Re: Parajubaea cocoides

Remember with Parajubaea to plant young and never hope
to transplant - unlike many other palms, this one
hates being transplanted. It should be in full sun
from an early age, too.

-Jason Dewees

--- Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@csumb.edu> wrote:
> davidfeix@yahoo.com writes:
> >Barry,
> >I wouldn't have thought that you'd get that cold in
> >Marina, being so close to the sea.  King Palms do
> just
> >find in similar conditions near the beach in San
> >Francisco, but look their best with lots of regular
> >watering, fertilizing and some protection from
> >prevailing winds, to keep the leaves looking less
> >battered and burnt.
> 
> The front yard has more protection from the wind
> than the backyard.
> Unfortunately, Big wind blocking trees don't seem to
> be grown in my
> section of town, but it's not that bad (i'm in a
> somewhat hillier area of
> town, and i dont usually see that much wind). 
> 
> >  Your stats about essential lows
> >and cold tolerance sound about right, but young
> palms
> >are not as cold tolerant as older palms with
> trunks. 
> >The Illawara variety may or may not be hardier,
> >evidence is all anecdotal.  The confirmed hardiest
> >clones should come from higher elevation grown seed
> >collected in areas where these regularly freeze in
> >Australia, but that's not the case with commercial
> >sources for this palm in California, except by palm
> >specialists and collectors. 
> 
> I've heard this also. I do intend to wrap the plant
> during colder winter
> nights while it's still within reach (there are
> maybe a few nights each
> winter where it dips past the 30's here). 
> 
> I'm wondering, to get the cold hardier clones, can
> the seed only be taken
> from the trees growing at higher elevations? Or,
> would resultant offspring
> from trees grown from the original source seeds keep
> that hardiness (it's
> hard to really explain what I mean). 
> 
> > I find they do best if
> >sheltered from cool marine breezes immediately near
> >the coast, and will not put on fast growth without
> >abundant water, (I've got one planted in a shaded
> >sideyard with no suppemental irrigation and it is
> >growing, but very slowly).
> 
> I do intend to irrigate this tree. I have a very
> small section of the
> front yard that requires more water, but overall,
> it's not THAT much
> supplemental irrigation (the areas near the sidewalk
> are all plants that
> dont require much supplemental irrigation. I am
> growing the tree in sandy
> soil, since cold, wet soil would probably be
> detrimental. 
> >
> >
> >If you can't protect this from the wind, a
> Parajubea
> >cocoides would probably be better in the long run. 
> 
> 
> I've found one place that has actual Parajubaeas and
> not just seed.
> http://www.junglemusic.net has many different palm
> varieties for sale, and
> sells Parajubaeas in 1 gallon cans. The only
> drawback is, their minimum
> order is $200.00 USD. But, i could buy several
> Parajubaeas. 
> 
> Also, these would probably be the best selection for
> the back yard, since
> it's very open to the wind, and with your comments
> on Archontophoenix,
> those wouldnt be very suitable for that part of the
> property. 
> 
> 
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