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Monsters


Daryl

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We're bringing out the big guns I see.

Corypha w/ Jen for scale @ Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden on Oahu, HI.

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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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See? While I appreciate the change in the thread.. I liked the words "their own"...palms..

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."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

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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Some biggie Metroxylons:

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A big Corypha:

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And for the grand finale, some Parajubaea and Ceroxylons:

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Resident of Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, San Diego, CA and Pahoa, HI.  Former garden in Vista, CA.  Garden Photos

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The originator of the thread wrote: OK, time for everyone to post photos of their monsters...palms that are either already huge, or palms that one day WILL be huge...

and of course you couldn't help yourselves could you, :lol:

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Our future Monster is Roystonea Oleracea var Venezuelana( or is it Just Royst Venez ? ) ps has to get 3 x this size

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Bill Austin needs to post a pic of his chorus line of Pigafettas to this thread.

Aloha, Bill - you still out there?

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:rolleyes: Oh my god ! clash of the Giant palm Titans ! :drool:

Out gunned for sure - time to plough my tiny palms into the ground ! :lol:

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Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

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I guess I should throw in my Dypsis "big curley/prestoniana".... pic taken this morning...

Its starting to get hefty! :drool:

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by the way, if the car doesn't help for size reference, its in a 30" box...

Everyone this is why Bill plants in Bix boxes

The oceanside Gopher Mafia !

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and big Al

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Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

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I certainly don't have monsters yet... but I have plenty of future monster....

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

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I certainly don't have monsters yet... but I have plenty of future monster....

Please post pics Ari

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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now were talking!!!

Bill

Zone 9A - West Central Florida in Valrico

East of Brandon and Tampa

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We're bringing out the big guns I see.

Corypha w/ Jen for scale @ Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden on Oahu, HI.

Of course, that's about the size of our Sabal minors here in Texas. ;)

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DQ'd DQ'd!!!!!!!

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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Matty--The C. umbraculifera at Ho'o has been one of my favorites for years, too. The tree behind the one in your shot bloomed last year and is now dropping fruit. RLR made the point that the inflorescence from that tree was the largest flower structure in the plant kingdom.

Norm

Kailua,  Hawaii

Windward side of Oahu

Famous kite surfing beach

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Wow, cool! Here's Jen holding just a partial leaf.

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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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Here are a couple of different Roystonea boriquenas (the closer one is mine, the distant view is of one across the street) and two photos of the same Astrocaryum murumuru (mine). I don't have really good photos of my large Metroxylon because it's in the jungle. The Arenga pinnata is decent sized too but with nothing for scale you'll have to take my word for it.I'm enjoying all the photos, thanks!

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Here are a couple of different Roystonea boriquenas (the closer one is mine, the distant view is of one across the street) and two photos of the same Astrocaryum murumuru (mine). I don't have really good photos of my large Metroxylon because it's in the jungle. The Arenga pinnata is decent sized too but with nothing for scale you'll have to take my word for it.I'm enjoying all the photos, thanks!

My oh My your Astrocaryum MuruMuru Var Giganteum( In Harri Lorenzi Book ) is Magnificent,Love that Trunk :drool:

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Here are a couple of different Roystonea boriquenas (the closer one is mine, the distant view is of one across the street) and two photos of the same Astrocaryum murumuru (mine). I don't have really good photos of my large Metroxylon because it's in the jungle. The Arenga pinnata is decent sized too but with nothing for scale you'll have to take my word for it.I'm enjoying all the photos, thanks!

My oh My your Astrocaryum MuruMuru Var Giganteum( In Harri Lorenzi Book ) is Magnificent,Love that Trunk :drool:

Since I just got Lorenzi's wonderful book last week, I can say that I enjoyed his photos as well! Just for you I posted closeups of the wickedly pretty spines. Good thing we don't have to brush into this palm to walk down our main path. We do plan to keep it solitary though if it tries to clump.

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Cindy Adair

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Here are a couple of different Roystonea boriquenas (the closer one is mine, the distant view is of one across the street) and two photos of the same Astrocaryum murumuru (mine). I don't have really good photos of my large Metroxylon because it's in the jungle. The Arenga pinnata is decent sized too but with nothing for scale you'll have to take my word for it.I'm enjoying all the photos, thanks!

My oh My your Astrocaryum MuruMuru Var Giganteum( In Harri Lorenzi Book ) is Magnificent,Love that Trunk :drool:

Since I just got Lorenzi's wonderful book last week, I can say that I enjoyed his photos as well! Just for you I posted closeups of the wickedly pretty spines. Good thing we don't have to brush into this palm to walk down our main path. We do plan to keep it solitary though if it tries to clump.

