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Dypsis Ambositrae

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January 29, 201511 yr

here itis

Brandon, FL

27.95°N 82.28°W (Elev. 62 ft)

Zone9 w/ canopy

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January 29, 201511 yr

here itis

Um where?

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January 29, 201511 yr

hmm

maybe picture was too big

i will take another after work

Brandon, FL

27.95°N 82.28°W (Elev. 62 ft)

Zone9 w/ canopy

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January 29, 201511 yr

I have just recently planted a small seedling. They seem to prefer shade at a very young age, in my experience anyway.

My seedling was planted in full half day sun and is perfect.

Furadouro and Ovar, zone 9b/10a.
PORTUGAL
http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=20668
http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/31527-my-new-garden-ovar-january2012/

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January 29, 201511 yr

badabing

Brandon, FL

27.95°N 82.28°W (Elev. 62 ft)

Zone9 w/ canopy

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January 29, 201511 yr

Lookin good Ray!

Keith

Palmetto, Florida (10a) and Tampa, Florida (9b/10a)

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January 29, 201511 yr

Very nice!

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January 30, 201511 yr

It never gets old looking at nicely grown Ambos :greenthumb:

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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January 31, 201511 yr

This is an update of my palm shown back in post #15.

01/30/15

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January 31, 201511 yr

This is an update of my palm shown back in post #15.

01/30/15

Outstanding!!

Furadouro and Ovar, zone 9b/10a.
PORTUGAL
http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=20668
http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/31527-my-new-garden-ovar-january2012/

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January 31, 201511 yr

This is an update of my palm shown back in post #15.

01/30/15

Outstanding!!

Yes, the wall got much smaller!

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Philippe

Jungle Paradise in Sri Lanka

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3 weeks later...

February 15, 201511 yr

Can anyone shed some light one what kind of growth to expect from ambos?

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February 16, 201511 yr

This is an update of my palm shown back in post #15.

01/30/15

Hi Randall, your photo is set on private, and will not let me open it, thanks, Ed

MOSQUITO LAGOON

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February 16, 201511 yr

Can anyone shed some light one what kind of growth to expect from ambos?

They vary a lot. It's best to grow from seed and select the fast ones or go to a nursery and chose plants which are clearly growing faster than their siblings.

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February 16, 201511 yr

Can anyone shed some light one what kind of growth to expect from ambos?
They vary a lot. It's best to grow from seed and select the fast ones or go to a nursery and chose plants which are clearly growing faster than their siblings.

ambositrae is slow for me ; nowhere near as fast as Dypsis Blackstem (sorry no pics)

Paradise Hills, 4 miles inland, south facing slope in the back, north facing yard in the front

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February 17, 201511 yr

Mine just started to seed. Woo hoo! The pic was too big to upload but I'll post later when I can get a smaller sized pic.

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February 17, 201511 yr

Two flower spikes and I'm stoked folks.....

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February 17, 201511 yr

Infrafoliar!

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February 17, 201511 yr

Keep us posted when it flowers. Will be interested to see close ups.

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February 18, 201511 yr

Infrafoliar!

Yeah, noticed that too. Guess there might be something to this whole "real" Ambo and not real Ambo thing after all

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

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February 18, 201511 yr

This is an update of my palm shown back in post #15.

01/30/15

Hi Randall, your photo is set on private, and will not let me open it, thanks, Ed

Hi Ed, You should be able to open it now, I've changed the setting to public.

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February 18, 201511 yr

Two flower spikes and I'm stoked folks.....

Jason, that looks "very" Dypsis Bef to me, who knows I could be wrong twice in 1 day ? Pete

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February 18, 201511 yr

Hi Pete. Thanks for your replies and support. I was also thinking that it was sp. Bef but then I noticed that it was bifurcating above the ground (from the lower mid level of the trunk) and that all the photos I've seen of sp. Bef cluster below the ground. I bought this plant off of Marco Herrero who said that he was certain that it was Ambositrae. He also said that John Dransfield was in his garden and did NOT confirm this as Ambositrae (although he vehemently disagrees with Dr. Dransfield). I'd appreciate anybody's comments that clarify this. Marco's mother plant is truly a spectacular plant and one of the marvels of his garden.

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February 18, 201511 yr

Hi Pete. Thanks for your replies and support. I was also thinking that it was sp. Bef but then I noticed that it was bifurcating above the ground (from the lower mid level of the trunk) and that all the photos I've seen of sp. Bef cluster below the ground. I bought this plant off of Marco Herrero who said that he was certain that it was Ambositrae. He also said that John Dransfield was in his garden and did NOT confirm this as Ambositrae (although he vehemently disagrees with Dr. Dransfield). I'd appreciate anybody's comments that clarify this. Marco's mother plant is truly a spectacular plant and one of the marvels of his garden.

Well Jason, I look fwd to yr next post when you "return with pics" from Marco Herrero's to keep us all "in touch" Pete

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February 18, 201511 yr

Where did Marco get his plant? I think it cannot be from the same seed collections as the ambos in circulation as I think you are implying it is second generation. Ambos can look very similar to Bef but suspect it might be the latter. The bifurcating behaviour has no import imo.

cheers

Richard

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February 18, 201511 yr

Hey Rich,

I just called Marco. Jeff Searle gave him the plant a long time ago so hopefully Jeff reads this and can comment. In any case, I will go by his farm on Saturday and snap some photos of this and a few more gems :yay: . He seems open that it could indeed be Bef. I should have a Herrero farm update post sometime next week.

Be well,

Jason

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February 19, 201511 yr

I look forward to that!

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February 19, 201511 yr

Here is a photo that Marco sent me. He reads these posts often and was eager to provide a photo to sort out the taxonomy. I think you guys are right on the Bef Id but I'm sure Ambositrae will continue it's ambiguity (next thread "Ambigsitrae" ? :hmm: ).

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February 19, 201511 yr

Thanks for the pic. I'd say Bef/Slick Willy with some confidence. Trunk colour is quite distinctive and leaflet arrangement a little stiffer than ambo. They are similar palms for sure and growing conditions can deceive though the flowering pattern would not be explained by variation me thinks.

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February 20, 201511 yr

Coldest night of the season expected tonight, here in WestCentralFL! Might get down to 30F brrrrrr

Brandon, FL

27.95°N 82.28°W (Elev. 62 ft)

Zone9 w/ canopy

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February 22, 201511 yr

Here are the photos of Marco's mother palm. Marco had a nifty little camera and snapped these on Saturday. What surprised me most about seeing this palm was that it loses much of it's rich white color when young and has a more grey hue to it as it ages.