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What would be your best palm

Jeff_Cabinda
Jeff_Cabinda
in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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Hi there
I live in Cabinda, West Africa, where climate is wet tropical. Kind of Mousson climate with 7 month wet / 5 month dry (then I try to water regularly). Temperature never goes below 23C at night and can hit 32C in the day. Palm must be:
- Easy to germinate (never could germinate crysostachys renda or coppernicia fallaensis from rps).
- fast growing
- tall palm
- beautiful according to your taste
- not to demanding in term of soil
- unusual
I trust you should have a passionated feedback. Thanks in advance.

Jubaea x butia hybrid for us.

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15 minutes ago, TexasColdHardyPalms said:

Jubaea x butia hybrid for us.

Matching my criteria obviously. Did not know it. thanks. It looks massive and elegant. I will put it in my shortlist. Open to other advices. Thank you.

Perhaps Dypsis prestoniana? It is pretty fast, as Dypsis go, and could tolerate the wet/dry with irrigation. I don't know about germination rates. Probably many palms from Madagascar would fit your needs.

Do you prefer fan palm or a feather palm? Fat or slender? So many palms...!

Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

I saw some Verschaffeltia seeds for sale on this forum. I love these, but my favorites tend towards the one I am admiring at the moment!

I have had good luck with the fresh seeds purchased from growers on PalmTalk.

See the "For Sale" section and select those who can ship to you to start perhaps?

Cindy Adair

I would think Bentinkia condopanna would be perfect in your area.

Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

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On Fri Jun 16 2017 20:44:41 GMT+0100, Kim said:

Perhaps Dypsis prestoniana? It is pretty fast, as Dypsis go, and could tolerate the wet/dry with irrigation. I don't know about germination rates. Probably many palms from Madagascar would fit your needs.

Do you prefer fan palm or a feather palm? Fat or slender? So many palms...!

Dypsis Decaryi. I think I made up my mind.... found some trees carrying seeds in Luanda.... gonna try to make a commando operation.......:rage:

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