Palmlover_78 Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 You have 7 Christmas Palm seedlings, 30 Trachy seedlings and currently germinating 25 pygmy's in a small a apartment, and when it comes time to sell them, you don't want to , and have no where to put them 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrone Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 On 6/5/2021 at 11:43 AM, Darold Petty said: Thanks Meg, I can be somewhat compulsive. The palm was Howea belmoreana. This species has a more variable frond than does H. forsteriana. I had an in-ground plant when a friend came over. He was working as an informal palm broker for SoCal palms up to the Bay Area. He remarked that Rancho Soledad nursery had a much better frond form, in 24 Inch boxes. Well, I left at 5:00 AM a few days later. The truck was a 1978 Toyota mini-truck, 90 HP, I really had to row the gearbox. I drove 490 miles to Rancho Santa Fe in north San Diego county. I bought the best one of six available, wrapped it up like a mummy, went to the fast food drive through, and hit the freeway northbound. I made it about 2/3 rds of the distance home by dark, and stopped at a freeway motel. Too tired to eat dinner ! Hard core. Respect. 2 1 Quote Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott W Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 Your wife tells you you're going to need more property for the palms.... 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oasis371 Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 When you live in NJ/Zone 7a/b but have half the collection of Fairchild's. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomsDave Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 Someone in this conversation is a palm nut: Person 1: "Oh, wow, such a nice palm garden!" Person 2: "Yeah, but where's the house?" P1: "Who cares about the house? We aren't here to see the house!" P2: "I have to go the bathroom . . . . " 8 2 Quote Let's keep our forum fun and friendly. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or lost profits or revenue, claims by third parties or for other similar costs, or any special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of my opinion or the use of this data. The accuracy or reliability of the data is not guaranteed or warranted in any way and I disclaim liability of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation, liability for quality, performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose arising out of the use, or inability to use my data. Other terms may apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnAndSancho Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 If you can blow your friends off because "I have to water my palms," and they don't question it. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnAndSancho Posted June 20, 2021 Report Share Posted June 20, 2021 When a downstairs apartment opens up and you kinda wanna move into it because there's more patio space. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnAndSancho Posted June 20, 2021 Report Share Posted June 20, 2021 When you're trying to watch the College World Series (Hail State), you need to cook dinner, need to walk the dog, do laundry, take the trash out, etc etc But there's a nice breeze blowing and you just wanna sit outside and vibe with your palms. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmsOrl Posted June 21, 2021 Report Share Posted June 21, 2021 When you have zone 11 palms in Orlando When you check Palmtalk 20 times per day When you make your own zone maps I could go on ... 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomsDave Posted June 21, 2021 Report Share Posted June 21, 2021 When yew participate in threads like this….. 5 3 Quote Let's keep our forum fun and friendly. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or lost profits or revenue, claims by third parties or for other similar costs, or any special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of my opinion or the use of this data. The accuracy or reliability of the data is not guaranteed or warranted in any way and I disclaim liability of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation, liability for quality, performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose arising out of the use, or inability to use my data. Other terms may apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenikakias Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 When you can communicate with other palm nuts using the palm slang, that is old, no more valid names of palm genera and spp, but nevertheless you understand each other. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnAndSancho Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 When your apartment manager sends you, and only you, an email asking you to bring your palms inside due to high wind potential from a tropical storm. I literally went to my neighbors to let them know - but only I got an email from management. Also fwiw I brought every pot that weighs less than 30 pounds inside lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottmitAlex Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 you have Palmtalk as your homepage. 6 2 Quote 5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomsDave Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 When you don’t really care that much about these Covid lockdowns because you’re already on the tropical palmy spot you want to be. 8 2 Quote Let's keep our forum fun and friendly. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or lost profits or revenue, claims by third parties or for other similar costs, or any special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of my opinion or the use of this data. The accuracy or reliability of the data is not guaranteed or warranted in any way and I disclaim liability of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation, liability for quality, performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose arising out of the use, or inability to use my data. Other terms may apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomsDave Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 Go where? For a tropical vacation? Why? 12 2 Quote Let's keep our forum fun and friendly. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or lost profits or revenue, claims by third parties or for other similar costs, or any special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of my opinion or the use of this data. The accuracy or reliability of the data is not guaranteed or warranted in any way and I disclaim liability of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation, liability for quality, performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose arising out of the use, or inability to use my data. Other terms may apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor G. Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 ...you keep the pit of LITERALLY every date you eat in order to plant it ...you plant palms near on the walkway which isn't even your property 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frond-friend42 Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 On 6/9/2021 at 10:12 AM, DoomsDave said: Someone in this conversation is a palm nut: Person 1: "Oh, wow, such a nice palm garden!" Person 2: "Yeah, but where's the house?" P1: "Who cares about the house? We aren't here to see the house!" P2: "I have to go the bathroom . . . . " P1: Can you please pee on the palms. We don't want all that natural fertilizer to go to waste. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darold Petty Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 "My garden is honored by your contribution of nitrogen" 3 1 Quote San Francisco, California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redant Posted September 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 You start killing off old established common palms you are not overly fond of to plant young uncommon palms. 