lets see your STILT ROOT PALMS............

[trioderob]

if you are growing some insane looking stilt root palms post a photo.

I am talking something like a socratea exexorrhiza...............

[tropicbreeze]

Surprised there's been no flood of photos I've only got 2 small Socratea exorrhiza that have been sitting in pots this past year. About a month ago they went into the ground, so they're still quite small. But they're up on their stilts and still looking good. Hopefully they won't walk off on me.

[brodklop]

I just wish I could grow these things. Been trying

[ariscott]

Just be careful with them in the dry season, Zig. I lost mine because the stilts dry out too much....

[Patricia-CR]

Surprised there's been no flood of photos I've only got 2 small Socratea exorrhiza that have been sitting in pots this past year. About a month ago they went into the ground, so they're still quite small. But they're up on their stilts and still looking good. Hopefully they won't walk off on me.

I think is this time of the year ...

[aussiearoids]

Mine is almost exactly same size as yours Zig . Just cleaned up a bit around it and found a nice big new root just hitting the ground . It is leaning towards a deep gully so should display its roots well . Last 2 roots dried and died ..

[trioderob]

"Corner in 1961 hypothesised that the unusual stilt roots of S. exorrhiza were an adaptation to allow the palm to grow in swampy areas of forest. No evidence exists that stilt roots are in fact an adaptation to flooding, and alternative functions for them have been suggested. Bodley suggested in 1980 that they in fact allow the palm to "walk" away from the point of germination if another tree falls on the seedling and knocks it over. If such an event occurs then the palm produces new vertical stilt roots and can then right itself, the original roots rotting away.[2] Radford writes in the December 2009 Skeptical Inquirer that "As interesting as it would be to think that when no one is around trees walk the rainforest floor, it is a mere myth", and cites two detailed studies that came to this conclusion.[3][4][5] Other advantages of stilt roots over normal roots have since been proposed. Swaine proposed in 1983 that they allow the palm to colonise areas where there is much debris (for example, dead logs) as they can avoid it by moving their roots. Hartshorn suggested in 1983 that stilt roots allow the palm to grow upwards to reach light without having to increase the diameter of the stem. The roots make the palm more stable and therefore allow it to grow taller and more quickly than if they did not possess them. They also allow the palm to invest less biomass in underground roots than other palms, therefore leaving more energy to be used in growing above ground. It was also thought that the roots may confer an advantage when the palm is growing on a slope, but no evidence has been found that this is the case."

lets see some stilts..........

Edited December 31, 2011 by trioderob

[Darold Petty]

There is a great photograph on page 173 of the current issue, Palms Vol. 55(4).

[Bill Austin]

These are not insane but not bad for verschaffeltia splendida

[realarch]

A few more stilts from the garden.

Areca vestiaria and a Socratea.

[realarch]

Cryosophila warscewiczii and a Verschaffeltia.

[colin Peters]

Tim that Cryosophila is really nice . Looks like its in full Hilo sun. The ones I've

seen are under deep canopy. I have a few small 4" seedlings that I'll

plant out in a couple of years.

aloha and Happy New Year

Colin

[realarch]

Hi Colin! Yeah, I'm lovin that palm. So full and elegant. I've got two in the ground and one in a pot, the one in the pot is soooooo slowwwww compared to the ones in the ground.

A world of difference. Because of the sun angle during winter, the house blocks most of the sun, but during the summer it's full sun all day.

[Cindy Adair]

The first 6 photos are attempts to capture Socratea in its shady location. I've recently planted another in more sun. The next 2 show roots and then entire tiny Verschaffeltia. I've planted 6 of these and they're just beginning to make stilts. The last 2 photos show one of my 2 Areca guppyana trees with tiny stilt roots. I can't wait until my grouping of Dictyocaryums grow stilts, but just glad they're still alive.

[Cindy Adair]

I'd enjoy seeing a list of palms with stilt roots as I'd eventually like to try growing all of them. In a quick search I came up with the following list, but I'm sure there are more.... Please add to the list!

