palm came in today

[miketropic]

Just came in today with a few other things arenga hookeriana ( hookers sugar palm ) I have a var. caryota on the way it should pair nice with



If I can get it to a mature size it will be a very nice one to look at

[Troppoz]

I have a good sized one planted in the ground and it was looking really good but while I was away last year it suffered badly from lack of water and competition and about half of the stems died Its been very slow to recover too so my advice is to never neglect it!

[miketropic]

well when I got it I think it got a bit beat up in shipping and the roots were visable. this isnt a palm with the "stilt" type roots is it? I added some soil and watered it in..hot shade and lots of water is what I read about it. how fast does it put out new canes?

[Troppoz]

Mike nope its not a stilt rooted palm, cover those babies up before they dry out! My plant is maybe 10 years old, bought it in a largish tub and it was probably a metre high with a dozen canes. At its peak it was close to 2 metres with maybe 20 canes. Now its down to less than 10 and about 1.5 metres high. I wouldnt say its been fast growing for me even here in the torrid tropics so dont expect it to rocket away for you. Its a lovely palm though so worth the effort

[tropicalwon]

Just came in today with a few other things arenga hookeriana ( hookers sugar palm ) I have a var. caryota on the way it should pair nice with

If I can get it to a mature size it will be a very nice one to look at

Nice.... The Arenga hookeriana look spectacular when they mature.

How hardy are they & would they be able to grow in UK?...(preferably outside)

[redsquirrel]

try an arenga engleri ,its a bit hardy for short spells,if you can get it to grow that is.ive managed 1st leaf seedlings and nothing more

[miketropic]

there not very hardy at all as far as I know down to around 1.6c I think. there slow growing and a cane palm ( sort of like a raphis ) so they would be a good conservatory palm and you could prune or divide as needed and I think they max out around 3 meters but it would take a LOOOOONG time for that to happen. hope I can get to going as soon as our weather breaks.

[kata]

It looks a great looking palm Mike,

[tropicalwon]

there not very hardy at all as far as I know down to around 1.6c I think. there slow growing and a cane palm ( sort of like a raphis ) so they would be a good conservatory palm and you could prune or divide as needed and I think they max out around 3 meters but it would take a LOOOOONG time for that to happen. hope I can get to going as soon as our weather breaks.

Won't bother with it then, especially after this winter/Spring......no conservatory or heated greenhouse