orlandozone9b Posted Friday at 06:49 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 06:49 PM Purchased this Alfie a few months back and just installed it near the shores of lake Apopka earlier today. Does anyone have an idea as to how large this specimen will be in 5, 10, 15 years?? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmatierMeg Posted Friday at 07:04 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 07:04 PM Gorgeous palm. In 2009 I saw a mature one in Lake Mary and couldn’t believe the size of it - an absolute behemoth. Yours could eventually fill your whole front yard. They are slower than coconuts. I once had 3 but lost all of them to Hurricanes Irma & Ian. The winds ripped their stems off the growing plates. No coming back from that. I’ve abandoned hope for any more. 1 Meg Palms of Victory I shall wear Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise) Florida Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal Elevation: 15 feetI'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Zone 5 Posted Friday at 08:50 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 08:50 PM It's already ginormous 🌴🌴👍👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orlandozone9b Posted Friday at 09:12 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 09:12 PM 2 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said: Gorgeous palm. In 2009 I saw a mature one in Lake Mary and couldn’t believe the size of it - an absolute behemoth. Yours could eventually fill your whole front yard. They are slower than coconuts. I once had 3 but lost all of them to Hurricanes Irma & Ian. The winds ripped their stems off the growing plates. No coming back from that. I’ve abandoned hope for any more. Sorry for my inexperience - but does it seem that this palm is already trunking so it won’t break off the growth plate? or would trunking mean when the smooth stem with ringed leaf scar appears? im nervous about the wind…this was not a cheap palm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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