Guinness Book of World Records states the raffia palm (Raffia farinifera or R. ruffia) has the longest leaves of 65 feet 6 inches with petiloes 13 feet long. ...
Any Southport or Wilmington, North Carolina members; have vacant lot on mainland, off Southport/Oak Island road, looking down bay; would like to plant several...
Hello, I am new and wondered if you could advise me on a potted pygmy date palm (Phoenix Roebellini) that I have that isn't looking as nice as it one did. It...
Subject: CFPACS Seed Offer The central Fla chapter of the IPS has the following seeds to offer to its members, all sale amount f/b/o the chapter treasury: 19...
Hello, I moved from Jacksonville FL to the Panhandle and in Jacksonville I became accustomed to the 4 to 6 foot tall Saw Palmettos that grow absolutely...
I have had one of these for quite a few years. I took five years to adapt to my cool conservatoty & grow. I suppose it was grown in a hot climate, but it now...
You might want to try manganese (not magnesium sulfate also called Epsom salt). Pour about half a cup on the top of the crown and water it in. I am no expert...
Mark J. Martini
mmartini@...
Feb 6, 2003 6:24 pm
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Here is a site that may make you fall off your chair. URL: http://palmtrees.cybersites.ca/Palm%20Trees%20of% 20Canada_files/frame.htm...
Trachys look better in Seattle and, I assume, Vancouver than they do here in San Francisco. -Jason Dewees ... ...
Jason D
jjuania@...
Feb 7, 2003 11:19 pm
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... Subject: Seed Offer The Cen Fla Chapter of IPS has received gift of seeds for distribution, all proceeds f/b/o chapter treasury. Please send requests to...
I asked this on the wrong goup (cycads) thinking I had posted it here. Anyway, I wanted to ask you folks: What are your thoughts on Dypsis Baronii and Dypsis...
Scott: I live in Vista ,CA.and have both these plants growing and thriving for me.I have several D.Baroni in both sun and shade .They look better when not in...
I just transplanted a 15 ft tall bismarkia nobilis on the windward side of Maui. All the leaves have dropped off, except for the center leaves. The center...
I have a 6 acre pasture and would like to plant a number of Canary Date palms in the pasture to field grow them and see how they do. My concern is, I have...
My limited experience and from watching the list, is that Bismarcks are a tough transplant. It is not uncommon to lose a number of the leaves. That was ...
Transplanting palms, with certain exceptions like Kings, and Braheas with sensitive root systems, can usually be safely accomplished if you try to balance the...
Denis O'Malley
palmsup@...
Feb 12, 2003 10:26 pm
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Mahalo nui loa Denis and Jerold!! FYI These are the BEFORE (just after planting) and AFTER (after 3 weeks) pictures of the bismarkia. BEFORE [Unable to...
Hi, My experience with Bismarckia is that the roots are like Sabal and Archontophoenix, in that if one is broken or cut, it dies all the way back to the base,...
Gary- it well documented that Phoenix roots branch but in my experience Washingtonia do not branch at the cut. I have always been under the impression that...
Horace Hobbs
horacehobbs@...
Feb 13, 2003 3:13 am
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Didn't catch where you reside my fellow Palm enthusiast. But here in California, or at least the way I was brought up is you never want to mix cow poop with...
Chit and Others, Bismarckia nobilis do NOT like their roots cut or pruned. They are very sensitive to root damage and will even die if the roots coming out of...
palmNcycad@...
Feb 13, 2003 6:27 am
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Thanks for clearing this up. I got the notion that Bismarcks were root pruned when grown in the field from Alan Meerow's book and a couple of other reference...
Garrie, FYI, in the early 90's I planted 3 P. canariensis in the fenced yard at the ranch and 6 at the entrance inside the gate and unfenced. These were in 5 ...
Rlfrasier@...
Feb 13, 2003 12:11 pm
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Hi Phil, Thanks so much for your advice. But here's a real puzzle. They just built in the last year a new Hyatt Regency beach resort in Thailand (in a town ...
... Phil and Fellow Students, I am in agreement about this palm and many others. Palms were the first truly rare plants i ever grew, and i grew them from seed...
Hermine, It is good to hear from you again. I know several people with businesses here in South Florida that specialize in transplanting palms and/or large...
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