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Variegated Date Palm ---just a seedling


Gbarce

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Picked up this variegated date palm yesterday.

I am not sure which species this is but it's suppose to be the variety that is grown commercially for its edible fruits

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It's still in teh strap leaf stages but the variegation looks promising

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Variegation goes all the way doen to the petioles so that's a good sign

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The latest leaf looks plain old gree though-- but the vendor told me that the leaves come out green and the variegation becomes more prominent later.

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It's will be interesting to see how this palm develops

Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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  • 2 months later...

A new leaf has emerged and it's beautifully variegated again. The previous leaf that was green remained green :rant:

I'll take a picture tomorrow

Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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THis is the variegated Phoenix seedling now.

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That previous leaf seems to be all green but upon closer inspection there were slivers of variegation

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it's most evident when you look closely at the petiole-notice the yellow margin

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Strong variegation on the petioles and leaf bases too.

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The guy I bought it from just spotted this one ( and another one) in a nursery and they were growing in full sun. The other one was bigger/older and has been out in the sun all it's life.

I was a bit apprhensive about giving this baby full sun exposure during our scorching summer but now that it's the rainy season I think I'll give it a try.

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Gene,

On second thought, I think it just needs some fertilizer. Send it to me and I'll bring it back to it's healthy, dark green self again!! :winkie:

JD

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  • 1 month later...

She's starting to go pinnate-- yipee!

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I'me going to put her out in full sun-- no more shade house to protect her. But it's the rainy season over here so she should be able to adjust.

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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  • 5 years later...

the only downside is that the leaf tips on the variegated portions turn brown a lot earlier than the rest of the leaf

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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