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Medemia argun

DCdesertpalm

By DCdesertpalm
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DCdesertpalm

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Inland Palms helped me out with this gem! Should like it out in here in the desert.

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quaman58 Grand Master

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That scoundrel? Careful, it might be a Washingtonia. Beaumont has a lot of shady charactors.

Seriously, thanks for posting; that should do really well with your heat..

Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

bgl Grand Master

bgl

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Assuming that's indeed a Medemia, then this is what you can look forward to. The two large palms in the center are Medemia argun. Photo taken during the Biennial in Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden in September 2012.

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Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

 

quaman58 Grand Master

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Wow, those are are lot nicer looking than the ones in habitat. Funny what lots of water will do.

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Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

Cindy Adair Grand Master

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I always assumed I shouldn't grow these desert palms. However, they did look great at Nong Nooch. Maybe when I run out of water lovers to try?

Cindy Adair

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That scoundrel? Careful, it might be a Washingtonia. Beaumont has a lot of shady charactors.

Seriously, thanks for posting; that should do really well with your heat..

I'm assuming I'm not part of that group of "shady" characters right? Otherwise I'm going to want those beers back bud

Living in the valley of the dirt people in the inland empire, "A mullet on every head and a methlab in every kitchen." If you can't afford to live in the tropics, then bring the tropics to you!

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BeaumontTropics

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Inland Palms helped me out with this gem! Should like it out in here in the desert.

It will like it out there in the desert!!! Especially if your water main breaks again and you flood that sucker next to that royal!!! Those puppies are going to be beasts in a very short time!! by the way, is that my golf ball from the 5th tee from the Westin? I knew it sliced out of bounds...

Living in the valley of the dirt people in the inland empire, "A mullet on every head and a methlab in every kitchen." If you can't afford to live in the tropics, then bring the tropics to you!

Jonas Enthusiast

Jonas

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Where can I get seeds from those beauties...? None on RPS...

A true belleza...

jonas

Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Hi jonas,

I bought my nubien desert palm seeds from rps.com and got 10 seeds out of 12 seeds germinated. Of the seeds bought in small pack category.

you must visit their site every 3 to 4 months.they will post the list once fresh seeds are available.

its a very beautiful palm with lots of color...

love,

kris.

love conquers all..

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tank Grand Master

tank

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Nice palm Kris, thanks for posting the videos

Jason

Gainesville, Florida

Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Nice palm Kris, thanks for posting the videos

very glad you liked it.

love,

kris.

love conquers all..

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Phoenikakias Grand Master

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Good luck with it Kris, I hope one day I get seeds from your plant, isn't it though dioecious?

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Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Good luck with it Kris, I hope one day I get seeds from your plant, isn't it though dioecious?

Dear Konstantinos,

Yes,you are right i would need a mature male & female Argun palm to produce the seeds.Since i have very limited space in our garden.So iam planting only one palm of a given variety at the moment.

Thanks & Love,

kris.

love conquers all..

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Phoenikakias Grand Master

Phoenikakias

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Dear Kris,

since your problem is lack of enough space I offer a solution if it is going to exist understanding and cooperation. Give to your neigbour another Medemia and yet another one to your other neighbour and share the seeds...

Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Dear Kris,

since your problem is lack of enough space I offer a solution if it is going to exist understanding and cooperation. Give to your neigbour another Medemia and yet another one to your other neighbour and share the seeds...

you are right,but I live in heart of the city(in commercial zone)my neighbours are plazas and shopping malls.And those living around often complain to us that our garden is responsible for mosquito breeding.And have suggested that we clear the trees and plaster the garden soil with cement flooring.i think now you can follow as to what kind of nuts I have as my neighbours.And when i tried to gift our palms to local parks & gardens.the managers of these establishments said they need funds for improvement and not palms.

so that is the present condition.

Anyway thanks for the suggestion.

love,

kris.

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love conquers all..

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Phoenikakias Grand Master

Phoenikakias

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Why so often palm collectors have problems with their neigbours (I also have)?

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DCdesertpalm Contributor

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foxtail Mentor

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Wow beautiful, fast growing

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Danilopez89 Veteran

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Awesome! Thanks for sharing. I love the colors on it. Looks like it grew pretty fast. I wonder what other super rare stuff is in that yard... I have to check it out sometime soon.

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DoomsDave, is this it? The mademia at your place? Woohoo!

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Dear David Curtis,

I have planted mine Argun palm in the ground,this is how it looks as of now.

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And here is a photo link for you to see,what harsh growing conditions these palms are in.

http://www.arkive.org/argun-palm/medemia-argun/

Love,

kris.

Thanks for the link Kris. I tried finding info on these before. It was hard. Do you have any updates on your Mademia?

I really like these now. The black and yellow looks sweet!

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Josh-O Grand Master

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they are cool. I scored 4 seedlings a couple of years ago and 2 have died because of over watering.

I've got 2 left and I only water them once a week now and they are doing fine. (I hope....)

who else has this palm growing in their garden??

