Lodoicea maldivica

[Tad]

the glass house at the botanicalgardens in st. louis missouri has one, they also had a talipot palm but they cut it down because it was too tall. it had also seeded so i guess it was done for anyway.

[Eric in Orlando]

Thanks Brad, I thought it was protected. Glad to see that it is still growing well.

[SubTropicRay]

Thanks again Brad.  Is there any chance you could post a current string of photos from the garden?  It still looks amazing.

Thanks,

Ray

[Kom Thai Palm]

And this is update of my post#22 in 8 Months later.

[Kom Thai Palm]

I couldn't get better picture than this, cause it securely stay in cage

[Zac in NC]

Wow! Komkrit. Thats awesome. I know they have a plant of this in the Greenhouses at the San Antonio Botanic Garden.

Zac

[chris.oz]

Komkrit,

We love these pictures they are superb.  The record of the development of the double coconut is really worthwhile.   We appreciate the original photos and the updates.

Thanks  again

[www.dadluvsu.com]

No wonder they have those seeds caged off so well....  I can feel the temptation from thousands of miles away!  

I WANT ONE! (or 2, or 3, or 4, or 5, or...)  :laugh:

[Kom Thai Palm]

(PiousPalms @ Apr. 21 2007,14:40)

QUOTE

No wonder they have those seeds caged off so well....  I can feel the temptation from thousands of miles away!  

I WANT ONE! (or 2, or 3, or 4, or 5, or...)  :laugh:

Me one too (or 2, ..... )  :laugh:

[waykoolplantz]

We should organize...research...pool our connections and resources....and fund a seed acquisition program for the elusive double coconut.

[surferjr]

Is anyone growing one of these, do you have any pics?

Great thread!! :drool:

[bgl]

Since it's been a while, here are a few updated photos of our three Lodoiceas.

First photo (top left) - one individual. Second photo (top right) - two are visible here. And third photo (bottom), all three are actually visible in this photo.

[pogobob]

Since it's been a while, here are a few updated photos of our three Lodoiceas.

First photo (top left) - one individual. Second photo (top right) - two are visible here. And third photo (bottom), all three are actually visible in this photo.

Those dbl cocos are looking great Bo! how many leaves per yr do they produce?

[Urban Rainforest]

Bo, Those double Coconuts are as good as it gets! They look like they have doubled in size since I first saw them 3 years ago.

Steve

[bgl]

Bob and Steve - thanks! They only open up a new frond about once every 9-10 months or so. But what's amazing now is that each new frond is getting pushed higher and higher up, which is really adding to the overall height quickly. And Steve, that's why they are so much larger (taller) than just 3 years ago. Not that many new fronds, but the new fronds are MUCH more impressive.

[MikeL]

I'm glad to see this thread being updated. Here are some new shots (from September) from some of the plants at Nong Nooch - not quite updates, but I think they fit. I saw about two double coconuts of various ages growing in various places around Nong Nooch, many of them in boxes. The pictures here are likely from different trees than those shown in the earlier posts by Komkrit and chris.oz; at least, there were no cages around these trees. The first shows developing fruit on a female tree. I imagine that it might be a few years before they'll be ready for planting since I understand that the seeds take several years to mature. Maybe someone can get additional pictures of this tree over the next couple of years and we can watch the fruit grow. The other two shots are of the inflorescence of a nearby male plant, possibly the pollen donor for the growing seeds.

[surferjr]

Since it's been a while, here are a few updated photos of our three Lodoiceas.

First photo (top left) - one individual. Second photo (top right) - two are visible here. And third photo (bottom), all three are actually visible in this photo.

Dame Bo this palm loves your yard!! :drool: :drool:

Although this palm like most tropical environment....Best looking one grow in river granite or high mineral soils, with little wind....loves water!

How old does this make them?

[bgl]

Planted the seeds in Nov 1999. They germinated in early 2001.

[surferjr]

Planted the seeds in Nov 1999. They germinated in early 2001.

Seems fast enough. Can't figure out why everyone's says they're slow. We grow a Cyphophoenix Elegans and it takes 10 years to trunk here on the west coast. And from how your looks they'll trunk in a few more years or less. Trunks are no bigger than 10" in diameter. Way worth the wait too!!!

Your property will be valued greatly by these palms like no other as the are the kings of palms!

You can start charging admission too.

:rolleyes: