Chamerops humilis 'cerifera'

[aztropic]

1 month later

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

[aztropic]

Berries are very colorful this time of year.

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

[Joe palma]

couldn't get on line yesterday, so I'm late......but, as promised. Grown from small 1 gallon.

[MattyB]

Wow Joe! That blue really pops against the green of the 'red apple' iceplant.

[Sutter Bob]

Agreed - that's a beauty!

[Joe palma]

Thanks guys.

The late day lighting really wasn't the best to take a pic in but it still looks pretty contrasting.

[Harry]

This is one I grew from seed (3 years old).

It has the best colour compared to all the others I own and it does not "discolour" during the winter rains.

I would recommend growing these from seed and then selecting for the most silver specimens.

[Harry]

Another picture (seed originaly from RPS)

[jonimic]

How is this one growing at the "Jardin Public" in Bordeaux, France...!!

[gyuseppe]

How is this one growing at the "Jardin Public" in Bordeaux, France...!!

this is not Chamaerops humilis 'cerifera',but only Chamaerops humilis

this is my Chamaerops humilis ,no Chamaerops humilis 'cerifera,these are still small

[Phoenikakias]

Nice specimen Giuseppe! Is this the real color, something between green, yellow and silver? Any close-ups of petioles?

[gyuseppe]

Nice specimen Giuseppe! Is this the real color, something between green, yellow and silver? Any close-ups of petioles?

yes very green / silver, + silver , little yellow

close-ups of petioles? no sorry !

[Jim in Los Altos]

Just bought three really nice and big 5 gallon cerifera for a client. Lowe's had the three at $14.95 each. A steal!

[Palm crazy]

Newest baby!

Look great with all the greenery around it, can't wait for summer.

[Phoenikakias]

Another picture (seed originaly from RPS)

Harry, I observe that segments on your plant are split to about 1/3 of their legth. On mine specimen they are split over the half way down. I wonder whether there are also witnin this variety subvarieties connected somehow also with a different growth rate.

[Harry]

There must be different varieties as is the case with the green chamaerops. This particular specimen grows very quickly (it is only 3 years from seed). I have others nearby growing under the same conditions which are painfully slow.

[Harry]

Wonderful landscaping! Perfect spot for a silver mini palm.

Newest baby!

Look great with all the greenery around it, can't wait for summer.

[Phoenikakias]

Nice specimen Giuseppe! Is this the real color, something between green, yellow and silver? Any close-ups of petioles?

yes very green / silver, + silver , little yellow

close-ups of petioles? no sorry !

Hi again Giuseppe, are the colors of your specimen similiar to those below?

Note the wax on backside of petiole near the right side of second pic. Does your specimen produce round brigtly red fruits?

[gyuseppe]

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Hi again Giuseppe, are the colors of your specimen similiar to those below?

Note the wax on backside of petiole near the right side of second pic. Does your specimen produce round brigtly red fruits?

no Konstantinos my leaf much silver, but is not cerifera

I have another that has green leaves

I do not remember the color of the fruit

but I remember that this produces seeds to round shape

while those with green leaves produces seeds to oval shaped

I have also 2 small cerifera,but this is very slow !

[Phoenikakias]

This is my Chamaerops cerifera. It is very robust but desperately slow unlike other varieties.

Note that the other Chamearops in backround, which is about to devour poor cerifera is at least 10 years younger. Latter has been grown from seeds collected from a seemigly solitary trunked specimen in Barcelona Spain, which had fairly silvery leaves and round red fruits. Offspring seems to retain much of those traits but the solitary habit.

Now back to my cerifera. What I observe on my plant and often in contrast to pictures of other specimens pictured in this topic, is that segments of my plant are very deeply split and spikes on older petioles are blackish. I wonder whether those feats are connected with a slower growing subvariety.

Edited March 1, 2013 by Phoenikakias

[Phoenikakias]

[Palm crazy]

Thank's Harry.

Here's another small one to feast your eyes on.

This one is more bold and chunky.