Parajubaea torallyi “Popping” Off Old Leaf Bases.

[Jim in Los Altos]

Fifteen old leaf bases finally falling away on this eighteen year old P. torallyi’s fattening trunk. This one was planted as a small two leaf seedling. This one has never set seed but a number of dried up immature inflorescences were hiding behind the fallen away leaf boots and they fell off as well. The palm is pushing a very visible fresh inflorescence now. Maybe this one will actually produce something. 
 

[Harry’s Palms]

very nice looking palm, very robust. It is so nice to be able to watch them grow from little seedlings to large specimens. Harry

[happypalms]

I like it Jim that’s one monster of a palm! I wouldn’t say no to having them in my collection! 

[Jim in Los Altos]

12 hours ago, happypalms said:

I like it Jim that’s one monster of a palm! I wouldn’t say no to having them in my collection! 

I have three. One’s a lot bigger than the one in my photos but is still holding onto its old leaf bases. 

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Very nice Jim!  Hope you get some seeds!  Too bad it wouldn't survive one summer here.

[Jim in Los Altos]

3 hours ago, Fusca said:

Very nice Jim!  Hope you get some seeds!  Too bad it wouldn't survive one summer here.

Thanks Jon! Yeah, it’s a lot cooler here in the summer than your area in South Texas and Parajubaea can’t handle daily heat without significant cooldown at night. It’s of palm species love heat and humidity though as you surely know. 

[LivistonaFan]

@Jim in Los Altos

Impressive, I hope this is a Parajubaea torallyi var torallyi and not a Parajubaea torallyi var microcarpa? Did you measure the trunk diameter?

 My Parajubaea torallyi var microcarpa (6 years since the first split leaf, 4 years in the ground) may have a maximum trunk diameter of 80 cm, otherwise I have to remove some concrete🫢.

 

[Jim in Los Altos]

2 minutes ago, LivistonaFan said:

@Jim in Los Altos

Impressive, I hope this is a Parajubaea torallyi var torallyi and not a Parajubaea torallyi var microcarpa? Did you measure the trunk diameter?

 My Parajubaea torallyi var microcarpa (6 years since the first split leaf, 4 years in the ground) may have a maximum trunk diameter of 80 cm, otherwise I have to remove some concrete🫢.

 

Lambert, Parajubaea trunks will actually grow right over any nearby hardscaping without damaging it. My biggest torallyi is growing over a portion of stone and concrete walkway and another one did the same. I’ll measure the trunk bases today and post. 

[Jim in Los Altos]

2 hours ago, LivistonaFan said:

@Jim in Los Altos

Impressive, I hope this is a Parajubaea torallyi var torallyi and not a Parajubaea torallyi var microcarpa? Did you measure the trunk diameter?

 My Parajubaea torallyi var microcarpa (6 years since the first split leaf, 4 years in the ground) may have a maximum trunk diameter of 80 cm, otherwise I have to remove some concrete🫢.

 

My biggest P. torallyi (pictured) has a 37” (94 cm) trunk diameter. The one in the original post is 34” (86 cm). 
 

[LivistonaFan]

1 hour ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

My biggest P. torallyi (pictured) has a 37” (94 cm) trunk diameter. The one in the original post is 34” (86 cm). 
 

Many thanks for the quick measuring. It's good to hear that Parajubaea get on so well with hardscape.

By the way, you have a great garden and an even better selection of palms😃.

Not even a third of the species you have survive in my garden, in part because there is no irrigation😶‍🌫️. Despite that, my Parajubaea (two P. sunkha and four Parajubaea var microcarpa) appear to be growing fairly quickly.