Fishtail transplant

[JungleGina]

I posted on here previously asking whether or not I should relocate my fishtail, which was planted under the eaves of the house. I got a mixed reaction as to whether it would survive or I should just buy a new one. Here it is on the day of transplant in its new location.

And here it is now (from a different angle). It felt more stress than the bottle I moved the same day but seems to have made it all right. It's putting out new growth.

[DoomsDave]

Gina:

Looks like your fishtail's a C. mitis.  If so, I think you'll be fine.

The big problem with moving single-trunk Caryotas is that they often go to seed and die prematurely after the move.  Since a mitis (if that's what it is) has multi trunks, that won't be a problem.

How about a closeup of the base of the trunk(s)?

dave

[Kris]

Yes,dave it does looks like a clumping variety to me.

Dear gina what variety is it.and need a close up of its trunk.

love,

Kris  

[Rusty on Pine Is.]

Gina....wow, you have been burning up that shovel a lot here lately!!

To echo what Dave said, if that is a C.mitis it will do fine with the move.

I have one that was trashed and left for DOA at a dump....I brought it to the Flatts and plopped it in the ground for a year, and it was beat up by Hurricane Charley, and moved..........

............... oops, wrong spot so i moved it yet again, and it has never sneezed or looked cross eyed over the 4 years of abuse...nor has it flowered.

Nice plant, enjoy it!!

[JungleGina]

Dave and Kris, yes this is a C. Mitis and I will get a closeup pic of the trunk.

Rusty, yep, burnin' up my shovel all right. My half acre had some mature trees when I bought it but not much else. I planted the stuff near the house first and lately have been working on the back bare section more. Then there's what I call the back 40, which was fenced off and thick with Brazilian pepper trees   . We've been fighting those off and trying to clear the space for my other love...bamboo.

I have C. zebrina and C. gigas but they're still too small to go in the ground.

[JungleGina]

Here's the close up of the trunk, still growing after the transplant.

[metalfan]

Wow look at all those little pups!

C. mitis used to be so common in the box stores, but I don't think I have seen one for years. I always had to restrain myself from buying one, they aren;t hardy here and eventually outgrow their spaces as indoor plants. I love them though.

[Tyrone]

(metalfan @ Sep. 27 2007,07:39)

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Wow look at all those little pups!

C. mitis used to be so common in the box stores, but I don't think I have seen one for years. I always had to restrain myself from buying one, they aren;t hardy here and eventually outgrow their spaces as indoor plants. I love them though.

I thought they'd be fine for all parts of Florida. Why are they not hardy in your area?

regards

Tyrone

[JungleGina]

Tyrone, Florida is a very long state with zones from 8a through 11. I believe metalfan lives in the northern part of Florida and c. mitis do not do well in marginal areas. We have a lot of large ones where I live.

[metalfan]

See where the purple line meets the pink line kind of half way down? That's where I live.

[BS Man about Palms]

(metalfan @ Sep. 27 2007,18:07)

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See where the purple line meets the pink line kind of half way down? That's where I live.

I think I can see you jogging if I squint...  

[Tyrone]

(JungleGina @ Sep. 27 2007,12:21)

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Tyrone, Florida is a very long state with zones from 8a through 11. I believe metalfan lives in the northern part of Florida and c. mitis do not do well in marginal areas. We have a lot of large ones where I live.

Thanks for the info. It seems strange to have such cold temps in winter at such a latitude. C mitis will grow OK down on the southern ocean at around 35S. Must be the maritime influence. Here I just threw them in the ground without a second thought.

regards

Tyrone

[metalfan]

Actually its not that cold here, Tyrone. Its not like the winter is one huge cold event here in North Florida, although many people in SOUTH Florida would like for everyone to think that, LOL.

The average nighttime lows here are 40's and 50's from Nov-Feb.

The only frost or freeze we get are isolated incidents (usually only one night, sometimes 2-3) when Artic air descends from Canada and the jet stream shifts to allow it to make it down the peninsula. Otherwise, its kinda of a 65-75 daytime/40-50 nighttime routine scenario.

WHen a cold air mass is strong enough to drop us to 22-32 here, its usually 28-40 around Tampa and Orlando. The Palm Beaches usualy get at least one frost every year or two. Even Key West has dropped to 40F in its history. Its the only "true" zone 11 in Florida, although temps pver the past 10 years have been creeping up all the way up the peninsula.

We were classified as a zone 8B in the old USDA cold hardiness maps, but, based on anaysis of 10 years of weather data from 1990-2000, we were re-classified as zone 9A on the new maps.

Since I personally have lived here (1992), I have not experienced a zone 8B winter at my home. All mine have been 9A's. There are outlying areas in our county that are very rural, away from the heat radiation of Gainesville and with low structural densities, and also areas that lie in cold air basins, which routinely get some teens, but not at my house since I've been here.  I do push limits on some things I plant, but I try to be careful doing it. One day, I probably WILL get some teens. In 1989 it dropped to I think 15 here.

[cfkingfish]

Gina-

I have seen that map and I dont know who made it, but it is not very accurate. It takes into effect very little the maritime influence on both coasts, and the lack thereof in the interior. This is more than just a microclimate issue, it is macro.  :cool:

[metalfan]

Well, Christian, you notice I haven't dismantled my greenhouse, LOL