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Why I love Actinokentia divaricata

DoomsDave

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Okay.

Some people complain about Actinokentia.
"They're so slow"

Well, that's true.

One or two leaves a year in Guada La Habra

But!

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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What leaves!

Here's mine, putting out its leaf.

Take a deep breath

and

SCREAM.

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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It's a mini-Chambeyronea, slower, smaller, a little palm for a little place.

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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I drooled so much over my own palm, got the wood-chips all gooey.

Show us yours! Especially if they have trunk!

 

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nice Dave-O!

how old is you baby?

 

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

Sunset zone 24

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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10 years in the ground, more or less, from a nice 7 gallon.

Slow.

But, oh so worth the wait!

The post-lady gasped! (Might get her to join the PSSC!)

 

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Awsom pics Dave, I've got a few 1 leafers, can anyone tell me how old these have to get to  produce a there first red leaf 

 

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quaman58 Grand Master

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Lovely Dave!  Put in the right spot, although slower, they always look flawless. It's actually nice having some palms that are not in a hurry to get big.

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Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

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16 hours ago, comic097 said:

Awsom pics Dave, I've got a few 1 leafers, can anyone tell me how old these have to get to  produce a there first red leaf 

 

Paul 

If they are sprouted from seed, I would guess 7-8 years. I got some sprouted "watermelon" form of these about 3 years ago, & they're just beginning to go pinnate. No greenhouse here; they're on their own!

Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

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Someone needs to check for viruses!

It's nice to have a palm that rewards just waiting. Sunrise after sunrise, sunset after sunset. Old age, not yet. One joint replacement following another.

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2 hours ago, Pando said:

"watermelon" Actino? :hmm: :wacko:

That's what they were sold as from Rare palm seeds. Obviously I've got a ways to wait for that to happen, if indeed it does..

Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

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On ‎1‎/‎30‎/‎2016‎ ‎11‎:‎54‎:‎47‎, DoomsDave said:

10 years in the ground, more or less, from a nice 7 gallon.

Slow.

But, oh so worth the wait!

The post-lady gasped! (Might get her to join the PSSC!)

 

scream        they keep the red leaf longer, well its been my experience until it became a palm of Doom

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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Moose!

Good to hear from you again!

Hope all's well with you!

The post-lady went postal . . . :rolleyes:

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Ok, I'll bite Dave. Yours looks great! Plus, anything that draws the Moose back is a good thing!

 

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Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

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I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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Whoa, Bill, that thing should draw a whole herd of Meese. Mooses? Moosi? ;):rolleyes:

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AHHHHEEEE!

David Simms zone 9a on Highway 30a

200 steps from the Gulf in NW Florida

30 ft. elevation and sandy soil

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Palm Tree Jim Grand Master

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On 1/30/2016, 8:41:13, DoomsDave said:

What leaves!

Here's mine, putting out its leaf.

Take a deep breath

and

SCREAM.

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WOW!!!!

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Hillizard Grand Master

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Each time a new frond unfolds on my Actinokentia divaricata I feel like I should declare a 'holiday'! Has to be one of the slowest growing palms in my garden. It went through winter fine in a protected place with a Rhapidophyllum hystrix (background) providing some shelter.

Also... welcome Spring (in the northern hemisphere)!
The March equinox – also called the vernal equinox – is the beginning of the spring season in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn season in the Southern Hemisphere: https://blogs.nasa.gov/Watch_the_Skies/2021/03/19/march-equinox-brings-2-seasons-spring-autumn/

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Thought I’d add to the thread. Opened up in the last couple of days and the color is soooo nice.

Tim 

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Hilo, Hawaii

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39 minutes ago, realarch said:

Thought I’d add to the thread. Opened up in the last couple of days and the color is soooo nice.

Tim 

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Wow, that looks great Tim.  I'm envious of that new leaf color as mine opens green.  

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This palm is a 'no go' without sufficient daytime warmth.  In my warmth deprived microclimate it produced a new frond every 30 months.  Too slow for an old man !  :mrlooney:

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San Francisco, California

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2 hours ago, Darold Petty said:

This palm is a 'no go' without sufficient daytime warmth.  In my warmth deprived microclimate it produced a new frond every 30 months.  Too slow for an old man !  :mrlooney:

:D

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