Carpentaria seed overload

[mallenstp]

Wonder if haphazardly scattering seeds in parks is frowned upon as some local parks might have some Carpy groves growing soon:)

[Dave-Vero]

So heavy it fell out of the tree? I think that's possible. As you can see from my own post, my big carpy is loaded. I've gotta clean up under it this weekend or have a lawn of babies.

[MKIVRYAN]

You can always mail me some

[Dave-Vero]

Should have some for you. Not sure how they'd like Phoenix. The Darwin area gets hot and dries out in winter, but for at least part of the year, it's soggy.

[aztropic]

Carpentaria does amazingly well in the Phoenix area.Very slow to get started but after 2 years in the ground, they are the fastest growing palm I've ever seen.Also, when we have an occasional freeze into the mid 20's, they have no damage while Cuban royals, foxtails, and triangles right next to them suffer major burn.

Aztropic

Mesa, Arizona

[MKIVRYAN]

Sweet! PM me and I will be happy to send some cash your way for them! Thx

[JT in Japan]

Japan is dying for carpies. I think they'd thrive in my micro-climate (he says with breath held...). If they're viable and you want proliferation on these shores, please let me know. Price is not a problem.

JT

[Dave-Vero]

In my yard, Carpentaria seems less vulnerable to cold damage than Satakentia liukiuensis, at least as vulnerable as Dypsis decaryi (triangle palm) and some of the Coccothrinax. Probably a bit more vulnerable than Archontophoenix tuckeri, more vulnerable than Archontophoenix cunninghamiana. Oddly, Crysophila warscewiczii, a tropical species from Central America and the Chamaedoreas have not suffered damage in a 26 degree freeze.

Shimoda's on a peninsula, so it probably has a protected climate. We have that effect on the narrow coastal barrier islands on Florida's Atlantic coast. Coastal gardens have lots of tropical plants, native and non-native that won't survive inland. For Shimoda, I'd recommend some of our hardier palms, including Sabal minor, an attractive trunkless species. Sabal palmetto would probably also thrive (it lives on the coast as far north as Wilmington, North Carolina), but it takes many years to become a tree. The tall ones at my house are probably 80-100 years old. Livistona decora from Australia has a similar appearance, but grows a trunk much faster. It seems hardy in Orlando, which suffers freezing temperatures almost every year.

I'll collect a bunch of Carpentaria seeds in the next few days and send messages.