Beautiful Braheas: Show yours please

[Jubaea_James760]

13 hours ago, Phoenikakias said:

Is that an aculeata?

Pretty certain they're Brahea edulis.

[Jubaea_James760]

I think this is Brahea aculeata, in San Diego. 

[Jubaea_James760]

Brahea armata, San Diego. 

[ASHCVS]

20 hours ago, Phoenikakias said:

Is that an aculeata?

I suspect it’s Brahea edulis

[Phoenikakias]

Brahea armata in my garden

Brahea calcarea (ex nitida) (not fruiting stalks in the background)

Brhea dulcis (painfully slow in this stage)

And two offsprings.

First one must be what I believe either Franken-Brahea or Nuri

And the other Brahea brandegeei

[zero]

On 6/26/2023 at 11:43 PM, Meangreen94z said:

That’s a nice blue form. I’ve only seen green locally.

I got dulcis seeds from Dave's blue form in California.  Thanks @DoomsDave!  Same thing for my "Franken Brahea".  They are almost ready to plant out.

B. dulcis:

Franken Brahea:

Edited June 28, 2023 by Fusca

[zero]

On 6/26/2023 at 10:47 AM, tinman10101 said:

Brahea super silver (still not silver to me LOL)

Mine I call 'super green' until I see some silver.

 

[Hillizard]

On 6/26/2023 at 12:24 PM, Hillizard said:

Brahea nitida: overhead view and close-up of curved trunk. Fronds definitely look nicer when grown in partial shade, at least where I live!

Now known as Brahea calcarea....

From Palmpedia: Common Name: White Rock Palm, Oaxaca Palm

"Brahea calcarea was for years known to us Californians as Brahea nitida, but as more taxonomy is researched, it turns out the original description of this palm had a different name. This is a Mexican fan palm with nearly circular green leaves and very long inflorescences. It is one of the few unarmed Braheas. It is one of the most cold tolerant of the Braheas as well."

[5am]

Clara. It is about 1.5 months since germinating and already pushing a second leaf. 

Is palmpedia’s suggestion that  clara is armata x brandegeei the prevailing opinion? Braheas are supposed to be super slow when small, right? But this one is moving as fast as my washy sprouts. 

[aztropic]

17 hours ago, 5am said:

Braheas are supposed to be super slow when small, right? But this one is moving as fast as my washy sprouts. 

Most palms grow VERY quickly on seed power. Once that is used up, you probably will notice the slow down in speed of growth...

 

aztropic

Mesa, Arizona 

[fr8train]

On 6/28/2023 at 1:15 PM, Fusca said:

Mine I call 'super green' until I see some silver.

 

Mine's about 3 times that size and it's just BARELY starting to show a little white powder on its newest leaves. 

 

I'm not sure it's hardy enough to grow up here in the ground, I might have to leave it in its pot

[aztropic]

Brahea armata in commercial landscaping. 

 

aztropic

Mesa, Arizona 

 

[zero]

1 hour ago, fr8train said:

I'm not sure it's hardy enough to grow up here in the ground, I might have to leave it in its pot

I believe @Matt N- Dallas has super silver in the ground in San Marcos that he protected through Palmageddon so you should be fine.  Hopefully he'll post pics of his nice Brahea collection.

Edited June 29, 2023 by Fusca

[Axel Amsterdam]

Posted this one from France in another thread but it’s a nice skirted tall specimen

[Axel Amsterdam]

Also in the south of France

[UK_Palms]

Here is the Brahea Armata in Canvey, Essex (51N) in the UK. This thing is really stacking on growth now and must be one of the biggest Armata's in the British Isles. It still hasn't lost its trunk boots yet, since it is growing so quickly there. It must be at least 10 foot in height from the base of the trunk up to the tip of the crown. It was also totally undamaged by the 'bad' winter we just went through, while nearby CIDP and Washingtonia suffered some leaf burn. But this Armata.. .totally bulletproof there! 

