put on a lovely spread for PACSOA. Stan’s Tahina spectabilis has a trunk almost as girthy as a Jubaea. It’s a close call between this and the specimen at Townsville’s Queens Garden for the largest in Australia, but I reckon Stan might just have it.4 points
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My favorite cattleya in my collection. It’s the one I’ve owned for 35 years and was a noid for many years (after losing the tag) until the successor company of the Rod McLellan Company, Acres of orchids (then located in San Francisco) kindly helped me out confirming its identification. Also some wonderful members of the San Francisco orchid society on Orchid Board were super helpful in researching this and providing leads for me. LC. MOONWIND ‘MT. MADONNA’ (Lc. Eva Shill x Lc. Elizabeth Off). I’ve never seen a lavender one that I prefer over this one; and as we all know, there are so many lavender species/varieties of Catts. Also, very fragrant. Winning at least one award in Japan for fragrance in the late 80’s. Anyhow, after growing it in a 10” wood basket for many years it became unmanageable for windowsill culture and started declining since the media was so old. The center of the media was impenetrable, like a block of dried hay. The leads, rhizomes and leaves all twisted into each other. I spent the last several years isolating and transitioning divisions into clay with only one growth lead per pot. I really like the one linear growth culture as it reminds me of the nineteenth century botanical drawings. Further, I can really appreciate and focus on the condition and beauty of the current lead and blooms. anticipation building:4 points
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I'd like to see more UHI studies done on the Winter months instead of the Summer months. This is still valuable data, nonetheless.4 points
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Here's a teaser screen grab / link to info regarding one of the most popular / easiest to grow sps. from Orchid Web. One of those plants you'll never forget seeing once you've seen one in person. *** Picture credit / Information courtesy of / all rights reserved by Orchid Web *** Link to the specific page.. https://www.orchidweb.com/orchids/other-orchids/species/stanhopea-nigroviolacea-syn-stanhopea-tigrina Andy's, Eucagenera CA, Santa Barbara Orchid Estate, ..and / or some of the other bigger, local specialty Orchid growers out there would offer it / other sps. Direct link to the blog i'd mentioned. A shame there aren't any more recent entries.. Would've been interesting to see how this person's outdoor specimens weathered the drought / recent wetter / cooler / wetter winters.. https://stanhopeaculture.blogspot.com/2013/01/stanhopea-temperature-requirements_26.html3 points
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An interesting palm I have grown for about 23 years in containers and in the ground in black sandy soil they are slow in my climate taking temperatures as low as 2 degrees Celsius possibly lower so definitely cool tolerant taking dry conditions but prefers a good drink I just recently planted another one in deep sandy soil they prefer bright shade but will take some sun not hot afternoon sun in my climate if you can get a few plant as many as you can and sit back and watch them grow. Richard3 points
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After putting down some mulch on the above palms and bare spots, I decided to remove my front yard Sylvestris. This was actually one of my first palm purchases, back in 2018. But with Lethal Bronzing all around me now, it just doesn't make sense to keep growing a palm that's likely to die in a year. And a palm that can be infected is also one that will spread the LB phytoplasma to even more leafhoppers, so keeping known hosts is just a way to spread the disease faster and further. @miamicuse here's how I cut out the stump, 12" Diablo 3TPI carbide blade: And about 10 minutes of digging and slicing around all of the dense root mass is gone. It was roughly 2' in diameter and 12-18" deep:3 points
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Stunning Foxy Lady on the left was dropping copious amounts of what looked like viable F2 seed. There were mature Wodyetia bifurcata, Normanbya normanbyi, and what was believed to be Veitchia winin in the same spot, so you never know one of them could have backcrossed with it. Nothing lost by trying.3 points
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A tiny fraction of what was growing in this amazing garden, but that’s it for now folks, hope you enjoy the thread.3 points
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