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Samoan dwarf coconut

comic097

By comic097
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comic097 Veteran

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Just picked this bad boy up from palms for Brisbane, Samoan Dwarf coconut palm, thanks Kennybenjamin !!! would 'love to see any others out there 

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steve99 Mentor

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Your garden is looking awesome Paul.

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comic097 Veteran

comic097

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Thanks Steve, time to throw in a bejouf mate 

Tropicgardener Mentor

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Yes the garden is looking awesome............. I had a Samoan Dwarf in my Cairns garden almost 20 years ago. I obtained it from Curt Butterfield but unfortunately a subsequent owner has removed it :( ........... Would love to get another one.

Andrew,
Airlie Beach, Whitsundays

Tropical Queensland

Daryl Grand Master

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Lookin' good there Paul! Better watch out...in a few years those falling  nuts will be putting dents in the ute! :lol:

I reckon you need to plant two more out there...

Daryl

 

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

steve99 Mentor

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29 minutes ago, comic097 said:

Thanks Steve, time to throw in a bejouf mate 

 

Great idea.    Good luck finding one.  :greenthumb:

Neil C Mentor

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Be careful planting on the nature strip. The council regularly fine people who use it as an extension to their garden. I've been sorely tempted myself. A friend works for the council and here's how crazy the tree laws are. You can be fined for planting the tree in the first place but once planted the tree is then council property and you can then be fined again for damaging a council tree if you remove it. Anyway if anyone asks completely deny everything. I saw some younger ones at the PACSOA show and was sorely tempted.

Regards Neil

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Daryl Grand Master

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Yeah, how ridiculous!

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

fan palm Proficient

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On March 17, 2016 at 12:33:34 AM, Bencassa said:

 

Garden looks awesome paul! With all that room out front, i would be tempted to plant the strip out too. Why stop at one coconut?

comic097 Veteran

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Agree Daryl , gonna plant another one on the weekend,

empireo22 Proficient

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2 hours ago, Dr Roland Bourdeix said:

Are you sure this is not a Malayan red or orange dwarf?

 

 

 

agreed. not a somoan dwarf. 

sgvcns Experienced

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Surely it is only the time difference stopping a Californian clamour

The french win this battle with a late Floridian push

Steve

Jeff Searle Grand Master

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I agree with this really being a dwarf. I have a couple growing in my yard and they don't have any yellow/orange coloring to them. Also, the seed are much larger on average than green Malayan. I once made a trip over to the island of Molokai, in Hawaii back in the early 90's. I saw hundreds of these growing in a very isolated area. And I don't recall seeing anything but green. Just my 2cents worth.

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Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

Tropicgardener Mentor

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35 minutes ago, empireo22 said:

agreed. not a somoan dwarf. 

Certainly looks like the 'Samoan Dwarf' I grew....... At this size the 'Malay Dwarfs' and 'Samoan Dwarfs' look very similar........ The adult 'Samoans' however have smaller dimensions to the 'Malays'.

Andrew,
Airlie Beach, Whitsundays

Tropical Queensland

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1 hour ago, Neil C said:

Be careful planting on the nature strip. The council regularly fine people who use it as an extension to their garden. I've been sorely tempted myself. A friend works for the council and here's how crazy the tree laws are. You can be fined for planting the tree in the first place but once planted the tree is then council property and you can then be fined again for damaging a council tree if you remove it. Anyway if anyone asks completely deny everything. I saw some younger ones at the PACSOA show and was sorely tempted.

Regards Neil

Whitsunday Regional Council put in a proposal to make it illegal to plant Coconuts on or anywhere near the footpath or roadway.......... They have dropped that proposal for the meantime but if it ever comes in I will plant Coconuts everywhere just to piss them off !!!

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Andrew,
Airlie Beach, Whitsundays

Tropical Queensland

empireo22 Proficient

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what do cultivar do you think these are

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6 hours ago, comic097 said:

 

complements on your garden

Coco Bonsai Collaborator

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and these are nice for interior too.....

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PalmatierMeg Grand Master

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2 hours ago, Coco Bonsai said:

and these are nice for interior too.....

