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'Gargantuan' -Monsters from the jungle tonight at 11:00


FRITO

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"Gargantuan took several months to locate and had been living deep in the jungles of Pinellas County, Florida for over 40 years. To some, it seemed an insurmountable task to move her. To Belleair Palms President Bob Deegan, it was just another day and another challenge."

this this is awesome, much older than 40 years! :drool:

Gargantuan

Luke

Tallahassee, FL - USDA zone 8b/9a

63" rain annually

January avg 65/40 - July avg 92/73

North Florida Palm Society - http://palmsociety.blogspot.com/

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Holy Mackeral Luke!!

I thought i had some big ones in my back yard!! That is "Gargantuan"!!! I hope they make the transfer!!

Orlando, Florida

zone 9b

The Pollen Poacher!!

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GO GATORS!!!

 

Palms, Sex, Money and horsepower,,,, you may have more than you can handle,,

but too much is never enough!!

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Luke,

Really nice clone of Serenoa repens. They are amazing plants. The clones can actually live to 1500 years and have to dated using carbon dating methods. And can take heat to 850 degrees and survive.

Palmmermaid

Kitty Philips

West Palm Beach, FL

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Totally awesome. But I've heard saw palmettos are almost impossible to transplant.

Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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Amazing plant. So why was it removed from habitat? I'm pretty sure that wouldn't be allowed in CA.

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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Totally awesome. But I've heard saw palmettos are almost impossible to transplant.

iT IS AWESOME!

And, we'll find out . . . .

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Amazing plant. What a centerpiece it will make in their landscaping. I've always found long-lived plants to be fascinating. I wonder how old that one is. Regarding the 1500 year old Serenoa, that has to be one of the oldest palms in the world. I've heard Jubaea can live a long time as well. I'd imagine many tropical palms, with their faster growth rates, have shorter life spans.

About transplanting, I came across 10 fairly small ones that had been dug up and thrown away. We planted them all and exactly half survived. It took several years for them to recover though. I'd imagine with better care, you could get even better results. It would certainly be disappointing if "Gargantuan" didn't make it.

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Woodville, FL

zone 8b

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Sneak a peek at their photo gallery. THose guys are not slouches when it comes to moving big plants.

Check out the 50 foot tall Cocos nuce in a 30" box . . . . . . :o:mrlooney::drool::drool:

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I did not think it looked like a saw palmetto either. If it is, it probably won't surive unless there was some serious long term root pruning. The old saying in Florida is that the only way to kill a saw palmetto is to try to transplant it.

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You are right Kyle, its P. reclinata. :)

I was pulling a History Channel " tonight at 11, we found BIG FOOT!!!" but when you watch the show, it turns out to be somthing diffrent - like a domesticated house cat on steroids. :floor:

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Luke

Tallahassee, FL - USDA zone 8b/9a

63" rain annually

January avg 65/40 - July avg 92/73

North Florida Palm Society - http://palmsociety.blogspot.com/

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Hey! I see the movers are from my hometown....Home of Hooters too... :)

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."

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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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Oh, it gets worse . . .

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They have some awsome serpentine Palms, or as I like to call them roller coaster Palms.

Ed Mijares

Whittier, Ca

Psyco Palm Collector Wheeler Dealer

Zone 10a?

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Ya know, I thought I saw a pinnate leaf in there but I just assumed it was from a palm next to it. It is Phoenix.

If you look through the gallery they have a "40 foot Borassus Palm, one of a kind". Well, two of a kind if you ask Ken Johnson.

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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