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A group of Trachycarpus latisectus in the Old Cemetery in Darjeeling, West-Bengal, India, where it seems to reproduce quite happily. Photo: Tobias W. Spanner

Chamaerops is the main publication of the EPS with many articles on palms in a temperate climate. More free articles from issues 1 - 49 are available here. The Chamaerops archive (members only) contains more than 400 articles. Chamaerops 52 is the most recent issue (published online 12-03-2006, printed issue is delivered to our members door a few weeks later) containing the following articles:

Editorial
By Tobias W. Spanner
Time flies and there just simply isn’t enough of it. Hard to believe I have let nearly a year pass since the last issue. I promise I will get out the next few issues in rapid succession. It is not that I have been lazy; to the contrary, I have just too much going on, as always. If anyone...

My Exotic Garden
By Fredy Ruethemann
For the past 30 years or so I have felt at my best in botanical gardens. The more tropical the better. I started my garden 23 years ago here in Cimo, Ticino, above Lake Lugano, at 460 metres above sea level on the southern edge of the Alps. At that time...



Pests on Palms
By Andreas Kortekamp
I guess you know the problem: If you grow palms at home on the window sill or outside in your garden, sooner or later (rather sooner!) you can find some of the typical enemies nibbling at your beloved plants: thrips, scale insects, white flies, maybe caterpillars of different insects, and spider mites. These pests may cause severe damage to palms if not treated with...



Palms from Seed – A Beginner’s Experience
By Lucian Morris
I have been the proud owner of a (very) pot-bound Trachycarpus fortunei for about three years, but it wasn’t until my wife and I moved to a more permanent location last December that I became seriously interested in palms. In the spring I planted my T. fortunei and a Chamaerops humilis that I acquired at the famous...



Timaru Revisited
By C.S. Jackson
On the sad occasion of my father‘s sudden and unexpected death in September this year, I found myself in Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand, for his funeral. Even though it was only a week-long visit home from the U.K., it was still very interesting for me to take note of the late winter conditions prevailing while I was there. My father was the gentleman who spent many hours collecting the now well known seeds of...



Potted Palms in the Peak District
By Paula Salt
The market town of Leek is in North Staffordshire on the edge of the Peak District. It stands around 200 metres above sea level and is approximately 35 miles from the coast. My garden is small and has a northerly aspect, but fortunately the bungalow does not cast too much shade. I have liked unusual plants since...

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