New Fronds

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:05 am

Just some new fronds opening up, how is everybody else's palms doing?

Phoenix roebelenii, these started taking off as soon as they were moved into the GH.

Astrocaryum alatum

Salacca wallichiana

Bismarckia nobilis

Steve

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:32 pm

Looking good Steve! What temperature do you keep your greenhouse?

Bill

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:48 pm

Thanks Bill, I try to keep the lows around 45F. Last winter saw a dip to 30F, we had a cold snap lasting a week with lows down to -7F. (added a lot more insulation this year

Daytime temps vary, a sunny day will usually give me at least a 30F rise above ambient.

Steve

Okanagan desert-palms · Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:00 pm

Excellent Steve. I like how that Pygmy date palm and the others are doing.I gave up on PDP a couple of years ago. Maybe I would try them again if I had a greenhouse like yours instead of the Palm garage every winter.

John

oppalm · Post by **oppalm** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:19 am

show off

I'll try to work some photo magic and post a few new spears. Hey, if you check out my new avatar, it shows a smallish spear in my coco nucifera (pic from 2008) , so I got that goin' for me.

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:43 am

John, For me, the Pygmy Dates' always seem to do better once inside. Between October & February they are pretty much growing non stop. Have you tried overwintering any in the house? Maybe too chilly for them in the garage?

Kent, I like your avatar, is that a Golden Malayan?
Those were the easiest photos for me to take, things are crowded in the GH

Steve

tropicman · Post by **tropicman** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:33 pm

Pictures,just so we can see how much crowded it really is???LOL
Cocos putting out new spears here as well,just though try opening up before the frond has even finished growing out.

oppalm · Post by **oppalm** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:44 pm

yes, golden malayan. I gave it to my sister this October. They have a bank of windows on the west side of their house and I just thought that would be great for the coco for winter. She agreed to take care of it and she has a green thumb.

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:21 am

A couple more......

Spindle Palm,(Hyophorbe verschaffeltii), in the back.

Started growing last April, still going

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:26 am

A container of Dypsis lutescens,

These are worth growing just for the color

(Chamaedorea Metallica on the left)

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BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:27 am

Steve you sure do have a nice collection growing there! LOL! Hey what's the biggest plant/tree you have grow from seed? Could you post a pic?

Bill

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:33 am

Majesty Palm, (Ravenea rivularis), still moving along.

Rhapis excelsa

Steve

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:27 am

Bill, Will have to look around a bit, the Bismarckia was started from seed about 4-5 years ago.

I've been trying to shift more of my attention to the understory & slower growing species.
(to save on space, but I know I'll need therapy, or a move to a zone 9 climate sooner or later

This Coccothrinax litoralis is going on six years from seed.

Steve

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:36 am

Very cool, it must be fun watching them grow over the years. Zone 9 what would the challenge be there?

Bill

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:39 am

The challenge in a 9 would be growing zone 10 & 11 plants

Hoping to at least buy a couple acres in So. TX someday, (or a similar climate), just to be able to put a few of these in ground.

Steve

tropicman · Post by **tropicman** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:37 pm

Had my son look for some land down there in Texas for me when I retire,he said if you could find land for sale,small plot now will sale $200,000.
It's what they call the Texas Riviera.
He said cross the border,and we could get more the buck there!
Neighbor a block or two around the corner from me said he sold his house and bought one in Panama,said it was the fourth
best sought after retirement tropical area,and your money would go a lot further as well.

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:39 am

I've been to Panama, talk about tropical! I don't think you can find a plant that would die from cold there. Maybe one! LOL...

Bill

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:51 am

Hi Don, I hear Belize is nice too! (and I'll keep buying those lottery tickets

Steve

tropicman · Post by **tropicman** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:14 pm

Lot of people in California have gone back to panning for gold,and there are finding it too.
I wonder if there is any in The Arkansas river?
It's just a couple blocks from the house!!!LOL

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:24 am

Hey Kent, yes, that's a nice new avatar.

Steve your Majesty must be the only healthy one in captivity.
So many beautiful specimens in that GH.

You guys...if you're moving to a zone 9, take me with you
Don't know if I could tolerate mowing lawns 12 mos a year, but am willing to try.

Barb

macario · Post by **macario** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:52 pm

Im very late with posting but heres some pics of my bismarkia starting to recover. It lost ALL its fronts last year. I envy you guys able to grow palms from seeds. I murder seedlings lol. I cheat and just buy and older palm.

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<img src="http://inlinethumb48.webshots.com/44335 ... 500Q85.jpg" alt="DSCI0061">

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:25 pm

Looks like it's never been sick a day, Mike.
A beauty.
Barb

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:51 pm

Barb, Everyone else always seems to have better luck with Majesty Palms than me... I'm surprised this one is still here

Mike, Nice looking Bismarckia!

Steve

macario · Post by **macario** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:31 am

Thanxs barb I was ready to thow it out after it lost its leaves from cold damage. my wife said keep it because it may bounce back and she was right.

thanx steve

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:59 pm

Nice Bizzy Mike!

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