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Azores palms + landscapes


Shoowow

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Living in the Azores since 2015 after spending most of my adult life in New England, I've had a chance to explore most of S. Miguel island as a hiking guide. I've also started growing several palms in at quinta minuvida orchard lodge, our business. Most of them are looking pretty good by now.

Posting here some images of my palm garden, the neighborhood and the island. I've found that pretty much everything grows since the climate is even, with high humidity and rain. I don't fertilize or water any of my palms or fruit trees.

Please feel free to ask questions.

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IMG_20191119_134729_1.thumb.jpg.3925642636e815ee5da8450f0d52b279.jpgThe Roystonea on the forefront has been on the ground about three years now from 1 gallon container.

 

 

 

 

 

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One of the Kentias I transplanted 3 years ago from 5 gallon. Growing like crazy.

 

 

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Yoga in our banana plantation.

 

 

 

 

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Sunset in the neighborhood.

 

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Mountains and waterfalls...

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Life is a beach...

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On the island's trails.

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Palms from around the island.

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São Miguel, Azores, 37N, Zone 11B, Elevation 110m, Yearly average 18c (64F), Record low 4c (40F), Record high 30 (86F)

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@Shoowow Very nice palms and landscaping!

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I can't wait to see this place:yay:, will come on summer for a short 2 weeks holidays.

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elevation 328 feet

distance from mediteranean sea 1,1 mile

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lowest t° 2005/2006 : 27F

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We went to S.Miguel last month and absolutely enjoyed it. Scenery, people, food,....,just name it...

Fully recommend

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Very nice documentation!

It seems that a lot of palms can be given a try over there - very interesting!

Best regards from Okinawa -

Lars

 

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Thanks Lars. Yes, lots of potential. Traditionally only about a dozen species have been propagated on the islands since the great agricultural experimentalists of the 1800s.

Now a few newer things are coming in, such as Roystoneas,  H Verschaffeltii, Coccothrinax (thanks Rafael!), many Dypsis, etc. I'm working on a couple of holy grail palms as well, so stay tunned for updates.

Your post from Okinawa looks great too!

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Looks awesome! This coming from a fellow New Englander. I think a trip is in order for the family :greenthumb:

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It looks as though you could grow a lot of palms there including some of the New Caledonia species.  My neighbors were visiting your islands a few weeks back and came across a garden with an area dedicated to cycads so they knew they had to take some photos to share with me (lots of them in my yard).  Final comment was that your dog looks like it could have some Swiss Mountain dog lines based on the facial markings.... My Appenzeller Sennenhund, one of the Swiss Mountain dogs for comparison.  You probably could try some of the heartier Pritchardias as well if you are growing bananas (a couple of Pritchardia species are growing below the bananas in my photo).  The Azore's are definitely on the travel list for us and my wife like's to hike so we may have to look you up when we plan a trip there.

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A Palm talker from Bermuda, whose family had lived in the Azores, thought it may be possible to grow a coconut palm in the Azores. He postulated that even though there was not enough heat, it might be possible to find a microclimate near one of the many volcanic areas and give it a shot. Just throwing that out there because if you did and were successful, you would definitely have the farthest coconut palm from the equator on earth!

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11 hours ago, Tracy said:

It looks as though you could grow a lot of palms there including some of the New Caledonia species.  My neighbors were visiting your islands a few weeks back and came across a garden with an area dedicated to cycads so they knew they had to take some photos to share with me (lots of them in my yard).  Final comment was that your dog looks like it could have some Swiss Mountain dog lines based on the facial markings.... My Appenzeller Sennenhund, one of the Swiss Mountain dogs for comparison.  You probably could try some of the heartier Pritchardias as well if you are growing bananas (a couple of Pritchardia species are growing below the bananas in my photo).  The Azore's are definitely on the travel list for us and my wife like's to hike so we may have to look you up when we plan a trip there.

