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Armageddon Palm - Acrocomia -- show us yours!

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5 hours ago, Pando said:

This thing is insane, I'm surprised that the seeds don't have spikes on them...

Evolution probably selected for plants that didn't kill the seed disseminators.  :D

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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.

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On 5/29/2016, 12:35:05, DoomsDave said:

BUT!

Imagine the possibilities . . .

"We have ways to make you talk. Like tying you to the Tree . . . . "

You could sell your house to, them, you know, the Men and Woman You Don't Dare Mention.

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On 9/16/2016, 12:32:53, Mantis sp. said:

Hello!

This is Acrocomia media  from Puerto Rico. Some specimens( like this) are very huge and variables.

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WHOA!

Was that your footwear you were holding? I hope you held your un-shod foot well above the ground.

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Here's a photo of my Acrocomia media.  Spines  everywhere.  The Acrocomia vinifera that I have is 25 feet tall.  I just took a metal rod and knocked off the spines out of the way,  too tall to trim, just have to wait for the wind to knock the fronds down.  By the way, the wind blowing the fronds across the trunk knocks the spines off leaving a clean trunk.  You don't know how many people stop by and ask about my "queen palm".  After showing the spines, they decide not to trim it!

I love these Acrocomias.  The queen palms just suffer here in phoenix.

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I really wonder, what, exactly, was the "engine" for an evolutionary advantage in getting that spiny?

Megatherium, perhaps?

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Looks like something out of a horror film.

 

 

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1 hour ago, Rod said:

Here's a photo of my Acrocomia media.  Spines  everywhere.  The Acrocomia vinifera that I have is 25 feet tall.  I just took a metal rod and knocked off the spines out of the way,  too tall to trim, just have to wait for the wind to knock the fronds down.  By the way, the wind blowing the fronds across the trunk knocks the spines off leaving a clean trunk.  You don't know how many people stop by and ask about my "queen palm".  After showing the spines, they decide not to trim it!

I love these Acrocomias.  The queen palms just suffer here in phoenix.

rod

 

 

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Do the Gila Woodpeckers bother Acrocomias?

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3 minutes ago, Pando said:

You can also see this fine specimen at the next PSSC meet!

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Hugging is extremely ill-advised!

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Is it giving any edible fruits. Or any sweet wine? I would tend to think so in the name of Darwin. These stings are probably to prevent hungry animals to climb up the tree

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Is it giving any edible fruits. Or any sweet wine? I would tend to think so in the name of Darwin. These stings are probably to prevent hungry animals to climb up the tree

I have a vague recolection that the spines are present underground too!  Can anyone confirm this?

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The woodpecker has not bothered any of my Acrocomias, yet (or my hyphaenes!).  It will fly off and land on my tall washingtonia but has not drilled any holes in that.  I hear it in a washy a couple of homes away - probably a nest there.

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46 minutes ago, Rod said:

The woodpecker has not bothered any of my Acrocomias, yet (or my hyphaenes!).  It will fly off and land on my tall washingtonia but has not drilled any holes in that.  I hear it in a washy a couple of homes away - probably a nest there.

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Keep us apprised of your woodpecker peccadilloes!

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On 5/8/2017, 4:30:03, DoomsDave said:

Do the Gila Woodpeckers bother Acrocomias?

 

2 hours ago, Rod said:

The woodpecker has not bothered any of my Acrocomias, yet (or my hyphaenes!).  It will fly off and land on my tall washingtonia but has not drilled any holes in that.  I hear it in a washy a couple of homes away - probably a nest there.

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7 minutes ago, foxtail said:

 

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Looks like Woody's had a bit too much rum!

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Looks like Woody's had a bit too much rum!

Bacardi!!!:lol:

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I have a vague recolection that the spines are present underground too!  Can anyone confirm this?

I've read the following about the underground spines:

...a defensive strategy against digging mammals, such as the wild pig, the armadillo (Dasypus septemcinctus), the Tatu Carreta or giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus)...

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Will not find me hugging one of these unless I can get up there high enough were the wind blown leaves have removed the spines.

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On 5/8/2017, 12:02:35, Rod said:

Here's a photo of my Acrocomia media.  Spines  everywhere.  The Acrocomia vinifera that I have is 25 feet tall.  I just took a metal rod and knocked off the spines out of the way,  too tall to trim, just have to wait for the wind to knock the fronds down.  By the way, the wind blowing the fronds across the trunk knocks the spines off leaving a clean trunk.  You don't know how many people stop by and ask about my "queen palm".  After showing the spines, they decide not to trim it!

I love these Acrocomias.  The queen palms just suffer here in phoenix.

rod

 

 

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Rod, how old is your vinifera? I'm trying to get an idea of its growth rate. I just bought some seeds. The seller claims they have been planted for almost 3 years and are "ready to sprout". Judging from the shell hardness, I highly doubt that to be true. I cracked one open with a pair of vice grips and it came out perfect with no damage. Any germination tips?

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When I planted this palm back in the 90's, it just took off!  After developing a trunk, it grew really fast.  Several years it grew 3' each year.  It has since slowed down (thank goodness!) - I think the flowers helped slow it down.  Now if I could only get it to put out several flower stalks at the same time I might even get some seeds.  They say acrocomia's are self fertile; however, it is rare for me to get seeds.  Probably need more than one.

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