Gtlevine Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 I agree, I have not seen a good looking adult Voaniola, but they look nice at the size of Pauleens and that's about the best any of us can hope for before we die. Rock Ridge RanchSouth Escondido5 miles ENE Rancho Bernardo33.06N 117W, Elevation 971 Feet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzer Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Maybe just me but not the best looking palm as adult. Agreed. To grow old and gray and end up with that? Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Agreed. This palm WAS on my list. But after seeing these pics I think I will cross it off. Would love to support a palm that is so endangered. But I just don't have any space for a charity case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric in Orlando Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Anyone in Florida growing this ? We had 2 at Leu Gardens; one in high shade and one in part sun/shade. Both were killed in the 2009-10 winter. Eric Orlando, FL zone 9b/10a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS Man about Palms Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Ahh, come on, that's not the biggest in cultivation, THIS might be the biggest Voanioala in cultivation! Show off Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time. "The great workman of nature is time." , "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience." -George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon- I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realarch Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Ahh, come on, that's not the biggest in cultivation, THIS might be the biggest Voanioala in cultivation! Holy cow Jeff, so thats what a mature Voanioala looks like. That thing is probably as old as I am. Tim Hilo, Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandrew968 Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 I hear this palm doesn't grow well in South Florida soil. It's one thing when someone can take a palm and grow it better than in their native habitat, but this doesn't seem to be the case with this one. Too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Ahh, come on, that's not the biggest in cultivation, THIS might be the biggest Voanioala in cultivation! Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M @ S. Oceanside palms Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 I just bought one back from a guy that bought it from me almost ten years ago! I don't know if I should plant it or sell it. I have very little space left. 2 MM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbeard917 Posted April 30, 2022 Report Share Posted April 30, 2022 Does anyone still growing this have an updated photo they'd care to share? Woodville, FL zone 8b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted April 30, 2022 Report Share Posted April 30, 2022 I have 2 of them. Will get photos a bit later. Hawaii garden. Since this thread was started, the Sullivan Voanioala was covered in lava. 1 Kim Cyr Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow All characters in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realarch Posted April 30, 2022 Report Share Posted April 30, 2022 The last time I saw Kim’s plants I asked her what she was feeding the darn thing. I guessed chicken parts. They are growing well. I will take the trusty shovel down to the front garden where the one, photo posted earlier, is planted. Going strong and is about a dozen years old now. It’s still raining, so hang on. Tim 2 Tim Hilo, Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike in kurtistown Posted April 30, 2022 Report Share Posted April 30, 2022 We've been getting forty days and forty nights here, but I had a break in the rain this morning and took a pick of mine. Planted two in early 2012. One died, but this one has grown rather slowly. The pic shows a new leaf in the center and there is a new spear next to it. The leaflets are unusually heavy and hard to the touch. Hat and half-block provide scale: 5 2 Mike Merritt Big Island of Hawaii, windward, rainy side, 740 feet (225 meters) elevation 165 inches (4,200 mm) of rain per year, 66 to 83 deg F (20 to 28 deg C) in summer, 62 to 80 deg F (16.7 to 26.7 Deg C) in winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted April 30, 2022 Report Share Posted April 30, 2022 Yours looks really good, Mike! I have been getting the endless showers, too. A photo from this morning during a break in the rain… Planted from a 5-gal. December 2012. The smaller one is behind me. Haha, Tim, “chicken parts” — no, these are vegan palms. 9 2 Kim Cyr Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow All characters in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike in kurtistown Posted April 30, 2022 Report Share Posted April 30, 2022 Yours are doing really well, Kim. Mike Merritt Big Island of Hawaii, windward, rainy side, 740 feet (225 meters) elevation 165 inches (4,200 mm) of rain per year, 66 to 83 deg F (20 to 28 deg C) in summer, 62 to 80 deg F (16.7 to 26.7 Deg C) in winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realarch Posted April 30, 2022 Report Share Posted April 30, 2022 You see what I said? Chicken parts. Looks great Kim Tim Mike yours is looking great too.! Tim Hilo, Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realarch Posted April 30, 2022 Report Share Posted April 30, 2022 I always say, it can’t rain forever. I’m not so sure of that anymore. Here’s some photos of the Voanioala. Shovel for scale. Tim 8 2 Tim Hilo, Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realarch Posted April 30, 2022 Report Share Posted April 30, 2022 At this stage of growth, it’s really a handsome palm. Dark green pinnae and light green petioles. Not particularly unique looking, but just knowing the species makes it so. Tim Tim Hilo, Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbeard917 Posted April 30, 2022 Report Share Posted April 30, 2022 Thank you all for your quick responses, but more importantly your efforts to propagate this incredibly rare species! They look great. Woodville, FL zone 8b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. George Posted May 1, 2022 Report Share Posted May 1, 2022 Purchased as 7 gal size Fall of 2009, planted out Spring 2011. Kona, west side Big Island Hawaii. This is a very, very slow growing palm. Currently about 5 ft tall. Probably obtained from the same source about the same time as Tim's and Kim's., but gets about 1/2 as much rain with a 4-5 month dry spell each year. Suggest you keep yours only if you really want it, and are patient and willing to wait for delayed gratification. gmp 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted May 1, 2022 Report Share Posted May 1, 2022 Great to see that all these Voanioalas are doing great! I believe that most are from the same seed batch (and I am only referring to the ones on the Big Island). I bought a bunch of Voanioala seeds from Ortanique in the Bay Area around 2005, and some of them actually arrived having already germinated. This was when I was operating my small palm nursery. I grew them up to larger sizes and sold most of them by 2011. There has been a staggering difference in growth rates between then and now. I have two in the ground and they have been in the ground for some eight years and are less than three feet tall - totally skimpy in comparison with (for instance) Kim's larger one, which has put on quite a bit of growth since planted. 4 Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJG Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 Here are two that I have. One planted small looks bad, one planted larger looks great. Not the greatest looking palm, more of a novelty thing for me. 1 LenVista, CA (Zone 10a)Shadowridge Area"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."-- Alfred Austin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realarch Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 Thanks for reviving this thread Lucas. Glad to see the progress of this palm in various climates and gardens, I’m sure those who are growing it feel fortunate. Bo, thanks for the response. I don’t think, or remember, that the seed came from Ortanique. You provided so many of us with rare and interesting palms and cycads. So much of my plants came from you and over the years I’ve been able to pass offspring on to others. Mahalo! Tim 1 Tim Hilo, Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantsman05 Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 This palm is stunningly beautiful! One of my most wanted plants, though it indeed seems to be never available. Does anybody know whether seeds will be produced ex-situ by one of the trees anytime soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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