Chambeyronia lepidota

[Tyrone]

11 hours ago, richnorm said:

Next is my last  remaining Mid form. Just 15cm.  It has always been much slower and daintier but is healthy.

Neither is much to show after 8 years or so!

 

Being slower do you think it needs more warmth than your climate provides???

[knell]

On 9/3/2018, 1:49:39, richnorm said:

That's the "normal" shape. Many thanks. The information is much appreciated.

my pleasure! i just mean "strange" in comparison to many other palm seeds that are ovoid, obovoid, globose, etc. Also strange how the fruit is obovoid but then the seed only takes up half the space of the fruit...

 

On 9/3/2018, 2:01:06, Tyrone said:

That looks like the mid elevation seed, not the high elevation. 

what is the difference? do you have a photo of the high elevation seed?

[richnorm]

On 9/5/2018, 12:08:04, Tyrone said:

Would love to see your mid elevation one.

Here you go. Been away... cheers R

[Tyrone]

It looks very happy. 

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

Bump : any updates on this palm. What is it's true hardiness if one were able to find one ? Read somewhere it's possible 9a =/ sounds to good to be true. 

[Foxpalms]

What is the hardiness of this palm, what temperature can go down to and what  temperature does  it gets damaged at? Will this palm do better in shade or full sun. If I can find one I'm thinking about trying it in ground.

Edited October 17, 2022 by Foxpalms

[Tyrone]

They’re exceptionally hard to get seed of and in my experience incredibly difficult to keep alive. All mine are long deceased.😒

[Foxpalms]

30 minutes ago, Tyrone said:

They’re exceptionally hard to get seed of and in my experience incredibly difficult to keep alive. All mine are long deceased.😒

Sounds challenging to grow, but if I find one it's worth trying. Are there any freeze damage reports of this palm?

[Tyrone]

2 hours ago, Foxpalms said:

Sounds challenging to grow, but if I find one it's worth trying. Are there any freeze damage reports of this palm?

They’re very rare so I doubt it. Im thinking it would have a very narrow temp range to be happy and to thrive. My high altitude ones gradually died in Perth over the space of a few years as they couldn’t handle the summer heat. Through winter they were happy. My mid altitude ones had a low germination rate and just didn’t want to live down here in Albany. I’ve been told they need to be kept on the dry side so I probably overwatered my mid altitude ones. I would try the high altitude ones again down here if I had the opportunity as I reckon they would grow. 

[KrisKupsch]

On 7/25/2011 at 8:15 AM, Alberto said:

Last freeze my seedlings were outside , below canopy. The min. temperature was -4.2 °C at the lowest part of my property (at grass level) and -3°C at 1.5m altitude not far from the house. The seedlings are OK today.

I suspect it gets down to near zero up Panie on occasions. The weather records earlier in this thread from Poindimie (sea level) or the weather station near it, basically sea level, would be vastly different from the extremes experienced up the top 1-1.5km higher. Stuff from altitude there appears to hate heat, also hates full sun when young and also needs good drainage but never allowed to dry out. Cold probably isn’t so much your enemy but heat and dry is. 

[Billeb]

Bumping this thread.

Any of these still around? I bought one from a fellow PT’r who picked the seed himself. To me it does look similar to straight Macro but I was told 100% it’s legit. Planted it facing East so it gets the most ideal exposure I can give it. Protected from the West and blazing afternoon sun. Praying it makes it thru Winter. Will update when the frond opens. 
 

-dale 

 

[Navarro]

Hola @Billeteespero que me equivoque pero no sé parece a la lepidota que tuve , los folíolos eran más estrechos y erguidos 

[tinman10101]

On 11/14/2024 at 10:17 PM, Billeb said:

Bumping this thread.

Any of these still around? I bought one from a fellow PT’r who picked the seed himself. To me it does look similar to straight Macro but I was told 100% it’s legit. Planted it facing East so it gets the most ideal exposure I can give it. Protected from the West and blazing afternoon sun. Praying it makes it thru Winter. Will update when the frond opens. 
 

-dale 

 

wow dale. these were quite hard to find yet keep alive back in the days. to see one this big is short of a miracle.  the only i have seen keep alive and posted to palmtalk was bsman.  you have a great microclimate so i am hoping it does very well for you.  the only full grown i ever seen in cultivation was jeff marcus. 

in any case, thanks for sharing

tin  

[richnorm]

Some update photos:

First is sun grown High form (red new leaf).

Second is mostly shade grown High form (new leaf has a beautiful grey cast).

Last is the Mid form which is much more delicate, hence the cage to protect from falling fronds, though the leaves are becoming leathery now and the growth rate is improving.  New leaf is green. I only managed to keep one alive.

It's surprising to me that these weren't split in the recent review of the genus.

[tim_brissy_13]

44 minutes ago, richnorm said:

Some update photos:

First is sun grown High form (red new leaf).

Second is mostly shade grown High form (new leaf has a beautiful grey cast).

Last is the Mid form which is much more delicate, hence the cage to protect from falling fronds, though the leaves are becoming leathery now and the growth rate is improving.  New leaf is green. I only managed to keep one alive.

It's surprising to me that these weren't split in the recent review of the genus.

So cool especially the high form. How old would these ones be now Richard?

[richnorm]

25 minutes ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

So cool especially the high form. How old would these ones be now Richard?

I got the Mid seed in June 2009 and the High a year later. I think I had 10 seed on the Mid and maybe 5 of the High and ended up with four plants but might have given some away.  I feel confident that they will pick up speed but might take 20 or 30 years here to reach that point.