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The Copernicia genus is spectacular. Even fan palm haters like Copernicias. And their spiny petioles and saw-toothed leaves just add to their charm. You don't want to hug them but you can be in awe of them from a distance. I have over half a dozen of them planted on our property, including two species I collected in the wild on an eco-tour I took to Cuba in 2014. They are not the fastest growing palms in the world but well worth the wait if you have the time. I took the following photos today on Day 7 of our official self-imposed quarantine. If you don't have a mass gathering to attend, have a look. Copernicia baileyana - my second Copernicia bought off eBay about 10 years ago. Back then any species was hard to find Copernicia alba - probably the commonest species in the genus8 points
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Copernicia macroglossa - one of the strangest and most mesmerizing palms in the world. I received this one as a 1g from a palm lover in Punta Gorda, FL. Very slow growing. I hope mine will speed up now it no longer has to compete with my late, lamented Sabal Lisa Copernicia berteroana - native to Hispaniola and Antilles. I grew this one from seed and really like how its glossy lime green leaves form a "cup."5 points
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I acquired two of these back in May of 2017 thanks to @Ken Johnson Just wanted to show how great they look. Flanking a Pritchardia Pacifica. Only planted 3 months before hurricane Irma but did quite well. One was tilted a bit and slowed it's growth but is just fine. The bottom 2 photos show this one. It was the taller of the 2 at the time. They were planted as trunking specimens. I would say their growth rate is slow to moderate. Look closely and you can see how close the rings on the trunk are compared to the older rings. Planted in mostly full sun on the north side of my house. Just some extra Winter shade as the sun is more southerly. Not fast growing by any means but are a very attractive, different palm than the usual. Faster than the Chambeyronia palm. I am enjoying their height right where they are, so glad they're not too fast growing. I fertilize 2x a year and as you can see, haven't mulched them recently. Regular 2x per week waterings and Summer rainy season. Easy palm to grow. Enjoy the pics and show yours if you got them.4 points
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I'll play.... First three are from my home office windows. Archonto's with Monsertera delicoiosa and Aloidendron Hercules to the west. North windows straight out look at a Cycas tropophylla x micholitzi with some hanging Tillandsia, and the other window looks out on a still young Kentiopsis oliviformis right on the verge of forming some trunk.3 points
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Armatas want heat and love sun. They are medium growers in my experience. These were among my favorite palms when I lived in arizona. At the edges of the day they are still "lit" with color, and the color in some of them is among the most intense power blue blue palms Ive seen along with copernicia hospita. Here are mine 10 years ago when I left. they were 24" box size and in the ground for about 4-5 y ears at this time2 points
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I have a couple black stems that are doing pretty nice, don't seem to be bothered by the cold at all. The one in the pot is going in the ground this weekend and the other has been in the ground about a year and a half or so. The other is an unknown Dypsis from Jungle Music that they had labeled as "Dypsis unknown g.s. 10", its super fast and has sailed through winter as well. I've had it in the ground for maybe 6 months and have had no issues yet. If anyone has a clue as to what it is I'd appreciate it! Black stem first planted in October 20182 points
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Great looking KO @Cape Garrett. I love this species. Mine is much smaller than yours but I am loving it. Not putting on much height just yet but the new leafs are incredibly large when they open up. Mine always has a lot of blue in it and also some yellow when they open. Below is a couple different angles and different lighting.2 points
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We down here are just about to join a fair bit of the world in home quarantine. Often get to escape these types of things, being so far away from anywhere, but not this time. So to contribute to this thread, here is a garden tour. Some goods news is that had 55mm (2" ) of rain since Sunday, which along with a handful of falls since late Feb has finally has eased a crippling drought. Some areas of the country are still bad however. Arcontophoenix cunninghamiana, trying to open a third new frond for the growing season. Rhopalostylis sapida 'Chathamica', loving the approximation of the forest floor in this corner of the garden. Another one, keeps getting some black spotting despite my efforts to provide artificial shade from the sun. This is a fairly hot and sunny part of the yard. My third one, consistently a lighter green but doing well. Cycas revoluta. Surprised me how fast these grow, did not need to shell out for a large grade. Buy a small one and wait a couple of years. Three Rhopalostylis baueri, two large ones trying to open a second new frond since I bought them. The little one was going great but just got too much heat and sun back in Feb. The other day I pulled on the spear and it came out. Have poured peroxide in the cavity and moved it under cover where I can water the soil only. All I can do to give it a chance. Queeen doing well now. Mystery tiny seedling I pulled form the garden Sep 2018 turned out to be a Trachycarpus fortunei, seeded by one of the neighbour's mature ones.2 points
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I think that if it is big anything will do, the size gives it the interest, but as it becomes smaller it needs more of another intrinsic interest, like colour or form or texture. Or get a bigish cheap flatish rock and drill or carve an irregularly shaped hole in it, I don't know why but a rock with a hole in it is always interesting.1 point
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You gotta take advantage of those stretches of warm winters. Grow some nice stuff and hope the next polar vortex event doesn’t happen. If/when it does, start over. Maybe by then our normal winter lows will be above freezing, then we can grow even more stuff between arctic invasions. I enjoy zone pushing. I just don’t spend a lot on the questionable stuff. I’ve got five foxtails. The most expensive one was $50. I’ve already got a year and a half out of it. I feel I’ve got my money’s worth out of it.1 point