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Who gets the title - "THE PALM NUT" ?

trioderob

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trioderob Grand Master

trioderob

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That's the man or women who :

spent the most time planting , traveled to the most remote land, collected the most seed, built the biggest greenhouse, fought off the largest varmints, weevil and gophers, pushed the zone farthest, amended the worst soil, pulled the biggest weeds, read the most reference books, created the best canopy - all in pursuit of the title:

" THE PALM NUT "

Dypsisdean Grand Master

Dypsisdean

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How about the man or women who posts the most eclectic topics and imaginative questions on PalmTalk? :)

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Kona, on The Big Island
Hawaii - Land of Volcanoes

DoomsDave Grand Master

DoomsDave

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Well, that's a relative thing.

On the one hand, you have people in places like Hawaii who go all out. On the other, you have people in places like Holland, Texas, and New York City, and Cincinnati who plant palms in the ground, too.

Who's nuttier?

You tell me!

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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LJG Grand Master

LJG

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Joe. Yep. That's my guy. Maybe Betty. Her too. Sally has pulled some weeds in her time. Nope, sticking with Joe. Joe is "The Palm Nut".

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

Mauna Kea Cloudforest Grand Master

Mauna Kea Cloudforest

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Well, that's a relative thing.

On the one hand, you have people in places like Hawaii who go all out. On the other, you have people in places like Holland, Texas, and New York City, and Cincinnati who plant palms in the ground, too.

Who's nuttier?

You tell me!

I am with Dave, the folks who plant washingtonias and canary date palms in the ground in zones USDA-8a and colder and get them to not only survive, but to thrive to trunk - now those are true palm nuts. Anyone who collects a lot of seeds and travels a lot for palms and has a garden overrun with palms is probably nuts too. Who's nuttier? Hmmmm.... If you're on PalmTalk, you're probably nuts.

Axel at the Mauna Kea Cloudforest Bioreserve

On Mauna Kea above Hilo. Koeppen Zone Cfb (Montane Tropical Cloud Forest), USDA Hardiness Zone 11b/12a, AHS Heat zone 1 (max 78F), annual rainfall: 130-180", Soil pH 5.

Click here for our current conditions: KHIHILO25

tjwalters Veteran

tjwalters

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Well, that's a relative thing.

On the one hand, you have people in places like Hawaii who go all out. On the other, you have people in places like Holland, Texas, and New York City, and Cincinnati who plant palms in the ground, too.

Who's nuttier?

You tell me!

...and Maryland. :)

Tom

Bowie, Maryland, USA - USDA z7a/b
hardiestpalms.com

Pedro 65 Grand Master

Pedro 65

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Easily solved.........Mike from Port Macquarie Oz here on PT has the Title name of..... The Palm Nut ... and a stunning sunset for his avatar as seen here :)

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Stevetoad Grand Master

Stevetoad

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Better question is who on here isn't a palm nut. Pretty sure we are all freaking NUTS!

"it's not dead it's sleeping"

Santee ca, zone10a/9b

18 miles from the ocean

avg. winter 68/40.avg summer 88/64.records 113/25

Moose Grand Master

Moose

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That's the man or women who :

spent the most time planting , traveled to the most remote land, collected the most seed, built the biggest greenhouse, fought off the largest varmints, weevil and gophers, pushed the zone farthest, amended the worst soil, pulled the biggest weeds, read the most reference books, created the best canopy - all in pursuit of the title:

" THE PALM NUT "

No Floridians qualify since we don't have any gophers :crying:

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

Mauna Kea Cloudforest Grand Master

Mauna Kea Cloudforest

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That's the man or women who :

spent the most time planting , traveled to the most remote land, collected the most seed, built the biggest greenhouse, fought off the largest varmints, weevil and gophers, pushed the zone farthest, amended the worst soil, pulled the biggest weeds, read the most reference books, created the best canopy - all in pursuit of the title:

" THE PALM NUT "

No Floridians qualify since we don't have any gophers :crying:

Florida's bad soil makes up for it. :) Can't blame the gophers for not wanting to hang out.

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Axel at the Mauna Kea Cloudforest Bioreserve

On Mauna Kea above Hilo. Koeppen Zone Cfb (Montane Tropical Cloud Forest), USDA Hardiness Zone 11b/12a, AHS Heat zone 1 (max 78F), annual rainfall: 130-180", Soil pH 5.