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They are nice. But no one here can get one, nor do we know for sure how they are created. Any hints/instructions?

Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
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Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

Pando Grand Master

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1 hour ago, PalmatierMeg said:

They are nice. But no one here can get one, nor do we know for sure how they are created. Any hints/instructions?

My guess is with a lot of root cutting and leaf pulling, by stunting their growth but not completely killing them. The ones with trunk will probably take quite a while.

I always wonder how long the will really live after purchase, and whether they will grow out of it if someone puts them in ground.

Mr. Coconut Palm Grand Master

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Hey Alex,

Are the photos two of yours?  What varieties are they?

John

P.S.  The coconut palm planted in Australia sure looks like a Golden Malayan to me.

Pando Grand Master

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1 minute ago, Sabal Steve said:

Your yard looks great.  What is the palm on the left, from above?  Third pic down.

Looks like Veitchia?

comic097 Veteran

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1 hour ago, Sabal Steve said:

Your yard looks great.  What is the palm on the left, from above?  Third pic down.

Yep there are 2 veitchia there  Steve 

comic097 Veteran

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Took Daryl's advice and drove down to Palms for Brisbane today and caught up with Ben (Kennybenjamin)

Bought another Samoan dwarf and a very nice red hyophorbe indica  

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Richie Rising Star

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Nice score Paul , if your going to plant on the footpath , just check for services esp. water , as it wouldn't be nice for the council to dig them up in years to come , as a council plumber I know . Your garden looks great and I wish I could keep my grass in control and my garden immaculate like yours . Happy planting , I've put a few in myself lately too , the weather has been perfect for it .

comic097 Veteran

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Thanks Richie, your not wrong about the weather were in for 35 (95) tomorrow and this is March

 

 

Daryl Grand Master

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Nice Paul, but they look more like Brisbane Dwarfs to me.. :lol:

 

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

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8 hours ago, Mr. Coconut Palm said:

Hey Alex,

Are the photos two of yours?  What varieties are they?

John

P.S.  The coconut palm planted in Australia sure looks like a Golden Malayan to me.

John,

 

Yes. They are Samoan Dwarfs at almost 2 years. they grow a lot slower than other cultivars. i find that they are less that cool tolerant than jamaican or panama talls. but more cool tolerant than yellow malayans.

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12 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said:

They are nice. But no one here can get one, nor do we know for sure how they are created. Any hints/instructions?

No way, we can do that if we want to....   :blink:

http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/profile/2050-palmsorl
this is michael from Orlando, said : 

Here is my "bonsai" Cocos, maybe not a true bonsai, but I have been applying bonsai techniques such as root pruning on it for 7 years now. It has at least 1 foot of woody trunk now so for those who want a trunking Cocos indoors, maybe this is the way to go. :D Now to get it to produce coconuts...

-Michael

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Mohsen Grand Master

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6 hours ago, comic097 said:

Took Daryl's advice and drove down to Palms for Brisbane today and caught up with Ben (Kennybenjamin)

Bought another Samoan dwarf and a very nice red hyophorbe indica  

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Very very  beauty Paul...envy you guys in Brisbane and above,,, wish I could move there from Sydney ...

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Peter G Experienced

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Looks great Pauly!

here is a pic of my Golden Malay -RIP- it was in heavy decline at this stage and didn't last much longer. I would love to be able to grow a coconut!

lets hope those mongrels from the council don't chop it down!

looking forward to seeing the Indica planted

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Danilopez89 Veteran

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7 hours ago, comic097 said:

Took Daryl's advice and drove down to Palms for Brisbane today and caught up with Ben (Kennybenjamin)

Bought another Samoan dwarf and a very nice red hyophorbe indica  

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Oohhh, ahhh, :drool:

That indica looks really nice man!

comic097 Veteran

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On 3/17/2016, 9:11:59, Daryl said:

 

 

Thanks everyone, looking forward to watching these guys grow

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Ultra dwarf 'Village' type at Roger Goebbles in Innisfail

 

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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.

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