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Flame on! Flame on! Flame on! Chambeys

DoomsDave
DoomsDave
in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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Took a gander and noted that three of my Chambeys are all leafing out at once!

This calls for a picture, of course!

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    The one the left is the infamous Watermelon Hookeri:

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    Here's a closie of the one in the middle:

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    And the one on the right is the reddest of all.

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    Impressive Dave.

    What did you say to have them all leaf out at the same time?

    :drool:
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    2 hours ago, Palm Tree Jim said:

    Impressive Dave.

    What did you say to have them all leaf out at the same time?

    Wish I knew!

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    Beautiful, I can't wait for mine to get big :D

    Malta - USDA Zone 11a

    Simply stunning :wub::wub::wub:

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    Wow Dave.. That's just awesome 

    :greenthumb::greenthumb::greenthumb:!!!!!

    Dave, post a close up, pick of you awesome watermelon hookeri crown shaft.

    I'm still drooling when I was there last

     

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

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    Just now, Josh-O said:

    Dave, post a close up, pick of you awesome watermelon hookeri crown shaft.

    I'm still drooling when I was there last

     

    Get your drooling bib . . .

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    dang nabit!!! 

    I'm in love....

    lol

     

    heheheheh

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    Here's a full frontal monty view from the parking space.

    All three.

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    Here's a "zoomie" of the one in the middle immediately above.

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    Conversation in the ER after taking some of those pics....

    The Doctor asks "what were you doing on the roof"

    "I was getting up close pics of my Chambeys for the forum members to enjoy" replied DoomsDave.

    To which the Doctor adds "I'm going to transfer you to the nuthouse once your leg/arm/back/neck heals"

    Lol... great pics, thanks for sharing. Be careful up there!

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    Awesome stuff Dave, they are looking great !!!................ I am off to their homeland in less than 2 months time :D 

     

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    Andrew,
    Airlie Beach, Whitsundays

    Tropical Queensland

    I am waiting for my baby-Chambey to open a new spear in my livingroom. When I bought it last year from Spain, I could still see that the then recently opened leaf had been red! So, fingers crossed!

    Wim.

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    11 hours ago, Tropicgardener said:

    Awesome stuff Dave, they are looking great !!!................ I am off to their homeland in less than 2 months time :D 

     

    You will be expected, of course to fully document the palms, people, food, etc of your trip!

    Drooling!

    Ne ce pas? (That's French. Hope it's not dirty . . . . )

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    Very cool...perfect timing!

     

    Rusty Bell

    Pine Island - the Ex-Pat part of Lee County, Fl , USA

    Zone 10b, life in the subs!...except when it isn't....

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    14 hours ago, PalmWarbler said:

    Conversation in the ER after taking some of those pics....

    The Doctor asks "what were you doing on the roof"

    "I was getting up close pics of my Chambeys for the forum members to enjoy" replied DoomsDave.

    To which the Doctor adds "I'm going to transfer you to the nuthouse once your leg/arm/back/neck heals"

    Lol... great pics, thanks for sharing. Be careful up there!

    This IS the nuthouse!

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    Here's another shot, taken from safely on the ground, with the leaf on the far right above, backlit by the sun in a beam through the rainstorm that lashed us part of the day.

    Kind of wandered to the other side to check on something I've forgotten about and saw it.

    Yowza maria.

    Glory glory glory!

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    Wowza Dave!

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    And another view of Pierre-in-the-Middle.

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    On 1/31/2016, 5:06:35, wimmie said:

    I am waiting for my baby-Chambey to open a new spear in my livingroom. When I bought it last year from Spain, I could still see that the then recently opened leaf had been red! So, fingers crossed!

    Wim.

    Wim, how about a picture of your baby in the house?

     

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    16 minutes ago, Cocoa Beach Jason said:

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    LOL

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    40 minutes ago, Pando said:

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    no no no!!

    flame on!!!B)

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    Sunset zone 24

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    That doesn't happen there / So when you run make sure you run / To something and not away from

    Cause lies don't need an aero plane / To chase you anywhere

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    46 minutes ago, sur4z said:

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    B E A N S ! ! ! ! !

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    Looks like they have an electrical current running through them!!!!

     

    mine in DP

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    ^^ That's wicked-looking man!

     I still think it's funny how excited us  Palm nuts get when we get to see a new leaf.      

      You should've seen me last month my spot in my flamethrower with a new leaf on the big Island . It was like I won the lottery.LOL 

     I spotted that leaf over 100 feet away.  It was calling to me come look see how red I am.

     How many leaves do your flamethrowers throw a year?

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    Great thread Dave!  One of my Hookeri's just opened a new leaf. Still a young palm but growing happily. 

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    heres my biggest chambey . it gets protection under a queen looking good so far in southwest florida with possibility of frosts

     

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    They look great DD, bravo Sir. 

    Howdy 🤠

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    I bought a 10' watermelon a couple yrs back. Biggest downer. I wait 6 months for a new frond that is so rust colored it looks dead. I actually look forward to it greening up. This was the day it opened. Might be a culling soon. Space is at a premium.

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    Bren in South St. Pete Florida

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    28 minutes ago, junglegalfla said:

    I bought a 10' watermelon a couple yrs back. Biggest downer. I wait 6 months for a new frond that is so rust colored it looks dead. I actually look forward to it greening up. This was the day it opened. Might be a culling soon. Space is at a premium.

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    Keep us apprized!

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    5 hours ago, junglegalfla said:

    "I bought a 10' watermelon"

    It is a pity that you were perhaps expecting it to open like a hookeri. But no they don't they do have instead a wonderfully rare and beautiful trunk and crownshaft that pale washed out hookeris can never approach. May I suggest that you double plant a little hookeri right up against it, in it's protection and it won't take up any more room and hopefully it may stay small for a bit longer than normal thus keeping the new little leaves where you can see them, and try to enjoy the watermelon for what it does so well. :D

    Cheers Steve

    It is not dead, it is just senescence.

       

     

     

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    My little watermelon is not so little anymore. My hookeris are definitely more red, but this is still a welcome sight.

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