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Raphia australis

Tyrone

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Tyrone Grand Master

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I was looking on the PACSOA wiki site and saw a picture of this species growing in Cape Town. As I have plenty of swampy areas and an abundance of water that I can irrigate it through summer, I'm wondering if R australis has any hope here. Is anyone growing it in Southern California or in NSW at all. Any experiences with this species that some might share?

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

Pedro 65 Grand Master

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I was looking on the PACSOA wiki site and saw a picture of this species growing in Cape Town. As I have plenty of swampy areas and an abundance of water that I can irrigate it through summer, I'm wondering if R australis has any hope here. Is anyone growing it in Southern California or in NSW at all. Any experiences with this species that some might share?

Tyrone, Ive had a few threads on the Raphias Im growing here being Australia, Farinifera and Vinifera ( I did call it Tagidera in the thread but its Vinifera) ( 1 thread below) and they "all" just keep growing even in winter, 3 out of 6 are planted right beside the waters edge of the 2 dams, all mentioned should be an easy grow for you down near Albany, much slower of course though, but they "will" grow, they are very "Tough" palms.

Good choice, and all best with your Raphia's :)

Pete

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Tyrone Grand Master

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Thanks Pete. I must have missed your thread on your Raphias. They are tremendous. If I could get R australis growing even half as good here....Wow.

Now I've been here 18 months and have been documenting the daily lows and highs for over a year I've got a better feel for the climate here now. It's nothing like Albany just 9kms away.

My winter min/max's are about 7C min/20C max during the coldest time in July with a few mornings down close to freezing with light frost on exposed areas, and during February it averages 14.5C min/30-31C max with some days in the 40's during a heatwave. Nights in summer are never warm here (warm being greater than 20C). Now I may have not seen a typical year yet. It's been very dry for this area since we've been here and we may have got exceptionally cold last winter when my bridge froze over the lake. However the avacado grower across the road commented on how his avacado trees got frost burnt in August last year which he's never seen before.

So it's far from tropical here, but it's not as cold wet and dreary as I first imagined it would be.

Now I've just got to be on the lookout for some R australis seed.

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

Pedro 65 Grand Master

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Thanks Pete. I must have missed your thread on your Raphias. They are tremendous. If I could get R australis growing even half as good here....Wow.

Now I've been here 18 months and have been documenting the daily lows and highs for over a year I've got a better feel for the climate here now. It's nothing like Albany just 9kms away.

My winter min/max's are about 7C min/20C max during the coldest time in July with a few mornings down close to freezing with light frost on exposed areas, and during February it averages 14.5C min/30-31C max with some days in the 40's during a heatwave. Nights in summer are never warm here (warm being greater than 20C). Now I may have not seen a typical year yet. It's been very dry for this area since we've been here and we may have got exceptionally cold last winter when my bridge froze over the lake. However the avacado grower across the road commented on how his avacado trees got frost burnt in August last year which he's never seen before.

So it's far from tropical here, but it's not as cold wet and dreary as I first imagined it would be.

Now I've just got to be on the lookout for some R australis seed.

Your welcome Tyrone,

with those winter lows "all" above will be an easy grow for you on your new farm, they are all good looking Giants.

Clayton, had/has a 1 of the above in my post 2 seeding, give him a call :)

1 of our Farinifera is in flower, will let you know "when" it sets seed.

Pete

Edit…..George, hows your Regalis doing, any chance of some pics? must be inground by now ? Pete

Tyrone Grand Master

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That's great Peter. I have a farinifera probably about 2.5m tall in the ground going well in my Perth garden. How well do they transplant at that size?? It's in sand yet still put up those air finding roots to the surface. It would probably love the wet goop I have here, provided it will transplant.

And seed, yes, if any is going I'm interested in buying. :D

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

Pedro 65 Grand Master

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That's great Peter. I have a farinifera probably about 2.5m tall in the ground going well in my Perth garden. How well do they transplant at that size?? It's in sand yet still put up those air finding roots to the surface. It would probably love the wet goop I have here, provided it will transplant.

And seed, yes, if any is going I'm interested in buying. :D

No Idea on transplanting a Raphia Tyrone, I think from flowering to seed takes "years" as Mike ( Waykoolplants) said his has been flowering for "years but no seed as yet.

Also, give Digby at Rosebud ( Richies son) a call there Vinifera seeded, a few yrs ago, they may have seedlings scattered below ? :)

Pete

Tyrone Grand Master

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Thanks for the info on the seed. I may just need to give the transplant a go. If we sell the Perth place the whole garden will be bulldozed anyway.

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

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I have australis and hookeri planted out .

australis has grown very well and is now enormous ..

Mates in Mackay have a faraniferi just sending out the dreadlocks

Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

Pedro 65 Grand Master

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Thanks for the info on the seed. I may just need to give the transplant a go. If we sell the Perth place the whole garden will be bulldozed anyway.

I just went for a walk down to the big 1 @ the waters edge and see the Raphia has mtrs long ( peduncles) it looks different to Farinifera but very may well be just different looking as its growing in better conditions in all day full sun and endless water supply but can't be Australis which I thought it was as it flowers up the top. :bummed:

The Farinifera has seed forming,( 2nd pic) both Raphias have been in no longer than 17 yrs.

I have 2 Australis which "are" Australis and they have very "red" erect rachis and darker green leaflets . :)

Pete

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The Palm Nut Mentor

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Hi Tyrone

I have one of these not sure which one but mostly likely the Farinifera. Its still small and very slow growing, can't give it enough water but the cold winters don't seem to effect them.

Cheers

Mike

Port Macquarie NSW Australia

Warm temperate to subtropical

Record low of -2C at airport 2006

Pushing the limit of palm survivabilities

Tyrone Grand Master

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Pete, yours are very happy.

Mike, glad to hear yours is doing well. Your winter mins seem similar to mine, but your microclimate would be much better than mine at the moment. But I can work on that. :)

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

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I'm searching for some Raphias :yay::drool::greenthumb:

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