if anyone has palms planted directly in permanently standing water (pond, river or ocean)

tell me the story -

what is it and any photos ?

whats it grow rate like ?

Edited April 24, 201412 yr by trioderob

We did Archontophoenix and Pritchardia in my parents fish pond. They did great.

One of my sabal minors is planted in a swamp on the south side of my house. It grows like a weed!

would any kind of Dypsis make it - or would they just root rot and die ?

this can be expanded to other palms if anyone finds the subject interesting

there are tons of palms growing in water 2-3 blocks from you, triode, the infamous "wall of washies" at the corner of rolando blvd & vista grande st.

When I had an aquarium in my house, I used to dig up volunteer Chamaedorea and other seedlings from my yard and bury the roots in the gravel at the bottom. They would last completely submerged for months.

there are tons of palms growing in water 2-3 blocks from you, triode, the infamous "wall of washies" at the corner of rolando blvd & vista grande st

Paul -

is that a standing river or just a 'wash" right next to you in Lowlando ?

I am talking about permanent standing water - not a temporary flood wash

Edited April 24, 201412 yr by trioderob

it is not fast-flowing but it is not "standing" & its pretty much there all year. the washies love it.

i like it, too, it has created a nice screen between me & the auto repair shops on the north side of it.

I have two Cyrtostachys renda that are in a fish pond, the bottom 8 in or so are always completely submersed in water. Add full sun to the equation, and I have some fairly fast growing Cyrtostachys. I have also seen a small Itaya very happy in a friends fish pond.

along the water washies will grow like weeds even with partially submerged trunks

I have been thinking of putting some Paurotis in my small plastic pond. I have seen them out in the Everglades in water that was at least a foot deep and I was not there when it was at the highest.

They are growing in the median by my house and not in standing water.

Near Hilo there is a Ravenea rivularis planted just at the water's edge in a permanent stream. It is the largest one I've ever seen with a trunk the diameter of a wine barrel.

Check L. rigida in this thread: http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/23106-livistona-mariae-and-livistona-rigida/#entry385435

I had an Paurotis in my lily pond that did really well until it took up a little too much room.

Check L. rigida in this thread: http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/23106-livistona-mariae-and-livistona-rigida/#entry385435

If you look closely you can see burn marks on some of those trunks. Through the dry season the water dries out and seasonal fires go through. There'd still be water deep down but the surface soil would be dry. Same situation I planted a couple of my rigida in (except for the fires). They stay flooded during the wet and very dry during the dry season.

Chinese fan palms I do, they really love the water.

Near my house in the city there's a trachycarpus of some sort growing right in a canal, probably in a foot of water, but under the bridge. It's a fantastic silouette in the slanting early-morning sun. Always meaning to take a shot, but haven't yet.

JT

Nypa Fruticans. One of the most lush and beautiful palms that I've seen. Theses pics are from Montgomery and the palms are growing right out of the water and on the bank of the pond.