need advise on my golden cane palms ...

[Mohsen]

Hi Guys

This is my first post here.

I am a serious fan of all different Palms like the rest of you.

I need your advice and help :

We bought a property 10 month ago and there were 4 Golden Cane Palms in long pots.

They looked burnt so I thought there should be sun as they were in full sun all day. I moved them in a place shadier but still get sun at different times of the day …still look unhappy …

I am thinking the long pot should be the problem, so I need your advice should I change the pot?

Also we have a pool I am trying to modify it to more tropical theme…

I have already plant a Chinese Fan ( in blue arrow) ( which I bought very cheap 50% discount) , so you could see between Azaleas flowers bush, we have few Cocos palm shootings there ( black arrow) , as they are not vey tidy and they consider weed in Sydney I want to take them out and replace with other palms, or in the area of Red arrow, It is getting sun for most of the day

now my questions:

1. Can I plant those unhappy Golden cane palms there?
2. I also have potted Bangalow palm and also Majesty palm so should I plant any of them ?

Thanks for the help in advance

[Mohsen]

Any could help me on my questions above?

 

Thanks in advance

Mohsen

[doranakandawatta]

It seems to me they didn't like the time they spent in the pot display.
I am not sure but if your climate allows it, they'll recover after being in the ground, getting back green and healthy.

[Pip]

Plant all of them they are all great replacements for those Syagrus romanzoffiana seedlings. They all grow well in Sydney all are very common palms used for landscaping. The golden cane Dypsis lutescens are clumping palms naturally producing multiple trunks, unfortunately they are usually sold as pots of multiple seedlings for faster effect. A single plant grows into a more pleasing clump. 

Majesty palm Ravenea rivularis can grow a very chunky trunk if given the right nutrition and water.

Your Bangalow palm Archontopheonix cunninghamiana is native to the Sydney region should grow really well.

 

[LilikoiLee]

Aloha,

If they were mine I would get them in the ground.  I'd give them a bit of time to get over the shock of their new environment and then give them some palm fertilizer.  In Hawaii this is a really tough palm.  We needed a bunch of ours removed so my husband threw a rope around the base of the trunks and ripped them out with our truck.  I potted them in all different sizes and every one survived and thrived.

Lee

Edited September 12, 2015 by LilikoiLee

[Mohsen]

  On 9/12/2015 at 8:04 PM, LilikoiLee said:

Aloha,

If they were mine I would get them in the ground.  I'd give them a bit of time to get over the shock of their new environment and then give them some palm fertilizer.  In Hawaii this is a really tough palm.  We needed a bunch of ours removed so my husband threw a rope around the base of the trunks and ripped them out with our truck.  I potted them in all different sizes and every one survived and thrived.

Lee

Thanks for the advise Lee, I removed one and plant in the ground just to test...To my surprise, the entire long pot was full of healthy root...so my only guess is they have been getting too much sun...could that be their problems?

also I found out that the put the plant in low in the pot and then fill above the trunk , I removed the soil so now I could see their branches...could this help?

[Mohsen]

  On 9/12/2015 at 12:17 PM, Pip said:

Plant all of them they are all great replacements for those Syagrus romanzoffiana seedlings. They all grow well in Sydney all are very common palms used for landscaping. The golden cane Dypsis lutescens are clumping palms naturally producing multiple trunks, unfortunately they are usually sold as pots of multiple seedlings for faster effect. A single plant grows into a more pleasing clump. 

Majesty palm Ravenea rivularis can grow a very chunky trunk if given the right nutrition and water.

Your Bangalow palm Archontopheonix cunninghamiana is native to the Sydney region should grow really well.

 

Thanks Pip

The Garden is getting almost all day sun...could that hurt GCs? Banglow or Majesty if I plant them there?

[Pip]

All those palms will grow in full sun. Sydney is more humid than Adelaide you should have a walk around your neighborhood and see what palms and how they grow. They may benifit from some shade during the hottest part of the day. The bangalow likes to grow in shade when young and grow up into sun adapting to it as it grows taller. Give plenty of extra water and they will adapt sooner.

[Mohsen]

  On 9/13/2015 at 10:43 PM, Pip said:

All those palms will grow in full sun. Sydney is more humid than Adelaide you should have a walk around your neighborhood and see what palms and how they grow. They may benifit from some shade during the hottest part of the day. The bangalow likes to grow in shade when young and grow up into sun adapting to it as it grows taller. Give plenty of extra water and they will adapt sooner.

Thanks Pip

around I can see many queen palms ( which I don't like) and also Bangalow or Alexander palms and also many Canary Island Date which are massive and also some tall Fan palm ( not sure the type) ...I just plant bangalow and one of the Golden cane into ground...I am not sure if I could provide them shade but will make sure they got plenty  of water...also I hope the Fern provide some shadow for the Bangalow...will upload the photo soon...still keeping Majesty in palm as I think they are more sensitive to full/after noon sun...

[Pip]

The Majesty palm Ravenea rivularis is surprisingly tough. They take full Adelaide mid day summer sun with no worries as long as the soil stays sufficiently moist. 

All of your palms are adaptable and once established are to a degree tolerant of periods of adverse growing conditions. That is one of the reasons why they are so popular. 

[Mohsen]

  On 9/14/2015 at 9:20 AM, Pip said:

The Majesty palm Ravenea rivularis is surprisingly tough. They take full Adelaide mid day summer sun with no worries as long as the soil stays sufficiently moist. 

All of your palms are adaptable and once established are to a degree tolerant of periods of adverse growing conditions. That is one of the reasons why they are so popular. 

Thanks Pip ...

I also wonder now as many suggest that Ravenea rivularis could be keep inside even in shade and they will happily grow ...It seems most of palms will grow in all conditions full sun, part shade, full shade ...!!!

I think I will repot my Ravenea rivularis as I like it very much so I will keep enjoying his growth in front of me..when It becomes really big then I will put it into ground...is this a good plan or I have to put the, in ground while it is small?

 

[Pip]

I've never grown them as pot plant but have seen many stunted specimens in pots mostly used to decorate street dinning areas of city cafés were the plants don't get the care they need and are replaced regularly. If I was going to grow a Ravenea rivularis in a pot I'd keep it in a semi shade position and make sure the soil doesn't dry out and feed it fortnightly with a water soluble fertilizer. 

[Mohsen]

  On 9/14/2015 at 12:11 PM, Pip said:

I've never grown them as pot plant but have seen many stunted specimens in pots mostly used to decorate street dinning areas of city cafés were the plants don't get the care they need and are replaced regularly. If I was going to grow a Ravenea rivularis in a pot I'd keep it in a semi shade position and make sure the soil doesn't dry out and feed it fortnightly with a water soluble fertilizer. 

Thanks Pip for the advise...I placed it in our deck which has a transparent cover so pass sun but make it weaker...

I will repot it soon as I can see the roots are coming out of the pot ...

I also mist it time to time as I think it belongs to wet Forrest nature...

[Mohsen]

I have planted Bangalow and Gold cane palms in pool garden :