Young Old Man

[el-blanco]

Old Man Palm from Jeff Searle in Flo-Rida. 12 years in the ground from a 1 gallon size.  Slow and steady wins the race.  Who has one in California??

[Vari805]

Looking good Jeff!   Mine is still in a pot, but getting some good size. I am afraid to plant it, because I have clay soil.  

[el-blanco]

 

10 minutes ago, Vari805 said:

Looking good Jeff!   Mine is still in a pot, but getting some good size. I am afraid to plant it, because I have clay soil.  

I too had clay soil and it is still down there about 2 feet below.  I raised my beds as you can see.  I have rototilled into the soil copious amounts of compost in over the years.  I remember digging a very large hold for this one and mixing in native soil with compost.  I also have a gopher cage around the root ball as well.  I rearely get gophers BUT if I do this one is protected.

[Vari805]

That is good news Jeff!  That gives me hope.  I have been amending my soil with a rototiller, imported topsoil, sand, and mulch in the front yard.  18" down is native clay, and the toplayer is much better for the tropical plants and palms. 

 

[Tracy]

7 hours ago, el-blanco said:

Who has one in California??

You do!  Nice Cocothrinax crinita.  You are incentivizing others to grow it, as your specimen is very attractive.  I'm growing a crinita of a different genus, Dypsis.  So I'm curious, when I think of Cocothrinax, I think of full sun.  What sort of light are you giving yours, as it looks like the surrounding plants are things that generally don't handle full sun and appreciate at least partial shade.