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Can you ID this ?


The Silent Seed

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A friend gave me this palm a while ago - any idea what it is ? He did not know. Pardon the background - my fiancee just moved to this place and is still unpacking!

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I'd say Arenga possibly A. engleri

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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I took this photo in the turn of a hat, with Photo Booth, and can very easily take more, if you want to see certain angles, or the trunk, or whatnot, if it would help with closing in on the ID.

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Also,probably Arenga engleri

Carambeí, 2nd tableland of the State Paraná , south Brazil.

Alt:1030m. Native palms: Queen, B. eriospatha, B. microspadix, Allagoptera leucocalyx , A.campestris, Geonoma schottiana, Trithrinax acanthocoma. Subtr. climate, some frosty nights. No dry season. August: driest month. Rain:1700mm

 

I am seeking for cold hardy palms!

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I agree with Matty and Alberto, I would also say it's an Arenga too, and most probably A. engleri because of its look as a seedling and because engleri is a fairly common species of that genus. But to help us to narrow the ID (as actually there are some engleri relatives which can look quite like yours, although there are less common) could you please tell us where did you find the plant or seeds?

Anyway, good luck with this baby, Arengas and allied are such nice (and fragrant) palms... I love them all.

Edited by Sebastian Bano

Sebastian, garden on La Palma island, 370 m (1200 feet) above sea level / USDA Zone 11/12 ; Heat zone IV / V

Record High: 42°C (107F) / Record Low: 9°C (48°F). Rain: 600 mm (24 inches) per year with dry/wet seasons. Warm Season: July-November / Cool Season: December-June
Warmest month (August/September) average minimum temperature : 21°C (70°F) / Warmest month (August/September) average maximum temperature : 28°C (82°F)
Coldest month (February/March) average minimum temperature : 14,5°C (58°F) / Coldest month (February/March) average maximum temperature : 21°C (70°F)

Temperature of the sea : minimum of 20°C (68°F) in march, maximum of 25°C (77°F) in September/October.


 

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A friend gave it to me last fall - no background on it - he grows uncommon plants, (He is the one who gave me my Manila Gold Veit, so it may or may not be a more uncommon Arenga - but I'm glad to have it narrowed down to at least Arenga. Fragrant? I wouldn't know - I cannot smell! :)

How might one determine which Arenga it is, definitively?

It will take a couple years, but I have some sprouted Arenga engleri and tremula seeds, that I could compare down the line, if nothing better comes up before then.

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