Sic My Big Bad Corypha on you!

[DoomsDave]

Howdyall:

Trinidad-bob's pic of a Corypha in bloom was cool, but, well, these guys are huge.

Here's a baby C. utan, and I assume that the guy's not a dwarf.  (From the PACSOA website)

[Kris]

Dear Dave  

thanks for feeding this dog(Rothwieleer) with

desired meat & bones.

this Corypha Sp was introduced to me by Bo Goran,

And a still of annie standing in front of it,i was thinking

what on earth is it ?

Once again thanks dave,i love it !

Love,

Kris.

[Scott]

Dave - that thing is just amazing! It really has the WOW factor

[Jim in Los Altos]

Who says palms don't provide enough shade!

Great picture, Dave.

[LJG]

That is one small human.

[Gileno Machado]

(LJG @ Dec. 23 2006,04:17)

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That is one small human.

C'mon folks... That human in the picture at Fairchild's is actually our friend and great contributor Kyle (kylecawazafla).  

Here's another one of his memorable pictures, hanging from a Corypha umbraculifera:

[Zac in NC]

Yep. Thats Kyle all right. It really shows how massive those things are. I have yet to see one with my own eyes yet. Someday.........

Zac

[JEFF IN MODESTO]

Here is a pic taken at Noon nook Botanical Garden in Thailand two years ago. They make Bismarkias look small.

Jeff

[Gonzer]

Hey Dave, with your shoes and Kyle's shorts...ah, never mind!

[JEFF IN MODESTO]

Same park in Thailand .... Here is a Borassus palm with fruit.

Jeff

[JEFF IN MODESTO]

One last pic from soon noon nook Botanical Gargen in Thailand..... and body got lips like this?

The park was awesome..... puts Fairchild to shame.

Much of the walkway ws elevated so you can walk through the trees canopy.

Jeff

[Jeff Searle]

Great photos everyone. Thanks,

Jeff

[Kris]

(Jeff in Modesto @ Dec. 23 2006,09:06)

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Here is a pic taken at Noon nook Botanical Garden in Thailand two years ago. They make Bismarkias look small.

Jeff

Dear Jeff  

Lovely palm still & it clearly makes a statment_

if you dont have space for me do not plant me in

your garden !

It is a giant fan palm_and i love it  

Love,

Kris.

[Exotic Life]

They are so big ! If i want to grow this one, i can't grow them then i have not enough space ... Is this the biggest palm of the world or not ?

[LJG]

(Jeff in Modesto @ Dec. 23 2006,09:06)

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Here is a pic taken at Noon nook Botanical Garden in Thailand two years ago. They make Bismarkias look small.

Great pictures. Those actually look like Copernicia hospita. REALLY nice ones at that.

[bgl]

Those are definitely Coryphas. C. lecomtei I believe.

[DoomsDave]

(bgl @ Dec. 23 2006,13:41)

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Those are definitely Coryphas. C. lecomtei I believe.

Hey Bo!

Show us yours!

Coryphas, that is . . . .

I recall that you already have, but I'll bet they've grown another ten feet or so . . . .  

dave

[STEVE IN SO CAL]

I believe he was saying that the blue palms in the foreground of the first pic are Cop. Hospita, not Biz...

[Jeff Searle]

(Jeff in Modesto @ Dec. 23 2006,09:06)

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Here is a pic taken at Noon nook Botanical Garden in Thailand two years ago. They make Bismarkias look small.

Jeff

After looking at this photo(#8) some more, I realize how close these Corypha's were planted. From a landscape point of view, these have been planted way to close and will not show their full potential as a speciman palm.  Corypha's should not be touching each other.

Jeff

[Zac in NC]

I was also going to say that those aren't Bizzes, but a Copernicia. Big huge palms.

Zac

[bgl]

Dave,

No, not exactly (grown another 10 ft)... BUT, they're making progress. Planted all of mine from 1G pots about 9-10 years ago, and for the first 3-4 years they were VERY VERY slow. Now they seem to be picking up speed but I don't think they will ever be fast....

Here's my biggest Corypha umbraculifera, about 10-11 ft tall.

Bo-Göran

[bgl]

And C. utan, about 14 ft tall.

[Zac in NC]

They both look very nice. Those leaves on the umbraculifera are huge looking. So tropical looking too.

Zac

[Kris]

hey guys nice pictures,

And Bo Goran your Corypha's grouth is it

slow or the nature of tail pots are they slow

growers ? since Dave expected it to be 10 to 12

feet tall why...

iam curious about the grouth rate of heavy palms

beacuse i want a few in my garden for which huge

ditches have been made to fecelitate these guys to

grow happily & quickely !

Love,

Kris.

[bgl]

Kris,

I believe the growth rate on my Coryphas is pretty normal. They will probably grow a little bit faster in a hotter climate, like Singapore, or southern India! And I don't think Dave really expected another 10 ft of growth, he was just teasing me!

And when it comes to big palms and how fast they grow, it really depends. Pigafettas are VERY fast. Roystoneas are strong growers, but nowhere near the speed of a Pigafetta. And Coryphas are definitely slower than either of these two.

