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Evil Elaeis guineensis

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calusapalm Newbie

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I grew this Elaeis guineensis from a seed I picked in a Pacific Coast palm oil plantation in Costa Rica about 2000. It fruited at my old place prior to the 2010 freeze when it was defloliated and did not start growing again to until that July. Moved it with a loader to my new place in 2013.  Conversation piece for the evils of palm oil.

 

 

 

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PalmatierMeg Grand Master

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I have 3 in the ground: 2 that are pinnate and 1 with bifid leaves. I love their Jurassic Park appearance. They are "evil" because humankind overuses them for profit to the detriment of native flora.

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Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

Palmaceae Grand Master

Palmaceae

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The palm is certainly not evil, God created them for a reason. Like Meg said it is not the palms fault it is overly planted, it is people's fault. I think they are beautiful palms!

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Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida.

Walt Grand Master

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I've been growing my African oil palm for about 10 years. Mine has been defoliated many times. It's one of my favorite palms.

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calusapalm Newbie

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I know of one in Lakeland, Florida that has always recovered from freezes for the last 25 year. They have enough bulk to protect the bud. 

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They really are evil but for different reasons than you think. A beautiful large palm but I regret ever planting mine. Very fast growth rate here in the Miami FL area. It has nasty spines and retains its massive fronds so pruning is a constant problem. The messy fruit is prolific and it attracts every squirrel, rat and parrot for miles. If you are a masochist who enjoys wildlife and mess then this is your palm. I'm constantly plucking seedlings all over my yard. I would categorize this palm as invasive because every seed has a very high chance of germination. Mine was put in the ground in 2013 at 2 ft overall. In the photos I placed a 5gal bucket at the base for scale - you can see it's a monster now. I keep the trunk diamond cut but it's a chore, this is not the natural growth habit.

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PhilippineExpat Community Regular

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On 7/26/2018 at 1:06 AM, Walt said:

I've been growing my African oil palm for about 10 years. Mine has been defoliated many times. It's one of my favorite palms.

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Wow that is MASSIVE! I need to take my seedling out of the ground today...

palmfriend Grand Master

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I love my one, too!

Grown from seed and now five/six years old, I am definitely happy about its steady growth -

it gives me a lot of joy.

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This pic was taken in April...

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...this and the next one right now.

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The spot is a bit packed with palms but it is doing pretty well.

best regards from Okinawa -

Lars

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Moose Grand Master

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They get very big and get trashy looking in the harsh Florida sun. Tropical storms and hurricanes create a twisted mess.

Regret I planted one 26 years ago :(

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Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

Walt Grand Master

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On 9/12/2020 at 6:56 PM, PhilippineExpat said:

Wow that is MASSIVE! I need to take my seedling out of the ground today...

 

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Mad about palms

Palmaceae Grand Master

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Here is mine, already blooming.

 

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Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida.

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