Caryota ophiopellis

[tacobender]

 I have a snakeskin that is having problems with leaf burn. It is been in the ground about 6 months or so. It has grown two fronds in that time. 

I hoped the adondia merrillii would provide more shade but not presently. Does this look like not enough water or to much sun or both?

Ultimately perhaps the caryota will out size the manila. Should I move it to a shadier spot? My wife was looking forward to seeing it out the kitchen window, reason for my reluctance.

 

[Really full garden]

Mine is growing in a much shadier spot. It receives bright filtered light from high tree canopy. I think this is probably a very poor candidate for seaside planting. Look for the most protected spot possible.

[Pal Meir]

»Requirements: filtered light, consistently moist soil, well drained position.« (Palmpedia) It is also growing »in creek beds.« So I guess: lots of water.

[tacobender]

  On 8/21/2016 at 7:27 PM, scottgt said:

Mine is growing in a much shadier spot. It receives bright filtered light from high tree canopy. I think this is probably a very poor candidate for seaside planting. Look for the most protected spot possible.

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Guess it will have to survive there for a while until I find a spot. Will up the water some. When I got the seeds a while ago was told they are somewhat ocean, salt tolerant. 

[Pal Meir]

  On 8/22/2016 at 1:43 AM, tacobender said:

Guess it will have to survive there for a while until I find a spot. Will up the water some. When I got the seeds a while ago was told they are somewhat ocean, salt tolerant. 

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»It is found from sea level up to about 400m, but mainly at sea level, and often very close to the ocean, where it is subject to salt-spray and high winds.« (Palmpedia)

[Cindy Adair]

Great choice as it is a lovely palm!

Mine is also close to my house as like your wife I want to see it often. I had planted mine in lots of shade as I did my C. zebrina. However recently I have cleared some bananas and heliconias and it is growing faster. I have never fertilized mine but my soil seems pretty rich around here. 

I would have to defer to those more familiar to the growing issues in your part of the world I guess to give you better advice. 

I will snap a photo of mine later as still before dawn here.

[tacobender]

  On 8/22/2016 at 9:28 AM, Cindy Adair said:

Great choice as it is a lovely palm!

Mine is also close to my house as like your wife I want to see it often. I had planted mine in lots of shade as I did my C. zebrina. However recently I have cleared some bananas and heliconias and it is growing faster. I have never fertilized mine but my soil seems pretty rich around here. 

I would have to defer to those more familiar to the growing issues in your part of the world I guess to give you better advice. 

I will snap a photo of mine later as still before dawn here.

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I will try to find a little more shade, it gets only morning sun. Six hours of it though. Agree with you how it likes some sun. Maybe some kind of dypsis near it will work. 

[Cindy Adair]

Here is mine early this morning. Balancing on the slope inspired me to devote some time this morning to making a better caminita (little road or path). Such fun!

[tacobender]

  On 8/22/2016 at 5:34 PM, Cindy Adair said:

Here is mine early this morning. Balancing on the slope inspired me to devote some time this morning to making a better caminita (little road or path). Such fun!

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Very nice, we are looking forward to some trunk on ours. Out here, almost everything grows short and fat first before gaining height. Perhaps the nonstop sun, heat and humidity. I will show pictures over time on all the new palms planted.

[Cindy Adair]

Thanks and I look forward to your future posts!

[Really full garden]

This is mine.Planted as a three year old plant in a five gallon pot five years ago. It has about 2m trunk and with the leaf spear it is 4m overall .

[Cindy Adair]

Perfect Scott!

[tacobender]

  On 8/22/2016 at 10:31 PM, scottgt said:

This is mine.Planted as a three year old plant in a five gallon pot five years ago. It has about 2m trunk and with the leaf spear it is 4m overall .

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Nice very nice. Fairly fast grower