can you show pics of the palms and the suckers?

Do you have any pictures? We would love to see them.

Thanks
Rob

I'll try to post photos........../Users/spike/Desktop/DSC03792.JPG
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Don't know if this will work............

Well, it obviously didn't work & I have no clue how to make it work. I'm using a Mac G5 & OSX. If anyone has any hints for me I'd appreciate them.

email them to me and I can post them for you

get a free account at photobucket.com or any of the many similar photo/video hosting services.

Orchiddude, I can't email them to you because I don't have your email address & emailing them through GW is going to get you the same gibberish I posted.

Unautre, I'm sick of not being able to post photos, and I am going to do exactly as you suggest right now.

Thank you both.

I think I got it this time.

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They're Majesties...Ravenea rivularis. I've heard they don't transplant well...but if you get enough root mass, I don't see why not...Z

Here is a link that might be useful: Pascoa Palms

...forgot to say they aren't suckers, just little babies. Majesties don't sucker. You'll usually see several in a pot at the big box stores...Z

If my disastrous experiences trying to separate 3 or 4 Majesties bought cheaply in one pot is any indicator, you won't any success transplanting those little Majesties. Seems to be a palm that is extremely sensitive to disturbance.

Oh, thank you all so very much! You have answered every question wonderfully. The link was great too; it's so nice to know what they are.

Now I wonder how old they might be (they get lots of water), how tall they can get, and if trying to transplant a baby will hurt the big palm.

I am really impressed. You guys are good.

If you fertilize them more and give them more water, they'll grow even faster. The one in the middle with the lighter colored leaves looks like it could use a dose of epsom salts...magnesium sulfate. A good balanced fert is Lesco...15$ for a big bag at the depot...Z

I think I need about a million pounds of epsom salts, between the roses & the palms! I actually get bags of banana peels from a smoothie shop to feed the roses, & coffee grounds & eggshells from another place.

I don't think they need more water there..... the ground is very low & the artesian well/ac water pond keeps that area well watered. I had a seasonal pond there, which I deepened & lined about 1/3 the way up. So now it's a seasonal bog & year 'round pond.

I've never noticed the Lesco at HD; I'll try it.

For palms that big, you needs serveral pounds of fert per period. There are palm-specific ferts, slow release, chelated minterals, formulated for FL. I find that buying at a farm/ranch supply store in 40-lb sacks is 1/3 the price per pound vs the chain stores.

fertlizing on the surface will let the grass consume a lot of the fert. Consider pounding in a 3/4 steel spike to make holes and pour the fert into the holes, below the grass roots, down where the palms roots are.

You can also get the same effect with fertlizer spikes, but they run up the price per pound.