Ravenea Rivularis Growth Speed and Care?

[ZPalms]

Finally got a full set of leaves which is pretty cool from where it started, I fertilized couple weeks ago but the leaves are still so yellowish and light green so maybe I didn't give it enough or is it a slow process????

[96720]

Looks more like sun burn than lack of fertilizer!!

[SeanK]

On 2/22/2022 at 11:30 AM, James B said:

Very fast as far as pushing new spears. My biggest always has 3-4 spears going and probably opens 12 leaves a year. Never seen any frost damage on it. Slower as far as putting on trunk height. But from what I understand it speeds up once it gets a few rings of trunk. Mine just started trunking. Overall height is 10’

Why don't I see more majesties in SoFlorida or out in CA? They don't seem to be popular with landscapers.

[ZPalms]

10 hours ago, 96720 said:

Looks more like sun burn than lack of fertilizer!!

That makes sense because I did just push it outside once It was warm enough, thanks! 

[JohnAndSancho]

Put it back on your porch. The yellow ain't gonna go away, it'll have to outgrow it. Flood it a couple times a week while it's hot. 

[ZPalms]

I love majestiessss!!!!!!!! It's still crazy to me from where it started and where it is now 😍

[JohnAndSancho]

32 minutes ago, ZPalms said:

I love majestiessss!!!!!!!! It's still crazy to me from where it started and where it is now 😍

Looks fantastic bro!

 

I guess the next time I do an update I'll get a pic of mine. The potting looks like crap because his root ball was way too big for the pot I bought but he throws 2 spears at a time and is happy 

[ZPalms]

23 minutes ago, JohnAndSancho said:

Looks fantastic bro!

 

I guess the next time I do an update I'll get a pic of mine. The potting looks like crap because his root ball was way too big for the pot I bought but he throws 2 spears at a time and is happy 

Thanks, I just let it just endure the sun and burn a bit but it paid off a bit, It's going to continue to remain in full sun even through the winter 😍

[JohnAndSancho]

3 minutes ago, ZPalms said:

Thanks, I just let it just endure the sun and burn a bit but it paid off a bit, It's going to continue to remain in full sun even through the winter 😍

I'm lol because I said full sun was bad and here you are taking a relatively sad plant into an absolute unit. 

 

I was wrong and I own it. 

[ZPalms]

24 minutes ago, JohnAndSancho said:

I'm lol because I said full sun was bad and here you are taking a relatively sad plant into an absolute unit. 

 

I was wrong and I own it. 

I was going to put it under shelter or somewhere more shady but I decided since I didn't have shade cloth or anything to slowly acclimate it, the only way it was going to learn that I wanted it in full sun was to let it look bad before it looked good. The new growth is looking pretty compact and nice, and the water dish I keep under it also helps tons. It drinks it all up within a day and quicker if it's extremely hot! 🤠

Edited August 30, 2022 by ZPalms

[Looking Glass]

The nice thing about these, is that even if they look bad, if you feed and water them well, they don’t look bad for long, due to their growth speed.  Great looking palms as they get bigger.   Real fatties.  

[ZPalms]

13 minutes ago, Looking Glass said:

The nice thing about these, is that even if they look bad, if you feed and water them well, they don’t look bad for long, due to their growth speed.  Great looking palms as they get bigger.   Real fatties.  

I feed it every 6 to 9 weeks but probably wont now since we are going into winter, I have noticed it's getting fatter 🤠

[Palmlover_78]

On 2/22/2022 at 8:05 PM, ZPalms said:

I'm the worst at making good draining soil; I just do what I can with what I have. I used Sta-green tree and bush soil, perlite, and very fine vermiculite because when I bought it, I thought it was more pebble-like, but it was finer, but that's all I have right now. I'm not sure how often I should water more because I don't know what to look for in the soil to determine how moist the soil needs to be. 

Good to know they can be outside above 40F, I've been scared to place it outside because I want to acclimate it to the sun and didn't know what lows it could handle

Ok try this, take a clump of soil in your hand squeeze it slightly , if the majority of the soil is still in one lump, it's fine doesn't need water. When you do it again in a few days or week, squeeze twice as hard, if the soil ball falls apart , then water it

[Tyrone]

These things grow in rivers and swamps. Ive planted mine in clay and they love it. You can water it like mad and it won't care. 

They say less is more but with with this species that is wrong. More water, more food, then you'll need more space. More, more, more. 

[Las Palmas Norte]

Mine has improved this summer but might appear better with some afternoon shade. 

[Looking Glass]

15 hours ago, Tyrone said:

These things grow in rivers and swamps. Ive planted mine in clay and they love it. You can water it like mad and it won't care. 

They say less is more but with with this species that is wrong. More water, more food, then you'll need more space. More, more, more. 

If I lived on a freshwater canal or had a pond, I’d put mine in the ground close to the edge so the roots could reach the water, but all I’ve got is sand.   

(insert famous photo)…

Outdoors with a lot of sun and heat, you can flood them, and they get real happy.  
 

I flood these like crazy.  You can leave them in stand8ng water when it’s hot.   Though, they prefer a break from late day sun (they don’t get it), and I’ve been slacking on fertilizer lately.  

Edited August 30, 2022 by Looking Glass

[Tyrone]

1 hour ago, Looking Glass said:

If I lived on a freshwater canal or had a pond, I’d put mine in the ground close to the edge so the roots could reach the water, but all I’ve got is sand.   

(insert famous photo)…

Outdoors with a lot of sun and heat, you can flood them, and they get real happy.  
 

I flood these like crazy.  You can leave them in stand8ng water when it’s hot.   Though, they prefer a break from late day sun (they don’t get it), and I’ve been slacking on fertilizer lately.  

In that picture in the wild you can see the tall ones all on crazy angles due to storms and cyclones. Probably a few raging flood events too. They’re a tough palm. 

[ZPalms]

5 hours ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

Mine has improved this summer but might appear better with some afternoon shade. 

Looking like a monster now, Its starting to get nice and compact leaves