I am germinating these 4 palms in plastic yogurt containers and am getting a little white stuff on the soil surface. I think it maybe mold. Is there a safe way...
Hi Everybody, Thanks for all the input on queen seed germination... I guess I'll just have to try again. At least I do have very fresh seed this time. Thanks...
Ask for climatic conditions etc., in Lahore, I must say, is very professional approach, and I, being a new member, feel very sure that I have joined the right...
Hello fellow palm nuts! I have lost my lease and I have to liquidate my nursery in Oxnard CA. I must leave the premisis by March 1. Cycads, bromeliads, palms,...
Palms are supposed to get some Potassiums from their older leaves and therefore it is advocated that till older leaves get brown one should not cut them...
In Lahore, perhaps due to our climatic conditions and soil, normally most Cycas Revolute produces only one set of leaves in a year. However if the plant is...
I would be much obliged for any list that you have as I am out of state and will have to ship. Best regards, Ed ... From: dutch vandervort Sent: Saturday,...
Ken, these prefer as much sun as you can get to them from the 1st leaf on. Mine slow down and stop growing from January thru June. The other 6 months of the yr...
I've never read of any instances where Trithrinax fruit are used for any human purposes. The leaflets are often weaved into hats or baskets but that's about...
Good point Ken, by using a balanced palm fert. it's not important - unless the palm is K deficinet in the first place. Some palms hold a lesser amount of...
The Cycad Society has a similar email list, you'll get plenty of detailed replies there. My personal experiences are you can force some (but not all Cycas) by...
In the recent years, interest in Palms has grown manifolds in Pakistan. With a view to making good money, nurserymen have started importing Palms in large...
Hello Dave, I am not clear what you exactly mean. Does it mean that one should not allow brown leaves to remain on the plant? Or you are referring to the ...
Ken, Palm 1 looks to be a Copernicia, either alba or prunifera. It is difficult to tell the 2 species apart. Palm 2 looks like a Dypsis decaryi Paul ... From:...
Most Palms in Pakistan are sold under the 'common' names rather than their botanical names. Since common names differ from place to place, it becomes very...
How one can distinguish between Cycas rumphii and Cycas circinalis? Ihave three which I always thought were Cycas circinalis but another day a friend's friend...
A few days ago I had put up a request to identify a Palm. So far no one has educated me on this. I am therefore repeating my post. I will request listers to...
Ken; I had some ideas but couldn't see enough detail to make a worthwhile judgement. Were there spines on the stems? One looked like a single trunk Chamerops...
Hello Denis, Thank you for your response. You have been growing palms for twenty year and you say you still have some you are not sure of their identity. This ...
Ken, I have tried to look at the pictures on the web, but yahoo just says there is an error & does not show the page. Mike [Non-text portions of this message...
Ken, This is a very old question that has been asked by pretty much anyone interested in cycads, and unfortunately there has never been a real good, easily...
Hello Mike, Some have complained about it and some have had access; I do not know what is wrong. If you do not mind may I send you these photos by private...
Hello group! Ken's fotos came right up for me. If there was a complication it was only that I had to enter my yahoo password. Sorry, Ken I cannot give you a...
Ken, I also cannot tell what species that is from your photos. Even with better photos, I think the palm is just too young to be able to say for sure what...
What is the lowest temp. Phoenix sylvetris, robusta, & round can take? I have some on the ground cover outside in 10/15g, transplanted towards the end of...
Hello Renee, I have had a small Chamaerops v. cerifera growing outside for several years now, with no sign of any damage from cold. My min temp during that...
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