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Post by oppalm » Sun Nov 14, 2010 6:31 pm

Here are some updated pictures of a few palm trees that will be spending winter in the balmy confines of our home. The palms get bigger each year and take up more space.

Here is my Wodyetia Bifurcata (Fox Tail Palm). I bought this bad boy in August 2006 and it was about 4 foot tall, it now stands about 9' tall. I fashion a light out of a bamboo pole and tie the pole to the trunk and then hide the cord. It works and the palm tree does fine inside with 10 hours of light from the two CFL bulbs.

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Post by oppalm » Sun Nov 14, 2010 6:35 pm

Next up is my Syagrus Romanzoffiana (Queen Palm). I bought this one in June 2006 and it was about 6' tall and skinny. It is now about 10' tall and big and heavy.

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Post by oppalm » Sun Nov 14, 2010 6:41 pm

On the left, in front of the window is a picture of my Livistonia Chinensis (Chinese Fan Palm) 3 years old that I started from seed. In the middle is a Chamaedorea Cataractarum (Cat Palm) and on the right is a Phoenix Roebelinni (Pygmy Date Palm). I've had the Cat Palm for 2 years and the PDP since June 2006. They all do very well indoors.

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Post by macario » Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:52 am

Thats very nice foxtail I may get one of those . The palms look happry nice job

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Post by ZeroLT1 » Tue Nov 16, 2010 1:39 pm

Nice Chinese fan palm. How hard was it to start from a seed?
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Post by lucky1 » Tue Nov 16, 2010 1:51 pm

Kent,
Wow, have they ever grown.
I remember the foxtail livingroom pics from last year; it really shot up!
Clever light arrangement.

Great "threesome" too; my cat palm died this year, then learned it needed to be consistently moist but not soggy.
I had let it go bone dry for a couple of weeks.

Nice looking Queen, looks great there (probably the last year it'll fit) :lol: :lol:
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Post by TerdalFarm » Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:29 pm

Thanks for the photos. Nice arrangements, too. Mine are still sort of shoved in a corner under one fluorescent grow light and by a west window. I'll have to do more for them. And the human living space. :lol:

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Post by oppalm » Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:48 pm

Thanks for the comments. we are a little retentive (if you know what i mean) at our house. My wife has to have a place for everything. I bring them inside and she spends days looking them over arranging and rearranging etc. I only have about a dozen palms that stay in the main house the rest spend the winter in a basement bedroom under fluorescent lights and survive suprisingly well in the basement.

Carl, the Chinese Fan Palm seeds are easy to germinate and easy to grow. Good luck with yours.

The foxtail has been surprisingly easy to grow indoors with just 2 CFL's.

Barb, I didn't notice until I just looked at my pic but my cat palm looks horrible. It must have been a little dry because it looks much better now. I must have watered it after I took the pic. Oh well.

Good luck to everyone this winter growing palm trees and tropicals inside. May your winter be a mild one.
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Post by lucky1 » Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:44 pm

a little retentive
:lol: :lol:
Kent, your wife's not the only one...I do that too before Christmas...the decision is: room for palms? or people? end up trudging/dragging most of them upstairs.

Hard to see your cat palm up close but I'm glad it's better.
Just don't let the soil dry out, even misting the top of soil as it dries out is good when the rest is still wet enough.
Bit of work but you'll be rewarded...with it not dying.

This shot shows what I think is really great about Cats...how the leaf segments attach...with a little upward twist on my cat palm (RIP).
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Just looking at your pic, can I make a suggestion?
The cat palm and pygmy date could change places.
PDP can handle lower light than the Cat Palm.

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Post by JackLord » Sat Dec 11, 2010 11:40 am

Can I overwinter a palm by just putting it in a dark corner of the cool basement.? There is no room left at the window on the sunporch.

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Post by lucky1 » Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:04 pm

Cool-winter loving palms would be OK in a cool basement. Warm-winter loving palms no.
But dark isn't great for either type.

Maybe "make room" on the sunporch.
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Post by TerdalFarm » Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:20 pm

Barb,
while you're offering advice, can I show you what we did with our potted palms?
Photo #1 shows the "ballroom" (=converted garage for semi-heated storage; always above freezing; good windows plus lights on timers). In there are Washingtonia, seedlings Sabal, and a dozen other plants.
Photo #2 shows the triangle palms in the living room. They get afternoon sun but other than that they rely on houselights. The near one managed to put out a new leaf regardless, which surprised me.
Photo #3 shows plants clustered by the west-facing glass doors + a grow light on 24/7. Palms here include Caryota and Bismarckia and a few others. The PDP that was left out too long is there. Spear pull on all three, so don't know if it will survive my error.
Any thoughts on what I can do to keep them healthy?