3 1 Quote Jupiter FL in the Zone formally known as 10A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 I've been giggling at my screen through 2 pages of comments. ... a few from my perspective... You buy property 5,000 miles away from where you live because the climate is better for growing palms. You fly to Hawaii for a month and spend 85% of your time picking up dead fronds and pulling weeds, and you're perfectly happy about it. Your compost heap is taller than you are (all 3 of them). Your Instagram account has as many photos of palms as of your children and/or grandchildren. You always put a drink can or a shovel in a photo to demonstrate the size of your plants. It irritates you to see morphologically incorrect artwork representing palms. You get photos texted by friends and family asking for IDs of interesting plants they see because you are faster and more accurate than googling. 10 Quote Kim Cyr Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow All characters in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomsDave Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 2 hours ago, redant said: You start killing off old established common palms you are not overly fond of to plant young uncommon palms. You edit your collection (for good cause) and choke back the tears . . . . 7 1 Quote Let's keep our forum fun and friendly. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or lost profits or revenue, claims by third parties or for other similar costs, or any special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of my opinion or the use of this data. The accuracy or reliability of the data is not guaranteed or warranted in any way and I disclaim liability of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation, liability for quality, performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose arising out of the use, or inability to use my data. Other terms may apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palm Tree Jim Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 2 hours ago, DoomsDave said: You edit your collection (for good cause) and choke back the tears . . . . Isn't that the truth! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palm Tree Jim Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 Better yet, decide to move to another country with a climate that allows you to grow just about anything. Only 6 weeks away for me. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinzyjr Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 A coworker asks you for help designing an outdoor dining area since they want it to have a tropical look. 1 1 Quote Lakeland, FL USDA Zone (2012): 9b | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (1985, 1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a | 30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnAndSancho Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 8 hours ago, redant said: You start killing off old established common palms you are not overly fond of to plant young uncommon palms. When I give plants away to my employees, they say "so you're gonna buy something more rare and exotic now?" and I'm like "shut up and appreciate this palm." 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil C Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 You take your kids with you to the Botanical gardens so if you get stopped with seeds you can say it was them that collected them! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmfriend Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 14 hours ago, redant said: You start killing off old established common palms you are not overly fond of to plant young uncommon palms. 11 hours ago, DoomsDave said: You edit your collection (for good cause) and choke back the tears . . . . Truly spoken! I am exactly at this point at the moment! I LOVE this forum! best regards Lars 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Adair Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 So funny all! I know I am a palm nut because I gave up a paid job to move far from friends and family and work harder caring for more and more palms for zero salary. 7 Quote Cindy Adair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottmitAlex Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 you go to Tecoman, Colima, Manzanillo, Colima and Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco to take palm pics. I'll upload many once I we get back. 6 1 Quote 5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDesign Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) You go to the San Diego Zoo and only take photos of the palms ("They have animals here too?") Edited September 16, 2021 by idesign123 11 1 Quote Stacey Wright | Graphic Designer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbernstein Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 When you make a career of it! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Searle Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 My Lipstick hybrid. "Lipstick Queen". 7 1 Quote Searle Brothers Nursery Inc. and The Rainforest Collection. Southwest Ranches,Fl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 ...you ask your family and friends on vacation to bring back some palm seeds for you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomsDave Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 @Jeff Searle! You are NUTTY! Quote Let's keep our forum fun and friendly. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or lost profits or revenue, claims by third parties or for other similar costs, or any special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of my opinion or the use of this data. The accuracy or reliability of the data is not guaranteed or warranted in any way and I disclaim liability of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation, liability for quality, performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose arising out of the use, or inability to use my data. Other terms may apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalmatiansoap Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 On 9/15/2021 at 2:44 PM, Victor G. said: ...you keep the pit of LITERALLY every date you eat in order to plant it Tell me about it 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ;) Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 Instead of yours kids.... your phone is full of pictures of new fronds and flushes ! that you show off to anyone who will listen! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnAndSancho Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 When a guest at the hotel you manage calls you to talk about the plants in your office window and even though you're insanely busy, you drop what you're doing to talk about your plant collections 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis Cruz Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 On 6/5/2021 at 10:03 AM, Valhallalla said: Along the same lines, when you notice the palms in a movie/TV show are quite obviously not correct for the geographic location the scene is supposed to be set in and it really bothers you. For example, the scene is supposed to be deep in a jungle somewhere in southeast Asia yet the only palms around are Majesties, Queens and Dypsis lutescens. Yes! Full Metal Jacket, set in Vietnam, but the scenes are full of Phoenix canariensis they transplanted to make it look tropical. Forrest Gump, also in a Vietnam scene, has Sabal palmetto. (Filmed in South Carolina.) Spy Game, some of its Vietnam scenes are in a grove of Phoenix dactylifera. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis Cruz Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 You order a Greek salad with pigafetta cheese. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottmitAlex Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 On 9/17/2021 at 11:58 AM, EJ;) said: Instead of yours kids.... your phone is full of pictures of new fronds and flushes ! that you show off to anyone who will listen! This 3 1 Quote 5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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