A friend was kind enough to randomly drop off a nice young Tuckeri at my house. Awesome guy. Anyways I don't have much experience with this palm. I am growing this on a 10a barrier island in Florida with quick draining sand. I know these love water but any other advice for growing them would be greatly appreciated. I love this forum due to the generous and knowledgeable people here. Thanks in advance.

Fertilizer requirements?

Sun tolerance?

Growth rate?

Difference between these and other archontos?

Anything else relevant to growing these guys?

Hmm, I'm not sure about your conditions, but I'll tell you what I know about cultural needs here.

Part shade as a seedling, but full sun from a fairly young age. Lots of water is a bonus as you say. Can take 4c easy (possibly lower) as seen here last week. Don't know much else. Likes a good feed for optimum growth and appearance. Tough, quick performer.

Oh, and they develop a stepped trunk. Hard to explain but imagine the pyramid's stepped sides. Thats a good way to tell them apart from other archos. At least thats how Theresa from Utopia explained it to me.

Oh, I LOVE tuckeri!

They're a mainstay of my canopy. 13 in the ground, more or less.

Fast, full sun, lots of water, rich soil. Perfect drainage doesn't seem to be required.

Below is a picture taken from my rooftop about 18 months ago.

It's the palm in the center with the "beard" of flower/seed stalks, plus another off to the left.

DoomsDave that is a good looking palm. I hope mine looks that good in about 8 years.

DoomsDave that is a good looking palm. I hope mine looks that good in about 8 years

Water it, and it will.

That one was about 8 years from a very sad looking 5-gallon.

I've planted mine on the island in my lake. At the moment water is lapping at the base. I hope it likes that.

tuckeri is still one I need to find and add to the ground.

Here's one of mine. They've grown fast, although with some leaf damage in a 26º F freeze. Location is somewhat inland, with lots of laurel oak canopy.

Looked through the archive. The little foreground palm is the A. tuckeri. To the rear are two Carpentaria acuminata (in the photo above, you can see the taller of the two). A Dypsis plumosa was inserted between the two and the Sabal minor grew up. Big leaves back of the palms are Heliconia collinsiana, which got crowded out. Survivors of the clump moved to a nice new home. Caladiums are "Gingerland".

How does Tuckeri differ from Myolensis?

3 hours ago, Matt in OC said:

How does Tuckeri differ from Myolensis?

Tuckeri is taller, a bit faster, more slender, and has a paler green crownshaft. Myolensis is supposed to have a "blue-green" crownshaft, though it looks green to me.

On 7/19/2014, 5:27:55, Tyrone said:

I've planted mine on the island in my lake. At the moment water is lapping at the base. I hope it likes that.

It should love water lapping at the base, roots dipping in.

How's it doing now?

Picture?

53 minutes ago, DoomsDave said:

It should love water lapping at the base, roots dipping in.

How's it doing now?

Picture?

I've got some sort of soil deficiency here so it's got a bit of little leaf and doesn't look the best. Certainly not worth photographing. But it's alive and seems to be OK in it's position, but needs some micro's.

On 7/18/2014, 10:52:31, DoomsDave said:

Oh, I LOVE tuckeri!

 

They're a mainstay of my canopy. 13 in the ground, more or less.

 

Fast, full sun, lots of water, rich soil. Perfect drainage doesn't seem to be required.

 

Below is a picture taken from my rooftop about 18 months ago.

 

It's the palm in the center with the "beard" of flower/seed stalks, plus another off to the left.

 

Woah! I'm blown away, it looks so Good! Like a mini royal...

31 minutes ago, Tyrone said:

I've got some sort of soil deficiency here so it's got a bit of little leaf and doesn't look the best. Certainly not worth photographing. But it's alive and seems to be OK in it's position, but needs some micro's.

Aw come on! Just a peak?

Edited October 26, 20169 yr by PalmTreeDude

13 hours ago, PalmTreeDude said:

Aw come on! Just a peak?

It doesn't deserve viewing.

Hi Jason, I've had good luck with cunninghamiana and tuckeri. My best performing Archontophoenix has been maxima. With the same treatment, growth rate from fast to slow would be maxima, cunninghamiana and lastly tuckeri. All don't seem to mind the beachside well irrigation or salt spray so far. I'll snap some photos this evening.

On 7/18/2014, 7:52:31, DoomsDave said:

Oh, I LOVE tuckeri!

 

They're a mainstay of my canopy. 13 in the ground, more or less.

 

Fast, full sun, lots of water, rich soil. Perfect drainage doesn't seem to be required.

 

Below is a picture taken from my rooftop about 18 months ago.

 

It's the palm in the center with the "beard" of flower/seed stalks, plus another off to the left.

 

DD,

Maybe an update picture for us?????

 

51 minutes ago, Palm Tree Jim said:

DD,

Maybe an update picture for us?????

 

Well . . . .

Have to climb up there first (umph!) . . . .

Bumping an old thread to avoid clutter, but -

 

I've got some seedlings that I'd spitball are 1.5-2 years old, one has just recently started to go pinnate. How soon can these guys take full sun? Considering giving a couple away and putting a couple in the office window, and I know I'll have to come up with something for humidity for them. One has stayed inside, the rest have been on my patio unless temps get cold. The ones that have been outside are kinda heavy so I know they're getting nice and rooty in their pots. 

Saw this thread was bumped so here’s an update. The palm in the back middle in the first photo is the 15 gallon now . I got that from a buddy here in Brevard County. The other 2 in the front are younger from doomsdave Cali seed back when he was giving those out. My grommet for scale. And sorry I know cell phone photos at 8am come out crappy.

In this second photo the original palm is on the left and the dave-seed-grown are on the right. 

Edited February 26, 20224 yr by Cocoa Beach Jason

Here’s a Tuckeri I got from @DoomsDave I believe as a 2G. It’s been in the ground for less than a year. Really starting to fatten up and take off. 
 

-dale

6 hours ago, Cocoa Beach Jason said:

Saw this thread was bumped so here’s an update. The palm in the back middle in the first photo is the 15 gallon now . I got that from a buddy here in Brevard County. The other 2 in the front are younger from doomsdave Cali seed back when he was giving those out. My grommet for scale. And sorry I know cell phone photos at 8am come out crappy.

In this second photo the original palm is on the left and the dave-seed-grown are on the right. 

Jason, have your seed-grown palms flowered yet or just the original?

5 hours ago, Fusca said:

Jason, have your seed-grown palms flowered yet or just the original?

Yes they have flowered I did cut the stalks. 

9 hours ago, Billeb said:

Here’s a Tuckeri I got from @DoomsDave I believe as a 2G. It’s been in the ground for less than a year. Really starting to fatten up and take off. 
 

-dale

You go brother!