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unidentifiable pods

Sarahs gardenSarahs garden Posts: 27
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Hi

This weekend I went into the garden to tidy up after a year long rest with a broken foot. It didn't take that long to heal but it's taken that long to be able to work in the garden! When I got to this palm I found these large hand sized pods and I don't know what they are. Should they stay or should they go? There are 5 of them and they are rather lovely but I'm not sure if they are good or should be removed? any help appreciated, I've included a photo of the palm for identification purposes.

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    I don't know one palm from another but pods contain seeds following last year's flowers



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618

    Have they dropped off and are loose. or are they the buds of flowering heads?

  • Sarahs gardenSarahs garden Posts: 27

    That's an interesting question, they are not loose and are definitely attached to the plant. Maybe they are the buds of flowering heads. I've never seen them on this plant before and it's about 8 years old. Do you think these are it's first flowers?

     

  • UnknownUnknown

    Is it possible to upload a photo that can be enlarged Sarahs garden to be able to identify the tree ?

  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618

    Possibly. In Perth botanic gardens (Kings Park)they had a lot of palms, and some of them had what looked like nests of dinosaur eggs in (but pointy). These were the buds of flowering shoots. I'll see if I can find a photo.

  • Sarahs gardenSarahs garden Posts: 27

    Here's a larger image of the palm if that helps, and thank you all so much for helping me with this. The pods are pointy.

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    Pretty sure it's a fan palm and those are the flower buds - have a look at the images at the bottom of this page:

    http://www.plantsrescue.com/tag/european-fan-palm/

     

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • UnknownUnknown

    I think this is a windmill palm Sarahs garden ..... the pods are in the right place for flower buds but, to be honest, I can't find any images that show them just as buds .... only as open flowers. They're very interesting image Hopefully fidgetbones can find a photo image

  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    I think Jinxy is right - it's a windmill rather than fan palm but those are definitely flower buds. image

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Sarahs gardenSarahs garden Posts: 27

    wow, you're all amazing!  So I won't remove them and thank goodness I didn't.I'll upload a pic when the ole girl flowers...

    Thank you image

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