Yard Monsters!

[realarch]

A few years ago, Daryl started a similar thread and at the time, my young palm garden only had 'monsters' in waiting, so not much to post. 

So, 5 or 6 years later, a few of these youngsters are now of a size that would qualify for this category. 

I knew some of these would ultimately be large but, watching them grow over the years, amazes me just how giant they have become. A few of them still haven't trunked either!

Tim

Mauritia flexuosa, with Hilo Jason for scale. You can almost hear this one grow. 

[realarch]

How about a Metroxylon amicarum. Watch out Jason, it's lunchtime and it's always hungry. 

 

[Palm Tree Jim]

Indeed they are larger.......unless Jason has shrunk since moving to Hawaii.

Stunning palms!

[realarch]

Pigafetta elata. Happily growing on mostly solid rock way in the back where car sized fronds won't do much damage. 

These are six years old. 

Tim

[humangenomaproject]

Those Mauritias are a puzzle since they are dioecious. I planted one on the neighbor's yard to get seed. Jelly of that M. Amicorum. My buddy brought back seed last year but it did not germinate. Someday.

[realarch]

Attalea phalerata. Look at that puny shovel for scale. 

Tim

[realarch]

Marojejya darianii. Such a stellar palm, always in full sun and happy so far. 

Tim

[realarch]

A pair of Dypsis prestoniana, again with Hilo Jason for scale. 

[realarch]

A monster still in the making, but getting chunkier by the hour.

There are more on the way, so maybe in another 5 years or so. 

Tim

[Stevetoad]

PHENOMENAL! I cant get enough of massive palms. Yours are grown to perfecting too. Glad to see Jason is out prospecting palms. 

[Monòver]

These photos are a fake! He is not Hilo Jason, is a 3 years old children playing near the palms.

Amazing palms and grow.

And the Mauritia is gorgeous!!!

[PalmatierMeg]

That Marojejya is to die for. I can't grow any of those palms here, even if I had room. Thanks, Tim.

[Josue Diaz]

Wowowowowo this palms are amazing! I wonder what the life span on those pigafettas is, seeing how they grow so dam fast! 

 

I have 5 mauritia at our property in El Salvador. I can't wait for them to look like yours.

Edited April 6, 2018 by Josue Diaz

[Kim]

Tim, your palms are always at the peak of perfection, I don't know how you do it. Glorious specimens!

[realarch]

Thanks all, and as they say here in Hawaii.....Mahalo!

Jim, I think Jason is actually growing again, I mean with all this heat and humidity. 

Jason, this one has grown like gangbusters. I had two and thankfully gave one away. 

Steve, thanks. I'm glad Hilo Jason is a neighbor, just five minutes away. 

Antonio, muchas gracias! 

Meg, the Marojejya is just incredible, and gets my full attention. I've got a smaller one in the back.

Josue, I have no idea how long Pigafetta live, but I doubt they live as long slower growing more robust palms. I'm sure your Mauritia will grow just fine in El Salvador. They will feel at home there.....with enough moisture. 

Aloha Kim, I'll tell ya, the palms do all the work. It must be the pep talks I give them on a daily basis. Some of them don't always look that good though. 

Tim

[steve99]

 

Awesome palms Tim.   

[dmc]

Nice!

[Daryl]

Looking great there Tim! Surely you have more to show?

Daryl

 

[DoomsDave]

Whoa

2, 3 maybe even 4 Thousand Pound Gorillas!

@realarch precipitated a swooning spell over in Guada La Habra!

 

[Palmarum]

Amazing. Those Pigafetta are skyscrapers.

Ryan

[mike in kurtistown]

Egads! I thought mine were growing big.

 

[Nakheel1412]

GORGEOUS !!!!!
Congratulations @realarch !

[realarch]

A couple more, not quite there yet, but on their way. 

Tahina. 

[realarch]

Dypsis carlsmithii.

Tim

 

[realarch]

Lemurophoenix.

 

Tim

[Hilo Jason]

Tim - your garden is incredible in person and in photos. Especially these monster palms!  I'm looking forward to having some similar monsters in 5-6 years here. In the meantime I'll just keep stopping by to enjoy yours! 

[John hovancsek]

I just moved to the big island and hope to have a palm garden at least 1/2 as nice as yours

[realarch]

Aloha John, welcome to the Big Island. 

Where are you located? 

Thanks for the comment, you are welcome to stop by anytime. Just send me a PM when you get a chance.

Tim

[GottmitAlex]

One of the monsters-in-the-making  in the yard.

 

[GottmitAlex]

And the family photo of the gremlins to be.

 

[Moose]

                                                                                                  MONSTER

 

 

                                                                     

Edited May 2, 2018 by Moose

[realarch]

The one the right or the one on the left? 

Tim

[Moose]

3 hours ago, Moose said:

                                                                                                  MONSTER

 

 

                                                                     

 

2 hours ago, realarch said:

The one the right or the one on the left? 

Tim

Covered which ever way you choose to look at it.

Just trying to stay on topic with the title of the thread.

Edited May 2, 2018 by Moose

[redant]

All awesome palms. I love monster palms myself, have a bunch, less 1 from Irma as she took down a huge C. No I had.