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Areca macrocalyx

Tyrone

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Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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Areca macrocalyx is a beautiful solitary palm from the New Guinea highlands where it grows to 5280 ft in habitat. Reportedly it needs less heat than the lowland varieties and does well in So Florida. This is one species I'd love to get my hands on one day, and try in my own garden as Areca catechu does fine for me, and that one is a lowland palm. What is really wonderful about this palm is the pinkish reddish crownshaft, similar to the red form A vestiara but more pink. Who is growing this one? What experiences do people have growing it, and do you have any pictures of it?

Best regards

Tyrone

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

Gileno Machado Grand Master

Gileno Machado

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The tallest palm in this picture is my Areca macrocalyx, Tyrone, almost 3 meters tall now (Sorry for the bad picture). This one is less than 4 years old from seed and a champion grower for me here, in filtered light under canopy. I guess the species is even faster growing than Areca catechu. The seedlings are lovely too, keeping the entire undivided leaves for a long period of time. I'll try to take a better picture next week.

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

aussiearoids Grand Master

aussiearoids

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Supposedly very hard to get , Mikey has a few , and I think Clayton had some seeds come in but got destroyed by AQIS ,, I want one !!

Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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Well, go and get some from Mikey then... It looks quite nice. I haven't got many areca, only the common ones... A. catechu, A. triandra, A. vestaria (red & orange), and A. ipot. They are growing on me though...

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

TikiRick Veteran

TikiRick

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I just put one in the ground from a small 4" container. It is doing nicely, but I do know that the slugs like is as much as I do. I had to put some slug bait around it.

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!

Dypsisdean Grand Master

Dypsisdean

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Both Bo and Jeff Marcus have some beauties. Here are some nice pics of both. I have a feeling Bo will add a few more.

CLICK HERE

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Kona, on The Big Island
Hawaii - Land of Volcanoes

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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Wow... that is nice. I like it!!

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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Thanks guys for all of the info. I'm going to have to hunt this one down. The pictures on Palmpedia are outstanding.

I'm hoping that if I can grow A catechu, then A macrocalyx which needs less heat will be OK too.

I've done some calculations. At 5280ft or approx 1600m asl the temps would be approx 7C less than the lowlands and therefore the cooler season temps would be approx 15C-21C, and the monsoon season temps would be approx 19C-25C. Being in the clouds I'd imagine it would want to stay wet and humid constantly as PNG doesn't have a dry season as such.

I've got to get this one.

Best regards

Tyrone

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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The tallest palm in this picture is my Areca macrocalyx, Tyrone, almost 3 meters tall now (Sorry for the bad picture). This one is less than 4 years old from seed and a champion grower for me here, in filtered light under canopy. I guess the species is even faster growing than Areca catechu. The seedlings are lovely too, keeping the entire undivided leaves for a long period of time. I'll try to take a better picture next week.

Gileno your garden looks magnificent. Your A macrocalyx even has a bit of colour starting in the crownshaft. You have it in a perfect spot by the looks of it.

Just a question, does it grow better through the cooler or warmer part of the year for you?

Best regards

Tyrone

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

bgl Grand Master

bgl

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Here's one of mine. These are not all that fast, and definitely slower than A. catechu. My taller ones are about 15 ft/4.5m. or so. One important piece of information is that the red is very variable, both from individual to individual and also on the same individual. The crownshaft can be dramatically bright red right after an old crownshaft is shed, and then it gradually gets duller over time.

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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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The photo above was taken just half an hour ago. Here are two others that I took last year.

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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

 

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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Nice palm Bo. Just another one I can not grow. :(

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

cfkingfish Grand Master

cfkingfish

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This species is such a fast grower, then it hits below 50F (10C), and it just stops moving. I was browsing through comments made by previous palm curators of Fairchild and Mike McLoughlin, who now works at Selby in Sarasota, kept detailed notes on many of the palms. He mentioned the one here defoliated about 50 percent at 40F. This palm has identical cultivation requirements as V. splendida in my opinion.

Christian Faulkner

Venice, Florida - South Sarasota County.

www.faulknerspalms.com

 

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ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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What do you mean stop moving, Chris? Just going dormant or actually dying? Will it go again once the temperature rise again?

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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Stalling at 10C doesn't sound good. I still want to give it a go though.

Thanks for your wonderful pictures Bo.

Best regards

Tyrone

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

Gileno Machado Grand Master

Gileno Machado

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The tallest palm in this picture is my Areca macrocalyx, Tyrone, almost 3 meters tall now (Sorry for the bad picture). This one is less than 4 years old from seed and a champion grower for me here, in filtered light under canopy. I guess the species is even faster growing than Areca catechu. The seedlings are lovely too, keeping the entire undivided leaves for a long period of time. I'll try to take a better picture next week.

Gileno your garden looks magnificent. Your A macrocalyx even has a bit of colour starting in the crownshaft. You have it in a perfect spot by the looks of it.

