My little Kerriodoxa elegans update

[happypalms]

I have been growing these Kerriodoxa for about a year or so all home germinated in my hothouse they are my absolute favourites in palms second only to joey palms in my garden  an absolutely beautiful palm to grow with outstanding new leaves and petioles these little babies are destined for a mass planting of around 200 at bottom of my property near my gate and the rest of off to market there’s about 1000 so definitely worth doing on a large scale production project to supply the domestic market in around 5 to 10 years time unfortunately palms are slow to reach top dollar in the subtropical climate not like North Queensland but there definitely worth growing especially if growing them for a hobby to make a few bucks on the side later on actually to heck with the domestic market I just love to grow palms full stop I’ll plant the lot instead a much better investment for the planet 🌎 

[Harry’s Palms]

They look healthy. That is about the size of most of the palms I started with. Very rewarding to see them as mature palms now 25-30 years later. My Chemboynia and my Pritchardia started out in 4” bands from Maui, both are well overhead now! Same with most of them. That is why I do it, watch ‘em grow , Harry

[happypalms]

7 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

They look healthy. That is about the size of most of the palms I started with. Very rewarding to see them as mature palms now 25-30 years later. My Chemboynia and my Pritchardia started out in 4” bands from Maui, both are well overhead now! Same with most of them. That is why I do it, watch ‘em grow , Harry

Thanks Harry they are my babies that’s for sure it is very satisfying to import and germinate seeds to watch them grow to maturity with every season watching them change kinda a zen moment in motion Richard 

[Jadd Correia]

Amazing work and volume. I too hope to get a hold of a bunch of this seed to grow out one day. Thanks for the updates.

[happypalms]

6 hours ago, Jadd Correia said:

Amazing work and volume. I too hope to get a hold of a bunch of this seed to grow out one day. Thanks for the updates.

Thank you iam sure you will get some seeds one day they are easy to germinate i just put mine in the hot house in summer in styrofoam box’s coco coir perlite mix slightly moist with lids on them so good luck.

[Brian]

Nice healthy looks plants! I fell in love with Kerriodoxa elegans on a visit to Bo's garden in Hawaii several years ago. @bgl had a pathway under a canopy of K. elegans that just blew me away. Once I got home the search was on for seeds. I finally got some and now have a few planted around thge garden. 

[Tyrone]

Grown perfectly. 😀

[peachy]

The tiny baby Kerri I had from you 6 months ago has been growing much faster than I expected. It's in the shadehouse and handling this recent spate of really cold weather.  If anyone wants a strong healthy seedling @happypalms is the person to contact.

Peachy

PS Freckles sprouted her seedlings last night. 3 of them are parti colours like her.  This colouration is so rare that although I have had Pekingese most of my life, I only saw my first one 5 years ago.

[happypalms]

11 hours ago, Brian said:

Nice healthy looks plants! I fell in love with Kerriodoxa elegans on a visit to Bo's garden in Hawaii several years ago. @bgl had a pathway under a canopy of K. elegans that just blew me away. Once I got home the search was on for seeds. I finally got some and now have a few planted around thge garden. 

Thanks I started growing them because they where the one palm in my garden and greenhouse that stood up to test of time growing through neglect surviving many conditions over 20 years so I thought why not grow a thousand more I just love them one my favourite palms of all time there amazing when they reach a decent size I will be planted a grove of around 300 on my property in the next few years.

[happypalms]

9 hours ago, Tyrone said:

Grown perfectly. 😀

Naturally.

[happypalms]

8 hours ago, peachy said:

The tiny baby Kerri I had from you 6 months ago has been growing much faster than I expected. It's in the shadehouse and handling this recent spate of really cold weather.  If anyone wants a strong healthy seedling @happypalms is the person to contact.

Peachy

PS Freckles sprouted her seedlings last night. 3 of them are parti colours like her.  This colouration is so rare that although I have had Pekingese most of my life, I only saw my first one 5 years ago.

Thanks peachy I do have a few Kerriodoxa for sale now the pooches look pretty cute to me puppies are a real cute magnet although the chewing of shoes and whatever goes with them takes some getting used to congratulations are in order for the puppies and you.

[Kim]

16 hours ago, peachy said:

The tiny baby Kerri I had from you 6 months ago has been growing much faster than I expected. It's in the shadehouse and handling this recent spate of really cold weather.  If anyone wants a strong healthy seedling @happypalms is the person to contact.

Peachy

PS Freckles sprouted her seedlings last night. 3 of them are parti colours like her.  This colouration is so rare that although I have had Pekingese most of my life, I only saw my first one 5 years ago.

 

Puppies!!! Congratulations!!! Will they keep you company or are homes awaiting them?

@happypalms -- Nice work with your little Kerriodoxa! This is a favorite palm, for sure, hard to find anything more elegant than a trail lined with them. Mine are producing seed, but my first germination efforts have been too haphazard for success, but more seeds await.

[peachy]

1 hour ago, Kim said:

Puppies!!! Congratulations!!! Will they keep you company or are homes awaiting them?

@happypalms -- Nice work with your little Kerriodoxa! This is a favorite palm, for sure, hard to find anything more elegant than a trail lined with them. Mine are producing seed, but my first germination efforts have been too haphazard for success, but more seeds await.

Alas, I am just the Daddy's mama so unless one of them develops excellent show potential then they will be sold by their other Granny. He has been busy the last few months and made me a grandmother several times over. Who could have thought that the tiny white ball of fluff I nurtured with so  much love and care has become the icon of fecundity. Best of all, I get  the cuddles and kisses,  their other granny gets sleepless nights, huge vet bills and tons of poo poo to clean up.

[happypalms]

15 hours ago, Kim said:

Puppies!!! Congratulations!!! Will they keep you company or are homes awaiting them?

@happypalms -- Nice work with your little Kerriodoxa! This is a favorite palm, for sure, hard to find anything more elegant than a trail lined with them. Mine are producing seed, but my first germination efforts have been too haphazard for success, but more seeds await.

Thanks Kim iam not quite going to set any seed# for a few years yet but I will certainly be planting quite a few groups of three Kerriodoxa together plus the 300 I wish to plant as a mass planting I just love them so spectacular I hope you have good luck with more seeds here’s a picture of the one in my garden absolutely just being a peacock of a plant showing off.