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Adonidia merrillii Hybrid

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By BPK Palm Addict
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I have been noticing for some time in lots of nursery’s that the Adonidia merrillii for sale do not look like the old ones in my yard.  The leaf base scars are very wide apart making them a very fast grower.  I suspect they are really hybrids.  I did a little research here on PT and found a little info, most recently from PalmatierMeg.  I have put some pics in from one in my yard.  It was here when I purchased the property.  I allowed some of the seeds to naturally grow as they fell.  It is easy to tell just from the trunks they are not the same.  Could anyone weigh in and confirm.

 

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quaman58 Grand Master

quaman58

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Can you get a picture of the petioles & leaf bases?

Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

ChrisJordanDDS Enthusiast

ChrisJordanDDS

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Interesting. 

Zeeth Grand Master

Zeeth

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It's just that the seedlings are growing in the shade (and stretching out), whereas the adult plant probably had full sun from early on.

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Keith 

Palmetto, Florida (10a) and Tampa, Florida (9b/10a)

palmsOrl Grand Master

palmsOrl

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To me, the palm in the first photo is Adonidia merrillii and in the second and third photo looks like Ptychosperma elegans (or maybe a Veitchia species?).

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