Copernicia ekmanii !!!

[JubaeaMan138]

Haha click Bait . Anyways here is a community pot of ekmanii . Have another 20 or so 1 gallons and 20 or so in this community pot . Fingers crossed . We will see how these fair . I’m not keeping my hopeS up but  atleast now I can check that one off my list . Don’t believe anyone is growing these currently out here . Even seedlings . 

[Chris Chance]

That's great news! I had a nice size one gallon that went into slow decline. I think you'll have better luck starting them from seed. Mine came straight from Florida and it can be difficult to get them acclimated here.

[aztropic]

29 minutes ago, Chris Chance said:

That's great news! I had a nice size one gallon that went into slow decline. I think you'll have better luck starting them from seed. Mine came straight from Florida and it can be difficult to get them acclimated here.

Exactly! I've grown and sold hundreds of Cuban Royals locally in Arizona. (my best selling species) I'll start out by seeding a patch with a thousand seeds or more. Winter freezes sort out the genetically inferior. Amazing that some will freeze,while exact same plants next to them remain untouched. After 5 years of growing,minimum of 2 years in a pot,my plants are proven bullitproof to local conditions;while most imported from Florida by nurseries and middlemen are dead within a year.

 

aztropic

Mesa, Arizona

[Chris Chance]

1 minute ago, aztropic said:

Exactly! I've grown and sold hundreds of Cuban Royals locally in Arizona. (my best selling species) I'll start out by seeding a patch with a thousand seeds or more. Winter freezes sort out the genetically inferior. Amazing that some will freeze,while exact same plants next to them remain untouched. After 5 years of growing,minimum of 2 years in a pot,my plants are proven bullitproof to local conditions;while most imported from Florida by nurseries and middlemen are dead within a year.

 

aztropic

Mesa, Arizona

That's very interesting to me but shows that sprouting the seeds in a certain climate helps them adjust to the climate. Also I like how you mentioned Cuban Royals showing different genetic abilities. I wanted to try a Royal here but I don't think the winter would treat them well. Maybe I just need to find good genetics.

[aztropic]

The reason the Florida imports often fail,is that they never experience the heat,freezes,and dry air common in the SW. By the time mine go up for sale,90% of the seedlings have been edited out by mother nature herself. Only the toughest of the species get added to the Arizona landscape; changing it one palm at a time... 

 

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona