mydateplams Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 Hi, Wanted to share some details of my Zahidi Orchard I'm installing. A really good friend of mine has 100 Zahidi's and its that time of the year to clean up palm tress and cut any offshoot's. Well he made a deal I could not pass up and had 30 offshoot's removed. Some of the offshoot's If you love palms like I do a truck going the the road full of them always catches your eye. Some cleaned up and in 15gal pots waiting for me to place in the field. I did this so they do not dry out. Frist row of three. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydateplams Posted June 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 7 minutes ago, mydateplams said: Hi, Wanted to share some details of my Zahidi Orchard I'm installing. A really good friend of mine has 100 Zahidi's and its that time of the year to clean up palm tress and cut any offshoot's. Well he made a deal I could not pass up and had 30 offshoot's removed. Some of the offshoot's If you love palms like I do a truck going the the road full of them always catches your eye. Some cleaned up and in 15gal pots waiting for me to place in the field. I did this so they do not dry out. Frist row of three. On my Medjool palms I used 1in polytube irrigation because the run was about 2000ft and for this setup I picked 3/4 polytube because the run is around 1200ft. Going to use rain bird 12gph pressure compensating heads and a Hunter valve and controller. Have used them both in the past and had really good luck. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmatierMeg Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 All the best to your endeavor. Are those offsets easy to root? 1 Meg Palms of Victory I shall wear Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise) Florida Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal Elevation: 15 feetI'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddytn Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 @mydateplams Wow quite an operation! Commercial I’m guessing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydateplams Posted June 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 3 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said: All the best to your endeavor. Are those offsets easy to root? Yes I believe as long as I keep the hole moist but not flooded they should come right back. The key is to pack the palm in the hole really good and make sure no air pockets are around the base and keep it wet. My tool is the back of the shovel around the palm and then water do it again. Water, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydateplams Posted June 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 3 hours ago, teddytn said: @mydateplams Wow quite an operation! Commercial I’m guessing? Not commercial. I caught the palm bug and have been real sick since. its just my collection guess you could call it palm hoarding. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinzyjr Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 @mydateplams Love the date palms! Zahidi is a nice variety. 1 Lakeland, FL USDA Zone (2012): 9b | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (1985, 1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a | 30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddytn Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 16 minutes ago, mydateplams said: Not commercial. I caught the palm bug and have been real sick since. its just my collection guess you could call it palm hoarding. I have the sickness as well. Wow I’m even more impressed it’s just a labor of love! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzer Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awkonradi Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 Fantastic progress! Good luck! Andrei W. Konradi, Burlingame, California. Vicarious appreciator of palms in other people's gardens and in habitat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ_Palm_Guy Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 @mydateplams that's pretty awesome. Today I had the opportunity to help someone remove multiple shoots off a male Zahidi today. He ended up giving me one of the large pups as payment for helping. Here is a before and after. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydateplams Posted June 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 Those suckers are high up. They should root no problem if you keep them wet. I think the Zahidi is one of the best looking palms in the Phoenix Dactylifera family. They have smaller fruit so they are not as popular as the Medjool with its larger fruit or the Deglet with its more sugary fruit. Good work! Cutting the offshoots is some hard work. Having the right tools is night and day. What did you use to separate them. Did you use a chisel ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydateplams Posted June 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 Here is an update. I have two rows in. Each row is 12 trees. I have one more row of Zahidi to plant and one of Medjools. I put in the 3/4 irrigation using 12 gph drip heads. They seem to do good. I was using two 5 gph heads. I'm pushing 140 trees. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydateplams Posted June 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 I wanted to add this advise not sure if it will work it should. I rubbed silicone on the top of the fresh cut fronds to act like a band aid and retain some of the moisture and keep them from drying out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ_Palm_Guy Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 3 hours ago, mydateplams said: Those suckers are high up. They should root no problem if you keep them wet. I think the Zahidi is one of the best looking palms in the Phoenix Dactylifera family. They have smaller fruit so they are not as popular as the Medjool with its larger fruit or the Deglet with its more sugary fruit. Good work! Cutting the offshoots is some hard work. Having the right tools is night and day. What did you use to separate them. Did you use a chisel ? @mydateplams three of the shoots were about 6' off the ground. And yes, thankfully I took one of the lower shoots which had roots on it already! I agree with you on being one of the best looking in that family. Yes it was very hard work especially trying to lower the upper shoots to the ground without dropping them. The owner had two very large and sharp chisels and a chainsaw. We used both tools to separate the shoots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydateplams Posted June 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 16 minutes ago, AZ_Palm_Guy said: @mydateplams three of the shoots were about 6' off the ground. And yes, thankfully I took one of the lower shoots which had roots on it already! I agree with you on being one of the best looking in that family. Yes it was very hard work especially trying to lower the upper shoots to the ground without dropping them. The owner had two very large and sharp chisels and a chainsaw. We used both tools to separate the shoots. Make sure to tie the fronds up really tight and if you have shade cloth or burlap rap that around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ_Palm_Guy Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 @mydateplams yup I have it tied up and wrapped in burlap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ_Palm_Guy Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 @mydateplams it's been awhile. Any updates on your orchard? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydateplams Posted March 11 Author Report Share Posted March 11 Hi, With the weather being so wet I have had a lot of growth. You can see the difference between the Medjool and the Zahidi. The Zahidi have the yellowing. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ_Palm_Guy Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 On 3/11/2023 at 1:26 PM, mydateplams said: Hi, With the weather being so wet I have had a lot of growth. You can see the difference between the Medjool and the Zahidi. The Zahidi have the yellowing. Wow! They look great and have grown quite a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now