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Ceroxylon amazonicum


Jdiaz31089

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1 hour ago, Jdiaz31089 said:

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JDiaz: I buried mine (bought from Palm Flora/eBay), still in its pot, in the shade next to my sunroom. I'm going to watch and see if it makes it through the summer heat here in Sacramento before I plant it out. I'll keep everyone posted on its progress... or lack thereof. 

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25 minutes ago, Hillizard said:

asíJDiaz: I buried mine (bought from Palm Flora/eBay), still in its pot, in the shade next to my sunroom. I'm going to watch and see if it makes it through the summer heat here in Sacramento before I plant it out. I'll keep everyone posted on its progress... or lack thereof. 

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awesome! we should compare notes on our palms! depending on where in Sacramento you are, you might benefit from the delta breeze which usually helps regulate nighttime temperatures. 

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Just now, Jdiaz31089 said:

awesome! we should compare notes on our palms! depending on where in Sacramento you are, you might benefit from the delta breeze which usually helps regulate nighttime temperatures. 

Sure thing! Indoors we have AC and fans, outdoors it's the Delta breeze that cools us down -- and blows away the mosquitoes!

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On 3/2/2017, 12:27:01, gtsteve said:

That is going to be one cramped palm in that there corner, the trunk will touch both walls.

Yeah, way too close for almost any palm-but wishful thinking; sounds like it's got as good a chance at making it, as in my hands!

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4 hours ago, Mandrew968 said:

Yeah, way too close for almost any palm-but wishful thinking; sounds like it's got as good a chance at making it, as in my hands!

Guys, that's a wooden fence. Moving it is the least of my concerns :P That's, of course, if the palm likes it enough there to stick around for that long. 

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On 6/16/2017, 8:45:43, Jdiaz31089 said:

Guys, that's a wooden fence. Moving it is the least of my concerns :P That's, of course, if the palm likes it enough there to stick around for that long. 

My money is on it croaking this weekend!

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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

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For purposes of documenting the heat tolerance of this species, here are the temperatures this palm has seen in the last month. Also, I marked the spear on Thursday 6/29. It's pushed about a quarter inch in two days, so the spear is still very much active.

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15 hours ago, Jdiaz31089 said:

For purposes of documenting the heat tolerance of this species, here are the temperatures this palm has seen in the last month. Also, I marked the spear on Thursday 6/29. It's pushed about a quarter inch in two days, so the spear is still very much active.

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I'm a little surprised that you have been significantly cooler than me on a few dates.  We had two days in there where we got close to 110.  Brutal.  I wonder if your amazonicum is doing better because it is in the ground?  I have other Ceroxylon in the ground and they do just fine in the heat.

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

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Well, I guess the real test begins now with this palm. We are right in the middle of the hottest part of our summer. It looks like we won't be going below 100 degrees F for some time. I marked the spear on 6/29 - this is where the spear is at now, one week later. I'll be marking the spear every week from now until the end of summer - or until the palm gives up - whichever comes first.

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On 6/16/2017, 10:29:08, Hillizard said:

"I buried mine"

Good idea mate, but I would have put it in a decent sized pot first.

I use that size pot is for sprouting individual seeds.

Cheers Steve

It is not dead, it is just senescence.

   

 

 

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7 hours ago, gtsteve said:

Good idea mate, but I would have put it in a decent sized pot first.

I use that size pot is for sprouting individual seeds.

A very good suggestion... but I'm hesitant to do anything to it at this moment since we're again in a period of triple-digit heat and if I disturb its roots the stress may end it. :(

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On 6/15/2017, 5:29:08, Hillizard said:

JDiaz: I buried mine (bought from Palm Flora/eBay), still in its pot, in the shade next to my sunroom. I'm going to watch and see if it makes it through the summer heat here in Sacramento before I plant it out. I'll keep everyone posted on its progress... or lack thereof. 

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Happy to report mine made it through our triple-digit heat this past summer, barely (image below is from today). One of the mature fronds folded like an accordion, but has stayed green. The newest one is developing extremely slowly. I'll have to decide soon if it stays where it is under an overhang, next to an interior window, or gets moved indoors into the sunroom. Next spring, if it survives, I'll put it in a larger pot. 

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  • 5 years later...

Any updates on the Ceroxylon discussed above?  Have they so far survived?  Anyone trying these close to the beach? Can they handle salinity?

Clay

South Padre Island, Zone 10b until the next vortex.

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