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Thoughts on a suckering phoenix canerienses?


Coasta

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Hello all!! 

I was at a local nursery last weekend and noticed a few of there canary island date palms had suckers growing from base/trunk. 

From what i understand phoenix canariensis don't sucker. Any thoughts? 

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Hybrid.

I've seen them crossed with reclinatas; usually they're smaller and skinnier than CIDPs, with floppier leaves.

But once in a while, you get one that looks like multiple CIDPs all stuck together.

Do you have any pictures of the plant from more of a distance?

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I actually do have a photo of one of them! 

Judging by the size of the fronds, I would have thought this guy wasn't a hybrid. 

 

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11 minutes ago, Coasta said:

I actually do have a photo of one of them! 

Judging by the size of the fronds, I would have thought this guy wasn't a hybrid. 

 

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That looks like a reclinata or a reclinata crossed with a CIDP.

The key feature is the relatively flat leaves, as opposed to the more plumose ones held by a CIDP.

If you get one for your yard, be aware that CIDPs are better in drought than reclinatas, though I'll accede to those with more experience in such matters. CIDP habitat is on these rocky islands; reclinatas are right on the edges of rivers, full of hippos, snakes, crocodiles . . . .

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Interesting as I am on the search for another cananry island date palm it's good to know this stuff. 

I currently have one in the ground and I question if it's going to have the really long fronds and how much of it is canerienses.  The fronds are sort of floppy and don't stand straight up like others i see. 

Also the fronds are only 4ft in length right now.. please see below. 20200825_111124.thumb.jpg.443b35bf5d4600097d8532b6eed6eefa.jpg20200825_111135.thumb.jpg.f12b725f0cb4013a207c939398bf97e8.jpg 

When I compare it to one at the nursery which has 5ft fronds, it makes me wonder. 

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1 hour ago, Coasta said:

I currently have one in the ground and I question if it's going to have the really long fronds and how much of it is canerienses. 

Your in-ground Phoenix looks more like CIDP.   Hopefully yours won't sucker like the one at the nursery - the suckers are a pain to deal with (literally).  I'd plan on the long fronds of CIDP although it could end up being a hybrid also because of how easily they hybridize.  And the last photo you included at the nursery looks like one grown in more shade which can make the fronds stretch out.  Plus the growers would want to keep them trimmed in a way that they can fit more plants in a limited space forcing the growth upwards and also at the retailer to minimize customers/employees from getting poked!

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8 hours ago, Fusca said:

Your in-ground Phoenix looks more like CIDP.   Hopefully yours won't sucker like the one at the nursery - the suckers are a pain to deal with (literally).  I'd plan on the long fronds of CIDP although it could end up being a hybrid also because of how easily they hybridize.  And the last photo you included at the nursery looks like one grown in more shade which can make the fronds stretch out.  Plus the growers would want to keep them trimmed in a way that they can fit more plants in a limited space forcing the growth upwards and also at the retailer to minimize customers/employees from getting poked!

Thanks Fusca!! I appreciate your response and really hope that is the case :). 

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20 hours ago, Coasta said:

Interesting as I am on the search for another cananry island date palm it's good to know this stuff. 

I currently have one in the ground and I question if it's going to have the really long fronds and how much of it is canerienses.  The fronds are sort of floppy and don't stand straight up like others i see. 

Also the fronds are only 4ft in length right now.. please see below. 20200825_111124.thumb.jpg.443b35bf5d4600097d8532b6eed6eefa.jpg20200825_111135.thumb.jpg.f12b725f0cb4013a207c939398bf97e8.jpg 

When I compare it to one at the nursery which has 5ft fronds, it makes me wonder. 

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Both pictures look like CIDPs to me. Note the relatively plumose, stiff leaves. Compare that with the one in your first picture in your first post. The one in your second picture above is a lot greener, I think because it's in a bit of shade.

Just for fun, it might be interesting to see if you can locate other Phoenix species like P. rupicola or sylvestris. I know rupicolas are from India and it gets and stays hot there, but they're also hard to find here in the U.S., at least as "full blooded" specimens and not mutts with CIDP. That said, the mutts are nice, too.

We had some seriously nutty Palm Talkers who know the AZ landscape for nurseries well, hope some of them are around. Maybe even have some plants to sell.

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Here's a question/clarification for me.  When you guys are saying "plumose" regarding CIDP, I've always thought of the CIDP as having a consistent "V" shape to the leaflets, with a steeper V near the base of the fronds and flattening out towards the tip of the frond.  But each leaflet is inserted at a similar angle.  I used this to distinguish more pure CIDP from hybrids, because a lot of the other Phoenix like Dactylifera have several different insertion angles for the leaflets.  And Roebellini frequently has no "V" at all, at least towards the end of the frond.  So for example his in-ground CIDP may be pure, but it also has at least 4 different insertion angles towards the base of the frond, maybe even 5 or 6 angles.  This evens out to more-or-less 2 angles towards the tip, see below. 

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I know "plumose" means just more than a flat plane leaflet insertion, but I tend to think of plumose palms as things like Queens with seemingly random insertion angles.  In the context of CIDP they are also plumose, but just in a more "regular" manner.  Other Phoenix like Dacty are more "irregularly plumose."  Is that a fairly accurate statement, or am I way off base?  :D

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2 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

Both pictures look like CIDPs to me. Note the relatively plumose, stiff leaves. Compare that with the one in your first picture in your first post. The one in your second picture above is a lot greener, I think because it's in a bit of shade.

