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Samarakoon's Areca guppyana


doranakandawatta

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Last april, before visiting Peradeniya botanical garden, we visited (it became a tradition) Samarakoon's nursery first:

Here his Areca guppyana:

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the foliage got some sun burnt since a tree has been cut and the shady situation changed, but the palm is flowering and fruiting regularly.

( we got 12 seedlings and look forward to seeing ours becoming as lovely as his tree, soon more seeds and seedlings :) )

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Philippe

 

Jungle Paradise in Sri Lanka

 

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This is one of our favorite palms, however we have only seen them in one garden other than ours. Samarakoon's are lovely. Thanks for posting them. Anyone else have pictures?

Lee

Lee

Located at 1500' elevation in Kona on the west side of the Big Island of Hawaii.

Average annual rainfall is about 60"; temperature around 80 degrees.

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Very nice, and also one of my favorite palms. I believe it is now considered to be the same as A. novohibernica, and A. guppyana has been relegated to synonym status (according to Kew, anyway). I've been searching for fresh, viable seeds for over a year - I've had no luck with seeds ordered online. If anyone knows of a source, please let me know. Phillippe...do you know if Samarakoon's nursery would send seeds?

Tom

Bowie, Maryland, USA - USDA z7a
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Tom,

As I saw Areca novohibernica in Singapore botanic garden (I would like to go back and check but I don't remember so big fruits), I am not sure it's the same plant but I may be wrong.

Here pictures in december 2012:

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can somebody in IPS and Palmtalk tell us the truth?

I can ask Samarakoon (through a local friend speaking sinhalese) if he would send seeds but we must consider that Samarakoon is a passionate palm grower in a very un-industrial level, and not used to english and other communications.

The best is visiting him and talk with the help of a friend. Nothing to do with the western horticultural world.

Maybe I can get some seeds from him next time in august and send the seeds to you from Switzerland. (I am not sure a parcel of palm-seeds from Sri Lanka would arrive at destination).

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Philippe

 

Jungle Paradise in Sri Lanka

 

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