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Pinanga speciosa (sp)

Wai`anae Steve

By Wai`anae Steve
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Wai`anae Steve

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Anyone growing this?  Looks pretty "hot" in some internet pictures.  I know you Big Island guys must have some or lots.

Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com
Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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Steve, I've got one growing here. It made it through our record winter without any cold spots etc It is quite slow for me though. You should have no problem with it as long as you give it plenty of water. They are very attractive with purple colouration, and shiny green leaves that look more like Areca spp rather than Pinanga. They are a bit touchy though.

regards,

Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

bgl Grand Master

bgl

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Yep! Great looking palm!

(Edit - didn't notice until just now that an old brown frond from some taller palm had fallen on these palms...). Have to take another shot!)

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Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

 

bgl Grand Master

bgl

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OK, here's another shot. Not much fruit this time, though. :(

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Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

 

Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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Bo,

I like your 'real time' photos. That camera has a good flash too!

Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

TikiRick Veteran

TikiRick

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Very, very slow. So slow that I wouldn't have planted it had I known this.

Rick Leitner

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

26.07N/80.15W

Zone 10B

Average Annual Low 67 F

Average Annual High 84 F

Average Annual Rainfall 62"

 

Riverfront exposure, 1 mile from Atlantic Ocean

Part time in the western mountains of North Carolina

Gratefully, the best of both worlds!

JD in the OC Veteran

JD in the OC

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The "rich man's purple king palm" :)

palmislandRandy Grand Master

palmislandRandy

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Wow, magnificent, mine are only 6 inches. Bo, thanks for the photos, as I have something to look forward to!

"If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish

tikitiki Mentor

tikitiki

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How long until they get some color? I have 4 in 3 gallon pots so I'm sure it is still to early for me to see anything.

Tom

With a tin cup for a chalice

Fill it up with good red wine,

And I'm-a chewin' on a honeysuckle vine.

MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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I swear you could die some clothes with the amount of purple you get off of the fruit when cleaning the seeds.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

redant Grand Master

redant

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I have kept mine in a pot. Seems to be a reasonable grower for me. I need to pot this one up.

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Jupiter FL

in the Zone formally known as 10A

bgl Grand Master

bgl

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Thanks for your comments! Tom, if they're in 3G pots, and assuming they're nice size 3G plants, my guess is that you can expect them to show some color fairly soon. Maybe within the next 12-18 months. Difficult to say without a photo, though! :)

Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

 

Wai`anae Steve Veteran

Wai`anae Steve

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Thanks for the pictures.  Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope it grows faster here than on the mainland.  I'm gonna put this baby in the ground today.

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Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com
Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

bgl Grand Master

bgl

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Steve,

Give it shade and plenty of water and I'm sure it'll be much larger by the end of the year. Looks like it's a little bit stretched right now, so the next frond or two may be slightly shorter.

Bo-Göran

Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

 

Wai`anae Steve Veteran

Wai`anae Steve

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(bgl @ Apr. 02 2008,17:08)

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Steve,

Give it shade and plenty of water and I'm sure it'll be much larger by the end of the year. Looks like it's a little bit stretched right now, so the next frond or two may be slightly shorter.

Bo-Göran

Thanks Bo,  It's been growing in the Florabunda green house until I bought it in Jan.  Then it was in mine.  It's in the ground now as you can see.

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Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com
Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

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