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Tue, Jun 19, 12 at 3:59
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My neighbors bottle palm is going to flower . Only took 14 years lol Is still under 15 feet and suffered terribly during the winters of 08/09 guess the unusually warm winter of 11 was the trick ?? It;s not a particularly attractive specimen but may give me some seeds to fiddle with lol??? gary |
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| wow 14 years, they are slow growers. i have two potted that I started from seed about 4 years old and they don't even have a foot of trunk. One of mine is starting to "look" like a bottle palm, with a swollen base. |
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- Posted by tropicalzone7 7b (My Page) on Tue, Jun 19, 12 at 14:27
| I got mine as a seedling a few years back, I gave up after 4 years because even though it grew, it never actually looked like it grew. They are very slow, you can try some seeds, but if you want a nice plant in this decade, your definitely going to have to buy one! Good luck! -Alex |
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- Posted by houstonpat 9a (My Page) on Tue, Jun 19, 12 at 16:58
| HD sells jumbo ones as landscaping trees in Houston. I tried all my tricks to get large bottle and spindles through the winters outdoors to no avail. Now moving medium sized ones indoors, in windows for winter. |
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| Hi I think the slow growth is a terrific advantage .So many palms quickly outgrow the area . It is interesting to note the various ones in my neighbor hood particularly the development of the "bulb. Runaway best is one in a ceramic pot easily wider than tall and I know it's been there for at least 20 years MUCH more interesting than those in the ground and talk about easy care lol On a side note a Bismark palm planted in 1980 is seeding for the first time . Now that's slow?? lol gary |
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