Water hogs !!!

[JubaeaMan138]

What is everyone’s opinion on a water hog? What’s your water hog species that you grow . And how Much water are we talking ? 

[James B]

I have 2 Roystonea Regia. The bigger more robust one is about 17 ft tall and 20” across at the base. If it’s over 80 degrees I water then every day. I put the hose on full blast and water from 15 min to an hour once it starts hitting over 95 degrees( which is like 50 days each summer lol)

Hard for me to quantify in gallons but quite a bit.

[Hurricanepalms]

I have a couple Calyptronoma Rivalis. They need constantly moist soil or the leaves die rapidly. If we don't get rain for a day or two (especially in the summer)I have to completely drench them to prevent the loss of leaves. 

Edited April 6, 2022 by Hurricanepalms

[Billeb]

On 4/6/2022 at 7:35 AM, James B said:

I have 2 Roystonea Regia. The bigger more robust one is about 17 ft tall and 20” across at the base. If it’s over 80 degrees I water then every day. I put the hose on full blast and water from 15 min to an hour once it starts hitting over 95 degrees( which is like 50 days each summer lol)

Hard for me to quantify in gallons but quite a bit.

Damn!! That’s a lot of water. I can’t even come close to competing with that usage. You win 

-dale

[mydateplams]

I have 140 date palms and average 40,000 gallons a month and during peak summer heat around 60,000+ gallons.

 

[James B]

1 hour ago, Billeb said:

Damn!! That’s a lot of water. I can’t even come close to competing with that usage. You win 

-dale

Lol trust me I get the look of death every month from my wife in the summer when she sees the water bill.

[Jim in Los Altos]

I have 300 palms in the ground and consider almost all of them to be water hogs, Dozens of Archotophoenix, Rhopalostylis, Syagrus, Hedescepe, Howea, Chambeyronia Licuala, Dypsis to name a few. The only ones out of 130 species that can get along with little water are my Brahea, Washingtonia, Livistona, Sabal and a couple others but they get lots of it anyway because of their close proximity to the water lovers. 

[JubaeaMan138]

4 hours ago, mydateplams said:

I have 140 date palms and average 40,000 gallons a month and during peak summer heat around 60,000+ gallons.

 

[WaianaeCrider]

Don't have time for special treatment.  I have drip/spray lines out on water timers all over the place.  Every line get watered twice a week for 30 min during winter and 45 min during the summer.  If the palm can't live on that well I move on to the next planting.  I have 2 royals reaching 20' and 20+ years of age.  They get the same treatment.

[Kailua_Krish]

7 hours ago, WaianaeCrider said:

Don't have time for special treatment.  I have drip/spray lines out on water timers all over the place.  Every line get watered twice a week for 30 min during winter and 45 min during the summer.  If the palm can't live on that well I move on to the next planting.  I have 2 royals reaching 20' and 20+ years of age.  They get the same treatment.

Where do you think your water table is there? Im curious if the roots of the larger palms can tap it.

[WaianaeCrider]

3 hours ago, Kailua_Krish said:

Where do you think your water table is there? Im curious if the roots of the larger palms can tap it.

I often wonder about that as much of my land is a dry stream bed and it's sloping sides.  When we bought the place 40 years ago no  one was living here for over a year and yet a huge Kukui tree down along the stream looked great.

 

[Fusca]

On 4/7/2022 at 9:53 PM, Jim in Los Altos said:

I have 300 palms in the ground and consider almost all of them to be water hogs, Dozens of Archotophoenix, Rhopalostylis, Syagrus, Hedescepe, Howea, Chambeyronia Licuala, Dypsis to name a few.

Jim, would you consider all Syagrus to be water hogs?  I think it's pretty well documented here that romanzoffiana is for sure but what about coronata, schizophylla, sancona and hybrid coco-queen?

[WaianaeCrider]

30 minutes ago, Fusca said:

Jim, would you consider all Syagrus to be water hogs?  I think it's pretty well documented here that romanzoffiana is for sure but what about coronata, schizophylla, sancona and hybrid coco-queen?

Interesting you mention Syagrus as water hogs.  I find them loving it here w/limited water (twice a week for say 35 min soaking in.  My queens are on the same irrigation layout as the day they were planted say 20 years ago,.  Must be some ground water as Kailua Krish mentioned.  I have a 20' at least sancona almost in the dry bed and same story on irrigation.  it loves it there.  My coronata is high on the slope of the stream but it gets better water as I've upgraded it from time to time.  Gotta take pics of all my Syagrus.  Wish I had more of these guys.

[Jim in Los Altos]

6 hours ago, Fusca said:

Jim, would you consider all Syagrus to be water hogs?  I think it's pretty well documented here that romanzoffiana is for sure but what about coronata, schizophylla, sancona and hybrid coco-queen?

They all (Syagrus) like water and look better as well as grow faster with plenty of it. Some will tolerate lower amounts of water but will not perform as well. 

[tjwalters]

I would imagine Nypa fruticans is the worst.