First Plants Arrived Hyophorbe L.

[JT in Japan]

Hi All, I just received my first plants from a local Japanese online nursery. Note that these are the first ever palms I have bought or owned. I wanted to get a headstart on the seeds I have germinating, and also wanted to see what kind of purchasing process and shipping and overall care and attention to the mature plants was in place for a local online retailer.

These five Hyophorbe L's arrived well-packed in an upright, unwrapped form, with enough headroom for the leaves. Not sure how old these are, but the experts reading can help with that. 2-3 years maybe? You can see a well-developed root structure that looks like it still had a ways to go before overcrowding. Since getting them I've repotted into a slightly larger plastic container, and will likely keep them there for another year before putting them in the ground. There's some browning on the tips, which I hope can be fixed with some water and sun.

JT

[Xerarch]

Be careful with those when you put them put them outside, they don't take much cold at all. They are beautiful palms though!

[doranakandawatta]

Congratulation! First friends coming !

Be careful with the sun, too much too quickly can burn the leaves within a day!

Also: repotted into a slightly larger plastic container: Don't use too large container first, I would say it's better to repot them after 6 months.

does you japanese online nursery provide Satakentia too? If yes, you should start with them too!

Best regards

Philippe

[Hammer]

Xerarch is right. I have one H. indica, which is the hardiest of the Hyophorbes, and I had to baby it a bit in my z10a location. The palm was up against a south facing wall of the house with other palms and a deck canopy. My lowest temp was 32°f on two different nights for a maximum of about 2 hours each night.

My indica still suffered. Were it not for spring and some H2O2 I think I would have lost it.

I give all that detail so you can compare to your own situation. If they don't work, you can always throw them in a salad.

Another note..many other much smarter folks than I here on PT suggest that getting your palm grown to a 5 gal. size before planting out will give it the best start. Something to research and consider.

[JT in Japan]

Be careful with those when you put them put them outside, they don't take much cold at all. They are beautiful palms though!

I will baby them. I promise.

does you japanese online nursery provide Satakentia too? If yes, you should start with them too!

I can't see any Satakentia on their website. I'll look around. Cheers.

Xerarch is right. I have one H. indica, which is the hardiest of the Hyophorbes, and I had to baby it a bit in my z10a location. The palm was up against a south facing wall of the house with other palms and a deck canopy. My lowest temp was 32°f on two different nights for a maximum of about 2 hours each night.

My indica still suffered. Were it not for spring and some H2O2 I think I would have lost it.

I give all that detail so you can compare to your own situation. If they don't work, you can always throw them in a salad.

Another note..many other much smarter folks than I here on PT suggest that getting your palm grown to a 5 gal. size before planting out will give it the best start. Something to research and consider.

All very good hints, Hammer. I'll keep you all posted. If they just survive this first repotting, I'll consider myself ahead.

Cheers,

JT