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If you are covering the palms up, there is no real need to spray fungicide. Bacteria and fungus need moisture...

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kspalmguy wrote:Thanks! How deep should mulch be? And radius of mulch around trunk?

2-4 inches will do it. Palm roots don't have a set distance but they do travel much further than the drip line (don't believe in the drip line myth!).

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Also, while we're on the topic of planting, does anyone have any good instructions on planting my palms? I've read and heard soooo many different things...I've heard to plant at surrounding soil level, and I've heard to plant above. I've heard to amend the soil with sand and I've heard not to...the...

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Windmills can tolerate cold roots better than any other palm. Pindos not much at all...

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Leave it the way it is. The roots are growing out of the bottom because there is water there!

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That would be impressive to get one to fruit in Kansas. Not sure how far you are willing to drive but I have them in Florida. To give you an example of what size fruiting is. The small one in the front has been fruiting for two years in the first photo. You may be able to find some 45 gallons that ...

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Home Depot here sells Queen Palms most years and sometimes Foxtails. I'm about 2 1/2 hours from Allentown. Maybe the Jersey Shore big box stores sell them too.

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My A. neomexicana is the only one looking bad so far. (low of -0.5F) Hydrogen Peroxide with only kill organisms at the time of application. I just wrote an article for the use of Copper which will persist (will add pictures and better instructions later): http://www.unusualplants.net/forums/resource...

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Every major store sells palms around here (Lowe's, Home Depot) but they usually don't arrive for at least another month. Some small nurseries carry them here but you'll probably end up with old stock at this time of the year.

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The root zone should be much more effective than foliar spray. The only problem would be in ground palms since the roots are widely spread out and the ground is harder to saturate evenly. I'm currently working on plant protection spray that I hope will protect plants from oxidative damage during the...

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The adult palm is not Sabal minor or palmetto. Looks like a Sabal from Central America.

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Bacteria is usually the cause of rot after cold. You'll need to use fungicides that double as bactericides such as copper.

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They'll have no problem rooting. You don't even need to use hormones.

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Oh no! People stole the seeds on the stock...the whole thing? :angry7: The house is currently for sale and someone decided that the green seed stalks looked ugly... yet they left a few on still. I wanted to move my plants but I don't think the Sabal minor will make it in this climate since I'd have...

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I have both but that need to be harvested. I would have had a ton but someone decided to cut all but one Cape Hatteras stalk and one McCurtain stalk off my plants! My Cape Hatteras had 7 stalks loaded with seed originally and I had three McCurtains with 2-3 stalks each.

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They're scale insects. Spray them with a systemic insecticide.

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I planted mine out as a 3 gallon and never protected it. The last three winters it's gone though 14F, 5F, and 14F. It had a good amount of tip burn after 5F. If it defoliates, it will take a long time to recover.

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Palms will be hardier in the winter in they are fed optimum levels of a balanced fertilizer during the growing season. Where I live, Aug-Oct yields the most growth which requires the most nutrients. During this time, I apply the heaviest fertilizer. When the temperature falls, palm growth slows. Whe...

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so, based on your "order", to get rid of salts that build up in plant containers, just add calcium? But doesn't that make the soil more alkaline? (in the case of acid-loving plants). I appreciate the lesson! Barb Adding calcium would help lower the amount of sodium (Na) in the soil, not t...

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Interesting. The light is starting to go on, ha ha. Then there's something like Cation Exchange too, which I don't understand either. Barb Cation Exchange Capacity is the soil's ability to hold cations (positively charged ions) due to the negatively charged soil. The nutrients stick to the soil due...

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That's great! Does anyone know if the advice about lateral stem growth being associated with better cold resistance is accurate? Accurate might not be the best description... Dr. John from Co. certainly thinks that there is a correlation between the creeping trunk and cold tolerance. However, at th...

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Sabal shouldn't have any problem with this storm. The only thing to be worried about is the radiational cooling that can occur when the storm passes over (into the single digits). If you keep them dry and protected from strong wind, you should be good. I haven't protected anything. The storm we had ...

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Thanks for that explanation. Soil in pots is generally sterile too, i.e. no bacteria to help, which took me a while to get my head around :wink: So me cutting up banana peels and putting into the potted palm was likely useless for potassium... Also, heard that incorrect magnesiuim affects calcium l...

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The only part about the Trachy that confused this novice were notes on the origins of Waggy: "Unlike Trachycarpus fortunei the palm seems to originate from Japan and Korea at higher latitudes" and also "Comes from Himalaya". Does that mean it was collected in the wild in the Him...

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I wouldn't waste your time using that recipe. Epsom salts is normally around 8% Magnesium and Ammonia is usually <10% Nitrogen. Nitrogen is the most limiting nutrient for palms with Potassium coming in second. The first problem problem that occurs is the fact that concentration of magnesium can be a...

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hardyjim wrote:Turtile
I would be interested in seeing how yours turn out.
Are they the mountain form or cultivated?

They were listed as Trachycarpus fortunei cv Tesan
(cultivar)

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I'm ordering princeps from Garry this year ($1 a seed). I have a few Tesan seedlings.

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hardyjim wrote:Where did you find it for 35?

http://www.growersupply.com/capopafo12.html

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If you plant Sabal minor against the foundation of the house, you should be good. Use a cover that allows gas exchange but prevents sunlight from entering. Don't use clear plastic. I'd also make sure you can find where the seed for the Sabal minor originated. A lot of the plants sold in the SE US co...

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I bought a 50lb bag of Carl Pool for $35 but the shipping was the same! 4lbs is no where near enough if you have a good number of palms.

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I meant that under a tarp it won't get ANY light at all. Is that good for a Nainital? Barb Its good when the temperature stays below 50F under the tarp. Less sunlight prevents water loss (very important when the ground is frozen) and the damage that goes along with the sun's radiation (when a plant...

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If the environmental conditions are much different, its probably the plant adjusting to the changes. The old leaves are optimal to the old environment and are likely inefficient in the new one.

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The European fan palm is the hardiest. The other two will can only take the lower 20's. Robusta should be easiest to recover.

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Where are you located in NC? I'm guessing your in the coastal area since you have a Washingtonia growing. You may also want to consider Sabal Palmetto.

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So do I need to dig them up and add perlite? Yes I have earthworms the soil there is very humus. I called the guy that sold them to us and he said to add 1/2 cup of epson salt. So I did, how often do I add epson salt? The windmill has no fronds left, but a shoot is coming up. The pindo every last o...

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You probably made the soil even worse when you added pea gravel into it. The weight of the gravel actually compacts common peat-based potting mediums which lessens the aeration in the soil. A good soil addictive would be perlite.

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There are native Sabal minor in VA but they only exist on the southern most portion of VA on an Island which I think is a refuge or some sort of protected land. I wouldn't dig up anything unless the land is under development. I second going to the Norfolk Botanical Gardens. They have tons of palms a...

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The two hardiest palms for your area would be Sabal minor and Rhapidophyllum hystrix. Sabal sp. Birmingham would be the hardiest trunking palm you could grow but it is very slow growing.

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Hopefully you get both male and female flowers! Mine bloomed for the first time this year but each blossom is female.

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I purchased this palm at home depot about a month ago. It had a price tag on it but no name. I think it was the last one left. What kind is it and will it survive the winter here near Charlotte NC? I put it in the area by my pool? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/Crest3/rodneyspalm.jpg Unless...

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