Kenti-O Open for Business

[The Gerg]

I’m happy my Kentiopsis oliviformis has opened up a couple leafs in a couple months.

First two pics show the first of the two recent leaf openings from early May.

 

Next pics are from today showing the second of the two recent openings.  I’m hoping for one more in September.

 

I have a B. Hapala in the front yard that’s on this same schedule. Just maybe about a week behind this one with each leaf. Funny how these spears can sit full length for many months and then when the time is right, Bam. (I guess the fertilizer doesn’t hurt either.) 

(Sorry, I didn’t mean to post this last pic but it won’t seem to let me delete it.)

[Hilo Jason]

Looking good!  You have a great garden

[HtownPalms]

Great looking palms! 

[The Gerg]

7 hours ago, Hilo Jason said:

Looking good!  You have a great garden

Thanks Jason. It’s not Hawaii but......I do what I can here. 

 

@HtownPalms....Thanks.

[kinzyjr]

9 hours ago, The Gerg said:

I’m happy my Kentiopsis oliviformis has opened up a couple leafs in a couple months.

First two pics show the first of the two recent leaf openings from early May.

Just got a small one of these myself.  Hope it looks like that in a few years.

[Jan Jo]

Very nice garden, and healthy looking palms! 

I hope my KO looks half as good as yours one day, they're so slow for me... 

 

[Hilo Jason]

6 hours ago, The Gerg said:

Thanks Jason. It’s not Hawaii but......I do what I can here. 

Your palms don't seem to know that!  They look as good as they do here.  Great job 

 

[Dusty CBAD]

Great looking palm. I have a small one I planted this year. How old is yours?

[The Gerg]

1 hour ago, Dusty CBAD said:

Great looking palm. I have a small one I planted this year. How old is yours?

You know, I’ve really been wishing lately that I had started a journal to document all this stuff. Date and size purchased. Date and size planted etc. Anyway, I’m not sure it’s age. I believe I bought it as a 5 gallon from Jungle Music. I know it went in the ground in early 2017, but I had it sitting around in a pot for a couple years before that.

Pictures below kind of document it’s growth.

 In the first pic it’s the little guy on the left. It had been neglected during my backyard makeover and obviously starving. This is July 2nd 2017.

The pic below is from April 2018.

Today I took the pic below. I was trying to replicate the first pic from 2017. So you can really see the growth rate. The Foxy Lady is now a telephone pole.

As others mentioned, it is super slow at first but seems to pic up speed with time like so many other palms.