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Which Palms grows the fastest in pots while keeping a "Small" rootball

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As the title suggests. 

SeanK Grand Master

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Canopy is generally proportional to rootball. 

John2468 Mentor

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Bottle palms seem to grow fast for me in a pot.

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12 hours ago, John2468 said:

Bottle palms seem to grow fast for me in a pot.

I would agree. Mine is in a pot and growing well, and is even putting on growth whilst inside for the winter. 

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I will acknowledge that I might have NOT given the care this species would like, also, my climate could be a challenge for this species.  This has seemed to hang in there, but is NOT very happy....I know that @aztropic has similar conditions and has done a GREAT JOB with his.

Pseudophoenix sargentii

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Survived Feb. 9, 1971 & Jan. 17, 1994 earthquakes   Before Palms, there was a special airplane

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Canada Christmas palms looking like a beauty eh!

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On 1/7/2024 at 3:49 PM, John2468 said:

Bottle palms seem to grow fast for me in a pot.

Mine is slow, but in mostly shade. My fastest potted palms are my Kentia and the Butias. 

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2 minutes ago, Pal Meir said:

Lytocaryum weddellianum & L insigne:

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I heard that they are slow growing, what are your thoughts?

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On 1/9/2024 at 4:26 PM, John2468 said:

I heard that they are slow growing, what are your thoughts?

I think Pal included the palm's birth date and the current date on his photos so the weddellianum on the left is 10 years, 9 months from seed and the insigne is just short of 11 years from seed.  And very well taken care of as well!  :)

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On 1/9/2024 at 4:26 PM, John2468 said:

I heard that they are slow growing, what are your thoughts?

He's got a very long thread on his Wedds. His grow way faster than mine, but after he suggested I rearrange my potting media, mine is picking up speed. Tbf I also bought it 3 years ago and palms seem to get faster with age. 

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BS Man about Palms Grand Master

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I know many heeled Dypsis can grow very large in a pot, yet continue to have small root balls 

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Phoenix canariensis... They grow a lot slower in a pot than in the field but they can handle root chopping and survive a huge crown in a relatively small pot. Other than that I think of species with slim trunks. Archontophoenix cunninghamiana might be a good candidate.

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1 hour ago, Hortulanus said:

Other than that I think of species with slim trunks. Archontophoenix cunninghamiana might be a good candidate.

I notice in pots they seem to keep slim trunks and keep growing vertically but as soon as you put them in the ground the trunk widens.

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22 hours ago, Foxpalms said:

I notice in pots they seem to keep slim trunks and keep growing vertically but as soon as you put them in the ground the trunk widens.

It is as you wrote:

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On 1/14/2024 at 2:29 PM, Pal Meir said:

It is as you wrote:

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Hello from my hami inside in zone 2 Saskatchewan 🥹🥶🇨🇦

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