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Good thing this thread was bumped. I planted one in full shade about 2 years ago and it hasn’t grown a whole lot. Probably will need to dig and move to more sun

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Dusty CBAD Community Regular

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I just got a 5 gallon and want to plant it in full Carlsbad sun. Here it is.

I’d love to see some examples of larger ones as well!

Dustin

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On 5/21/2021 at 5:14 PM, Dusty CBAD said:

I just got a 5 gallon and want to plant it in full Carlsbad sun. Here it is.

I’d love to see some examples of larger ones as well!

Dustin

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That’s going to be a great palm for you. As mentioned previously in this thread, give it plenty of sun. 

Here’s mine in Hilo, HI:

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and this one has Rocky in it for some scale:

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quaman58 Grand Master

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These are really pretty palms! My neighbors has become vertically stretched out as it attempts to break through his canopy, whereas mine has a more compact look. For whatever reason, the newly opened leaves on mine always seem to get some sun damage before they harden up. I suspect it will outgrow the problem. Other than that, they're super easy..

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Bret

 

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"In the shadow of the Cross"

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LJG Grand Master

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I was reading this thread and remember like it was yesterday making the comments. Looked at date and was blown away - 2009! WTF time flies. Anyway, the palm I got from MattyB looks like this now.

 

 

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Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

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MattyB Grand Master

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Sweet Len!!!  Looks like ours are still about the same size with mine lagging a bit.  I suspect yours is growing faster because it's getting more sun.  To answer the sun question on these I can say that 9 miles inland SoCal and these things can take full all day sun from a young age.  Mine was growing quite fast but as the canopy filled in around it, it has slowed down.  I trimmed off a huge tree branch that was smothering it so I think it appreciates the room to spread its arms now.  But the shape of the crown on this palm is spectacular.

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Matt Bradford

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

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9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Very nice @MattyB and @LJG! 
 

In a bit longer yours will look likeBob Burtscher’s two specimens, hopefully dropping oodles of seeds! 

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I planted mine in a spot that gets a lot of sun, so far so good. I’ll post pics as it grows.

Do these palms usually have a heel? Mine doesn’t, just wondering what normal is and what that could mean.

thanks! And thanks for the pics!

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