King Piru?

[Swolte]

https://www.moonvalleynurseries.com/king-piru-palm

Found a flyer in my mailbox this afternoon. I am skeptical but does anyone have experience with this Palm?

~ S

[Silas_Sancona]

20 minutes ago, Swolte said:

https://www.moonvalleynurseries.com/king-piru-palm

Found a flyer in my mailbox this afternoon. I am skeptical but does anyone have experience with this Palm?

~ S

 Regular ol'  Mule, or more correctly, Syagrus romanzoffiana X Butia capitata cross.. Nothing extra special about it.. Same " Nursery " tries to peddle the same snake oil here ( giving stuff some silly name they thought up ).. Toss that flyer in the trash bin ..or use it as kindling in the fire pit.  I let my Basenji shred it each time a flyer appears in my mailbox.

Love their description "...Amazing new introduction to the realm of Palm Trees.. Developed over the past decade at our labs and farms.. "  ..OUR.. Labs and Farms "?? Really??

Edited June 24, 2020 by Silas_Sancona
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[Swolte]

Hah, thanks, tell me how you really feel!

[Ben in Norcal]

They have this the wrong way around, as well.  A mule is a Butia x Syagrus, not the other way around.

[Manalto]

Wow, it'll do everything but cook you breakfast.

[Fusca]

They have been marketing "Piru Queens" as some special extra cold-hardy Syagrus romanzoffiana for years.  Never any mention of them being grown from Santa Catarina or Uraguay habitat trees and I doubt that there's any evidence that they're any different than the standard queen.  I guess now the "King" refers to the Butia in the cross with the "Piru Queen".

[Silas_Sancona]

1 hour ago, Ben in Norcal said:

They have this the wrong way around, as well.  A mule is a Butia x Syagrus, not the other way around.

Apparently i posted it backwards as well ..   Permission granted to flog me with my own shoe, lol

[wase471111]

I'm interested in this one too...

https://www.moonvalleynurseries.com/king-piru-palm

 

 

[ErikSJI]

Geeze these guys are pushing the envelope.