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Monster Archonotophoenix cunninghamiana seeding: Any Interest?

PalmatierMeg
PalmatierMeg
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I believe I have one of the largest and most bodacious Archonotophoenix cunninghamiana I have ever seen. It is several times larger than piccabeens planted nearby. It is 25-30' tall with a huge crown of leaves and a trunk over 1' diameter. It is now flowering. Earlier today we cut down all infructescenses from palms in the side and back yards. But not this one - yet.

I know piccabeens tend to be common as dirt but few of them are as colossal as this one. So, I wonder: is anyone on PT interested in obtaining seeds of this palm when they ripen? If not, those infructescenses are toast. One call only.

Seeding Archonotophoenix cunninghamiana, Cape Coral, FL 2019.  Sandal size 8, hand ridiculously small

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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.

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    I’d be interested

    Indeed we would be..................

    @Jeff985 might be interested 

    T J 

    yes, I'd be interested in seed too

    I wish I could get mine to STOP producing seed. OMG, they're like walking on marbles and they fall everywhere. Then there's the thousands of seedlings. I love these palms despite! Just a few of the buggers growing in the garden. Fattest one has a trunk base 22" wide at the base. Tallest ones are approaching 35' tall. 

     

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    Edited by Jim in Los Altos

    Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

    zone 10a/9b

    sunset zone 16

    300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

    Las Palmas Design

    Facebook Page

    Las Palmas Design & Associates

    Elegant Homes and Gardens

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    8 hours ago, OC2Texaspalmlvr said:

    @Jeff985 might be interested 

    Of course. 

    Sign me up! 

    Thanks for the notification, @PalmatierMeg.  I'm in.

    Lakeland, FL: USDA Zone 2023: 10a  2012: 9b  1990: 9a | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962)

    7 hours ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

    I wish I could get mine to STOP producing seed. OMG, they're like walking on marbles and they fall everywhere. Then there's the thousands of seedlings. I love these palms despite! Just a few of the buggers growing in the garden. Fattest one has a trunk base 22" wide at the base. Tallest ones are approaching 35' tall. 

     

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    I used to love when my palms seeded, now I dread it. So many volunteers. I now try for palms that are not such seed machines, some are far worse then others.   

    Edited by redant

    Jupiter FL

    in the Zone formally known as 10A

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    15 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said:

    I believe I have one of the largest and most bodacious Archonotophoenix cunninghamiana I have ever seen. It is several times larger than piccabeens planted nearby. It is 25-30' tall with a huge crown of leaves and a trunk over 1' diameter. It is now flowering. Earlier today we cut down all infructescenses from palms in the side and back yards. But not this one - yet.

    I know piccabeens tend to be common as dirt but few of them are as colossal as this one. So, I wonder: is anyone on PT interested in obtaining seeds of this palm when they ripen? If not, those infructescenses are toast. One call only.

    Seeding Archonotophoenix cunninghamiana, Cape Coral, FL 2019.  Sandal size 8, hand ridiculously small

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    Nice one but no thanks. I don't really see that kings are all that common in the normal FL yards (non-palm nuts).

    Jupiter FL

    in the Zone formally known as 10A
    12 hours ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

    they're like walking on marbles and they fall everywhere.

    I'm looking forward to walking on marbles in several years, but I'll plant mine away from walkways. Thanks for the warning - I'd hate to have someone fall. :greenthumb:  I hope to live long enough to get to the "dreading the fruiting" stage!

    Edited by Fusca

    Jon Sunder

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    1 hour ago, Fusca said:

    I'm looking forward to walking on marbles in several years, but I'll plant mine away from walkways. Thanks for the warning - I'd hate to have someone fall. :greenthumb:  I hope to live long enough to get to the "dreading the fruiting" stage!

    They are very fast growing palms. From seed to a fruiting palm in 7-9 years, at least in my climate. I’ve allowed some volunteers to stay where they sprouted and some are approaching 20 feet tall in just a few short years. 

    Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

    zone 10a/9b

    sunset zone 16

    300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

    Las Palmas Design

    Facebook Page

    Las Palmas Design & Associates

    Elegant Homes and Gardens

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    16 hours ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

    They are very fast growing palms. From seed to a fruiting palm in 7-9 years, at least in my climate. I’ve allowed some volunteers to stay where they sprouted and some are approaching 20 feet tall in just a few short years. 

    That's great news Jim - so far my seedlings are doing well and I will plant them out in a couple of months.  The one that was damaged hasn't moved yet but is still hanging in there.  Thanks again!

    Jon Sunder

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