Basselinia humboldtiana

[quaman58]

Hey all,

My next door neighbor has always just plugged his seedlings from Floribunda and others as soon as he gets them. Sometimes,  it's a predictable recipe for disaster. But he has a pretty good overall success rate.  I was walking by this morning and noticed this little gem, looking happy as a clam,  about six years from a teeny seedling.  Is anyone else growing this one? I killed mine .  Thanks for looking! 

[realarch]

Brett, that Basselinia looks great, I was kind of surprised it is growing so well in SoCal, although I probably shouldn’t have been. 

I’ve got a couple, slow to start, but picking up speed. They always look good and are virtually insect and pest free. The specimen at FB is one stunning palm.

Tim

[quaman58]

Wow Tim, those look great! If I didn't know what it was, I would assume Rhopalostylis. A lot of those Basselinias in habitat have that same very upright shuttlecock look. The collection at FB is incredible.

[akamu]

 Great looking  palm Tim. Mine grew well very and was holding about 5 fronds for about 2-1/2 years until our cat ripped out my irrigation and flooded this palm. The drip line was buried under mulch. Time to start over

[Hilo Jason]

Like Tim said, these are trouble free growers for us. Here are a few photos of the one I was lucky to get. 

It’s about 7 feet tall. The potted palms on the ground give some scale as they are 3 gallon pots. 

[TomJ]

I am also like your neighbor.  I plant out FB 4"inch and 1 gallons straight away.  If they survive I have multiples.

I don't have a greenhouse.  Leaving things in pots for me hasn't worked as well.

As the years go by I have more canopy.  Albeit slower growing I am guessing a 75% success rate Especially with New Cals and Dypsis.

This is my Basselinia Humboldtiana from same FB offering.  Spear Marked December 21st.

You can see an FB 4 inch Basselinia Pancheri next to it planted out last Spring.

Len's is really nice. Grown big in greenhouse and planted out acclimated.