Chambeyronia lepidota

[Tyrone]

11 hours ago, richnorm said:

Next is my last  remaining Mid form. Just 15cm.  It has always been much slower and daintier but is healthy.

Neither is much to show after 8 years or so!

 

Being slower do you think it needs more warmth than your climate provides???

[knell]

On 9/3/2018, 1:49:39, richnorm said:

That's the "normal" shape. Many thanks. The information is much appreciated.

my pleasure! i just mean "strange" in comparison to many other palm seeds that are ovoid, obovoid, globose, etc. Also strange how the fruit is obovoid but then the seed only takes up half the space of the fruit...

 

On 9/3/2018, 2:01:06, Tyrone said:

That looks like the mid elevation seed, not the high elevation. 

what is the difference? do you have a photo of the high elevation seed?

[richnorm]

On 9/5/2018, 12:08:04, Tyrone said:

Would love to see your mid elevation one.

Here you go. Been away... cheers R

[Tyrone]

It looks very happy. 

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

Bump : any updates on this palm. What is it's true hardiness if one were able to find one ? Read somewhere it's possible 9a =/ sounds to good to be true. 

[Foxpalms]

What is the hardiness of this palm, what temperature can go down to and what  temperature does  it gets damaged at? Will this palm do better in shade or full sun. If I can find one I'm thinking about trying it in ground.

Edited October 17, 2022 by Foxpalms

[Tyrone]

They’re exceptionally hard to get seed of and in my experience incredibly difficult to keep alive. All mine are long deceased.😒

[Foxpalms]

30 minutes ago, Tyrone said:

They’re exceptionally hard to get seed of and in my experience incredibly difficult to keep alive. All mine are long deceased.😒

Sounds challenging to grow, but if I find one it's worth trying. Are there any freeze damage reports of this palm?

[Tyrone]

2 hours ago, Foxpalms said:

Sounds challenging to grow, but if I find one it's worth trying. Are there any freeze damage reports of this palm?

They’re very rare so I doubt it. Im thinking it would have a very narrow temp range to be happy and to thrive. My high altitude ones gradually died in Perth over the space of a few years as they couldn’t handle the summer heat. Through winter they were happy. My mid altitude ones had a low germination rate and just didn’t want to live down here in Albany. I’ve been told they need to be kept on the dry side so I probably overwatered my mid altitude ones. I would try the high altitude ones again down here if I had the opportunity as I reckon they would grow. 

[KrisKupsch]

On 7/25/2011 at 8:15 AM, Alberto said:

Last freeze my seedlings were outside , below canopy. The min. temperature was -4.2 °C at the lowest part of my property (at grass level) and -3°C at 1.5m altitude not far from the house. The seedlings are OK today.

I suspect it gets down to near zero up Panie on occasions. The weather records earlier in this thread from Poindimie (sea level) or the weather station near it, basically sea level, would be vastly different from the extremes experienced up the top 1-1.5km higher. Stuff from altitude there appears to hate heat, also hates full sun when young and also needs good drainage but never allowed to dry out. Cold probably isn’t so much your enemy but heat and dry is.