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Into each [palmy] life some leaves must fall


DoomsDave

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When you have as many as I do, you get a lot of fallen leaves. Mostly it’s like, meh whatever, but once in a while one warrants  more than a bit of notice.

The leaf below is from my Chambeyronia hookeri watermelon. It’s not as big as a royal leaf, but impressive, at least to me.

I’m sure some of our Palm Talk denizens have others that made an impression, and/or cool crownshafts and other features revealed. 

Do show us!

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I'm getting self conscious of the size of my... uh leaves 😅 

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8 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

When you have as many as I do, you get a lot of fallen leaves. Mostly it’s like, meh whatever, but once in a while one warrants  more than a bit of notice.

The leaf below is from my Chambeyronia hookeri watermelon. It’s not as big as a royal leaf, but impressive, at least to me.

I’m sure some of our Palm Talk denizens have others that made an impression, and/or cool crownshafts and other features revealed. 

Do show us!

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Those Chambeyronia fronds are unique in so far as they feel like leather and large, must be something to make from them apart from mulch. 

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Port Macquarie NSW Australia

Warm temperate to subtropical

Record low of -2C at airport 2006

Pushing the limit of palm survivabilities

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@DoomsDaveif it's not too much to ask let's see a photo of your Chambeyronia hookeri "watermelon" now that it's showing off it's fresh new crownshaft. I probably have about 10 "favorite" palms but if I were forced to choose one that might be it. 

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watermelon hookeri crownshaft
 

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Satakentia Luikensis gives a nice colored crownshaft when the old leaf falls.  Mine is in 3/4 day shade and the purple color lasts just a few days.  The purple color has been increasing as this palm gets older it seems.

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Formerly in Gilbert AZ, zone 9a/9b. Now in Palmetto, Florida Zone 9b/10a??

 

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No room here for the Chambies so I planted Calyptrocalyx species. The new leaves stay red about 6 to 8 weeks. My dud of the decade is my Archontophoenix purpurae!  My veins have more purple than it does.

Hello There Unca Dave by the way.

Peachy, poochies, pussies and parrots.

I came. I saw. I purchased

 

 

27.35 south.

Warm subtropical, with occasional frosts.

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