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Brahea Decumbens


5150cycad

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I bought this brahea decumbens in lake Elsinore about 3 years ago as a very healthy 1 gallon. It has been growing very good and as expected very slowly. I recently saw that it is finally starting to turn a little blue. Is anyone else growing this palm that could post some pictures.

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My largest one died this winter unfortunatly, but it was the size of yours and was turning silver.  

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Here's mine, which I've been growing for years, the last two of which it's been in the ground. I got it from Jungle Music. No blue tint yet, but at least this one has no trouble with heat and sun. Despite 'only' being green at this time, it's a nice compact palm. 

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I have one in the ground for 8 years from a 5 gallon. It is blue. Not a good picture, but it is bottom left below the Cocothrinax:

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2 hours ago, Brett in Mission Viejo said:

I have one in the ground for 8 years from a 5 gallon. It is blue. Not a good picture, but it is bottom left below the Cocothrinax:

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Great looking Palm Brett. Thanks for posting. Your brahea decumbens is showing quite a bit of blue. Mine will hopefully look like that in another 4 years or so. 

 

Hillizard, nice palm as well. I am sure it will start bluing up pretty soon.  Up till this last year mine was mosty green. It just recently started showing some blue but nothing close to Brett's pictures above. Can't wait till it does. 

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13 hours ago, TexasColdHardyPalms said:

My largest one died this winter unfortunatly, but it was the size of yours and was turning silver.  

Sorry to hear that Joseph. I hate losing palms. What is the lowest temperature u see out there in Texas. I think I get down to 30-32 degrees but fortunately mine gets some protection from the fence. 

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16 hours ago, 5150cycad said:

Sorry to hear that Joseph. I hate losing palms. What is the lowest temperature u see out there in Texas. I think I get down to 30-32 degrees but fortunately mine gets some protection from the fence. 

We dropped down to 12.6 where this palm was located. However, other than this episode this winter was extremely warm and everything was actively growing.  This palm had seen 15-16 degrees and never burned before but this winter it defoliated, spear pulled, and then like some of the Chileans the spear started growing but the spring rain rotted it.  The only palms that didn't defoliate this year were sabal Mexicana, riverside, highlands uresana, blackburnia, windmills, silver saws, needle, a brahea supersilver, nannorhorps BxJ & JxB hybrids.   100% defoliation but alive were B. Armata, brandegeei, edulis, jubaea, butia, w. filifera, chamaerops humilis green. chamadorea radicalis and microspadix, arenga engleri, all livistona, all phoenix, sabal causarium and trithrinax anthacoma (big one)

Dead were mule palm, brahea decumbens, butia eriospatha, huge chamaerops volcano, all non trunking phoenix, green saws and trithrinax campestris.

Additionally, our last freeze was this event on January 8th, which is months before our average last freeze.

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Despite their slow growth rate Brahea decumbens is a nice small glaucous palm.  Yeah, they start out and remain green for a few years then become glaucous blue gradually.  However, I notice that the several small suckers coming up at the base are green in color too.  Here's mine.

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3 hours ago, TexasColdHardyPalms said:

We dropped down to 12.6 where this palm was located. However, other than this episode this winter was extremely warm and everything was actively growing.  This palm had seen 15-16 degrees and never burned before but this winter it defoliated, spear pulled, and then like some of the Chileans the spear started growing but the spring rain rotted it.  The only palms that didn't defoliate this year were sabal Mexicana, riverside, highlands uresana, blackburnia, windmills, silver saws, needle, a brahea supersilver, nannorhorps BxJ & JxB hybrids.   100% defoliation but alive were B. Armata, brandegeei, edulis, jubaea, butia, w. filifera, chamaerops humilis green. chamadorea radicalis and microspadix, arenga engleri, all livistona, all phoenix, sabal causarium and trithrinax anthacoma (big one)

Dead were mule palm, brahea decumbens, butia eriospatha, huge chamaerops volcano, all non trunking phoenix, green saws and trithrinax campestris.

Additionally, our last freeze was this event on January 8th, which is months before our average last freeze.

12.6 degrees? Wow that is cold. Crazy to think that it was fine at 15-16 degrees with no damage to complete defoliation at 12.6. What a difference 3-4 degrees makes. Thanks for all of the information. Hope your next winter is a little bit warmer. 

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2 hours ago, Al in Kona said:

Despite their slow growth rate Brahea decumbens is a nice small glaucous palm.  Yeah, they start out and remain green for a few years then become glaucous blue gradually.  However, I notice that the several small suckers coming up at the base are green in color too.  Here's mine.

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I don't think they get much bluer than that. Gives me something to look forward to. Thanks for sharing. 

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1 hour ago, foxtail said:

All beautiful, can this brahea tolerate humid tropics?

I'm inclined to say yes as the one at the San Antonio botanical garden is next to a big shallow pool of water with solid wind breaks on all 4 sides. 

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On 7/10/2017, 9:39:59, Hillizard said:

Here's mine, which I've been growing for years, the last two of which it's been in the ground. I got it from Jungle Music. No blue tint yet, but at least this one has no trouble with heat and sun. Despite 'only' being green at this time, it's a nice compact palm. 

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Here's a side view of this same plant... no major sunburn or frost damage this year. That's a Bismarckia in the background. 

 

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Here's mine , i bought it from jungle music as a large 1 gal and have had it in the ground for about 2 and a half years. Just starting to go a little blue. Some leaf tip burn on a few fronds not shown in the picture but what can i expect with it hitting 118 for a couple days and 120 another day out here just outside of Phoenix!

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2 hours ago, Palmcycasnut said:

Here's mine , i bought it from jungle music as a large 1 gal and have had it in the ground for about 2 and a half years. Just starting to go a little blue. Some leaf tip burn on a few fronds not shown in the picture but what can i expect with it hitting 118 for a couple days and 120 another day out here just outside of Phoenix!

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That's exactly how mine started out. It's a slow process but worth the wait. Another year or two and the blue will really start showing, especially with those crazy hot temperatures. 

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23 hours ago, foxtail said:

All beautiful, can this brahea tolerate humid tropics?

Bought a 5 gal from Jungle Music last year and its hanging in there in Central FL.  We're pretty dang humid.  Our "soil" is really just ancient beach sand so its well drained.

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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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1 hour ago, 5150cycad said:

That's exactly how mine started out. It's a slow process but worth the wait. Another year or two and the blue will really start showing, especially with those crazy hot temperatures. 

Excellent i can't wait! :drool:

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22 hours ago, TexasColdHardyPalms said:

I'm inclined to say yes as the one at the San Antonio botanical garden is next to a big shallow pool of water with solid wind breaks on all 4 sides. 

 

1 hour ago, Keith in SoJax said:

Bought a 5 gal from Jungle Music last year and its hanging in there in Central FL.  We're pretty dang humid.  Our "soil" is really just ancient beach sand so its well drained.

I'm afraid to give them a try due to my environment, let see!!!

Thanks gentlemen.

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