tjwalters 167 Report post Posted July 19, 2009 Mine is Chamaedorea tenerrima (here, about 5 months since germination): Seen here as an adult on the cover of the July 1991 Principes: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edric 626 Report post Posted July 19, 2009 The rarest palm that i posses at the moment is 'Corypha Macropoda' and here is a still of it ! Love, Kris Hi Kris, how old is your C. macropoda, thanks, Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Case 170 Report post Posted July 20, 2009 Brahea sp. Super Silver They look like leaves of grass they are so small. Maybe by the end of fall I'll have something to photograph.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad Mondel 745 Report post Posted July 20, 2009 mines a variegated sago palm, i know not a real palm lol 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 1,361 Report post Posted July 20, 2009 Hi Kris, how old is your C. macropoda, thanks, Ed Dear Ed Its approx. around 4 to 5 months old and the hardest part is that they germinate late & very erratically.But once they put out spear they start taking full sunlight with temperatures reaching as high as 108 degrees farenheat.But the soil medium it likes the most is clayee & every day watering..Its out & out a pure tropical palm. Love, Kris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PalmsZA 18 Report post Posted July 20, 2009 Wow Tom Love those Chamies!!! Now the hunt begins. Cheers Dennis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brodklop 14 Report post Posted July 20, 2009 My rarest palm is a lemurophoenix. A very special palm. I know, I know I'll have a bit of a wait on my hands but it will be worth it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyrone 1,910 Report post Posted July 20, 2009 Tahina Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan 64 Report post Posted July 20, 2009 Syagrus flexuosa - seems to be rare in cultivation at least. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moose 1,465 Report post Posted July 26, 2009 Iwould love to add Corypha macropoda to my list. Kris is the seed difficult to locate? Ron. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 1,361 Report post Posted July 26, 2009 Iwould love to add Corypha macropoda to my list. Kris is the seed difficult to locate? Ron. Dear Ron Iam glad you too are a C.M palm fan like me! To get these seeds is not difficult at all but one has to wait around 70 years to get seeds from our garden here,since the one growing here is a little sapling.And all the known C.M in and around here have all died.Only one that is 6 to 8 feet tall is growing in our horticulture society no hard trunk yet. But this is a small world,we meet things often which we love the most.And nowdays after joining this forum iam always keeping my eyes & ears open.. And if you like to see visuals of that palm just google search or use our search engine in our forum.I have added lots of stills of that palm. Here is a still specially for you.. And by the way their is another intreasting corypha Locomtei,this is native to thailand,and i love this variety too,here is a visual for you ! Above still courtesy : kom thai palm(komikrit). Lots of love, Kris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moose 1,465 Report post Posted July 26, 2009 Thanks for the info Kris. I don't think my body will last 70 more years to see your prize palm seed. Kindest regards, Ron. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aztropic 2,052 Report post Posted July 28, 2009 Ravenea xerophila! Examples taller than 4 feet are hard to find;even in Florida. aztropic Mesa,Arizona Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BS Man about Palms 2,337 Report post Posted July 28, 2009 Ravenea xerophila! Examples taller than 4 feet are hard to find;even in Florida. aztropic Mesa,Arizona Unless you are Gary Levine! lol. Seriously AZ, lookin good! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aztropic 2,052 Report post Posted July 28, 2009 I think Gary's are probably the best examples this country has to offer! They are truly spectacular. aztropic Mesa,Arizona Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
downtownfish 17 Report post Posted July 28, 2009 Kris, that Corypha Locomtei is very pretty. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Searle 1,060 Report post Posted July 28, 2009 I would like to add a couple more. Tahina spectabalis and Livistona endauensis of which both are small, but doing well in the ground. Jeff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gileno Machado 199 Report post Posted July 28, 2009 I consider the following palms in my collection as very rare because I don't think it will be easy to obtain seeds from these species again: Oenocarpus circumtextus, Laccosperma laeve, Attalea x voeksii, Sclerosperma mannii 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul The Palm Doctor! 8 Report post Posted July 28, 2009 Every time I come on here I hear of a new unknown palm with an unpronounceable name, and as a relative newbie to palms(tho Ive been into plants since I was a kid!) I was wondering what your rarest, most spectacular or unusual palm is? Also, why dont I get email notiications of new posts, even tho Ive gone thru my profile settings., No e-mail notifications for me either for about a month now, and my settings are all OK, too! Very ponderous! Paul Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul The Palm Doctor! 