Phytelephas macrocarpa

[Rusty on Pine Is.]

Hello All.....i just recently acquired a Phytelephas macrocarpa and although it is listed in the books, there isn't a lot of info on culture...is this a total under story palm, or can it handle some sun?

Thanks,

Rusty

[www.dadluvsu.com]

Shady, wet, and humid... I would give this one deep shade... It comes from interior rainforests and from what I gather doesn't penetrate the canopy...

Hey Rus... Just curious, where'd you come across a specimen? Can you post a photo?

[Rusty on Pine Is.]

Hey Wm., THANKS for the advice!

I got it as a GENEROUS gift from Christian Faulkner a couple of weeks ago...it's a bit shop worn (my fault), but i will post a pic later on.....

Thanks again for the tips...now, were to plant it????

[bgl]

Rusty,

I have three of these, and all three are in fairly deep shade, so I don't know how they handle sun. Difficult to get a decent shot. This is my best attempt. It's the palm in the center, and the fronds are already at least 20 ft long, pushing straight out of the ground. Pretty impressive!

Bo-Göran

[Rusty on Pine Is.]

Thanks for the tip, Bo!

[Davidl]

Rusty I would put it under a shade tree and slowly move it out at about one week intervals and you should see when it starts to burn. That is probably not the answer your looking for but it works for me.Good luck

[Wai`anae Steve]

Rusty I would put it under a shade tree and slowly move it out at about one week intervals and you should see when it starts to burn. That is probably not the answer your looking for but it works for me.Good luck

I bought one last July from Floribunda. One gallon size and placed it in the ground shortly there after.

One year later it sure looks better and very happy.

[PalmsZA]

Hi Steve

Nice job...its looking good.

Cheers

Dennis

PS on your site you were wondering who gave you the Hyphaene seed. It was me sometime in 2002/2003.

[Kai]

Wow! Did it come in a dr pepper can?

[Wai`anae Steve]

Hi Steve

Nice job...its looking good.

Cheers

Dennis

PS on your site you were wondering who gave you the Hyphaene seed. It was me sometime in 2002/2003.

Thanks Dennis, I"ll go make the change now :-)

[Eric in Orlando]

Nice palm Steve!

I got 2 from Floribunda last year, too. One is in the ground, the other kept for backup in the greenhouse. It survived low 30sF last winter. It is under tree canopy with good irrigation. Had some very minor burn on it.

[Jeff in St Pete]

I posted these photos in another thread but thought they were worth posting again. These two are growing in the Central Valley of Costa Rica in Dr Richardson's garden. They are partly shaded but they still seem to get a fair amount of sun as you can see in the photos. I was completely stunned when I saw these palms, the fronds were so long that I couldn't even guess their length. They were planted in 1996 - he has a male and a female planted side by side.

[Wai`anae Steve]

Wow! Did it come in a dr pepper can?

No, I use Dr. Pepper to kill unknown organisms that might be hiding in the soil!

[Jose Maria]

I have seen them grow in full sun here in Costa Rica, in Golfito . I had two of them in a garden ( in full sun) where I lived a few years ago. The new renter did not share my "palm interest"and cut them down...

The male flowers are very large and reach to the ground.

If you can, plant both male and female.

http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu199/J...os/DSC05399.jpg

[SubTropicRay]

Eric means really good irrigation. If it's in well draining soil, it can be watered daily throughout the summer.