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Picking a few chamaedorea radicalis seeds

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Had a few radicalis seeds ready to pick I will grow them out to plant a mass display i only want to propagate the acaulescent variety to mass plant them out as a ground cover time will tell if they grow true to form from the mother plant 

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C. Radicalis are one of the few that I have had incredible success with . Within just a few years they are growing fast. Great garden fill and prolific so there are always seed. I plant straight in the ground , the whole fruit and up they come. I am not near as organized as you , I just distribute wherever there is a spot . Up they come a few weeks later! Here , they found a home in between my Pritchardia an the C. Mitis. Harry

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19 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

C. Radicalis are one of the few that I have had incredible success with . Within just a few years they are growing fast. Great garden fill and prolific so there are always seed. I plant straight in the ground , the whole fruit and up they come. I am not near as organized as you , I just distribute wherever there is a spot . Up they come a few weeks later! Here , they found a home in between my Pritchardia an the C. Mitis. Harry

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They are one of the easiest palms around so easy there is virtually no chance of selling one to a collector that’s for sure let alone give one away they are that common amongst collectors but the retail sector they sell we’ll being a frost tolerant palm and a great patio palm like you say just push the seed in I get a few popping up in my garden some I weed out some I leave 

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@happypalms! Good on ya mate!

There's worse things to have a fetish for than shortie C. radicalis. A bunch of them would indeed make an awesome ground cover, and TOUGH, too.

One thing that appears to be an issue is that when you cross the shorties and the tall types, the tall type is "dominant" genetically. So, if you've got a few tall ones in your flock, purge them (give them to someone who wants them) and keep the shorties.

If, like me, you've got a mixture, you'll end up over time with a lot more tall ones than shorties.

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On 5/29/2024 at 12:08 AM, DoomsDave said:

@happypalms! Good on ya mate!

There's worse things to have a fetish for than shortie C. radicalis. A bunch of them would indeed make an awesome ground cover, and TOUGH, too.

One thing that appears to be an issue is that when you cross the shorties and the tall types, the tall type is "dominant" genetically. So, if you've got a few tall ones in your flock, purge them (give them to someone who wants them) and keep the shorties.

If, like me, you've got a mixture, you'll end up over time with a lot more tall ones than shorties.

Great tip thanks Tyrone I was wondering if they will get tall or remain short I more stemless ones than trunking so I hope they remain short 

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Just now, happypalms said:

Great tip thanks Tyrone I was wondering if they will get tall or remain short I more stemless ones than trunking so I hope they remain short 

Thanks dooms Dave not Tyrone but thanks Tyrone anyway 

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I have one of the no stem type, actually the seed came from Doom's Dave just before the import ban hit.  It's in the ground here now but I can't say that I really like it at all.  It took me a very long time to find one for sale with a stem, which I really like.  I would love to find one that has a short trunk of 1 or 2 metres only. I think that would be gorgeous.

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I came. I saw. I purchased

 

 

27.35 south.

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5 minutes ago, peachy said:

I have one of the no stem type, actually the seed came from Doom's Dave just before the import ban hit.  It's in the ground here now but I can't say that I really like it at all.  It took me a very long time to find one for sale with a stem, which I really like.  I would love to find one that has a short trunk of 1 or 2 metres only. I think that would be gorgeous.

Picky picky Peachy

I end up giving some of the tree form to neighbors or friends. Most of the older ones I planted end up with trunks. The largest one in the photo is just starting to get a trunk. Once the trunk forms , it seems to reach 3 meters fast , some get taller. Harry

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On 5/28/2024 at 7:08 AM, DoomsDave said:

@happypalms! Good on ya mate!

There's worse things to have a fetish for than shortie C. radicalis. A bunch of them would indeed make an awesome ground cover, and TOUGH, too.

One thing that appears to be an issue is that when you cross the shorties and the tall types, the tall type is "dominant" genetically. So, if you've got a few tall ones in your flock, purge them (give them to someone who wants them) and keep the shorties.

If, like me, you've got a mixture, you'll end up over time with a lot more tall ones than shorties.

I’m not sure how many are actually trunk less in my garden. It seems after a while, they tend to form  trunks. For now , I have a bunch around my house that are just nice looking fill between the other , mature , palms. Harry

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22 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

I’m not sure how many are actually trunk less in my garden. It seems after a while, they tend to form  trunks. For now , I have a bunch around my house that are just nice looking fill between the other , mature , palms. Harry

Either way there worth having trunk or no trunk plus one of the best cold tolerant chams 

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22 hours ago, peachy said:

I have one of the no stem type, actually the seed came from Doom's Dave just before the import ban hit.  It's in the ground here now but I can't say that I really like it at all.  It took me a very long time to find one for sale with a stem, which I really like.  I would love to find one that has a short trunk of 1 or 2 metres only. I think that would be gorgeous.

Picky picky Peachy

Peachy at least it doesn’t sucker they can get at least 3 metres tall the trunkless one is the go 

Richard 

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