Some "blue" palms

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 8:04 am

There are very few palms that have survived winter here with strap leaves regardless of being covered.
One is Takil and the other is Tesan.

Interestingly this guy made it,I tried to pull the spear
but it would not come out,however it did not appear to be growing...this is now the smallest palm I have trunk cut.

Brahea Clara

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long way to go though....

Maybe these don't count as blue-but one parent was...
these 2 are Chamaerops Cerifera x Chamaerops Volcano.

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C.Cerifera-color always makes me smile on these...

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This one had spear damage(pull) so close to the edge of protection>coming back nicely and getting a little trunk.

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B.Armata

Working on its second leaf.
planted in April this year.

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T.Princeps

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Thanks for looking!

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 4:45 pm

Impressed as ever.
I am a big fan of Brahea.

miketropic · Post by **miketropic** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 6:37 pm

where did the ceriferas come from? everyone I ever get says cerifera...but its green. yours are so nice. I never heat palms but if I ever start brahea will be the first..

ps

pmme your info so we can get that sabal in the mail..its been 95 all week so it should take right off

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 5:58 am

Very nice. Very partial to Blue palms but have a harder time with them for some reason. I keep trying though.

Great pics.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 7:25 am

Thx Erik

I got the Cerifera from a guy on e-bay.

Sorry to heat that Igor-definitely worth it to keep trying

andym · Post by **andym** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 3:59 pm

Nice Palms Jim

How many leaves do you produce in a season on that Brahea Armata? I guess as the palm grows it will produce more leaves?

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 4:26 pm

andym wrote:Nice Palms Jim How many leaves do you produce in a season on that Brahea Armata? I guess as the palm grows it will produce more leaves?

I planted it in April(April 16th) it is working on leaf #2

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 2:14 pm

Very nice, Jim.

IMO nothing beats the blue of armata and cerifera.

Barb

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 2:45 pm

Blue Mexican Fan palm that I brought back from California in May seems to like it's Southern exposure as new spears/fronds coming along at what seems to be a abnormal speed for them. We've had a warm, wet Spring around here so far so most palms are happy in pots or in the ground.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 3:32 pm

Nice, Scott!

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:42 pm

Awesome color on that Armata...

Abyssinian is a nice one too.

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:54 pm

Thanks, love that species of Bananas. Easy to keep over winter in basement too. Local nursery is selling the balance of their stock of them that didn't sell. 2/3 footers for $5 cash and carry. Have been there twice now...........

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 5:42 am

They are really fast growers too...they just have more mass then other "banana" plants.

Sounds like a killer deal for $5,I saw a nice 2 footer in Az for $20,when I went back it was gone...
I did order a small one when I got home-I lost my 12 footer to a wet basement floor

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 5:58 am

Too bad your not closer Jim, they have tons left! also some Cavendish species.

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 5:06 pm

Awesome palms, nothing beats that beautiful blue color on a palm.