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Areca Ipots ( And With Fruits Too)

Gbarce

By Gbarce
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Gbarce Grand Master

Gbarce

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I bought seedlings a while back but I have been seeing large balled out specimens with fruits being offered in recent plant shows here and occassionally in the weekend market. They are available on and off so its like playing roulette really-- plus they usually sell like hotcakes- specially with their fruits attached - really eye catching.

Several weeks back there were good sized specimens available but I just had a small car with me and it was impossible to fit a tree in. This week I brought tha van and crossed my fingers that there would be some available again -- I was lucky today.

2 batches of fruits attached. I've seen some with 4 clusters before.

Different stages of ripeness too.

The orange ones in the previous photo are more ripe I guess. I tried to twist them off but they wouldn't yank off yet so I guess that they are not yet ready.

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

Palm Guy Mentor

Palm Guy

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Gene,

I sent you a pm. Lovely looking palms!

Michael Ferreira

Bermuda-Humid(77% ave), Subtropical Zone 11, no frost

Warm Season: (May-November): Max/Min 81F/73F

Cool Season: (Dec-Apr): Max/Min 70F/62F

Record High: 94F

Record Low: 43F

Rain: 55 inches per year with no dry/wet season

Gbarce Grand Master

Gbarce

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Like I said in a previous post- the seeds don't hang down from the trunk but rather they ascend from it. Pretty neat i think. :D

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

Rusty on Pine Is. Mentor

Rusty on Pine Is.

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Wow, beautiful palm...thanks for posting great pics!

Rusty Bell

Pine Island - the Ex-Pat part of Lee County, Fl , USA

Zone 10b, life in the subs!...except when it isn't....

Breadfruit Bill Grand Master

Breadfruit Bill

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Go ahead Mike... Beg for Gene to send you some seeds! I on the other hand will be begging for him to send me the whole trees! :lol:

Wonder what it would cost to send several large specimen air freight priority to me? (I LOVE THE SPELL CHECK!! :wub: )

www.dadluvsu.com

Palm Guy Mentor

Palm Guy

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Go ahead Mike... Beg for Gene to send you some seeds! I on the other hand will be begging for him to send me the whole trees! :lol:

Wonder what it would cost to send several large specimen air freight priority to me? (I LOVE THE SPELL CHECK!! :wub: )

:huh: I was actually begging for the burlap when he was finished planting! LOL. :lol: Was it that obvious??

Michael Ferreira

Bermuda-Humid(77% ave), Subtropical Zone 11, no frost

Warm Season: (May-November): Max/Min 81F/73F

Cool Season: (Dec-Apr): Max/Min 70F/62F

Record High: 94F

Record Low: 43F

Rain: 55 inches per year with no dry/wet season

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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How tall are those, Gene? They don't look too big.... I wonder how old do they have to be before fruiting.... mine is about my height at the moment (which is not very high :mrlooney: )

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

aussiearoids Grand Master

aussiearoids

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I have seen them fruit with 1m of trunk.

Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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How tall are those, Gene? They don't look too big.... I wonder how old do they have to be before fruiting.... mine is about my height at the moment (which is not very high :mrlooney: )

Regards, Ari :)

That's about 3 foot 6 inches then Ari................ :lol:

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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I might be short but not that short :rolleyes:

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

fastfeat Grand Master

fastfeat

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Cool-looking tree. Is this strictly tropical, or does it stand a chance in SoFla?

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

'Home is where the heart suitcase is'...

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"If, as they say, there truly is no rest for the wicked, how can the Devil's workshop be filled with idle hands?"

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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I like this palm alot. Mine in the garden is now holding tiny green seeds. I still can't understand why more seed of this palm is not offered. I would certainly buy some if I could.

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

Gbarce Grand Master

Gbarce

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Ari - the palm in the pictures with 2 clusters of seeds is probably 14 feet in total height. The clear trunk ( before the crownshaft starts) is about 5 feet tall.

The smaller one with just 2 fruits is probably justs starting to fruit and I estimate about a meter of clear trunk when it started to fruit. In the really good specimens I saw before there was a cluster on every "ring" so I guess this baby sets seed everytime it produces as leaf. But it probably needs to be very well established to do this.

Its the middle of summer here and these palms showed signs of stress since I planted them yesterday afternoon. The sun was probably blazing hot this morning because the older leaves drooped and shows some signs of sun burn.

Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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Cool... in a few years, I might have some seeds too.... :) :).

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

The Germinator Mentor

The Germinator

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I might be short but not that short :rolleyes:

Regards, Ari :)

Yeah, will these work in SO-Cal

Ed Mijares

Whittier, Ca

Psyco Palm Collector Wheeler Dealer

Zone 10a?

PalmatierMeg Grand Master

PalmatierMeg

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Great pictures of a lovely palm. I have one on order from Floribunda. I wanted one for so long (along with a dwarf A. catechu) and anxiously await the little one's arrival. It will eventually go into my back yard shade garden. I, too, wish it were more readily available, esp. seeds.

Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

Breadfruit Bill Grand Master

Breadfruit Bill

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I wonder how long it takes from seed to maturity on this particular palm? Maybe 7-8 years? Anyone have a guess? Someday we will have seed here in SoFla! :winkie: If I don't kill them all first! :innocent:

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www.dadluvsu.com

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