Areca novohibernica

[realarch]

Interesting small palm with some pretty cool stilt roots. You can tell by the leaves that it’s an Areca. From the Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands. 

Tim

 

[Jonathan Haycock]

42 minutes ago, realarch said:

Interesting small palm with some pretty cool stilt roots. You can tell by the leaves that it’s an Areca. From the Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands. 

Tim

 

Beautiful palm Tim. Tried twice to grow this species, failed both times. Perhaps just too cool for it in winter (SE Queensland)

[realarch]

Jonathan, this palm looks a lot like A. guppyana with a couple of differences. I don’t know if you’ve tried guppyana, but they should grow under similar conditions. 

Tim

[donpachino1983]

Amazing looking palm...

[Jonathan Haycock]

16 minutes ago, realarch said:

Jonathan, this palm looks a lot like A. guppyana with a couple of differences. I don’t know if you’ve tried guppyana, but they should grow under similar conditions. 

Tim

Pretty sure the one A. guppyana I had died in winter as well Tim. I do love Areca’s, so will try again once I have some canopy on my Malanda property.

[peachy]

I only ever managed to find one of these and it survived my winter but the heat wave that occurred instead of spring, finished it it as well as many of my formerly bomb proof Licualas. I will try one again if I ever see one. Mine had come from a shade house (unheated) in Adelaide which has a very Mediterranean climate. I do have a guppyana which has survived 2 summers and a winter here without major drama. Thanks for posting Tim and free feel to gloat at Jonathan.

Peachy 

[Palm Tree Jim]

Just got gifted a bunch of seeds.

Tim, is the growth rate similar to guppyana?

 

[Harry’s Palms]

Nice looking palm . It looks like it could up and walk away . Harry

[Brad52]

Just lost mine in the most recent dry period, it had nice stilts going, and I lost all 3 A guppyana after transplanting to a better spot…lost my only Iriartea and have lost 4 of 6 Verschaffeltia so perhaps stilt palms have higher rainfall needs than I can offer?

[realarch]

Jonathan, I would think Areca would do well in your new garden. Looking forward to updates.

Peachy, no wimps in your garden! Fire and ice are the ultimate test. I would never gloat in public,

Jim, yeah, about the same growth rate, kind of in the middle in that department. 

Harry, I’d better not catch this Areca running around the garden with the Verschaffeltia and Socratea. 

Tim

[realarch]

Geeze Brad, sounds like it’s been a tough go with the stilt root species. The ones that do make it are going to be tough muthas.

Tim