Just for fun, it might be interesting to see if you can locate other Phoenix species like P. rupicola or sylvestris. I know rupicolas are from India and it gets and stays hot there, but they're also hard to find here in the U.S., at least as "full blooded" specimens and not mutts with CIDP. That said, the mutts are nice, too.

We had some seriously nutty Palm Talkers who know the AZ landscape for nurseries well, hope some of them are around. Maybe even have some plants to sell.

Thanks Dooms Dave! I believe i saw a rupicola at a local nursery here, but he has it as a collectors item. 

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14 minutes ago, Merlyn2220 said:

Here's a question/clarification for me.  When you guys are saying "plumose" regarding CIDP, I've always thought of the CIDP as having a consistent "V" shape to the leaflets, with a steeper V near the base of the fronds and flattening out towards the tip of the frond.  But each leaflet is inserted at a similar angle.  I used this to distinguish more pure CIDP from hybrids, because a lot of the other Phoenix like Dactylifera have several different insertion angles for the leaflets.  And Roebellini frequently has no "V" at all, at least towards the end of the frond.  So for example his in-ground CIDP may be pure, but it also has at least 4 different insertion angles towards the base of the frond, maybe even 5 or 6 angles.  This evens out to more-or-less 2 angles towards the tip, see below. 

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I know "plumose" means just more than a flat plane leaflet insertion, but I tend to think of plumose palms as things like Queens with seemingly random insertion angles.  In the context of CIDP they are also plumose, but just in a more "regular" manner.  Other Phoenix like Dacty are more "irregularly plumose."  Is that a fairly accurate statement, or am I way off base?  :D

Merlyn, thanks so much for braking this down. I'm curious to see what others say about your statement. 

I am hoping mine is mostly pure and I get some nice long stiff fronds. :)

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13 minutes ago, Merlyn2220 said:

Here's a question/clarification for me.  When you guys are saying "plumose" regarding CIDP, I've always thought of the CIDP as having a consistent "V" shape to the leaflets, with a steeper V near the base of the fronds and flattening out towards the tip of the frond.  But each leaflet is inserted at a similar angle.  I used this to distinguish more pure CIDP from hybrids, because a lot of the other Phoenix like Dactylifera have several different insertion angles for the leaflets.  And Roebellini frequently has no "V" at all, at least towards the end of the frond.  So for example his in-ground CIDP may be pure, but it also has at least 4 different insertion angles towards the base of the frond, maybe even 5 or 6 angles.  This evens out to more-or-less 2 angles towards the tip, see below. 

978924949_CIDPleafangles.jpg.78af07015913d1d62d050599ffa22aa8.jpg

I know "plumose" means just more than a flat plane leaflet insertion, but I tend to think of plumose palms as things like Queens with seemingly random insertion angles.  In the context of CIDP they are also plumose, but just in a more "regular" manner.  Other Phoenix like Dacty are more "irregularly plumose."  Is that a fairly accurate statement, or am I way off base?  :D

You raise a good point.

I think it's more accurate to say that reclinata leaves are almost flat, while those of CIDP have various angles of insertion.

This picture resembles the CIDP in the OP's garden. The leaves have varying angles of insertion, and are relatively short.

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Here's what appears to be a pure reclinata. Much flatter, and also a bit floppier.

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11 minutes ago, Coasta said:

Thanks Dooms Dave! I believe i saw a rupicola at a local nursery here, but he has it as a collectors item. 

Rupicolas are my favorite large Phoenix. They're really pretty if well-grown, and while spiny aren't lethal like their larger cousins. If you have limited space, it might be worth trouble to find one.

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Thanks DoomsDave for those photos comparing the two. I am learning so much and starting to think my cidp is more on the pure side. Speaking of space.. I am thinking of adding another CIDP and I am planning on posting another subject on minimum space between two CIDP. Maybe a reclinata might be a good choice. 

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2 hours ago, Coasta said:

Maybe a reclinata might be a good choice. 

@DoomsDave made a good suggestion - rupicola is probably the least "dangerous" and a very nice looking Phoenix in my opinion.  Reclinata can look nice too, but they sucker and they have spiny needle-like thorns (like CIDP and roebelenii have) close to the trunk where you do the trimming.  You just have to be aware of the poking/stabbing dangers involved with maintaining them.  I'd think if you ever got behind in your trimming of reclinata and the suckers start getting thicker than you had planned it would really be a nightmare trimming chore.  I've not done it myself with reclinata but I've had my share of discomfort from my theophrasti, sylvestris hybrid and CIDP.  I bought the sylvestris as a solitary palm so that I wouldn't have to deal with any suckers but apparently it's a hybrid with dactylifera because it's suckering anyway!  :rant:

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On 8/26/2020 at 10:42 AM, Coasta said:

Thanks DoomsDave for those photos comparing the two. I am learning so much and starting to think my cidp is more on the pure side. Speaking of space.. I am thinking of adding another CIDP and I am planning on posting another subject on minimum space between two CIDP. Maybe a reclinata might be a good choice. 

I'd consider a rupie, too if you can find one. They really like the heat.

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