Gettin’ the Ring

[The Gerg]

Finally my Chambeyronia macrocarpa starting to trunk. I’ve seen much smaller ones than this already trunking. This was one of those palms where the lowest most outer leaf base just doesn’t want to come off. I could tell the inner ones looked pretty loose. So I checked and they just pulled right off and out from inside the lowest leaf base. They were basically already detached but were being held in place by the stingy lower leaf base that still doesn’t want to come off. (One of my two R. regia’s did the same thing.) I think what happens is the leaf base is attached kind of to the underside of the trunk base and therefor as the palm grows and gets more girth it does not really expand that leaf base. That’s my theory anyways. I will need to cut the rest of it off. 
Anyways, I love the yellow next to the emerald green crown shaft. When combined with a new red leaf these palms are to die for. It’s no wonder they’re probably one of the most photographed palms and most shared palm species on this site.

[DTS1]

my c. elegans has two and the other has three!

[Rob123]

This thing (H. Indica Red) went from a small 5 gallon to standing almost 8 feet tall in 15 months. I suppose it will start to lose its red color now but the thing has been a rocketship and beauty for me!

Edited September 23, 2022 by Rob123

[Billeb]

7 minutes ago, Rob123 said:

Wowwsers!!! That is impressive growth and a fine example. I’ve got an overgrown 1G I need to throw in the ground somewhere. Where do you live? 
 

-dale

[Darold Petty]

Rob123, the exemplary growth rate is the result of positive energy from the moai !   

[Rob123]

30 minutes ago, Darold Petty said:

Rob123, the exemplary growth rate is the result of positive energy from the moai !   

Haha my wife hates the Moai because they are a little cheesy but I was sick of looking at the out of ground irrigation stuff and also too lazy to move or put them below ground. As soon as I saw them I had to buy them, always wanted to go to Easter Island! 

[Rob123]

45 minutes ago, Billeb said:

Wowwsers!!! That is impressive growth and a fine example. I’ve got an overgrown 1G I need to throw in the ground somewhere. Where do you live? 
 

-dale

Thanks! I live in Oceanside, about 5 miles inland. Mine didn’t do much in the pot and typically doesn’t do much between December to March. Here’s a shot of it before going in the ground. 

[Billeb]

Here’s my beloved Chrysalidocarpus Heteromorphus starting to trunk. Interesting to me how the fronds don’t encompass the entire circumference of the trunk. Different than other palms I’ve seen. Or maybe it’s similar…I don’t know? Planted out last year from a 5G. 
 

Next is my Chambeyronia Hookeri.  Planted as a 20G about 1 1/2yrs ago. Just doin it’s thing. 
 

Happy little trees. 
 

-dale 

[Hilo Jason]

On 9/26/2022 at 7:35 AM, Billeb said:

Here’s my beloved Chrysalidocarpus Heteromorphus starting to trunk. Interesting to me how the fronds don’t encompass the entire circumference of the trunk. Different than other palms I’ve seen. Or maybe it’s similar…I don’t know? Planted out last year from a 5G. 
 

Next is my Chambeyronia Hookeri.  Planted as a 20G about 1 1/2yrs ago. Just doin it’s thing. 
 

Happy little trees. 
 

-dale 

Looking good!! 

[JohnAndSancho]

Freeze warning so I dragged my C. Plumosa in. Cleaned up the dead fronds and all the old leaf bases and... Just look at it. All 4 of them. 

[D. Morrowii]

Hyophorbe indica showing one!
 

[Darold Petty]

How about this Ring ?  PM me if interested !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Ring_des_Nibelungen

 

[Patrick]

26 minutes ago, Darold Petty said:

How about this Ring ?  PM me if interested !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Ring_des_Nibelungen

 

"Kill da wabbit, kill da wabbit, kill da waabit, kill da wabbiiiiiiiiiit"

[D. Morrowii]

I pulled an old dry leaf base off this little Pinanga speciosa last week and found this. 

[Tracy]

I have been waiting for this Chrysalidocarpus ambositrae to catch up with the other one I planted.  This shade planted one kept growing in a saxophone manner, but is now showing the first vertical ring.  It's a bit crowded to get a full shot of it, but it's the center palm above the Encephalartos.

[Tracy]

One more, this time Chrysalidocarpus sp. Bef  with one trunk showing it's first ring.  I planted this as a 1 gallon in March 2015 with a single trunk.  It has split a few times since then and now is up to 4 growth points.  So 8 years growth from the original photo.

