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This isn't entirely palm related, but I wouldn't be here without the love and knowledge I've learned from this community so I'm posting it here. I live in a small town, downtown is like old skool buildings, think Mayberry. A lady bought out an old storefront on the main street downtown, and plans to turn it into a plant boutique. Her mom, her aunt, her baby - they showed up with a squad to buy some colocasias from me. She's seen my social media feed and seen my whole operation now. Welp, it's gonna be early next year, but it looks like Sancho's Green Paws plants will be available for purchase in her store. I'm both stoked and terrified at the same time. On one hand, I'm trying to set up a Palmstreet store so I can pay some bills and on the other hand, it's like now I need to hang on to stuff to grow it out, and- I mean, I'd also kinda like to keep some stuff for myself. Y'all, anxiety is not cool.8 points
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Cool to see commercial property owners using palms other than syargus, phoenix etc. Have any of you carried your hobby into properties other than your home? Here’s my attempt at identifying these near me in the San Gabriel foothills jubaeopsis caffra bismarckia/ roystoneas ravenala madagascariensis Struggling dypsis sp? With caryota mitis in background some sort of cycas?
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Physokentia denisiimaurietiella aculeata A couple of good ones.
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Two very unique palm species. One the Calyptrogyne allenii @realarch (I know you like Calyptrogyne) that has been proven to be cool tolerant. And the other is a lovely little Geonoma and if they grow as beautiful as the atrovirens then iam sure they will take place in a prime spot in the garden. Iam looking forward to seeing both in the garden one day!
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I use pelletised chicken manure all the time even in the planting hole with soil I remove from my chicken pen and have never had an adverse reaction. I use Rooster Booster from that nationwide chain of stores that starts with B then a U. You get it. I very much doubt the problem is fertiliser burn. Only roundup destroys that quickly (2 weeks) Anyway I think it is a soil pathogen that has killed it stone dead. I’ve had similar things happen here in wetter areas and sort of randomly. Normally the main spear stalls, rots out, then falls over leaving the older leaves intact but the palm is essentially dead then. For all the leaves to give up at once though kind of says a root disease/pathogen.3 points
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Dypsis prestonia, they just bigger each new leaf, a fast growing palm!
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Everytime this palm loses a leaf sheath is quite the event. Who needs sun on a rainy day with this in the front yard, It’s really quite the chunk. Tim
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The same tree in March
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Wishing both you and the lady's new store success! (Also good wishes to her mom, her aunt, and the baby!)2 points
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Somethings telling me zinc and boron deficiency. I have found a couple of my belmoreanas do this but a dose of trace elements with zinc and boron and back they come. My pH is low which they should like. I can grow forsteriana without an issue and they should want a higher pH than what I naturally have.2 points
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Is the soil quite sandy Jonathan? It kind of looks a bit like nematode damage - it tends to cause very quick decline in all fronds leaving a bit of green in the spear. I quick way to check is to rip out the palm and check for nodules on the roots. Really just a bit of a wild stab in the dark and I’m not really experienced at all with soil pathogens. I would say though that I’d almost certainly rule out fertiliser burn. As Tyrone says, no way it’s going to do that much damage that quickly. Co incidentally my L fulva declined this summer. But much more slowly. I dug it out a couple of months ago and put it in a pot. I suspect in was in too deep shade and possibly drainage issue, but honestly the soil seemed ok when I dug it. Perhaps as a species they are a bit sensitive to various issues at this size (mine is a similar size to yours above).2 points
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🚀 Absolutely spot on for the speed of growth estimate! I was shocked when the nurseryman told me the 8 foot tall tree I had just bought was only 3 years old. "Stand back,and stay out of its way" 😄 Yikes! aztropic Mesa, Arizona2 points
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Chamaedoreas they never get dull and I don’t know what the clivia is doing flowering now, crazy warm weather!
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Iicualas are easy to grow, some climates they do better in containers then in the ground. There are so many licualas available in Australia. Bracteata, triphylla, ramsayi, spinosa, fordiana just a few tough ones for a cool climate. Oh I wish i could order from florabunda! Richard2 points
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Physokentia denisiimaurietiella aculeata A couple of good ones.
