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Ravenea julietiae at reproduction age

Tracy
Tracy
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Anyone else with a Ravenea julietiae which has reached reproduction age?  My male is just now pushing out a spathe which won't open for weeks.   Share photos if you have them.

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33.0782 North -117.305 West  at 72 feet elevation

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    That is a beauty ! Harry

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    17 hours ago, Tracy said:

    My male is just now pushing out a spathe which won't open for weeks. 

    A not so subtle hint that there will be pollen available if someone nearby in Southern California happened to have a female Ravenea julietiae. 

     

    5 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

    That is a beauty ! Harry

    Clearly we need to get more of these beauties available for others to grow.

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    Well, I have a couple chugging along, but I’m afraid they’re still a at least a couple ways away from adulthood. Now, Cardiff Bill has a big one. I think I’ll pop him a text and see how his is coming along. Unfortunately, he doesn’t post much anymore.

    Bret

     

    Coastal canyon area of San Diego

     

    "In the shadow of the Cross"

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    1 hour ago, quaman58 said:

    Well, I have a couple chugging along, but I’m afraid they’re still a at least a couple ways away from adulthood. Now, Cardiff Bill has a big one. I think I’ll pop him a text and see how his is coming along. Unfortunately, he doesn’t post much anymore.

    My smaller one is about 5-7 years behind this one and this one didn't put out an inflorescence until last year at this time.  Bill is close to me, maybe 3 miles drive.  Obviously the other big question is whether his is female if it has pushed an inflorescense already.  Glad you have some coming up too Bret, since with numbers, we are bound to get a female among us.  Word of warning, keep an eye out for SAP's on these.

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    17 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

    That is a beauty ! Harry

    indeed.

    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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    On 11/15/2025 at 4:22 AM, Tracy said:

    Anyone else with a Ravenea julietiae which has reached reproduction age?  My male is just now pushing out a spathe which won't open for weeks.   Share photos if you have them.

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    Great, Tracy.

    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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    I’m glad we all got these when we did. They were everywhere as seedlings for a year or two, and since then, have been nowhere. Probably one of the best. “new to cultivation“ palms we’ve had, right up there with B. alfredii imo.

    Bret

     

    Coastal canyon area of San Diego

     

    "In the shadow of the Cross"

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    The spadix is starting to pop out of the spathe on one of 3 it is currently pushing. 

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    The next phase , the pollen producing flowers have emerged.  I love the golden yellow color.  I just wish I hsd a female Ravenea julietiae. 

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