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Amherstia nobilis blooms

Gbarce

By Gbarce
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Gbarce Grand Master

Gbarce

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The Amherstia nobilis is blooming again and this time it's not just one or 2 small cluster of flowers.

The infloresence are much bigger now and several at different stages of development.

Nice to see that this tree is finally hitting puberty!

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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/

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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Gene,

Aren't they beautiful? Nice healthy tree too. Do you have any pics of the whole tree to show its size?

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

Peter Grand Master

Peter

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Congratulations Gene!

San Fernando Valley, California

fastfeat Grand Master

fastfeat

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Nice, Gene!

Gotta find out if any of the air-layers I did with Jesse Durko on a 25-footer in Ft Lauderdale took...

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

'Home is where the heart suitcase is'...

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"If, as they say, there truly is no rest for the wicked, how can the Devil's workshop be filled with idle hands?"

Cindy Adair Grand Master

Cindy Adair

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Clearly a one of a kind tree! Thanks so much for the gorgeous flower photos and I hope you have many that turn into the striking pods. My experience with a single pod was quick germination and a healthy seedling.

If someone had told me even 10 years ago that I'd own property allowing me to plant my two little Amherstias outside, I'd have doubted their sanity. I enjoy the stunning handkerchief new pink leaves while waiting for flowers!

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Cindy Adair

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Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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I was taking some pics of the Arboretum the other day and remembered this thread. Here is our Amherstia at the Deerfield Beach Arboretum. You can see it is 12' tall or better (the wall behind is over 7'tall). Some of the flowers are showing seed pods. I hope they have some seed in them!

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So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

fastfeat Grand Master

fastfeat

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I was taking some pics of the Arboretum the other day and remembered this thread. Here is our Amherstia at the Deerfield Beach Arboretum. You can see it is 12' tall or better (the wall behind is over 7'tall). Some of the flowers are showing seed pods. I hope they have some seed in them!

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VERY nice, Jerry!

The one I helped Jesse Durko airlayer in Ft Lauderdale set at least one pod (maybe more?) that had a viable seed. Pretty sure they're one seed per pod.

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

'Home is where the heart suitcase is'...

_____

"If, as they say, there truly is no rest for the wicked, how can the Devil's workshop be filled with idle hands?"

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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It set some pods before but he seeds were not viable. Yes they were only one seed per pod but I am not sure that an older and larger tree with more pollinators would not produce more seed per pod. The older the tree gets the more blooms it has and the longer its season. This tree has been blooming since January.

I might try some air layers but my experience with Amherstia air layers are that they are very wimpy. Seedlings are much stronger plants which is very important the first several years with this plant. It is supposedly very rare even in Myanmar/Burma. I think it should be tried more as ours has had little trouble with the past several winters. Are there many more in Florida?

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

Justin Veteran

Justin

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I have one that is growing and blooming, but it's a cutting from a branch, and the branch doesn't seem to realize that it's now a tree. From experience, when do these sort of cuttings start growing up and out to form a more tree-like shape?

Resident of Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, San Diego, CA and Pahoa, HI.  Former garden in Vista, CA.  Garden Photos

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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Gene... so exciting... I wonder whether it will set seeds for you!! I hope so :).

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

Gbarce Grand Master

Gbarce

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The flower structure looks tricky-- how do you hand pollinate them???

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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Moose Grand Master

Moose

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Nice :wub2::wub2:

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

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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The flower structure looks tricky-- how do you hand pollinate them???

I don't know whether you can.... Just hope that you have a pollinator that can do the job....

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

Geoff Mentor

Geoff

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Visited HAwaii last week, and I think without fail, every palm lover had at least one of these trees in their yards... even Jeff Marcus who has 99% palms had one of these. Shot of tree in the Marcus collection.

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