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Neoveitchia storkii


comic097

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Took a pic of this beauty today, certainly one of the best neos I've seen, would love to see pics of others 

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Oh man another palm genus I've not heard of! If I saw that I'd call it a Dypsis! I really am useless at IDing palms! And are those lianas hanging from it?

Larry Shone in wet and sunny north-east England!  Zone9 ish

Tie two fish together and though they have two tails they cannot swim <>< ><>

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Oh yeah, that is a beauty. That chocolate crown shaft is so attractive. 

Larry, those hanging string like things are called reins, they are a connective membrane that hold the leaflets together while the frond emerges. 

Some palms display the 'reins' more prominently than others. 

 

Tim

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Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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Ahhh...Neoveitchia storckii - one of my all time favorites. Here are a few of the many that I planted in a previous garden of mine. :)

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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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When I moved into my place in 2000, I planted out 4 Neoveitchia storkii. Three were planted together in a staggered triangle grouping, and one I just planted away from the others, next to my driveway.

 

The three slowly took off, but once established, all three had some type of nutritional deficiency that I just couldn't figure out. The emerging frond would look normal, but once pushed all the way out, seemingly the petiole could not support the weight of the frond, and it would snap over. This happened on all three, but not the one solo near the driveway.

 

I fertilized with boron, palm special fertilizer, bone meal, iron, cleated iron, more manganese, and nothing helped. Finally, as a last ditch effort, I took a portion of a broken frond to the agricultural lab to be sampled. Unfortunately, they couldn't compare it to anything but Veitchia, so this was less than ideal. With no healthy green fronds to support the palms, they slowly declined, and I eventually removed all three in the grouping.

 

However, the single one held its own, and has now began fruiting. This was planted from a one gallon container in 2000. Neoveitchia is in my top three palm genus (Cocos, Veitchia, Neoveitchia) and I am so pleased that patience has paid off. Is it the soil that made this one healthier than the other three? Sun exposure? Was something buried beneath the other three that I am not aware of? (Construction debris, lumber, etc.?)

 

It is now about 25' tall, holding about 20 fronds. Each frond is approximatly 12' long. This is the first seed that has matured, as the first three were too immature and all aborted. The base of the trunk measures 6' in diameter (72"). Is this typical for Neovetichia?

 

I have potted up all of the seed in hopes of germination. Does anyone have an approximate time for this? Are seedlings susceptible to damping off? Can the roots be disturbed transplanting them from my trays to one gallon containers?

 

I have no plans to plant them in my garden since I have no room, but great gifts to garden visitors who enjoy palms!

 

First seed to mature

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Love this palm!!!!

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My hand for scale about 3' up the trunk.

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Quarter for scale. Seed larger than Veitchia montgomeryana.

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About 32" diameter three feet from base.

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It is now about 25' overall. 

 

 
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Rick Leitner

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

26.07N/80.15W

Zone 10B

Average Annual Low 67 F

Average Annual High 84 F

Average Annual Rainfall 62"

 

Riverfront exposure, 1 mile from Atlantic Ocean

Part time in the western mountains of North Carolina

Gratefully, the best of both worlds!

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Just took a few photos of mine before I go to work.

This is my only Neoveitchia storkii. Its planted in my highland garden and is slow due to the cooler/cloudier climate. It is also in partial shade.

Out of 10 seeds 3 germinated.Two seedlings died early on and this one has been a slow but steady grower. Its about 8-9 years old. It was planted out from a 10 gal pot five years ago.

General view with the Neoveitchia storkii in the center left.

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Closer view.It has about two feet of trunk now.

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El Oasis - beach garden, distinct wet/dry season ,year round 20-38c

Las Heliconias - jungle garden ,800m elevation,150+ inches rainfall, year round 15-28c

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6 hours ago, TikiRick said:

 

When I moved into my place in 2000, I planted out 4 Neoveitchia storkii. Three were planted together in a staggered triangle grouping, and one I just planted away from the others, next to my driveway.

 

The three slowly took off, but once established, all three had some type of nutritional deficiency that I just couldn't figure out. The emerging frond would look normal, but once pushed all the way out, seemingly the petiole could not support the weight of the frond, and it would snap over. This happened on all three, but not the one solo near the driveway.

 

I fertilized with boron, palm special fertilizer, bone meal, iron, cleated iron, more manganese, and nothing helped. Finally, as a last ditch effort, I took a portion of a broken frond to the agricultural lab to be sampled. Unfortunately, they couldn't compare it to anything but Veitchia, so this was less than ideal. With no healthy green fronds to support the palms, they slowly declined, and I eventually removed all three in the grouping.

 

However, the single one held its own, and has now began fruiting. This was planted from a one gallon container in 2000. Neoveitchia is in my top three palm genus (Cocos, Veitchia, Neoveitchia) and I am so pleased that patience has paid off. Is it the soil that made this one healthier than the other three? Sun exposure? Was something buried beneath the other three that I am not aware of? (Construction debris, lumber, etc.?)

 

It is now about 25' tall, holding about 20 fronds. Each frond is approximatly 12' long. This is the first seed that has matured, as the first three were too immature and all aborted. The base of the trunk measures 6' in diameter (72"). Is this typical for Neovetichia?

 

I have potted up all of the seed in hopes of germination. Does anyone have an approximate time for this? Are seedlings susceptible to damping off? Can the roots be disturbed transplanting them from my trays to one gallon containers?

 

I have no plans to plant them in my garden since I have no room, but great gifts to garden visitors who enjoy palms!

 

First seed to mature

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Love this palm!!!!

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My hand for scale about 3' up the trunk.

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Quarter for scale. Seed larger than Veitchia montgomeryana.

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About 32" diameter three feet from base.

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It is now about 25' overall. 

 

 

I think the best for those seeds, is a travel to Spain to enjoy a holidays near the mediterranean sea:D

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On July 26, 2016 at 7:47:52 AM, comic097 said:

Took a pic of this beauty today, certainly one of the best neos I've seen, would love to see pics of others 

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Truly amazing! I love this palm.

PalmTreeDude

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Here is a young one planted at Leu Gardens. It is about 7-8ft tall overall with some clear trunk starting to show at the base. It was planted in spring 2010, a 1 gal. size about 2ft tall. It suffered severe cold damage its first winter (2010-11). Then the spear pulled and I thought it was dead. LAter in spring 2011 it started growing again. In the first pic, that is Satakentia on the left, Neoveitchia is on the right.

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Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

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