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Ptychosperma Sanderianum hits the dirt !

Harry’s Palms
Harry’s Palms
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I finally got a palm planted this afternoon. I’ve been waiting for cooler weather but it ain’t happening so impatience won. I came home with this palm after visiting @DoomsDave a few weeks ago. It is one of about 5 or 6 palms I adopted. This one is just a bit of a push for my climate but I’m pretty confident it will be fine. I chose a nice spot that only gets sun after about 1:30pm and only for about 3 hours this time of year. As it grows , it will see just a bit more . Palmpedia says these like a warm tropical to sub tropical climate and like a rather sunny location. Digging holes in rocky soil with many mature palms sending out feeder roots is a chore , especially in 89f temperature! I dug out three fist sized rocks and chopped through a bunch of roots . There will be enough room in this spot for a few stems if it decides to clump( very likely). HarryIMG_2037.jpeg

It doesn’t look like much right now but in a few years, it will be looking great! If you are growing this species , post pics so I can dream!😂

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    Nice one, who needs patience when you’re a palm grower. Just plant em in the ground, my motto is if there is no frost in the garden or threat of frost, then the best time to plant anything is 20 years ago!

    Hot, cold, wet, dry to me it doesn’t matter. If the plant has survived these conditions in a container already in the collection then it’s fair game for planting in the garden, keep em coming Harry, there’s always room for one more palm in the garden, somewhere 🤣

    Richard

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    @Harry’s Palms if it grows for me it should also grow great for you. Looking forward to lovely future pics.

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    Thank you for the opportunity to try this in my garden . I had a Ptychosperma McCarthuri when I first bought the house . It did not make it more than a couple years . Now , 28 years later , with the mature palms and amended soil , things are different. Harry

    I just checked…..it made it through the night!!😂

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    20 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

    Thank you for the opportunity to try this in my garden . I had a Ptychosperma McCarthuri when I first bought the house . It did not make it more than a couple years . Now , 28 years later , with the mature palms and amended soil , things are different. Harry

    I just checked…..it made it through the night!!😂

    Look for ptychosperma waitianum and burretianum. New red leaf and a beautiful palm. Worth a try!

    I just put down 120 seeds iam that confident of burretianum!

    Richard

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