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Caryota himalaya in the subtropics

Keith N Tampa (ex SoJax)

By Keith N Tampa (ex SoJax)
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Here is a photo of Caryota himalaya in Winter Haven, FL. Its survived freezing weather for the past two years, including some pretty serious cold (in the low 20's) back in 2011-2012 when it nearly defoliated. Its recovered well. Obviously in this climate it could die any winter.

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Late winter 2013 (when it was laying on its side.... :rant: )

How do you rotate photos? Grrr

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October 2013

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View from a distance showing its size vs the house.

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Land O Lakes FL, a suburb on the North Side of Tampa, FL

Summers are great, 90f/32c in the day & 70f/21c at night with plentiful rain & sun

Winters are subtropical with occasional frosts and freezes. Tropical cyclones happen.

We have a few Royal palms in the warm microclimates but Coconuts freeze.

I am a Kayaker, Hiker, Bicyclist, and amateur Photographer that loves the outdoors.  

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tank Grand Master

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Keith,

Probably easiest to rotate the photo on your computer in windows explorer (file manager) before you upload it. Just find the file and right click. There should be a rotate option (assuming you're using windows).

Jason

Gainesville, Florida

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How old is it from seed.

I have 1 that was basically given to me.

It overgrew both the pot and the greenhouse it was in.

Its acclimating nicely in my back yard with a gigas 15 feet away.

Cheers

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1 hour ago, Jeff_Cabinda said:

What is the growth rate?

Fast, actually.  Summer 2016 we think it was struck by lightning though the Palm survived.  It did loose a recently opened frond, though.  My advice with these, don't let them get pot bound, and keep them watered.  The struggle in dry conditions.  Also, if you plant them in an open forest environment, they grow even faster.  So far we haven't had anything but light freezes for a long time. I know that's helped.  We'll try to get another photo soon. 

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Land O Lakes FL, a suburb on the North Side of Tampa, FL

Summers are great, 90f/32c in the day & 70f/21c at night with plentiful rain & sun

Winters are subtropical with occasional frosts and freezes. Tropical cyclones happen.

We have a few Royal palms in the warm microclimates but Coconuts freeze.

I am a Kayaker, Hiker, Bicyclist, and amateur Photographer that loves the outdoors.  

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Here is the Caryota in April 2017.  It looks pretty good considering a lightning strike last summer, and only 9" of rain in the last 6.5 months.  You can see how the bamboo to the far right is virtually bare due to drought, though the one to left is still hanging in there.  This drought is separating the "men from the boys".

 

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Land O Lakes FL, a suburb on the North Side of Tampa, FL

Summers are great, 90f/32c in the day & 70f/21c at night with plentiful rain & sun

Winters are subtropical with occasional frosts and freezes. Tropical cyclones happen.

We have a few Royal palms in the warm microclimates but Coconuts freeze.

I am a Kayaker, Hiker, Bicyclist, and amateur Photographer that loves the outdoors.  

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2 strikes fer me in Jax ---- didnt wait fer the 3rd pitch meanwhile the C. mitus C. gigas (8  foot trunk) and C. ochlandra are roaring ( 20 +)   salute 

 

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4 hours ago, edbrown_III said:

2 strikes fer me in Jax ---- didnt wait fer the 3rd pitch meanwhile the C. mitus C. gigas (8  foot trunk) and C. ochlandra are roaring ( 20 +)   salute 

 

Wow, that's great success, Ed.  I wish we had better soil because I'd try some other species.

Land O Lakes FL, a suburb on the North Side of Tampa, FL

Summers are great, 90f/32c in the day & 70f/21c at night with plentiful rain & sun

Winters are subtropical with occasional frosts and freezes. Tropical cyclones happen.

We have a few Royal palms in the warm microclimates but Coconuts freeze.

I am a Kayaker, Hiker, Bicyclist, and amateur Photographer that loves the outdoors.  

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