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Caryota mitis - wonderful palm

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After gently separating them recently, they are thriving. We are very pleased with them.

Please show us yours, we look forward to seeing them 🤗

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Official Climate Update: Subtropical Microclimate (Cfa) | 36-year mean: 11.76°C (incl. -0.3K offset) | ~2,100+ annual sunshine hours Bresser solar-vent. Station @ 1.70m since 2019 (Stachen, CH)

A very beautiful Mazat palm tree. I hope to germinate mine soon.

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I just cleaned out all the pictures on my phone since I just listed like 30 things on eBay, but here's a video that shows mine. 

 

Here are my two clumps - planted in the ground last year.  A short dip down to 27°F last winter caused some damage but they have recovered nicely.  😊  I still have one that I grew from seed that I plan to plant in a few months.

@Hu Palmeras, I had good success germinating Caryota seeds by removing the "lid" on the side of the seed exposing the embryo.  Hope you have good success!

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Jon Sunder

Here are mine

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We got plenty of them @happypalms.

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23 hours ago, Hu Palmeras said:

A very beautiful Mazat palm tree. I hope to germinate mine soon.

Thank you very much, my friend Hugo. Good luck for yours 🤗

Official Climate Update: Subtropical Microclimate (Cfa) | 36-year mean: 11.76°C (incl. -0.3K offset) | ~2,100+ annual sunshine hours Bresser solar-vent. Station @ 1.70m since 2019 (Stachen, CH)

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17 hours ago, Fusca said:

Here are my two clumps - planted in the ground last year.  A short dip down to 27°F last winter caused some damage but they have recovered nicely.  😊  I still have one that I grew from seed that I plan to plant in a few months.

@Hu Palmeras, I had good success germinating Caryota seeds by removing the "lid" on the side of the seed exposing the embryo.  Hope you have good success!

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Wonderful specimens, Jon 🤗

Official Climate Update: Subtropical Microclimate (Cfa) | 36-year mean: 11.76°C (incl. -0.3K offset) | ~2,100+ annual sunshine hours Bresser solar-vent. Station @ 1.70m since 2019 (Stachen, CH)

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3 hours ago, Husain said:

Here are mine

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Beautiful, Husain 🤗

Official Climate Update: Subtropical Microclimate (Cfa) | 36-year mean: 11.76°C (incl. -0.3K offset) | ~2,100+ annual sunshine hours Bresser solar-vent. Station @ 1.70m since 2019 (Stachen, CH)

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2 hours ago, happypalms said:

We got plenty of them @happypalms.

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Everything grows with you, Richard, or almost everything 🤗

Official Climate Update: Subtropical Microclimate (Cfa) | 36-year mean: 11.76°C (incl. -0.3K offset) | ~2,100+ annual sunshine hours Bresser solar-vent. Station @ 1.70m since 2019 (Stachen, CH)

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A very nice looking palm, But depending on where you live it also has a dark side. It's a terrible invasive weed.

I have quite a few around the garden and they do better in the shade , or at least partial shade here. They sort of self regulate here . The trunks get , sometimes , almost 20’ tall before they flower and have to be cut down . Last year I cut several trunks from 3 different clumps and new pups keep coming up in their place so effectively maintain their size. I have  5 different large clumps . They respond well to deep soaking . A couple have fruit on them now , I let them fruit because if they fall they will not cause any damage. I would like to germinate a few just for fun….with rubber gloves! Harry

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Despite the cooler nights and storms we've had, it continues to grow, the little fish, as Sabine calls it...

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Official Climate Update: Subtropical Microclimate (Cfa) | 36-year mean: 11.76°C (incl. -0.3K offset) | ~2,100+ annual sunshine hours Bresser solar-vent. Station @ 1.70m since 2019 (Stachen, CH)

I’m supposed to get lows in the mid 30s (°F) next week, probably going to wrap my Caryota in Christmas lights or something. I need it to survive, and I think it should. Honestly one of my favorite palms right now.

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How exciting, we had the same idea. Bought two yesterday 😃

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Official Climate Update: Subtropical Microclimate (Cfa) | 36-year mean: 11.76°C (incl. -0.3K offset) | ~2,100+ annual sunshine hours Bresser solar-vent. Station @ 1.70m since 2019 (Stachen, CH)

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