Where to find Caranday Palms in South FL

[WPBPalms]

Looking for 3 of these to go around my new pool. Anyone know where to find some? I've been to several palm specific nursuries in my area, and I can't find any....HELP!

[palmislandRandy]

Sent you a PM

[garrin]

Just curious -- I must be a bit ignorant about new palm material in So. FL. But I have never heard of Caranday Palms. Is it something new? What is the species?

Garrin

[Kailua_Krish]

Just curious -- I must be a bit ignorant about new palm material in So. FL. But I have never heard of Caranday Palms. Is it something new? What is the species?

Garrin

Copernicia alba

-Krishna

[garrin]

Thanks, Krishna! As like here, our palms get common names that only the local people recognize.

Garrin

[WPBPalms]

Anyone else? I tried a few sources, and still nothing. I'm running out of time!!!

[waykoolplantz]

try Dale Holton or Mike Harris

[Moose]

try Dale Holton 561-965-6793 or Mike Harris 561-792-0333 or 305-905-2939

Also you could check with Betty Ahlborn (President of the Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Society) 561-722-8106.

All are members of this forum. All three should be able to point you in the right direction.

[spockvr6]

Anyone else? I tried a few sources, and still nothing. I'm running out of time!!!

Im not sure what size you are looking for, but if you didnt mind a 4 hour drive, I have 4 in the ground that you can have for free. They are all maybe 4-6 ft high.

[spockvr6]

Took a few pics, but its still a tad dark here.

Heres a smaller one.

[spockvr6]

Base of larger one.

Edited April 20, 2010 by spockvr6

[Davidl]

I am no expert but I have found Copernicia's hard to transplant if not done properly. I have some of these in pots and they grow slow but in the ground if fed they are fast for a Copernicia. Last year picture taken of one in the ground and second picture one in the pot and they are the same age. The second pic was taken in 2005 but is only slightly larger now.

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