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Scale is Everything

realarch

By realarch
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realarch Grand Master

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Kind of a sequel to Clino Dave's thread, only the 'other' species, P. elata. These palms are monsters and so successful at colonizing disturbed forest areas because of their fast growth. The 'scale' thing will be clear in one of the last photos. These things are so finicky trying to transplant, I just cut the bottom out of the 1 gal. pot and just set them on a mound of soil. They are planted in the open space behind the house, just too large for the rear yard and didn't want to mess with the frond drop. These were germinated in spring of 2010 and stuck out back in late fall. Not much taller than the ground cover.

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Just after planting (there are two in this shot) Spring of 2011 (three planted REAL close)

Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

realarch Grand Master

realarch

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These are recent photos of the three of them, a little more than four years later. They're still babies. I just pulled the dead fronds off and the trunks were still yellow in these photos. Oh yeah, and the 'scale' thing.

Tim

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Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

realarch Grand Master

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Just a couple more shots, now greened up and one of the spiny leaf sheath.

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Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

DoomsDave Grand Master

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:bemused: :bemused: :bemused: :bemused: :bemused: :bemused: :bemused:

:drool: :drool:

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dalmatiansoap Grand Master

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...,x2,x3,x4,...

Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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Nice Tim! The rewards of growing Pigafetta!

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

Pando Grand Master

Pando

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Wow, hard to realize how big they are until you see the Homo sapiens in the picture.

Those piggies are gonna be huge!!!

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WOW ALRIGHT !!!!!! All that growth in 4 years, STUNNING looking palms Tim :winkie:

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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Amazing Tim.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

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Jim in Los Altos Grand Master

Jim in Los Altos

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:drool::drool::drool::drool::drool: Tim, those piggies are incredible! Love 'em. :greenthumb::greenthumb::greenthumb::greenthumb::greenthumb:

Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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Pedro 65 Grand Master

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Tim, "tons" of growth thats for sure, and with you giving scale it sure shows us their true size, Im all for the scale guide and I think these are getting a little too large for your "trusty shovel" you normally use ( pic below in May) :) thanks for giving scale and thanks for sharing, wow thats a lot of growth since May :greenthumb:

Pete :)

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Wow Tim, I still never fail to be amazed at how fast these guys grow.

So, you cut out the bottom of the pot; did you basically leave the rest of the pot surrounding the plants? They must've busted out of them!

Dave

realarch Grand Master

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Tks guys, and Pete, I know how much of a scale junkie you are. Me too, that's why the ole shovel is always at hand.

Dave, impossible to get a hole dug back there and I did kind of lacerated the sides of the pot, but basically just set the exposed roots on the soil. They were some healthy roots too.

Tim

Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

Josh-O Grand Master

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all I got to say is :drool::drool::drool: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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