Palm Weeds

[ariscott]

Talking about coconut... it is amazing what people don't know. When we moved into our house in Gove, we found out that the previous tenants have used coconuts for garden edging!! Not joking!! So, we went out there in a hurry and pull them all out. Thank goodness we did that, they started to sprout already. 'Doh!!!

Regards, Ari

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Hi Ari

That's gotta be the cheapest form of garden edging I have ever heard of,

talk to you later.

Cheers Mikey

[amazondk]

The African Oil Palm is a weed here and are popping up everywhere. And I never thought I would say this, but coconuts are a weed too. Right now they are sprouting everywhere and all the old fronds make a huge mess. I still love coconut palms, I'm just not planting them on the property anymore. They are better seen at a distance.

Jeff,

I think that ASD Oil Palm seed company is close to you. They must have millions planted. So, I could see how they would spread.

I planted 5 coconuts on my place. I think I will limit the coconuts to that.

dk

[Logolight]

Here in Jacksonville we have Sabal minor, Sabal palmeto, W. robusta, S. romazoffianna, and Butia capitata. But my back yard is anything but common.

[Jeff in St Pete]

The African Oil Palm is a weed here and are popping up everywhere. And I never thought I would say this, but coconuts are a weed too. Right now they are sprouting everywhere and all the old fronds make a huge mess. I still love coconut palms, I'm just not planting them on the property anymore. They are better seen at a distance.

Jeff,

I think that ASD Oil Palm seed company is close to you. They must have millions planted. So, I could see how they would spread.

I planted 5 coconuts on my place. I think I will limit the coconuts to that.

dk

Don, I believe ASD is located just outside of Quepos. And you're right, they do have millions of them planted in this area. They are starting to naturalize around Costa Rica. I even saw them growing along the beach in Puerto Viejo over on the Caribbean side. There are a few large specimens growing here on the property and as a result, there are hundreds of seedlings popping up.

[Kris]

Dear Friends

here royals & coconuts grow like hell,but thankfully no new planting of these are seen anymore in city gardens.but phoenix sylversteris has taken main stage in all new plantings in citi medieans,parks,traffic junctions...& even residential complex.

but i can see that all here say that washy's grows like weeds,but my experiment with the washy filiferas had not paid off in our hot wet tropical climate ! it just rotted..

Kris

[Kathryn]

The only thing seeding regularly in my yard is Livistona chinensis and here's the result.

For now on, I will remove the inflorescence before it produces viable seed.

[fiji jim]

Dear Friends

here royals & coconuts grow like hell,but thankfully no new planting of these are seen anymore in city gardens.but phoenix sylversteris has taken main stage in all new plantings in citi medieans,parks,traffic junctions...& even residential complex.

but i can see that all here say that washy's grows like weeds,but my experiment with the washy filiferas had not paid off in our hot wet tropical climate ! it just rotted..

Kris

Hi Kris,

Try W.robusta. It does better with the humidity.

Jim

[Al in Kona]

Alan (AVB) - I really feel sorry for you with the problem of trying to control Pritchardiopsis and Lodoicea. Matty B has a similar problem with Lodoicea too. It must be your climate! Maybe just bulldozing the immediate area where they grow might solve the dilemma you are having.

As for me I now wish I had never planted these two palms: Hemithrinax ekmaniana and Pseudophoenix ekmanii, as they are a serious weed problem! Maybe Leonel Mera and Carlo Morici can give me some tips on this 'problema' of these two fast growing palms!!

[avb]

Al - it's not the climate, but a bird problem. They drop those Lodoicea seeds everywhere. A bulldozer is ineffective as bird control.

[Kris]

Dear Jim

thanks for the suggestion,and i have few washy filibustas too growing in pots,but i have a terrible weakness for the heavy trunking palm species..so that was the reason for me try these W.Filiferas !

Dear Al In Kona

Can we see the stills of the palms you mentioned,since iam a die hard fan of the Ekamanii's...

thanks & love,

Kris

[ZombiaKiss]

robustas and filabustas up in that. Better to have to look at than Sabal? I think so do you?

[Jeff Searle]

For me, it's starting to become more of a problem as palms start to mature in the garden.

Livistona decora

L. chinensis

Veitchia spp.

Hydriastele longispatha

Dypsis cabadae

Licuala spinosa

Wodyetia bifurcata

Caryota mitis

Ptychosperma salomonense

Sabal palmetto

Phoenix roebelenii

Jeff

[PalmGuyWC]

For me it's........

Trachycarpus

Chamaerops

Syagrus

Washingtonia........and to a lesser degree

Trithrinax acanthocoma

T. campestris

And thank God, my Phoenix canariensis is a male or they would be sprouting all over too.

Dick

[sonoranfans]

Palm weeds in the arizona desert are somewhat rare. The ONLY palm that I have ever seen self seed here is washingtonia robusta, they seem to grow near drip lines in shrubs. I had one set up camp in my back yard and sawed it off at the ground level and it came back 2x befrore I dug it out. No washie robusta for me, I dont want a fan palm to trim that is taller than 30', and they grow to 80'+ here. My "washie substitute" is livistona decipiens, a more graceful form that doesnt grow so tall.

[simona]

You all made me envious.... just mentioning all those beautiful palms as weeds - except Washis cause you could call them like that here

[ariscott]

Anytime you want my so called weeds (carpies), just give me a yell.. simona. I am sure I can find some in town somewhere

Regards, Ari

[PricklyPearSATX]

In San Antonio:

Only Washies...

Linda

San Antonio, TX 8/9

Heat and Drought for now

[bubba]

The list in our area is:

(1)Chrysalidocarpus lutescens-Also known as Golden Cane,Butterfly or Areca.These grow very quickly and can take over large areas.

(2)Coral Gables considers the Royal a weed because it does not provide adequate shade.Royals pop up everywhere in this area unannounced as I can attest.I am now watching an invading Royal duel with my Red Sealing Wax.

(3)Cocoanuts-I do not consider them a pest but they grow all over and if not properly tended look bad.

(4)a list of non-palms(ie Maleleluca,Brazilian Pepper....)that nearly goes on forever.

[Walt]

In my neck of the woods, Serenoa repens (saw palmetto) is a weed. I have them growing all over my 5.60 acre property. Of the three species of native palms growing on my property, Serenoa repens are the most abundant. Second is Sabal etonia, the scrub palmetto, followed by Sabal palmetto. The books say Sabal minor and Rhapidophyllum hystrix also are native to my area, but I've never seen them in a natural setting, and they surely aren't a weed palm with respect to them growing profusely.

Here's a semi-vertical trunking clump of Sereno repens growing on my property. Most have prostrate trunks that grow across the ground:

[simona]

I wish I had some of the 'weeds' some of you others are mentioning! ALL the the way over in NZ, the main palm weeds are T. Fortunei, and phoenix canerensis. In the warmer areas, archontophoenix cunninghamiana is becoming a real problem too. Some of the local councils are trying to ban any more planting of these palms, which the local palm community is protesting.

"Auckland has the dubious honour of being the weediest city in the world, with 220 weeds (and climbing)."

Media Release: Monday, 23 January 2006

The Auckland Regional Council has proposed a ban on sales of Phoenix, bangalow and Chinese fan palm trees, as these are spreading into and threatening native bush. Palm enthusiasts have expressed disbelief that the trees are a threat now, after more than a century in New Zealand. They also say self-sown palms can easily be weeded out. "

“Just because palms spread slowly, this does not make them less of a threat,” Dr Williams says. http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/news/release.asp?Ne_ID=187

Waw! Now that's something to think about...

[bubba]

I overheard a conversation between two nearby volunteer Coconuts in which they openly discussed their plans to take over the world.What is far worse is that they also discussed plans for Mars,now that water has been confirmed by NASA.They were licking their chops.Fortunately, I recorded this conversation and will be sending it to Dr. Williams for further review.Unfortunately,I believe the Palms saw me tapeing beause they quickly ended their conversation!