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   cfpacs Meeting - Central FLA Palm & Cycad Society

   February 10, 2008 by Bob Johnson

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   Central Florida Palm & Cycad Society Quarterly Meeting Date: Saturday, March 8 Location 1: Leu Gardens, 1920 N. Forest Ave., Orlando, FL 32803 Time: 10:00 am Tour of palm and cycad collection led by Eric Schmidt (Eric and Orlando on this board). According to Eric, they have approximately 375 species of palms and 65 species of cycads in the collection. About 125 species have been planted in the last 5 years or so. Since the last CFPACS meeting in January 2003 they haven't been below freezing until this year, January 3, 2008, it was down to 31F . The last CFPACS meeting at Leu in January 2003 was when it got down to 27F. Some palms that have begun flower…

   

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   New Zealand Palm and Cycad Society

   January 30, 2008 by Caryota_gigas

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   You are invited to The New Zealand Palm and Cycad Society's Annual Palm, Cycad and Subtropical Sale When: March 8th and 9th 2008, 9am to 4pm daily. Where: Auckland Botanic Gardens, Manurewa This years sale will be held over 2 days at the ABG. This is a covered venue. FREE parking. Toilets and food and beverages close by. Many palm trees are planted in the Botanic Gardens making this a great venue to check on what your new purchases will look like in the years to come.

   

   Last reply by Walter John, March 8, 2008
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   kegger at my dads place!!!!

   February 25, 2007 by Tad

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   Everybody welcome, The farm will be hosting the march 17th meeting of the south Texas palm society. Lunch and drinks are on us, bbq etc... so bring your appetite. we will have the feed and all at my dads place and an auction to benefeit the palm societys botanical garden at my house which is just around the corner from my parents place. who knows who you may see lurking about at a function like this!! I cannot promise but I am trying to twist some of the houstonians to venture south for the weekend. it should be alot of fun. Tad

   

   Last reply by Tad, March 8, 2008
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   Louisiana Palm and Cycad Society

   February 22, 2008 by Kathryn

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   The Louisiana Palm and Cycad Society will have a crawfish boil at the home of Reed Barrios on Sunday, March 9. Officers for the 2008-2009 term will be elected at this meeting. For more information, contact Kathryn at LaPalmAndCycad@Cox.net.

   

   Last reply by palmsrgreat, February 29, 2008
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   PACSOA annual show and sales

   February 17, 2008 by Walter John

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   For 2 days, Sat and Sun Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia 2008 Annual Show Weekend 1/2 March 9 am - 4 pm Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens Auditorium Brisbane Features :- Australia's largest selection of common and rare palms and cycads for sale, both plants and seeds. Displays of native and exotic palms and cycads. Bookstore - clearance sale of society books and magazines. Educational displays. Food and refreshments. Membership. Admission: FREE!!!

   

   Last reply by Jeff Searle, February 26, 2008
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   PACSOA annual show/sale

   January 7, 2008 by Walter John

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   Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia 2008 Annual Show Weekend 1/2 March 9 am - 4 pm Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens Auditorium Brisbane Features :- Australia's largest selection of common and rare palms and cycads for sale, both plants and seeds. Displays of native and exotic palms and cycads. Bookstore - clearance sale of society books and magazines. Educational displays. Food and refreshments. Membership. Admission: FREE!!!

   

   Last reply by Cycadcenter, February 10, 2008
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   ANNUAL BANQUET 1 2

   December 27, 2007 by JEFF from Trabuco Canyon CA

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   Annual Banquet at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens Saturday January 26, 2008 11:00 A.M. Check-in 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, CA Phone 626-495-2125 Website: http://www.huntington.org/BotanicalDiv/HEHBotanicalHome.html We will have our annual banquet at the same location as last year and the menu was so popular that we will have the same menu. It consists of BBQ chicken and tri-tip, organic beans, garden salad, coffee or soft drinks and fresh cherry pie. Tickets will be $39. For those of you who have not been to the Huntington Gardens or the new conservatories you are in for a real treat. It is really top notch.…

   

   Last reply by BS Man about Palms, January 25, 2008
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   Palm and Cycad society of Brisbane

   January 14, 2008 by Walter John

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   Be there, don't miss this one. Members of the PACSOA ratpack will be there in person for autographs etc., after presenting their palm adventures of Darwin and surrounding areas. I was going to auction two of my shirts which I can be seen wearing in the Darwin slide shows........ but I just can't part with them. Hope to see you there, it'll be a blast. I'm not sure what the featured raffle plants will be, but one things for certain, I bet I don't win any of them, again.

