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aussiearoids Grand Master

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No doubt an uber tropical species , but so impressive looking .

I have the perfect spot for it and must get some :rolleyes: .

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.

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calyptrocalyx&licuala freck

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No doubt an uber tropical species , but so impressive looking .

I have the perfect spot for it and must get some :rolleyes: .

Give Rich a call ya never know he may have a stray he did have

them on the list a few years ago.

Mikey

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"Living in the Tropic's

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

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ariscott Grand Master

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ultra tropical, hey? They would love our weather at the moment.... sticky!!!

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

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Hi Ari,

How's ya Calyptrocalyx's Going

Cheers say hi to Scott and the Girls from me Regards

Mikey

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ariscott Grand Master

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Hi Mikey,

so far so good. I have a few more licuala & calyptrocalyx to do. But the ants haven't returned & they look great. BTW, bought myself a pinanga aristata the other day... just 1 to try first. If I don't kill it, might get some more... Stunning palm!!

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

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Dypsisdean Grand Master

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One of my favs. Much too slow for my liking. I have a few small ones, just in the ground, taking lows down to the low 50s F. Don't give them too much shade.

Here's one at Floribunda, with some more pics HERE

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Kona, on The Big Island
Hawaii - Land of Volcanoes

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ariscott Grand Master

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Nice... Dean. Slow, huh? Are they as slow as most licuala?

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

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Dypsisdean Grand Master

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Nice... Dean. Slow, huh? Are they as slow as most licuala?

Regards, Ari :)

I'll let you know Ari. The ones I just put in the ground barely moved for two years in their pots - maybe two leaves. Hopefully they will speed up now that they are in the ground, but from what I have heard, they will try my patience.

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Kona, on The Big Island
Hawaii - Land of Volcanoes

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Hhhmm... I think I would rather plant something else.... I don't have patient either, Dean.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

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Moose Grand Master

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Nice... Dean. Slow, huh? Are they as slow as most licuala?

Regards, Ari :)

Slower. :(

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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No doubt an uber tropical species , but so impressive looking .

I have the perfect spot for it and must get some :rolleyes: .

Michael, I havent seen any for sale for a while, mine is seeding at the moment :) ,I will keep in touch.

Bruce

Innisfail - NQ AUS - 3600mm of rain a year average or around 144inches if you prefer - Temp Range 9c to 43c

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aussiearoids Grand Master

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You ripper Bruce :mrlooney:

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.

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Lowey Experienced

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There is an interesting article in the latest Palms Journal stating that there may be more than one form of this palm, I have seen two very distinct variations of the palm, one has more entire leaves than the other and different seeds.

It has been previously stated that the variations are due to habitat alone, I do not believe this to be the case :) but that's just my opinion :mrlooney:

Bruce

Innisfail - NQ AUS - 3600mm of rain a year average or around 144inches if you prefer - Temp Range 9c to 43c

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aussiearoids Grand Master

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I could use some palm leaf sails to get down to the back yard on a balsa wood raft right now . :mrlooney:

But seriously , maybe the entire leaf form has been selected for generation after generation for using as sails by people living near the large rivers.

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.

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I planted one several months ago (tiny of course). It's grown a bit and still looks healthy and for now that's all I ask of my palms... Lovely photos from Floribunda, where my little one originated. Now if I can just live long enough to see it grow up.

Cindy Adair

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realarch Grand Master

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Check these out. In habitat in northeast Costa Rica near the Nicaraguan border. Thousands of them along the canals and waterways. I can only imagine how old they must be.

They dwarfed our little tour boats.

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Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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aussiearoids Grand Master

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Check these out. In habitat in northeast Costa Rica near the Nicaraguan border. Thousands of them along the canals and waterways. I can only imagine how old they must be.

They dwarfed our little tour boats.

WOW thanks Tim , I needed a new desktop pic , and palmtalk never fails to provide spectacular scenery for that.

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.

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Lowey Experienced

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Michael here's mine about a year ago :)post-3764-088271000 1291106347_thumb.jpg

Bruce

Innisfail - NQ AUS - 3600mm of rain a year average or around 144inches if you prefer - Temp Range 9c to 43c

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:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :blink:

AWESOME BRUCE

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.

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These palms are fairly common around the Negro River area. They are one of the best palm thatching materials around. I have tried with no success to germinate some seeds. And, I dug one up and planted it and it died. This one is growing in a vacant lot in Manaus. As you can see they grow here in association with Mauritia flexuosa. I think that the trees here have shorter leaves than those over in eastern Amazonia.

dk

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Don Kittelson

 

LIFE ON THE RIO NEGRO

03° 06' 07'' South 60° 01' 30'' West

Altitude 92 Meters / 308 feet above sea level

1,500 kms / 932 miles to the mouth of the Amazon River

 

Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil - A Cidade da Floresta

Where the world´s largest Tropical Rainforest embraces the Greatest Rivers in the World. .

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Click here to visit Amazonas

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These palms are fairly common around the Negro River area. They are one of the best palm thatching materials around. I have tried with no success to germinate some seeds. And, I dug one up and planted it and it died. This one is growing in a vacant lot in Manaus. As you can see they grow here in association with Mauritia flexuosa. I think that the trees here have shorter leaves than those over in eastern Amazonia.

dk

I am trying to grow both of these palms and am delighted to see this photo of what they could eventually look like.Thanks!

Cindy Adair

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I wonder if seed from entire leaf palms can throw both split and entire leaf forms and vice versa :hmm:

This is the case in other palms so I dont see why not :)

Don, The pics you posted are like the palm I have, shorter leaves and more entire :D

Bruce

Innisfail - NQ AUS - 3600mm of rain a year average or around 144inches if you prefer - Temp Range 9c to 43c

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aussiearoids Grand Master

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Bruce , approx how old is yours ?

And can you remember the source of the seed or plant ?

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.

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Bruce , approx how old is yours ?

And can you remember the source of the seed or plant ?

Are there any more updates on this Awesome AWESOME AWESOME Palm??? Seed? Plants?

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Moose Grand Master

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What an amazing palm! Wish I had the climate, soil and the time to cultivate one. :crying:

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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What an amazing palm! Wish I had the climate, soil and the time to cultivate one. :crying:

You can create the first two, but the third, well we are men of a certain age.

In my post I sometimes express "my" opinion. Warning, it may differ from "your" opinion. If so, please do not feel insulted, just state your own if you wish. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or any other damages

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You know what they say about trees: the best time to plant one is 10 or 20 years ago. Better late than never though.

My only one is 3 years in the ground (from a tiny seedling of course), but is growing along okay and not as slow as some others I have.

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Moose Grand Master

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You know what they say about trees: the best time to plant one is 10 or 20 years ago. Better late than never though.

My only one is 3 years in the ground (from a tiny seedling of course), but is growing along okay and not as slow as some others I have.

That is awesome!!! If I had place in Puerto Rico, I'd plant one, probably not live long enough to see it trunk, but I would plant is regardless.

Hmmm, curious if Kim has one cooking at the Hawaii garden? :rolleyes:

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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