Carpentaria acuminata in Perth?

[Jim Lemons]

Hi all, 

Very new to palm growing and have recently just started growing palms. I love the look of Carpentaria acuminata so I was wondering how does Carpentaria acuminata do in Perth? Any advice and experience would be appreciated. 😃

Located Perth Western Australia

[Berndyer]

8 hours ago, Jim Lemons said:

Hi all, 

Very new to palm growing and have recently just started growing palms. I love the look of Carpentaria acuminata so I was wondering how does Carpentaria acuminata do in Perth? Any advice and experience would be appreciated. 😃

Located Perth Western Australia

Hi Jim

There used to be a large specimen growing in the central courtyard of the glasshouses in Kings Park. Even though it was exposed it grew well because it was surrounded by glass houses. It was lost when they redid the glasshouses. Like most more tropical palms you need to find the right microclimate to grow them in Perth. When they were readily available in the 90’s I had several 2 to 3 m specimens but lost them to our cold wet winters. I have seedlings now that I’m hoping will acclimatise better rather than my original ones that were brought in from the tropics.

I suggest that you grow in a pot for several years then find a warm well drained location and give it a go. Need a similar location to Bottle and Spindle palms which can grow well here.

[Jim Lemons]

Thanks Berndyer,

Would you say they are worth the effort and do they look ok in our climate?

[gyuseppe]

My friend Tyrone, who writes in this forum, lived in Perth and worked in a nursery, ask him