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Palms in northern mediterranean - 1450 ft a.s.l.


LivistonaFan

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Greetings,

after a year and a half, I wanted to give you an update on most of my palms. I forgot to photograph a number of them or they look very pathetic.  I have now tried to photograph a 10-liter watering can for size comparison. I think this will make it easier to visualize the growth in later pictures. In the future, I will also try to document the growth of some palms in tabular form.

 

update of already presented palms:

Brahea edulis: 

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Brahea supersilver: One of at least 5, grown from seed. Gets easily smothered by weeds. Steady grower. 

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Butia eriospatha: unfortunately very slow growing, I will try to fertilize it next spring.

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Butia paraguayensis x Syagrus romanzoffiana (?) (bought as  Butia archeri x Syagrus romanzoffiana): one of my fastest-growing palms

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Chamaedorea microspadix:  A surprisingly drought-tolerant palm

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Chamaedorea radicalis arborescens (triple): It seems to thrive in this zone with sparse irrigation. It even set seed this spring.

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Chamaerops humilis cerifera: I am still not happy with it, was a green-house plant for a very long time before I bought it

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Chamaerops humilis vulcano: This year, it doubled in size

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Jubaea chilensis: Slow without irrigation

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Livistona australis: One of my fastest growing palms

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Livistona chinensis: Still my biggest palm. Will probably soon be overtaken height-wise by my Parajubaea tvm 2. Surprisingly, the last summer with record-heat and drought damaged a few of its leaves (even though it should be fully established by now).

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Nannorrhops ritchiana (green version): Still recovering from the leaf loss of the first summer. Seems to be a slow, but reliable grower now. 

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Parajubaea sunkha: Quite fast-growing indeed.

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Parajubaea torallyi var microcarpa 1: Was twice the size of Parajubaea tvm 2 three years ago.  It probably had some kind of transplant shock, but now has resumed normal growth.

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Parajubaea torallyi var microcarpa 2: Undoubtedly, my fastest-growing palm. Like all my other palms it receives very sparse irrigation and easily tripled in size since 2021.

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Phoenix andamanensis: I'm glad I haven't stepped on it yet. Slow,  but steady grower. No cold damage yet. Lowest Temperature was maybe -3°C.  @Foxpalms (I think you asked about it some time ago)

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Sabal blackburniana: Still in recovery mode from transplant shock

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Trachycarpus latisectus (one of 3):  Might be fast-growing with irrigation but without it is a slow yet reliable grower.

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Trachycarpus nanus x wagnerianus:

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Trithrinax campestris:

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new palms (planted since June 2022):

Arenga engleri (?) (could also be an Arenga australasica, bought over the internet as Areca tiandra which it isn't): It lost all of its leaves a few years ago at -3°C, but made a complete and quick recovery.

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Bismarckia nobilis: Planted in early October 2023. Fingers crossed. Still, at least two months of winter to go.

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Brahea armata: According to the seller it hasn't seen full sun for at least 2 years. Therefore I think it will get more silvery with time.

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Butia eriospatha x Syagrus romanzoffiana: 

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Butia matogrossensis: From a very reputable seller- very silvery in person

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Chameadorea radicalis (normal form) & Chamaedorea elegans: Several ones of both, the C. elegans is a test run because I read in a French forum that they are surprisingly cold-tolerant.

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Livistona chinensis triple: Why not?

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Livistona decora (?) (bought as Livistona nitida):

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Livistona nitida:

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Parajubaea tvm 3 & 4: Very similar in size and appearance.

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Phoenix acaulis:

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Phoenix canariensis x reclinata: 

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Phoenix loureriroi var. humilis India: very cute little palm

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Phoenix theophrastii:

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Ravenea glauca andringitra: Yes, the real one. Might have to replant it later on, please don't ask why it is planted that close to the wall.

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Sabal mexicana:

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Syagrus romanzoffiana (grown from seed): Another one has survived the last 2 winters with ease, but I know that this species might be marginal long-term (30+ years)

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Trachycarpus princeps: The undersides of the leaves are very silvery. From a reputable grower.

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Trachycarpus takil: Tried to correct the lopsided growth, but without success. It is from a very reputable grower as well.

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Thank you for your attention. I still have some interesting palms ready to plant, but I am focusing a little more on flowering shrubs, cycas, and desert plants now.

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