Ravenala madagascariensis ~ Travellers Palm

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:53 am

A forum member sent me these seeds a month or two back, (the fruit is a bright blue color)

Soaked them for a couple days, and potted them up into the green house.

Have plenty coming up now

Anyone else here growing these? Looking for some cultural advice.

Steve

Dean W. · Post by **Dean W.** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:19 pm

I'm not growing them, but the seeds look weird.

Wes North Van · Post by **Wes North Van** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:27 am

Very wierd looking seeds

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:34 pm

Cool after only a couple of weeks!

Maybe I won't tell you what I did with ALL my palm seeds after looking at them for 8 freaking months!

Traveller's palms are lovely...the two-dimensional appearance suits them for being against a rock / stucco wall,
almost like an espalier.

Barb

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:08 pm

Just an update to show the growth rate.

Steve

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:19 pm

All that growth in only 3 or 4 months?
Incredible rate of growth.

From the camera angle, it almost looks like it's clumping.

Nice product from strange looking seeds!
Barb

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:48 pm

I'm always amazed at what people are willing to try and germinate. I'm no where near that adventurous.

Cheers, Barrie.

taylor · Post by **taylor** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:32 pm

Hey Steve! Yours look great.

The 2 you sent me had problems with mites, but I think the mites are just about gone, and hopefully now I can put them in the greenhouse (I had to quarantine them as not to spread the mites).

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Fri May 22, 2009 8:06 pm

Getting a bit bigger now........................

Steve

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat May 23, 2009 11:23 am

Getting that characteristic 2-dimensional look.
Nice!

Barb

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:15 am

Thanks Barb, here it is a month later. A little heat and water is all it takes

Steve

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:20 pm

Steve,
It's a fast grower and looks very healthy.

What type of palm is that between the Traveller and the PDP?
Could it be another Joey?

Barb

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 6:15 pm

Barb, sorry I didn't catch your question till now, that's a Queen Palm between them.

Here's a mid winter photo,

Steve

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:04 pm

The two dimensional stem is very attractive.
Do leaves split naturally (or was your cat in the GH?)

No wonder Queen palms are so widely planted.
Stunning even as a youngster.

Barb

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:33 am

Barb, The leaves are not supposed to be splitting, that's from me trying to squeeze past it in the GH everyday

Steve

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:38 am

Sky hooks...

Mature travellers palms invariably have split leaves, likely from wind.
There'd be nothing left of the plant here during summer.

Barb

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Ravenala madagascariensis ~ Travellers Palm

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