   

   Last reply by brodklop, January 23, 2008
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    Palm and Cycad society of Brisbane

    July 16, 2007 by Walter John

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    Guest speaker is Hugh Kunze, giving a presentation on the native palms of Florida as well as talks on Fairchild and Montgomery gardens. If there's time, a photo slide show on our recent Tamborine visit. Don't miss this one.

    

    Last reply by Walter John, January 5, 2008
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    NORCAL Members - Tree Assessment

    October 27, 2007 by John Case

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    All NorCall members, The Byron Hot Springs has a large number of palms (primarily Washingtonia and Phoenix species) that are over 120 years old. The owner/developer is interested in the health and well-being of all of these palms. Is anyone interested in working with me to do a complete assessment of trees on the property? Some of the items to deal with are: 1) GPS siting of each of the trees 2) Assessing the health of many of the older ones. Many have been torched/painted/etc. by vandals. We need to determine if there is a future of any kind for them. 3) Movability of the palms if possible 4) Finally, any value they may have. Some of them are very very …

    

    Last reply by Patrick, January 4, 2008
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    PACSONZ Web competition

    December 4, 2007 by Caryota_gigas

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    The first ever PACSONZ website competition is now online and will run until December 31st. The Competition details and Prizes can be found here. The competition is open to both members of the Palm And Cycad Society Of New Zealand, and to non-members worldwide. Everyone is entitled to a maximum of 2 entries. Good Luck! ENTER HERE

    

    Last reply by Caryota_gigas, December 22, 2007
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    South Florida Palm Society

    November 28, 2007 by Jeff Searle

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    For those of you that live down here in South Florida, does anyone know the exact dates for this annual event? It's a large auction of palms and cycads,(and I believe other plts. as well) that runs the entire evening. The spread of food that is offered is also very delicious as well. I plan on going down, but as of yet, I have not seen or heard of anything. Jeff

    

    Last reply by Jeff Searle, December 16, 2007
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    cfpacs CFPACS Winter Palm Social

    November 21, 2007 by SubTropicRay

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    The Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society will be having a winter meeting on December 8th. Details are included in the attached link. Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society Winter Social

    

    Last reply by Palmarum, December 14, 2007

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    South Florida Palm Society Fall Sale Nov. 3rd, 4th 1 2 3

    October 28, 2007 by Palmarum

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    South Florida Palm Society's Fall Sale November 3rd & 4th, 2007 Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden A quick notice to get it mentioned on the calendar. If you need information or will be attending the sale, please post away. If you are coming, please come visit all the booths and say hello to everyone. There should be quite a few Forum members there that weekend, both selling and visiting. Ryan

    

    Last reply by bubba, November 26, 2007
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    So Cal meeting- Lotusland

    November 7, 2007 by BS Man about Palms

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    Thats all I know. Parking is very limited. OK a bit more 40 parking spaces only, NO street parking for 1 mile Call John Rhys? (sp) for parking permits. entry fee charged potluck too

    

    Last reply by BS Man about Palms, November 17, 2007
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    PACSOWA Palm and Cycad Show and Sale

    November 16, 2007 by Tyrone

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    The annual Palm and Cycad Society of Western Australia show and sale is on again on the weekend of Nov 24th, 25th. Should be fun. Everyone is welcome. Many palms and cycads to see and buy. Best regards Tyrone

    

    Last reply by Jeff Searle, November 16, 2007
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    Autumn palm sale at Fairchild?

