We got down to 39.5 degrees here this morning in Citrus Park (NW Tampa), FL. Went out to get the paper and the dew had frozen into a solid sheet on the car. I...
My experience has been that sometimes the outer layer of leaf tissue in an emerging spear can be cold damaged. Then, fungus develops in this outer layer that...
michael
mmerritt85@...
Apr 1, 2003 1:20 pm
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Wow. Ain't weather a weird thing? We were almost 10F warmer here in Atlanta where I live. None of my palms have ever had a freeze damaged leaf that failed to...
I climbed up and manually opened the spear leaf. What I could not see from the ground was the frost damage on top of the leaf that would not allow it to open....
I know that I have asked this before, but I lost the answer. I have an infestation of some kind on my coconuts and pygmy date leaves. They are fluffy white...
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 4:07 PM Subject: CFPACS SEED OFFER 4/3/03 The CFPACS has received the following seed donations, all proceeds will benefit our...
I recently obtained seeds of the three Latania species from a well-known seed seller. Each group of seeds had distinctive shapes in common that were different...
michael
mmerritt85@...
Apr 6, 2003 12:29 am
5893
a hybrid crop btwn pure species could easily display wide variation ranging from nearly pure characteristics of parent 1 to nearly pure parent 2; just because...
Jason D
jjuania@...
Apr 7, 2003 6:54 am
5894
I purchased a palm at Home Depot this evening. I think that it is a Livistona species. It has shallowly divided palmate leaves. Large, vicious, brown thorns...
Jerold, I was in a Home Depot here in Orlando the other day and they had Livistona rotundifolia in 3 or 5 gal pots mixed in with other tropical foliage. Eric...
Mike Dahme! sorry to write in public, but i did not have your private address. Please write, tho this is NOT, repeat NOT a matter of life and death! ...
other distinct possibility is just natural variation within a species ... _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps...
Hello Gaarrie. Butia yatay seeds are largest then B. capitata, also ovoid form. I think its so hard like B. capitata and fastest growing. All the best. Gaston...
Hi Ed, I know this is a possibility, as are others. But I don't know, not being a botanist or geneticist. That's why I posted this inquiry. It would seem that ...
michael
mmerritt85@...
Apr 16, 2003 4:16 am
5900
Hi Mike several yrs ago I grew some Latania from seed, these from a sou. Fla. member's place where seeding specimens of all 3 species resided. At the time this...
It is with deep regret that I pass along the news of the death of Doctor Ulysses Alexander Young IV (81 years old) on Thursday April 10, 2003. Some may not...
Dear Roy, Thank you so much for this tribute. I am a distant neighbor of Dr. Young's (about 6 blocks to the SE) and often enjoy a walk along the sidewalk in ...
Bob Kreisher
rkreishe@...
Apr 20, 2003 8:48 pm
5903
New Eco-Village/Intentional Community forming in Belize I thought this might be of interest to some of you. I'm getting together people in order to start a...
Hello, I'm considering purchasing seeds for Cyrtostachys Renda as a specimen for my home landscape, but am unsure of it's compatibility with central Florida...
Travis, I live interior Palm Beach County and have several Cyrtostachys Renda. I have planted several in my garden with mixed results. My location seems to...
Travis, as you may have gathered, C. renda as an outdoor plant in C. florida is pretty much out of the question. In general I wouldn't expose them to less than...
Bob Kreisher
rkreishe@...
Apr 21, 2003 8:15 pm
5908
Hi Travis, There is one at William Whitman's in Bal Harbour (Miami Beach area). Every few years it reaches 10-12 ft and he divides the clump, starting it over....
Hi Travis, I can't give you any advice now due to family circumstances. My brother was is an accident and he is recovering from a brain injury. Please keep him...
Go2pacificocean@...
Apr 22, 2003 4:27 pm
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Yes, I would like to be part of the project since this is earth day and my son is an earth science teacher and I love palms. Please comtact me at Carol Cooper...
Go2pacificocean@...
Apr 22, 2003 4:30 pm
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Don, You have my deepest sympathy for your friend. I'm currently going thru some trials on my own. My brother was in an accident where a truck ran over him at...
Go2pacificocean@...
Apr 22, 2003 4:34 pm
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Jay, What some good palms to plant in Oregon? Thanks you, Carol C....
Go2pacificocean@...
Apr 22, 2003 4:35 pm
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Bob, Could you please give me some good advice. What would be a good palm to plant in my front yard on Portland, Oregon. regards, Carol...
Go2pacificocean@...
Apr 22, 2003 4:37 pm
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Bob, Would the palms that grow in SW Florida do well in Oregon? Thank You, carol...
Go2pacificocean@...
Apr 22, 2003 4:39 pm
5915
Palms that do well in S. Florida are not going to do well in Oregon! You may be able to go with windmill,medeteranian,or mexican fan palms. ... Do you Yahoo!? ...
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