If you plant the seedlings too deep in the soil, they will die. Ruud ... From: "scott maclean" <skeb@...> To: <palmsociety@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
goldenlt
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Feb 2, 2006 3:34 am
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In central Florida, I sprouted several Cyrtostachys renda in my greenhouse. The g/h was plastic wrapped in winter and propane heaters kept the temperature from...
Mike Merritt
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Feb 2, 2006 3:34 am
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Hello Michael -- I'm Paul in a warmer area of zone 7 (near Covington, GA). I have several palms in my yard -- T. fortunei (about 20 of these -- some quite...
Probably the soil is too alkaline. This palm need acid soil. Ruud ... From: "Mike Maxson" <maxson@...> To: <palmsociety@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday,...
goldenlt
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Feb 2, 2006 3:35 am
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Hello, everyone! My name is Paul. I'm a somewhat experienced gardener but certainly not a palm specialist. I've been living in a condominium for the past nine...
Paul, and other cold afflicted growers! There is an incredibly knowledgable cold oriented guy in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is Allen Hirsh. He maintains...
Hi Mike I live in the town of Yeppoon in North Queensland Australia.I would not have a clue re the ph of our local soils, but I know that many soils here on...
Hello all, I have a question for anyone who might help me with a small Coccothrinax crinita i have in the ground. The palm is about 4' tall overall and has a ...
Harry, please let the group in on where you live. That would be a good start (from anyone with palm questions) to possibly helping you with your problem....
Hello Palm Enthusiasts, Just ordered some of the Pseudophoenix ekmanii seeds offered by our fellow group member Leonel Mera (who was a pleasure to do business ...
In a message dated 2/3/2006 11:07:37 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Doug, I live in South Florida. It was suggested maybe a manganese deficiency but there is...
Some time ago, I planted out a potted specimen of Rhapis excelsa 'zuikonishiki'. Since going into the ground the plant appears to have lost it's variegation....
... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well, I have grown TONS of these creatures over the past 30 years, all of whom arrived in a size which could be...
I have noticed a lot of variegation in seedlings of palms from non-variegated parents. They are quite striking and I thought, at first, I had found something...
Hello Haary. Raise the PH by adding some dolomite (calcium and magnesium). Ruud ... From: <haroh@...> To: <palmsociety@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday,...
goldenlt
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Feb 4, 2006 8:37 am
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Peter, Try starving the plant. Too much nitrogen invariably turns the leaves green. To show good variegation with Rhapis excelsa varieties, one must not ...
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Feb 4, 2006 1:11 pm
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... PHIL! i do not have this happen at all! we must do lunch and discuss this. I use acidic fertilizer for rhododendrons, and I more or less hurl it at the...
In a message dated 2/4/2006 12:37:57 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Thanks Ruud, I will try that as well as the Manganese but you know our soil here in south...
T. Fortunei cv " tesan" Cold Hardiness:-4 F/-2 0 C Available Size:0.5-4m trunk height Unlike T. Fortunei (5 F/-15C), this is a new rare species found in late ...
South Florida soils do NOT need to have a higher pH. Also Mag deficiency generall shows as a triangular pattern, with the leaf tissue furthest from the ...
Thanks everyone for your interest and help. Phil, how are you? Long time no see! I had considered it was either a light and/or nutrition thing or simply a...
Difference between T.fortunei cv Tesan and T.fortunei showing by pics 1. shorter petioles than T.fortunei , check the attached pics 2. stronger trunk than...
Peter, Greetings to you. All goes well and the nursery is doing great. Re the loss of variegation, I've definitely seen it with my variegated Rhapis. I...
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Feb 5, 2006 1:06 pm
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I live in an apartment in Central Pennsylavania. I am wondering what are the best palms I can have here?I have a palm tree that is about five feet tall,single...
... I remember seeing that collection about oh, 1978.... ... This is what she told Roger! ... (deep blushing) ... I cannot discount the result of other,...
I once saw a website that allowed you to plug in diferent attributes of a cycad and it would let you know what cycad it could be but I lost my link to it. Does...
I was fortunate to acquire much of the former collection of variegated rhaphis from Dr. Leland Hollenberg. I am growing over twenty varieties and have...