Miss "Piggie" is trunking

[Pedro 65]

My little miss Piggie is trunking, I say little as compered to Pigafetta's on the Big Island, she is much slower, but still a goer here in the cool Sub Tropics.     Pete

                                                                                                  

[Richie]

Nice Pig Pete ,  , mines only been in the ground for about 9 months and has easily doubled in size , great fast growing palm . Bloody spikey though

[fan palm]

Nice one! How old is that pete?

[Pedro 65]

7 hours ago, Richie said:

Nice Pig Pete ,  , mines only been in the ground for about 9 months and has easily doubled in size , great fast growing palm . Bloody spikey though

Thanks Richie, yours will grow very fast up there, and yes they are spikey, but soft sa silk when the spiny C/shaft falls off, all best with yours.  Pete  

6 hours ago, fan palm said:

Nice one! How old is that pete?

Harry, I had to look up an old thread to make sure I was right and I was. It was planted as a tiny wispy pencil thin palm in Dec 2010 so its just over 5 and a half yrs old, Ive had laughs today with Luke Nancarrow, he's just gone to sleep in his van out side and Im off to hit the hay too.  Pete  

[Tracy]

3 hours ago, Pedro 65 said:

It was planted as a tiny wispy pencil thin palm in Dec 2010 so its just over 5 and a half yrs old

You have had good growth to develop a nice thick trunk like that in just over 5 years.  While I have avoided spikey palms in my garden, this one certainly looks attractive enough that I could overcome my aversion to all those spikes.  With Agaves, Puyas (bromeliad), Aloes and Cycads that are all aggressive in my yard, my one safe haven is with my palms.  This one could convert me though!  Thanks for sharing the growth and photos.

[Josh-O]

awesome job Pete!

keep them pic's coming our way

[Josh-O]

I wish I could grow them here in california

[realarch]

Ha Pete, give that thing a big hug, just the right size! Slow isn't all that bad, at least you're looking at and not up at it.

Tim

[Pedro 65]

Thanks Tracy, Josh and Tim for comments.

Josh, it worth a try, all you need is full sun and you get plenty of that in Cali, and "continually"  moist, I covered it with a clear plastic dome for the 1st 2 winters, Im sure you can find the "primo" spot for 1 in you new amazing garden.

Tim , your right, I only just posted the other day its a pity many palms have to keep on bolting upwards and your left with a trunk at eye level and you have to look way up to see the leaves/fronds.

Pete  

[User00]

Cool

 

[Jeff Searle]

Hey Pete,

    My first Pigafetta I ever saw was when a group of us went down to Costa Rica. It was mid 90's and the highlight of our trip was to go to the Wilson Botanical gardens. There we saw a few of these giants growing, somewhere in the 75-100' range. They were massive I remember. Since that day, I always loved this palm. Good luck with yours!

[Mandrew968]

Just when you think you have things sorted, Pete says he cant grow all ptychos, but pigafetta is not too cold sensitive! Must be our rocky soil they hate...

[Josh-O]

8 hours ago, Pedro 65 said:

Thanks Tracy, Josh and Tim for comments.

Josh, it worth a try, all you need is full sun and you get plenty of that in Cali, and "continually"  moist, I covered it with a clear plastic dome for the 1st 2 winters, Im sure you can find the "primo" spot for 1 in you new amazing garden.

Tim , your right, I only just posted the other day its a pity many palms have to keep on bolting upwards and your left with a trunk at eye level and you have to look way up to see the leaves/fronds.

Pete  

you have me thinking now

[Pedro 65]

Thanks Jeff, Andrew and Josh for comments.

Josh , have a go/many tries ,and remember the roots are "Very" Sensitive when planting.

Jeff and Andrew, with a Big  "raised bed" above your  calcareous soil in full sun   I reckon Pigafetta elata would pump. 

Pete  

[Tropicgardener]

It is looking fantastic............... Have thought about putting one in. They tend to be temporary palms here with the cyclones we receive  

[Pedro 65]

10 minutes ago, Tropicgardener said:

It is looking fantastic............... Have thought about putting one in. They tend to be temporary palms here with the cyclones we receive  

Thanks Andrew, put a few in maybe, and as the "old" saying goes   Noth'n lasts forever    Pete

[Rusty on Pine Is.]

One of my full blown "Envy Palms"  .......with their constant need for water a mosdef no grow here.  Yours looks great Pete, nicely grown, hope you will update it's future growth.

[Cindy Adair]

Amazing Pete! I have only one each (sad since they are dioecious) of P. filaris and P. elata. I have been surprised they have not grown any faster for me but hopefully someday will match your beauty!

Thanks for the photos!