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"Dwarf" Coccothrinax sp.


PalmatierMeg

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I've germinated many Coccothrinax sp seeds in the past 2 years. Most are C. barbadensis or perhaps hybrids of it. And they have grown in typical Coccos fashion into 1g or 3g palms.

But I have this one slow-growing Cocco sp that is the size of a silver dollar and in perfect miniature - tiny palmate leaves held close to an invisible trunk. I had it in a 1g pot but the root system started escaping through the drain holes. I have moved this palm into a 2g to accommodate the roots but it looks lost in all the space.

So, do some Coccos turn into dwarfs a la Areca catechu? My little guy gets that same care as its kin 10 times its size. It seems healthy and happy - and cute to boot. But it's soooo tiny. What gives?

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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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Thanks, David. I checked tonight and realized it is actually in a tall treepot, which makes it look even tinier.

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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Thats what some of my Dypsis do. Get reasonable size, then start shrinking.... :(

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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That is very strange, I dont think its Borhidiana, even at the first leaf stage mine are bigger than that, very cute though :)

Bruce

Innisfail - NQ AUS - 3600mm of rain a year average or around 144inches if you prefer - Temp Range 9c to 43c

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A few of the more compact and stiffer leafed species do this, it is very neat because it looks like a dwarf for quite a while.

Christian Faulkner

Venice, Florida - South Sarasota County.

www.faulknerspalms.com

 

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