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In addition to the one two lil ones you gave me, I have two adults, one about your size and another that is about twice that big.
I have them in the bedroom. What is it with these in the Winter? I know they drop leaves or someting like that????

Kansas

With tupperware type tubes, do you put the lid on? Here is what I did with my Roby seeds... I took some very clear plastic bowls, filled with perlite and manure and then wetted. I have them under a grow light in a room that is about 72-73 degrees. I had them in a baggie with bottom heat, they got mo...

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I think your absolutly right, a Trachy would probably THRIVE there. If there is one thing I have learned in the year I have been in this hobby, it's that Trachies LOVE the cool and HATE the heat. I'de love to see them try an older Trachy.

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YEP!!!!! I checked a couple days ago and it has a lil tree starting to poke out. I figured it would be like somebody else told me about some Sabals that pop and take weeks to actually see a "tree" because the root is growing and taking the energy. I'll keep you updated, especially Aaron (D...

Kansas

Actually sand is a BAD idea. Sand will hold moisture all winter. Use Perlite instead.

Kansas

Those ARE great!! I do have a question. THose have a trunk and I saw on another board somebody's had a little trunk. The one I have is still a youngen but it does have a trunk. I thought these were clumping palms that grew the trunk underground. Is it just a matter of keeping the leaves trimmed so t...

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060915/sc_space/elninoformsthrottlinghurricaneformation Talks first off about how the wind sheer from El Nino will keep Hurricanes down even more this year, and if you read further down, talks about a wet winter for the Gulf and WARMER THAN EVERAGE TEMPS FOR THE MIDWE...

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Just curious Admin, if you like cacti, do you have any Madagascar Palm "Pachypodium Gaeyi"?
If not, they would look great out there with your Cacti.

Kansas

Just went out to look at the trees after this mornings rains and I have a new flush starting on the "Shogun" Cycad you gave me from "Chumley's". I can't wait until you come up next spring and we go to "Arnold's Greenhouse" in LeRoy. Then you can say high to all you old ...

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It has been 70's for high and low 50's for lows. We got a darn good lil soaking rain this morning. I decided I needed to start thinking of bringing my pot planted palms in so I went out & inspected. WOW, if these mild temps and good soaking rains do this, I may not bring them in until early Nove...

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AWSOME, thanks so much Cali. I will DEFINATLY keep that in mind.

Kansas

You will Trachys are the exact opposite of every other palm tree you will ever have or see. They love the shade and ABSOLTLY HATE direct sunlight. Do NOT put it in direct sunlight, not even for 2-3 hours a day. In case you can get your hands on some, mine LOVE 2-3 year old cow manure. Mine were all ...

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Steve, just looked today and the third one you gave me just started it's second leaf. So now all three have a third leaf. Of everything I got from you, I would have to say that the Palmettos were my favorite as they are the State tree of Florid and I love Florida. I am obssesed with wanting to live ...

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If I remember right, in the Tampa Area these are actually a nuisance tree. Is this correct?
Would one live in Kansas if somebody shipped my a sappling?

Kansas

All I can do is tell you what I did. Don't know that it will work for you or not. But I got mine in Feb. Soaked for 3 days in warm water changing every day. Put them in the baggie method and nothing happened for 6 months with bottom heat. Figured I had nothing to lose, I took them and sanded them do...

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Just one has popped. But to tell you a secret, If another pops, I was going to mail it to you as I know you have wanted one for as long as I can remember.

Kansas

Baggie method here, but it just popped after buying it in February.
Best thing about these thou is I NEVER had any problem with mold on them and I had MAJOR problems with every other seed from the source.
If you can get FRESH seeds, I would use baggie.

Kansas

On all my other seeds that pop, you can tell the root from the "trunk". Basically, you can tell which way to plant seed after the baggie method. However, after 7 months of baggie, I have a Trithinax Campestrix seed that popped. However, it doesn't have the identity if the root from the tru...

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Starting tonight, lows in high 50's (58 &59) and highs only in mid 70's (76 & 77) until Thursday.
Should I bring in my coconut?

Kansas

Last night, with warnings of storms with HIGH winds, I brought in a couple of my trees. One of them was the Banyan you gave me.
Just to let you know, it has grown probably 9" - 10" since you gave it to me.
I wish I could take pics to show you how your stuff was doing.

Kansas

Yea, I thought that too, but I used that 2 year old manure on some Trachy Fortunei seedlings that I thought were dying. I took them, repotted with that manure (straight, no mixture of native soil) and since then (month) they are not only looking GREAT, but are growing at a visible rate a day. I actu...

