First spear pull, chamaerops humilis, only bought in April!

[cordyman]

Never had a palm spear pull yet, so this will be my first, it was only bought in April, so its been through a really hard summer of great temps and dryness



Pup looks mighty green, probably as the plant is sending all its energy here now...




The chasm of doom...




upper spears were already a brownish colour, they came out first, then the newer greener spears came away like they were rooted in butter





it was healthy as sin and even flowered this summer

http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/forum/v ... 76&start=0

bought here for £25

http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/forum/v ... 26&t=19652




I'm going to dig it up and go to Homebase

[karl66]

Cordy, I believe this could have been self inflicted with your fanatical watering!!, chamerop's always prefer to be on the dry side unlike Trachycarpus's. karl.

[cordyman]

Cordy, I believe this could have been self inflicted with your fanatical watering!!, chamerop's always prefer to be on the dry side unlike Trachycarpus's. karl.

only water the bananas and Dicksonia antarctica's regularly now, palms couple of times a week when its really warm/dry

[fern Rob]

Shouldn't the spear re grow?

[cordyman]

the whole centre has come out, so a huge hole, I guess it could but not a great time with the perils of winter around the corner

[dino]

Pour some diluted peroxide in the hole to destroy bacteria, keep dry and keep fingers crossed.

[Yorkshire Kris]

the whole centre has come out, so a huge hole, I guess it could but not a great time with the perils of winter around the corner

One of mine did that just before winter and is now growing fine. It started to regrow the following summer.

[cordyman]

Fair play to homebase 5 year plant guarantee, didn't even have a receipt


The return reason is hilarious

[kata]

Awe soz about the palm Cordy, least you got the money back,

Faulty........

[cordyman]

Faulty palm

shame it was a nice size and i've got a big gap now


the healthy green of the pup is quite a contrast in this pic against the main leaves...



Surprising how much root it had put down since April! wasn't as easy as I thought to get it out

[fern Rob]

Suppose you will be buying something new then, any idea what?

[cordyman]

Suppose you will be buying something new then, any idea what?

the £25 hombase voucher wasn't much use in the plant section, so i'll probably spend it on paint!

This took my fancy until I seen the 7*c statement on the back









I'm not sure I want another chammy, hmmmmmmmm perhaps a Trithrinax campestris,



http://www.mulu.co.uk/trithrinax-campestris~130

[fern Rob]

Nice choice.

[flounder]

If you really want a dipladenia/mandivilla, wait for next spring when Lidl have them for under 2 quid each. They're fast growing and it's rubbish about keeping them above 7c....they'll easily take 5c!
Regards that chammy, if you don't tug at the spears, they don't pull out

[miketropic]

I would have attempted pup removal before I took it back lol! shame it went like that but it can recover..peroxide and dry cove the hole in winter...easier to take it back though