Parsing Through the Palmettos

The term “palmetto” gets thrown around a lot in the plant world. Sometimes “palmetto” is referring to the common name of the plant, or it could be the scientific name. There is a reason botanists… Read More
Posted: February 13, 2018
The term “palmetto” gets thrown around a lot in the plant world. Sometimes “palmetto” is referring to the common name of the plant, or it could be the scientific name. There is a reason botanists… Read More
Category: Natural Resources
Tags: cabbage palm, commonly confused, Lara Milligan, palm trees, palmetto, palms, saw palmetto
by Gator Jane
Posted: February 9, 2018
Florida can have beautiful palms, but most palms are extremely over-pruned, and also lack nutrients. Over-pruning harms palms. You should know this about palms: Removing living fronds removes the palm’s food source. Plants produce food… Read More
by Gator Jane
Posted: December 10, 2014
Dr. Ed Gilman, University of Florida’s Urban Tree Management Professor will be giving a morning program on Friday, January 16th, 2015 at UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County, 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo, FL. The cost is $25 Certified Arborists… Read More
Category: Agribusiness, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Horticulture
Tags: ANSI, crown reduction, Ed Gilman, palms, planting, pruning, retrenchment, topping, tree stability, trees
by Gator Jane
Posted: September 15, 2014
UF experts are at it again. They will be teaching this class in November and December. November 7 & 8 (Fri. & Sat.) on UF campus: Tim Broschat and Monica Elliott are teaching the program as a… Read More
Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: insects, nutrient deficiencies, palm diseases, palm insects, palm pests, palm symptoms, palms, pests
by tbadurek
Posted: November 8, 2013
Theresa Badurek, Urban Horticulture Agent, UF/IFAS Extension Florida is a hotbed of new pests; it seems like we get them all of the time. One of the latest pests to infest our landscapes is the… Read More
Posted: September 13, 2012
Do you know what is wrong with this palm? Find out at the “Palm Care, Maintenance and Diseases” class and earn 2 CEUs in the lawn/turf/ornamental categories. Learn about pesticide safety in a fun way. … Read More
Posted: August 13, 2012
Palm Management in the Florida Landscape Date: November 8-9, 2012 (2 days – Thursday and Friday) Time: 7:45 AM – 5:00 PM each day Location: University of Florida – IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education… Read More
Posted: October 28, 2011
On November 18th the University of Florida, Hillsborough County Extension and the Tampa Bay Watershed Forest Working Group will present ‘The Uncertain Future of Florida’s State Tree – Sabal Palm and Texas Phoenix Palm Decline’…. Read More
Posted: February 12, 2009
DPI has Texas Phoenix palm decline on their website under “Hot Topics” (go to http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/). There is Pest Alert document, and, more importantly, there is a file with a map illustrating sites documented with TPPD…. Read More
Posted: August 5, 2008
When: Thursday, September 11, 2008, 9AM to 12:30 PM Where: UF Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Balm, FL Register: Carol Carson 813-744-5519 x 104, or cvondrak@ufl.edu For class flyer see this link: http://pinellas.ifas.ufl.edu/green_pros/pdf/Palm%20demonstrationProgram%20Announcement[1].pdf
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