New addition

[comic097]

Thought I'd share my latest addition to the garden, kentiopsis oliviformis. I've already got one but couldn't resist getting another one from Ben ( kennybenjamin ) at palms for Brisbane.  I was hoping to get my hands on one but was very surprised to find one this big. 

Ben for scale 

I couldn't wait once I got home to plant 

[Monòver]

Wow, it is big!!!! And very nice!!!

And looks amazing in your garden!!!

[TikiRick]

Love this Palm! Not phased by cold, heat, drought, or torrential rains! 

Congrats!

[Ben in Norcal]

Wow...wish we could find them that size here!

[RedRabbit]

Nice, KOs are one of my personal favorites. 

[realarch]

Great find from a good mate! Can't believe your still finding room in your garden.

 

Tim 

[Cindy Adair]

Wonderful!

[Pedro 65]

I'll take the Ute thanks Paul            Pete

 

 

                                                                                       

                                                                                          

[steve99]

 

That's a great looking palm, Paul.   

Mine just started to open a new leaf a few days ago !

 

 

Edited August 21, 2016 by steve99
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[Jim in Los Altos]

Great purchase! These things grow fast too. They're becoming one of my favorites too.

 

[enigma99]

55 minutes ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

Great purchase! These things grow fast too. They're becoming one of my favorites too.

 

Really? Mine is a slug. Maybe I need a spot with more sun

[Jim in Los Altos]

11 minutes ago, enigma99 said:

Really? Mine is a slug. Maybe I need a spot with more sun

Those familiar with my garden know that there's very little straight sun except during winter low sun time of year. Kentiopsis in my garden (3 of them) seem to like limited sun. Mine are producing several new leaves per year, each considerably larger than the previous. Not sure if they like inland full sun. Maybe someone here can answer that.

[enigma99]

1 hour ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

Those familiar with my garden know that there's very little straight sun except during winter low sun time of year. Kentiopsis in my garden (3 of them) seem to like limited sun. Mine are producing several new leaves per year, each considerably larger than the previous. Not sure if they like inland full sun. Maybe someone here can answer that.

Yeah I doubt they would like my sun. I'm guessing they probably take off once they get to a certain size. Todo list for 2017: find a big KO. This is one of my all time favorites

[Pedro 65]

Kentiopsis O's are "full sun" lovers as "all" pics below show, I have 1 in the shade thats the same age as the 1 my son is near and it hasnt even started to trunk yet.   Pete

http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Kentiopsis_oliviformis

http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/File:Post-5709-0-60732400-1419760622.jpg

[comic097]

Thanks everyone very pleased with the new addition, where pretty much a week away from Spring here, such a good feeling, and finding palms like the kentiopsis and that size is a bonus, don't you worry Tim theres plenty of room mate 

cheers Pete, I picked it up 4 months ago.

[Ben in Norcal]

9 hours ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

Those familiar with my garden know that there's very little straight sun except during winter low sun time of year. Kentiopsis in my garden (3 of them) seem to like limited sun. Mine are producing several new leaves per year, each considerably larger than the previous. Not sure if they like inland full sun. Maybe someone here can answer that.

They'll take full sun at a small size, but will yellow up a little.  My suspicion is that they will do at least as well as A cunninghamiana with some size.

[Pete in Paradise Hills]

They take full sun but spot in Socal

[Monòver]

In my garden with a small oliviformis with greenhouse grow in full morning sun,no problem.

It is growing fast and with deep green leaves.

 

[Tracy]

12 hours ago, enigma99 said:

I'm guessing they probably take off once they get to a certain size.

 

10 minutes ago, Pete in Paradise Hills said:

They take full sun but spot in Socal

Both are accurate.  Although, I have the yellow spotting issues on older foliage of plants both in full sun or partial sun.  I love the bluish green tint to the topside of the newly opened leaflets.  My largest really accelerated growth as it approached trunking age.

[Jim in Los Altos]

Here are just two of my Kentiopsis planted out of one gallon containers just 2 1/2 years ago. They're easily 10 gallon size plants now (6' plus to tip of newest frond). Full shade all day and faster growing than nearly all of my other palm species except maybe foxy lady. These will be trunking a lot sooner than I could ever have imagined.

[Steve Mac]

I would never trust a man who keeps his ute and garden that neat.