Do you have a palm in the garden???
- plantboy
- Jojo
- plantboy
- Jojo
- Mrs_Beasley
- plantboy
- Breck
- bss111
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» Jojo - palms palms palms
Hi JaredI have no palm in my garden, else I would write about it for you here. I am, however, very surprised that no one else here seems to have a palm in their garden, or no time to respond to your answer. Because I feel this has been overlooked I am bringing this discussion to the top again so that people will have one more chance to see this.
There are a few palms that grow well around here. I think of them as Mediterranean Fan Palms and Windmill Palms. On the islands here they need no winter protection. Because of their relative recent status as garden plants in this locality, they are normally seen in modern-style gardens or as formal sentry type peices in mediterranean style gardens.
As far as how else they are used, I am wondering if perhaps you were cuing us all for how we use them, as in wrapping sticky rice in their leaves or some other 'use' of 'economic importance'. If this is the case, I know of no 'use' for these palms in the PNW and Coastal B.C., other than pure ornament.
I suppose you could also say they have the use of using up alot of extra money at purchasing time.
-- posted by Jojo
» plantboy - If that is USDA zone 9 there jojo then you can grow a few more s
If that is USDA zone 9 there jojo then you can grow a few more species in your climate. I do not know the WGB zones, have to look them up.I was just probing to see which species everyone is growing. But if you have a "use" too, well I am all ears for that too.
-- posted by plantboy
» Jojo - Hello Plantboy
Hello PlantboyI suppose the biggest use for palms worldwode would be coconuts, but if you've just got leaves there's always roofing a palapa.
There was a recent discussion here on suite101 about starting Sago Pups. Now I can't find it. There are sure to be (at least one) palm enthusiasts there.
-- posted by Jojo
» Mrs_Beasley - palms in Arizona
There are literally hundreds of different kinds of palms that will grow here in Phoenix; however, obtaining them is quite a problem. As Phoenix does not have an exotic palm nursery - California or Florida are our next possibilities. Then comes the problem of getting large enough ones without costing an arm and a leg to have shipped here - plus the problem of palms shipped in from Florida (they don't want to ship to Arizona due to out current threat of fire ants and the brown citrus aphid.I currently have a hundred different types of palms that are growing in my yard. Some of them are: Acrocomia, Hyphaene, Coypha, Copernicia, Jubae, Thrinax, Trithrinax, Cocothrinax, Gastrococos, Livistona, Phoenix, Bismarkia, Wodyetia, Chambeyronia, Ravenea, Syagrus, Arenga, Caryota, as well as various Cycads. All the plants listed have been in the ground for atleast two years (both El Nino & La Nina years!).
Hope this has been helpful and thought provoking!
rod
-- posted by Mrs_Beasley
» Breck - Palms in my Garden
Actually palm in a pot in my garden..It's the one I think of when I say my palm...
It's a Sabal mexicana I brought with me from Texas to Tucson. It is still in a container but seems unhappy. Jared says they like deep root room so I should put it in the ground. But where?
The house I live in came with three Queen Palms already in ground. They aren't happy out here in the windy eastern part of Tucson. I've already taken one out. Should I take out the other two?
I love palms but until recently had no place for them. But now!....
-- posted by Breck
» bss111 - Re: palms in Arizona
In response to message posted by Mrs_Beasley:What part of the valley do you live in and what palms have you had most trouble with (acclimating and such)? Are your Cuban belly palms in full sun- what about your Ravenea? Also, what types of Syagrus are you growing? I am a fanatic palm guy down here in Chandler. Thanks
-- posted by bss111
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