Feeler - Brahea Edulis

[JohnAndSancho]

TL:DR I have 3 of these sprouted in 1g pots, seed is from @DoomsDave, I've read they hate humidity, and I'm sure I'll have more as time goes on. It's insanely humid here, especially with our land basically being a swamp. 

Is $30 plus the ride unreasonable? I'm still waiting until it warms up before I'm willing to ship, I ship UPS Ground. Those labels are fancy, too. That's Dollar General PROFESSIONAL masking tape, not the amateur stuff. 

 

I'd ideally like to move them before they get any rootier. 

 

 

The backstory - I need to start wearing one of those glucose meters and even with coupons they're not cheap. My phone of course isn't compatible with the new one and of course they've discontinued the ones my phone will work with, so I need to buy a $65 reader and $75/month for them. The neuropathy is getting into my hands and finger sticks just aren't fun, it either takes me forever to get blood or I can't get it to stop bleeding. Anyway - lmk if that's a fair price, lmk if you're interested. I'm not trying to screw anybody over and I know I owe a lot of people on here favors as well. I've also shipped palms to Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrook. I'm giving them lots of light and keeping them pretty dry since I read that's what they like. 

 

 

[kinzyjr]

I have one in my yard that grows fine.  Worth a try in Florida.

[JohnAndSancho]

Just now, kinzyjr said:

I have one in my yard that grows fine.  Worth a try in Florida.

I just got done watching the Palmcast with @Sabal Kingand @teddytn talking about experimenting and not listening to people say what will and won't work and immediately throw out a feeler because I read these hate swamp. The seeds are slowly popping so I'll keep a couple but priorities are priorities.... 

[Meangreen94z]

What do you want for all 3? Shipping to Austin area.

[JohnAndSancho]

2 hours ago, Meangreen94z said:

What do you want for all 3? Shipping to Austin area.

That was easy. 

 

Tomorrow I'll dig into my shipping department (repurposed Amazon boxes) and see what I can do. What's your zip? And obvs gonna ship them in their pots. I potted them up 12/31 in coco coir, perlite and a sprinkle of Dr Earth if it matters. 

[JohnAndSancho]

3 hours ago, Meangreen94z said:

What do you want for all 3? Shipping to Austin area.

Dm sent. 

[JohnAndSancho]

OBO. I just had another sprout up. 

[Justin31703]

On 2/18/2026 at 8:10 PM, kinzyjr said:

I have one in my yard that grows fine.  Worth a try in Florida.

You got a pic? 

[kinzyjr]

2 minutes ago, Justin31703 said:

You got a pic? 

[JohnAndSancho]

21 hours ago, kinzyjr said:

Ooh. How old is this one from seedling? I know they're not rocketships, and you can ballpark if your spreadsheet isn't handy. 

[kinzyjr]

3 minutes ago, JohnAndSancho said:

Ooh. How old is this one from seedling? I know they're not rocketships, and you can ballpark if your spreadsheet isn't handy. 

It was purchased at a smaller size at the Joint Holiday CFPACS/PBPACS meeting in December 2022.  Not a fast grower, but requires no care.

[JohnAndSancho]

31 minutes ago, kinzyjr said:

It was purchased at a smaller size at the Joint Holiday CFPACS/PBPACS meeting in December 2022.  Not a fast grower, but requires no care.

I need to find something for palms that works the way Banana Fuel works, cuz it sounds like my sprouts are probably 5 years away from being that size. 

[aztropic]

2 hours ago, JohnAndSancho said:

I need to find something for palms that works the way Banana Fuel works, cuz it sounds like my sprouts are probably 5 years away from being that size. 

That sounds about right. Most palms outside of what you find in the big boxes are NOT fast growers and generally take about 5 years or more to produce a saleable 3/5 gallon size plant.  Rare palms are often rare because they are usually too slow growing to be economically feasible to produce for a profit. Hobbyists that grow these rare palms from seed generally aren't looking to make a profit when they end up with extras to sell.

 

aztropic 

Mesa, Arizona 

[JohnAndSancho]

2 hours ago, aztropic said:

That sounds about right. Most palms outside of what you find in the big boxes are NOT fast growers and generally take about 5 years or more to produce a saleable 3/5 gallon size plant.  Rare palms are often rare because they are usually too slow growing to be economically feasible to produce for a profit. Hobbyists that grow these rare palms from seed generally aren't looking to make a profit when they end up with extras to sell.

 

aztropic 

Mesa, Arizona 

When I came back here from TX, I was gifted a lot from this community to help me recover everything I lost. Brother @DoomsDave sent me some seed, and if you know Dave, when he sends seed he SENDS SEED. I got tons of these and they just started sprouting. I've got more than I could ever use and I don't have the room to grow them all out. I honestly don't know what a fair price is for these as seedlings. I'm very open to trades and I have no issues giving them away as they continue to sprout. I'm up to 4 and I don't think I wanna keep more than 2 or 3. I have no idea how they'll do in this climate. 

[nachocarl]

I would like to join the list for B. edulis when you have them available. I have a lot of room out here in the desert.😁