Chamaedorea hooperiana

[BigFrond]

How big does this palm grow to?  According to PACSOA, this palm will grow to 4m.  I'm more interested on how big the trunk girth will grow to ???  Mine are trunking and the girth of the trunks are 1 to 1.5 inches.

[Fred Zone 10A]

1 to 1.5 inches is about as fat as they get.

[Kamipalms]

I know of a good Chamaedorea website that might be able to help answer your questions.

Theres even a page specifically dedicated to C.hooperiana...heres a link;

http://www.kamipalms.com/hooperiana.htm

J.

[Tyrone]

Thanks for that info Jay. I have two in pots that are starting to push flower bracts. They're about a metre tall. I may go and have a look later to see if it's a sucker.

On another topic, how is your A vestiara going. Mine has survived the winter in the ground. The leaves that were formed in the tropics have died, but the leaves formed here in Perth are almost spotless.

regards

Tyrone

[Kamipalms]

A few sucker pics...

[Kamipalms]

another..

I count 5 here..

[Kamipalms]

And heres a new flower bract.....I think

[Kamipalms]

(Tyrone @ Sep. 15 2006,19:15)

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On another topic, how is your A vestiara going. Mine has survived the winter in the ground. The leaves that were formed in the tropics have died, but the leaves formed here in Perth are almost spotless.

regards

Tyrone

Heres my little Areca.. with another C.hooperiana beside

( sorry for the poor quality pic)

Only shadecloth protection this winter.

Its suffered a little but held up pretty well considering.

[Kamipalms]

one last pic seeing as we are sort on and off topic...

A very happy C.oblongata...obviously a boy.

Jason.

[Tyrone]

I had a look at my hooperiana and it's a sucker forming.

My vestiara has survived the winter in the ground, so now I'm waiting for some warmth to kick it along.

I planted my oblongata a couple of weeks ago and it's got two flower bracts as well. Don't know the sex though.

regards

Tyrone