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Chamaedorea tuerckheimii A Petite Gem of a Palm

Jim in Los Altos

By Jim in Los Altos
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Jim in Los Altos Grand Master

Jim in Los Altos

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These “Potato Chip” Palms seem to have been enjoying life in the front garden for a number of years. The stems “crawl” horizontally and root in wherever they make soil contact. 
 

Anyone else growing these, please post photos! 
 

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Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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Beautiful! Rarer then rocking horse poo in Australia. There here but any seedlings get snapped up by the network of collectors, and unless your in that network (palm mafia gang) you won’t come a across them!

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thanks for sharing jim.  i have always admired these.  ive heard that they are quite hard to grow but you have found some magical skills to not only grow them but they are thriving.  

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9 minutes ago, tinman10101 said:

thanks for sharing jim.  i have always admired these.  ive heard that they are quite hard to grow but you have found some magical skills to not only grow them but they are thriving.  

Yes he has the lucky bloke! Perhaps @Jim in Los Altos can show us his skills in growing them by creating a few seeds in hand pollinating them. That will test him out! 

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1 hour ago, tinman10101 said:

thanks for sharing jim.  i have always admired these.  ive heard that they are quite hard to grow but you have found some magical skills to not only grow them but they are thriving.  

Tin, That’s what I’ve heard but these two don’t receive any special treatment. They’re in moist fertile soil, almost full shade, and moderate temperatures. Lucky me I guess. :) 

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Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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I remember Pauleen Sullivan doting over her little “grove” of these in her Ventura yard. She would say they were her favourites but then add that her favourite was always the palm she happened to be looking at…that was probably 35 years ago, and to this day I’ve never noticed one for sale, either seed or plant. Jim, you obviously have some secret source for these elusive beauties. They seem to love the cool climatic regime of coastal SoCal and central California.

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Rancho Mirage, California | 33°44' N 116°25' W | 287 ft | z10a | avg Jan 43/70F | Jul 78/108F avg | Weather Station KCARANCH310

previously Big Pine Key, Florida | 24°40' N 81°21' W | 4.5 ft. | z12a | Calcareous substrate | avg annual min. approx 52F | avg Jan 65/75F | Jul 83/90 | extreme min approx 41F

previously Natchez, Mississippi | 31°33' N 91°24' W | 220 ft.| z9a | Downtown/river-adjacent | Loess substrate | avg annual min. 23F | Jan 43/61F | Jul 73/93F | extreme min 2.5F (1899); previously Los Angeles, California (multiple locations)

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I really like that one , Jim. They both look very happy . Any sign of flowering? Harry

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1 hour ago, Harry’s Palms said:

I really like that one , Jim. They both look very happy . Any sign of flowering? Harry

They’ve both flowered several times. I’ve heard that hand pollination is almost the only way to have a chance of one fruiting so next time they are in flower, I’ll try that. 

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Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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1 hour ago, mnorell said:

I remember Pauleen Sullivan doting over her little “grove” of these in her Ventura yard. She would say they were her favourites but then add that her favourite was always the palm she happened to be looking at…that was probably 35 years ago, and to this day I’ve never noticed one for sale, either seed or plant. Jim, you obviously have some secret source for these elusive beauties. They seem to love the cool climatic regime of coastal SoCal and central California.

I got lucky with this pair which appeared on an eBay auction a few years ago. 

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Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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1 hour ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

I got lucky with this pair which appeared on an eBay auction a few years ago. 

I know the eBay feeling well very addictive, buy it now or see you at the auction! 

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This species is not easy to grow, those that were in the botanical garden of Naples, are all dead

GIUSEPPE

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Been trying to source this species ever since I first spotted one in a collectors garden. They are the “Mapu” of Chamaedorea’s, but much rarer. Gorgeous palms.

There is a small scale breeding program going on as we speak in Australia, but I imagine most of the offspring will end up in botanical gardens or in the hands of high society. Us mere plebs don’t stand a chance. Come on RPS, sort some out please!!!

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For those of you that frequent Facebook, I’ve set up a group called “Pommy palms”, where many of the palms I’ve seen since emigrating to Australia have been documented. If you wish to be a member, copy and paste “Pommy palms” into Facebook to view the page and click “Join group”.

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I have heard anecdotally that this palm is extremely sensitive to water quality, I have one, which seems OK so far.

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Jim in Los Altos

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7 hours ago, Darold Petty said:

I have heard anecdotally that this palm is extremely sensitive to water quality, I have one, which seems OK so far.

Mine seem okay with my very hard water here. Our city water is 100% ground water sourced and has a very high calcium content. The little palms do get a little bit of leaf tip burn on older leaves by summer’s end. 

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Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

zone 10a/9b

sunset zone 16

300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

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22 hours ago, Jonathan Haycock said:

Been trying to source this species ever since I first spotted one in a collectors garden. They are the “Mapu” of Chamaedorea’s, but much rarer. Gorgeous palms.

There is a small scale breeding program going on as we speak in Australia, but I imagine most of the offspring will end up in botanical gardens or in the hands of high society. Us mere plebs don’t stand a chance. Come on RPS, sort some out please!!!

You forget to mention the palm mafia gang in control of that seed! 🤣

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9 hours ago, happypalms said:

You forget to mention the palm mafia gang in control of that seed! 🤣

First rule of fight club…

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For those of you that frequent Facebook, I’ve set up a group called “Pommy palms”, where many of the palms I’ve seen since emigrating to Australia have been documented. If you wish to be a member, copy and paste “Pommy palms” into Facebook to view the page and click “Join group”.

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3 hours ago, Jonathan Haycock said:

First rule of fight club…

Yep and what happens at see stays at see! 

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