Carpentaria acuminata Seeds for Sale, 2020 crop

[PalmatierMeg]

My Carpentaria acuminata has gifted me with a bounteous crop of seeds - it is now so tall we can't access the inflorescenses to limit fecundity. Read more about this species here

http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Carpentaria_acuminata

Many Australian palm lovers curse this native palm but this species grows like a rocket here in zone 10 SWFL. It is beautiful and trouble free if given warmth, water and fertilizer. If you are new to germinating palms this is an ideal species to try, esp. if you are the impatient type.

Carpentaria acuminata seeds: 50 seeds @ $8.00 for the lot

                                               100 seeds @ $12.00 for the lot

Shipping = $5.00    No shipping outside the US. No shipping to HI

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Mother Palm

 

[jimmyt]

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[greysrigging]

On 9/11/2020 at 1:35 AM, PalmatierMeg said:

Many Australian palm lovers curse this native palm but this species grows like a rocket here in zone 10 SWFL. It is beautiful and trouble free if given warmth, water and fertilizer. If you are new to germinating palms this is an ideal species to try, esp. if you are the impatient type.

Don't do it....you'll be sorry....      ( key in some Sinatra.....'regrets, I've had a few....' ) lol !

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

We definitely dont have to worry about that happening here haha @greysrigging

[PalmatierMeg]

1 hour ago, greysrigging said:

Don't do it....you'll be sorry....      ( key in some Sinatra.....'regrets, I've had a few....' ) lol !

We have been warned. I say the same thing about queens.

@greysrigging, that's not your yard in the red circle, is it? I'm thinking, "Nice jungle."

[greysrigging]

@PalmatierMeg...yep.... the front yard is more tropical savanna..lol....the back yard really is jungle, ie no sunlight.

[Fusca]

5 hours ago, greysrigging said:

Don't do it....you'll be sorry....      ( key in some Sinatra.....'regrets, I've had a few....' ) lol !

Doug, did you include the Dypsis decaryi in your red circle on purpose?  Seems to me I remember you commenting some regrets about planting them in another thread.  I like them though! 

[palmsOrl]

Carpentaria acuminata is an excellent, lightning fast growing palm for 10a zones and warmer.  If you want that tall, skinny, tropical pinnate look in a hurry, this is an excellent choice.  Cheap and easy to replace too.  They do like a lot of water though, so a moist location is best.

[greysrigging]

1 hour ago, Fusca said:

Doug, did you include the Dypsis decaryi in your red circle on purpose?  Seems to me I remember you commenting some regrets about planting them in another thread.  I like them though!

Oh, not really regrets ( I don't mind them. ) These surviving ones are 30 years old. I had half a dozen planted on the verge, but the ravages of Ganoderma, termites and neglect ( by neglect I mean lack of dry season watering during the years I was working in Western Australia ) has thinned them out somewhat.
There are similar aged ones on the verges in my street ( they copied mine....at the time the old Triangle Palm was a real exotic in Darwin ) and I notice they are dying off.... looks like termites to me. Without supplemental watering in the dry months, the plant is not as vigorous and becomes a bit disease prone in our climate.
Without straying too far off topic, here's some pics showing how poorly the Dypsis looks with no water since April.
 
You always tell rentals...ie no garden or irrigation.

So this view looking back towards my yard ( note the greenery, which keeps me poor paying the water bills I might add ! )

My verge with Dipsis and self seeded Carpentarias

I have not willfully planted a Carpentaria this Century haha, but I sometimes let them grow in desirable spots as they are an attractive and decorative species when young. Oh, I generally do regret letting them grow as they get bigger and start producing seeds.....lol

Edited September 12, 2020 by greysrigging

[greysrigging]

Why did I do it ?.....haha.. was up on my roof today cleaning out the gutters prior to the impending 'wet season'..
Here's a few pics of my Carpies
 
33 year old coconut among the Carpies. And self cleaning fronds no good when there's hundreds of 'em....lol
 
My famous two headed Queensland Black Palm ( Normanbya )
  
As I have mentioned previously, Carpies are a weedy native species in cultivation in Darwin.....
 
 

[PalmatierMeg]

I stopped at one Carpy. Actually, it was a gift from a generous local PTer, along with my Veitchia winin, in 2010. I lost over 30 spp of palms in the winter of 2009/2010 and my yard was decimated. He gave me several 8-10' potted palms from his garden to help me jumpstart my dream of a jungle.

[greysrigging]

@PalmatierMeg,We should send over some fruit bats ( flying foxes ), bush rats and some Torres Straight Pigeons, our local critters that will spread the Carpentaria love.....haha.
Actually, given how some Aussie flora/fauna likes the Florida climate, I think y'all very lucky you don't have the animals and birds to spread the Carpy seeds.
And for that reason, the humble old Top End Carpentaria should be a nice addition to local gardens over your way....
Try and get a hold of some Livistona benthamii, another Darwin native that should suit climatically.

[palmsOrl]

Greysrigging, you may have covered this in this thread and I merely have not read carefully, but how do the carpies manage to contend with your lengthy and very pronounced dry season there in the Darwin area?  Obviously, the area to which they are native is rainforest or monsoon forest.  Do the pictured specimens get irrigated or are those tapping into underground water or growing in moist sites?

[greysrigging]

On 9/16/2020 at 1:22 AM, palmsOrl said:

Greysrigging, you may have covered this in this thread and I merely have not read carefully, but how do the carpies manage to contend with your lengthy and very pronounced dry season there in the Darwin area?  Obviously, the area to which they are native is rainforest or monsoon forest.  Do the pictured specimens get irrigated or are those tapping into underground water or growing in moist sites?

They are surprisingly drought tolerant and mature specimens will survive the dry months without water. Of course they look and do better if watered and/or are growing in a naturally damp spot. Mine are watered during the 'Dry', but many around the district are not, and they still do OK
These ones pictured show the natural habitat....