GROWING AND DISCUSSING TAHINA

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   Tahina palms in public gardens?

   July 7, 2020 by Cindy Adair

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   I have been asked by a Tahina project donor to start a topic listing Botanical gardens world wide that currently grow Tahina spectabilis. I think this is an interesting idea, especially if pictures are added, perhaps even with a Tahina mug or a person wearing a Tahina shirt included for scale. It would be nice to try to see all the public Tahinas, much as I now visit my holy grail Lodoiceas (double coconuts). That is once air travel is safer, as I believe there are no Tahinas (or double coconuts) in Puerto Rico public gardens. Remaining Tahinas in pots or seeds or seedlings (when seed is next available) could be gifted to a garden with an appropr…

   

   Last reply by Daryl, January 10

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   Memories from the discovery

   July 24, 2020 by Anne-Tahina Metz

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   Tahina spectabilis Hi all ! I was very surprised when Kim reached me to let me know about this fundraiser ! I am so glad and happy about this initiative ! It brought me back to so many memories from the discovery. It was such an exciting thing to be part of ! Of course I was just a kid and didn’t measure the importance of it but now I realise how exceptional it is to have a tree named after me. I remember the whole thing from the picnic, to my Dad coming home one day telling us that Bruno had posted it on PalmTalk and everyone was going ballistic over it ! I remember all the times we went to the site to see the inflorescence and how it ev…

   

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   Growing The Blessed Palm

   July 6, 2020 by waykoolplantz

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   I got 10 seedlings from the first batch available. Biggest full sun...look at petioles stretch on partial sun which may actually make it taller

   

   Last reply by Hilo Jason, January 16, 2023

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   Viable T. spec seeds available?

   July 7, 2020 by www.dadluvsu.com

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   I germinated about 260 of the Tahina from the first batch of seeds and sold all the seedlings prior to moving to Big Island. Seems ironic that I don't have even one to enjoy at the farm and I sure would like to have one of those palms here at the 'ulu plantation. Is it possible to get small batch of seeds? 10 or 20? Anyone have a connection to fresh seed?

   

   Last reply by PALM MOD, July 11, 2020

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