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pollen - Phoenix Acaulis

Dave H

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My Pheonix Acaulis is showing signs of blooming. If any one is interested in some pollen, let me know... Should be ready in the coming weeks. :D

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My Pheonix Acaulis is showing signs of blooming. If any one is interested in some pollen, let me know... Should be ready in the coming weeks. :D

Dave

Some pics... Sorry I did not include them from the get go.

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Phoenix Acualis 5+ yr 5gal, 3 yrs in ground

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Phoenix Acualis 5+ yr 5gal, 3 yrs in ground

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Phoenix Acualis 5+ yr 5gal, 3 yrs in ground

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Looking good Dave.

Matt in Temecula, CA

Hot and dry in the summer, cold with light frost in the winter. Halfway between the desert and ocean

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I really wish my canariensis was blooming right now... :(

-Krishna

Kailua, Oahu HI. Near the beach but dry!

Still have a garden in Zone 9a Inland North Central Florida (Ocala)

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Does anyone know how much cold P. acaulis will take without damage? I expect P. acaulis crossed with either P.canariensis or reclinata would make a nice hybrid.

Dick

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Does anyone know how much cold P. acaulis will take without damage? I expect P. acaulis crossed with either P.canariensis or reclinata would make a nice hybrid.

Dick

I think mine is some sort of a hybrid, even though I purchased it as P acualis. mine is more robust in the leaflet and petiole than other plants ive seen. Its a very dependable plant. I have it planted in my cold hardy front yard and its been spotless in the low Ive had since Ive lived here, 26F. Sorry no flowers on it yet.

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Glenn

Modesto, California

 

Sunset Zone 14   USDA 9b

 

Low Temp. 19F/-7C 12-20-1990         

 

High Temp. 111F/43C 07-23-2006

 

Annual Average Precipitation 13.12 inches/yr.

 

             

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Glenn,

That's a nice looking palm. I see it's a single, but all the ones I've seen in the past were clustering.

Dick

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Glenn,

That's a nice looking palm. I see it's a single, but all the ones I've seen in the past were clustering.

Dick

I want to say the older one that I saw from the same batch mine came from was a clustering palm... I think it had just been in the ground a lot longer than mine. :hmm:

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Glenn,

That's a nice looking palm. I see it's a single, but all the ones I've seen in the past were clustering.

Dick

I want to say the older one that I saw from the same batch mine came from was a clustering palm... I think it had just been in the ground a lot longer than mine. :hmm:

If you don't have a taker on that pollen Dave, you know me, I'll take it and dust a rec and a canary if there's enough.

Matt in Temecula, CA

Hot and dry in the summer, cold with light frost in the winter. Halfway between the desert and ocean

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Glenn,

That's a nice looking palm. I see it's a single, but all the ones I've seen in the past were clustering.

Dick

I want to say the older one that I saw from the same batch mine came from was a clustering palm... I think it had just been in the ground a lot longer than mine. :hmm:

If you don't have a taker on that pollen Dave, you know me, I'll take it and dust a rec and a canary if there's enough.

Hi all,

I am putting up pics... I touched one flower gently and what looked like dry larger particle dust came off... So is it ready ? I'm not sure why but two of the four flowers turned brown and look kinda dry. So I'm not sure if they would have any pollen, but two appear to me ( without being any kinda expert ) to possibly be ready. Let me know how to handle/pack and so on as I am new to this stuff... I will be out of town Sat/Sun so I will get on it Monday. I can cut off and bag today or Sat morn if that's better...

Let me know

Hope some one will make good use of it ( hopefully its good ).

Dave

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Update... Harvesting all the pollen from the flowers. :hmm: Then its off to a new home and creating a new lineage.

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P. Acaulis pollen exctraction

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Why are they brown? By the time they're yellow and just starting to open you've gotta get in there, cut out the spines and tap all the pollen out. I hope you didn't wait too long. There's usually a lot of pollen so if you see dust that's it.

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)

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Continuing the extraction...

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The pic I took of the flowers smashed apperantly was corrupted so I could not upload it...

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Why are they brown? By the time they're yellow and just starting to open you've gotta get in there, cut out the spines and tap all the pollen out. I hope you didn't wait too long. There's usually a lot of pollen so if you see dust that's it.

Hey MattyB,

I was following instructions... :unsure: They were yellow when I cut them off the tree. Sooo... Hopefully I didn't mess it up.

PS

Thanks for the hospitality. I had a good time and enjoyed touring your property. Very Nice, and great job with it, I liked your islands of species.

Dave

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Yeah, it was great to meet you too. Your pollen collecting looks to have been very successful. That's a lot! I thought they had browned and dried out and then you cut them off. By then the pollen would probably have been gone. Nice work. So, who's getting the pollen?

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)

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Why are they brown? By the time they're yellow and just starting to open you've gotta get in there, cut out the spines and tap all the pollen out. I hope you didn't wait too long. There's usually a lot of pollen so if you see dust that's it.

Hey MattyB,

I was following instructions... :unsure: They were yellow when I cut them off the tree. Sooo... Hopefully I didn't mess it up.

PS

Thanks for the hospitality. I had a good time and enjoyed touring your property. Very Nice, and great job with it, I liked your islands of species.

Dave

Don't worry Dave, the guy that gave you the instructions is one smart cookie :mrlooney: I agree, you got a lot of pollen, nice work homey.

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Matt in Temecula, CA

Hot and dry in the summer, cold with light frost in the winter. Halfway between the desert and ocean

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