My first official palm plantings as a palmaholic

[Gbarce]

Chambeyronia Macrocarpa - these are only about a foot and a half high.

Was I too over eager to get them in the ground?

[Gbarce]

Group of Pritchiardia Pacifica number 1- planned to crowd them a little bit to get a "fuller look"

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Group of Pritchiardia Pacifica Number 2.

I also put a group of Golden Manila Palms and Red Sealing Wax Palms - I want to see contrast in the colors of those 2 palms.

One thing I better learn is the speed these different palms will grow - I have know practical knowledge of that whatsoever

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V Splendida group - 2 big ones and 3 smaller ones around them.

I am trying to get a "BGL garden in Miniature" look

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A tiny pelagodoxa henryana in the ground. This one has looked pale ever since I planted it - I don't think it liked being moved.

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Kerriodoxa Elegans - now this one liked going into the soil. Its also in a much sunnier spot compared to its old place in the shade house. I was worried that it might easily get burned but it seems to have grown more vigorously with nore sun

[Gbarce]

Medeterranean Fan palm in front, Gingerbread palm to the right and 3 small Chambeyronia Macrocarpas to the right.

The chopped up banana stalks are rampant growers that are proving to to weeds now because they are just popping up all over the place

[Gbarce]

This is my gutsyest move yet - I planted a 2 foot seedling of a royal palm. Gutsy coz its variegated.

[Gbarce]

Close up of the leaves

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Its to the right of the golden adinoida merillii . It looks tiny compared but a couple of weeks after I repotted it to a much bigger pot the roots were already going out of several drainage holes so I decided to just plant it in teh ground.

Its the rainy season which is the best time to plant over here and I hope that she really zooooms in growth within this season.

[Gbarce]

Copernicia Baileyana - I wonder how long it will take before I get some trunk on this?

[Gbarce]

Bismarkia Nobilis in the foreground and Copernicia Macroglossa behind/above a bit to the right.

I an not sure if this Bismarkia is the blue for (an I am hoping that it is) its sort of bluish green but it might have been because it did not get enough sunlight whe it was in the nursery. I hope that it colors up in this spot where I planted it.

[Gbarce]

Teddybear palm going solo in this spot.

[www.dadluvsu.com]

WOW WOW GENE!! Good move! I am envious of being able to put things in the ground! I'm lovin' the selections made for planting. I think putting them in the ground is a great move and I'm sure they will be happy with you for doing it. One thing I have noticed about container growing is that if a palm is left in it's pot for too long the growth can get restricted resulting in an unhealthy palm with misshaped trunks or other undesirable traits...

Looking forward to seeing that royal, I have never seen a variagated one!

[bgl]

Gene,

Looks great, and I know you must be excited to get stuff in the ground. The Chambeyronias will be just fine at that size. They're very robust growers, and that will be a very nice little grove one day. Also, the Verschaffeltias will do just fine planted closely together, since the crown is fairly compact and doesn't spread out much. And the stiltroots from the different individuals will simply be intertwined. What I WOULD be concerned about is the space you have between the Bismarckia and the Copernicia. WOW! That's really going to turn into a major pushing battle down the road...!

Bo-Göran

[Kim]

Gene, lucky you, going wild with exotic palms. They are really cute now, in a few years they will be splendid. Nice job!

[realarch]

Gene, good to see you getting some of your palms out of the containers, nice feeling of accomplishment isn't it? Looking good, be nice to watch the progress.

Tim

[Walter John]

nice , very nice.

[Dypsisdean]

Gene,

I think all of those will go great for you, considering where you are. Be sure to check back in a year with some pics from the same perspective, so we can see the growth.

[paulgila]

great planting,gene! its gonna be amazing before long & we'll all be over yer garden!!!

[Gbarce]

Gene,

What I WOULD be concerned about is the space you have between the Bismarckia and the Copernicia. WOW! That's really going to turn into a major pushing battle down the road...!

Bo-Göran

Thanks for the encouraging words!

Bo - that was exactly what I was worrying about. I counting on the fact that the copernicias are much slower growers than the bismark and I am hoping that the after a short while the bismark's "leaf line" grows above the crown of the Copernicias so that they stop competeing and actually fill out the space better visually.

I am not so worried about the C. Macrogloss since it does not get so big but the C. Baileyana gets just about as big as the bismarkia.

I think this is the big problem for newbies planning out their gardens - eventual maximum sizes and growth rates. This should be incorporated in a book somehow.

I am actually tring to figure out where I will eventually plant a couple of Tahinas and a Copernicial Fallaensis seedling that I have in the shade house.