Hello Tracy, nice dog! From what we know ours is a mutt, mostly Jack Russell and Beagle, but who knows. Lots of island dogs here with lots of mixed breeds.

So, yes, we actually grow bananas commercially in the Azores, and along with Madeira and the Canary islands the only places that do so. We also produce many other subtropical and tropical fruits, such as guava, anona cherimoya, mango, avocado, pitanga, jackfruit, et.

As for palms, the only real impediment is getting the seeds or seedlings here, as I think most species would grow. It's getting easier tho. 

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10 hours ago, bubba said:

A Palm talker from Bermuda, whose family had lived in the Azores, thought it may be possible to grow a coconut palm in the Azores. He postulated that even though there was not enough heat, it might be possible to find a microclimate near one of the many volcanic areas and give it a shot. Just throwing that out there because if you did and were successful, you would definitely have the farthest coconut palm from the equator on earth!

Hello Bubba, I remember the member from Bermuda and the post. All I can say is... stay tunned.

Until recently you couldn't really find coconut seeds, seedlings or young cocos for sale on the islands. Recently greenhouse streched coconuts (photo below) from the Netherlands popped up at a local nursery. They're supposed to be indoor plants, but...

As for the conditions, living on the islands and knowing in loco what they are, I think the main issue would be root rot in soggy soil in cooler weather Thankfully we have plenty of volcanic soil with excellent drainage.

I purchased the coconut on the photo below in Jan. and transplanted in March, but wind storm snapped it. So that was that. 

The second one went on the ground in June and has grown tree new leafs since. Before I post photos and brag about growing the fartest from the Equator, let's see how it fares during the winter... So hold your horses...

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Wonderful pictures João!,

I really wish you the best of luck with the coco, make it happen, if it survives 3 winters I think it will be stronger in the years to come, very good drainage will be essential!

 

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Thanks Pedro. I'm at 100m in a spot called Areias due to the sandy nature of the soil. It's in the Rabo de Peixe area, on the drier, sunnier side of the island. I have a Netatmo weather station and my averages are similar to Ponta Delgada downtown, with small variations. So, good for a 18c yearound average more or less.

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On 12/17/2019 at 12:21 PM, Shoowow said:

Hello Bubba, I remember the member from Bermuda and the post. All I can say is... stay tunned.

Until recently you couldn't really find coconut seeds, seedlings or young cocos for sale on the islands. Recently greenhouse streched coconuts (photo below) from the Netherlands popped up at a local nursery. They're supposed to be indoor plants, but...

As for the conditions, living on the islands and knowing in loco what they are, I think the main issue would be root rot in soggy soil in cooler weather Thankfully we have plenty of volcanic soil with excellent drainage.

I purchased the coconut on the photo below in Jan. and transplanted in March, but wind storm snapped it. So that was that. 

The second one went on the ground in June and has grown tree new leafs since. Before I post photos and brag about growing the fartest from the Equator, let's see how it fares during the winter... So hold your horses...

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Hello! How's the coconut doing? Is it in the ground now? Is it thriving? I'm trying two here in the Algarve, let's see. What a fantastic garden you have! I lived for a few years in the Azores, I return whenever I can. Fantastic weather for certain palm trees, namely those of New Caledonia. Do you have any?

There are so many fine palm trees in your area, can you post some more?

Greetings, Luís

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Hello lzorrito, thank you for your comments. We have amazing palms here, but still lacking some variety. More and more people are introducing new types. 

As for the coconut, it went in the ground last June and did very well until about December, when it declined due to stem rot. I suspect cool temps and too much water on the crown as it was a very rainy month. Came to find out this is a common problem with young coconuts. I pulled what remained and the roots were intact and strong, with no rot. So, definitely stem rot. I may try another one, but I'd rather sprout something or buy one just sprouted, as these greenhouse coconuts have less of a chance.

Here my latest two pics from my Royal and Alfie. I will post more photos of awesome local palms as I see them around the island.

