Post your largest Pygmy Dates

[bubba]

This is not the first time that I have brought up this topic:

[Jeff985]

I didn’t think pygmys got that big. That’s crazy. I’ve read that they top out at about 12 feet. One of my neighbors has one that’s about 10 feet. I thought it was about fully grown. Guess not. Anyway, here’s my biggest two. About 4-5 feet of trunk. I was pretty proud of them until I saw this. Now they look like seedlings. 

[gilles06]

51 minutes ago, bubba said:

This is not the first time that I have brought up this topic:

Are you sure they are roebellini ?

Could be rupicola or some hybrids...

[Kris]

53 minutes ago, gilles06 said:

Are you sure they are roebellini ?

Could be rupicola or some hybrids...

Yes looks like Rupicola to me..

[Allen]

I've been to a lot of tropical places like Miami and Hawaii and never seen a big one over 10-12 feet.  I think the first pic is something else also but I am not knowledgeable on these tropical palms.

 

 

[aztropic]

Here's mine.Has about 7 feet of wood.

 

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

[GottmitAlex]

Heres a buddy of mine's palm. He just recently bought the house and it came with three very old P. roebellinii.  He already took one down.  (The previous owner said the plants are 30 years old.)

[TomJ]

This at a church down the road from my house.

I've been looking at this for almost 20 years.

It's definitely not the biggest but... WTF ??

[Allen]

47 minutes ago, TomJ said:

This at a church down the road from my house.

I've been looking at this for almost 20 years.

It's definitely not the biggest but... WTF ??

Spliced somehow???  No idea.  Or several planted young together and grew together somehow??

[Palmfarmer]

what is the best way to water these i have 2 in ground in clay soil and i water them 10 liters each once a week. they dry out a slightly between waterings and one is 1 fot of trunk and the other around 2. Current temps are 30c and 10-15 at night. i hear they are drought tolerant but can also tolerate wet feet being that they grow near rivers as well, kind of confused on how to do this could someone explain more and if i am doing allright watering wise. 

[redant]

Thorny beasts they are.

[Jeff985]

2 hours ago, Palmfarmer said:

what is the best way to water these i have 2 in ground in clay soil and i water them 10 liters each once a week. they dry out a slightly between waterings and one is 1 fot of trunk and the other around 2. Current temps are 30c and 10-15 at night. i hear they are drought tolerant but can also tolerate wet feet being that they grow near rivers as well, kind of confused on how to do this could someone explain more and if i am doing allright watering wise. 

They tolerate drought, but look better when they get plenty of water. Watering deeply once or twice a week, either from rain or a hose should be plenty. I couldn’t tell you how much water. I don’t measure. I hose it down until the ground is saturated, wait a few minutes and do it again. 

[Jim in Los Altos]

Bubba, those in your photos are likely either a hybrid Phoenix or rupicola. P. roebelenii would never reach those heights or frond length. They are very attractive palms for sure. Here are a few of my Pygmy Date palms.

[HtownPalms]

My neighbors Pygmy Date Palms. About 4 feet of trunk. 

[HtownPalms]

My Pygmy Date Palm. Unfortunately I noticed significant trunk rot at its base so I don't know how long it has left. I do have a lot of small PD palms in pots that will eventually be planted. 

[HtownPalms]

Pygmy Date Palms from a business in town.

[DoomsDave]

On 4/21/2020 at 5:32 AM, bubba said:

This is not the first time that I have brought up this topic:

Bubba, those look like hybrids

Very nice, though!

[DoomsDave]

These are from Palm Pedia

[Tracy S]

Here is my largest robellini. It's a double. It's approximately 40 years old. These are very common here but they are beautiful and one of the few palms that can give you the whole palm feel right at eye level. Although, these are no longer at eye level. 