Dictocaryum lamarkianum

Physokentia insolita

Areca triandra

Socratea exorrhiza

Drymophloeus litigiosus

Campecarpus fulcitus

Areca ipot

Iriartea deltoidea

Verschaffeltia splendida

Areca vestiaria

[Bencassa]

I'd enjoy seeing a list of palms with stilt roots as I'd eventually like to try growing all of them. In a quick search I came up with the following list, but I'm sure there are more.... Please add to the list!

Dictocaryum lamarkianum

Physokentia insolita

Areca triandra

Socratea exorrhiza

Drymophloeus litigiosus

Campecarpus fulcitus

Areca ipot

Iriartea deltoidea

Verschaffeltia splendida

Areca vestiaria

It's not on your list but you have it growing so you obviously know about Areca guppyana, but wasnt aware that Areca triandra stilted?

Anyway, a lot of the smaller growing areca do. Im sure most the Physokentia do. I used to grow P. tete, which was rosea at the time and it did, I also have an unnamed Physokentia sp. that for a small plant is stilting like crazy! Heres a few pics from different angles.

[Cindy Adair]

I'd enjoy seeing a list of palms with stilt roots as I'd eventually like to try growing all of them. In a quick search I came up with the following list, but I'm sure there are more.... Please add to the list!

Dictocaryum lamarkianum

Physokentia insolita

Areca triandra

Socratea exorrhiza

Drymophloeus litigiosus

Campecarpus fulcitus

Areca ipot

Iriartea deltoidea

Verschaffeltia splendida

Areca vestiaria

It's not on your list but you have it growing so you obviously know about Areca guppyana, but wasnt aware that Areca triandra stilted?

Anyway, a lot of the smaller growing areca do. Im sure most the Physokentia do. I used to grow P. tete, which was rosea at the time and it did, I also have an unnamed Physokentia sp. that for a small plant is stilting like crazy! Heres a few pics from different angles.

So I need to add Areca guppyana and other small Arecas, plus Physokentia other spp. As to Areca triandra, the internet quoted a book I own, Palms of the World which says it "sometimes has stilt roots". I don't think mine in Puerto Rico do but I'm in very cold Virginia today so I can't check them. Any others to add or subtract anyone?

[realarch]

Here are a some pics of two A. guppyana starting to develop some serious stilt roots.

[realarch]

A few more.....

Iriartea, an amazing Socratea forest, and a Drymophloeus, not sure of the species. These were taken at a garden tour north of Hilo.

[Cindy Adair]

WONDERFUL photos! Thanks! I guess Drymophloeus needs to be added to the list. I also like the Areca guppyana palms shown on the PRA in HI with Dave forum. Here's my new (unverified) stilt palm list:

Dictocaryum lamarkianum

Physokentia insolita plus other spp.

Areca triandra?

Socratea exorrhiza

Drymophloeus litigiosus

Campecarpus fulcitus

Areca ipot

Iriartea deltoidea

Verschaffeltia splendida

Areca vestiaria

Drymophloeus sp.

[realarch]

Cindy........and the list gets longer.

[Cindy Adair]

My new IPS Palms issue lists more-great issue by the way... So, I've decided to use that as an excuse to peruse my collection of Palms bulletins (including some older back issues that were given to me) to find more stilt palm spp. Really a pleasant way to pass a bit of time on a very cold day sitting down with a mug of hot tea...

[Cindy Adair]

Dictocaryum lamarkianum

Physokentia insolita plus other spp.

Areca triandra? including P. thurstonii

Socratea exorrhiza

Drymophloeus litigiosus

Campecarpus fulcitus

Areca ipot

Iriartea deltoidea

Verschaffeltia splendida

Areca vestiaria

Drymophloeus sp.

Clinostigma exorrhiza

Iriatella setigera

Socratea rostrata

Clinostigma collegarum

Clinostigma harlandii

Dictycaryum fuscum

Some of the names may have been changed as some of my Principes/Palms issues are from 1994. I KNOW this list can't be complete as I'm no botanist...

