Hi, I got some seed from a friend. These seeds looks almost exactly like the Roystonia palm seed but the palm itself looks more like family of Arcontophoenix....
Am trying to identify a pritchardia. Am afraid it might be one of those that are native to Fiji, rather than Hawaii, i.e., either a pacifica or a thrustonii....
Well, Pritchardia pacifica is one that seems to be too tender for S. Calif. and might be a bad choice to grow in any quantity. I have lost all that I tried,...
The seed size seems right for P. thurstonii. The seeds are tiny, much smaller than P. pacifica. Most Hawaiian Pritchardias have much larger seeds. There are...
Mike Merritt
mmerritt85@...
Dec 4, 2005 7:14 pm
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NATURVÅRDSBREV No 19 [] Caracas 5 December 2005 Carta de noticias sobre la conservación del ambiente ...
Good morning. Although I don't have any additional information that might help you identify the particular Pritchardia seed that you have, I know of someone...
Hello Sven Nehlin, from one "tree-hugger" to another, a link to all your "propaganda" would be enough for those of us that want to wallow in it. We don't need...
... information along when I can. ... about the Christmas palm. I think I might put up something for Christmas this year <sighs> I guess I am one that would be...
[] Noticias de AVEPALMAS CENTRO UNESCO El seminario de Paisajismo, Jardinería y Botánica Tropical el 23 al 26 de noviembre organizado por nuestro secretario,...
I have noticed that the tips of the leaves of some of my Chamaedorea palms get brown and dry up. What could be the reason? Ken Roy, Lahore, Pakistan....
So did mine - I'll be intersted to know the reason for that. People used to say it was a lack of humidity, but I don't think so. I often wonder what the ...
Here in S.Calif., our water travels down through many farming districts where fertilizer salts and natural minerals from the river bed add a high level of...
... Well hardly! it is: C4H8Cl2S or Bis (2-chloroethyl) sulfide and one might as well blame the C or the H as the Cl. as a matter of fact, common bleach...
Hi Denis, I suggest that it is the salt from the Colorado River that taints our southern California water supply. I doubt if much contaminant from the farming...
... I confess I have always envied the natural climate of those who are lucky enough to live in THAILAND! not just for palms, either, if I may say so. Welcome...
Hi Bob & Marita Someone on the IPS website has them listed for sale. Merry Christmas to you both. I had a lot of damage to my house during the hurricane and am...
DALE HOLTON
cycadnut@...
Dec 24, 2005 11:00 pm
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Greetings, Is anybody out there familair with the flowering stages of Caryota ochlandra ? How long does the inflorescence take to turn to infructescence ? Is...
They flower from the top down. Since the top flower spike obliterates the apical meristem and the species does not form lateral buds it will produce seed and...
[] Estimad@s amig@s de Avepalmas: La última semana del año dediqué el tiempo para hacer una colección de plantas medicinales y reuní una buena cantidad -...
Hi I have a coconut tree near a busy walk way. It's possible that at times coconut may fall and injure the underpassers. I want to avoid it at any cost. If I...
Some friends of mine were walking along a coastal clifftop in India when they heard a bang & a coconut tree passed by them travelling vertically so close they...
Michael Very funny but look at what you wrote "a coconut tree passed by them travelling vertically"! If Vinayak wants a serious answer then there is no...
Coconut trees don't grow in the UK, of couse, but I've seen quite a few & I didn't know they grew back. Is it clumping? I have dug out a few conifers here &...