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Areca catechu inflorescence .

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aussiearoids Grand Master

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Beautiful large infl. on my betel opened yesterday .

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It has flowered a few times but none as impressive as this one .

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Looks like a few fruits may have formed on another flower on the side closer to the Dypsis .

Hope to finally get some seeds on this , as i could do with a good chew :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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spockvr6 Grand Master

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That is a beautiful palm Michael!

I dare say there are no Betels in FL that look quite like that one.

Larry 

Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b

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Kumar Veteran

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Hope you have your betel-cutter ready...

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Kumar

Bombay, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 23 - 32 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 3400.0 mm

Calcutta, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 19 - 33 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 1600.0 mm

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ariscott Grand Master

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I hope you have a fence.... Once the neighbours know you have a fruiting betel nut, it might be a bit hard to fend them off....

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

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Walter John Grand Master

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classic

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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realarch Grand Master

realarch

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Love the vibrant greens on this palm, nice specimen Michael. I guess Hawaii is no different than the rest of the tropical world, a fruiting betel is fair game either in a fenced yard or not.

Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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PalmatierMeg Grand Master

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Beautiful. I love all the Arecas and have several smaller or dwarf species. I'd love to try a full size A. catechu but given my last 3 winters that will remain a wish only.

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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brodklop Experienced

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Fantastic Michael. one of my favourites. I hope to plant mine shortly.

Palms are the king of trees

Brod

Brisbane, Australia

28 latitude, sub tropical

summer average 21c min - 29c max

winter average 10c min - 21c max

extremes at my place 5c - 42c

1100 average rainfall

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aussiearoids Grand Master

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Thanks all :D Other plants in pic are ;

bottom left a cola tree

beside that a clump of Costus Kiss of Death

with 5 flowers :drool:

and beside the Betel an Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

also a few pots of bamboo [ 2 unknown sp.]

I am not game to plant out front because of the power lines .

Don't think anyone will come to pick the nuts :angry:

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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You would be surprised by some people Michael, when my Betel had ripe seed, a ute load of guys pulled up with a ladder and picked the whole lot, when I confronted them they offered to give them back and then asked could they have the next bunch :lol:

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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TimHopper Proficient

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I had one flowering in my garden last year. The flowers have an amazing sweet smell stronger than Jasmine. I sure miss mine since the cold killed it. Tim

Tim Hopper

St Augustine Florida

timhoppers@gmail.com

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aussiearoids Grand Master

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I just noticed the smell when I walked past it earlier this morning , a very pleasant fragrance . No seeds set on the older infl. Maybe a little bit of assistance is needed to pollinate them :rolleyes:

most likely the heavy rains has washed away the pollen , lets hope this sunny dry spell up here in the 'wet' tropics keeps up .

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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