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Aiphanes cold tolerance .?

aussiearoids

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aussiearoids Grand Master

aussiearoids

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Mike the Palm Nut from Port Macquarie mentioned his Aiphanes aceulata has grown well for him ,, any other growers able to report success with other spp. ?

I have heard that the smaller sp with the perpetual name change Aiphanes horrida syn caryotifolia , aceulata .....

I bought this as A.aceulata , but it does not resemble at all seedlings I grew myself .. maybe its A.minima ??

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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.

The Palm Nut Mentor

The Palm Nut

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Mike the Palm Nut from Port Macquarie mentioned his Aiphanes aceulata has grown well for him ,, any other growers able to report success with other spp. ?

I have heard that the smaller sp with the perpetual name change Aiphanes horrida syn caryotifolia , aceulata .....

I bought this as A.aceulata , but it does not resemble at all seedlings I grew myself .. maybe its A.minima ??

Certainly not a A aculeata but looks nice, has that nice potato chip look. I wonder if its common for this species to cross pollinate? Keep us posted on its progress and how long it will keep that leaf shape. If it grows at the speed of the aceulata, it wont be long before it flowers!

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Mike

Port Macquarie NSW Australia

Warm temperate to subtropical

Record low of -2C at airport 2006

Pushing the limit of palm survivabilities

MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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That is a very cute little palm. I had A. caryotafolia (aculeata) as a small seedling thriving in my greenhouse that got down to 35F during our freeze in winter of '07. It did fine as long as it got some warmth during the days.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

Eric in Orlando Grand Master

Eric in Orlando

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Aiphanes horrida (A. aculeata, A. caryotifolia) tends to have the spines on the undersides while A. minima (A. erosa) has them on the upper and lower sides of the leaflets.

I believe Aiphanes can hybridize. This was thought to be a A. horrida but it definitely has A. minima mixed in. It is also faster growing than either and seems as hardy as A. horrida. Aiphanes horrida is one of the hardier species while A. minima is tender.

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Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

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