Signs of a maturing garden...

[quaman58]

 Hey all,

One of the nice things about watching our gardens develop is when you get the feeling that some of you’ve planted might actually make it to maturity. So when things finally begin flowering & fruiting, it’s always a nice payout for all the  work put in to their survival. Here are a few from this evening; feel free to add yours! Some Chamaedoreas: tepijilote & alternans

[quaman58]

Ptychosperma elegans & Chamaedorea radicalis 

[quaman58]

Dypsis “weepy” onilihensis & lanceolata 

[quaman58]

Pritchardia minor & martii..

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Beccariophoenix & Pritchardia beccariana...

[quaman58]

Last up, Licuala fordiana... Thanks for looking!

[Josue Diaz]

1 hour ago, quaman58 said:

Beccariophoenix & Pritchardia beccariana...

Hold up hold up! Fruiting beccariophoenix in CA? Is this a first?

[quaman58]

Josue,

I think some of the old timers (even older than me) have been growing this since the early '90s, so I wouldn't think so. I'm pleasantly surprised that it developed at least some fruit it's first year of flowering.

Bret

Edited October 6, 2018 by quaman58

[realarch]

Looking good Bret, healthy crop of seeds. They can be a blessing or a curse depending on the palm and size and frequency of the fruit. Of course there is the coconut, which have been removed and the hard hats put away, and the Normanbya....OMG which produce golf ball size seeds by the hundreds. Most however, produce small attractive seed and beautiful flowers.

Tim

[quaman58]

Agreed Tim. I have a clump of Archontophoenix that is producing inflorescence under each new leaf base; what a pain. Don't get me started on a triple Washingtonia that came with the house. I wish I could sterilize 'em..

[Stevetoad]

Awesome!  Your palms have been getting busy! 

[realarch]

1 hour ago, quaman58 said:

Agreed Tim. I have a clump of Archontophoenix that is producing inflorescence under each new leaf base; what a pain. Don't get me started on a triple Washingtonia that came with the house. I wish I could sterilize 'em..

The sawzall is looking better all the time. The Normanbya are almost at the end of the probation period, their future doesn't look too bright. It's not like I have too few palms.

Tim

[Sabal Steve]

2 hours ago, quaman58 said:

Agreed Tim. I have a clump of Archontophoenix that is producing inflorescence under each new leaf base; what a pain. Don't get me started on a triple Washingtonia that came with the house. I wish I could sterilize 'em..

Looks great, Bret.  I have the same issue with my Archontophoenix, that is now about 20' overall, and is at the point where I can no longer reach the inflorescence without a ladder.  I can't imagine how much of a mess it would be, if I let those seeds reach maturity, and drop all over the place.  It's in a weird spot - I've been wanting to cut it down for years, but it provides nice shading, for what's below.

[Really full garden]

Another sign of a maturing garden is a disappearing house !