Bo-Göran

[Utopia Palms]

(Jeff Searle @ Dec. 23 2006,15:50)

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(Jeff in Modesto @ Dec. 23 2006,09:06)

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Here is a pic taken at Noon nook Botanical Garden in Thailand two years ago. They make Bismarkias look small.

Jeff

After looking at this photo(#8) some more, I realize how close these Corypha's were planted. From a landscape point of view, these have been planted way to close and will not show their full potential as a speciman palm.  Corypha's should not be touching each other.

Jeff

Hi Jeff,  These Corypha’s (C.lecomtei) are one of the smallest of the genus, the main landscaping appeal with this sp is the striking white to yellow lines that runs up the petiole, This is probably why they were planted this way for that particular landscaping effect.

They really do look fantastic!  This sp is very hard to grow outside of the tropics although its worth giving it a go in the subtropics!.  The new sp from Madagascar looks like it might be the most cold tolerant of them all now, so for you guys or girls in Melbourne or southern Californian, this one might be worth a try! as long as you have plenty of room.

Clayton.

[kylecawazafla]

(LJG @ Dec. 23 2006,03:17)

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That is one small human.

if its any consolation, I'm still a growing teenager.

jeff, do you remember if there were any silver-ish Corypha's at Nong Nooch?i remember seeing a photo of some there that looked like they oculd have had a blue tinge.

[DoomsDave]

(bgl @ Dec. 24 2006,01:51)

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And I don't think Dave really expected another 10 ft of growth, he was just teasing me!

I was teasing, yes . . . .

[redant]

"They make Bismarkias look small

They make everything look small!. That's a great picture. That garden look's like a must see.

[BobbyinNY]

They make Bismarkias look small

They make everything look small!. That's a great picture. That garden look's like a must see

what a nice houseplant

[Zac in NC]

Want one Bobby? Do you think you could manage to build THAT greenhouse????????

Zac

[BobbyinNY]

Want one Bobby? Do you think you could manage to build THAT greenhouse????????

Zac

Um..... I think you got me there, Zac......lololol

[DoomsDave]

(BobbyinNY @ Dec. 27 2006,11:43)

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They make Bismarkias look small

They make everything look small!. That's a great picture. That garden look's like a must see

what a nice houseplant

It's a GREAT houseplant.

If you have a big enough house . . ..

dave

[Al in Kona]

Yes, photo #8 above is as Bo said, Corypha lecomtei, one of the smallest of the Corypha species.  I planted one of these in the garden a few years ago as a very tiny seedling (1-gallon container) thinking that by planting it directly into the ground it just might grow faster - after all the roots would now have lots of space to grow resulting in a much faster growing plant.  How wrong I was in it growing FAST!  It has been a very slow grower.

And I'd certainly agree with Jeff in Modesto in that Noong Nooch Tropical Garden in Thailand has got to be about the 'biggest bestest' tropical garden in the world right now.  It's awesome!  No wonder the IPS biennial planners are thinking strongly of going back there for their 2010 Biennial meeting.  

Here's a pic of a Corypha utan growing at H`omaluhia Botanical Gardens on Oahu, Hawaii . . .

[Kris]

Dear Al in Kona  

that was a marvellous fan palm still_just fentastic !

thanks for that still.

i request our members that if they have such stills

of this palm,kindly share with us.

Love,

Kris.

[DoomsDave]

Al:

Swoon-swoon-swoon!

Dang!

dave

[ariscott]

(bgl @ Dec. 24 2006,01:51)

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Kris,

I believe the growth rate on my Coryphas is pretty normal. They will probably grow a little bit faster in a hotter climate, like Singapore, or southern India! And I don't think Dave really expected another 10 ft of growth, he was just teasing me!

And when it comes to big palms and how fast they grow, it really depends. Pigafettas are VERY fast. Roystoneas are strong growers, but nowhere near the speed of a Pigafetta. And Coryphas are definitely slower than either of these two.

Bo-Göran

Do they grow faster as soon as they reach certain size? We have a few here in our rental house, and one of them is about 15 years old and it is around 4m tall. The one near the front fence is absolutely huge... not sure how old though...

Mine is only tiny with 5 leaves.... :). It is very hard to leave room for it to grow... There is always temptation to plant around it... I have to keep telling myself that it gets big......

Regards, Ari

[Kris]

Dear Ariscott  

do you have pictures of those palms you spoke,

if so we all like to see them & feast on it !

Thank you/Love,

Kris.

[bgl]

Ari,

since these are going to be very large palms, I assume they are very slow in their early years because they are busy developing a rootsystem that will support the massive size of the palm X number of years down the road. Mine are still young (see above) but they have certainly picked up speed after being in the ground for 6-7 years.

And Al,

I wonder if your C. lecomtei is a sibling of mine. Here's my biggest, about 3 ft/1 m. tall.

Bo-Göran

[aussiearoids]

One of about 50 Coryphas planted at a mates place in Whyanbeel . They are all about 20 years old .

Here they are bordering a Heliconia bed alternating with some Syagrus spp.