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Royal Crownshafts

Kumar

By Kumar
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Both my neighbour and I have two Roystonea regia specimens apiece, with his pair being twenty-five years senior to mine. I noticed today that the crownshaft of one of his specimens looked oddly bloated and offset quite a bit from the trunk. As a contrast I have put up a photo of my royal - which seems to be in the 'green' of health. I wonder whether perhaps such a bloated crownshaft is a sign of senescence?

This is the peculiar crownshaft.

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And this is mine,

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Kumar

Bombay, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 23 - 32 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 3400.0 mm

Calcutta, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 19 - 33 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 1600.0 mm

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How old are his royals? They have a fairly long lifespan. Royals planted in Fort Myers in the 1920s & 1930s have only recently started dying off. Have his ever flowered? If not, maybe they are getting ready to.

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How old are his royals? They have a fairly long lifespan. Royals planted in Fort Myers in the 1920s & 1930s have only recently started dying off. Have his ever flowered? If not, maybe they are getting ready to.

They are 35-40 years. Unlike mine, they have been flowering for as long as I can remember, - and quite profusely too. You can see the bracts in the photo. Curiously, mine are nearly 11 years and over 40 feet in height but have never flowered.

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Kumar

Bombay, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 23 - 32 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 3400.0 mm

Calcutta, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 19 - 33 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 1600.0 mm

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