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Cyphokentia Cerifera and Macrostachya shots.

Pedro 65

By Pedro 65
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Pedro 65 Grand Master

Pedro 65

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Wanted to share a few shots of Cyphokentia Cerifera revealing a new crownshaft and some shots of Cyphokentia Macrostachya. When young, these two palms are pretty much identical apart from their striking colour. At maturity , these palms both have a full white wax powder coated crownshaft

post-0-047208200 1320309784_thumb.jpg.Cypho Cerifera crownshaft splitting and wanting to detatch

post-0-029645300 1320309799_thumb.jpg New crown revealing more white wax powder with champers bottle for scale

post-5709-006560600 1320309750_thumb.jpg Demi giving scale

post-0-028475300 1320309791_thumb.jpg Demi again

post-0-045373200 1320309778_thumb.jpgCerifera petioles and top of crown

post-0-063248900 1320309764_thumb.jpgMacro petioles and top of crown

post-0-016513400 1320310369_thumb.jpgShakira Rani giving scale to Cypho Macro

post-0-075461800 1320309757_thumb.jpg As above

post-0-048812500 1320310362_thumb.jpg Demi and Macro

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Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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Superb photos Pete!

Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

DippyD Mentor

DippyD

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Those are some nice palms right there, sure would like to find a cyphokentia macro!!!

Happy growings

Bags Mentor

Bags

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Two incredible palms! It must have taken a very long time to get them that size...Good looking family too.

Encinitas, CA

Zone 10b

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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This made my week. Thanks Pete. Did you plant your C elegans around the same time? Just curious to get an idea on speed comparisons.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

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

-- Alfred Austin

JD in the OC Grand Master

JD in the OC

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Thanks for the pics! Beautiful! Those things must be old...

Pedro 65 Grand Master

Pedro 65

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Cheers Daryl,Aaron, Palmfreek,Len and John for comments. Len, all the New Caledonian palms in this front garden were planted pretty much at the same time but the Cyphophoenix elegans was of a larger size when planted. The larger C Macro was 2 years ago of the same size as the C Cerifera but has since doubled its height and girth thanks to a few attributes. The smaller Macro will be dug and transplanted to a more prominent location very soon to allow it to grow to its full potential. Heres a few more pics. Pete

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richnorm Grand Master

richnorm

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Wow, is that macro entering a strong growth phase? It seems so much bigger than when you first amazed us with pictures - maybe just a year or so ago now?

Pedro 65 Grand Master

Pedro 65

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Wow, is that macro entering a strong growth phase? It seems so much bigger than when you first amazed us with pictures - maybe just a year or so ago now?

Yes Rich, the bulbous trunk is a great sign, the Cerifera only in recently started to bulge so they are certainly on there merry way, these palms certainly love lots of rain, rain, rain and have responded astonishingly with the help of our fert switch ( nutricote total)

Walter John Grand Master

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Man I love that splash of white at the top end of the leaf bases, thanks Pedro, you're still on my hit list to visit one day.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

Shon Mentor

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Awesome Pete. Both palms are on my wish list. Any chance you can put up some brom pictures in the plant section?

San Marcos CA

Pedro 65 Grand Master

Pedro 65

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Wal, i love every bit about these palms, the white powder wax certainly adds to their appeal.

Shon, im very glad i came across these palms when i did, they would be on my wish list too if i didnt have them. I will take some new brom shots soon. Pete

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

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STELLAR Pete! just STELLAR! I have the cerifera... will have to wait to hopefully find a macro someday

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!

Pedro 65 Grand Master

Pedro 65

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STELLAR Pete! just STELLAR! I have the cerifera... will have to wait to hopefully find a macro someday

Cheers Bill

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pogobob

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You just floored me with those pics!You got it all going on there. I have a Macro that is growing along nicely, altho slowly.

Robert de Jong

San Clemente, CA

 

Willowbrook Nursery

Pedro 65 Grand Master

Pedro 65

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You just floored me with those pics!You got it all going on there. I have a Macro that is growing along nicely, altho slowly.

:) Thanks Bob, Bob, i think me giving them more light along with a few good wet years has really kicked them into gear, something i mentioned above is my fert switch to Nutricote Total, the NC Palms seem to really love this.

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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Oh yeah, just luv how Shakira Rani is on her tippy toes to make herself look taller! :D does that mess up the scale picture? :blink: lol

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!

Pedro 65 Grand Master

Pedro 65

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Oh yeah, just luv how Shakira Rani is on her tippy toes to make herself look taller! :D does that mess up the scale picture? :blink: lol

Yeh it does Bill, :D Wow,I found some old pics today and will have to scan them, this is great news for anyone with a small Cypho Macro worried about them being slow. The 1999 pic show it as a skinny scrappy plant with a pencil thick stem no more than 5 inches high. Anyhow the next pic that totally blew me away was taken on the day of my 40th birthday in 2005, the palm would be have a stem of no larger than 1 foot, much thicker though .. the elegans is also in the shot back then.. the last 6 years has been outstanding growth, for this palm.Yes i will admit the first ten years were slow, but thats history :D I cant scan the pics till tonight so will post then or tomorrow.Wanted to share this news.

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Moose Grand Master

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:interesting:

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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Pedro 65 Grand Master

Pedro 65

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:interesting:

Heres an updated pic for you Ron,( left) its put on some growth the past 2n half yrs. I posted a pic of the 99 shot in another thread. Pete

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LJG Grand Master

LJG

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Wow, that thing is on its way.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

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

-- Alfred Austin

Kostas Grand Master

Kostas

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Awesome!!! Well done Pedro!!! :)

''To try,is to risk failure.......To not try,is to guarantee it''

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Geez Pete it has put on good size in the last couple of years alright.

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