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No I don’t have that one, it’s surprisingly rare, either that or it doesn’t grow in the cool climate.2 points
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I just love gardening, even I get amazed at what I have created. Yep the good old eat sleep repeat work pattern, I get to drive tractor all day and do irrigation, it’s a fun job that I love to do, oh and yes the tractor has Bluetooth so it’s music all day for me. And then after work I get to come home to my garden and palms, and yes you guessed it plant more plants! Richard2 points
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I saw this a bit when I visited NZ on some Hedyscepe at Landsendt and up at Kerikeri. It also happened to the Hedyscepe at the botanic gardens here years ago but I put that down to too much sun and heat eventually wearing it down. Not sure that’s the issue for you. Howea are prone to leaning crown syndrome here but I can’t say I can remember seeing this kind of problem with them here.2 points
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That’s great news for you, nothing better than a retail outlet, I supply a local hardware store and a couple of local nurseries and it’s a great feeling seeing your plants in a retail outlet. Good luck and happy gardening!2 points
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The differences between it and L. dasyantha are provided here: https://palms.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PALMSv70n1p005-011-Qin-New-palm-from-Yunnan.pdf Recently, I have collected many samples of L. dasyantha and L. yunnanensis from more locations, and we're working on their relationships in pollens, and evolution using better sequencing methods.2 points
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Not a bad idea, unfortunately I would get run out town in the palm world, not a good business plan!🤣2 points
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Yes it’s not going to win any awards in a hurry, it was the original dypsis ambositrae. Pity it wasnt I would be sitting on right old seed bank. And the Cham plumosa I have seedlings in the greenhouse, iam now doing group plantings for future seed production. But I do get them settling seeds in the garden!2 points
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Not a bad idea I might just go and do a Johnny Appleseed with them in some of the hardest growing areas. Everything to gain and nothing to lose. Richard2 points
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A nice little find a grafted wilkinsoni grevillia. Always a favourite in any native garden.
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Here is a better shot of the whole palm
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Some of the many Brahea brandegeei blooming in old palm canyon in the western edition of Balboa Park. I believe this old palm canyon is over 100 years old.
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We might catch up to Illinois tonight. Jesus. It doesn't get this humid in my shower, and my favorite weather page on Facebook has told us to not sleep naked and keep our phones charged instead of our vapes and keep the shoes by the bed. I might take a gamble there because there's a couple paramedics that I really don't care for. I moved most of the potted plants back to the carport, I figure the bananas are heavy enough that if they go airborne that's the least of my concerns.1 point
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This photo was taken in February at Mounts:
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each palm is 150 shipping would depend on zip but i imagine 120ish1 point
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Co incidentally nr 2 an expert inspected my declining Chamaedorea microspadix clamp and put me uproot a whole sucker, in order to check for nematodes, but it turned out finally Rhizoctonia.1 point
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We have several allelopathic trees in this area and kauri can form a nasty podzol layer which may be present in some parts of the garden as it was all forest not so long ago. Many palms thrive so it's a bit of a mystery.1 point
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It really is...I think I hugged the chunky monster for a photo opp, and maybe a couple more times when you weren't looking!1 point
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Yep, I suspect that's the case, weirdly it's not in a wet spot but on a pretty steep, well drained slope. Rooster Booster is my go-to fertiliser too...that's what the analysis table above is from. Good stuff!1 point
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Im thinking of using arecas and the traveler palm combo. Its a bit risky given they’re firmly zone 10 and my zone was 9b until 2023. But I think it will look the best.1 point
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Do both I do, zone 6 here Mine are in the open on the north side so I protect a bit. But mine have seen dips to single digits briefly w/o protection. I have lost some but that's the game when zone pushing. Going strong 5 years in ground,at least my needle, it's in full sun
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Interesting. I'd never heard of Organic Xtra, it looks quite good though, with all the added bells and whistles, maybe in small doses perhaps? Here's the analysis of the one I use most regularly, pretty basic but have had no problems with it in the past. Citrate soluble phosphorus is slow release, so can't imagine that's an issue.
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Two different palms have come in over the years as Dypsis (now Chrysalidocarpus) Sp. Ambanja. The first was a multi trunk palm somewhat like Baronii. The second was a larger solitary palm. Mine has just revealed its first ring of trunk and is a really nice looking palm. Has similar characteristics as Leucomalla (white spear and coloring) and Sp. Dark Mealy Bug with the black flecking. But has a unique look of its own. Anyone else growing this?
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Up the back yard near the propagating hothouse is the sancona, it endures many a tough time and is in need of a good feed. But finally after 26 years we have a trunk forming. Some palms in my climate just want water, this one is in a dry spot without irrigation donuts done quite well considering the circumstances it grows under, basically in the bush!
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Hi there. Please be careful when repotting it. My one looked the same as yours and I transplanted it into another pot being as careful as possible. I don't know what happened but the color faded soon and then it was over within two weeks... That was a real loss, I can tell. However, thank you for posting! Lars1 point
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Sorry that I have no idea about providing phytosanitry certification.1 point
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H rheophytica and Bismarkia today
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San Antonio Botanical Garden This last one is Encephalartos inopinus not heenanii
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6 year in ground , Sabal palmetto “Lisa” is putting out 6 bloom spikes in Dallas zone 8 A nearby, 10 year in ground Lisa has never bloomed.
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I had to trunk cut a 1’ robsuta it’s growing back fast now .1 point
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Greetings do you provide phytosanitry certification?1 point
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Here’s one from the Willoghby garden I took at the last meeting. Planted in a pretty shaded area. That dark trunk is amazing! -dale
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