 

2009

 

2023

[96720]

This is a property that is surrounded with Braheas

[Marius]

Spring update pics of Some of my Braheas. 

[amh]

They are just babies, but someday, they will grow up.

[5am]

On 6/29/2023 at 8:46 AM, aztropic said:

Most palms grow VERY quickly on seed power. Once that is used up, you probably will notice the slow down in speed of growth...

And what a slowdown it was! Here it is 3/4 of a year later, looking almost unchanged. It got a pot upgrade after a root found its way out of the first, so I know where it's focusing growth. A short time after posting that last June, two more seeds from the same batch sprouted.  

 

 

[Alberto]

On 7/9/2023 at 11:27 PM, UK_Palms said:

Here is the Brahea Armata in Canvey, Essex (51N) in the UK. This thing is really stacking on growth now and must be one of the biggest Armata's in the British Isles. It still hasn't lost its trunk boots yet, since it is growing so quickly there. It must be at least 10 foot in height from the base of the trunk up to the tip of the crown. It was also totally undamaged by the 'bad' winter we just went through, while nearby CIDP and Washingtonia suffered some leaf burn. But this Armata.. .totally bulletproof there! 

 

2009

 

2023

Incredible such a splendid ( desert) palm in the UK!

[amh]

My two in ground Brahea dulcis after their first cold 8a winter(possibly 7b) and buck attacks. They are getting a nice blue/silver coloration on the leaves.

[tim_brissy_13]

My Brahea Super Silver is starting to look pretty good. 

[Marius]

10 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

My Brahea Super Silver is starting to look pretty good. 

I think this one is the same as yours. I assumed B calcarea , but maybe Super Silver. IMO they are probably the same species. 

[96720]

One of my Brahea pretty silver!!

[Peter]

Super silver

[JohnAndSancho]

On 6/23/2023 at 10:44 PM, aztropic said:

Starting the next generation! 😁 

 

aztropic

Mesa, Arizona 

How are these looking now? 

 

I've got some Armata on the heat mat for a couple.weeks now, and just started soaking some Edulis seeds after reading this thread. Hoping for some luck - the seeds are probably 2 years old. Any guesses on how long each will take to sprout?

[aztropic]

1 minute ago, JohnAndSancho said:

How are these looking now? 

Had 75 of these seedlings in 4" pots and sold every single one of them.  Here are some in community pots planted same time to compare.

Also have a chunky trunk armata I planted from seed about 20 years ago, and never moved.👍

 

aztropic 

Mesa, Arizona 

[JohnAndSancho]

17 minutes ago, aztropic said:

Had 75 of these seedlings in 4" pots and sold every single one of them.  Here are some in community pots planted same time to compare.

Also have a chunky trunk armata I planted from seed about 20 years ago, and never moved.👍

 

aztropic 

Mesa, Arizona 

 

So if all goes well, maybe by 2046 I'll have a few units like that. 

[Silas_Sancona]

Not mine, but in the neighborhood..

B. armata  specimens on a stormy Sunday on the first day of June  ..in the Desert. 

Better look than this? =  Ditch the Washingtonia and install blue form Sabal uresana..  At least this business-scape is thinking forward a little..







Big, beautiful, flowering beasts..

[Silas_Sancona]

That time of year again ( ..Though earlier than last year ) for some beastly, neighborhood  full frontals..

[Harry’s Palms]

A couple of common Brahea down on my hill. Harry

Mr. Elephant , Brahea Edulis

This Brahea Armata is about 3-4 years younger than the Edulis . A much slower growing palm.

[Phoenikakias]

@Harry’s Palms this edulis has a very chunky trunk! 😍

[Hu Palmeras]

Beautiful palm trees. They have a great Mediterranean feel.

[Harry’s Palms]

3 hours ago, Phoenikakias said:

@Harry’s Palms this edulis has a very chunky trunk! 😍

Yes, it could be due to it growing on such a steep slope . It also gets a ton of water being down at the bottom of the hill. Harry