I was looking through the different categories of membership in the IPS web site and had a few questions. It appears as if there is a life membership and ...
In palmsociety@yahoogroups.com, cycadjungl@... wrote: I was looking through the different categories of membership in the IPS web site and had a few questions....
Greetings everyone! I have just joined the group. A short introduction - I am just a lowly palm enthusiast from Portland, Oregon, USA (Zone 8a - should be 8b,...
Alex. There is a lot of cheating about Trachycarpus seeds. That's all I want to say. Why don't you try Trachycarpus princeps? Regards Ruud Meeldijk E-Mail:...
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Apr 27, 2007 10:07 am
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... you know, i do not think it is so much cheating as it is an imperfect knowledge of the genus, which seems widespread among fanciers. Rudy LaSaga seemed...
Hermine. I will send you a photograph of seeds of the following Trachycarpus: Fortunei, Nanus and Princeps If you would look well at the photograph, you can...
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Apr 28, 2007 12:39 pm
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Hello everybody, Can anyone give me a definitive answer as to how cold hardy this palm is? I've seen 12 degrees F. and I've seen 3 degrees F. I'd appreciate ...
Thank you Ruud and Hermine for your replies. ... Yes, I plan to eventually try as many species hardy enough for my climate as I can. I have not yet planted T....
I am trying to send the photograph as an attachment. Ruud----- Original Message ----- From: goldenlt To: palmsociety@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 28,...
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Apr 28, 2007 12:43 pm
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Hello Alex, I don't think you have to worry about the cold hardiness of T. princes. I have a small plant for three years in my Dutch garden.. It grows well,...
These photos were also taken in Omar's garden. They are *Corypha elata *about 12 years old. You can tell *C. elata *from *C. umbraculifera *quite easily, *C....
Last weekend I visited the garden of Dr. Omar Dominguez, a transplant surgeon - although I think he spends more time transplanting palms than transplanting...
The Palm and Cycad Society of New Zealand has a new website which can be found here It has areas for membership, photos palm descriptions, articles and more. ...
I thought I might post an interesting article I came across on the internet describing the discovery of a "wild" coconut in the Southern Philippines and would...
Perhaps not truly wild because coconuts are cultivated in that locality but probably "wild-type" because these have previously been reported from similar...
In Genera palmarum the genus Syagrus contains 32 species all located in the South American area. As this genus is the most similar to Cocos nucifera it is...
Sven One of the distinguishing characteristics of the truly wild coconut palm is the ability to float oceanic instances and then independently establish on a...
Hi Sven, The coconut was introduced to South America by the Spanish in the 1500s to be cultivated as a food source that they could use on their voyages from...
I spotted this palm growing within the boundaries of the Mt Kanlaon National Park, on Negros Island, Philippines and this is so far the only place that I have...
Hello Josef, It appears to me to be a Heterospathe. As to which species, it is difficult to say since several are native to the Philippines and look quite...
hell paul! If its any help at all the palm is quite massive and large. I would estimate the height to be around 15m in height and the trunk at around about...
David, Estas bienvenido como miembro del comité de zamias y cyccas en AVEPALMAS! Otros:Carlos Capisto, Vivero La Fronda, Isla Margarita, Omar Dominguez y yo! ...
I don't knopw if mine is male or female. I have got the pair of Zamia muricata, Zamia furfuraceae, and maybe some more species. I need two goodsized Mauritia...
... of palm species distribution", which was recently published in Acta Amazonica. All comments about it will be welcomed. ... Rodolfo, I received the text...
Hi, We have been trying to identify as specific palm for more than three years but we weren't able to do it so far. Can anybody help us? I am sending some...
Dear Douglas, I managed to upload the file “Salm et al. 2007” (relative to the paper “Cross-scale determinants of palm species distribution”) to the...
It' happening next weekend. On Saturday, May 26th, we'll be having our annual Palm and Cycad Sale at Quail Botanical Gardens in Encinitas, CA. About 8 to...