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OK Lucko, now you've got me nervous. :dontknow: You obviously don't want to mention names of these landscapers on TOTV. Could you possibly PM me with names of those companies that you would not recommend using?

Does the Kim you mentioned have her own company?

Thanks.

Re: Palm Trees ?
 

Lucko,
PM me with the names too, please, if you're willing ;)

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While Palms are very "Florida" and can look very nice, especially if pruned periodically (and well-watered and fertilized in the first year or two after planting), we decided that Palms may not be appropriate everywhere. For example, we thought we would get several "clusters" of Queen Palms for our front yard. But upon studying the style of our house, with the "rocking chair-sized porch" in the front, we are deciding on more of a "deep south" style of landscaping, focusing more on the Live Oak with its' Spanish Moss, or similar tree in our front yard.

We may change our minds again after we move in - probably with the help of a landscape designer's opinion.

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Those oaks with Spanish moss are real nice but I sure hope you have a lot of room. They get awful big when they grow up.

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dads pet
....and you thought you were asking a simple question about buying a palm tree!! I think you have more than enough to think about before you proceed in doing whatever you plan.

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I just saw a new palm in the Palm Courtyard Villas in Duval that the 20 mph wind earlier this week flipped right up out of the ground. That 15' palm had a root ball smaller than a bushel basket. My palm that size had way more than a cubic yard of heavy root ball and stayed put. You will never be sorry that you bought quality. Also, palms with dribblers (that are seldom necessary) often die of over watering and root rot.

Question on palms.....
 

I have a palm in my back yard, I dont know the name of it, I am trying to find it on the computer, but as of yet....no luck. Its all over the villages and is my favorite, its not a regular palm tree, but a darker green and I believe starts out small and grows wide rather than tall if that helps hehe :confused:.

I have been watering it and noticed in TV that they trim the bottom part where it looks like a ball (pineapple look), but today when I went out, there was a fungus looking mess all over the whole bottom part. I have fire ants and am taking care of that, but it looks like the same mess that they make. Could it possibly be fire ants? Or a fungus? Is there anything I can do to save it? Its thick and looks almost like insulation. :shrug:

I know my description is very vague hehe sorry, still learning the new plants here in the warmer climate...altho I love it! Any help would be greatly appreciated. :bowdown:

Jeanne

Jeanne - I can't answer your question but since this is the tail end of a really old thread, yiu might want to start a new one. Maybe more folks will look at it.
Good luck with the tree!

Jeanne. I think you are talking about a Canary Date Palm.
They are my favorites too...

In about 60 years!

Thank you Steve, you are absolutely right, I didnt think of that. I thought there was a gardening section but I couldnt find it. I went around in the golf cart today and all of them were clean of this fungus except one. Kathie took me to two nurseries to ask them but they were closed. :shrug:

Its definitely not overwatered as I only watered it lightly, I will research it online and see if I can find something :024:. Its hard to do anything outside with those dang fire ants :faint: they are even under the rocks :ohdear:.

Thank you all for your tips. :thumbup:
Jeanne