Where are all the joeys on palm talk

[happypalms]

As most of you know I love Joey palms my all time favourite and for good reason there absolutely spectacular as far as a palm goes. Such a tropical looking palm yet so tough easy to grow cool tolerant. Just add water and away the grow. I don’t see many on palm talk surely there out there yet no one seems to post them. There such a beautiful palm worthy of any garden, courtyard or veranda. All you need is shade and water to grow them and there easy to cultivate. 

[tim_brissy_13]

J altifrons at Flecker Botanic Gardens, Cairns, Australia. 

[happypalms]

3 minutes ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

J altifrons at Flecker Botanic Gardens, Cairns, Australia. 

Nice one Tim your secret hideaway in cairns hey dreaming of what you can grow in sunny warm Melbourne I bet! 

[sonoranfans]

these are very sensitive to wind and sun.   Palmpedia:  "will grow happily in the subtropics and of course any tropical climate, in a shady, wind protected situation".  Cant do the wind protected here, and no deep shade spots not already taken says that I wont grow one here.  The cost here is $125 for a 1 gallon.  7 gallon was listed at $425.  Im not going to take the risk of severe wind/sun damage on a plant that expensive in florida.  If I had a few acres and a dense forest on my property, I'm sure it would be a good choice.  But watching my much tougher palms take a beating from Milton, I suspect a joey would be shredded into oblivion.    

[ahosey01]

6 hours ago, happypalms said:

As most of you know I love Joey palms my all time favourite and for good reason there absolutely spectacular as far as a palm goes. Such a tropical looking palm yet so tough easy to grow cool tolerant. Just add water and away the grow. I don’t see many on palm talk surely there out there yet no one seems to post them. There such a beautiful palm worthy of any garden, courtyard or veranda. All you need is shade and water to grow them and there easy to cultivate. 

Apparently nobody else on palmtalk is growing them because clearly you own all of the Joeys on earth lol

[Nico971]

Hey ! 
you are not the only one 😇

a few of my J.magnifica.
Tried planting one in big pot next to one in full ground. Full shade rich soil. 
They are almost 8 months old since germination.

greetings from the Caribbean! 
 

Nico 

 

 

[Kim]

Normally I take photos of palms when they are looking their best. Sometimes I take a photo when I am happy to find them alive.

Johannesteijsmannia magnifica, first photo July 2023 at time of tree fall, second photo February 2024, still growing

There is this situation on my property where trees fall over. Above is a massive branch from a Cecropia that peeled off one day. Amazingly, it is a rare event for the fallen tree to take out a palm, and here you see one such lucky example.

I also have a juvenile Johannesteijsmannia altifrons getting a bit too much sun. Still searching for a photo. 

[Brad52]

I paid only $80 for one larger than myself a couple years back and it is now about 1/3 the original size and screaming how much it hates life here so not very photogenic.

[iDesign]

Southern California Joey checking in!

Mine has actually been catching my eye a lot lately. So much so that I'm testing it out in a more prominent place in the yard. I bought it in 2021 and initially had it in an extremely sheltered (and mostly hidden) location. But it outgrew its spot recently, and seems to have grown a lot this summer.  Here's another shot of it, taken this morning...

[happypalms]

6 hours ago, sonoranfans said:

these are very sensitive to wind and sun.   Palmpedia:  "will grow happily in the subtropics and of course any tropical climate, in a shady, wind protected situation".  Cant do the wind protected here, and no deep shade spots not already taken says that I wont grow one here.  The cost here is $125 for a 1 gallon.  7 gallon was listed at $425.  Im not going to take the risk of severe wind/sun damage on a plant that expensive in florida.  If I had a few acres and a dense forest on my property, I'm sure it would be a good choice.  But watching my much tougher palms take a beating from Milton, I suspect a joey would be shredded into oblivion.    

Yes they are sensitive little things. I have lost a few that just drop off the earth kicking the bucket for no reason. Lost one big 23 year old one on hot dry no humidity day north west wind. But having so many of them iam going for strength in numbers of those that don’t die. Out of twenty I have planted five have died from unknown causes to me. I understand your unwillingness to purchase one or two at those prices. If I was growing near you I would donate one to you just to try I would be confident it would live somewhere in your garden unless it’s a succulent garden.

[happypalms]

4 hours ago, ahosey01 said:

Apparently nobody else on palmtalk is growing them because clearly you own all of the Joeys on earth lol

I was going to put that on the heading because I have them all. I just got another 500 seeds through customs there in the mail on there way by next Tuesday. 🤣

[happypalms]

2 hours ago, Nico971 said:

Hey ! 
you are not the only one 😇

a few of my J.magnifica.
Tried planting one in big pot next to one in full ground. Full shade rich soil. 
They are almost 8 months old since germination.

greetings from the Caribbean! 
 

Nico 

 

 

Nico I had to take a second look at picture number two. Is that one Joey I planted in my garden exactly the same looking right down to the rocks job well done get them in the ground. My tip is really garden it feed it mulch it water it,almost daily water it or much as you can. I even dug up my runt seedlings I planted just to replace them with bigger ones I had why not put the biggest and the best ones in the ground.

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1 hour ago, Brad52 said:

I paid only $80 for one larger than myself a couple years back and it is now about 1/3 the original size and screaming how much it hates life here so not very photogenic.