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

Sunset zone 24

Alicehunter2000 Grand Master

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What's the cold hardiness on these guys?

David Simms zone 9a on Highway 30a

200 steps from the Gulf in NW Florida

30 ft. elevation and sandy soil

Danilopez89 Veteran

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they are cool. I scored 4 seedlings a couple of years ago and 2 have died because of over watering.

I've got 2 left and I only water them once a week now and they are doing fine. (I hope....)

who else has this palm growing in their garden??

How big are your's now? Did they grow pretty fast for you too Josh?

Josh-O Grand Master

Josh-O

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mine are 3 leaf seedlings that were germinated about 2 years ago. They are still very small and seem to grow very slow. Phil Morgan has some growing in Borrego springs and I think they are relativity mature plants?

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

Sunset zone 24

Josh-O Grand Master

Josh-O

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What's the cold hardiness on these guys?

Good question. I'm guessing very cold hardy if they can take freezing desert temps.

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

Sunset zone 24

DCdesertpalm Contributor

DCdesertpalm

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The past two winters the temps have been down to 29-32*F a few consecutive mornings.

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WOW! That Medemia looks great DC. Awesome growth from a 4 leaf plant in just two years.

Randy

 

Beaumont, Ca. In the wind tunnel between Riverside and Palm Springs.

USDA 9B , Sunset Zone 18, Elevation 2438'

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I have a small seedling that will go into the ground soon. From what I've heard these do much better planted out than in a pot. Great looking Palm when grown well!

Zeeth Grand Master

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Wow! That's pretty dang fast. There's one at Kopsick in St. Pete, Fl that is as slow as molasses. It must like your intense heat.

Keith 

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

DCdesertpalm Contributor

DCdesertpalm

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Temps can get up to 115-120* F in the summer here. No shade cloth needed for this palm.

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What does it look like now?

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DCdesertpalm Contributor

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Here it is today. 5 years and 5 months. I'm 6' tall. Camera is just above my head for the picture. Yes, that is a golf ball at the bottom of the trunk.

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AZPalms Proficient

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2 hours ago, DCdesertpalm said:

Here it is today. 5 years and 5 months. I'm 6' tall. Camera is just above my head for the picture. Yes, that is a golf ball at the bottom of the trunk.

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Amazing! I’d love to find one for the yard here in Phoenix! I know it’d be right at home 

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Inland Palms Enthusiast

Inland Palms

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Great growth DC, that is going to be a stunning palm for you!

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Randy

 

Beaumont, Ca. In the wind tunnel between Riverside and Palm Springs.

USDA 9B , Sunset Zone 18, Elevation 2438'

DesertCoconut Enthusiast

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Beautiful specimen! Of all the palms in my collection, this is the one I'm most excited about growing here in Phoenix, AZ.

I've got 2 seedlings that are 6 months old (middle one is hyphaene). I've germinated about 15 of these seeds and these are the only 2 that survived. They have made it through 4 nights of sub freezing temperatures. I'm so excited about getting them into the ground in my front yard. I was thinking of splitting the sides and planting the whole pot as to not disturb the roots. Of course they will be in full sun, blazing hot location. When would be the best time to plant? Should they stay in pots another year? Any advice on planting would be greatly appreciated.

 

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Hillizard Grand Master

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DesertCoconut: You wrote: " I was thinking of splitting the sides and planting the whole pot as to not disturb the roots." While I've very limited experience with this species, I think yours would be the strategy with the best chance for success. I tried removing a small one from a tree pot and putting it into the ground and wasn't successful. Probably best to disturb the tap roots the least you can.

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6 hours ago, DesertCoconut said:

Beautiful specimen! Of all the palms in my collection, this is the one I'm most excited about growing here in Phoenix, AZ.

I've got 2 seedlings that are 6 months old (middle one is hyphaene). I've germinated about 15 of these seeds and these are the only 2 that survived. They have made it through 4 nights of sub freezing temperatures. I'm so excited about getting them into the ground in my front yard. I was thinking of splitting the sides and planting the whole pot as to not disturb the roots. Of course they will be in full sun, blazing hot location. When would be the best time to plant? Should they stay in pots another year? Any advice on planting would be greatly appreciated.

 

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I pulled mine from the liner and planted it. Run 2 drip lines to it and currently still has them. Date of plant in the ground was start of Aug. of 2013. Full Sun, watering twice a day for 2 mins morning & late afternoon. (June-August 3x) with a shade screen staked up to protect it from the 110* F + temps in the afternoon. Did this for about 2 summers. 

Now its a rocket. Water 2x a day by drip for 2 mins. I use Palm Plus Fertilizer 2x a year for all my palms. 

The color of the leaf base shows black and yellow. So cool to see that with blue/green costapalmate leaves.

Hope this helps. The earlier you plant the better for the roots to get established. Watch the water the first few months, DON'T OVER WATER!!!

 

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