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Pritchardia viscosa


Darold Petty

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The price is $100.  I have grown the palm from a seedling within my greenhouse.  The purchaser must be very careful to acclimate it to outdoor conditions. it is fully rooted in the 9x15 inch pot.  It is very healthy, and is double pushing new spears. The stem at my hand is about 1.5 inches diameter. It has a very slight potassium deficiency, mostly because I seldom fertilize. I can't say the source, but I assure you it is correctly named. I can deliver this palm anywhere in California on  the week-end of Jan. 13 and 14.  There is a slight delivery fee,... a craft-brewed dark ale and a tour of your garden.  :floor:

  I am departing from my home on Wednesday, Jan. 10th, so you must contact me no later than Tuesday evening.  I don't use a smartphone, so Wednesday or later will be only phone or text messaging.  Shoot me a PM if you are interested in this rare and well-grown Pritchardia ! 

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San Francisco, California

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That was FAST, 9 minutes.  This palm is Sold.  Thanks to all for reading my post.

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San Francisco, California

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That's a good price if it's correctly named. Whoever snagged it is lucky. 

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Keith 

Palmetto, Florida (10a) and Tampa, Florida (9b/10a)

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Wow, dosen't get much rarer. Hope it is the true form. Like Kokioula says, it looks pretty correct so far.

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It is correctly named.  Perhaps I sold it for too little money but a good faith deal is inviolable.  :unsure:

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San Francisco, California

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Oh man, that tomentum is nice. How thick is the lepidia on the abaxial leaf surface at this age? 

I'd say that P. viscosa is definitely my favorite Pritchardia. The other Powerline trail species are supposed to do okay in Florida, so it'd be interesting to try P. viscosa here to see how it does (if it ever becomes available). I've been keeping an eye on the Floribunda sheet for a while. I know Jeff's is starting to get to some size, but I don't know how old it needs to be before seeding.

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Keith 

Palmetto, Florida (10a) and Tampa, Florida (9b/10a)

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Thats a beautiful palm, these should be all over Hawaii! Hopefully in a few years when seed is available it will be the case.

-Krishna

Kailua, Oahu HI. Near the beach but dry!

Still have a garden in Zone 9a Inland North Central Florida (Ocala)

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Thanks again, Darold. The palm is doing well and it was a pleasure to meet you.

Once it is acclimated, I will post pics.

 

Thanks,

 

David

 

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Hollywood Hills West, Los Angeles, CA USA

Southwest facing canyon | Altitude 600 - 775 feet | Decomposing granite
USDA Zone 10b | AHS 6 | Sunset Zone 23 | Köppen Csb | No frost or freezes
Average Low 49 F°/9.4 C° | Average High 79 F°/28.8 C° | Average Rainfall 20"/50.8 cm

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Holy-gorgeous-palm! :drool:Why is it so rare in cultivation? 

Naples (inland), FL - technically 10a but more like 9b in the winter :hmm:

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There are said to be only 3-4 known specimens left in the wild (along the powering trail). So, not a lot of seed sources, right?

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There is word of several flowering ones in cultivation so hopefully soon these become more available. 

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