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Mauritia flexuosa growing in Brevard County!


NatureGirl

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Unbelievable Mauritia flexuosa growing in Micco at Jason and Sues beautiful Garden. Jason first photo, my husband Greg in third photo. This palm survived the 2010 freeze!

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Warrior Palm Princess, Satellite Beach, Florida

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Wunderbar!!!!

5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

 

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Amazing! What is an uber-tropical palm like this (Amazon) doing in Brevard County! That is an A Plus and thank you!

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What you look for is what is looking

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3 hours ago, bubba said:

Amazing! What is an uber-tropical palm like this (Amazon) doing in Brevard County! That is an A Plus and thank you!

Do you know if this palm is as cold hardy as Euterpe oleracea?

 

5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

 

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I didn't realize this species grew so large. Thanks for the photos.

Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

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

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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On 11/4/2018, 12:06:07, GottmitAlex said:

Do you know if this palm is as cold hardy as Euterpe oleracea?

 

He can't grow Euterpe at all so it must be hardier. From what they said, it's the only Mauritia in Brevard, and it is planted on the edge of a pond, you just can't see in the Photo.

Warrior Palm Princess, Satellite Beach, Florida

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Micco is right on the coast and zone 10a so I don't see why it wouldn't grow there?

Naples (inland), FL - technically 10a but more like 9b in the winter :hmm:

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Micco isn't on the coast, it's on the mainland, and he's quite a bit W of US1, but the Indian River is on the E side of US1, so he's got that.

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Warrior Palm Princess, Satellite Beach, Florida

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In 2004, Richard Moyroud was growing these at his nursery in Broward County. And in 2010, at the start of the Minas Gerais post-tour after the Rio biennial, one of the first stops in the southern part of the state was to a Mauritia flexuosa grove said to be the southernmost such grove in South America. One of the ones I am growing comes from a seed collected there.

 

Mike Merritt

Big Island of Hawaii, windward, rainy side, 740 feet (225 meters) elevation

165 inches (4,200 mm) of rain per year, 66 to 83 deg F (20 to 28 deg C) in summer, 62 to 80 deg F (16.7 to 26.7 Deg C) in winter.

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This is great to hear. Mine is quite large at the nursery now and has just begun to flower. It is just getting ready to start showing some trunk. Mine saw 31 back in 2010 and I was pleasantly surprise to see not only it survived, but had no leaf damage.

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Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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Awesome!!!!

I have one small one planted out here in a swampy location. It has been through 2 winters and one hurricane where it got buried under debris but survived. I planted another this summer.

Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

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I had one for years, really the cold never seemed to harm it but one summer in just decided to croak.

 

Jupiter FL

in the Zone formally known as 10A

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What a handsome palm!  Most palms look really good when young, but this palm looks better and better as it matures.  

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Huntington Beach, CA

USDA Zone 10a/10b

Sunset Zone 24

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On 11/5/2018, 10:45:24, NatureGirl said:

Micco isn't on the coast, it's on the mainland, and he's quite a bit W of US1, but the Indian River is on the E side of US1, so he's got that.

Close enough :lol:

Naples (inland), FL - technically 10a but more like 9b in the winter :hmm:

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On 11/6/2018, 11:32:31, joe_OC said:

What a handsome palm!  Most palms look really good when young, but this palm looks better and better as it matures.  

Agree!  :greenthumb:  Just wish it could handle zone 9...

Jon Sunder

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Do you have any idea how old this plant is? I used to live in Brazil and I planted a seedling of this species in my yard there, and it was very slow. Here are a couple of photos of this species in habitat in Brazilian savannas. They are very majestic, particularly when they are found in open grasslands like this. 

 

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2 hours ago, RaleighNC said:

Do you have any idea how old this plant is? I used to live in Brazil and I planted a seedling of this species in my yard there, and it was very slow. Here are a couple of photos of this species in habitat in Brazilian savannas. They are very majestic, particularly when they are found in open grasslands like this. 

 

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Oooooo on savannah! Maybe they DON'T have to grow in water!! :yay:

Naples (inland), FL - technically 10a but more like 9b in the winter :hmm:

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He said it was planted in 2006 and it grew pretty fast. 

