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Mule Palm Flowering

Jcalvin

By Jcalvin
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So, I woke up to this this morning. Wish the seeds were viable. 

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Allen Grand Master

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That's pretty awesome looking!

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7A palms - (Sabal) minor(8 large + 27 seedling size, 3 dwarf),  brazoria(1) , birmingham(3), etonia (1) louisiana(4), palmetto (1), riverside (1),  tamaulipas (1), (Trachycarpus) fortunei(7+), wagnerianus(1+),  Rhapidophyllum hystrix(7),  22'  Mule-Butia x Syagrus(1),  Blue Butia odorata (1), Serenoa repens (1) +Tons of tropical plants.  Recent Yearly Lows -6F, -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F

 

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6 hours ago, Allen said:

That's pretty awesome looking!

Yeah, I thought it was pretty cool.

 

I saw this palm on marketplace about 2 years ago. A guy on the southside of Jacksonville had a landscaper just rip it up out of their yard. The guy had it sitting on concrete, roots exposed, for 3 days.

 

He was about to throw it away before I asked him what he wanted for it. I told him $150 just to see what he'd say. Surprisingly he said yeah.

 

I really didn't realize how big it was until I got down their and loaded it up on my small 8' trailer.

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Allen Grand Master

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1 minute ago, Jcalvin said:

Yeah, I thought it was pretty cool.

 

I saw this palm on marketplace about 2 years ago. A guy on the southside of Jacksonville had a landscaper just rip it up out of their yard. The guy had it sitting on concrete, roots exposed, for 3 days.

 

He was about to throw it away before I asked him what he wanted for it. I told him $150 just to see what he'd say. Surprisingly he said yeah.

 

I really didn't realize how big it was until I got down their and loaded it up on my small 8' trailer.

That's crazy.  Even crazier I just planted my own mule in 7A.  LOL.  

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7A palms - (Sabal) minor(8 large + 27 seedling size, 3 dwarf),  brazoria(1) , birmingham(3), etonia (1) louisiana(4), palmetto (1), riverside (1),  tamaulipas (1), (Trachycarpus) fortunei(7+), wagnerianus(1+),  Rhapidophyllum hystrix(7),  22'  Mule-Butia x Syagrus(1),  Blue Butia odorata (1), Serenoa repens (1) +Tons of tropical plants.  Recent Yearly Lows -6F, -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F

 

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1 minute ago, Allen said:

That's crazy.  Even crazier I just planted my own mule in 7A.  LOL.  

I'm all about pushing your zone if you can.

Mule is probably my favorite palm.

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20 minutes ago, Jcalvin said:

I'm all about pushing your zone if you can.

Mule is probably my favorite palm.

My mule's death is a certainty at some point.  It's a fabulous palm though.   

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7A palms - (Sabal) minor(8 large + 27 seedling size, 3 dwarf),  brazoria(1) , birmingham(3), etonia (1) louisiana(4), palmetto (1), riverside (1),  tamaulipas (1), (Trachycarpus) fortunei(7+), wagnerianus(1+),  Rhapidophyllum hystrix(7),  22'  Mule-Butia x Syagrus(1),  Blue Butia odorata (1), Serenoa repens (1) +Tons of tropical plants.  Recent Yearly Lows -6F, -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F

 

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If you don't hand pollinate you won't cet viable seeds...that's a mule!

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elevation 328 feet

distance from mediteranean sea 1,1 mile

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lowest t° 2007/2008 : 32F

lowest t° 2006/2007 : 35F

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17 hours ago, Allen said:

My mule's death is a certainty at some point.  It's a fabulous palm though.   

There's a forum member zone pushing a queen in Virginia, I believe his username is SEVA. If you don't mind putting in the time to protect you should be able to see that thing get big where it's at :D

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1 hour ago, DAVEinMB said:

There's a forum member zone pushing a queen in Virginia, I believe his username is SEVA. If you don't mind putting in the time to protect you should be able to see that thing get big where it's at :D

I've got a basic plan for it.  We'll see.  Last year only clocked 2 weeks with temps below 20 F for me but the year before had 6 weeks where temps were below 20F.  Looks like around 5 or 6 weeks on average hit below 20F on my spreadsheet covering last 20 years.  

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7A palms - (Sabal) minor(8 large + 27 seedling size, 3 dwarf),  brazoria(1) , birmingham(3), etonia (1) louisiana(4), palmetto (1), riverside (1),  tamaulipas (1), (Trachycarpus) fortunei(7+), wagnerianus(1+),  Rhapidophyllum hystrix(7),  22'  Mule-Butia x Syagrus(1),  Blue Butia odorata (1), Serenoa repens (1) +Tons of tropical plants.  Recent Yearly Lows -6F, -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F

 

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