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Hyphaene coriacea

sarasota alex

By sarasota alex
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sarasota alex

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Got this palm at a local Home Depot. The label only said "Damaged" on it. They didn't know what it was and the manager of the garden section sold it to me for $10.

Problem is - I have no more room in my yard. So I decided that the bottlebrush tree in the front yard has got to go. Waiting for the association to approve.

Still not sure where the damage is.

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Please let me know if I correctly identified this palm as H. coriacea.

PalmatierMeg Grand Master

PalmatierMeg

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Great deal! I don't know my Hyphaenes well but I got a double trunked H. thebaica from that same BB in S. Ft. Myers last fall, so I have a hunch yours is the same species. Your pictures look a lot like my Hyphaene. It's tough as an old boot, laughed at winter cold all last season and hasn't been bothered by summer heat/humidity/storms. We love it despite the teeth.

Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

sarasota alex Veteran

sarasota alex

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Great deal! I don't know my Hyphaenes well but I got a double trunked H. thebaica from that same BB in S. Ft. Myers last fall, so I have a hunch yours is the same species. Your pictures look a lot like my Hyphaene. It's tough as an old boot, laughed at winter cold all last season and hasn't been bothered by summer heat/humidity/storms. We love it despite the teeth.

Meg, sounds encouraging. I just hope it survives in the pot long enough for me to get a permission to remove a tree.

MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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I can't see any damage either. The petioles are very hard and brittle on these so maybe a couple of old leaves got broken off. No biggie. $10 is an outright steal for that.

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)

PalmsZA Proficient

PalmsZA

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Hi Alex

Thats a steal! We dont even get them that cheap here and they are indigneous to my part of South Africa.

Just be VERY careful that you dont snap any roots (ala Biz/Joey) else it will sulk for a looong time.

Cheers

Dennis

Sub-tropical

Summer rainfall 1200mm

Annual average temp 21c

30 South

PalmatierMeg Grand Master

PalmatierMeg

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Last night I took photos of my H. thebaica. It looks like a twin of Alex's

Two views

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View of double trunk

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Frond

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Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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sarasota alex Veteran

sarasota alex

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Got an approval from my association to plant it in front of my house. Will get to work removing the bottlebrush once I'm back in town.

Dennis, thanks for the word of caution!

Meg, they do look like they are from the same seed pool. How fast does yours grow?

PalmatierMeg Grand Master

PalmatierMeg

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Got an approval from my association to plant it in front of my house. Will get to work removing the bottlebrush once I'm back in town.

Dennis, thanks for the word of caution!

Meg, they do look like they are from the same seed pool. How fast does yours grow?

Alex, they are slow, maybe 3-4 fronds per year per trunk. They need no protection in winter.

Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

palman Enthusiast

palman

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Nice growth there!

South Florida, USA

Mild sub tropical climate - USDA Zone 10

26.9 deg. North latitude

Altitude (5.1 M)  

Winter avg. temp (15.6 C)

Summer avg. temp (28.1 C)

Yearly Rainfall approx. (1270 mm)

palman Enthusiast

palman

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You practically stole it!

South Florida, USA

Mild sub tropical climate - USDA Zone 10

26.9 deg. North latitude

Altitude (5.1 M)  

Winter avg. temp (15.6 C)

Summer avg. temp (28.1 C)

Yearly Rainfall approx. (1270 mm)

sarasota alex Veteran

sarasota alex

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Would it be OK in a partially shaded location?

I know that most palms would prefer it, but Hyphaenes seem to get full sun in their natural habitat.

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Got Palms Mentor

Got Palms

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Alex here is one i have out in probably one of the hottest parts of the country, Havasu City AZ. It was a single trunk, five gallon two years ago and has not stopped growing even in the winter time, Enjoy

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Got Palms Mentor

Got Palms

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Sorry about secound post i couldn't post two pics on same post.

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