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Areca

Gileno Machado
Gileno Machado
in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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It is great to see Areca grow from seed for the first time here. The whole genus has amazing and nicelooking palms.

I`d appreciate to see pictures and details of more of these palms from other parts of the world.

A. macrocalyx

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers
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Areca catechu variegata

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers
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Same plant

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers
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underleaf

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers
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...

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

Fantastic Gileno!  So far I have small plants of A. vestiaria and A. triandra, but I'd like to try some more...

Jack Sayers

East Los Angeles

growing cold tolerant palms halfway between the equator and the arctic circle...

Gorgeous plant Gileno.

No one cares about your current yard temperature 🙃

Spectacular variegation. Probably best served growing in part shade to stop any browning.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

Gileno,

Yes, I agree, the genus Areca has a lot of very beautiful palms! And that variegation is really outstanding!

Here's a few of mine. First, a trio of Areca catechu.

Bo-Göran

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Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

 

Areca camarinensis

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Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

 

And an A. triandra that must be at least 25 ft tall. It's exactly in the center of the photo with the two main (slender) trunks clearly visible.

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Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

 

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Thanks Bo, Ray and Jack:

I didn't realize A. catechu was such a fast growing species till I saw some pictures of mature ones, with spaced rings in the trunk. I imagined there was a lot of people growing A. catechu and A. catechu dwarf in Florida. Is there any concern about soil requirements?

PS: This here is the same A. macrocalyx shown in the first photo of this thread, with some debris on the leaves, falling down from the royal poinciana canopy. This picture was taken in may 2006. It is still one of my best looking and favourite palms...

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers
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...and this one here is the same Areca catechu variegata, also in may 2006, a year ago.

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

This is going to be my favorite thread!

Speaking about soil requirements, are there any? Mine could use more green. But yes, they are FAST!

Frank

 

Zone 9b pine flatlands

humid/hot summers; dry/cool winters

with yearly freezes

Hi Gileno,

This is Areca triandra from thailand!!

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Komkrit Yensirikul

Bangkok, Thailand /17C to 40C Avg32C /rain 4 months a year.

This is also one of my favorite groups of palms. I have a small(2') Areca oxycarpa that is holding green fruit. It has a dark rusty brown color crownshaft to it. A real nice small beauty. Also my Dwarf Areca catechu is one I really enjoy watching grow.

Jeff

007

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

I have an areca triandra for almost three years now.  Thanks to many of the members on this forum for identifying it.  I bought it from HD with stems about pen sizes.  I have to say that this is a very slow palm.  Howea is a speed demon compared to this palm.  What do you guys think?  BTW, the trunks are about 2 inches wide and about 8 inches tall.
  • 6 years later...

Gil - those palms have gotta be huge by now. How about some updated photos, Especially the variegated one! ^_^

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

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Here's one of those variegated catechus, Moose

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

Looking great Gileno.

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