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Post by lucky1 » Sat Dec 11, 2010 3:05 pm

My one cent worth, Erik:

Photo #1, great bright window (open the shade :wink: ). The mirror is an excellent way to "spread" bright light across a room.
I'm forever moving furniture, bookcases, shelves around. I would put plants on that window wall (but not on the floor). Either move the table or add unused bookcase shelving, etc. And if you put enough plants on the shelves, smaller ones closest to window, larger towards room center, you won't need to pull the shade, except at night to prevent heat loss (barely-heated room). The palm closest to camera (robusta? filifera? can't tell) is too far from the window, and you likely wouldn't have a light bulb on during the day, so move it closer to natural light. And the Washy in front of the mirror is too high. If room were rearranged, it would get natural light on its fronds as well as a bit on top of its container. Palm leaves need light, the root zone doesn't (if the window isn't tall).

Photo #2. Great Triangle!!!! bigger than my 3 triangles. To me, winter is a time to rearrange plants for their benefit (versus my decorating choices)...i.e. closer to a light source, preferrably natural, or a grow light. Looks like he's happy there, or is that bright light just the camera flash? I would never go to the expense of buying a light meter for a camera, but I use a guide...if it's too dark for me to read a book on a cloudy day...it's too dark for plants to sit there all winter. Pretty general "info" but it works for me...my plants both in the cold building and in the house are all within 3 feet of a window (even a little closer on north windows...very few plants there!). Winter light is best, naturally, on a south facing window, next would be east and (in my view, west a little less preferred), then north.

Photo #3. This is worrisome because of the plant choices there and the fact that plants have to "wait" all day for west light (east is slightly better, and never overheats a plant). You can readily see from pic that (fishtail, orange? olive or oleander?) get natural light sufficient for 3 or 4 plants there. Actually the orange and PDP could be in the ballroom (they like a cool bright winter). The Bizzie needs a lot more light, the fixture would be more effective suspended horizontally over the plants (I know...I know! it's a pain in a living space...). If I recall, you kept the Bizzie in the ballroom last winter, but in the house is best especially since you said its spear pulled. Just not up against a natural gas furnace vent. Homes normally have windows with heating vents under/beside them, which can be a problem with plants. They hate the blast of hot dry air when the furnace kicks in. My orange is in the cold building, my PDP is in the house in medium light (which they don't mind...often used in offices etc). But with PDP spear pull too...don't know whether keeping it really cool would be better...

Come on, folks, Erik's plants need more input than this (pooh-poohing my suggestions is OK as always!) :argue: :lol:

...you're forgiven if you're out buying your wives a nice Christmas present!

Barb

Edit...should'a said my grapefruit is in the cold building, I forgot that my calamondin oranges are both dead. :|
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Post by JackLord » Sat Dec 11, 2010 3:13 pm

lucky1 wrote:Cool-winter loving palms would be OK in a cool basement. Warm-winter loving palms no.
But dark isn't great for either type.

Maybe "make room" on the sunporch.
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Chinese fan palm? Not a hardy but not in the ubertropic class either.

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Post by lucky1 » Sat Dec 11, 2010 3:22 pm

Charles, my Chinese fan is in the cold barely-heated building, about 50F.

The sunporch freezes?

They don't mind being crammed into a livingroom corner with all their leaves bunched up pointing at the ceiling and a sofa shoved up against them!

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Post by JackLord » Sat Dec 11, 2010 4:43 pm

lucky1 wrote:Charles, my Chinese fan is in the cold barely-heated building, about 50F.

The sunporch freezes?

They don't mind being crammed into a livingroom corner with all their leaves bunched up pointing at the ceiling and a sofa shoved up against them!

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No, its just home to my Norfolk Island Pine, 5 citrus trees, several citrus seedlings, 2 jades, and 1 Christmas cactus (sounds like the lyrics to a song). Plus the tv, two chairs, a bookcase, and about a million of my kid's toys. So no room left at the inn.

