new to the forum: what type of palm is this?
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new to the forum: what type of palm is this?
Hi,
I purchased this in Canada. Somebody had it for ten years and he said that it is from Mexico. It's only 16" from the top of the soil.
I think that it's so small because the container is very small but I'm afraid to transplant it till Spring.
Thank you for looking,
Tavi
I purchased this in Canada. Somebody had it for ten years and he said that it is from Mexico. It's only 16" from the top of the soil.
I think that it's so small because the container is very small but I'm afraid to transplant it till Spring.
Thank you for looking,
Tavi
Last edited by bananieru on Wed Apr 02, 2014 12:24 pm, edited 1 time in total.
welcome bananieru . your palm appears to be a livistonia chinensis aka the chinese fan palm. They have proven to be great indoor palms for me. No pests and seem to survive quite nicley in lower light levels indoors. Good luck with your new palm.
Kent in Kansas
where it's cold in winter (always)
and hot in summer (usually)
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where it's cold in winter (always)
and hot in summer (usually)
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Thank you,
This is a very nice forum but the tropical plant bug can be very addictive. I just order a few more palms and bananas.
(one trachy fortuney, one trachy wagnerianus, one washy robusta , one musa maurelli and one elephant ear).
The only other experience with tropical plants I have is with some musa bajoo bananas that I started to grow in the spring, but being too small I put them in pots and plan to keep them indoor this year.
This chinese fan palm is beautiful. I think it's a very slow grower. I have it for a month and it didn't change a bit.
Tavi
This is a very nice forum but the tropical plant bug can be very addictive. I just order a few more palms and bananas.
(one trachy fortuney, one trachy wagnerianus, one washy robusta , one musa maurelli and one elephant ear).
The only other experience with tropical plants I have is with some musa bajoo bananas that I started to grow in the spring, but being too small I put them in pots and plan to keep them indoor this year.
This chinese fan palm is beautiful. I think it's a very slow grower. I have it for a month and it didn't change a bit.
Tavi
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Hi Tavi,
Welcome aboard.
You've got the palm "disease"
When you do repot it, palms prefer a tall and somewhat narrow pot (versus short and fat).
Allows the roots to develop downward which they do naturally.
Where in North America are you located?
Barb
Welcome aboard.
You've got the palm "disease"
When you do repot it, palms prefer a tall and somewhat narrow pot (versus short and fat).
Allows the roots to develop downward which they do naturally.
Where in North America are you located?
Barb
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Hi,
I'm in Markham, Ontario. I updated my profile, but I have no idea what zone I'm in. (I know it's cold, at least a few degrees colder than in Toronto)
I started all this tropical plant hobby when I realized that I don't have any more room in my garden, and I should plant something that it's different then all my neighbours. (Once I finished my koi pond!)
But bananas and palms are really a thing of beauty.
Tavi
this is how far I got this year with a musa basjoo (the small one in front) and a Musella lasiocarpa (the one in the pot).
I'm in Markham, Ontario. I updated my profile, but I have no idea what zone I'm in. (I know it's cold, at least a few degrees colder than in Toronto)
I started all this tropical plant hobby when I realized that I don't have any more room in my garden, and I should plant something that it's different then all my neighbours. (Once I finished my koi pond!)
But bananas and palms are really a thing of beauty.
Tavi
this is how far I got this year with a musa basjoo (the small one in front) and a Musella lasiocarpa (the one in the pot).
Last edited by bananieru on Wed Apr 02, 2014 12:28 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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- Arctic Palm Plantation
- Posts: 11325
- Joined: Sun Feb 18, 2007 7:31 pm
- Location: Vernon BC, Zone 5a or 5b (close to 6A!)
That patio can only be made more beautiful with a palm or two! Or twenty.
You're off to a great start.
Thanks for updating your location.
Barb
You're off to a great start.
Thanks for updating your location.
Barb
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
I thought that I purchased some plants from 'tropic to tropic' from BC, but the person at the other end doesn't answer anymore. Does anybody else know a source where I can buy hardy tropical plants in Ontario or Canada?
I'm interested in a trachycarpus wagnerianus mostly, but some other will be fine.
OT: I'm also looking for a Mayer improved lemon tree.
Tavi
another hoby: koi fishes. These are really hardy, I left them in the water over winter
I'm interested in a trachycarpus wagnerianus mostly, but some other will be fine.
OT: I'm also looking for a Mayer improved lemon tree.
Tavi
another hoby: koi fishes. These are really hardy, I left them in the water over winter
Last edited by bananieru on Wed Apr 02, 2014 12:32 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Oh absolutely my Canadian friend! You're closer than I am to an amzing place. Go to Coles Florist in Grimbsy Ontario. Check out the website at colesflorist.ca. There is also a place in Montreal which is further for you but closer for me. Montrealplants.com.. Enjoy. If you're looking for any pics of some of the plants I bought at Coles check out the pics I posted.
Hi,
Bill, I made the pond myself, it took a while to learn all the terminology and how to deal with the water. In the beginning everything was green. Once you learn about filtration everything is ok.
As is very cold here during the winter, the pond has to be at least 4 ft. deep. Water has a special property: It's heavier at 4 deg. Celsius: wormer or colder it becomes lighter. That's why a 4 ft. deep pond will always be 4 deg. Celsius at the bottom of the pond.
Last winter was my first winter with a pond, I had 12 fishes and did not loose any. This year I added 10 more. I have only two that have some value, the rest I bought them when they were only 2", from Craiglist, around $5 each. I spent some time with them, now finally was able to make them eat from my hand. It's cool:-).
One more picture with kois:
Scotty, I'll check Coles Florist for sure, thank you.
Tavi
Bill, I made the pond myself, it took a while to learn all the terminology and how to deal with the water. In the beginning everything was green. Once you learn about filtration everything is ok.
As is very cold here during the winter, the pond has to be at least 4 ft. deep. Water has a special property: It's heavier at 4 deg. Celsius: wormer or colder it becomes lighter. That's why a 4 ft. deep pond will always be 4 deg. Celsius at the bottom of the pond.
Last winter was my first winter with a pond, I had 12 fishes and did not loose any. This year I added 10 more. I have only two that have some value, the rest I bought them when they were only 2", from Craiglist, around $5 each. I spent some time with them, now finally was able to make them eat from my hand. It's cool:-).
One more picture with kois:
Scotty, I'll check Coles Florist for sure, thank you.
Tavi
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