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Cyphophoenix alba

Kostas

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Kostas Grand Master

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Hi :)

One of my Cyphophoenix alba I have had for 1,5years in the ground is starting to look like something :) Still small but getting size fast now!

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Should look pretty nice in the coming years! From this stage on their beauty shows.

''To try,is to risk failure.......To not try,is to guarantee it''

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Your Alba is looking great Kostas, heres 3 here planted a little close 2gether with our "little dog" for scale :) , 1 should start flowering in a year or 2, and yes they are good lookers right from the beginning, enjoy watching yours keep growing and colouring.

Pete :)

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Yours are prime examples of the species and show right there why I like it so much and grew two different seed batches of it: nice wide leafs and lots of crownshaft color! And then their trunk is amazing as well when it forms!

How many years would you say I have till mine approach the size of yours? I would say upwards of 6 at best...but they are gaining speed.

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Yours are prime examples of the species and show right there why I like it so much and grew two different seed batches of it: nice wide leafs and lots of crownshaft color! And then their trunk is amazing as well when it forms!

How many years would you say I have till mine approach the size of yours? I would say upwards of 6 at best...but they are gaining speed.

6? You are a dreamer :) Closer to 15. You must have a speed demon Kostas, because all mine are super slow. Hopefully they pick up some speed like you said yours did. It looks very healthy too.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

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-- Alfred Austin

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Len, is pretty spot on with 15 yrs Kostas,( maybe even more) but hey whats the rush, you are still a "youngster" :)

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Pete, I think you've sold me on these! Those colours are sweet. Is that fuzz on the c/shaft or just colour? While im at it, do they retain that colour as they mature?

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Kostas, most of the New Caledonians are reliable, but rather slow in Mediterranean climates like ours. I'm not sure it will take as long as Len says, but it won't be as fast as Pedro's plants, either.

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Kostas, most of the New Caledonians are reliable, but rather slow in Mediterranean climates like ours. I'm not sure it will take as long as Len says, but it won't be as fast as Pedro's plants, either.

I believe Pete said his plants were put in 15 years ago Dave. So if you think his grow faster than here, it will take us longer than 15 years right?

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

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Pete, I think you've sold me on these! Those colours are sweet. Is that fuzz on the c/shaft or just colour? While im at it, do they retain that colour as they mature?

Stuart, the colour will only get "better n better" as the pics from Don Hodel's book The Palms of NC show, the "book" and Alba are "must haves". re fuzz, it feels like suede or fine tomemtum and its there "forever"

Kostas, expect a min of 15 yrs to get a base of that thickness ( 8" at base) and the 'positive" of that Kostas is that Alba growing and colouring is "right there" at ground level not "way way" up high to view.

Pete :)

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Kostas Grand Master

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Hehe, yeah, probably a bit of a dreamer :) When i dug a hole to plant it,i hit water at 20cm and ended up planting it with its rootball partially submerged...So it has plenty of water available during most months of the year(except the summer, but its on drip). Its an ok grower, super slow as a seedling but close to average slow now(compared to my other New Caledonia palms), satisfying in its overall growth and getting faster. This year its growth appears to be 1/3 more than last year and i figure the trend will continue as it establishes in the ground. All 3 unblemished leafs have been grown while in ground and still has good growing months ahead. I think this year's growth will end this February at 2 and 1/3 to 2 and a half leafs. Not bad.

Since you have grown it to maturity,i am pretty sure mine can't be much(if at all) faster than yours, so i am probably in for a 15year wait for trunk. Well,it will be worth it,same for all New Caledonian species...

Yeah,the fuzz is there even in tiny ones, and its color pretty impressive. Its not soft though like on Dypsis lastelliana, its hard in texture,at least on my youngsters.

I always like the height Pete, plus they can only flower and seed after trunking :)

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Beautiful palms Pete.

I have planted several but they are many years from being impressive specimens.

Jeffry Brusseau

"Cuesta Linda"

Vista, California

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Kostas,

This palm is a real beauty, and yours look great! I have three of them myself - about the same size as yours! But hoping for some good growth. Like soon! :)

Bo-Göran

Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

 

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Happened to be in Beerwah for a couple of days and noticed my C.alba going fine under some extreme conditions of late (none of them rain).

I have it growing under some part shade from other higher palms, looks ideal conditions so far. She's fairly hardy. I do nothing to it, no extra water, no fertiliser, it survives on what nature provides and some mulch from ages ago.

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Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Looks great Wal, how old Is that little guy mate ?

No idea Paul sorry. From memory, I planted it approx 18 months ago from a 200ml pot.purchased at PFB.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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A fantastic palm, as evidenced by all of these great photos. Wal, yours seems to be doing very well in what appears to be a reasonably sunny position. How much sun does this one get each day? Mine is in deep shade and isn't too fast a grower unfortunately.

Daryl

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

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A fantastic palm, as evidenced by all of these great photos. Wal, yours seems to be doing very well in what appears to be a reasonably sunny position. How much sun does this one get each day? Mine is in deep shade and isn't too fast a grower unfortunately.

Daryl

not much sun at all Daryl. I am very happy with this species.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Thank you very much Bo! :) Wish you fast growth with yours!!!

Nice one Wal! :) Must be great to be able to grow such palms without irrigation!

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Really nicely grown Rafael, looking great!!! :)

Thank you Jurica, it's a nice one but really slow in general.

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Thanks Moose for letting us know! :) Nice!

Great work Edric, mine is a tiny seedling compared to the rest!

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