Click here for our current conditions: KHIHILO25

Brad-Tampa Community Regular

Brad-Tampa

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My Dad used that moniker when he got off the phone after an hour conversation with Dr. Marty, the original "Palm Nut".

palmislandRandy Grand Master

palmislandRandy

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Better question is who on here isn't a palm nut. Pretty sure we are all freaking NUTS!

Bingo!

"If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish

dalmatiansoap Grand Master

dalmatiansoap

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" THE PALM NUT "

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DoomsDave Grand Master

DoomsDave

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That's the man or women who :

spent the most time planting , traveled to the most remote land, collected the most seed, built the biggest greenhouse, fought off the largest varmints, weevil and gophers, pushed the zone farthest, amended the worst soil, pulled the biggest weeds, read the most reference books, created the best canopy - all in pursuit of the title:

" THE PALM NUT "

No Floridians qualify since we don't have any gophers :crying:

Florida's bad soil makes up for it. :) Can't blame the gophers for not wanting to hang out.

Imagine gophers that can burrow through . . .

SOLID STONE?!?!?!

:sick::crying::blink:

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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Mandrew968 Grand Master

Mandrew968

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I would like to nominate Stevetoad! He has come out of nowhere and he seems to know his stuff and love it all. He is also a great Palmtalker and a person I hope to one day meet. Steve has all the right stuff IMO :)

Shirleypalmpaws Community Regular

Shirleypalmpaws

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I vote Doomsdave. He wears paperbags on his head and writes stuff like this, "55 is 55 spelled backwards". lol. Can't help it, gotta love Doomsdave.

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There are several mature Wodyetia bifurcata in my neighborhood--that helps determine my zone, right? :blink:

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Moose Grand Master

Moose

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That's the man or women who :

spent the most time planting , traveled to the most remote land, collected the most seed, built the biggest greenhouse, fought off the largest varmints, weevil and gophers, pushed the zone farthest, amended the worst soil, pulled the biggest weeds, read the most reference books, created the best canopy - all in pursuit of the title:

" THE PALM NUT "

No Floridians qualify since we don't have any gophers :crying:

Florida's bad soil makes up for it. :) Can't blame the gophers for not wanting to hang out.

Or they are nervous about drowning in their tunnels when we get 90+ inches of rain per annum. :badday:

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

Mark Heath Veteran

Mark Heath

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I vote Doomsdave. He wears paperbags on his head and writes stuff like this, "55 is 55 spelled backwards". lol. Can't help it, gotta love Doomsdave.

I agree, gotta love Doomsdave!

Orlando, Florida

zone 9b

The Pollen Poacher!!

GO DOLPHINS!!

GO GATORS!!!

 

Palms, Sex, Money and horsepower,,,, you may have more than you can handle,,

but too much is never enough!!

edbrown_III Grand Master

edbrown_III

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I vote Doomsdave. He wears paperbags on his head and writes stuff like this, "55 is 55 spelled backwards". lol. Can't help it, gotta love Doomsdave.

I agree, gotta love Doomsdave!

 

Mark

Good to see you posting --- lets not forget Paul Craft

He might be one of the original s he had a nursery and seed bank called Palm Nuts many moons ago

Best regards

Ed

paulgila Grand Master

paulgila

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if you base this on the physical evidence of the addiction (number of plams planted) then i'd have to say that BO gets my vote.

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

The Palm Nut Mentor

The Palm Nut

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Well what can I say!

The Palm Nut

Port Macquarie NSW Australia

Warm temperate to subtropical

Record low of -2C at airport 2006

Pushing the limit of palm survivabilities

palmnut-fry Proficient

palmnut-fry

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I think it qualifies if you're like me and have been unusually obsessed with this plant kingdom since a child. And you doodled on your school bookcovers as a student. Joined the IPS as a young person and corresponded (before internet) with folks all over. I began working for plant growers as a young person and promoted palms there (they grew a few mislabeled Trachycarpus as Chamaerops which I pointed out the day I was hired!) . My latest employer comes to me for palm advice, because of my experiences and enthusiasm. I may not have a huge collection personally, but I have seen my hometown become over run with so much more then when I was young! And I like to think all my years of promotion had influenced that. So, I deserve my member name, but I don't pretend to be the "THE" of all!

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