Chambeyronia Hookeri sun experiment.

[James B]

I bought a good sized 5 gallon Hookeri and planted today on the east side of my house. Here I am testing it’s limits as far as direct sun but am running out of true shaded spots in my yard. It will be in shade in morning and in late afternoon but will be getting direct sun from 11am-3pm then will be mostly filtered under part shade from a larger Majesty palm on either side. I have seen DoomsDave and a few others in SoCal have success with direct sun and Chambeyronia however I am 50 miles inland. I purchased what looks to be a hybrid Macrocarpa/Hookeri and planted about 8 weeks ago while it’s gotten some leaf burn, the new spear is growing just as fast or faster than the 3 Marcocarpa I have in shade. So I will document updates throughout the summer. From November thru March it will only be in sun from 12-2 so if it does ok between now and October I should be in the clear as it continues to acclimate. Anyone have success with inland direct sun for a few hours a day?

[James B]

As you can see in the above pics by 3pm the palm gets shaded out by the surrounding Majesties which I assume will continue to get bigger and bigger and provide more shade. Below is a pic of the hybrid Chambeyronia some as Hookeri but is too dark to be a true Hookeri. It throws golden yellow new leaves not green not red which is unique. And as stated in my original post is growing quite well for this species considering it’s slower growth rate.

[joe_OC]

It will be interesting to see.  Good luck!

 

[TomJ]

Next week is going to be scorching.

LOTS of water. Do not let it dry out.

At that size I think you're OK, depending on whether it was in a greenhouse or not.

Keep a close eye on it, especially Saturday, you can always set a trash can in front of it until triple digits are over.

 

 

[joe_OC]

15 minutes ago, TomJ said:

Next week is going to be scorching.

LOTS of water. Do not let it dry out.

At that size I think you're OK, depending on whether it was in a greenhouse or not.

Keep a close eye on it, especially Saturday, you can always set a trash can in front of it until triple digits are over.

 

 

hottest day for us is tomorrow.  Already deep watered the garden.  

[James B]

1 hour ago, TomJ said:

Next week is going to be scorching.

LOTS of water. Do not let it dry out.

At that size I think you're OK, depending on whether it was in a greenhouse or not.

Keep a close eye on it, especially Saturday, you can always set a trash can in front of it until triple digits are over.

 

 

I actually moved a Archontophoenix Teracarpa morning in a 5 gal I haven’t planted yet in front of it lol. But I have an extra plastic trash can in case that doesn’t do the job. As for water I do plan on giving it daily over the next two weeks.

[joe_OC]

How did it take the heat today?

[James B]

Some burn on a couple of the leaves but it’s good. Watering daily. I have 1 in ground about 5 feet to the right of it that was a bigger palm when planting that is a good indicator of how it will do in that spot. I think the real test will be in July and August when i average triple digits.

[James B]

So far so good, it’s starting to open it’s first leaf. It’s definitely slower than the Macrocarpa and var watermelon variants in my yard. But it’s opening a red leaf that seems to be similar in color to the leaf the Macrocarpa produce at similar size.