Several species of small un-furry palms gathered

[Ampli]

Hi to all, palm mate.

Finally, after three year after I sowed them, I can show some of my palms. They are still to young to be compared with the beauties all of you posted in the forum, but it's a starting point.

Brahea Edulis in the right and Livistona Decora/Decipiens in the left (both sowed in 2010).



Sabal Mexicana on the right and Trachycarpus Sp. Nova from Garry seeds (both sowed in 2010)



Phoenix Dactylifera Ameri from M@x, P.D. Medjool, P. Canariensis (from back to ahead on the right side) and Livistona Chinensis on the left (both sowed in 2009)



Sabal Palmetto on the right and Livistona Australis from M@xon the left (both sowed in 2009)

[Ampli]

Trithrinax Acanthocoma on the right (sowed in 2010), Livistona Chinensis Subglobosa and Washingtonia Robusta (both sowed in 2009)

Sabal Bermudana on the right (2010), Jubutia F4, from Joe and Butyagrus F1 from Meg (From back to ahead, 2010), Sabal Uresana on the left (sowed in 2009)

[Ampli]

Several species of Chamaedorea, from left to right, Tepejilote, Costaricana, Glaucifolia, Microspadix, Radicalis (tree form and acaulescent form), Hooperiana, Seifrizii, Microspadix, Klotzschiana. For this beauties I have to thank Meg, Tom, Colin and Perry.

[LJG]

Looks good. What is the goal? Will these live in the ground in your garden?

[NApalm]

Good healthy looking palms! Nice dark greens

[Josh76]

They look fantastic Giovanni!

Do they stay outside all winter? And how did you germinate your Butiagrus seeds??

[Ampli]

The goal is to plant most of them outside, but I'll wait for another growing season. By now they survived two winter outside under a open air porch, so they took a hard frost with a low of -6°C (21 °F) in 2010 and a three week cold spell with subzero low and day temeprature under 3°C (37 °F) the past winter. I keep them very dry during winter, so the challenge, when I'll plant them outside, will be the union of cold and wet condition.

Obviously I don't talk about Chamaedoreas, I overwintered them all in a garage, but this year I start to try the cold resistence of Chamaedorea Microspadix and Chamaedorea Radicalis under the porch, if they won't die, the next step will be to plant them in the open air.

[Ampli]

Josh, I just put the two seeds I got from Meg in my propagator and got a 50% germination rate.

I set up the heater in order to turn on during night and turn off during the day, so they were the fluctuation of temperature the seeds were looking for.

I got success with this seed, but they were a lot of other Butia species that didn't sprout despite the temperature regimen. So I think I was just lucky.

[waykoolplantz]

Very Nice palms...but no cave and no pict. But they are groovin

[PalmatierMeg]

Great work, Giovanni! You will have a beautiful palm garden someday. My 2 Butiagrus are now planted in the back yard. I've tried several species and cultivars of Butia but not even 1 seed ever germinated. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

[Ampli]

Hi Meg, I hope so, but by now I just put in the ground some trees in the way to create a little better microclimate for my palms.

Some years ago I would have said that it was matter of temeperature fluctuation about the Butia seeeds, but today I'm not totally sure about this, because I have some Butia seeds that I'm waiting for sprout from two years despite the temperature fluctuation.

I started to think that with Butia seeds the only this needed is only luck.

[paulgila]

they all look very healthy! can't wait to see them in the gorund.

[Ampli]

Hi Paul, I think I'll make an exeption and I will put in the ground some of the Sabal Uresana Seedlings, they withstood rainy and cold weather the past winter without any sign of pain. So I think thay are ready!!!