Chelyocarpus sp dypsis minuta geonoma atrovirens all looking good

[happypalms]

Some rare and unusual palms in the collection the chelyocarpus is yet to survive a winter with protection but the dypsis and geonoma have survived two winters and are looking stronger each season time will tell if the chelyocarpus lives but I certainly will be placing it in the hothouse that’s for sure the geonoma has  an incredible new leaf colour and from memory I think the minuta was at least ten years of age what I should have been doing is every pal: that come into my collection I should have created a file it would be a lot easier that way 

[peachy]

The Celyocarpus looks like a Licuala ...yes I know they come from Sth America, but they really do look like Liccies. I wish my Geonoma looked as good as yours. One of mine croaked in the recent humidity of death we suffered recently.

Peachy

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18 minutes ago, peachy said:

The Celyocarpus looks like a Licuala ...yes I know they come from Sth America, but they really do look like Liccies. I wish my Geonoma looked as good as yours. One of mine croaked in the recent humidity of death we suffered recently.

Peachy

The chelyocarpus does look a bit like a small licuala but way more impressive once mature try keeping some of your water loving palms in a tray of water then remove them in wintertime otherwise they get cold feet plants are like us humans warm feet in winter 

[realarch]

Richard, or should I call you Possum? Which Chelyocarpus are you growing? My C. chuco and C. ulei are doing well, the C. chuco is getting big.

Tim

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2 hours ago, realarch said:

Richard, or should I call you Possum? Which Chelyocarpus are you growing? My C. chuco and C. ulei are doing well, the C. chuco is getting big.

Tim

I purchased it as chelyocarpus sp perhaps ulei from my research cold tolerance is the next question 

[realarch]

Richard, here’s the C. ulei from the garden, still relatively young.

Tim

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8 hours ago, realarch said:

Richard, here’s the C. ulei from the garden, still relatively young.

Tim

The smaller leaves look a bit similar so iam going with ulei thanks lucky Hawaii growers 🌴