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This is a Specimen acquired as possibly a Pritchardia hillebrandii. As it grew I don't think that was fulfilled. I don't have Don Hodel's book on Pritchardia to key this out. Given the prevalence of hybrid Pritchardia in the trade here in California, I might not be able to key it to a single species anyway. I don't recall it ever pushing out a successful inflorescence that resulted in flowers let alone fruit. Thoughts on it's id are welcome.2 points
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If you had to replace it, are they available locally as potted trees, or do you have to start over from seed? With these extremely fast growing species, it seems most people just start their trees from seed anyways ? aztropic Mesa, Arizona2 points
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Myself I would not use it in containers. And in the soil eventually you get a heap plastic looking gel all through the soil.2 points
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The tropical look so desirable, deep green and fat broad leaves help create that look. I just planted them with that vision. Richard2 points
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What a coincidence @Meangreen94z This issue has become again of interest to me, because another grower suspects that seedlings from my bermudana may be hybrids with Sabal rosei, which also exists in my garden, and blooming times overlap. He claims the bermudana seedling from the first seed batch (when I had cut off all flower buds rosei before expanding) is greener and softer, while the seedlings from the second batch (when both palm were left blooming to the end) are bluer with a rougher texture. First picture shows on the left side seedlings from the second batch and on the right one seedling from the first batch. I have also grown seedlings from the first bermudana batch and kept also a seedling of rosei about one from seed set before blooming of bermudana. On the left bermudana seedlings and on the right rosei seedling. And another solitary bermudana seedling on the left compared to same rosei seedling2 points
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Very tropical looking arrangement there @happypalms. That Latania looks like it has some age to it @bubba. Talk about a perfect palm . Well cared for and in the right environment. Harry👍2 points
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Look at all the wee Ernie’s !!! The more the merrier , I see. Harry2 points
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Still undecided Jim. If you see a news report about a dead older guy at the base of a palm tree, just remember that Steve made me do it..2 points
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sometimes it helps to climb up there and sniff the flowers. If they smell like Cheetos and Pepsi then that might be the problem. Please let us know what you discover.2 points
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Apparently there are two varieties as others have said, but I like the look of the Vietnam variety, but I will be happy with my Thai variety! They seem easy and very compact palm for a specific spot in the landscape. I like them. Richard2 points
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I just noticed that my clump of an unknown species of Puya that has been growing for 12 years in the ground is finally pushing up an inflorescence, so flowers will be coming! The first photo shows the paler Puya above a Puya alpestris clump that I had growing in the same area back in 2013. I have since removed the Puya alpestris and what remains of that is in a couple of pots. The unknown Puya is both lighter in color, forms much larger rosettes and each individual leaf is much thicker and longer than with Puya alpestris. So with the flowers to open in the coming weeks, I will hopefully be able to nail down the species as well. The inflorescence pushing up is visible in the second photo below. It began as an extended protruberance of leaves, with the leaves diminishing in size (both length and width) as it approaches the current apex of the inflorescence. Given my experience with the height of Puya alpestris and Puya mirabilis, I expect this one will continue growing up for a while before it actually opens and I see any flowers. While this clump is large and has many individual "plants", I only see this one inflorescence thus far. I know that some of the other Puya bloomed nearby at Quail Botanical, now San Diego Botanic Garden, here in Encintias during the Spring/ early summer. My Puya mirabilis was later to bloom waiting until late July every year. More photos to come as we get something more visually interesting to show.1 point
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It is not available anywhere in my country and very rare in Europe in general. It grows so fast and the seed sprouts so easily that I would start from a seed again for sure. If it didn't die back due to the cold, it would be 2m tall by now (that's 6.5 ft), in just 3 years.1 point
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Lucky to find both varieties, there would be no chance of finding the Vietnam variety in Australia!1 point
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Steve, That's why I come to this forum; for out-of-the-box thinking like that. I'll be renting some climbing spikes on the way home, so stay tuned.. 😑 Bret1 point
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I have only just discovered these wonderful looking plants, and they are beautiful! I hope you had your safety glasses on!1 point
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I feel sure the real reason for the bans is a view that native = good, non-native = bad. But even native trees like Pohutakawa are considered weeds by some if they stray out of their natural distribution of the past few thousand years. I'm just grateful to have a fascination for plants which has brought me lifelong pleasure and try to ignore the joyless extremists.1 point
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It's political rather than biological. Of course there will be "consultation" before the bans are enacted but the last process which saw Phoenix canariensis, Trachycarpus fortunei and Archontophoenix cunninghamiana banned was painfully lacking in evidence.1 point
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For me , other than the emergence of the red frond , the size of each frond is so impressive . My C. Macrocarpa is getting very large fronds for the size of the palm. Those that you have are very nice. Harry1 point
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There are a few older coconuts in Lakewood Ranch too. That area seems to be z10 (by the old standard) and I don’t understand why.1 point
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Uh oh! Maybe I should name an heir in my will for my P. venusta if it might not flower in my lifetime!! 🤔1 point