Warrior Palm Princess, Satellite Beach, Florida

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4 hours ago, Missi said:

Oooooo on savannah! Maybe they DON'T have to grow in water!! :yay:

I should have explained those pics a little better. All those palms have wet feet. The trees in the first pic are along a stream, and in the second they are in a seep area draining into a stream. The soils would definitely be saturated in the wet season, and probably in the dry season as well. 

The seedling I once had survived in well-drained soils and was always making progress, but maybe it was so slow because it really wanted saturated soils. 

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I've seen healthy ones growing high and dry in people's gardens. But in warm, humid climates. Of my three survivors, two are in low spots, but not inundated, and the third is higher up. I lost three, two in other wet spots and one high and dry.

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Mike Merritt

Big Island of Hawaii, windward, rainy side, 740 feet (225 meters) elevation

165 inches (4,200 mm) of rain per year, 66 to 83 deg F (20 to 28 deg C) in summer, 62 to 80 deg F (16.7 to 26.7 Deg C) in winter.

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21 hours ago, RaleighNC said:

I should have explained those pics a little better. All those palms have wet feet. The trees in the first pic are along a stream, and in the second they are in a seep area draining into a stream. The soils would definitely be saturated in the wet season, and probably in the dry season as well. 

The seedling I once had survived in well-drained soils and was always making progress, but maybe it was so slow because it really wanted saturated soils. 

DARN! My hope is dashed!

18 hours ago, mike in kurtistown said:

I've seen healthy ones growing high and dry in people's gardens. But in warm, humid climates. Of my three survivors, two are in low spots, but not inundated, and the third is higher up. I lost three, two in other wet spots and one high and dry.

YES! My hope is restored!!

Naples (inland), FL - technically 10a but more like 9b in the winter :hmm:

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On 11/6/2018 at 7:44 AM, Eric in Orlando said:

Awesome!!!!

I have one small one planted out here in a swampy location. It has been through 2 winters and one hurricane where it got buried under debris but survived. I planted another this summer.

Am curious if you might have any pix of this palm now or from when you posted this?  Is it still alive?  Did/Do you have it in full sun or under some canopy for winter protection?  Am thinking of giving it a try here at SPI in front of my house along the road where water often stands after rain events. A very quick comparison of climates indicates Orlando and SPI are somewhat similar in average highs/low. 

Clay

South Padre Island, Zone 10b until the next vortex.

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49 minutes ago, Austinpalm said:

Am curious if you might have any pix of this palm now or from when you posted this?  Is it still alive?  Did/Do you have it in full sun or under some canopy for winter protection?  Am thinking of giving it a try here at SPI in front of my house along the road where water often stands after rain events. A very quick comparison of climates indicates Orlando and SPI are somewhat similar in average highs/low. 

Both are still alive. The grow under high, broken canopy so get some protection but also lots of light.

 

 

Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

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This is a bit of a resurrection of this thread, but it is my understanding that the fruit of this palm is edible. Has anyone tried this? 

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2 hours ago, Dartolution said:

This is a bit of a resurrection of this thread, but it is my understanding that the fruit of this palm is edible. Has anyone tried this? 

I haven't eaten the fruit itself but a dessert made from the fruit in Brasil called "doce de burití" is excellent.  :greenthumb:  "O Rei do Doce" translates to "the king of sweets".

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Be interesting how the fruit is harvested, these palms are big muthas and the clusters must weigh a ton. 

Mine has been flowering for awhile now, but hasn’t set seed. Just a monster of a palm. Being dioecious, mine will never have viable seed. No problem, wouldn’t have room for another one in any case.

Tim

Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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23 hours ago, realarch said:

Be interesting how the fruit is harvested, these palms are big muthas and the clusters must weigh a ton. 

Mine has been flowering for awhile now, but hasn’t set seed. Just a monster of a palm. Being dioecious, mine will never have viable seed. No problem, wouldn’t have room for another one in any case.

Tim

Show us a picture! --Of both palm and fruit.

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Well, here ya go. I’ll snap another photo to show some scale, but the palm is probably 50’ { 15m) tall.

Tim

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Hilo, Hawaii

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