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Are these Mauritius volunteers?


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 I purchased a Hyophorbe verschaffelti (Spindle Palm) approximately 13 years ago from Jeff Searle at the Fairchild Gardens sale. Since that time, this palm has grown to an impressive 15-20 feet tall with an extremely thick and robust trunk. It flowers frequently and sometime between five and seven years ago, I began to notice what had to be volunteers throughout our yard. These volunteers continue unabated and are all in various stages located throughout our property. I know that this species of Arecaceae, which is indigenous to the Rodriques Island in Mauritius, is critically endangered. Please view these palms of various stages to confirm my belief that I am party to a large number of Mauritius volunteers:

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 Some of the oldest Mauritian volunteers actually leapt into the hedge in my front yard:

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 Another younger volunteer I believe in my front yard near the last palm:

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 In the forest beyond the trees:

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 Found this under one of these in the next frame:

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 I bought this from Jeff Searle also:

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 Volunteers next to Mr. Searles product again:

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 More what I believe to be volunteers. I am attempting not to make this a Jeff Searle commercial but the specimen in the next frame was purchased from Jeff

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 African Oil simply too large to capture on film:

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 Another volunteer next to one of numerous ridiculously huge Dypsis decaryii next to the pool:

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 Simply too big to get the full monty:

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 Another volunteer under this specimen in next frame:

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 This is a red Latan that is not very red:

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 This grows under the palm in the next frame:

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 Sweet Chambeyronia macrocarpa that shoots out a beautiful red shoot at different times of the year:

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 Dueling Chamby's on separate sides of the pool:

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 Found growing nearby a Florida native:

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Pseudophoenix sargentii purchased from you know who:

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 Volunteer from the pool growing underneath another three-year-old specimen:

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 Another angle for this young Carpoxylon macrospermum:

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 This little volley growing very close to the four specimens in the next frame:

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 Bought these four Veitchia montgomeryanas as five footers from you know who at the Fairchild Gardens sale in 2009. They are now 40 foot plus and show no signs of slowing down:

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A lot of Oil Palm volunteers, which might be distinguished by the spikes at the base of the leaflets. The other volunteers I do not recognize.

 

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 The sun sets but also rises on the misty morning Mauritian stranger in a strange land with what I believe to be a plethora of little Mauritian strangers all at various stages but all of whom will be preserved and allowed to grow as they show up:

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Masatepino has thrown me for a loop and I have been researching pictures of the youngest seedlings and juveniles I can locate to compare African Oil Palms to Spindles. "The spike at the end of the leaflet" distinction is compelling but my review of the volunteers in my yard and pictures of juvenile Spindles shows that juvenile Spindles also share a pointed leaflet end. 

However, it appears that I have a mixture of juvenile African Oil Palms and Spindles. After Masatepino's comments I believe without question the third specimen is an African Oil juvenile. That stated, the juveniles in pictures 4 and 6 are without question Spindles. The proximity of juveniles 2,5 and 8 to the older juveniles in front yard cause me to believe that they are Spindles. I mistakenly identified 2 as being close to the large Spindle in my backyard.

The  juvenile in my backyard close to the Licuala grandis I  believe to be a Spindle juvenile  because of its proximity to the large  spindle in my backyard. Because the  Alexander, the Chamby's, the Dypsis decaryii, the Red Latan and the Sargent Cherry Palm are in my backyard in equal proximity  between my large Spindle and my African Oil, I am  suspending judgment until these juveniles grow larger and present more attributes. Judging small specimens and their identity is out of my league. Any commentary or guesses would be greatly appreciated.

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This one looks like a Ptychosperma. Here we have millions of Ptychosperma macarthurii volunteers. Weeds now.

 

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Located on Vanua Levu near Savusavu (16degrees South) Elevation from sealevel to 30meters with average annual rainfall of 2800mm (110in) with temperature from 18 to 34C (65 to 92F).

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That is the problem. All the small babies seem to look the same. Any experts?

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