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

[doranakandawatta]

Strange leaves for a young Verschaffeltia!

a new species?

seen in Singapore botanic garden last december 2012.

[doranakandawatta]

in Gardens by the Bay , Singapore, december 2012

[realarch]

What a difference a year makes, here's a current shot of the Socratea in the garden. Iriatea to the left and Wettinia behind.

Tim

[aussiearoids]

trunk approx 20 mm .

new leaf nearly 60 cms long .

[cobra2326]

What a difference a year makes, here's a current shot of the Socratea in the garden. Iriatea to the left and Wettinia behind.

Tim

Socratea.jpg

Now that yours is bigger, do you no longer need to protect the roots for them to reach the ground?

[realarch]

Jon, It seems like it's hit or miss as far as the roots hitting the ground. Some roots head right for the ground and then a few will just curly-cue and never make it to the soil. I was thinking about

covering the root skirt with shade cloth again, but still just a thought. The number of secondary roots off the main stem once it hits the ground is amazing and weave themselves like fabric into the

soil.

Tim

[John2468]

Just came across this thread, any updates on the palms? 

Edited April 6, 2024 by John2468

[Cindy Adair]

Thanks so much for bumping this topic John2468!

Memories abound since my posts were written when I still lived in VA with photos from my first farm in PR. 

I still love palms with stilt roots so planted many on my forever farm beginning in 2017. 

I will try for some photos to add here soon.