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It’s nearly 13 years since I had the great fortune to first meet the legendary ( and extremely generous) Tassie Troy and I thought it’s time to pay homage to all those who have helped me , and those in the Palm pantheon , like Darrold and Colin and Jonathon, who visited in the early days ( when there were only tiny plants) and didn’t wonder, at least out loud , if anything would ever eventuate. Here are a few pictures .There are around 25 species including 12 of chamaedoria. Some like the big baueri , trachycarpus and forsteriana are hard to depict . Nothing can keep up with the torallyii. Of course all 4 Lord Howe Island palms love it here in Hobart. Mike8 points
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sure looks like one that has been left in the pot too long. THis is a good palm to save as it is unhappy but has developed plenty of roots. Dry air roots are hard to keep happy. If you can cut the pot off without cutting too many roots, I'd get it int he ground and keep it moist. It does appear to be needing water pretty badly, the leaflets are closed up a bit. Get it in the ground and it will appreciate the luxury of wet soil. Here is my largest hospita4 points
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This is my old F1 woodii x natalensis I got from Cynthia Giddy who made it in SA. My cycad log says 1985 acquired for $60. Cynthia was visiting Hermione Stover in California and brought with her hundreds of these bare rooted in bundles of 3, like cigars. All had been treated with her signature petroleum dip, so they largely failed. Mine I washed off and soaked and rinsed many, many times, but it still smelled of petroleum. Well, here's the plant today with 3+ feet of trunk growing 20 leaves. You'll notice the characteristic folded- hands leaflets among the lowest leaf bases -- a trait directly brought from pure woodii.4 points
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With winter approaching it’s time to start slowing the watering down. This will hopefully stop the dreaded winter strike rate on seedlings. Just the greenhouse for them in the microclimate I have created there. And try to water on the warm days so the foliage drys out before nightfall. Also no fertilising either, the metabolic rate will be down on a lot of tropical palms that’s for sure. So there on there own for winter we shall see how many casualties we get!3 points
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$60.00 was a significant amount for a bareroot small plant back in 1985 even though it sounds like a bargain for an E natalensis x woodii. It is a beauty and I'm curious if it pups much? My F1 horridus x woodii female is probably around 25 years old based on its size when I got it, It has one large pup, and two or three newer small pups, one of which is just beginning a flush. It thrives in the full coastal sun, even though it has become more filtered at times during the day as my palms have grown. I have 2 more seedlings of backcrosses of male and female F1 horridus x woodii, and the one in the ground in full sun is just pushing out flushes off to the side of the main flush, so it appears that one will have 3 caudices from a very young age. The main caudex on the older plant is clearly showing that it will flush as opposed to cone again; she's taking a little rest after pushing out 3 cones last year. I'm ok if she just gives me a nice big flush this spring. Here is the flushing pup, and main caudex but you can't see the flush about to emerge from the main caudex.3 points
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They look great, as usual! Best self made holiday is the day the box arrives.3 points
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Very surprised and delighted to see it flower before clear trunk.3 points
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I must admit the mex fan palm was the first palm that got me into palms. Being in LA they were everywhere, I remember watching sunsets and seeing them create the iconic skyline that people think of when they hear California. Over time though, much like the syagrus, I definitely don’t prefer them. The one palm that won my heart, and has still my admiration is the Canary date. The orange seed pods are still gorgeous.3 points
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I have one Sabal , a Riverside or Palmetto . Not sure which , but it grew about the same speed as our Brahea Edulis and Butia Oderata . Way faster than Livistona Chinensis. Mine was a gift from my mentor in 1997 or so . Just a strap leaf baby that I planted on our hill in full sun . Almost 30 years later , it is a full sized beauty . Harry ‘This was about a year ago . I agree they should be more common here in California . They grow so well and look great at all stages of growth. This species , whichever it is , takes a bit of room . Not for a small garden. Harry2 points
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Funky flowers too. And they get big! Now Arenga oblongifolia I believe.2 points
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You’re doing everything correct, some palms sulk when planted out in the ground. Give your palms just normal love and care, they will be fine and in a couple of years you won’t even notice they had a setback on planting. After all it takes a lot of years to create a palm garden, instant results with palms is slow!2 points
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They do prefer the seasonal change liking the cool conditions, as they do grow at higher altitude than fosteriana.2 points
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Sad - the end of an era. 🙏 It looks like it is up to us and the other I-4 denizens like @Plantking165 to keep the dream alive. We still have the former Smashburger coconuts too, at this point. I took a short ride to see if any of our long-term Adonidia merrillii are making a comeback. I did spot a few, but some of the other larger ones in the area are in doubt. It's hard to make out the new, half damaged fronds, but they have a shot. The bottle palm on the left and the Traveler's Palm on the right next to them is recovering as well.2 points
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The cause is usually Boron deficiency. It's difficult to find this element to purchase. But, if you get old fashioned "Borax Soap" in the can, it'll work. It's made with the main ingredient being boron. Water the tree well. Then apply the Borax soap, maybe a small handful. Scatter it around and rake it in. Then water for a few minutes. I've had the problem on two or three palms and they all corrected the leaning in a month or two. Sorry, but I didn't take photos. Phil Jungle Music Palm Nursery, Encinitas, CA `2 points
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I can never grow it in enough proper sun in Arizona due to the summer heat and other harsh factors. So it's never at its best for me even growing in strong light, but dappled shade.2 points
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Beautiful photos all! I enjoy seeing the mature specimens as I only know these as indoor plants. I’ve been growing two indoors over the past 12 years, with summers outdoors in northeast US. They are cumbersome indoors and don’t easily give way to household traffic and furniture, unlike the more flexible, and elegant forsteriana. I do like the pronounced arc of fronds, and given enough space they can be fully appreciated. Indoors, these would look nice in an art gallery or similar wide open space. Here are some photos of mine. They are too large for upstairs living spaces now and spend their winters under lights in the dungeon basement, sadly.2 points
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I would say a slice is cleaner than a pry. Every situation is a little different. The cleaner and smaller surface area you can disturb the better. I’ve seen guys use all sorts of different sealants/fingicides. Even quickrete…2 points
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I haven’t seen any of our Kentia with this issue lately. I started collecting in 1990 and remember seeing a few around with this issue . There were a couple down on lower Main Street by the Mission that were almost as bad as this Queen in the picture . I know Pauline was aware of it as I talked to her son Terry about it at one point after seeing a couple of leaning Kentia’s . My go to palm guy in those days was Karl ar Ventura Green Thumb nursery and he said there was no definitive reason found just theory. Harry2 points
