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Cindy Adair

By Cindy Adair
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Cindy Adair Grand Master

Cindy Adair

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Yes, my beloved Metroxylon salomonense in Puerto Rico is loaded with buds. I have been watching and the spike seemed to suddenly appear. I expect LOTS of seeds and then a funeral. Happily far from the house as nature will likely be removing the trunk to the excitement of many wood chewing insects, bacteria and fungi I guess.

I still want a M. amicorum which is the only Metroxylon to live on after seed production.

I am sure to take better pictures later, especially as I further clear this area and will probably add them to this thread.

 

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Any idea on how long it took to reach this seeding and unfortunate, or maybe fortunate, death from when you planted it??, and did this

one have a red new leaf?  My M. vitiense has a faint amount of red, but not too intense.

aloha

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Cindy Adair Grand Master

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I do not know when this tree was planted but it was big 9 years ago. No red color to the new leaves but my photos never capture the majesty of this giant! I will surely miss this palm. I really don't know what it is doing now in this update. Do you think the flowers opened while I was at the Biennial?

 

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Wow thats a cool looking palm

Larry Shone in wet and sunny north-east England!  Zone9 ish

Tie two fish together and though they have two tails they cannot swim <>< ><>

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On 3/24/2016, 1:13:39, Cindy Adair said:

 

 

I still want a M. amicorum which is the only Metroxylon to live on after seed production.

 

+2 tell me if you find some.

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