Chamaedorea cataractarum photos

[FossilNypa]

Hi,

Some photos I took of Chamaedorea cataractarum:

[K_Palm]

How tall do these get?  I have been thinking about putting one at my parent's entry way (it is a pretty shady area) but I don't want it to block the entrance!

[FossilNypa]

Hi, Karel.

Well, I am beginning to know this species although the one in the photo was about 1 m or so tall. I have read they need lots of water and they can grow as 2m wide. Here are some sites:

Kamipalms

PACSOA

I recollected a little plant from the one in the photo, I gave it root stimulant to help it to establish.

[DoomsDave]

Karel:

This species ROCKS.

In the ground, it'll hit six feet tall (no trunk, ever) but in a pot, more like about half that.

Always dark green, common palm, but WHO CARES?  It's popular because it's great!

dave

[Kamipalms]

(Dave from So-Cal @ Jan. 19 2007,12:36)

QUOTE

Karel:

This species ROCKS.

In the ground, it'll hit six feet tall (no trunk, ever) but in a pot, more like about half that.

Always dark green, common palm, but WHO CARES?  It's popular because it's great!

dave

A'hem.....Dave...

They do actually form a trunk after many years have passed.

The trunk is pretty messy, covered in persistant 'stringy-strands' from previous sheaths. The sheaths don't remove very cleanly like most other Cham. spp.

I've seen these things with a good 4 foot ft fair dinkum trunk with growth rings of about 10mm (3/8") apart. Their not the prettiest thing to see from underneath either.

Have a close look at this pic and notice how far the green goes down. Theres about 75mm (3") on this stem

Heres another shot  -  my seed factory;