It's a monster! Run for your lives!

[DoomsDave]

Okay.

Here's a few pictures of my big-ass gigas in 2008.

Life was so beautiful and simple then. All you had to do was walk up to gigas and take close-up pictures.

(Snort, sniffle.)

The base of the trunk. Planted from a 15 gallon in 2006, if I recall.

Shoe is size 13.

American! 12.5" 32 cm long.

The new spear. So pretty.

And a full monty shot. Those ropes dangled from the now-gone Cedrus deodar. (Hum a dirge, if you must.)

[DoomsDave]

That very same palm today.

I admit I was staggered at how fast that thing grew and how big it got. The power company wants to give it a haircut.

Too big to move now.

[dan.vagnoni]

Godzilla!

[Walter John]

That's a beauty Dave, shame about the position close to the wires.

[Phoenikakias]

Man, you' ve created a monster!

[PANGEA EXPRESS]

It came from the yard next door!

[NApalm]

Sooo goooood. Good to hear how fast they grow. I planted one smaller than the pic of yours in 2008 last year. Cant wait for it to hit the NOS

[dalmatiansoap]

I still dont get it why is it called gigas???

[Kim]

I still dont get it why is it called gigas???

The accepted name is C. obtusa, but there are a lot of old school palm growers and sellers still calling it 'gigas'.

[John in Andalucia]

gigas (plural of giga-) and in this case, one billion watts, is what it will cost the power company after it eats those cables! muahahaha!!

[Mauna Kea Cloudforest]

Yes, the gigas get ginormous! Mine is above the second story already. Troy's heading this way today, he'll probably still declare you the winner on the tor tor and the gigas. But this is Central Calif, that ought to count for something.

[dan.vagnoni]

Yes, the gigas get ginormous! Mine is above the second story already. Troy's heading this way today, he'll probably still declare you the winner on the tor tor and the gigas. But this is Central Calif, that ought to count for something.

Could you plant it any closer?

Edited May 14, 2013 by dan.vagnoni

[Phoenikakias]

gigas (plural of giga-) and in this case, one billion watts, is what it will cost the power company after it eats those cables! muahahaha!!

'gigas' is the singular form. Plural is 'gigantes'.

[John in Andalucia]

gigas (plural of giga-) and in this case, one billion watts, is what it will cost the power company after it eats those cables! muahahaha!!

'gigas' is the singular form. Plural is 'gigantes'.

It was a joke. I emphasise was - the past tense of is, since some may still find it funny.

[Mauna Kea Cloudforest]

Yes, the gigas get ginormous! Mine is above the second story already. Troy's heading this way today, he'll probably still declare you the winner on the tor tor and the gigas. But this is Central Calif, that ought to count for something.

Could you plant it any closer?

I planted it as a tiny plant when I first moved in and didn't really know the climate that well. It's taken me 14 years of observations to safely call it a 10a, but before I knew that, I wanted to err on the conservative side.

You can't really tell from the photos, but it actually turned out great where it's at. It looks fantastic where it's at, a real center piece.

[Jastin]

How many leaves do you get a year DAVE?

[dan.vagnoni]

Yes, the gigas get ginormous! Mine is above the second story already. Troy's heading this way today, he'll probably still declare you the winner on the tor tor and the gigas. But this is Central Calif, that ought to count for something.

Could you plant it any closer?

I planted it as a tiny plant when I first moved in and didn't really know the climate that well. It's taken me 14 years of observations to safely call it a 10a, but before I knew that, I wanted to err on the conservative side.

You can't really tell from the photos, but it actually turned out great where it's at. It looks fantastic where it's at, a real center piece.

I can tell. Looks amazing

[DoomsDave]

How many leaves do you get a year DAVE?

1 - 2

[GREENHAND]

If you look real good i have one growing right in the middle but i dont think it will ever get the size of yours. i think the common name is fishtail palm.

[Mauna Kea Cloudforest]

How many leaves do you get a year DAVE?

1 - 2

Mine does 3-4 leaves a year, maybe it's a function of the cool nights here since it comes from the 6,000-8,000 feet range up in Thailand. I've been up there, it's quite a bit cooler than even Santa Cruz. They are also screaming fast up in Santa barbara and Goleta.

[mcwolf]

I'd wished my C. Urens would come up a little. It sits there for years and it's so slow. Certainly not in the hottest spot and only direct morning sun. Hopefully it'll find the sun sometime in future. It's right up there, baby.

[KennyRE317]

The 2 I have has been sitting in full socal sun from 8am-7pm with absolutely no shade including a few days of mid 90 temp and they've been growing extremely well, our nights drop down quite a bit as well but they can handle full sun without a hitch. They're in 15g buckets and a spike has been growing about 5" last week

[DoomsDave]

The 2 I have has been sitting in full socal sun from 8am-7pm with absolutely no shade including a few days of mid 90 temp and they've been growing extremely well, our nights drop down quite a bit as well but they can handle full sun without a hitch. They're in 15g buckets and a spike has been growing about 5" last week

They'll get about 3 feet across the base.

[Mauna Kea Cloudforest]

Looks like the jungle of doom is the winner. Troy just came through here and visited the Cloudforest, your tor tor wins.

[DoomsDave]

Looks like the jungle of doom is the winner. Troy just came through here and visited the Cloudforest, your tor tor wins.

Whoa, that's a shock. It was planted from a 5 gallon in 2006, I think.

[Walter John]

Troy is a tough investigator, he's a senior IPTIO now. If your gardens aren't up to scratch, he'll let you know about it..

(International palm tree inspection officer)

[KennyRE317]

The 2 I have has been sitting in full socal sun from 8am-7pm with absolutely no shade including a few days of mid 90 temp and they've been growing extremely well, our nights drop down quite a bit as well but they can handle full sun without a hitch. They're in 15g buckets and a spike has been growing about 5" last week

They'll get about 3 feet across the base.

that's why I've decided on only planting one in my small yard

[DoomsDave]

On 5/14/2013, 1:10:32, mcwolf said:

I'd wished my C. Urens would come up a little. It sits there for years and it's so slow. Certainly not in the hottest spot and only direct morning sun. Hopefully it'll find the sun sometime in future. It's right up there, baby.

No you don’t wish for more speed. So big so fast so dead.☠️