I had it under lights in the basement, but near the furnace. And the dry air is damaging it. So I was wondering if it could just chill on the other side. Never goes below 50F.

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Post by lucky1 » Sat Dec 11, 2010 8:43 pm

chill on the other side
the other side of what? the basement furnace?
How's the light there? any cold drafts from garage door?

In my home in winter, my Chinese Fan Palm prefers (in order):
(1) bright light no more than 3-4 feet away from east or south window (west is OK), north isn't bright enough for this guy.

(2) no hot air blowing near it from a furnace vent.

(3) 50-F is perfect for the whole winter. Needs very little water at those temps, every 5 weeks.
To get it back into good shape now that you're moving it, mist it once or twice a day with room temp water (not straight from the tap).
Some people have huge bathrooms...put it in a corner and it'll benefit from shower humidity as long as there's good daylight from window.

Or put the fan palm on top of the vintage audio... :lol: :lol:

PS - would love to see pics of your "song lyric plants"
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Post by JackLord » Sun Dec 12, 2010 5:34 am

lucky1 wrote:
chill on the other side
the other side of what? the basement furnace?
How's the light there? any cold drafts from garage door?

In my home in winter, my Chinese Fan Palm prefers (in order):
(1) bright light no more than 3-4 feet away from east or south window (west is OK), north isn't bright enough for this guy.

(2) no hot air blowing near it from a furnace vent.

(3) 50-F is perfect for the whole winter. Needs very little water at those temps, every 5 weeks.
To get it back into good shape now that you're moving it, mist it once or twice a day with room temp water (not straight from the tap).
Some people have huge bathrooms...put it in a corner and it'll benefit from shower humidity as long as there's good daylight from window.

Or put the fan palm on top of the vintage audio... :lol: :lol:

PS - would love to see pics of your "song lyric plants"
Just the other side of the basement. Not much light, if any. No hot air.

No huge bathroom. In fact very small. I reside in a 1950s ranch.

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Post by lucky1 » Sun Dec 12, 2010 7:44 am

Not much light, if any
Not good for any palm...
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Post by JackLord » Sun Dec 12, 2010 4:22 pm

lucky1 wrote:
Not much light, if any
Not good for any palm...
True enough. I have set up another area away from the furnace with plant lights. Perhaps I can put it there. Ironically, I have a potted Butia and its thriving next to the furnace under two plant bulbs. Go figure.

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Post by lucky1 » Sun Dec 12, 2010 4:42 pm

have a potted Butia and its thriving next to the furnace under two plant bulbs. Go figure.
ironic indeed, my Butia died this year (winter indoors, summers out)
Butias like it hot so it'll do fine there under light.
They don't need to be misted (increasing humidity), which chinese fan palms do...

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Post by sidpook » Tue Dec 14, 2010 4:07 am

Everyone's indor palms look really great. I currently have 23 tropicals strewn around the house......I even left a large queen palm in the ground outside, it is starting to brown finally. I may spray it with green spray paint and decorate it for Xmas....What do you think???
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Post by TerdalFarm » Tue Dec 14, 2010 4:54 am

I love the idea!
Our only Christmas tree is an outdoors Chamearops with lights on a thermocube. It is covered right now, but on mild nights it is out there glowing. :D

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Post by lucky1 » Tue Dec 14, 2010 7:53 am

left a large queen palm in the ground outside
Where's the "bad boy" emoticon?!! :(
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Post by sidpook » Tue Dec 14, 2010 2:03 pm

lucky1 wrote:
left a large queen palm in the ground outside
Where's the "bad boy" emoticon?!! :(

LOL, it was so bug I couldnt bring it in, and my other half forbade me to do so....LOL
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lucky1 wrote:
left a large queen palm in the ground outside
Where's the "bad boy" emoticon?!! :(

LOL, it was so bug I couldnt bring it in, and my other half forbade me to do so....LOL
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Post by TerdalFarm » Tue Dec 14, 2010 2:09 pm

Who is that PN guy who brings in queen palms and leans them against the sofa with the crown towards the window as they are too tall?