Just a question, does it grow better through the cooler or warmer part of the year for you?

Best regards

Tyrone

Sorry I hadn't checked your question Tyrone...

I really don't notice much difference here in terms of season. Maybe they grow even faster during the rainy winters...but well, anyway, the lowest temperature here is probably 22°C in july...

Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

calyptrocalyx&licuala freck Mentor

calyptrocalyx&licuala freck

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Thanks guys for all of the info. I'm going to have to hunt this one down. The pictures on Palmpedia are outstanding.

I'm hoping that if I can grow A catechu, then A macrocalyx which needs less heat will be OK too.

I've done some calculations. At 5280ft or approx 1600m asl the temps would be approx 7C less than the lowlands and therefore the cooler season temps would be approx 15C-21C, and the monsoon season temps would be approx 19C-25C. Being in the clouds I'd imagine it would want to stay wet and humid constantly as PNG doesn't have a dry season as such.

I've got to get this one.

Best regards

Tyrone

Hi Tyrone,

A bit of info with this 'sp' the only reason why these are in the Highlands is due to the

locals actually taking seeds from the lowland populations up over the years,

the reason being because they are a better and much stronger Betel-nut to chew.

There is also various colours of ripe fruit in this 'sp' from

red, purple, to even white and many other colours in between, a truely beautiful 'sp'.

Regards Mikey :)

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M.H.Edwards

"Living in the Tropic's

And loving it".............. smilie.gif

Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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Thanks Mikey for that info. I don't think they'll make it here then if the locals took them to those altitudes. I'll have to stick with my trusty A vestiara's then if I want Areca colour. :)

Best regards

Tyrone

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

calyptrocalyx&licuala freck Mentor

calyptrocalyx&licuala freck

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Hi Tyrone,

You should still give this beauty a go they are some well

worth the try.

Cheers Mikey

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M.H.Edwards

"Living in the Tropic's

And loving it".............. smilie.gif

Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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Hi Tyrone,

You should still give this beauty a go they are some well

worth the try.

Cheers Mikey

OK Mikey. I'll give it a go. I'll keep a look out for seed. :)

Best regards

Tyrone

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

aussiearoids Grand Master

aussiearoids

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hey Mikey ,,, have you tried them ???

""the reason being because they are a better and much stronger Betel-nut to chew.

There is also various colours of ripe fruit in this 'sp' from

red, purple, to even white and many other colours in between, a truely beautiful 'sp'.

Regards Mikey smilie.gif ""

another great reason to grow them ,, who needs the old Peruvian marching powder ,, when you can chow down on some spectacular palm seeds ,, :mrlooney::yay:

Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

calyptrocalyx&licuala freck Mentor

calyptrocalyx&licuala freck

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hey Mikey ,,, have you tried them ???

""the reason being because they are a better and much stronger Betel-nut to chew.

There is also various colours of ripe fruit in this 'sp' from

red, purple, to even white and many other colours in between, a truely beautiful 'sp'.

Regards Mikey smilie.gif ""

another great reason to grow them ,, who needs the old Peruvian marching powder ,, when you can chow down on some spectacular palm seeds ,, :mrlooney::yay:

:blink::blink: Who is talking to me :lol::lol::drool:

they do say its better than the powder and cheaper :lol::lol:

no dude but it's hard to talk to someone who has.........

Cheers Mikey

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M.H.Edwards

"Living in the Tropic's

And loving it".............. smilie.gif

SubTropicRay Grand Master

SubTropicRay

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Great looking specimens.

Tampa, Interbay Peninsula, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10A

Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10B

Vasin T. Apprentice

Vasin T.

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Great looking specimens.

Hello,

The seeds that harvested within Thailand are yellow when riped, one inch long and smell-like papaya.

Very easy germinate.

Vasin T.

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Regards,

Vasin T.

South Kalimantan

Indonesia

Vasin T. Apprentice

Vasin T.

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This one is 3 yrs old from germination, growing in the North of Thailand (15-38 Degree C) 1,400 mm. rainfall.

I can experience the partial sun could make the brighter crownshaft and compact leaf form.

Cheers.

Vasin T.

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Regards,

Vasin T.

South Kalimantan

Indonesia

Vasin T. Apprentice

Vasin T.

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Zoom up the colorful crownshaft.

Vasin T.

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Regards,

Vasin T.

South Kalimantan

Indonesia

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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This is an extreamly beautiful palm, but is very sensitive to our cooler weather here. I had these several years ago and lost them all to cold temp's.

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

Carlo Morici Veteran

Carlo Morici

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It grows very well here. There was an adult specimen at the Palmetum in S Cruz. It was killed by drought in Summer 2006. The dead palm had some shrivelled fruits on it. We picked them and now there are some new plants in the ground. It grows equally well during the summer heat or the cooler mid-seasons. We have no red at all as both mother and "kids" are plain green.

Carlo

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