Port Charlotte, FL (Zone 10a) | July 2011 | positive
I planted a six footer a little over a year ago, I got a good deal for $200.00. This tree could easily retail for $500.00. Was wrapped w...Read Moreith blankets during last winters cold before Christmas and suffered no damage. Growth rate is faster than I had come to expect, its no slug in Southwest Florida.
Rather slow growing but worth it. I have 6 sargentii's,2 ekmanii's,1 lediniana,and 1 vinifera in the ground in Mesa,Arizona.The plants se...Read Moreem to thrive under our conditions if a little protection to the trunk can be provided from direct sun.(Leaves take the sun fine but trunks sunburn in direct sunlight) All the plants only grow 1 new frond per year.The largest is 6 ft tall overall with a 6 inch dia. base.
Have germinated this from seed received from Leonel Mera in the Dominican Republic. Cleaned pulp and cracked outer shell before germinat...Read Moreing. VERY TIME CONSUMING. But you must do this to get good germination. Planted in perlite and kept warm. Got 75 percent germination total with first sprouts showing up after 3 weeks! Slow but healthy so far as seedlings.
North Palm Beach, FL (Zone 10a) | June 2004 | positive
If it grew faster, this would be my favorite palm. Patience in germinating and growing this palm is well worth the effort for South Flori...Read Moredians. A healthy specimen is a beautiful sight to behold.
Native US species (southern tip of Florida) and into the Caribbean. Known for it's powdery, ornamentally ringed and swollen trunk and ch...Read Moreerry-like fruit in the east coast, here in southern California it is known mostly for being one of the slowest growing palms there are. Not a problem growing on in Florida, where it is usually warm, night and day. CAn handle some frost, but hates prolonged cool. Those who have had luck with it here in So Cal have exceptionally mild weather, or are just amazing palm growers. I have had several die on me in the ground, but they do fairly well in pots. Palm grows stiff, but not spikey, fronds, and has a unique look to it... the powdery blue-green coloration is very attractive and it is a really show stopper here in California. In Hawaii, this palm grows slow (not compared to here) but spindly- doesn't get the fat trunk like it does in Florida- not sure why.
Does anyway know if this makes a good home Palm? I know it will never make it too my Garden outside.
I planted a six footer a little over a year ago, I got a good deal for $200.00. This tree could easily retail for $500.00. Was wrapped w...Read More
Rather slow growing but worth it. I have 6 sargentii's,2 ekmanii's,1 lediniana,and 1 vinifera in the ground in Mesa,Arizona.The plants se...Read More
Have germinated this from seed received from Leonel Mera in the Dominican Republic. Cleaned pulp and cracked outer shell before germinat...Read More
If it grew faster, this would be my favorite palm. Patience in germinating and growing this palm is well worth the effort for South Flori...Read More
Native US species (southern tip of Florida) and into the Caribbean. Known for it's powdery, ornamentally ringed and swollen trunk and ch...Read More