Growing a Date Palm from Date seed!
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red date scale on pygmy date palms
Comments (4)Hi Al, Yeah, unfortunately. They are just coating the new fronds that have not yet opened, and the opening fronds are all spotted and yellow. I collected some and we looked at them under the microscope, and sure enough, that's what they are. Little red shiny dots surrounded by fuzzy white stuff. You know, Al, it's funny you should say that about Florida, because the university web site there says that the red date scale was eliminated in California, and it cites a 1990 source. I am going to call the extension office tomorrow and let them know about this, just in case, but I find it hard to believe that I have the only case of it in CA. There were numerous other bugs too. It was kind of interesting looking at this whole little microworld: scales, mealybug destroyers, little brown beetles and little weevilly things. But there must be millions of those little brown scales. I'm worried about my Queen Palms- they don't look so hot, but that could be the drought. They are not listed as a species that gets infected by this scale. Renee...See MoreHow difficult is it to grow a date palm?
Comments (11)Stevea07 if you are asking about date palms, Deglet Noor are considered a poor choice because they have rather skimpy crown and fronds compared to most any other sort. There are a lot of Medjool available, and they are a more attractive tree. There are several other varieties also, most are attractive palms. The Khadrawi and the Dayri are both nice looking palms with the advantage that they are slower growing, usually only 6 inches per year, compared to 18 inches a year for Medjool. That means they can be manageable and better to scale for a lot longer. You may also want to consider male palms. Although they are a little harder to find, you don't have the mess of fruit drop. Males are usually large and very full, very nice looking trees too. All will do well near the coast. As you get into the colder areas, frost tolerance becomes more an issue. One of the most cold hardy is Zahidi, and it is a very nice looking palm, dense, trouble free, and grows about 12 inches a year. Generally, date palms will take 18 degrees jut fine, some will take 12, but below that you will get serious damage and loose a lot of them. For fan palms, the Washingtonia is better than the Robusta for the same reason. Robusta will grow 3 times as fast, Washingtonia are also, imo, a better looking palm. Arthur the date palm guy...See MorePigme Date palms acrually produce dates???
Comments (1)it sounds like they are mature enoguh now (possibly), but please be aware that the seeds anr not eadible....See MoreDate Palm growing (njoasis)
Comments (2)Dear xerophyte: I have been overwintering my CID's in the garage for about five years now. (I have a number of them because I grew them from seed and they thrived.) Before the garage, I overwintered them in a cooler area of my house but they have grown too big and sharp for the house. The garage faces directly south and the garage windows get sun all day long and is frostfree. It is not growing in the dark! Besides that, it spends most of the year (over eight months) outside in direct (unobstructed) sun. I overwinter my Chamaerops humilis similarly and it flowered heavily in May of this year. I just transplanted the largest of the CID's (six feet/9 inch diamenter trunk) and won't transplant into anything bigger (maybe occasional top dressing of soil). Should be fine in current pot for a few years. And after that... Well, by then the snuggly fitting pot will sustain but dwarf them until the global climate changes sufficiently for me to plant them outside. I belive they are hardy in Zone 8 (have one zone to go). PS: Good luck with your experimentation! :)...See Morejustc59
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