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Which one is more of a stunner,Ptychosperma salomonense or P. elegans?

Kostas

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Kostas Grand Master

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Hello,

I would like to grow a single trunk Prychosprma species and I am between these two as I don't know any other single trunk Ptychosperma. Which one do you think is more of a tropical looking stunner and which has the droopier leaflets of the two? Which one would YOU grow?

Thank you very much in advance! :)

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Well, I have elegans, and it's a stunner. Long, graceful, slender ringed trunk, crownshaft, long praemorse leaves, the perfect palm for a mall somewhere. And my garden, in full sun.

Everyone loves it, except for the palm-o-phobes.

The other one, I don't know, but I'm sure someone will know.

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P. Elegans, when taken care of properly.. Looks better than Adonidias, imo. Have roughly 80 seedlings outside atm.

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Jeff Searle Grand Master

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Basically the same palm in many ways. Not much of a difference.

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

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Yes.

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Kostas Grand Master

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Thank you very much for your replies! :)

Do some Ptychosperma elegans have droopy leaflets instead of more upright? Is this species bigger overall than P. salomonense? Those of you who do have seen P. salomonense,which one do you find more impressive looking? I take it its P. elegans the more impressive one as Jeff,you probably do have seen and grown both,right? And P. salomonense has the added rarity factor to speak on its favor,but I don't see any excitement over this one.

I would really appreciate your thoughts :)

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P. Elegans is everywhere down here in South Florida, it's even naturalized in many places.

Ive noticed that in full sun, the palm is more upright with much shorter fronds, leaflets held erect, with a skinnier trunk. In shade, elegans can have flat fronds with droopy leaflets, and looks much better IMO

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Steve, I agree. Ptychosperma salomonense would be the rarer of the two, and to us collectors would be something you would want others to see when visiting your yard maybe. But either way, they both would be used in the same application where a slender, tall palm is needed. And both have red fruit. :)

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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Daryl Grand Master

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Grow both! Maybe one will be more suited to your local conditions than the other and look better.

Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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