Foxtail palm (Wodyetia bifurcata)

[David_Sweden]

My beautiful Foxtail Palm has outgrown my apartment. A bit more than 220 cm from soil surface (a bit more than 245 cm incl pot). Grown by me from seed, sown 2018-05-24.

Let me first say that I hope someone is interested in picking it up, because most shipping companies don't do > 2 metres and the cheapest I found that does, costs around €150. For the palm my suggested price is €40 even if it is worth at least 10 times that.

Foxtail Palms love sunshine, although this has lived exclusively off grow lights so if to be put in the sun it should gradually get used to it. Rather easy to manage, grows similarly fast a Kentia palms, no acute need for repotting, needs water once per week for now. Planted in 75% coir and 25% seramis (when pottning up you can use the same mix or just coir).

Normally grows in Australia. Mature palms have been observed to cope with down to -1 degC without damage see here. This palm has been grown in my apartment.

It has very special leaves, and as it matures, they are gathered as fronds that resemble Fox tails.  Also see Palmpedia.

 

[Fusca]

Looks great @David_Sweden!  Haven't seen you post here in years!  I recently bought one about this size.  We'd love to see some of your other seed grown beauties. 

[David_Sweden]

Thanks Jon. I have posted occasionally even not as often as a few years back.

 

[David_Sweden]

I sold it for €40