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Felled the Palm from Hell - Acrocomia

DoomsDave

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Alas, I had to do it. For all its eccentric beauty, the Acrocomia in my backyard - aka The Nude Skydiver Palm, or the vertical porcupine, etc. - had to be removed. It was becoming very hard to manage with all those needles all over it.

So, in early August, three weeks ago, I took it down.

These are thorny devils. ALL of the exposed surfaces and a lot of unexposed surfaces are full of needles.

 

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Here's needles under the newly removed leaf bases.

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Put on the Leatherface hockey mask and cut up the trunk.

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One giggle after another, if you're a major masochist.

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Spines like that belong on a cactus - not on a palm tree! 🏜️ 

 

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It's my favorite palm species, I think I will never be able to have an adult one because my biggest one is dying from lethal bronzing and my smaller one has similar marks. If I was you I would never have cut it. But it is understandable that not everyone likes spines.

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@DoomsDave That's a tree removal requiring a full suit of armor.

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So sorry to see that one go , but I totally understand. At least I got to see it in all its spiney glory. Harry

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Dave, I saw the writing on the wall before the two in my backyard got as big as yours. I lopped them down. They were growing like weeds too. They got replaced with a Beccariophoenix alfredii that’s filling the space quickly as well as needle free I might add! :) 

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For me Acrocomia fit into the Calamus category of palms from a landscaping perspective.  I’d really love to see more of them in public gardens but just not in mine!

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Wow I would have too Dave, I remember you showing me that monster during a visit and I was thinking no way would I want to manage such a beast!

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2 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

For me Acrocomia fit into the Calamus category of palms from a landscaping perspective.  I’d really love to see more of them in public gardens but just not in mine!

Yes.  I actually had Acrocomia Aculeata on my list of "hardy fast growing canopy palms" to try out.  And then I saw one in person.  NOPE.  :floor2:

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Now I'm thinking more about planting mine.  😄The ones that I've seen with smooth trunk have few to no spines.  Maybe they were trimmed off? 

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2 hours ago, Fusca said:

Now I'm thinking more about planting mine.  😄The ones that I've seen with smooth trunk have few to no spines.  Maybe they were trimmed off? 

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They're rockets once they hit the ground. Believe it or not, they love water. The more water you give them the happier they are.

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18 minutes ago, idontknowhatnametuse said:

They're rockets once they hit the ground. Believe it or not, they love water. The more water you give them the happier they are.

It's been fast in the pot too!  I was going to wait but I might plant it in the ground soon.

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