Two small Washy potted palms growing differently

[WSimpson]

It might be that there are slight differences in the soil that they are planted in or some other factor , but I was thinking that it might be genetic ? 

The one in the left picture is much more stout and has a fatter trunk and the one on the right grows taller with a thinner trunk . I'll probably have to wait till  they a planted in the ground to see if it's genetic , but there are some early differences that may or may not make a difference once they are planted . I tend to think that it's possible that the on the left will have more Filifera in it , and the one on the right possibly more Robusta  . I assume the shorter more stout one might be hardier once planted out . We'll see ?

Both palms were sent to me as tiny grass looking shoots last year  from a Fayetteville , NC palm sent to me by Knikfar I think .

Will

 

 

 

Edited September 25, 2023 by Will Simpson

[Dwarf Fan]

I have heard from a prominent Texas nurseryman that if you see enough Washingtonias there will eventually be a genetic stand out here and there. That is what the nurseryman used as a Mother plant for his seedling program back in the day. His Washys are a bit beefer and faster than average now consistently year after year.

Put it in the ground and see what happens maybe you won the genetic lottery and got an UBER Washy!

[EJPalm05]

Was one grown in the sun and the other in the shade?

[MarcusH]

My Filibusta that I've planted in a more shadier area 4 months after my first Filibusta is already slightly larger than the first one I planted . Sun exposure plays a huge . 

[jwitt]

I think granddaddy is being expressed in grandson.  A fattie with NC hardiness genes?

Granddaddy also showing up here

 

Edited September 26, 2023 by jwitt

[WSimpson]

18 hours ago, EJ NJ said:

Was one grown in the sun and the other in the shade?

Both have been side by side on that rail most of the time . Never far apart .

[WSimpson]

15 hours ago, MarcusH said:

My Filibusta that I've planted in a more shadier area 4 months after my first Filibusta is already slightly larger than the first one I planted . Sun exposure plays a huge . 

Those 2 palms have been side by side since I've had them . I guess planting them will truly show any differences .

[WSimpson]

14 hours ago, jwitt said:

I think granddaddy is being expressed in grandson.  A fattie with NC hardiness genes?

Granddaddy also showing up here

 

That would be nice if it were super hardy for a Washy . At least when I have to protect it it won't grow as fast and be as tall as my more Robusta Washy that is getting harder to protect every year . I guess I'll do an update on that Washy in December when it has fully grown for the season .

[WSimpson]

20 hours ago, Dwarf Fan said:

I have heard from a prominent Texas nurseryman that if you see enough Washingtonias there will eventually be a genetic stand out here and there. That is what the nurseryman used as a Mother plant for his seedling program back in the day. His Washys are a bit beefer and faster than average now consistently year after year.

Put it in the ground and see what happens maybe you won the genetic lottery and got an UBER Washy!

I hope I have a mutation that keeps it more stout and hopefully hardier due to that  mutation .

[Jimhardy]

How much bigger is the pot on the right?

 

Washy is one palm that does not like being in a smaller pot.

They grow where there is so much heat that the roots really have to get going fast

for them to have any chance to survive in the desert...I wonder if even the shape of the

pot may be giving the other a slight advantage....you could (as an experiment) put the smaller one

in a bigger pot (much bigger)and see if it catches/passes the other one.

All my seedlings in smaller pots died off while the ones I over potted grew fast.

The one I put in the ground last year is as tall or taller than me now....it was a strapling the year before.