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Copernicia Candy

Ken Johnson

By Ken Johnson
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virtualpalm Veteran

virtualpalm

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Here is another photo of our newest C. gigas getting ready to be loaded for transport to its new home (this photo gives a better indication of its size):

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Jody

aztropic Grand Master

aztropic

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Here's a shot of a macroglossa I've had growing in the ground for a few years now in Arizona.Seems to be very happy.

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

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Mesa, Arizona

 

Temps between 29F and 115F each year

aztropic Grand Master

aztropic

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a 5 gallon Copernicia berteroana that needs to be planted out soon!

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

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Mesa, Arizona

 

Temps between 29F and 115F each year

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LJG Grand Master

LJG

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a 5 gallon Copernicia berteroana that needs to be planted out soon!

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

Two more Cali grown Copernicia's. The first is a Copernicia rigida. The secret to these is lots of fert and water! Mine finally looks good. Tt takes a few years to replace bad leaves.

The second was sold as Copernicia prunifera 'cerifera'.

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Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

sarasota alex Veteran

sarasota alex

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Need a Copernicia ID help with this Sarasota drive by. Not very often do we see anything other than C. alba/prunifera around here.

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Mandrew968 Grand Master

Mandrew968

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Need a Copernicia ID help with this Sarasota drive by. Not very often do we see anything other than C. alba/prunifera around here.

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Sure looks like a hybrid baileyana to me--that bluish silver, no doubt, helps it with that cold you guys have! :)

sarasota alex Veteran

sarasota alex

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Need a Copernicia ID help with this Sarasota drive by. Not very often do we see anything other than C. alba/prunifera around here.

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Sure looks like a hybrid baileyana to me--that bluish silver, no doubt, helps it with that cold you guys have! :)

So maybe like a baileyana/hospita cross or something?

sarasota alex Veteran

sarasota alex

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looks like it should be in my truck. Nice palm.

I'm thinking that yard might belong to a palmtalker (so if you recognize your palm please speak up)

There are a few other nice palms there, such as an A. pinnata

Texeltropics Rising Star

Texeltropics

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This picture speaks for itself.

I transplanted these two!

WOOOOOOOOOW...very nice Ken

virtualpalm Veteran

virtualpalm

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Here is some more Copernicia eye candy for ya!

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Enjoy!

Jody

Mandrew968 Grand Master

Mandrew968

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Jody, even though some of those trunks are not massive, they still look AMAZING! Thanks for the visuals :)

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virtualpalm Veteran

virtualpalm

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I thought I would resurrect this topic since we are getting ready to ship three C. fallaensis (13-14'OA) from our field nursery to Singapore (Gardens by the Sea) in a couple weeks. This is such an impressive palm, even when young. Below are photos of the three.

This is the most massive of the three:

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And here are the other two:

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I love this palm!

Jody

NApalm Mentor

NApalm

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Wow! Thats an amazing palm but also an awesome score to contribute to one of the top gardens in the world! Cant be bad for business either when times are tough over there. Nice work

Keith N Tampa (ex SoJax) Veteran

Keith N Tampa (ex SoJax)

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I thought I would resurrect this topic since we are getting ready to ship three C. fallaensis (13-14'OA) from our field nursery to Singapore (Gardens by the Sea) in a couple weeks. This is such an impressive palm, even when young. Below are photos of the three.

This is the most massive of the three:

And here are the other two:

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I love this palm!

Jody

Singapore? By air, I presume. Amazing.

Land O Lakes FL, a suburb on the North Side of Tampa, FL

Summers are great, 90f/32c in the day & 70f/21c at night with plentiful rain & sun

Winters are subtropical with occasional frosts and freezes. Tropical cyclones happen.

We have a few Royal palms in the warm microclimates but Coconuts freeze.

I am a Kayaker, Hiker, Bicyclist, and amateur Photographer that loves the outdoors.  

virtualpalm Veteran

virtualpalm

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These will go in a refrigerated sea container. Over the past couple years, we have shipped around a dozen containers of material over there, mostly large (as big as will fit in a container) specimen trees and palms.

Keith N Tampa (ex SoJax) Veteran

Keith N Tampa (ex SoJax)

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OK, I've been feasting on Copernicia candy for lunch. Are any Copernicias other than alba (and maybe prunifera) suitable for climate that has freezes and frost in winter (i.e. my backyard in Winter Haven?) I assume we'll be 25 most winters, but will be colder when the real arctic invasions occur. There is a 30-40 alba just a couple miles from here on hwy 60. Unfortunately I'm not on one of those lake lots with built in hydronic heating. Back to grindstone now.

Land O Lakes FL, a suburb on the North Side of Tampa, FL

Summers are great, 90f/32c in the day & 70f/21c at night with plentiful rain & sun

Winters are subtropical with occasional frosts and freezes. Tropical cyclones happen.

We have a few Royal palms in the warm microclimates but Coconuts freeze.

I am a Kayaker, Hiker, Bicyclist, and amateur Photographer that loves the outdoors.  

Keith N Tampa (ex SoJax) Veteran

Keith N Tampa (ex SoJax)

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These will go in a refrigerated sea container. Over the past couple years, we have shipped around a dozen containers of material over there, mostly large (as big as will fit in a container) specimen trees and palms.

Amazing. I never would have thought that Copernicia would tolerate those conditions. How long is the transit?

Land O Lakes FL, a suburb on the North Side of Tampa, FL

Summers are great, 90f/32c in the day & 70f/21c at night with plentiful rain & sun

Winters are subtropical with occasional frosts and freezes. Tropical cyclones happen.

We have a few Royal palms in the warm microclimates but Coconuts freeze.

I am a Kayaker, Hiker, Bicyclist, and amateur Photographer that loves the outdoors.  

virtualpalm Veteran

virtualpalm

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Keith, the containers get loaded here in south Florida, are trucked to South Carolina, and then are on the ship for 30 days. Copernicias are tough palms. We haven't lost a specimen tree or palm yet.

Keith N Tampa (ex SoJax) Veteran

Keith N Tampa (ex SoJax)

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That is just amazing. Thanks for the info. If someone had asked me to speculate, I'd have scoffed at the idea. Maybe with Rhapis, but Copernicias!!!. Now if they'd just tolerate 20F, I could just fill the yard! <_<

Land O Lakes FL, a suburb on the North Side of Tampa, FL

Summers are great, 90f/32c in the day & 70f/21c at night with plentiful rain & sun

Winters are subtropical with occasional frosts and freezes. Tropical cyclones happen.

We have a few Royal palms in the warm microclimates but Coconuts freeze.

I am a Kayaker, Hiker, Bicyclist, and amateur Photographer that loves the outdoors.  

doranakandawatta Grand Master

doranakandawatta

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Copernicias and .... or..... in Gardens by the Bay, Singapore:


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Is it a Copernicia too?

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Philippe

 

Jungle Paradise in Sri Lanka

 

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virtualpalm Veteran

virtualpalm

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Hi, Philippe. We sent three very large C. hospita and three juvenile C. fallaensis to Singapore. None of them are in any of these photos, though.

BTW, the last row of palms look like Coccothrinax miraguama.

Jody

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virtualpalm Veteran

virtualpalm

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Anyone up for resurrecting this thread?

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sur4z Grand Master

sur4z

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Here is one I found in Key Biscayne, Fl last weekend.

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The weight of lies will bring you down / And follow you to every town / Cause nothin happens here

That doesn't happen there / So when you run make sure you run / To something and not away from

Cause lies don't need an aero plane / To chase you anywhere

--Avett Bros

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