8 Report post Posted July 28, 2009 I would like to add a couple more. Tahina spectabalis and Livistona endauensis of which both are small, but doing well in the ground. Jeff I guess Tahina spec., (like Jeff's) is my rarest too but not my favourite. Paul Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palmetro 9 Report post Posted July 28, 2009 Considering that in Mexico a bottle palm and bismarckia nobilis are "rare palms" These would be my rarest palms: Lemurropheonyx halleuxii 3 gls Pelagodoxa henryana 5 gls Tahina spectabilis also a bunch of dypsis sp white betafaka prestoniana etc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alberto 1,533 Report post Posted July 28, 2009 Butia microspadix, Butia eriospatha x B.microspadix (I have 5 and I know there are a few around the globe), Tahina spectabilis and a little Juania australis sprout! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjwalters 167 Report post Posted July 28, 2009 Iwould love to add Corypha macropoda to my list. Kris is the seed difficult to locate? Ron. Dear Ron Iam glad you too are a C.M palm fan like me! To get these seeds is not difficult at all but one has to wait around 70 years to get seeds from our garden here,since the one growing here is a little sapling.And all the known C.M in and around here have all died.Only one that is 6 to 8 feet tall is growing in our horticulture society no hard trunk yet. But this is a small world,we meet things often which we love the most.And nowdays after joining this forum iam always keeping my eyes & ears open.. And if you like to see visuals of that palm just google search or use our search engine in our forum.I have added lots of stills of that palm. Here is a still specially for you.. And by the way their is another intreasting corypha Locomtei,this is native to thailand,and i love this variety too,here is a visual for you ! Above still courtesy : kom thai palm(komikrit). Lots of love, Kris I'm always impressed with how absolutely huge Corypha is. The first one I saw was at FTG - I had to take two pictures and splice them together to get the full effect. That second shot is...what...50' tall? ...and it doesn't even have much of a trunk yet. Enormous leaves. Are there any larger? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelen 14 Report post Posted August 1, 2009 I think is Syagrus campestris seedlings Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ErikSJI 291 Report post Posted August 2, 2009 Mine would be the Butia X cocos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,509 Report post Posted August 2, 2009 Actinokentia "Diva" not much to look at. So far. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PalmGuyWC 1,479 Report post Posted August 3, 2009 Eric, If that is a Butia X Coconut, you would be only the second person on the planet that I know of that has one. How about a little more commentary on it? Did you do the cross yourself and under what conditions are you growing it and where? Give us some more info. I'm not doubting that you have one, but would just like some history on it. Thanks, Dick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ErikSJI 291 Report post Posted August 3, 2009 Eric, If that is a Butia X Coconut, you would be only the second person on the planet that I know of that has one. How about a little more commentary on it? Did you do the cross yourself and under what conditions are you growing it and where? Give us some more info. I'm not doubting that you have one, but would just like some history on it. Thanks, Dick Hello Dick, It is the Butia X Coconut. I believe Mark Heath says he has a possible cross. This cross was done by a pollinator who wishes to remain unknown. As far as the story goes this was his second attempt at it. The first batch none of the seedlings made it past one year of age. The individual who did the pollination gurantees it is what he says it is and has never given me any reason not to believe so. It was hand pollinated and the Butias were bagged. He is also not a palm grower which is why he distributed 4 of these seedlings to individuals he thought would get them to a mature age and he kept 3 of them for himself. However I am a rookie at growing palms and I just got lucky as I received mine on May 30th of this year as a wedding gift and it has just recently starting pushing its fourth leaf. The seedling is about 1 1/2 years old. I live in zone 8 pacific northwest San Juan Island. This seedling has remained outdoors since May 30th of this year on my balcony. It has recieved no fertilizer and we have had one of the hottest summers on record with temps in the triple digits. I do not however think this palm even as an adult can stand the winters here and will be brought indoors for atleast a few years even then I doubt I will be able to test how hardy it is until I get my hands on another one as I do not want to loose the only one I have. I believe the other seedlings are all located in Florida of which I believe are being shade house grown until they are a little larger. I am in contact with one of the other individuals who also recieved one of these who should be sending me some photos of his. I have begged him to do some more and he has agreed once he gets some more fresh Cocos pollen. If there is anyone if Florida that has access please let me know. I will fly down myself and collect it. Erik Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PalmGuyWC 1,479 Report post Posted August 3, 2009 Erik, This is indeed exciting news, especially since several have been distributed around. I would imagine South or Central Florida or warmer places in S. Calif. would be the ideal locations to test this hybrid. I would think San Juan Island would be pushing it, even in the summer if your night time temps. get as low as they do in N. Calif., however you never know until they are