[Tracy]

I looked back and struggled to find a photo of any of mine as it seems they are never the subject just an item in the periphery.  I planted the ones in the back left of the photo ( a triple planting) in 1997.  It's hard to get a perspective without someone in the photo, but the heads are now about 6'.  You can see my neighbor's across the street adjacent to the car in the driveway which was planted at the same time.  I had another triple planting behind the Cycas thouarsii which I cut down several years ago because it was getting smothered by the C thouarsii. 

[DoomsDave]

On 4/21/2020 at 2:53 PM, TomJ said:

This at a church down the road from my house.

I've been looking at this for almost 20 years.

It's definitely not the biggest but... WTF ??

Yeah, they just do that sometimes.

 

Totally cool!

[Steve Mac]

Ours is about 40 yrs old and has 6 foot of trunk, but I just went down the street to get a pic of the one at my in-laws house, it is about 60 yrs old we think and has over 9 foot of trunk up to the dead messy part that I should really clean up again for them.

 

[NickJames]

Hey @shminbabe, can you share photos of yours on here?

[TomJ]

19 minutes ago, NickJames said:

Hey @shminbabe, can you share photos of yours on here?

Hit reply to topic.

Type what you want to say.

At bottom of dialogue box there is a paper clip icon with a "hyper link" that says choose files...

Click that and add photos. Make sure files are not too big.

[Palmfarmer]

Going a bit offtopic here but i have found two different robelinis that has quiete different characteristics. Are the one even a Robelini or is it maybe a cross or something? 

[Mr.SamuraiSword]

I saw this one near Pine Island in 2017.  Must have been 20 feet tall. 

[Mr.SamuraiSword]

Not as tall as the first one but These had about 10 feet of trunk.  Punta Gorda Florida. 

[kinzyjr]

This one is part of a three clump, 11 palm planting.  Approximate trunk height is 7 feet at 10 years in the ground.  They've seen several dips to 26F, but nothing lower thus far.  @Rasta Rob and @RaychHasDatePalms had inquired about seeds in the past, but I think they are taken care of now.

[bubba]

Another group of tall ones:

[Mr.SamuraiSword]

1 hour ago, bubba said:

Another group of tall ones:

Those look like Phoenix Reclinata

[bubba]

I believe you are correct! I made a mistake and have been duly schooled! I will seek only Phoenix roebelenii...

[Pal Meir]

This one was my biggest of the so called Mekong type:

[anaheimpalmguy]

Here are mine in Anaheim, CA, planted in 1992.

[Allen]

9 minutes ago, anaheimpalmguy said:

Here are mine in Anaheim, CA, planted in 1992.

That one is impressive, congrats.  

[gibbo]

one of mine with a python looking for food

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

22 minutes ago, gibbo said:

one of mine with a python looking for food

Wow that is a huge pygmy if it isn't a hybrid. I hope you took that pic with a pretty good zoom camera. Definitely taking the jungle look to a whole new level haha . Oh and Welcome to PT 

[Tracy S]

Yikes! The snake is as big as the robellini!

[Steve Mac]

@gibbo, Crikey mate that is a great pic.

I see that you have a lot of other lovely plants there too. I think that you may have a lot to offer this forum,

since most are addicted to palm and in the other sections other tropical plant pics.

Does anyone know which snake that is specifically? It is beautiful and so well camouflaged.

[RaychHasDatePalms]

Aw, I love this post! 

I've been thinking about everyone here a LOT lately.... I just have been busy with my 3 year old and school and just being stressed from the pandemic. I think the heating pad I used for my palm seeds over the winter was too hot and burned them, because nothing ever sprouted and I have given them months. I am sadly currently palm-free, though if my husband gives me cash for a "pick your own Mother's Day shopping spree," I might be ordering a pygmy date! 

Edited May 8, 2020 by RaychHasDatePalms

[Firepalm]

On 5/4/2020 at 7:03 PM, gibbo said:

one of mine with a python looking for food

Just awesome! Beautiful carpet python.  The pygmy is impressive too