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Copernicia Fallaensis

Zayin

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These were growing in a field 90% hidden from view of the road. I actually drove past them about three times before I saw them peeking over the tops of the other foliage. Man, when we got close it was like a religious experience. The palms growing in the foreground are Sabal Maritima.. Can you see the Fallaensis in the back? :)

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Jody

Chilliwack British Columbia

Zone 8/9 until 3 years ago. Now Zone 6b.

Don't even get me started.

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Heres the view among the palms.. It was spellbinding. No seeds but just to see them was amazing.

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Jody

Chilliwack British Columbia

Zone 8/9 until 3 years ago. Now Zone 6b.

Don't even get me started.

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Cool, huh?

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here's another.

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Jody

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I will make this the last photo.. Hope you enjoyed.

Jody

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Jody

Chilliwack British Columbia

Zone 8/9 until 3 years ago. Now Zone 6b.

Don't even get me started.

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BS Man about Palms Grand Master

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Epic stuff!!!

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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Mandrew968 Grand Master

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That can only be cuba--AMAZING! I've never seen that many of my favorite palm in one photo.

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Tomw Proficient

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Very cool, thanks for sharing you pictures!

Palm Beach Palm and Cycad Society Member (IPS Affiliate)

North Palm Beach

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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! :drool::drool::drool::drool:

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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That does it, I'm going to plant mine. Hope my grand kids like it.

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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Stunning! Where can I buy mature plants??? My little ones will take decades.

Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Joe palma Mentor

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Wow,Wow,Wooow

It's an entire grove of them!

Wonder how old the largest are?

Love to be looking up at those....

Joe Dombrowski

Discovery Island Palms Nursery

San Marcos, CA

"grow my little palm tree, grow!"

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MattyB Grand Master

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Let's see a picture Triode

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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Nice Ken!

Did you grow that from seed?

Joe Dombrowski

Discovery Island Palms Nursery

San Marcos, CA

"grow my little palm tree, grow!"

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Thats good to see that there is still a good population! I saw only a few old Copernicia fallaensis near Ranchuelo, just west of Morón. Well I hope that population is well protected. Most habitad where thise palm was onres found is now sugarcaneplantation!

Alexander

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The ones I saw where next to a farm, the owner told me that that where the last ones. In total there where som 50 specimems, 3 adult ones and the rest young ones. And nearby I saw 2 other big ones.

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This was around that area. Mike from Caribbean palms told me almost exactly where they were, but other trees had grown up around them, and the farm that they are part of has been abandoned. Like I said I had to drive around the field about three times before I found them. There is a Sugar cane plantation behind them, a cow pasture on two sides of them and a driveway and a long garden on the fourth side of them. These palms take up a total of about two acres - there were about 70-100 adults, countless juveniles and almost no babies. Other than three to six scattered Fallaensis in the area, that's all we saw.

They are all flowering right now, but I believe that they cut the flowering structures off before there are any seeds. Among the ground there are many undeveloped inflorescence but I couldn't find even one seed, fresh or otherwise. So I don't know if the owner of the field is sending the seeds overseas or if he is just trying to prevent these trees from propagating themselves.

Its too bad, because ive seen these seeds sell for a dollar each, with is about two days wages for a "well paid" Cuban. And if they were in seed, I would have had no problem giving this guy a years wages for a few inflourescences.

Jody

Chilliwack British Columbia

Zone 8/9 until 3 years ago. Now Zone 6b.

Don't even get me started.

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Let's see a picture Triode

matt-

here is a photo of the baby.

she was real beat up looking when I got her.

planted her last fall -so this will be the 1st growing season in the ground.

will post a photo at the end of fall and report on the growth rate out here

who else on the forum has one ?

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Well that picture of a whole forest of Copernicia fallaensis with young ones underneath probably give an idear how the situation was in the old days! Its a pitty the Cubans do no do more with their unique palms. It could be a good thing to grow them on large scale for landscaping in Cuba and abroad!

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Well that picture of a whole forest of Copernicia fallaensis with young ones underneath probably give an idear how the situation was in the old days! Its a pitty the Cubans do no do more with their unique palms. It could be a good thing to grow them on large scale for landscaping in Cuba and abroad!

Alexander

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P.S.

From some palms they have cut of the leaves. They use them for making hats. But its also bad for the palms as it can kill them.

Alexander

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Mandrew968 Grand Master

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I have this one planted in my backyard. Put a slightly larger one in my in-law's frontyard.

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Is that C.Hospita?

Jody

Chilliwack British Columbia

Zone 8/9 until 3 years ago. Now Zone 6b.

Don't even get me started.

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Heres mine... I think it dreams of heat... I did a quick weeding and trim for the photo.. I hope you all are happy. :)

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Slightly different view with A P. lindineana in the background.... easier to see the "natural state" in this shot.. :)

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Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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here's mine. about a year and a half in the ground.

nice and blue

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definitely the fastest of the copernicias I am trying.

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Is that C.Hospita?

I wouldn't post a photo of a Hospita, in a Fallaensis thread... nor would a put a hospita in my yard--The photo is of my Fallaensis B)

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Nice Copernicias Triode, Bill, Gene, and Mandewd. I'm definitely jealous that I don't have one of these puppies. I've got a couple of C. baileyana that I grew from seed so someday when they're big I can say I knew them from the very start.

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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If you ever get that itch--I know where to get them--I'm sure they can be shipped...

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Is that C.Hospita?

I wouldn't post a photo of a Hospita, in a Fallaensis thread... nor would a put a hospita in my yard--The photo is of my Fallaensis B)

Well of course you wouldn't, I do love the silver color. None of the ones in habitat showed that hue. :innocent:

Jody

Chilliwack British Columbia

Zone 8/9 until 3 years ago. Now Zone 6b.

Don't even get me started.

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I'll probably never have a C. fallaensis so I'll just have to settle for my C. prunifera/cerifera. It's turning out pretty nice. Steve has a great looking one.

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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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If you ever get that itch--I know where to get them--I'm sure they can be shipped...

I'm feeling very itchy...

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