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DoomsDave

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The leaves can be big and heavy. Here’s one of my baueri.

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I usually saw off a frond when it’s yellowing on all of my Rhopalostylis.  The boot hangs on a little longer that way giving it some time to dry out a bit and lessening its weight some. Dave, you’re right, they’re HEAVY otherwise. 

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

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Harry’s Palms Grand Master

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@Jim in Los Altos I do the same with Archontophoenix Alexandra’s and Roystonea . Much more predictable fall zone. Harry

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Lol I waste precious time keeping mine still in a pot!

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Harry’s Palms Grand Master

Harry’s Palms

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5 hours ago, Phoenikakias said:

Lol I waste precious time keeping mine still in a pot!

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Time spent growing palms is great , whether in the ground or pot! Very nice job, it is a bit more challenging in a pot. Harry

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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14 hours ago, Phoenikakias said:

Lol I waste precious time keeping mine still in a pot!

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Try it in the ground! I'll bet it'll do great in Greece!

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I was hoping @Darold Petty might share his tale of falling Rhopie leaves.

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Well , at least we don’t have coconuts to worry about! Harry

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Cmon guys and girls get up there on the ladder and cable tie them there for safety reasons. Remembering where never to old to climb a ladder once we are past 50🤣

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Hu Palmeras Grand Master

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My great friends and gentlemen can still climb your stairs. The strength and beauty of your beautiful years are still there. I will follow you with my younger age, but I still struggle to climb a staircase. Gentlemen who love your beautiful palm trees. They are already reaching the understanding of your years and wisdom, beautifying your noble hearts. And you still laugh at how healthy they are. They are healthier than a beautiful palm tree in your garden.

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It will be many years before my R. Bauri Cheesmania is big enough to be a problem.  Harry77216503239__86C8BC11-4955-4CD3-98C0-6F3ABE352A7F.thumb.jpeg.90f69be32d7b84c63e229bc0d8b4e0f3.jpeg

‘This was taken this last summer , right after a new frond opened . Now it is near opening another frond. (Already!) I have had it a bit over a year . From @DoomsDave . They do grow fairly fast. Harry

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For a bit of perspective on speed of growth for these . This was after getting home from my first trip to @DoomsDave . It had somehow gotten loose in its pot from the trip home . I kept it in a shady spot under our pergola for a week or so and it stood straight up and got a solid footing all on its own. I knew , at that point , these are fast growing palms. Compare with the photo above and keep in mind , a fairly recently planted small palm. It is in mostly shade as I am inland a bit and it can get quite warm here . A much stronger grower than R. Sapida in warm climates . HarryIMG_0336.thumb.jpeg.192d228b33d9caa4b5618d3fcf73f1a0.jpeg

It is now on its third new frond since this pic!

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Hu Palmeras Grand Master

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They resemble bottle palms (Hyophorbe lagenicaulis) when they are a little larger.

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On 10/12/2025 at 6:36 PM, happypalms said:

Cmon guys and girls get up there on the ladder and cable tie them there for safety reasons. Remembering where never to old to climb a ladder once we are past 50🤣

50 is in the rear-view mirror, mate.

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I am going to be 71 in a bit over a week. I still get up on a ladder but only if absolutely necessary and no more than 8’! I have a pole saw and a tree service. Harry

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Hu Palmeras Grand Master

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Yes, Harry, you have to be careful, my friend. Heights are very dangerous.

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Harry’s Palms Grand Master

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To demonstrate @Jim in Los Altos technique. This is a month or so ago . My Roystonia Oleracae . The frond was about done . A little work with a pole saw and the dying frond was cut . A while later the leaf base had dried out and came down without damage to any neighboring palms ….or humans! HarryIMG_1003.thumb.jpeg.116101f558599799d4888317eb8e7fbf.jpeg

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PalmatierMeg Grand Master

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Dave, gorgeous palm species. Wish, wish, wish I could grow it.

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Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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5 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said:

Dave, gorgeous palm species. Wish, wish, wish I could grow it.

Wish wish wish you could too!

But you’ve got great stuff we don’t.

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Tassie_Troy1971 Grand Master

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6 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

Wish wish wish you could too!

But you’ve got great stuff we don’t.

My R baueri is still tiny 

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Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

Harry’s Palms Grand Master

Harry’s Palms

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3 hours ago, Tassie_Troy1971 said:

My R baueri is still tiny 

Well , it may be young but not tiny! That is gorgeous and already flowering. Good job. Prudent to trim one that size before allowing it to self clean . Harry

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Phoenikakias Grand Master

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3 hours ago, Tassie_Troy1971 said:

My R baueri is still tiny 

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I love that yellow coloration, is it normal?

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These have heavy leaves for sure. before drying out  The good part is that they dont look too tall.  Falling from 30' height would be devastating.  For some reason my large roystoneas that drop leaves from 30'+ rarely drop as "wet" leaves.   In hurricanes they tend to snap at the petiole/crownshaft area.  But when they do fall from on high, anything under them is going to get whumped.  The sound of a huge leaf/crownshaft hitting ground can be a couple hundred feet away.    Some of these rhapalostylus and dypsis grown out west and in Hawaii look to have some impressively heavy crownshafts.

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Formerly in Gilbert AZ, zone 9a/9b. Now in Palmetto, Florida Zone 9b/10a??

 

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13 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

Wish wish wish you could too!

But you’ve got great stuff we don’t.

Palm lovers are always wishing for more

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Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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On 10/13/2025 at 9:34 AM, DoomsDave said:

I was hoping @Darold Petty might share his tale of falling Rhopie leaves.

I've been using his method since visiting his garden in 2007!

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Hu Palmeras Grand Master

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Very beautiful palm trees. I wish I could soon germinate this type of palm trees.

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Hu Palmeras Grand Master

Hu Palmeras

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14 hours ago, Phoenikakias said:

Me encanta esa coloración amarilla, ¿es normal?

Very cool my friend

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Tassie_Troy1971

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18 hours ago, Phoenikakias said:

I love that yellow coloration, is it normal?

Normal on this one 

Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

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