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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.4 points
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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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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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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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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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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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Here we go again the last lot before winter, it’s just not worth the risk getting plants from a tropical climate, the plants just go into shock to much. So a couple of good ones this week. iguanura species broad leafgeonoma atrovirens gardenia resiniferaareca rabaulcalyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana and another Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana
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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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No I don’t have that one, it’s surprisingly rare, either that or it doesn’t grow in the cool climate.1 point
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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! Richard1 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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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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I have tried fertiliser with trace elements, Hydrogen Peroxide, topical fungicide and a heavy dose of Epsom salts (which is a good cure for similar problems in Parajubaea coccoides) but alas nothing works. The first photo is a plant that was in perfect condition six months ago but I knew it was just a matter of time before the misfiring spears would come. The second photo is where it is heading and likely remain between life and death for many years!
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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!1 point
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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.1 point
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Traveler's might not give enough leaf density for a complete block? I agree with your concern about bamboo dropping leaves. Ones like Gracilis are tight clumping and easy to control, but they do drop leaves nonstop. Arenga Engleri occasionally grow to 10+ feet before each trunk flowers and dies. One at Leu Gardens is more like 15-20ft. Several of mine flowered at about 6 feet...and nearly all the trunks flowered at the same time, leaving me with a 3 foot tall cluster. It is a fairly good fence-level block, but not reliable taller and very slow to grow. Caryota Mitis will do 15ft before blooming and having the trunks die. That might leave gaps too.1 point
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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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Such a lovely palm, another 5 years and I should have a conversation piece!
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A nice little find a grafted wilkinsoni grevillia. Always a favourite in any native garden.
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The 15 gallon trithrinax acanthocoma safely made it to the Sacramento area in great shape.I am anxiously awaiting to hear from Texas on the 15 g Brahea E. And super silver. I mention because I can ship.1 point
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Dypsis prestonia, they just bigger each new leaf, a fast growing palm!
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Organic xtra you havent heard of that one because we keep all the good stuff for ourselves up here. Perhaps I used a bit too much on my marojejya darinii in the container at the time and I almost lost it, so iam scared of it now. But for in the ground it should be fine. Your fulva to pack up and die the way it did just suddenly it may have been a fungus. I take it Phytophera is in Tassie. Perhaps just to cold and wet, was your soil amended if so that could e the source of the problem. The one I got from you is doing fine in the ground in my garden!1 point
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I think I found my solution, the travellers palm (ravenela madagascariensis) I may buy two 15 gallon and one 25 gallon and place them staggered so the smaller specimens have width and the taller one gives height. I think it should provide relatively good screening even when they grow taller.1 point
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Wow, those palm trees you have are real survivors! And I'm sure you take very good care of them. I brought some small Cunninghams back by car and I could already see how much they suffered on a short trip.1 point
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Not the most fascinating Dypsis I guess. If it was Chamaedorea plumosa I'd ask you to sent them all to me!1 point
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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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Great palm. But what makes this Lanonia different from L.dasyantha? Location for sure but what about leaf shape and infloresence? Could it be Lanonia dasyantha var. Yunanensis?1 point
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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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Nice way to start the middle of the week ….a walk around @happypalms jungle ! Thank you Richard . I see so many lovely things . Now , off to work at my secret underground grind shop where I make cool little cutting tools and listen to music all day long . Life is good. Plant more palms , watch them grow , ride my bike , work , repeat . Harry1 point
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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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Once they get a couple of feet of trunk they start producing munted growth and micro-spears. Seems to be a thing with both Howeas in my garden. I have had some Hedyscepe do this too.1 point
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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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Mine has been a great grower for me. The colors on the crownshaft and petioles are great. I just recently took a close up photo of the trunk showing the coloration:
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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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Anyone else think this Sabal looks weird...but attractive? Huge crown, long petioles, but thin trunk ....has the coloring, big seeds, and leaf shape of mexicana ??? Spotted in southeast Houston
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Silver Copernicia hospita in 7 Gallon Pot-$125. Pick up in Satellite Beach. All my Copernicia’s survived the 27F Freeze here. Beachpalms@cfl.rr.com
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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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