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Palm Nut Pages Newsletter
What's New
April, 2015
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The website is continually changing and being updated!
More work is being done on the website continuously. If you have not been to www.palmnutpages.com in awhile, it may well look quite different to you. The format has changed and we are in the process of adding new features as well as adding lots more content. The next few months will see even more things happening, so check us out often!
A new feature on the website is 'Advanced Searches', which can be found on the right sidebar. Clicking on that Search will take you to a page devoted to searching for palms in a variety of ways. You can search by native country, leaf type, growth type, height etc. and refine your search even more by using a combination of these various parameters. Other ways of searching will be added over time to make this feature even more useful.
Our sister website, Palmafanalia is no longer. It has been absorbed into Palm Nut Pages and can be found through the 'Online Store' tab on our menu bar at the top of the webpage.
Our 'Below Wholesale Sale' last month was a great success and we are repeating it again this month on other merchandise. We will be introducing new items later in the year and are in the process of liquidating those things that we will no longer carry. Down below you can see what we are featuring this month.
As always, more photos and descriptions are being added all the time.
Be sure and visit us at www.palmnutpages.com to see what we are up to these days.
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Little Used Palms - Kentiopsis oliviformis
I gave a talk a few weeks ago on palms ideal for South Florida landscapes that are easily available, but seldom used. People use palms they know and recognize without realizing that there are so many others available and are proven performers for their area. Providing education about some of these palms to homeowners and landscapers helps make people become more aware of what they may be missing.
To that end, I will talk about one of these palms now and then in this newsletter. This month's palm is Kentiopsis oliviformis, from New Caledonia, that seems at home in acid or alkaline soils and tolerates temperatures down in the high 20s fahrenheit for a brief time like we have on occasion here in South Florida. It does extremely well here as well as Southern California, Southeast Asia, Northern Australia and elsewhere. Its dark green foliage and upright growth, resembling a feather duster, give it a unique look that stands out in any landscape. Of course, like most palms, this is a species that looks great in odd number groupings of various heights but also can be an attractive lone specimen. One of my favorite looks is its use against a blank background such as a wall or building where it stands out beautifully. Kentiopsis is equally at home in a large landscape or in the yard of a smaller home as it will not overpower a small house. The upper portion of the crowns
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| | Kentiopsis oliviformis crownshaft |
haft has some wax on the surface and often stripes can be seen that add to its beauty.
While it tends to often grow along streams in habitat, it does quite well with just average watering and grows at a moderate rate - not overly fast, but not at all slow. There does not appear to be any disease or pest problems of note that adversely affect it.
Kentiopsis oliviformis is seeding in cultivation and hence being grown by palm specialty nurseries in various areas of the world. In all respects, this is a palm that should be used a great deal more than it has been. If you are in an area where this palm can grow and do not have it yet, be sure and make it a consideration for your landscape!
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A New Adonidia Species Discovered
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| | Adonidia dransfieldii from the IPS journal, Palms. Photo by Ubaldus Majaw |
As reported in the latest issue of the International Palm Society journal Palms Vol. 59(1) 2015, Adonidia merrillii or commonly known as the Christmas palm, is no longer a monotypic genus. Adonidia dransfieldii is a brand new species named after the eminent palm botanist, Dr. John Dransfield, and was discovered on the west coast of Sabah in northern Borneo. It is considered critically endangered as only 14 individuals were found.
A. dransfieldii is a more elegant palm than A. merrillii as can be seen from photos. The differences are that the stem of A. dransfiedii is more slender and uniform in diameter from top to bottom. Also the leaves are more lax, the leaflets have a more pronounced taper at their ends and the inflorescences are more erect.
It has been in cultivation at the Forest Research Centre at Seipilok for over 15 years and is currently seeding, which will reduce stress on the wild plants for seed.
This is a very handsome plant that will undoubtedly be in demand for its ornamental value in landscapes throughout the tropics.
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Home Decor
Jewelry
Kitchen wares
Outside Garden
Clothing/Fashion
Palm Products
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Our online store, Palmafanalia, is having a Below Wholesale Sale on select items!!!
All our high quality, palm etched, aluminum items from India that are both decorative and practical are being sold at less than wholesale prices. Featuring palms in unique ways, these items are all in limited supply and once sold will never be available again. Ideal for your home or as a gift. Also see what else we have at fantastic savings!!! Go to the 'online store' tab in the menu bar of our website, or simply click here: www.palmnutpages.com/palmafanalia/cartweaver3/palmafanalia.cfm
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| | Below wholesale at $12.95 |
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