This is actually a great idea to keep them potted... I always wanted to plant them but they would get huge here in CA so I haven't.

@zonehardypalms1188

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I want to get it in the ground someday, but want to make sure it’s in a place where it won’t be taken out by a freeze in a few years.

Great story behind it and amazing how fast they grow once you plant them in the ground.

@zonehardypalms1188

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Sandor! The plan is to eventually get it in the ground, but it'll all depend on location. It seems happy in the pot though.

I had one in a pot for 3-4 years I finally put it in the ground and it grow more in one summer than all four years in the pot.

@zonehardypalms1188

5 ай бұрын

I believe it! Mine would probably be 50 feet tall today if it had been left in the ground.

@AllenD556

5 ай бұрын

@@zonehardypalms1188 For sure

That’s awesome! I never thought palms can live long term in containers but they can!

@zonehardypalms1188

Жыл бұрын

I’m surprised too. Never planned on keeping it in a pot for this long, but it seems happy.

you should of planted it it would of been like 25ft right now

I wonder what it aspires to be one day when it grows up?

Happy birthday to the Palm, may it find its way into the earth to realize its full potential someday lol🙌🌴

@zonehardypalms1188

4 ай бұрын

lol, thanks! Gonna be extra picky about where I plant it.

Thank you

A very sentimental plant indeed. You made me fall in love with it and it's not even mine 😂 You gave me an idea (I want to keep mine "dwarf") I might plant it in the ground with the pot and slightly cover the base and pot. So that way it looks nice in the garden, will stay small and I can take it out with ease. What do you think?

@zonehardypalms1188

10 ай бұрын

Definitely something you can try! As long as the roots don’t escape the bottom of the pot and start establishing in the ground, that’s a great way to blend the tree into the landscape. Thank you for the comment!

Love it

I'm thinking that that palm isn't full-blooded Robusta. There's a LOT of filaments - what palm aficionados call "cotton." Typically, that indicates some W. filifera DNA in the mix. Pomona is a place where both Filifera and Robusta are commonplace. Given that and the ease with which the two species hybridize, you might just have a "filibusta" on your hands. That too might've had a role to play in that palm surviving while the other 2 died. Filiferas are more cold hardy and tolerate drought better than Robustas.

@zonehardypalms1188

10 ай бұрын

It’s possible since it’s hard to find full blooded Robustas or Filiferas with how common they’re cultivated together and hybridize. The other two that died were during the summer, so it was definitely from lack of water. This one was the only one getting hit with the yard sprinkler.

Nice! How heavy is it? In other words... moving it around.... in and out..... How heavy is it? Just curious

@zonehardypalms1188

8 ай бұрын

I’m guessing, but I would say it’s between 50-60 pounds.

@mickobrien3156

8 ай бұрын

@@zonehardypalms1188 OK thanks for the reply.