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Hello! I lost my coconut in November, also due to the same reasons, stem rot. It rains little here, but the coconut does not support rain below 20ºC / 70 F, it leads to the stem rot ... although it never caught rain, the same happened. I lean towards the excessive humidity of the potting soil, that probably damaged the stem with excessive moisture.It had no protection and was under full sun, and cool nights. This year I´m trying two, from greenhouse, a little stretched. I chose the strongest and most rooted ones. Also changed the potting soil paradigm. In one, after carefully removing all the soil, without damaging the roots, I used a mixture without organic matter: coarse cocopeat; perlite; vermiculite; and expanded clay, and a layer of this clay at the bottom of the pot, which is made of clay. Super draining mix (especially at the top, which is what I intend to experience) , but retaining a lot of moisture around the roots. I water every two, three days. In the other I kept the original soil, to which I added the previous mixture enriched with peat, top substract, pine bark, and a blend of earthworm humus, in a plastic pot. Water twice a week. Only morning sun, under an open porch. So far they are doing great, we will see ... they are about 6 feet now (pics attached). Also think about germinating one. I have seen some in the supermarket, but none that seem to be in good condition and have no sign of germination spot.

Your Royal look great! And so is your Alfie! My Alfies have just germinated, and they are growing fast, some of them opening their first leaf (pic).

People are introducing new types there? Very well! I think Hyophorbe indica, and also Chambeyronia macrocarpa, will be fantastic there. Try it, from what I know of the climate in São Miguel, and the experience I have had with mine,they are great palms for you there.

Looking forward for new pictures from São Miguel palms!

 

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Your palms are looking nice. Good luck with the Royal and Alfie.

I think we have have suffered the same issues with the cocos. Yours looks just like mine did. While it doesn't rain as much there, the evenings can be much cooler than here. I see the main issues here as too much rain and wind during cooler months. I had the coco in a volcanic black sand and gravel mix, so the roots were healthy. I think I may need to protect the next one from the most severe rain and wind storms. I found that a wet month with little sun can be lethal...

I'm attaching two photos of the coco in its heyday.

As far as other palms, there are some Hyophorbe V on the island doing really well. No knowledge o Chambeyronia. Rafael, who lives in Ovar, gave me a few gems, including a coccothrinax that is on the ground and now growing. 

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The same cocos issues, correct. Mine are showing a new leaf each two to three weeks time (pic), and think they are accelarating now. The leaves are wider and greener also, much better than my first experience. Your local materials mix sounds good, bagacina and gravel. Do you have red bagacina there in São Miguel? I think it drains better...more porous?  Probably it should stay longer in a pot, using that mix, so it may acclimatize.

I agree, it needs to be protect from the most severe rain and wind storms. As for the wet months with little sun...a good canopy? Seen some post about a coconut in California and it seems that when protected by walls, and south facing, they recive the stored and reflected heat from those walls, even in cooler seasons. Probably, if you protect it in some south facing  warm corner or even very close to your house walls, it would be nice for it. I wonder in Furnas, on the ground, in a natural geo hot spot or very near it, or even next to some hot spring or hot stream...


You've got a a coccothrinax on the ground there, and growing? Uau!! What sp? Seen some pics of Rafael's palm garden...realy wonderful!

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Greetings, Luís

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Your cocos is looking great. Good luck! I'm waiting bit on my next move as to maximize chances of survival. The first experiment was to simply throw a greenhouse coco on the ground to see what happened. Pretty much, could it survive Azores conditions or be a wimp? So far it's the only palm that didn't just take off here, although it showed very good growth initially in the warm and humid summer weather. It was still looking great in late December but declined quickly after a month of little sun and too much rain. The soil mix was with black sand, red bagacina from my backyard even some black basalt gravel mixed in. It was near south-facing wall but on second thought too exposed to wind. I will put in different location next time. On strictly technical terms a coco will struggle here due to high rains in winter and the winds. Temps are ok. Our coldest month average is about 15c or 59F. I have a Netatmo station and the lowest temp this year here was 7.2 and the next lowest was 8.9. High temps mostly above 17c in the coldest months with quite a few days in the 19c range. Most low temps in coolest months very rarely drop below 12 with for any prolonged time. So, on paper should work. But I'm not obsessed with it. It's just an experiment. We have plenty of beautiful tropical palms that will grow here. Everything short of a coco, really.

