Nannorrhops ritchiana seedlings

[Plantasexoticas]

Hello everyone - first post here

just repotted my Nannorrhops seedlings and thought I'd share the pictures. Amazing root growth - which seems to be more than top growth

James

[Las Palmas Norte]

Looking great !!! I was wondering how you'd pot them with such an extensive root system.

Cheers, Barrie.

[Plantasexoticas]

2 minutes ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

Looking great !!! I was wondering how you'd pot them with such an extensive root system.

Cheers, Barrie.

Thank you Barrie,

I put them into a bigger and slightly deeper pot but still had to spiral the roots around the inside of the pot quite a few times. 

[Las Palmas Norte]

I imagine that being native to arid regions, the roots would extend downward seeking moisture. Are your intentions to size these up and plant out in the future?

Cheers, Barrie.

[Plantasexoticas]

I may need to invest in some deeper pots as the roots just seem to want to go down. Makes sense like you say coming from arid regions, I have a bismarckia doing a similar thing. The nannorhops have been outside during the summer but are in my grow room for the winter. I unfortunately don't have much space for planting out here but potentially if I move somewhere with a decent garden I may try.

James 

[kinzyjr]

@Plantasexoticas Reminds me of Phoenix sp. with the deep roots.  Even a 2 leaf seedling will fill a 3 liter bottle with roots. 

[Plantasexoticas]

Yes now you say it, one of my Phoenix seedlings is pushing the plant out of the pot as the roots go down - exposing the plant base - on my list of plants to repot ☺

James

[Bigfish]

Be careful not to break the roots.  I killed every single seedling trying to separate them out of a badly overgrown compot years ago.  One was variegated too!  I still have dreams about that seedling, lol.  :'(

[Plantasexoticas]

4 hours ago, Bigfish said:

Be careful not to break the roots.  I killed every single seedling trying to separate them out of a badly overgrown compot years ago.  One was variegated too!  I still have dreams about that seedling, lol.  :'(

I will, thank you. I've reppotted them a couple of times now and managed not to damage anything. my bismarckia nobilis which is getting on for about 4/5 years from seed was knocked off a windowsill by a cat a while back - I don't know how it didn't break any roots but I would of been devastated if it died - I read that any root damage on bismarckia can lead to death. 

[Plantasexoticas]

And sorry for your variegated one - it must of been one of a kind!