turtile
@turtile
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Joined: Oct 11, 2006
Last seen: Oct 10, 2014
Topics: 4 / Replies: 175
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RE: Starfruit seeds popping

Thanks for the offer! Hopefully they'll start to sell again.

17 years ago
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RE: Help with my Trachy Fortunei

I use Physan 20 mainly but I also use a type of Systemic fungicide (not sure of the exact chemical) and Copper Sulfate.I only linked the image file fo...

17 years ago
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RE: Starfruit seeds popping

Its one of my favorite fruits!Most of them seemed to go to waste at the stores. I guess people were afraid to try them.Here is a picture of one of se...

17 years ago
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RE: Help with my Trachy Fortunei

I would try some fungicide/bactericide. The indoor climate with moist soil favors fungus/bacteria. Your palm looks very healthy so it shouldn't hav...

17 years ago
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RE: Starfruit seeds popping

They grow very fast. It seems that many food markets no longer carry Star Fruit. Not one store around me sells them currently. A few years ago, mos...

17 years ago
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RE: Help with my Trachy Fortunei

Are you fertilizing the palm? It looks like it might be burning from too much.

17 years ago
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RE: Trachy Takil, what's the story?

Another interesting finding is that wagnerianus, so far, looks like it might be even hardier then fortunei (even hardier then the nainital or fortunei...

17 years ago
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RE: Trachy Takil, what's the story?

What was labeled Takil is now known as Trachycarpus Fortunei "Nanital" after DNA tests found that is was a Fortunei. They all have the SHF (Slope Hea...

17 years ago
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RE: Which palm do you perfer?

Also, I got advised to do Tex and Birmingham too, but where can I get them? I know Gary has them but I can't get down there (don't drive) unless it wa...

18 years ago
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RE: Which palm do you perfer?

Hey Paul,I was informed of them last night. It says he ships "pooled orders" to VB, which is where I am. I don't know how he "pools" the orders...but...

18 years ago
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RE: USDA Zone vs. low to date!

I'm on the border of Zone 7 a/b. 14F has been my lowest temperature however that should change in the next few days.

18 years ago
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RE: Washingtonia filifera spear pull

I would try applying fungicide/bactericide every one to two weeks and wait to see what happens. A lot of times it takes many months for the spear to ...

18 years ago
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RE: Plants Delight Nurseries

They sell very good quality plants but they are small as mentioned above. The SE Palm Society meeting was there in the summer (I couldn't go that day...

18 years ago
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RE: Wanted: Sabal birmingham seeds

Your better off purchasing a plant. They are much more hardy with age and they grow extremely slow. I just bought a 3 gallon this summer from Gary i...

18 years ago
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