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I thought I had just one culm groing. After I checked today, I noticed I had 6-7 culms just starting to come out of the ground. With this aggresive running bamboo, a lot were darn near the side of the pot. So I took a big tub (2' deep, 2' wide 3' long) and drilled holes in the bottom. I put in a mix...

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GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Checked my Yellow Groove this morning and I have a 6" baby culm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: I am SOOOOOO pumped now. Good luck to you guys thou. We had rain, hard for an hour and soft for 5 hours, then a break in the clouds for two hours, then hard rain again for an...

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last night we had a damn good storm. the wind knocked over my potted coconut. When it fell, it hit my banana and broke the banana about 1 1/2' up from the base. It is not flopping, but it is dmaged to where it now leans.
Should I cut it down to past the break, or should I leave it?

Kansas

Please do not shoot me if I am wrong and your die, but my partner at work has some cannas with red flowers. I picked seeds off them and scarcified them. Soaked in water for two days and when I took them out of the water, they had already popped. He told me he doesn't dig them up in the winter, but j...

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Yours makes me want to kick myself in the a$$ for putting it where the wind could get to it. I would have a BEAUTIFUL washy like yours but every 2-3 weeks, I'de have to cut a leaf that was ripped apart off

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"and the bamboo is about a third of the size it was when I planted it. " Mine too buddy. The culms are fine, and after I put some cow manure down, I actually saw a little new growth at the bottom of the pot. But the leaves are about a third of the number they were when I planted (Yellow Gr...

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Your Fili looks good. But mine are not growing at all. They are living, they are nice and green and are not browning. But they are very slow to put on new leaves and they are not growing taller. I have Robusta and Filibusta that are growing great!!! But after seeing KNNN's Filis and Alchris's, I hav...

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Good deal!
Thanks again.

Kansas

The one you gave me, I was wondering if I should really repot as I like my palms to be sort of rootbound so they get all the nutrients ( I give "Peter's" 20-20-20 about every 7-8 days and some "Superthrive"). But after doing a little research, EVERY article tells me to give it a ...

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AHHH Steve, you don't need a new greenhouse. There is a place in Topeka that can take your overfill

I need to ask Steve. Do you have anything in a Cycad other than the King, Edule (No. Mexico) that you need to get rid of?

Kansas

I inspect the trees you gave me dailey. And this morning..... Guess what, I am so excited....You gave me two Edule (No. Mexico), one with two shoots, and one with one shoot. THE ONE WITH JUST THE ONE SHOOT IS SHOWING A WHITE NUB!!!!! By Monday I hope to be the proud parent of a new Edule (No. Mexico...

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To everybody that had center pull this year on their Pygmy Date Palm, DO NOT THROW IT AWAY! I had mine pull two center spears about 3 weeks ago. When I pulled them they looked wet and soggy at the center and had given hope. Since I threw a Fortunei seed that had poped into the pot also, I continued ...

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After my King's flushed some the most beautiful flushes EVER on them this year, I was wondering, do I cut the old ones off? The new ones are very high and stretch almost straight up to the sky. The old ones droop way down. Also some of the old ones have yellow leaves (from not enough sun in the wint...

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I know it's 100's out there, but I have a question for winter. I have a Hystrix that is about 4" balled "trunk". Leaves are 6"-7". I have it pot planted. Also have two Takils abou the same size also pot planted. Will they make it if I take (for each one) a tomatoe circle fen...

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I lost my last hope for a Valencia yesterday during the wind storm :cry: :cry: :cry: They say only 1/4th of the flower will turn into fruit. Well I had 4 flowers and they all died. Maybe next time. I thought the tree was dead, I at least have a full leaved tree. No fruit, but a lot of leaves :lol:

Kansas

Looks great. So does the Pachypodium to the right.

Kansas

I was so worried about my King Sago's. Last summer, I pot planted 3 of them in the front of my old house. 2 of them put out new flushes, but got beat the crap out of by Hail. So when we moved out in Sept, I pulled the pots out. To my horrification, the roots had shot out the bottom and when I pulled...

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The neatest thing about my gifts is this.... About a week and a half ago, my wife and 2 son's went to Wal Mart. I saw a tree that I had never saw before and thought it would look AWSOME in my yard. Problem was, it was 5 days before pay day and the funds were getting slim. So I passed, but still thou...

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I met KNNN today, went to his home and met his wife, daughter and about 15 hundred of his "children". His yard looks like it should be in Pensacola instead of Kansas. His greenhouse is full of wish list trees from all over the country. And to top it all off, the guy just gave me about 35 t...

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