As for the coccothrinax it was just put on the ground recently but has a new leaf coming out. Not sure about sp yet. Attaching photo. 

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Quite right, on paper should work, like here in my microclimate, but...and I quote you "'I'm not obsessed with it" neither. For me its a kind of "labour of love", as once read on a topic here about cocos. I know what the winter will bring...must put them inside, or... Meanwhile I'm taking some real fun out of it, its a joy seeing them grow.


Sure that plenty of beautiful tropical palms that will grow there. Your Alfie and your Royal, for sure, will thrive to become slendid palms, like many other sps we have spoken on previous posts. You have Pritchardias, right?

The coccothrinax looks fine. I'm very curious about its grow rate there, with your constant temps.

Greetings, Luís

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Hi there, 

 

I posted in the Madeira topic before on this before finding this thread. Sorry bout that. 

 

I'm living on Sao Miguel, having a house on the north shore. However staying in a hotel here on Sao Miguel atm. By the pool they have here like 10 to 15 palms, possibly Cocos nucifera (?). I'm not an expert, so I bet you can tell me from the first sight. If you can confirm - what I hope ;-) - I would try to grow my own coconut too, as this hotel's location and conditions are very similar to my house and land. 

Thanks for telling me your thoughts :)

Maik 

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Hi there, 

 

I posted in the Madeira topic before on this before finding this thread. Sorry bout that. 

 

I'm living on Sao Miguel, having a house on the north shore. However staying in a hotel here on Sao Miguel atm. By the pool they have here like 10 to 15 palms, possibly Cocos nucifera (?). I'm not an expert, so I bet you can tell me from the first sight. If you can confirm - what I hope ;-) - I would try to grow my own coconut too, as this hotel's location and conditions are very similar to my house and land. 

Thanks for telling me your thoughts :)

Maik 

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That’s Howea forsteriana. 

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On 7/24/2020 at 3:14 AM, Shoowow said:

Hello lzorrito, thank you for your comments. We have amazing palms here, but still lacking some variety. More and more people are introducing new types. 

As for the coconut, it went in the ground last June and did very well until about December, when it declined due to stem rot. I suspect cool temps and too much water on the crown as it was a very rainy month. Came to find out this is a common problem with young coconuts. I pulled what remained and the roots were intact and strong, with no rot. So, definitely stem rot. I may try another one, but I'd rather sprout something or buy one just sprouted, as these greenhouse coconuts have less of a chance.

Here my latest two pics from my Royal and Alfie. I will post more photos of awesome local palms as I see them around the island.

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Your palms look good but are you sure about the ID on your Royal Palm? It looks like A.Alexandrae not Roystonea Regia.

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Hello James, that is a keen observation. Indeed, since I have purchased this palm I doubted whether it was a Roystonea. It was sold and labeled as so and I even asked for the documentation, which listed is at Roystonea. I've had a few palm experts here who agree it's a Roystonea. There are other Roystoneas on the island that are more fully grown and have the classic look. 

I'd say until it proves me otherwise when it grows larger, it's a Roystonea. Here are a couple of new more detailed photos I just took. In any case, it's a beautiful palm growing real fast in my climate. My fastest growing palm in reality.

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10 hours ago, LustigerBub said:

Hi there, 

 

I posted in the Madeira topic before on this before finding this thread. Sorry bout that. 

