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Voaniola Gerardii - Forest Coconut

aivalima

By aivalima
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Zeeth Grand Master

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There are a few people in Hawaii growing it, as well as Florida. It's very slow growing and hard to obtain. I had one but it wasn't watered one semester while I was at school and it died. 

Keith 

Palmetto, Florida (10a) and Tampa, Florida (9b/10a)

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17 minutes ago, Zeeth said:

There are a few people in Hawaii growing it, as well as Florida. It's very slow growing and hard to obtain. I had one but it wasn't watered one semester while I was at school and it died. 

that's sad, it's a very rare palm 

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LJG Grand Master

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I don't think seed has become available since that one large batch years ago. I grow this palm in my greenhouse (as a novelty item) and it is one of the slowest palms I cultivate. Plus it needs a lot of water to thrive. 

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Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

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58 minutes ago, aivalima said:

Great photos Dr. George, thanks for the info....

Is this palm planted in Hawaii or California?

Kona side, Big Island, Hawaii.

If you use the PalmTalk search feature (upper right) you'll come up with a few other posts with pics of some specimens that are a little larger. Don't think I've seen a trunking one in cultivation posted yet. - gmp

Sullivan Palm 2008

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Josh-O Grand Master

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3 hours ago, Dr. George said:

Incredibly slow.

Obtained as 5 gal size Fall 2009

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Planted Spring 2011

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Fall 2015

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gmp

that's pretty slow. Thanks for sharing your pictures :) 

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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4 hours ago, LJG said:

I don't think seed has become available since that one large batch years ago. I grow this palm in my greenhouse (as a novelty item) and it is one of the slowest palms I cultivate. Plus it needs a lot of water to thrive. 

I got two from that same batch. both died a year later :( 

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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Zeeth Grand Master

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1 hour ago, Dr. George said:

Kona side, Big Island, Hawaii.

If you use the PalmTalk search feature (upper right) you'll come up with a few other posts with pics of some specimens that are a little larger. Don't think I've seen a trunking one in cultivation posted yet. - gmp

Sullivan Palm 2008

I am attaching some pictures that the current owner of the Sullivan garden took in 2013. It looks like it's doing pretty well, and looks very much like a coconut at this stage. 1491377_230721747106007_1373951808_o.thu1511557_230721750439340_959336460_o.thum

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Keith 

Palmetto, Florida (10a) and Tampa, Florida (9b/10a)

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realarch Grand Master

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The one at the Frost garden (formerly Sullivan) is alive and well. Here's a pic from a few months ago. 

Cool huh?

Tim

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Hilo, Hawaii

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Here's mine, and yes it is slow. Starting to move though and has grown quite a bit in the last six months. 

Kim has a nice one on the island south of here. 

Tim

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Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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Zeeth Grand Master

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2 minutes ago, realarch said:

The one at the Frost garden (formerly Sullivan) is alive and well. Here's a pic from a few months ago. 

Cool huh?

Tim

IMG_0505_2.jpg

Thank you for the update!! 

Keith 

Palmetto, Florida (10a) and Tampa, Florida (9b/10a)

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1 hour ago, Josh-O said:

I got two from that same batch. both died a year later :( 

That's a bummer. They are so slow that once a bug or fungus gets in them or you forget to water, they don't recover well. 

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

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45 minutes ago, LJG said:

That's a bummer. They are so slow that once a bug or fungus gets in them or you forget to water, they don't recover well. 

so true..

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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As Tim mentioned, I have this species in my Hawaii garden.  Two individuals, and one is outpacing the other, though both would qualify as slow.  Pauleen's specimen is by far the largest I have ever seen, and looks much better than I would have expected.  Habitat photos have not flattered this palm.

Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
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8 hours ago, Kim said:

As Tim mentioned, I have this species in my Hawaii garden.  Two individuals, and one is outpacing the other, though both would qualify as slow.  Pauleen's specimen is by far the largest I have ever seen, and looks much better than I would have expected.  Habitat photos have not flattered this palm.

That's so true, Kim. I hiked for hours with Dr Balasky and saw a couple in the ground and was not impressed. Rare, hell yea!  There needs to be more planted outside of Madagascar when and if all possible. This palm is endangered!

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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Alas, death for Masoala

BUT

worth the effort for someone with the right climate

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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On 11/17/2015, 1:13:44, LJG said:

That's a bummer. They are so slow that once a bug or fungus gets in them or you forget to water, they don't recover well. 

so true..

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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On 11/17/2015, 12:14:28, Zeeth said:

I am attaching some pictures that the current owner of the Sullivan garden took in 2013. It looks like it's doing pretty well, and looks very much like a coconut at this stage. 1491377_230721747106007_1373951808_o.thu1511557_230721750439340_959336460_o.thum

Whoa!!! stunning to say the least.

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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Mark M @ S. Oceanside palms

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This is all I have to remember my Forest coconut.  It was in the ground for two years and actually grew a little but succumb to pulling itself down by the bootstraps.

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MM

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Sorry to hear that Mark. My 15 gal is currently rolling along at a snails pace.... wait. that's too fast.... glacial. The P. eckmannii and this vying for slowest.. 

 

PS. Looks a pic/meme that you could add "My chicken laid a wooden egg!"

 

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Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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