Edited June 26, 2008 by Gbarce

[bgl]

Gene,

You are certainly correct that the Bismarckia is going to be faster than the Copernicia. My guess (after I've had time to give this a second thought! ), is that the problem is not going to be so much of a pushing battle between the two, but rather a "battle" where the Bismarckia is simply going to overwhelm and invade the space of the Copernicia. What I see happening is the Bismarckia growing up to a large and beautiful specimen, extending the fronds 12 ft/3.6m or so out from the trunk. From what I see in the photo, that means the Bismarckia fronds are going to be above the Copernicia, which needs to be in full sun. Once it gets deprived of a full sun exposure it's probably going into a serious decline. I have lost a few Dypsis decipiens for this reason. I did not correctly anticipate how much faster some of the palms planted close by would be, and once they shaded out the D. decipiens that was the beginning of the end for them. If you have another space for the Copernicia, now would probably be a good time to save it!

Bo-Göran

[DoomsDave]

Gene!

Today, the beginning garden

Tomorrow . . . . another Holy Church of Palmdom, seriously.

Keep the pics!

I don't think you planted that Chambey too small. Where you are it'll be okay.

[BS Man about Palms]

Ground? Whats that?

[Gbarce]

Edited June 26, 2008 by Gbarce

[Gbarce]

Ground? Whats that?

besides your palm pots, its where your weeds are growing

[PalmGuyWC]

Congrats Genel!

I'm sure you already have an "Ohhh, Ahhh" garden, but in a couple of years it will be a swooning garden. Get a few pillows spread around the garden for those that swoon and faint eaisly.

It's always difficult to know how far to plant palms apart. I imagine in a tropical garden it would be even more difficult. They always grow faster and larger than you might expect. I never, ever, thought I would have a power line problem, but now I do, and it's always painful to have to removed a nice old specimen.

Dick

[ariscott]

Hi Gene,

Finally something planted in the ground. Things will grow even faster for you... as you don't seem to get the dry and cool dry season and your rainfall seemed to be more spread throughout the year. Try to not crowd full sun palms so much.. Bo is right, Copernicia need full sun. Otherwise they won't do well at all, as I found out when the weeds took over my garden beds last year. All cleaned out and mulched now... so all is well.

Your yellow manila palms will grow much faster than the lipstick palms. I can understand the attraction though... with yellow and red. If you can find Pinanga coronata (the ones that can go in full sun), they will look good with lipstick palms too, as they are clumping as well... Better yet, go to Thailand and get the different lipstick palms they have over there.

At least you got some sort of shade, Gene... I lost a few due to the harsh sun in my property!! I guess.... live and learn. And yes, I have learnt heaps.

Regards, Ari

Edited June 26, 2008 by ariscott

[Kathryn]

Great selection of palms Gene! I can't wait for the after pictures in a year or so.

[Moose]

Nice selection Gene! It has been nearly a year since you planted.

How about posting new photos to see how they have faired.

A fellow palmaholic

Ron.

[Palm Painter]

Nice selection Gene! It has been nearly a year since you planted.

How about posting new photos to see how they have faired.

A fellow palmaholic

Ron.

Gene,

[Palm Painter]

Nice selection Gene! It has been nearly a year since you planted.

How about posting new photos to see how they have faired.

A fellow palmaholic

Ron.

Gene,

[Palm Painter]

Nice selection Gene! It has been nearly a year since you planted.

How about posting new photos to see how they have faired.

A fellow palmaholic

Ron.

Gene,

I always feel much better about my garden after i get these puppies in the ground! It will be fun watching your garden mature.

Good Luck!

Henry (Palm Painter)

[Gbarce]

Ok here's an update.

This is the grouping of Chambeyronia Macrocarpas there are 7 of them here amd they are all doing well. One of them is growing a lot faster than the others-- actually has a new leaf opening up. Can't really say that it is beginning to trunk yet but it is developing a pretty sturdy and slightly fatter base.

I planted a few Canna lillies in between them to help them conserve moisture.

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Pritchardia pacificas- I grouped 5 of them close together but there sre not growing as fast as the other group. I think its beacuse these are surrounded by more trees are under shade for much longer in the day.

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P. Pacifica Batch 2. these are growing much faster. These are getting more sun but it could also be that their roots might have reached the sewer pipes on the opposite side of the fence

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V. Splendida These are doing great. And the leaves are really huge.

I love them on this spot-- they are protected and their simple leaves are not tattered or damaged.

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Pelagodoxa Henryana-- after a couple of leaves it finally got over its 'anemic' episode and is pushing out nice healthy green leaves. Can't wair or this baby to get huge.

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Here's the Kerriodoxa Elegans-- I am suprised to see how much growth this baby has gotten after a year.

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Here's the grouping with a hyphaene theibatica, chamaeros humillis and chambeyronia macrocarpas.

the hyphaene added a few more leaves and the chambeyronias are doing good too but the Chaemeros humillis actually declined.