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Would you prune these?

iwan

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These Phoenix roebelenii were transplanted from LA to a much warmer location 300 miles north. For those of you that regularly transplant palms, should I cut off more of these fronds to minimize transplant shock/transpiration? It is unusually cool (for here) and is expected to be so for at least a week (mid to low 80's F).

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Robert

Madera, CA (central San Joaquin valley)

9A

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www.dadluvsu.com Grand Master

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I wouldn't trim em' No need, robes are such tough little palms, they will acclimate them selves, make sure to keep the soil watered...

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i think they'll be fine just like they are. I transplanted some years ago- watched all the fronds die, then watched them slowly recover. This year I took some multiples and cut off singles with roots. We'll see.

Im banking on Phoenix being tough, as Im waiting for my P. rupicola x roebellini to recover also. It went through massive frond die off.

Glenn

Modesto, California

 

Sunset Zone 14   USDA 9b

 

Low Temp. 19F/-7C 12-20-1990         

 

High Temp. 111F/43C 07-23-2006

 

Annual Average Precipitation 13.12 inches/yr.

 

             

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I wouldn't prune them Robert. Just keep them watered.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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I am a roebelinii actually.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Thanks for the feedback. Water will not be an issue, they get watered with the lawn (while there is still lawn left). The soil here is extremely fertile as evidenced by four days of growth on the lawn (no fertilizer added).

Any estimate how long it will take them to root in? I would really like to get rid of the pallets propping them up. They were originally triples, where one of the trunks died. That area is a new bed that is in the process of being built-up. These guys will be on the edges of the bed.

Robert

Madera, CA (central San Joaquin valley)

9A

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I think the pallets add a nice touch - perhaps BS, Man About Palms should use them accessorize his container ranch...

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I get by with a little help from my fronds

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Even more importantly is not allowing the palm root ball to move. It has to be stable to allow it to begin to reroot (is reroot a word?). Not certain that that pallet is going to do the trick for stability in all directions.

Rick Leitner

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

26.07N/80.15W

Zone 10B

Average Annual Low 67 F

Average Annual High 84 F

Average Annual Rainfall 62"

 

Riverfront exposure, 1 mile from Atlantic Ocean

Part time in the western mountains of North Carolina

Gratefully, the best of both worlds!

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I think the pallets add a nice touch - perhaps BS, Man About Palms should use them accessorize his container ranch...

I DO use them. I just hadn't gone "vertical" yet! :interesting:

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Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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Dear Robert :)

lovely looking palms and great stills...and i have a question_why is the bismarkia still in a container ? i can see that in your first photo...! :hmm:

thanks & love,

Kris :)

love conquers all..

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Just what area 300 miles north of LA is warmer? :huh:

Coastal San Diego, California

Z10b

Dry summer subtropical/Mediterranean

warm summer/mild winter

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I think Robert is refering to the extreme heat they get up in the central valley, John! Hyaphorbe leaf in yer face! :P

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Rick,

They are pretty stable. The palets are secured with those metal stakes used for concrete forms (not in the pictures) and the trunks are lashed to the pallets. I will keep an eye out for any indications of movement.

Even more importantly is not allowing the palm root ball to move. It has to be stable to allow it to begin to reroot (is reroot a word?). Not certain that that pallet is going to do the trick for stability in all directions.

Robert

Madera, CA (central San Joaquin valley)

9A

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I just purchased it on Monday. It (and the others) will go in the ground soon.

Dear Robert :)

lovely looking palms and great stills...and i have a question_why is the bismarkia still in a container ? i can see that in your first photo...! :hmm:

thanks & love,

Kris :)

Robert

Madera, CA (central San Joaquin valley)

9A

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