tinman10101 Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 I don't see many of these around nor many posts. This is one of my favorites and today it definitely caught my eye. Total eye candy for me. Post them it you got them. I always enjoy photos of others well grown palms. Cheers Tin 20 3 My Santa Clarita Oasis "delectare et movere" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubaeaMan138 Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 One of my Has split leafs after years as well. Is this normal or something that happens as they get older? Mine is ratty from recent winds 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxpalms Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 (edited) Mines never split. The split ones look nice though. Edited January 25 by Foxpalms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realarch Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 Looks almost like plastic Tin. Nice little palms with deep metallic green color. Here is one that's both pinnae and entire leaves on the same plant and one that is totally entire. Tim 7 Tim Hilo, Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caribbean Palms Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 I've grown thousands of these from seed and would estimate that eventually 2 - 3 percent, at most, turned out to have divided fronds. 5 Mike Harris Caribbean Palms Nursery Loxahatchee, Florida USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC2Texaspalmlvr Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 2 hours ago, Caribbean Palms said: I've grown thousands of these from seed and would estimate that eventually 2 - 3 percent, at most, turned out to have divided fronds. Any seedlings for sale ? T J T J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caribbean Palms Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 9 hours ago, OC2Texaspalmlvr said: Any seedlings for sale ? T J All sold. 1 Mike Harris Caribbean Palms Nursery Loxahatchee, Florida USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinman10101 Posted January 26 Author Report Share Posted January 26 14 hours ago, realarch said: Looks almost like plastic Tin. Nice little palms with deep metallic green color. Here is one that's both pinnae and entire leaves on the same plant and one that is totally entire. Tim Wow Tim. Those are awesome specimens!!! Leave it to Tim's plants to outshine everyone's LOL Are you insinuating my plastic metallica is fake? 🤣 My Santa Clarita Oasis "delectare et movere" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 On 1/24/2023 at 2:59 PM, tinman10101 said: I don't see many of these around nor many posts. This is one of my favorites and today it definitely caught my eye. Total eye candy for me. Post them it you got them. I always enjoy photos of others well grown palms. Cheers Tin Nice Tin. Looks especially good after a rain which really adds to the sheen. My one and only is entire leaf which apparently is the predominant form based on Caribbean Palms experience. A nice companion plant is Chamaedorea adscendens. I have the two adjacent in my garden which emphasizes the contrast between glossy metallica leaves and thick velvety leaves of adscendens. The adscendens i have all started with unsplit leaves and became split over time, so have similar shape now to your split leaf metallica. 1 33.0782 North -117.305 West at 72 feet elevation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 You know, I was going through the yard yesterday and I have several pots of metallicas, pretty trouble free, they're in a good spot where they are happy, I need to plant them out one of these days in a group. One of them had fallen over and when I went to correct it I noticed it had pinnate leaves. I'll get a picture when I get home. Shows how observant I am! 1 Oakley, California 55 Miles E-NE of San Francisco, CA Solid zone 9, I can expect at least one night in the mid to low twenties every year. Hot, dry summers. Cold, wet winters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmnut-fry Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 (edited) Mine did that the first few years, but as it grew (made it to about 5 ft) before it croaked, it had entire, gorgeous leaves! But i put 3 in same pot (huge handmade clay Inca Bodied) and one was split, the other two entire.By far away the King of Chamedoreas! And if they can take Texas crazy temps ( heat, moving indoors in cold), They are tough. Great species. Edited January 28 by palmnut-fry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caribbean Palms Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 No split leaf here but my metallicas are happy growing here, (Loxahatchee Groves, Florida) planted outside, and producing a few seeds.. 4 1 Mike Harris Caribbean Palms Nursery Loxahatchee, Florida USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Looks great! Here's mine 2 3 Oakley, California 55 Miles E-NE of San Francisco, CA Solid zone 9, I can expect at least one night in the mid to low twenties every year. Hot, dry summers. Cold, wet winters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realarch Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Such nifty little palms, always enjoy looking at photos and seeing them in the garden. Tim 4 1 Tim Hilo, Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 (edited) Really cool palm. Too bad they're so underutilized. I was able to find all mine for like 8 bucks a piece many years ago as seedlings on ebay. Now, the pickins are slim and people want an arm or a leg for them. How the times change... I need this figure out how to get mine to seed and then I can get my arm back! Edited January 29 by Patrick Oakley, California 55 Miles E-NE of San Francisco, CA Solid zone 9, I can expect at least one night in the mid to low twenties every year. Hot, dry summers. Cold, wet winters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC2Texaspalmlvr Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 On 1/26/2023 at 7:46 AM, Caribbean Palms said: All sold. Worth a shot haha 1 T J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJG Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 15 years or so ago, Rancho Soledad Nurseries had triples of Metallica. A few had a single split-leaf with 2 regulars. I bought them and tore out the regulars and tossed them These split-leafs are getting really tall. I agree Tin, killer palms. 2542EA4A-276C-402B-BE7A-6E0BD4BC29B5.MOV 2 3 LenVista, CA (Zone 10a)Shadowridge Area"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."-- Alfred Austin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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