tested. Keep us informed. Dick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ErikSJI 291 Report post Posted August 3, 2009 Erik, This is indeed exciting news, especially since several have been distributed around. I would imagine South or Central Florida or warmer places in S. Calif. would be the ideal locations to test this hybrid. I would think San Juan Island would be pushing it, even in the summer if your night time temps. get as low as they do in N. Calif., however you never know until they are tested. Keep us informed. Dick That is the huge problem with doing a new Hybrid. Not knowing, untested, wondering if it will fruit or not, what charcteristics it will display. As soon as I track down some more Cocos pollen he will have another go at it. ERik Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason in Orlando 20 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 Rarest was Voanioala gerardii, but they both died. Next was Lemurophoenix, but that died. Now it would be either Metroxylon vitiense, Pseudophoenix eckmanii (two blades of grass), or most likely Ptychococcus lepidotus (two doing well). I also have what was sold as Nenga macrocarpa, a small one gallon palm that is heavily clustering. That may actually be the rarest of mine. Pretty slow growing little palm. Socratea exhorriza are pretty rare here I suppose... Jason Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris.oz 43 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 My rarest palm is Lepidorrhachis mooreana . It grows 1 leaf a year in my garden. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LilikoiLee 180 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 I've posted a photo before, but not this one, I don't think... I'm really amazed at how happy this palm is outside here. When the most recent leaf fell off there was a faint sliver of a spathe(?) so I think that this palm is starting to think about flowering. By the way, I got this palm from Jerry Andersen, the seed came to him labeled as Dypsis 'menalaingo'. Matt Wow, this palm is so uniquely beautiful; wish I had one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LilikoiLee 180 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 Wow Jason: Those Oenocarpus of yours are looking great, enjoying the winter in amazonic Perth (!)...and they are still sprouting? I've lost a few of mine during the adaptation to potting mix, these are difficult creatures... My rarest palms are not my favorites...I just don't notice anybody else around here growing them: Bactris ferruginea, Lepidocaryum tenue, Rheinhardtia simplex, Euterpe oleracea green fruit (Açaí branco), Bactris glassmanii, Cocos nucifera "apple" hybrid, etc. I wouldn't mind growing a "common" Lodoicea like Bo's though... Lepidocaryum tenue: Gileno, Thanks for introducing me to Lepidocaryum tenue and Rheinhardtia simplex which are both wonderful. I have not found any good photos of B. ferruginea and glassmanii though. Do you have any you could post? Thanks, Lee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daryl 1,497 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 Hard question! How do you define rare? Rare in the wild? ie Total number of mature individuals known in the wild is very low? Rare in cultivation ie not grown by anybody even though they are not rare in the wild? Rare in cultivation in your particular country or area but not rare elsewhere in cultivation? Lemurophoenix sp. not halleuxii who else is growing this, and where? Dypsis sp 215...I only know of one other plant in cultivation beside mine, but it may be growing all over Madagascar... Astrocaryum murumuru...haven't seen too many in cultivation, even though I'm sure they are not rare in the wild Pritchardia viscosa - almost extinct in the wild...but how many already in cultivation? You sure are dragging up some old threads Moose... oldies but goodies! Daryl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LilikoiLee 180 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 HELP!!! What are CIDP's, OCWS, and Foxyladys? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjwalters 167 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 HELP!!! What are CIDP's, OCWS, and Foxyladys? CIDP = Canary Island Date Palm OCWS = unnamed Dypsis species (???) Foxylady = hybrid Wodyetia bifurcata x Veitchia arecina (???) Can someone verify? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John in Andalucia 622 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 HELP!!! What are CIDP's, OCWS, and Foxyladys? CIDP = Canary Island Date Palm OCWS = unnamed Dypsis species (???) Foxylady = hybrid Wodyetia bifurcata x Veitchia arecina (???) Can someone verify? CIDP = Phoenix canariensis (Canary Island Date Palm) OCWS = Dypsis sp. "Orange Crownshaft White Stem" Foxylady = Wodyetia bifurcata x Veitchia arecina (Probably Veitchia joannis as well, given the similarities.) My rarest palms are based on availability of plant or seed, climatic requirements, germination and/or cultivation success rate: Areca macrocalyx (red) Chamaedorea angustisecta Chamaedorea tuerckheimii Dictyocarum lamarckianum Dypsis thiryana Geonoma undata Licuala mattenensis v. mapu Pelagodoxa henryana Pinanga veitchii Pritchardia viscosa (reputedly) Trachycarpus princeps Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LilikoiLee 180 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 Many thanks, Tom and John! Lee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SundayMoney 24 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 I think mine would have to be Pseudopheonix ekmanii. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