 

I'm living on Sao Miguel, having a house on the north shore. However staying in a hotel here on Sao Miguel atm. By the pool they have here like 10 to 15 palms, possibly Cocos nucifera (?). I'm not an expert, so I bet you can tell me from the first sight. If you can confirm - what I hope ;-) - I would try to grow my own coconut too, as this hotel's location and conditions are very similar to my house and land. 

Thanks for telling me your thoughts :)

Maik 

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Maik, welcome to the island and to the forum. Yes, indeed these are Kentias and I know them well. They were just transplanted there a year ago and look pretty good given such proximity to the ocean, sea salt and wind. Kentias are very common on the island and yes, some look so coconuty that they can mislead even an "expert" until they look a little closer. Here's the latest photo of one of our young Kentias, located about on 1.5 km inland from the hotel location in your photo.

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21 minutes ago, Shoowow said:

Hello James, that is a keen observation. Indeed, since I have purchased this palm I doubted whether it was a Roystonea. It was sold and labeled as so and I even asked for the documentation, which listed is at Roystonea. I've had a few palm experts here who agree it's a Roystonea. There are other Roystoneas on the island that are more fully grown and have the classic look. 

I'd say until it proves me otherwise when it grows larger, it's a Roystonea. Here are a couple of new more detailed photos I just took. In any case, it's a beautiful palm growing real fast in my climate. My fastest growing palm in reality.

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There’s no doubt that’s Archontophoenix. Most likely A alexandrae although a couple of the others look very similar at that size. 

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I managed to drive by this beauty today and snapped a photo. One of the few spindles on the island!

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1 hour ago, Shoowow said:

I managed to drive by this beauty today and snapped a photo. One of the few spindles on the island!

It looks great!! Thanks for sharing!

So, it's a go, Hyophorbe verschaffeltii is now more than validated for The Azores. Did you managed to see if it is setting seed, or just flowering?

I'm now wondering about Hyophorbe indica possible, and now certainly imaginable, growth rates there...

 

Greetings, Luís

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Hi Luís, yes it definitely had seed a couple of months ago when I drove by. There is a nursery here with few more about that size here that I visited about a year ago but with the crisis postponed on purchasing. There also another larger one on the northwest side of the island, which is cooler, doing great as well.

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Hello all. It's been busy around here, but here are some summer snapshots of our garden vegetation. Enjoy!

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São Miguel, Azores, 37N, Zone 11B, Elevation 110m, Yearly average 18c (64F), Record low 4c (40F), Record high 30 (86F)

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11 hours ago, Shoowow said:

Hello all. It's been busy around here, but here are some summer snapshots of our garden vegetation. Enjoy!

And probably all done without sweating to death by 9am like here. :hmm:

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USDA Zone 1990: 9a  2012: 9b  2023: 10a | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a

30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

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13 hours ago, kinzyjr said:

And probably all done without sweating to death by 9am like here. :hmm:

I do sweat, but luckilly not to death! ;)

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São Miguel, Azores, 37N, Zone 11B, Elevation 110m, Yearly average 18c (64F), Record low 4c (40F), Record high 30 (86F)

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On 9/3/2021 at 10:31 AM, Shoowow said:

Hello all. It's been busy around here, but here are some summer snapshots of our garden vegetation. Enjoy!

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Your garden is really doing well. Congrats! 
 

im still new to gardening here on the Azores, so I made some „expensive“ mistakes :))
 

my 3 archontophoenix alexandrae, I bought at jardimcampo, are not doing well in my garden, due to the proximity to the ocean. I wasn’t aware they don’t like salt spray and are in general not salt resistant. Therefore, I’ll need to find out how to move on with them :)) a big lesson for me to check salt resistancy before purchasing plants for my garden.