[aussiearoids]

Iriartea deltoidea seedling just potted up . Thanks to Bruce .

[Cindy Adair]

Great palm! Congratulations! I hope everyone sees the new photos of this species in the revised Encyclopedia too. One of my many favorites, yet the only ones I've seen other than in photos are my two small ones... Maybe that will change after going to Thailand in September?

[Pedro 65]

Iriartea deltoidea seedling just potted up . Thanks to Bruce .

On Ya Bruce..Michael, have you seen Ardens spectacular Iriarteas that are really impressive sizes?

heres a pic from davesgarden of Jeff Marcus beside 1 of his many Iriartea that are all now seeding..

A few future stilt root palms we have here is. Dictyocaryum. Socratea Rostrata. Wettinia Mayensis. Campecarpus Fulcitus.(very close to stilting) Areca vestiaria. Physokentia insolita. Many Chamedoreas.

Crysophila sp Clinostigma Harlandii Pinanga Aristata Physokentis denisii......Arden, Please email me a pic of your stunning Iriarteas to post here..Pete

[Darold Petty]

Anyone know of a Wettinia species grown outdoors in California ? Some Colombian species occur above 2000 meters.

[Jeff in St Pete]

Here's a photo I took at Wilson Botanical Garden in Costa Rica. These are the largest stilt roots I have ever seen.

Socratea exorrhiza

[Pedro 65]

Here's a photo I took at Wilson Botanical Garden in Costa Rica. These are the largest stilt roots I have ever seen.

Socratea exorrhiza

Jeff and Tim, the pics you guys have posted on this thread of "Stilt Root Palms" is OUTSTANDING...

[Pedro 65]

Here's a photo I took at Wilson Botanical Garden in Costa Rica. These are the largest stilt roots I have ever seen.

Socratea exorrhiza

Jeff, the Bromeliad on the stilt roots is in real harmony, fantastic shot, Jeff, did you get a whole shot of this Socratea as well? Pete

[realarch]

Here are a few photos of some Iriartea along the Napo river in Ecuador. Love this palm hence the avatar.

It was also nice to view them from an observation tower instead of having to look up at them.

From below it was almost impossible to get a shot of the entire palm. I couldn't believe the root structure

on some of these guys, they rivaled Socratea as far as height.

[realarch]

Just a couple of shots of some mature Iriartea taken last week on a palm society garden tour just north of Hilo.

My Socratea is starting to seed and I need to post some pics. It's really nice.

[Pedro 65]

Just a couple of shots of some mature Iriartea taken last week on a palm society garden tour just north of Hilo.

My Socratea is starting to seed and I need to post some pics. It's really nice.

WOW Tim, Incredible Pics of Very Stunning Palms in your last 2 posts. .....Look fwd to Your Socratea pics. Pete

[trioderob]

bump

[Peter Pacific]

WOW! These are incredible shots. I love stilt roots and the eye candy. Cindy, my Areca triandra has small stilt roots beginning to develop and I will post when I get to the beach. Tim, Jeff, wonderful pictures.

Just when you think you'll never buy another palm...

Peter

[tropicbreeze]

My Socrateas are still quite modest but photo today of the one in the photo above (post #2 of this thread). They've been rocketing along just lately since the weather's cooled a bit.

[realarch]

Zig, now that it's starting to really move, it doesn't slow down. Enjoy it now while it's small because in a couple of years you'll

be looking up at it. Great palm.

[Shirleypalmpaws]

Oooh, love love love!! What a beautiful thread!

[tropicbreeze]

Thanks Tim. I've got some Socratea hecatonandra seeds so looking forward to seeing them in the garden as well (if they germinate).

[doranakandawatta]

Same did I and same hope: ....if they germinate!

But who can tell the difference between Socratea exorrhiza and Socratea hecatonandra?

Thanks

Philippe