Brahea Edulis

[sam140]

Hi Everybody,

What are your experiences with this palm please.

[redsquirrel]

mine had a foot of trunk,got badly damaged and spearpulled this year,i cut it down to 3 inches for clean tissue,dosed with h2o2 and its made a fabulous recovery,just putting out a half sized leaf now,2 or 3 tiddlers first,bit like a small c volcano.im keeping in this winter to make sure then try again next year.previous 2 years didnt damage but it couldnt hack the snow or prolonged cold spell

[sam140]

What location are you in red squirrel, was it planted close to the house, sun or shade.
Do you know if they get hardier as they age.

[redsquirrel]

mine was in amongst a load of other palms i though would have sheltered it a bit.one of the palms it was under was my big washy which also took a bad hit,we had one night of -9 and about a week or so of freezing days,i am near clevedon on the bristol channel.supposed to be a thermal pot but wasnt this year

i saw gary wattons in bournemouth recently,planted next to the house,it is a corker of a tree,looks fantastic when established

[sam140]

From what you've said I think its about getting the right mirco-climate in your garden for this palm. I think I may have a good spot for a new addition next to the house close to the washy f of mine which actually recieved minimal damage. So will try one there.

One other thing did you palnt yours in spring?

[redsquirrel]

no,i didnt get to plant it out.nigel from hardy pallms gave it to me saying it needed to green up a bit first.i really liked the very bright green and left it as it was.last year it got a move on,i think it put out 5 new leaves,looked great.still only about 3ft tall though and not big enough to cast out to the elements in my opinion.hopefully next year after this recovery,it will be a stronger plant.i can but hope

[bodster]

I got one from Akamba this spring that had survived some very bad temperatures in a pot there alond with a brahea brandegii. Both plants are doing OK and establishing themselves

[bev]

amulree had some nice ones for £35, i wish i had got one now. to me they look much tougher than a washy, so you should be alright sam!


cheers

lee

[Tom_Hereford]

Have two in pots up in Herefordshire, survived the winter perfectly!!!

[sam140]

What were your minimums please

[bodster]

i saw gary wattons in bournemouth recently,planted next to the house,it is a corker of a tree,looks fantastic when established

Its mine now

[lucienc]

i saw gary wattons in bournemouth recently,planted next to the house,it is a corker of a tree,looks fantastic when established

Its mine now

lets see a pic bodster

I picked up a moderate one in the spring (bit expensive), based on how well a tiny Mulu one had done outside. I've been impressed how many leaves it's sent out, more than any of my Washys.

[themes]

hows your brahea done Lucien show us a pic?

[lucienc]

hows your brahea done Lucien show us a pic?

3 or 4 full leaves since it went in the ground in April.

Here it is in April, I'll try and remember to get a current photo tomorrow.

And before anyone asks, it cost more than it would have last year ! I try not to think about it.

[lucienc]

The smaller one doesn't even reach the base of the the leaves, but survived last winter without a mark, I can see why these are put in place of washy's in California.