Foxtails

[Don Little]

Out of curiosity has anyone heard of any foxtails setting seed in so cal?  They are becoming more and more popular but as of yet I've haven't heard anyone mention of theirs setting seed.  I think it would be great to be able to grow some that were second generation here.  If anyone knows of some, who has them and are there any pics also?

[paulgila]

heres a foxtail in my yard that has seeds.

just kidding.

this ones in bali.

[MattyB]

Didn't someone post a pic of some seeding at an office building in Anaheim or Santa Ana?

[Don Little]

(pohonkelapa @ Jul. 17 2007,17:10)

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heres a foxtail in my yard that has seeds.

just kidding.

this ones in bali.

You had me for a second Paul, but It didn't look like pictures of your yard that I've seen before and then I scrolled to the bottom of the pic  :laugh:

[Don Little]

(MattyB @ Jul. 17 2007,19:02)

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Didn't someone post a pic of some seeding at an office building in Anaheim or Santa Ana?

That would be great if there were some, I wonder what size they are when they begin to seed here?

[Tyrone]

Here in Perth some of the older ones are starting to seed. These are about 20yrs old, which would have been the first introductions IMO. I don't know much about seed viability though, but they form a large orange seed about the size of an oblong apple.

regards

Tyrone

[JEFF from Trabuco Canyon CA]

There are a two in Lake Forest that have been flowering for a couple years, but get cut off by the gardners. Also, Rancho Soledad Nursery has one by there main office that has been seeding.

Jeff

[Phil]

Don,

Good question.  The PSSC Palm Journal had an issue that dealt with flowering/fruiting species in So Cal.  I don't recall that Wodyetia was one at the time.  But, I think eventually this species will fruit here.  Despite our recent bad winter, there are still a lot of good sized, good looking specimens around.  And, I think we'll hear eventually that some have made seed.  Perhaps such a comment will appear here in this forum.  I'd say it took about ten years after introduction to see fruiting plants down in Florida where they grow faster.  One of the most interesting things about this species is its rather late introduction to the market.  That it was in Queensland and essentially unknown by palm enthusiasts until the 1980's in truly remarkable.  I remember when Rolf Kybur first brought a few seeds to California and showed them around at a Palm Society meeting.  People were astonished, wanted to grow it,  and it became quite the craze.

Phil

[Ken Johnson]

They are seeding so much in Florida that they are begining to be a pest like their coisin the Veitchia!