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Posted
13 hours ago, Phoenikakias said:

Is that an aculeata?

Pretty certain they're Brahea edulis.

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Hesperia,Southern CA (High Desert area). Zone 8b

Elevation; about 3600 ft.

Lowest temp. I can expect each year 19/20*f lowest since I've been growing palms *13(2007) Hottest temp. Each year *106

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I think this is Brahea aculeata, in San Diego. 

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Hesperia,Southern CA (High Desert area). Zone 8b

Elevation; about 3600 ft.

Lowest temp. I can expect each year 19/20*f lowest since I've been growing palms *13(2007) Hottest temp. Each year *106

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Brahea armata, San Diego. 

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Hesperia,Southern CA (High Desert area). Zone 8b

Elevation; about 3600 ft.

Lowest temp. I can expect each year 19/20*f lowest since I've been growing palms *13(2007) Hottest temp. Each year *106

Posted
20 hours ago, Phoenikakias said:

Is that an aculeata?

I suspect it’s Brahea edulis

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Posted

Brahea armata in my garden

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Brahea calcarea (ex nitida) (not fruiting stalks in the background)

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Brhea dulcis (painfully slow in this stage)

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And two offsprings.

First one must be what I believe either Franken-Brahea or Nuri

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And the other Brahea brandegeei

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Posted (edited)
On 6/26/2023 at 11:43 PM, Meangreen94z said:

That’s a nice blue form. I’ve only seen green locally.

I got dulcis seeds from Dave's blue form in California.  Thanks @DoomsDave!  Same thing for my "Franken Brahea".  They are almost ready to plant out.

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Franken Brahea:

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Jon Sunder

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On 6/26/2023 at 10:47 AM, tinman10101 said:

Brahea super silver (still not silver to me LOL)

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Mine I call 'super green' until I see some silver.

 

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Jon Sunder

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On 6/26/2023 at 12:24 PM, Hillizard said:

Brahea nitida: overhead view and close-up of curved trunk. Fronds definitely look nicer when grown in partial shade, at least where I live!

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Now known as Brahea calcarea....

From Palmpedia: Common Name: White Rock Palm, Oaxaca Palm

"Brahea calcarea was for years known to us Californians as Brahea nitida, but as more taxonomy is researched, it turns out the original description of this palm had a different name. This is a Mexican fan palm with nearly circular green leaves and very long inflorescences. It is one of the few unarmed Braheas. It is one of the most cold tolerant of the Braheas as well."

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Posted

Clara. It is about 1.5 months since germinating and already pushing a second leaf. 

Is palmpedia’s suggestion that  clara is armata x brandegeei the prevailing opinion? Braheas are supposed to be super slow when small, right? But this one is moving as fast as my washy sprouts. 

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17 hours ago, 5am said:

Braheas are supposed to be super slow when small, right? But this one is moving as fast as my washy sprouts. 

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Most palms grow VERY quickly on seed power. Once that is used up, you probably will notice the slow down in speed of growth...

 

aztropic

Mesa, Arizona 

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Mesa, Arizona

 

Temps between 29F and 115F each year

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On 6/28/2023 at 1:15 PM, Fusca said:

Mine I call 'super green' until I see some silver.

 

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Mine's about 3 times that size and it's just BARELY starting to show a little white powder on its newest leaves. 

 

I'm not sure it's hardy enough to grow up here in the ground, I might have to leave it in its pot

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Brahea armata in commercial landscaping. 

 

aztropic

Mesa, Arizona 

 

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Mesa, Arizona

 

Temps between 29F and 115F each year

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1 hour ago, fr8train said:

I'm not sure it's hardy enough to grow up here in the ground, I might have to leave it in its pot

I believe @Matt N- Dallas has super silver in the ground in San Marcos that he protected through Palmageddon so you should be fine.  Hopefully he'll post pics of his nice Brahea collection.

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Jon Sunder

Posted

Posted this one from France in another thread but it’s a nice skirted tall specimen

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Also in the south of France

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Here is the Brahea Armata in Canvey, Essex (51N) in the UK. This thing is really stacking on growth now and must be one of the biggest Armata's in the British Isles. It still hasn't lost its trunk boots yet, since it is growing so quickly there. It must be at least 10 foot in height from the base of the trunk up to the tip of the crown. It was also totally undamaged by the 'bad' winter we just went through, while nearby CIDP and Washingtonia suffered some leaf burn. But this Armata.. .totally bulletproof there! :greenthumb:

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Dry-summer Oceanic / Warm summer Med (Csb) - 9a

Average annual precipitation - 18.7 inches : Average annual sunshine hours - 1725

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This is a property that is surrounded with Braheas

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Spring update pics of Some of my Braheas. 

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They are just babies, but someday, they will grow up.

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Posted
On 6/29/2023 at 8:46 AM, aztropic said:

Most palms grow VERY quickly on seed power. Once that is used up, you probably will notice the slow down in speed of growth...

And what a slowdown it was! Here it is 3/4 of a year later, looking almost unchanged. It got a pot upgrade after a root found its way out of the first, so I know where it's focusing growth. A short time after posting that last June, two more seeds from the same batch sprouted.  


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