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    hi all
    could someone please tell me if they've heard of " canary island palm "? and where could i buy them, either in nsw or queensland
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    You Could allways nick one from here Canary Island date palm Horticulture name Phoenix canariensis will try to find location for purchase
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    Bit Of Trivia



    There are about 40 palms behind the sports stadium. Most are Canary Island date palms, which look stout and sturdy. In the middle of the date palms are four Liverstonia palms, which are tall and skinny, like those that feature in the final scenes from the 1963 slapstick chase movie, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

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    Behind the former site of the Lake Oval, which is now the site of South Melbourne Soccer Club's home ground. The area is bound to the north by the stadium, to the south by the lake, to the west by the Plant-Williamson Rowing Pavilion, and to the east by cafes and restaurants. All up, the area is about 50 metres by 150 metres.
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    Welcome to Palm Transplanters!

    Based in Adelaide, South Australia, Palm Transplanters is a leading supplier of advanced Canary Island Date palms (Phoenix canariensis) to Homeowners, Property Developers, Landscape Contractors and Local Government worldwide.

    Canary Island Date palms grown in South Australia thrive in the temperate climate and fertile soils, and are highly sought-after.
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    PALMS FOR BRISBANE

    451 Lytton Rd,
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    Specialising in palms but also featuring a selection of other tropical plants including cycads, cordylines, bromeliads, heliconias, gingers and bamboo, for the gardener wanting to develop a Balinese or other tropical garden style.

    Catering especially to the palm collector on site at our nursery or by mail order.

    ROBS RARE PALMS

    200 Mackie Road, Narangba. Qld. 4504.
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    specialist palm nursery stocking over 200 different palm species at any one time. All our palms are either grown on site or "conditioned" in SEQ prior to selling. Many semi-advanced sun grown species available.
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    The Canary Island Date Palm (Phoenix canariensis) is grown everywhere in Australia.
    As each frond is heavily armed with spines, it's safest to prune off the oldest fronds before they die. Otherwise they can fall on people below and deliver a nasty wound.

    Birds, possums and rats sometimes live in their crowns, coating the spines with droppings and bacteria. The spine tips are very fragile and they can often remain in the slightest of wounds. If they are not cleaned up, this can lead to blood poisoning.

    The safest way to prune them is to wear sturdy gauntlets and to cut off the non-spiny parts of the fronds first. The fibres in the fronds clog up most chippers so recycling them is very hard.
    Next, trim off the spiny sections and keep them separate, perhaps in a cardboard carton. Put a warning sign on the carton so that when waste collectors pick them up they know exactly what they are handling.

    Remember, if you are spiked, always seek professional advice and do so promptly.
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    thanks heaps for the ads. .... as for the bird droppings , they wont bother me as it is for my parents place. they live on 10 acres in maryborough

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    We prune quite a few of these spiny mongrels! (doing one this week) The warnings above are very relevant. Also, watch your eyes, as it can be very easy to spike yourself in an eye. Even if the spikes are clean, the wounds hurt for days after getting spiked (anywhere on your body). The way we do it is to cut them off with a pole saw (HT75) & carry them to the trailer by the skinny end (so as not to get spiked) We stack them all the same way in the trailer (so as not to get spiked when taking them off) & dump them at the council transfer station. Cheers, kevin

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    Canary Island palms their every where
    Theres a few new the bridge that need replacing
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    Theres a few at Redfern Park Sydney

    The Gateway to Redfern Park just magnificent
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    hi just a question what would you charge for removing the dead branches i got a customer asking me would you charge per branch per hour thanks tony

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    Per quote

    Quote the job
    Work out how long to do the job whats it going to cost you to remove the waste, Time to and from the tip from the work place etc
    Work out the value add your prophit and there u go u have a quote

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    thanks for your help much apreciated
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    Quote Originally Posted by tonybev
    hi just a question what would you charge for removing the dead branches i got a customer asking me would you charge per branch per hour thanks tony
    Just my thoughts, but with Date Palms you have to charge more than your normal hourly rate. they are awful to prune! i'd say at least $100 per hour including time taken to dump them. No matter how careful you are, you are going to spike yourself. if you're lucky, it will just be in the arms whilst you're loading/unloading them. If you're not so lucky, it may cost you time off work. We've pruned a lot of them & just recently I've had 2 quite nasty accidents where they've slid straight down the polesaw & through my fingers. Like I said, we've done heaps of them & no problem til recently, then 2 nasty incidents. I decided we don't do them anymore! Life's too short lol! Good luck!

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    hi again geat post thanks for the info i had to clean out a friends gutters the other day and the gutters were full of these palm balls and they stunk i had to wear a respirator thick gloves yuk.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kakegc View Post
    We prune quite a few of these spiny mongrels! (doing one this week) The warnings above are very relevant. Also, watch your eyes, as it can be very easy to spike yourself in an eye. Even if the spikes are clean, the wounds hurt for days after getting spiked (anywhere on your body). The way we do it is to cut them off with a pole saw (HT75) & carry them to the trailer by the skinny end (so as not to get spiked) We stack them all the same way in the trailer (so as not to get spiked when taking them off) & dump them at the council transfer station. Cheers, kevin
    Visited one of my elderly lady customers yesterday to do some gardening & she had an awfully swollen, bruised eye. You guessed it! The poor dear had walked into a date palm spike in her own backyard. I insisted on taking the palm out before she does any more damage to herself. Long story short; it comes out on Wednesday!

    Taking out another mature date palm at mitcham with a mate next week, or the week after. I hate chain sawing them because the bar gets pinched even if you use wedges. If you bore & strap cut them, bits fall off the things as you're cutting them Oh well, the money should be good!

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