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Post by sidpook » Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:17 am

TerdalFarm wrote:Who is that PN guy who brings in queen palms and leans them against the sofa with the crown towards the window as they are too tall?
LMFrigginAO. That is too crazy! must make for interesting talk when company arrives.....I actually have two really tall ones already upstairs inthe master bed loft, they are huge...Just didn't know what to do withthe last two....they were in a huge clay pot and I just gave up..
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Post by sidpook » Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:17 am

TerdalFarm wrote:Who is that PN guy who brings in queen palms and leans them against the sofa with the crown towards the window as they are too tall?
LMFrigginAO. That is too crazy! must make for interesting talk when company arrives.....I actually have two really tall ones already upstairs inthe master bed loft, they are huge...Just didn't know what to do withthe last two....they were in a huge clay pot and I just gave up..
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Post by sidpook » Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:19 am

JackLord wrote:
lucky1 wrote:Charles, my Chinese fan is in the cold barely-heated building, about 50F.

The sunporch freezes?

They don't mind being crammed into a livingroom corner with all their leaves bunched up pointing at the ceiling and a sofa shoved up against them!

Barb
No, its just home to my Norfolk Island Pine, 5 citrus trees, several citrus seedlings, 2 jades, and 1 Christmas cactus (sounds like the lyrics to a song). Plus the tv, two chairs, a bookcase, and about a million of my kid's toys. So no room left at the inn.

I had it under lights in the basement, but near the furnace. And the dry air is damaging it. So I was wondering if it could just chill on the other side. Never goes below 50F.

What can I tell ya? Records, vintage audio, plants. My interests are taking over.
What kind of vintage audio? We have a lovely old victrola in mint condition with plenty of albums, boxes of them....Such a cool thing to listen to in the parlor when company is over.
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Post by oppalm » Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:56 pm

vintage audio has nothing to do with palm trees ...... unless ....... you listen to the audio, sip a single malt scotch and look at your palm trees. tell me that's what you do. please. :|
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Post by sidpook » Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:34 pm

oppalm wrote:vintage audio has nothing to do with palm trees ...... unless ....... you listen to the audio, sip a single malt scotch and look at your palm trees. tell me that's what you do. please. :|
Why yes, that's it!
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Post by lucky1 » Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:51 pm

You're supposed to sip??? :lol:
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Post by oppalm » Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:52 pm

....... or chug or drink thru a straw. I say whatever it takes.
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and hot in summer (usually)
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Post by lucky1 » Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:52 pm

two queen palms and leans them against the sofa...
yes, I remember those pictures.
Don't think it was Kent (his wife would N E V E R let him do that, right Kent?) :lol: :lol:
It was somebody with a pool, the queens sat on each side of the pool stairs I think.

Mike...any pics of them?

BTW, is the PN site acting funny tonight? email notifications for NO message? etc. hmmm.
Probably all the snow on the antennas, or reindeer antlers :D
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Post by sidpook » Thu Dec 16, 2010 4:00 am

lucky1 wrote:two queen palms and leans them against the sofa...
yes, I remember those pictures.
Don't think it was Kent (his wife would N E V E R let him do that, right Kent?) :lol: :lol:
It was somebody with a pool, the queens sat on each side of the pool stairs I think.

Mike...any pics of them?

BTW, is the PN site acting funny tonight? email notifications for NO message? etc. hmmm.
Probably all the snow on the antennas, or reindeer antlers :D
Barb
UGH, I could only hope for an email notification even when I post/message...It still doesn;t work even though I did what you suggested Barb... :sad6:

I'll get some pics of the indoor palms/tropicals up soon
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Post by TerdalFarm » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:57 am

I think it was a single fellow in Illinois, but I can't remember his name. Fun photos, though. I had to show W, something along the lines of, it could get worse.
PN seems to be working for me. Maybe the site prefers warm temps! :D
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Post by oppalm » Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:45 am

[quote="lucky1"]two queen palms and leans them against the sofa...
yes, I remember those pictures.
Don't think it was Kent (his wife would N E V E R let him do that, right Kent?) :lol: :lol:

No way it was me. My wife might push my queen palm tree over on it side but never in a good way. and if she did push it over she would try to convince me she was just trying to lean it a certain way so it could get more sun. :shock:

We are heading into christmas week, the days start getting longer after next Tuesday and my palm trees are settling in for a long winters stay in the house. Hope everyone has a safe Holiday and your family is good to you. :lol:

Not sure why I use the emoticons, except that you all use them, so I figure why not? :shock: I like the "shock" one. Its how I look in real life most of the time. :shock:
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Post by oppalm » Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:47 am

now where'd I put that glass of egg nog? 8)
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