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Mystery Palm Seedling


cbmnz

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I noticed this past weekend, this growing in the leaf litter under a shrub in my garden. When things are small it can be hard to tell even different plants apart, but looks very much like a palm seedling.

 

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The mystery is where did it come from, as my only palm is a now 14 year old queen, which I can say for certain has never flowered. Interestingly as it is within the outer root zone of the queen, I did entertain the idea for short time that it was a sucker that had budded off the queen’s root system. However I can’t find any reference that a queen palm has ever been known to do that. So discounted that theory.

 

My queen, seedling was growing about 2.5m from base of its trunk.

 

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I dug up the seedling, it had a small tap root, several feeder roots which I got all of, and one really long feeder root that I broke when dug it. Have potted it up and it looks fine so far. So hopefully it will grow and eventually will get to see what I have. But it might be years!

 

The nearest other palms are about 150m away in neighbouring yards, a queen and two types of fan palm. But with the house in between, the seeds did well to blow from there but I guess that’s the most likely source.

Palms in rear neighbours sections, most likely source of wind blown seed.

 

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Oh well, guess it's fun to not know yet what I have!

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Looks like a Washingtonia seedling

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

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i agree, thats a washie,.

"it's not dead it's sleeping"

Santee ca, zone10a/9b

18 miles from the ocean

avg. winter 68/40.avg summer 88/64.records 113/25

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Probably deposited by a bird.

Meg

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Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
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Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

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Thanks for the ID. There are some tall flowering specimens of those within a few blocks, and I read now it's a species known to self seed in this country.

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  • 7 months later...

Quick update for the heck of it.

The  seeding took to the pot very well and has grown quite a bit over Summer. Still waiting for it to put out a non-strap leaf to absolutely confirm what it is. It seemed to not care at all that one root got broken when it was taken out of the ground and showed no transplant shock. I guess that confirms the Washie ID, I read they are tough as nails.

 

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That's a Trachycarpus fortunei, a couple can be seen in your above pic just under the roof line between the Washingtonia & Queen palm.

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Malta - USDA Zone 11a

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Yeah, well that has to remain a possibility. Both being Palmate, the seedling will have to get older before Trachy verses Washie will become clear. I have not noticed those neighbour's T. Fortunei visible under the roof line in flower before whereas there are two tall flowering Washingtonia about 200m away, I did not think of them when I made that initial post last year. So Washingtonia must be most likely but still a chance of something else.

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Oh well. Cool, if that's the case then. I've always liked the look of T. Fortunei fronds a little more that Washingtonia.

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Update on this one. Growing well. I think those that said T. Fortunei  are right.

 

 

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And a good healthy one too.

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

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