Satakentia liukiuensis

[xtazia]

Looking for advice - I am waiting on my bare root Satakentia Liukiuensis palm to get here, from Florida. I believe the palm is a 3 gal size.

 

I am scared to death as it's bare root & the last time I ordered a bare root palm (geonoma atrovirens) from ecuador, it died... I had it in my greenhouse cabinet so I am not sure if it died to transpiration or what the issue was. 

 

I plan on potting it in a 3 gal nursery pot with well draining soil. Won't go in ground for awhile until roots establish so maybe next year, spring or summer.

 

Is there anything else I can do to ensure its survival ? 

[Fusca]

I wish you luck!  From what I have read here they're temperamental as seedings but if yours is a 3-gal plant you might be OK.  I was planning on getting a smaller one myself but decided to wait until I could get a bigger one.  I don't have any advice other than making sure the medium drains well.  They're a beautiful palm!