That’s a shame may I suggest water mulch and feed it continuously they are a palm that needs attention to grow as young plants. $80 bucks is a pretty good price. $35 Aus dollars gets you a tube stock $60 gets you 140mm container size plant and $120 for a 175mm container grown specimen in my nursery. 

[happypalms]

30 minutes ago, iDesign said:

Southern California Joey checking in!

Mine has actually been catching my eye a lot lately. So much so that I'm testing it out in a more prominent place in the yard. I bought it in 2021 and initially had it in an extremely sheltered (and mostly hidden) location. But it outgrew its spot recently, and seems to have grown a lot this summer.  Here's another shot of it, taken this morning...

That’s a beautiful one and it has a bit of growth in good condition. If you plant it in  the ground they need more attention than a husband will take on a constant basis joeys love attention. Once past the seedling stage they begin to grow stronger each new leaf. If you do plant it out water and food constantly organic food especially mulch in little amounts especially liquid seaweed or fish emulsion pretty well much every time you water them liquid feed it something organic. 

[Brad52]

37 minutes ago, happypalms said:

That’s a shame may I suggest water mulch and feed it continuously they are a palm that needs attention to grow as young plants. $80 bucks is a pretty good price. $35 Aus dollars gets you a tube stock $60 gets you 140mm container size plant and $120 for a 175mm container grown specimen in my nursery. 

Yes, water and being planted on lava means no ground moisture.  I don’t generally water anything except when first planted so joey is on it’s own at this point.  

[Hurricanepalms]

Here is one of mine from a few months back , not looking quite as good today. Not sure why, but has started to lose some of its’ lower leaves. I have been growing it since a 1 gallon size. 4 years or so. 

[Harry’s Palms]

They are beautiful but probably would fail at my house. I have hot dry winds in the fall that would destroy such a beauty. I have no where to keep it safe. Harry

[Brad52]

9 hours ago, Brad52 said:

I paid only $80 for one larger than myself a couple years back and it is now about 1/3 the original size and screaming how much it hates life here so not very photogenic.

 

[happypalms]

11 hours ago, Kim said:

Normally I take photos of palms when they are looking their best. Sometimes I take a photo when I am happy to find them alive.

Johannesteijsmannia magnifica, first photo July 2023 at time of tree fall, second photo February 2024, still growing

There is this situation on my property where trees fall over. Above is a massive branch from a Cecropia that peeled off one day. Amazingly, it is a rare event for the fallen tree to take out a palm, and here you see one such lucky example.

I also have a juvenile Johannesteijsmannia altifrons getting a bit too much sun. Still searching for a photo. 

One lucky Joey that’s for sure. I would cry if that was my Joey and it got smashed luckily no tears will be shed in this case. Iam still planting joeys in all sorts of spots just to see what they will take in conditions no full sun yet but some in bright light with sun others in deep shade. Time will tell what the best conditions are some with amendments in soil some in complete bush soil conditions the only thing I look for is a moisture spot in the garden but having so many iam pushing the Joey boundaries.

[happypalms]

6 hours ago, Hurricanepalms said:

Here is one of mine from a few months back , not looking quite as good today. Not sure why, but has started to lose some of its’ lower leaves. I have been growing it since a 1 gallon size. 4 years or so. 

Now that’s a Joey well done. Try sitting it in a tray of water I have some in trays loving it constantly sitting in the tray except in winter it’s to cold for there roots.

[realarch]

On 11/22/2024 at 9:34 AM, Kim said:

Normally I take photos of palms when they are looking their best. Sometimes I take a photo when I am happy to find them alive.

Johannesteijsmannia magnifica, first photo July 2023 at time of tree fall, second photo February 2024, still growing

There is this situation on my property where trees fall over. Above is a massive branch from a Cecropia that peeled off one day. Amazingly, it is a rare event for the fallen tree to take out a palm, and here you see one such lucky example.

I also have a juvenile Johannesteijsmannia altifrons getting a bit too much sun. Still searching for a photo. 

Geeze Kim, close call! From my experience, any trauma to a Joey is usually an end of life event. 

Tim

[realarch]

Well Richard, ask and you shall receive. These have growing for a few years, actually faster than I expected. First off is J. altifrons #1. Both are planted fairly close to one another. The ole shovel for scale.

Tim

 

 

[realarch]

Here is Joey #2 and the last photo shows their proximity.

Tim

 

[happypalms]

5 hours ago, realarch said:

Geeze Kim, close call! From my experience, any trauma to a Joey is usually an end of life event. 

Tim

That’s my experience with them as well I stepped on one once it was game over for it. 

[happypalms]

5 hours ago, realarch said:

Well Richard, ask and you shall receive. These have growing for a few years, actually faster than I expected. First off is J. altifrons #1. Both are planted fairly close to one another. The ole shovel for scale.

Tim

 

 

Holy guano Batman now that’s a Joey ask and you shall receive wow and double wow! Iam off to to water and fertilise my ones now! Better yet iam moving to cairns and taking my joeys to plant the lot now I know why I love them.

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On 11/23/2024 at 4:26 PM, Brad52 said:

 

If you can water it iam sure it will reward you greatly.