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Requesting advice: Corypha umbraculifera

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palmfriend Grand Master

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Hello everyone,

 

a while ago I have ordered some seeds from rps and among them was a small package of C. umbraculifera seeds.

Seven of nine ;) , correction: Seven of ten have sprouted and they are looking pretty healthy -

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... and I would LOVE to set one of them "free" in my garden.

But at this point - as you may already know - I need some advice. 

Since they can get pretty big - I really like big fan palms! - I would like to ask herewith, if someone could post an image if 

you have one in your(!) own garden, to get a feeling for it and maybe a short comment about if it is worth a try. I do not own a park,

just a garden but I would really love to grow one here...

 

Any advice is really appreciated,

best regards from Okinawa

Lars

 

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Moose Grand Master

Moose

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They are not a big palm, they are massive.

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Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

Moose Grand Master

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looky looky

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Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

Daryl Grand Master

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They only take up about 1 square metre of ground at maturity... :lol:

C.umbraculifera in Townsville 

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

palmfriend Grand Master

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11 hours ago, Moose said:

 

looky looky

Moose,

That was exactly what I was looking for - thank you very much! Especially the documentation of its growth is priceless!

...but, ...but I have to say, it looks awesome!! 

Question: Do you know anything about why it was it removed? Did it become a danger for the house because it could

fall over during a hurricane or were its roots cracking the house`s structure? 

11 hours ago, Moose said:

http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/33007-climbing-a-giant-talipot-30-years-ago/

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Yes, I have seen that picture before and it actually made me Google the plant`s name two years ago ;) 

10 hours ago, Daryl said:

They only take up about 1 square metre of ground at maturity... :lol:

C.umbraculifera in Townsville 

(Scroll down to the bottom of the page)

Ouch, that is really huge - btw. an awesome thread about the palmetum, thank you very much for digging this up!

I am still at 50/50...maybe some more input will come.

Moose, Daryl - thank`s again very much!

Best regards -

Lars

 

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