    July 3, 2007 by Creekside

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    Does anyone know if there is going to be a South Florida Palm Society-sponsored palm sale at Fairchild (or elsewhere) again this fall? I didn't see it in their list of upcoming events. Cheers, Catherine Presley

    

    Last reply by Jerry@TreeZoo, October 20, 2007
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    Louisiana Palm and Cycad Society

    October 16, 2007 by Kathryn

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    The Louisiana Palm and Cycad Society will have an educational and sales booth at the New Orleans Botanical Garden’s Fall Garden Show this weekend, October 20 and 21. The following plants will be for sale. Butia capitata – Pindo or Jelly Palm – 1 gallon for $15,3 gallon for $35 and 7 gallon for $65 Chamaedorea radicalis – Radicalis Palm – 3 gallon for $25 Chamaerops humilis – European or Mediterranean Fan Palm – 3 gallon for $35 Livistona chinensis – Chinese Fan Palm – 3 gallon for $30 Phoenix canariensis – Canary Island Date Palm – 3 gallon for $35 Phoenix dactylifera – 7 gallon for $80 Phoenix roebelenii – Pygmy Date Palm – 1 gallon for $15 and 5 gallon for $35,…

    

    Last reply by Mr_Christopher, October 19, 2007
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    PBPCS Fall Sale

    September 27, 2007 by SCUBAKeith

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    Hundreds of species available!!!

    

    Last reply by palmmermaid, October 9, 2007
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    Palmfest\PACSOF\PlantaPalm.com

    October 1, 2007 by Sierra

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    Looking for more details on Palmfest 2007 in Jacksonville this weekend. Why isn't there anything on the PACSOF website (www:plantapalm.com) ? I thought this was PACSOF's big event. Have anymore events or gardens been scheduled for Sunday ?

    

    Last reply by Tag, October 4, 2007
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    NorCal meeting

    September 3, 2007 by Darold Petty

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    The Northern California chapter of the IPS will hold its final meeting of the year on October 7th at the home of Glenn Harris, in Modesto. Details and directions will be posted soon on our website at null I still don't get it with the hyperlinks, but the 'null' does work!

    

    Last reply by ghar41, September 30, 2007
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    Hawaii Island Palm Society

    September 13, 2007 by Al in Kona

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    HIPS (Hawaii Island Palm Society) will meet September 23, at 1 pm with a tour of two gardens, first the garden of Matt & Tiffany Rippa and then the garden of Jerry & Cindy Andersen (formerly Ken Foster's place). Expect to see some unusual palms. Any people interested in palms who might happen to be traveling in Hawaii at this time should definitely make an effort to come see these two unique gardens.

    

    Last reply by MattyB, September 25, 2007
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    Palm Society of Southern California

    September 11, 2007 by MattyB

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    Next meeting is Saturday, Sept. 22. More info to come soon, I just wanted to get it up on the board. Palm Society of Southern California, meeting page We'll be touring the garden of our very own epicure3, John Shearson. Hope to see ya'll there. You might even be priviledged enough to see the likes of these mugs!

    

    Last reply by BS Man about Palms, September 23, 2007
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    PBPCS Picnic

    August 30, 2007 by MAPU 1

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    The Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Society will have it's annual picnic at Ruth Salenbach's garden on Saturday Sept. 8.This is always a great event attended by many.We always have an any kind of plant auction,which can take up to 2hrs.A tour of the garden will begin at 10 AM.Sandwich fixing and drinks will be provided.Donations plants and side dish salads will be accepted.Lunch is at noon and the auction starts at 1PM. The address is 6285 So. Military trail,Lake Worth Fl.33463.Starts at 9AM.

    

    Last reply by palmmermaid, September 10, 2007
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    Louisiana Palm and Cycad Society

    July 23, 2006 by Kathryn

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    The Louisiana Palm and Cycad Society will have their August Meeting at my home in Destrehan. I began my palm collection eight years ago with a Phoenix roebelenii. I now have about 40 non-cold hardy palms and cycads in pots and about 80 in the ground, representing a total of 70 different species. 2:00 Business Meeting 3:00 While we tour the yard, I will lead a discussion on how to select the right palm for your garden and avoid the mistakes I made, the discussion will focus on non-common palms that can be grown in South Louisiana, growth rate, light requirements, etc. 4:00 Beef and Veggie Burgers and BBQ Chicken will be served, please bring coordinating side dishes or…

    

    Last reply by Kathryn, September 7, 2007