[tim_brissy_13]

Chrysalidocarpus lanceolatus developing clean trunk on both stems now. 
 

This palm has always been a bit of a dream for me; I didn’t think it had much of a chance in my climate but very happy I gave it a try. 

[DP Blanco-Niño]

Rhopalostylus Sapida getting its first ring.

[Tracy]

8 hours ago, DP Blanco-Niño said:

Rhopalostylus Sapida getting its first ring.

I would guess Rhopalostylis baueri or cheesemanii.   Rhopalostylis sapida normally has leaflets going to the base of the petiole and is very compact in appearance.   This specimen has the longer leaves.   I have grown both and the cheesemanii as well as baueri are much faster and will have more space between rings.  Very nice specimen!

[byuind]

On 1/31/2023 at 7:13 PM, Patrick said:

"Kill da wabbit, kill da wabbit, kill da waabit, kill da wabbiiiiiiiiiit"

Elmer Fudds greatest performance... truly magnificent to behold. 

 

[DP Blanco-Niño]

1 hour ago, Tracy said:

I would guess Rhopalostylis baueri or cheesemanii.   Rhopalostylis sapida normally has leaflets going to the base of the petiole and is very compact in appearance.   This specimen has the longer leaves.   I have grown both and the cheesemanii as well as baueri are much faster and will have more space between rings.  Very nice specimen!

Good to know! Thanks for the info Tracy. This one has definitely been a reliable and fast grower.

[Darold Petty]

That looks like R. baueri to me.  It may start a precocious flowering within the next year or two.  the flower bud color is a distinction.   R. sapida has violet flowers and R. baueri has cream flowers.  Just to confuse the issue a bit, R. sapida 'Chatham Island' also has cream flowers. 

Here are images, R. sapida 'Little Barrier Island' shown first, then Chatham. 

Sorry, my files are getting too large and I can't locate the R. baueri image, but it is very similar to R. Chatham.

 

[Darold Petty]

I still can't locate the image of R. baueri flowers, but here is a shot of the adult palm.

[Billeb]

I don’t know….I’ve found both my Cheesmanii and Baueri leaves pretty recurved. @DP Blanco-Niño’s tree is virtually vertical fronds. Similar to what a Sapida or variant there of would have. Like @Darold Petty said, you are going to have to wait for it to flower to confirm. 
 

First picture is my Cheesmanii, Second picture is my Baueri. It actually just cracked open a frond so the one is sticking straight up but the others have a ton of curve to them. Also note the darker petioles on the Baueri. 
 

-dale 

[Tracy]

5 hours ago, Darold Petty said:

Sorry, my files are getting too large and I can't locate the R. baueri image,

Something like this right Darold.  You saw the difference between my R sapida and R baueri or cheesmannii that were growing in my Carlsbad house maybe 20 yards apart, but the R sapida was much smaller despite being several years older.  The one on the slope is the R sapida.

[Darold Petty]

Yes, Tracy, I agree.   

[DP Blanco-Niño]

5 hours ago, Darold Petty said:

That looks like R. baueri to me.  It may start a precocious flowering within the next year or two.  the flower bud color is a distinction.   R. sapida has violet flowers and R. baueri has cream flowers.  Just to confuse the issue a bit, R. sapida 'Chatham Island' also has cream flowers. 

Here are images, R. sapida 'Little Barrier Island' shown first, then Chatham. 

Sorry, my files are getting too large and I can't locate the R. baueri image, but it is very similar to R. Chatham.

 

Thank you for the info Darold. I’ll definitely have to keep an eye on it and hopefully we can confirm which Rhopalostylis is it. You’ve got some beautiful plants there.

[DP Blanco-Niño]

2 hours ago, Billeb said:

I don’t know….I’ve found both my Cheesmanii and Baueri leaves pretty recurved. @DP Blanco-Niño’s tree is virtually vertical fronds. Similar to what a Sapida or variant there of would have. Like @Darold Petty said, you are going to have to wait for it to flower to confirm. 
 

First picture is my Cheesmanii, Second picture is my Baueri. It actually just cracked open a frond so the one is sticking straight up but the others have a ton of curve to them. Also note the darker petioles on the Baueri. 
 

-dale 

Great looking palms there Dale! Thanks for the input.

[Tracy]

Bought as Dypsis baby red stem, but looking like a form of baronii.   Close up with new maroon ring after leaf drop.  It is the fine feafed palm in the background in the second photo.