Thanks for posting those pics Cindy. Harri Lorenzi's book certainly makes identification of Brazilian Palms easier,a Favorite Book in our house.

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The originator of the thread wrote: OK, time for everyone to post photos of their monsters...palms that are either already huge, or palms that one day WILL be huge...

and of course you couldn't help yourselves could you, :lol:

I'll put us back on track, Wal--here's my, "one day, she will be a monster" palm... any guesses? :D

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Copernicia gigas... fallense?

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."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

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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Bill Austin needs to post a pic of his chorus line of Pigafettas to this thread.

Aloha, Bill - you still out there?

Here are some pigafetta shot and a caryota obtusa.

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Bill Austin needs to post a pic of his chorus line of Pigafettas to this thread.

Aloha, Bill - you still out there?

Here are some pigafetta shot and a caryota obtusa.

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MAGNIFICENT BILL,apart from the 2 daggy leaves on the Gigas(Jokn).Spose no ladder is long enough. Real MONSTERS

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OK... I will post my monsters... but please ignore the grass around them. We are waiting for the slasher to become available!! Waiting in the queue as everyone seems to have similar ideas to slash this time of the year. I am not going to even try mowing.... my poor mower!!

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Attleya cohune

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Corypha utan

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Attleya insignis

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

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Mauritia flexousa

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Raphia... supposed to be finifera but I think it is australis?

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Corypha umbraculifera

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

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last but not least.... Tahina :)

Enjoy... complete with the weeds...

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

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last but not least.... Tahina :)

Enjoy... complete with the weeds...

Regards, Ari :)

You have a Lot of Future Monsters Ari, your Tahina is loving the Top End weather :drool: Pete

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Raphia... supposed to be finifera but I think it is australis?

agree Ari, australis.

Thank you so much for posting , and you should do more, don't worry about the weeds. They're probably diverting any bad bugs and disease away from the palms anyway.

Those Coryphas, wowza, which do you think are faster growers, Corypha or Attalea ?

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Hi Ari, I just fell backwards off my chair! That C.umbraculifera has been cranking since I was last there! WOW!

Bill, you have a great collection of monsters!

Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Those Coryphas, wowza, which do you think are faster growers, Corypha or Attalea ?

Wal,

I think Corypha is faster... once they get going. It took them a year or more to get going. But once they are off, they don't stop growing. Attleya start to speed up now...

Daryl,

Impressive, hey... I am very happy with it.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

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Hmmmmmmmmmmmm a cornicopia of pix from Ari today.......!

As a fellow weed grower, no problems seeing them!

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."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

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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Ari--

This shot gives you an idea of where you're headed with the Corypha, and from the looks of things, you'll be there in no time. This is an August, 1997 photograph (18 years from planting date in 1979). My son is 6 feet tall, and this Corypha is around 42-45 feet up, just beginning to shed it's leaf bases. At this height, it was just pushing past the monkeypod canopy behind, getting the advantage of full daytime sun exposure.

Wal--I can't talk about Attalea growth, but this Corypha added 30+ feet of height from the time this shot was taken to the time it bloomed in 2004 (at 75 feet). That's fast!

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Norm

Kailua,  Hawaii

Windward side of Oahu

Famous kite surfing beach

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Here's one of my monsters that is just about to die...unfortunately it is all over for this Caryota.

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Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Anyone with a Raphia regalis??? That's the only palm that can hold a candle to Corypha umbraculifera--If we're talkin' monsters...

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Here's one of my monsters that is just about to die...unfortunately it is all over for this Caryota.

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Daryl

What species Daryl and is it on the way out because it flowered ?

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Wal, it is C.rumphiana (or that is what I purchased the seed as)

It flowered for the first time a few weeks ago, so it still has some life left in it, but its days are numbered. I have five of these in the garden, and 4 of them are flowering/fruiting. All exactly the same age.

Mandrew, if you look at the photo you will notice that the most recent leaf is smaller, due to the energy it put into flowering. The flowers make great mulch, and you can see how this benefits the seeds that later fall into it and germinate.

Another palm that can get to huge proportions is Arenga pinnata. Although some never appear to get overly large, some turn into absolute monsters. Hopefully mine will one day. Maybe I should feed it more!

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Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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  • 3 weeks later...
post-5527-067096200 1306746870_thumb.jpgHeres one of my future monsters Parajubaea torrallyi var Microcarpa at the back door Edited by MARKGREYWA
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