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    The fruit and spice park in Homestead Florida

    Here's a link to a series of photos of what happened to the fruit and spice park in the Redlands area of Dade county, during the most recent freeze on 01/10 and 01\11\2010. http://www.flickr.com/photos/94556645@N00/sets/72157623268669994/
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    Trials with Freeze Pruf

    Here is a brief and very informal article on some initial results of my use of Freeze Pruf. Please feel free to add any results you may have with this product. I would like to have as much data about this product as it relates to palms before anyone rushes out to buy this product in hopes of...
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    Two rare palm species

    I was wondering if anyone has come across seed or seedlings of the following two palms. The first being Podococcus acaulis. I know this thing is unique as it is exclusive to it's own tribe. I also know it comes from a very limited range in Gabon. Palmpedia can be accessed worldwide, which is...
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    An unusual Sabal

    There is a Sabal in my neighborhood that has had the town palmies talking for a couple decades. It could very well be a Sabal palmetto with some type of variance in it's expression. That would be my guess. It could also be a species other than palmetto. I have included shots of the canopy in...
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    Shaving brush flower

    Here's a picture or two of this years pseudobombax ellipticum. I missed the muli-flowers by a couple of days but, this is nice none the less. Enjoy!
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    A palm ID question

    I was at my favorite local palm park yesterday. There are over two hundred species in the collection. I am always finding new plants. The one in the photos has me stumped. It's an acaulescent juvenile. It's currently throwing what would appear to be sterile seed. My first guess was Attalea...
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    Serpentine soil

    I was wondering if any of the Palmpedia folks have either worked with palms requiring, or tried to create an analog for serpentine soil. Is a good analog even possible? Maybe someone has some advice on growing palms that come from serpentine soil. I have done a little reading on this complex and...
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    A palm ID challange

    I purchased this palm about nine years ago. It was sold to me as Normabya normanbyi. As this plant ages my guess is that it is not a Normanbya. Anyone want to take a crack at guessing what it is. I would like to know as it has performed well. So well That I am not mad for not having received a...
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    Ken Johnson Specimen Palms

    Discussion thread for KEN JOHNSON SPECIMEN PALMS. If you would like to add a comment, click the Post Reply button.
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    Sabal palmetto

    S. palmetto Discussion thread for S. palmetto. If you would like to add a comment, click the Post Reply button.
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    Tahina spectabilis

    T. spectabilis Discussion thread for T. spectabilis. If you would like to add a comment, click the Post Reply button.
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