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Wowza, Bucc on Steroids


Central Floridave

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WoW, so beautiful powdered trunk. ^ ^

Komkrit Yensirikul

Bangkok, Thailand /17C to 40C Avg32C /rain 4 months a year.

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Saaaaweeeett!

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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What a beauty!!!

I'm going to hold that pic up to my little one and tell it, "grow baby, GROW!"

St. Pete

Zone - a wacked-out place between 9b & 10

Elevation = 44' - not that it does any good

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(Central Floridave @ Nov. 15 2006,18:52)

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And, trunk...Wowza!

[[[swoons from the sight of it]]]

St. Pete

Zone - a wacked-out place between 9b & 10

Elevation = 44' - not that it does any good

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What a beautifully grown speciman. And it looks like you have a female coning Zamia varigata in the lower left corner.

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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(Gets up from shattered swooning sofa, dusts self off)

Hmm.

I assume you mean a Pseudophoenix sargentii?

Yowza (crash)

dave

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Central Floridave,

A couple of questions: Where is that big one growing and how old is yours? I have heard these are ridiculously slow. This is the main reason they are not all over my yard. There is no denying that they are spectacular when larger. I have also heard they may be the most cold and frost tolerant crownshafted palm out there, not sure about that though...

Parrish, FL

Zone 9B

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The big one is estimated to be between 15 to 20 years old and is grown close to the (~1.5 miles) from the ocean in Satellite Beach.  Looks like it is protected from that wall and a pool and has great protection from cold snaps.  

Mine is estimated to be around 3 years old Maybe 5.  I obtained it this spring and planted it this past summer. That is the first frond I see emerging since Springtime.

The seedlings popped up this past summer and germinated around 2.5 month time frame.  

They are slooooooowwww growing fo' sure.   But, like a fine wine and my wife, they get better with age!  (threw that in there for brownie points just in case my wife lurks this forum, which I doubt she does, but I'll take karma points)  :P

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Funny, I'd been looking through RLR's book the other night and noticed these palms, which I believe he stated have a degree of cold tolerance. (Though a bit slow if I recall.) So my first thought was "why don't I have one??!!".  Are they ok in SoCal?

Bret

Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

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Nice Pseudophoenix sargentii there!  

I have one planted in the garden here.  It was planted from a 1-gallon size container having 2 strap leaves at the time - planted in ground about 10 1/2 years ago.  It grew sooo slow the first 3 to 4 years that I was seriously considering removing it and replace it with something else.  Guess it heard me because immediately after that it really started pushing.  Happy to have it now of course.  Here it is - I just snapped the pic a few minutes ago.

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Hawaii Island (Big Island), leeward coast, 19 degrees N. latitude, south Kona mauka at approx. 380m (1,250 ft.) and about 1.6 km (1-mile) upslope from ocean.

 

No record of a hurricane passing over this island (yet!).  

Summer maximum rainfall - variable averaging 900-1150mm (35-45") - Perfect drainage on black volcanic rocky soil.  

Nice sunsets!

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Here is a close up of the flowers and fruit on it . . .

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Hawaii Island (Big Island), leeward coast, 19 degrees N. latitude, south Kona mauka at approx. 380m (1,250 ft.) and about 1.6 km (1-mile) upslope from ocean.

 

No record of a hurricane passing over this island (yet!).  

Summer maximum rainfall - variable averaging 900-1150mm (35-45") - Perfect drainage on black volcanic rocky soil.  

Nice sunsets!

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" Are they ok in SoCal?"

Doesn't steve in san diego have pictures of a real nice one?

Someone out there does.

Oh and Al, never seen one nicer, that fantastic!

Jupiter FL

in the Zone formally known as 10A

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(quaman58 @ Nov. 16 2006,15:23)

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Funny, I'd been looking through RLR's book the other night and noticed these palms, which I believe he stated have a degree of cold tolerance. (Though a bit slow if I recall.) So my first thought was "why don't I have one??!!".  Are they ok in SoCal?

Bret

Bret, They do fine here there just SLOOOOOOOW! I purchased mine that was smaller than a pencil about 10 years ago and for the first 6 years it threw 1 frond per year. Now it's in the ground and I get 2 and a half fronds a year. I keep mine a little on the dry side with ocacational deep soakings ala Encephalartos or Plumeria. Anyhows I noticed from your signature that we live near each other so if you want to check it out lmk. Heres a couple pic's. The first pic is after a rain which really brought out the black and white colors on the crown shaft!

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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And heres one from this year. While it's starting to fatten up it is no way near as fat as that Hawaii'n grown beauty of Al's.

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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Wow, this is a real beautiful palm, thanks guys for sharing!

Scott

San Fernando Valley, California

Sunset Climate Zone 18

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Here is a pic taken today of my largest sargentii trunk, growing in Mesa, Arizona. Trunk wood is 7 x 7 inches and it has been in the ground over 5 years now.This species does great in the hot desert climate but like everyone will tell you,it's a slow grow adding only 1 or 2 fronds per year.

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

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Mesa, Arizona

 

Temps between 29F and 115F each year

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I've been photographing the one at Kopsick Palm Arboretum in St Petersburg since 2001.   I lost the 2002 and 2003 pics when my old computer crashed.  

Here it is in 2001

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in 2004

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2005

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and Oct 2006 flowering

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Jeff in St Pete

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Jeff,

    I would never imagine that it could grow that fast without seeing your pictures. They do move along.

   Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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Now that one really looks like it's on steroids! I've never seen a pseudophoenix grow so fast.

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

Mesa, Arizona

 

Temps between 29F and 115F each year

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