Propagating Cyrtostachys renda from offsets.

[voyager]

We have a couple of clumps of Sealing Wax  Palms, Cyrtostachys renda,  that are beginning to get a bit out of hand.

The tallest are nearing 15' in height.

I'm guessing the palms have been in place for 10 to 15 years now.

So far they've not produced any flowers or seed.

The leaves on the fronds have been easily damaged by moderate and higher winds.

I'd like to start a new planting in a more protected location to give wind protection.

 

 

It is sending out offsets from the bases of the palms that are coming up fairly distant from the clumps.

 

I'd like to remove the smaller new growths and pot them up.

Then, when they are doing well in the pots transplant them to a new location.

Any advice as to the best ways to do this?

 

 

Edited March 27, 2019 by voyager

[Ztorch]

Geez, I wish I had Renda weeds to pull lol 

but they separate/transplant pretty well if you go for the ones that aren’t too tightly packed so you can easily get up a good amount of the root system.

[Jeff Searle]

2 minutes ago, Ztorch said:

Geez, I wish I had Renda weeds to pull lol 

but they separate/transplant pretty well if you go for the ones that aren’t too tightly packed so you can easily get up a good amount of the root system.

Absolutely....carefully dig down and separate the smaller offshoot from the parent plant. I like to make the cut with the shovel and then leave it still in the ground for 2 maybe 3 weeks. That way your forcing the small offshoot to start depending on surviving off of it's own roots, which it should already have. Make sure you keep this area good and wet. After you remove it and pot up, water it in good and place in the shade. Your good to go!!

[voyager]

Thanks for your responses.

Getting the offsets separated sounds as if it will be quite easily done.

Assuming that the renda is as tenacious as most other palms when transplanted, they should not require a lot of special care to insure they survive.

It sounds as if I should only separate those that have begun to develop their own fronds.

The runner in photo #2 that has not begun to actually sprout should be left to develop more?

I'm thinking that when separating the sprouts I'll do it similar to how I separate banana pups by cutting at a slight angle back into the base of the mother plant.
That should insure they will have some of their own roots attached