Anyone growing Caryota Maxima?

jimhardy

12 years ago

I would love to hear your experiences and recommendations.

Also,what kind of growth and under what conditions...

Thanks

Mine is finally growing a new leaf-(-:

it did take a while to find this one.

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ericthehurdler
12 years ago
i am growing mine from seed and so far it just has the coleoptile. they are very fast seedlings. where did you get yours?
jimhardy
Original Author
11 years ago
I got mine off e-bay.
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tropicalzone7
11 years ago
They are one of my favorite palms! I have always wanted one, but I haven't found one at a nice size yet, but if they are fast growers I would be willing to try them out as small seedlings. Looking forward to seeing how yours grows!
-Alex
jimhardy
Original Author
11 years ago
They are a little slow(if your expecting growth speed)at first
but my understanding is that,when they get around 3'
they start speeding up-it took about 5-6 months to put out
the new spear you see in the pic.

The next one is already 5" long and will be huge....being outside
doesn't hurt either...
tropicbreezent
11 years ago
I took a photo of one yesterday. Don't think it's "available", but might be a bit problematical to move anyway, LOL.
jimhardy
Original Author
11 years ago
Easy to cover though,just use the trunk for support(-: