whats the most " cork sniffingest" palm you can grow ?..........

[trioderob]

which palm is the biggest status symbol ?

I am guessing a huge trunking Copernica in California would be it or a fruiting coco.

what would it be in your area ???

[MattyB]

Relax yourself girl, preset command...

[trioderob]

Boy, boy, crazy boy,

Get cool, boy!

Got a rocket in your pocket,

Keep coolly cool, boy!

Don't get hot,

'Cause man, you got

Some high times ahead.

Take it slow and Daddy-O,

You can live it up and die in bed!

Boy, boy, crazy boy!

Stay loose, boy!

Breeze it, buzz it, easy does it.

Turn off the juice, boy!

Go man, go,

But not like a yo-yo schoolboy.

Just play it cool, boy,

Real cool!

Edited September 9, 2013 by trioderob

[Zeeth]

Full gown Lodoicea

[trioderob]

[sur4z]

Lemurophoenix halleuxii

[sur4z]

Watched Sideways yesterday...plenty of exposed cork in that show

[doranakandawatta]

Full grown Lodoicea!

We have been told in Peradeniya that Lodoicea palms are only in the botanic garden and in the presidential house,

Naturally it makes you wishing being either president or head gardner!

How to get a Lodoicea in our own normal village garden?

[DoomsDave]

Full grown Lodoicea!

We have been told in Peradeniya that Lodoicea palms are only in the botanic garden and in the presidential house,

Naturally it makes you wishing being either president or head gardner!

How to get a Lodoicea in our own normal village garden?

With great difficulty. They're far too large to smuggle or hide easily.

Which is why I also vote for Double Coconut . . .

Lemurophoenix seeds are 1/1000 the size and can be easily shipped if not easily sprouted.

Hmm. Maybe Juania for No. 2?

[humangenomaproject]

Hyophorbe Amaricaulis....just sayin'

[Darold Petty]

People should get over Juania. It is only desirable because it is not available. I have a very favorable microclimate for this palm and I choose to not grow it. I did grow 5 plants from seedlings up to large 5-gallon size on my patio. These were planted at our Lakeside Palmetum in Oakland, California. 3 of the 5 have since died out, doing the typical Juania swoon where they look great until one day they don't, and die.

Any Ceroxylon is much easier to grow, more reliable, and has a more refined appearance.

(smiley face here, but I can't access the icons lately)

[Tassie_Troy1971]

The Wine Palm of course Jubaea chiliensis

[MattyB]

Nice narrated emoticon Darold. Lol

[_Keith]

Here, just a nice Royal catch everyone's eye.

[Walter John]

I love a really nicely grown Archontophoenix....

what was the question again ?

[Mauna Kea Cloudforest]

I say let the masses do some cork sniffing. I nominate washies and queen. That way the guys who work two jobs and still can't afford property can also enjoy palms.

[sonoranfans]

Not into sniffing corks.... guess I have no class I do like to "taste wine" and there are many palms that have great "taste". Even the relatively common bizzie is an absolutely stunning palm... I have a little butia yatay that I just drool over its such a fine blue color and slender leaflets... I'll leave the cork sniffing to someone who needs status, I don't...

[Kim]

Status from a single palm? I don't think so... Respect is earned by being a successful palm-whisperer, like gtlevine or MattyB. People who can get palms to grow beautifully while the rest of us struggle, that's magical.

[Mauna Kea Cloudforest]

Status from a single palm? I don't think so... Respect is earned by being a successful palm-whisperer, like gtlevine or MattyB. People who can get palms to grow beautifully while the rest of us struggle, that's magical.

The only way that you can get to be a palm whisperer is to kill a few palms first. Ask Gary and Matty, they'll tell you about the fair share of palms they have killed. So all those who are "struggling" are just palm whisperers in the making. Gary and Matty have paid their dues, that deserves respect. Persistence is key unless you really have a hopeless brown thumb. I'm still at the killing stage, but there's hope in the garden. When it comes to house plants, I have a brown thumb.

[_Keith]

I have not killed a palm yet, but Louisiana winters have killed plenty. An all-time record drought killed a few. There was the Chamaerops humilis that the delivery truck ran over, however I was not driving. But, I guess you could blame that Butia on me, although I defy you to find the murder weapon.

[Mauna Kea Cloudforest]

I have not killed a palm yet, but Louisiana winters have killed plenty. An all-time record drought killed a few. There was the Chamaerops humilis that the delivery truck ran over, however I was not driving. But, I guess you could blame that Butia on me, although I defy you to find the murder weapon.

You planted them, that means you killed them. Even the one you planted in harms way.

[_Keith]

I have not killed a palm yet, but Louisiana winters have killed plenty. An all-time record drought killed a few. There was the Chamaerops humilis that the delivery truck ran over, however I was not driving. But, I guess you could blame that Butia on me, although I defy you to find the murder weapon.

You planted them, that means you killed them. Even the one you planted in harms way.

So, if I drop you off at a bus stop and a car runs off the road and kills you while you are sitting on the bus stop bench, then I killed you? I didn't plant it in the driveway. You'll have to explain your logic on that one.

[Mauna Kea Cloudforest]

I have not killed a palm yet, but Louisiana winters have killed plenty. An all-time record drought killed a few. There was the Chamaerops humilis that the delivery truck ran over, however I was not driving. But, I guess you could blame that Butia on me, although I defy you to find the murder weapon.

You planted them, that means you killed them. Even the one you planted in harms way.

So, if I drop you off at a bus stop and a car runs off the road and kills you while you are sitting on the bus stop bench, then I killed you? I didn't plant it in the driveway. You'll have to explain your logic on that one.

Killing a plant is a metaphor to begin with. Gardeners generally don't actually kill a plant unless they step on or physically mutilate a plant. The elements, or disease usually are the culprit. If you want to be literal about it then you should not have planted that palm in a place where the delivery truck ran it over.

[_Keith]

I have not killed a palm yet, but Louisiana winters have killed plenty. An all-time record drought killed a few. There was the Chamaerops humilis that the delivery truck ran over, however I was not driving. But, I guess you could blame that Butia on me, although I defy you to find the murder weapon.

You planted them, that means you killed them. Even the one you planted in harms way.

So, if I drop you off at a bus stop and a car runs off the road and kills you while you are sitting on the bus stop bench, then I killed you? I didn't plant it in the driveway. You'll have to explain your logic on that one.

Killing a plant is a metaphor to begin with. Gardeners generally don't actually kill a plant unless they step on or physically mutilate a plant. The elements, or disease usually are the culprit. If you want to be literal about it then you should not have planted that palm in a place where the delivery truck ran it over.

So, next time a delivery truck driver runs off of my cement driveway and into my flower bed because he is not paying attention, I will go apologize to the palm for killing it.

Now if you had gone there on the winter killed palms, I would have had no case.

You do know I am just having fun with this.

[robsp2000]

Relax yourself girl, preset command...

haha! still don't believe it's "please settle down"

[bgl]

Wow, palms are status symbols!? I HAD NO IDEA! Who came up with that concept anyway? And I thought we were just having a good time, trying to grow all sorts of stuff!

[doranakandawatta]

Bo,

It's why Lodoicea is special; it's a Presidential palm (in Sri Lanka) !!¨But.... I am sure you have Lodoicea palms in your garden!

kindest regards

Philippe

[bgl]

Bo,

It's why Lodoicea is special; it's a Presidential palm (in Sri Lanka) !!¨But.... I am sure you have Lodoicea palms in your garden!

kindest regards

Philippe

Planted three Lodoicea maldivica seeds in my old garden (in late 1999), and I was very happy to be able to do that. All three germinated and they have done very well over the years!

[Mauna Kea Cloudforest]

I have not killed a palm yet, but Louisiana winters have killed plenty. An all-time record drought killed a few. There was the Chamaerops humilis that the delivery truck ran over, however I was not driving. But, I guess you could blame that Butia on me, although I defy you to find the murder weapon.

You planted them, that means you killed them. Even the one you planted in harms way.

So, if I drop you off at a bus stop and a car runs off the road and kills you while you are sitting on the bus stop bench, then I killed you? I didn't plant it in the driveway. You'll have to explain your logic on that one.

Killing a plant is a metaphor to begin with. Gardeners generally don't actually kill a plant unless they step on or physically mutilate a plant. The elements, or disease usually are the culprit. If you want to be literal about it then you should not have planted that palm in a place where the delivery truck ran it over.

So, next time a delivery truck driver runs off of my cement driveway and into my flower bed because he is not paying attention, I will go apologize to the palm for killing it.

Now if you had gone there on the winter killed palms, I would have had no case.

You do know I am just having fun with this.

Just sayin you're a palm killer like the rest of us, just admit it.

[doranakandawatta]

Bo,

I think you posted pics earlier which I saw! So the President is not alone, Congratulation!

Do you still visit your old garden?

Best regards

Philippe

[bgl]

Bo,

I think you posted pics earlier which I saw! So the President is not alone, Congratulation!

Do you still visit your old garden?

Best regards

Philippe

Only on very special occasions. Like, when hell freezes over!