kata wrote:Don't they look awesome stripped Rod?
Your new palm is a beauty.
I don't think they are stripped Kata, I think they have a naturally bare ringed trunk.
kata wrote:Don't they look awesome stripped Rod?
Your new palm is a beauty.
Yes Mikes right, this image shows that the palm prefers the Californian climate over the Tropical one. ( As you can see from the health of the trunks )MikeC wrote:kata wrote:Don't they look awesome stripped Rod?
Your new palm is a beauty.
I don't think they are stripped Kata, I think they have a naturally bare ringed trunk.
There's no clear difference in health, it's just that the one in the humid tropical climate has a lot of epiphytic algae and moss on the trunk. That doesn't mean bad health.Rod wrote:Yes Mikes right, this image shows that the palm prefers the Californian climate over the Tropical one. ( As you can see from the health of the trunks )
Were they in the shade though? Maybe in a sunny spot they might grow better. Hmm, but then I guess theyd be more exposed to frostNathan wrote:It eventually died, a very slow & lingering death. Same has happened with Syagrus romanzoffiana's here in the past, no problem overwintering them, but summers are just too cool in the UK for any decent growth.MikeC wrote:What happened to it? Did it just die or is it still there doing nothing much?Nathan wrote:I tried Dypsis decipiens here in the past & it came through the winters without a mark, but refused to grow in our relatively cool summers...
No, in full sun & in a raised bed too... I don't know if a larger more established plant would make a difference, as when I got my Dypsis only very small ones were available...rburrena wrote:Were they in the shade though? Maybe in a sunny spot they might grow better. Hmm, but then I guess theyd be more exposed to frostNathan wrote:It eventually died, a very slow & lingering death. Same has happened with Syagrus romanzoffiana's here in the past, no problem overwintering them, but summers are just too cool in the UK for any decent growth.
What a shame. As you have the winters for it. What about the Nikau palm, have you tried that? I understand that doesnt need hot summers?Nathan wrote: No, in full sun & in a raised bed too... I don't know if a larger more established plant would make a difference, as when I got my Dypsis only very small ones were available...
Yes, I had both Rhopalostylis sapida & bauerii growing outside here for a few years. The R. bauerii in particular was a lovely plant & grew from a seedling to around 3ft tall in the time I had it, unfortunately they were casualties of the last couple of cold winters. They survived the first cold one, but two on the trot were too much for themrburrena wrote:What a shame. As you have the winters for it. What about the Nikau palm, have you tried that? I understand that doesnt need hot summers?Nathan wrote: No, in full sun & in a raised bed too... I don't know if a larger more established plant would make a difference, as when I got my Dypsis only very small ones were available...
Definately worth a try again for you. Who knows, that might have been a once in a 100 year winter. Let's hope so anyway!Nathan wrote: If we get back to 'normal' winters then I would definitely give them a go here again...
Indeed. Rhopalostylis & Archontophoenix are more than capable of growing to maturity here (providing no more winters like the last 3 for a couple of decades at least) as they managed it on Tresco, up until 1987...rburrena wrote:Definately worth a try again for you. Who knows, that might have been a once in a 100 year winter. Let's hope so anyway!Nathan wrote: If we get back to 'normal' winters then I would definitely give them a go here again...