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Rocket Up Parajubaea

Jim in Los Altos

By Jim in Los Altos
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Jim in Los Altos Grand Master

Jim in Los Altos

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In our Bay Area climate, Parajubaea tend to grow pretty fast. Here's one of several Parajubaea that I've planted through the years. The first picture was taken a year after planting in 2008 out of a one gallon container. Pictures two and three are today. At it's current age, it's likely growing its fastest with four and sometimes five spears pushing and opening all the time. The base of its trunk is growing over the adjacent flagstone and not lifting it at all. The soup can gives scale in picture three.

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Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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It appears to be growing faster than my monster and monster to be.

Bet you didn't think it would get as big as it's gotten. I know I didn't think that with mine . . .

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Beautiful palm, awesome growth.

Jeff zone 8 N.C. Experienced

Jeff zone 8 N.C.

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One of the best looking palms I have ever seen.

Yunder Wækraus Veteran

Yunder Wækraus

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That's unbelievable. Why aren't there more of these around three Bay Area?

awkonradi Mentor

awkonradi

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Hi Jim, is that torallyi torallyi?

Andrei W. Konradi, Burlingame, California.  Vicarious appreciator of palms in other people's gardens and in habitat

Pete in Paradise Hills Proficient

Pete in Paradise Hills

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Gotta be a tortor

Paradise Hills, 4 miles inland, south facing slope in the back, north facing yard in the front

Jim in Los Altos Grand Master

Jim in Los Altos

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Yes, Tortor. I should have mentioned that. There should be so many more of these in the Bay Area and I'm trying to do my part by using them in lots of my client's yards. I've got three 15 gallon ones being delivered here today. :yay:

Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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sunset zone 16

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peachy Grand Master

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You just enjoy tor-torturing me I think Jim.

I came. I saw. I purchased

 

 

27.35 south.

Warm subtropical, with occasional frosts.

Ben in Norcal Grand Master

Ben in Norcal

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Yes, Tortor. I should have mentioned that. There should be so many more of these in the Bay Area and I'm trying to do my part by using them in lots of my client's yards. I've got three 15 gallon ones being delivered here today. :yay:

Tell you know who to stop chatting and get his butt up here! :mrlooney:

I have at least 10 in my yard so I am doing my part!

Ben Rogers

On the border of Concord & Clayton in the East Bay hills - Elev 387 ft 37.95 °N, 121.94 °W

My back yard weather station: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/hdfForecast?query=37.954%2C-121.945&sp=KCACONCO37

Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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That's awesome Jim and very inspirational. I think I'm going to have to grow wholesale quantities of these. I've got the room.

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

DoomsDave Grand Master

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I'm starting a tor-tor donation mission to place them in places where the world can see them.

Maybe start a blog: "Dave's tor-tor world"?

bet a lot of people would get the wrong idea . .. . :bemused:

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Yes, Tortor. I should have mentioned that. There should be so many more of these in the Bay Area and I'm trying to do my part by using them in lots of my client's yards. I've got three 15 gallon ones being delivered here today. :yay:

Oh yeah.

Imagine how many you could use at Apple's complex . . .

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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Jim, what kind of soil you got?

David Simms zone 9a on Highway 30a

200 steps from the Gulf in NW Florida

30 ft. elevation and sandy soil

Tassie_Troy1971 Grand Master

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That one is a monster Jim ,cant wait until mine gets to that size !

Are you going to remove the big queen palm that is overshadowing it would look fantastic with that gone ! just saying !

Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

DoomsDave Grand Master

DoomsDave

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That one is a monster Jim ,cant wait until mine gets to that size !

Are you going to remove the big queen palm that is overshadowing it would look fantastic with that gone ! just saying !

They behead queens, don't they? :hmm:

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Jim in Los Altos Grand Master

Jim in Los Altos

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I want a little "coconut" curve in the tor-tor trunk and the queen palm is forcing it to grow away from it. At some point in the future the queen will likely go but, for now, she stays.

Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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Jim in Los Altos Grand Master

Jim in Los Altos

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Jim, what kind of soil you got?

David, Parajubaea will grow in just about any kind of soil, at least here anyway. Mine is in a clay base with a fertile loam layer above that of two feet approximately.

Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

zone 10a/9b

sunset zone 16

300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

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Jim in Los Altos Grand Master

Jim in Los Altos

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You just enjoy tor-torturing me I think Jim.

Peachy, I would never purposely torture you. :mrlooney:

Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

zone 10a/9b

sunset zone 16

300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

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Pip Grand Master

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That's awesome Jim and very inspirational. I think I'm going to have to grow wholesale quantities of these. I've got the room.

Yes please Tyrone

Jim in Los Altos Grand Master

Jim in Los Altos

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Yes, Tortor. I should have mentioned that. There should be so many more of these in the Bay Area and I'm trying to do my part by using them in lots of my client's yards. I've got three 15 gallon ones being delivered here today. :yay:

Oh yeah.

Imagine how many you could use at Apple's complex . . .

Dave, I bet that monster Apple headquarters being built near me won't have a single palm in its landscaping. I hope I'm wrong though of course.

Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

zone 10a/9b

sunset zone 16

300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

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Josh-O Grand Master

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Yes, Tortor. I should have mentioned that. There should be so many more of these in the Bay Area and I'm trying to do my part by using them in lots of my client's yards. I've got three 15 gallon ones being delivered here today. :yay:

Oh yeah.

Imagine how many you could use at Apple's complex . . .

Dave, I bet that monster Apple headquarters being built near me won't have a single palm in its landscaping. I hope I'm wrong though of course.

Nothing like a knock on the door. Maybe they will work with you and plant some palms...?

You'll be surprised how many cool palms have been planted down here in the climatic wonderland of costal San diego from a simple solicitation.

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

SailorBold Grand Master

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go go gadget...

Nice..it definitely has a coconut look to it for sure. Great Philo too !

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Jim in Los Altos Grand Master

Jim in Los Altos

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Yes, Tortor. I should have mentioned that. There should be so many more of these in the Bay Area and I'm trying to do my part by using them in lots of my client's yards. I've got three 15 gallon ones being delivered here today. :yay:

Oh yeah.

Imagine how many you could use at Apple's complex . . .

Dave, I bet that monster Apple headquarters being built near me won't have a single palm in its landscaping. I hope I'm wrong though of course.

Nothing like a knock on the door. Maybe they will work with you and plant some palms...?

You'll be surprised how many cool palms have been planted down here in the climatic wonderland of costal San diego from a simple solicitation.

Josh, I'm strictly a residential landscape architect. All the red tape involved with big commercial jobs isn't worth the trouble...and headaches. :crying:

Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

zone 10a/9b

sunset zone 16

300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

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Jim in Los Altos

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go go gadget...

Nice..it definitely has a coconut look to it for sure. Great Philo too !

Jimmy, yes it does have some coconut qualities with a hairy trunk of course. The Philodendron is a xanadu variety. I grow all sorts of Phillies including Monstera. They're as easy to grow as weeds.

Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

zone 10a/9b

sunset zone 16

300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

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