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana in contrast are doing better. washingtonias, phoenix, dypsis lutescens, nikau palm, syagrus romanzoffiana are doing well 

i bought some little Kentias, which should be salt resistant, but I’m not satisfied about the growth rate. Will the growth be faster once they become bigger? 

washingtonias, phoenix, dypsis lutescens, nikau palm, syagrus romanzoffiana and other Mediterraneans are doing well though 

i propagated a spindle palm from seeds, still very small and the first winter it will get a shelter inside my house. Ptychosperma elegans didn’t survive for some reason. 

do you fertilize? If so, what kind of fertilizer are you using? 
 

thanks a lot :)
 

 

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19 hours ago, LustigerBub said:

Hello there, thanks and welcome to the Azores! I'm posting my observations below in bold.

Your garden is really doing well. Congrats! 
 

im still new to gardening here on the Azores, so I made some „expensive“ mistakes :))
 

my 3 archontophoenix alexandrae, I bought at jardimcampo, are not doing well in my garden, due to the proximity to the ocean. I wasn’t aware they don’t like salt spray and are in general not salt resistant. Therefore, I’ll need to find out how to move on with them :)) a big lesson for me to check salt resistancy before purchasing plants for my garden. Yes, I have not found these to be salt or wind resistant. Mine is doing very well in a sometimes windy location but it's at least sheltered from salt.

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana in contrast are doing better. washingtonias, phoenix, dypsis lutescens, nikau palm, syagrus romanzoffiana are doing well. This is the most common palm here. Often looks ragged due to wind storms, but there is one in Porto Formoso right on the beach that looks amazing. So, I guess they get wind and salt resistant over time.

i bought some little Kentias, which should be salt resistant, but I’m not satisfied about the growth rate. Will the growth be faster once they become bigger? Kentias are really slow at first but once they get goning they are pretty fast here. They are fairly salt resistant and I've seen plenty near the water here as in their native environment. Probably the most climate appropriate palm for the Azores.

washingtonias, phoenix, dypsis lutescens, nikau palm, syagrus romanzoffiana and other Mediterraneans are doing well though All those will have no issues. Washies can be weeds. If you want extra I have growing allover.

i propagated a spindle palm from seeds, still very small and the first winter it will get a shelter inside my house. Ptychosperma elegans didn’t survive for some reason. There are some large spindles on the island I and they do well and produce mature fruit. Not sure about P Elegans.

do you fertilize? If so, what kind of fertilizer are you using? No fertilizer, but sometimes I use our organic compost. No watering either, only when they are really young. Unfortunately I had one of my cats, or two, destroy seedlings, so they seem to be more trouble then the salt.
 

thanks a lot :)
 

 

 

São Miguel, Azores, 37N, Zone 11B, Elevation 110m, Yearly average 18c (64F), Record low 4c (40F), Record high 30 (86F)

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On 9/8/2021 at 9:24 AM, Shoowow said:

 

Thanks a lot for your reply. Very helpful. Didn’t know about washies to become weeds here. Mines are still too small to fruit, so it’s not a problem for now. washies are doing much better in „wet“ areas in my garden, and they significantly grow faster than the ones in full sun. 
 

i will observe my archontophoenix alexandrae over the winter again, if they manage to deal with the salt. If they don’t, we could swap my 3 archontophoenix alexandrae for some of your washies, if you’re up for it :)

can you send me the locations of the spindle palms on the island? I’ve seen one in relva by the airport, which seems to be very sheltered. But as I’m on the north side, I’m a little worried they wouldn’t make it here with the rough winds and salt spray. 
 

thanks a lot :) 

 

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Washie seeds fall on the ground and sprout immediately. Good think we cut the grass often. If you want some we definitely have. Not a big fan, but we have two huge ones in our property.

CIDP and Kentias seem to do quite ok with salt spray from my observations, as do Butias and other Phoenix varieties I've seen around.

There are a couple of spindles on the north shore: one in Sto António across the junta de freguesia (town hall) and one in Remédios somewhere along the main road. So, they still thrive fine on the north side.

I've also seen a few other recently on the south shore but don't quite remember the spots.

São Miguel, Azores, 37N, Zone 11B, Elevation 110m, Yearly average 18c (64F), Record low 4c (40F), Record high 30 (86F)

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