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Ponapea ledermanniana


realarch

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A few photos of this palm from Micronesia which feels right at home here in East Hawaii. Nice habit with a tidy crown of recurve leaves and straight trunk. The inflorescence can look a bit messy, but a nice palm nonetheless. 

Tim

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Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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Nice looking palms. I planted a couple in May 2020. They are growing nicely but will need years to look like Tim's.

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Mike Merritt

Big Island of Hawaii, windward, rainy side, 740 feet (225 meters) elevation

165 inches (4,200 mm) of rain per year, 66 to 83 deg F (20 to 28 deg C) in summer, 62 to 80 deg F (16.7 to 26.7 Deg C) in winter.

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Thank you for posting, Tim!

It is always interesting to know about some palms originated from the area halfway between Okinawa and Hawaii - 

and this one looks really nice! May be I can get a hand on a few seeds some day.

 

Lars

 

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Beautiful palm, Tim. Are Ponapea higher altitude palms that need a nightly cool off to survive?

Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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Mahalo Lars! 

Meg, not sure about in situ conditions, but I’m at 600 feet elevation and the palm seems to love its home. The soil isn’t particularly deep where it’s planted, but there is enough fracturing in the rock for roots.

Brad, good on you dude.

Tim

Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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This is my one and only Ponapea that I just happened to photograph today.  

 

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I planted it in 2018 from maybe a 3 gallon size.


Great to see what this species looks like all grown up at your amazing place Tim!

 

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Cindy Adair

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An updated photo after cleaning the inflorescence up a bit. Hasn’t grown much, which is nice, but always a nice habit and carefree.

Tim

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Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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On 7/16/2022 at 8:15 AM, Brad52 said:

Mine is still a puppy, about 20 months in this spot.

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Just posted an update of this one in another thread.

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Looking good Brad. Mine is a seed factory, just covered in inflorescence of various stages. I just trimmed them all off and the palm looks so much better. I need seed like a hole in the head. 

Tim

Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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Its a pretty palm, when I bought it, I'd never heard of it and didn't know what it would look like.  

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13 hours ago, realarch said:

An updated photo after cleaning the inflorescence up a bit. Hasn’t grown much, which is nice, but always a nice habit and carefree.

Tim

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I need to find some room for a few of these in my garden. Very nice!

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Hey Jason, I’ve got a few seedlings coming up, I’ll check them this morning and how they are doing. Happy to give you a couple if you’re not in a big hurry.

Tim

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Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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Another reason to live there, too bad its out of reach for me! I tell myself many people would feel the same way about where i live and to count the good stuff. The grass is always greener and all that.  I wonder if they can handle a minor freeze (prob not) and nights in the mid 70s for 4 months.  The plants that speak to me the most are cloud forest types, not just palms but flowering plants too, and this one looks like it wants to be another "pretty from afar" plant for Florida but i could be wrong.

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Here are a couple of updated photos on my presumptive Ponapea, now fruiting. 


No hint of color, but maybe later? Or is my label wrong?
 

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Cindy Adair

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With all my BI palm colleagues contributing to this topic, I just had to enter my own documentation. Purchased two as foot-tall seedlings in July 2019, planted out in May 2020. They have grown like rockets. Here they are today, lawn chair for scale.

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Mike Merritt

Big Island of Hawaii, windward, rainy side, 740 feet (225 meters) elevation

165 inches (4,200 mm) of rain per year, 66 to 83 deg F (20 to 28 deg C) in summer, 62 to 80 deg F (16.7 to 26.7 Deg C) in winter.

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