Huge Bismarck in pot.

[Alex Zone 5]

Spotted this today at a local garden center

It's huge and so is asking price of 900usd.

[Quasarecho]

Beautiful but $900 seems a bit excessive. 

I've got one in a pot, not nearly that big, picked up at a FL Walmart better than 10 years ago for 20 bucks.

[idontknowhatnametuse]

900 is too much, I had seen these at Lowe's Mexico when it was still a thing and they costed 400 MXN (20 USD) just a bit smaller than the one in your photo.

[iko.]

It's expensive even by European standards. In Spain,  a similar size to the one in your photo would cost between 70 to 200EUR. Often, much bigger Bismarckias in pots can be seen (photo attached) ranging between 600 to 1000EUR. In Northern European countries, yes, they will be more expensive.

These palms are very root sensitive and I found out that smaller sizes are a better investment than bigger ones. By the time the big one is recovering from the transplant, a smaller one may have duplicated in size. 

Edited February 21, 2023 by iko.

[PalmatierMeg]

No bargain there. 

[Alex Zone 5]

On 2/21/2023 at 10:28 AM, PalmatierMeg said:

No bargain there. 

I'm guessing some local restaurant will be buying it and placing it outside for the summer..

[Alex Zone 5]

On 2/20/2023 at 11:50 PM, idontknowhatnametuse said:

900 is too much, I had seen these at Lowe's Mexico when it was still a thing and they costed 400 MXN (20 USD) just a bit smaller than the one in your photo.

So true bought mine for 55usd, much easier to haul 😁😁😀

[Sabal King]

This is one of the palms I wish that I would be able to grow here, but just can't.. They really are stunning palms, the color, growth pattern, etc.  I'd love to have one in a pot but haven't given it much thought yet.

[Philly J]

3 hours ago, Sabal King said:

This is one of the palms I wish that I would be able to grow here, but just can't.. They really are stunning palms, the color, growth pattern, etc.  I'd love to have one in a pot but haven't given it much thought yet.

Zone 2 😉🥶🇨🇦

[Rickybobby]

Maybe 90 bux

[SeanK]

On 2/24/2023 at 7:04 AM, Sabal King said:

This is one of the palms I wish that I would be able to grow here, but just can't.. They really are stunning palms, the color, growth pattern, etc.  I'd love to have one in a pot but haven't given it much thought yet.

Maybe grow Brahea armata intead.