Corypha Seedling

[Kumar]

I had with some difficulty bought two corypha umbraculiferas in Feb '11. One was immediately planted into the ground and is doing well. Th other was a recently repotted specimen, transplanted entirely into some sandy medium at the nursery. I immediately put it into a pot, with equal mix of thick soil and sand. Here it was at the time of my potting, looking reasonable.

Now in April, I was shocked to see that nearly all the strap fronds were dried up and just one was still healthy - I was quite certain it was just a matter of time before it was finished and very nearly cleared out the pot.

This time, after two months, I am presently surprised to see that not only is the corypha still ok, but it has what appears to be the tip of a new spear emerging.

Now I hope this recovery is not a temporary phase. Still don't know what caused the decline though. I must mention that it has been getting extremely heavy rain for the last four weeks - about 2-4 hours every two days.

[Peter Pacific]

Kumar, it's difficult to see how deep the pot is. Corypha's have deep roots and perhaps it suffered because it needs to be in the ground or in a deeper pot. I have two in the ground and two in pots, thanks to Kris,and I know they like a little leg room. Just a thought. Peter

[Kumar]

The same Corypha after six months. As can bee seen, it seems to have recovered. What a relief

[hanapalms]

Kumar,

Your seedlings look healthy. I have a bunch of C. utan ; my batch of C. umbraculifera all died on me. I'm planting my C. utan in the ground to get them started... I don't think they like being in pots for very long. I have had one in the ground for some months now, it seems to just now becoming accustomed to its new home. Trouble is that to plant them in my garden at the size they are, there's a good chance the weeds and vines will overtake them before I can bail them out. The one I have in the ground is in the shade, so growth is slow for the weeds etc., but I guess that would also slow down the palm.

No matter how you size it up, I doubt I will be around to see mature trees.

[ariscott]

You will be surprised how fast they are... once they get going.... Mine is FAST now!!

[Kumar]

Feb 2012 Update.

Not a great deal of growth but any progress is welcome!