Palm Tree Plantation

[Jaxson338]

How we can grow a Palm tree in the rocky area? Kindly suggest me ideas for this.

[MJSanDiego]

Jackhammer 😁

[Silas_Sancona]

43 minutes ago, Jaxson338 said:

How we can grow a Palm tree in the rocky area? Kindly suggest me ideas for this.

Jaxson338, Welcome to the forum,

Which part of Chandler are you located in? Over by the 101 myself.

A few important questions:  How rocky is your soil and what type of palm(s) are you looking to plant?

[Silas_Sancona]

3 minutes ago, Silas_Sancona said:

Jaxson338, Welcome to the forum,

Which part of Chandler are you located in? Over by the 101 myself.

A few important questions:  How rocky is your soil, and what type of palm(s) are you looking to plant?

If you look over habitat shots of " desert " palms ...like Brahea armata,  other Brahea  sps from Mexico,  Sabal uresana,  our regionally - native Palmetto sp. ..and / or both Washingtonia  sps  over on iNaturalist,  they have absolutely no trouble growing in really rocky " soil " at all.

If new to the area?,  might take a walk among the palm collections up at  Boyce Thompson near Superior, and / or Tohono Chul Park / the Desert Museum,  down in Tucson,   to see the chunky stuff their palms are growing in..

Even palms like Mules ( A much better option than Queen Palms here ),  and other arid - adapted palms like  Chamarhops,  Bismarckia, Nannorrhops,  ...and a number of others from the Caribbean... shrug off life in rocky soil.

I actually wish my dirt was much rockier than it is, lol.

 

[Jaxson338]

Living in Hill side street, at Chandler I am planning to upgrade my front and backyard landscaping, palm looks beautiful! Lets search for the best suited for my location.

[happypalms]

On 7/19/2024 at 3:37 PM, Jaxson338 said:

How we can grow a Palm tree in the rocky area? Kindly suggest me ideas for this.

Use the rocks to make landscaping with making garden beds you back fill with good soil find the deep pockets in the rocks that are of good depth use the natural terrain to work with placing rocks to make garden beds it a lot of work but well worth you can raise the garden bed as high as you and it’s just growing a palm in a giant size container add irrigation and you can grow anything guaranteed plant selection is the fun part but the best bit you can enjoy the fruits of your labour watching your palms grow until your heart is content that’s what I do and love it!

[Las Palmas Norte]

On 7/18/2024 at 10:56 PM, MJSanDiego said:

Jackhammer 😁

Yup, and explosives. I lived near an area that was solid rock and aptly named "Rocky Point". There was no soil and homes where build after controlled blasting to build the foundations. Gardens in some of these locations where rather tricky.

[Silas_Sancona]

8 minutes ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

Yup, and explosives. I lived near an area that was solid rock and aptly named "Rocky Point". There was no soil and homes where build after controlled blasting to build the foundations. Gardens in some of these locations where rather tricky.

No blasting needed..  Not something that is legal for residents to do here anyway..


Easiest to grow palms here don't give a hoot about rocks / rocky soil.

One of several PT B. armata  threads showing pictures of habitat.

Note the Washingtonia  in Kyle's shots here / in shots from habitat on iNaturalist as well.  Rocks??  NO problem.

Brahea nitida  ** Photo Credit: Miguel Garcia Cruz **  iNat link:  https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/207049-Brahea-nitida




Brahea brandegeei ** Photo Credit:  Sue Carnahan **  iNat link: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/283363-Brahea-brandegeei




Brahea dulcis  ** Photo Credit: Marylin Castillo **  iNat link: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/206949-Brahea-dulcis





Sabal uresana  ** Photo Credit : Eric Hough **  iNat link: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/206953-Sabal-uresana




Dig a hole, drop em' in  ...No extra sweat / wasted time throwing extra time and  $$$$ at the soil so it will grow needed..

Note to self:  piece of land, with a cliff face on the property,  check.  ( ....to duplicate some of the habitat shots )