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My babies

Jeff_Cabinda
Jeff_Cabinda
in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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To share them as babies and get comments / questions, if any... Thank you 

Phoenix rupicola

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

Sabal mexicana

Caryota maxima "himalaya"

Phoenix canariensis

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    That Caryota sure looks cute!

     

    I just looked at your location and you should be able to grow almost ANYTHING!

    Oakley, California

    55 Miles E-NE of San Francisco, CA

    Solid zone 9, I can expect at least one night in the mid to low twenties every year.

    Hot, dry summers. Cold, wet winters.

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    3 hours ago, Patrick said:

    That Caryota sure looks cute!

     

    I just looked at your location and you should be able to grow almost ANYTHING!

    Nice to read that about the caryota... i was expecting a quicker start for a supposed giant. Seeds planted in October 2016. 8 month old if I am still "good" in mathematics

    Nice babies

    I just hope you don't have too many animals who risk to destroy these small seedlings you plant directly in the soil . 

    Looking forward to seeing new pics of the growth progress.

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    Philippe

     

    Jungle Paradise in Sri Lanka

     

    Very nice!  I have a few Sabal mexicana that have only 1 or 2 more leaves than yours.  They are still in containers since I germinated them from seed in 2012!  Hopefully you'll get faster growth in the ground!  My Sabal "Riverside" is only 2 years old from seed and almost the same size as my mexicanas so it is much faster in my experience.  Hope they do well for you! 

    Jon

    Jon Sunder

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    15 hours ago, doranakandawatta said:

    Nice babies

    I just hope you don't have too many animals who risk to destroy these small seedlings you plant directly in the soil . 

    Looking forward to seeing new pics of the growth progress.

    Only dogs urinating on them.... or children... i warned them several times !!!

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    12 hours ago, Fusca said:

    Very nice!  I have a few Sabal mexicana that have only 1 or 2 more leaves than yours.  They are still in containers since I germinated them from seed in 2012!  Hopefully you'll get faster growth in the ground!  My Sabal "Riverside" is only 2 years old from seed and almost the same size as my mexicanas so it is much faster in my experience.  Hope they do well for you! 

    Jon

    Thanks Jon. Then sabal mexicana takes its time... Good news. I can notice an unusual root system on it. I do not know if it is normal and if the ground level is too high or low. You can see it on the sabal picture

    Very nice seedlings. I rember my excitment when I first planted out my seed grown babies. 

    BTW Where is Cabinda?

    Carambeí, 2nd tableland of the State Paraná , south Brazil.

    Alt:1030m. Native palms: Queen, B. eriospatha, B. microspadix, Allagoptera leucocalyx , A.campestris, Geonoma schottiana, Trithrinax acanthocoma. Subtr. climate, some frosty nights. No dry season. August: driest month. Rain:1700mm

     

    I am seeking for cold hardy palms!

    3 hours ago, Jeff_Cabinda said:

    Only dogs urinating on them.... or children... i warned them several times !!!

    Dog pee is pure acid

    Carambeí, 2nd tableland of the State Paraná , south Brazil.

    Alt:1030m. Native palms: Queen, B. eriospatha, B. microspadix, Allagoptera leucocalyx , A.campestris, Geonoma schottiana, Trithrinax acanthocoma. Subtr. climate, some frosty nights. No dry season. August: driest month. Rain:1700mm

     

    I am seeking for cold hardy palms!

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    On Wed Jun 28 2017 16:15:41 GMT+0100, Alberto said:

    Very nice seedlings. I rember my excitment when I first planted out my seed grown babies. 

    BTW Where is Cabinda?

    Cabinda is at the mouth of congo river between congo and Zaire.  6 degree south. West african coast. 

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    I have found an old pic of a potted Sabal mexicana ("texana") seedling, 2 years and a couple of months old; I guess your Sabal will grow a bit faster in Cabinda: :D

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    My photos at flickr: flickr.com/photos/palmeir/albums

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    On 6/28/2017, 7:44:37, Jeff_Cabinda said:

     I can notice an unusual root system on it. I do not know if it is normal and if the ground level is too high or low. You can see it on the sabal picture

    Totally normal,  is a tillering palm, it exhibits saxophone style root growth (it has a heel), keep top third of heel above soil elevation - palmpedia.

    http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Sabal_mexicana

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