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does any one have syagrus picrophylla

Stevetoad

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I got a syagrus picrophylla from the Quaman a while ago. im debating now if its in the right spot as one day the leaves may touch my neighbors house.(there was a queen palm there that use to rub on his roof and wore out the shingles) my question is how wide is the crown? is it comparable to a queen? also there doesnt seem to be to many pics of this one online so if you got one please post a pic....

"it's not dead it's sleeping"

Santee ca, zone10a/9b

18 miles from the ocean

avg. winter 68/40.avg summer 88/64.records 113/25

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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I've got one, and I'm not sure exactly how big they get. I've seen some that look like a fat, lush queen palm with a narrower crown.

Steve, how far from the roof did you have in mind?

They appear to be a lot slower than queens, though my inferior spousery might be a problem too.

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Thanks guys,

Dave its about 8 feet away from 8-10 feet away from there roof

"it's not dead it's sleeping"

Santee ca, zone10a/9b

18 miles from the ocean

avg. winter 68/40.avg summer 88/64.records 113/25

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Here is one at Leu Gardens. It was planted in May 1995, about 2-3ft tall. This photo is several years old but it is only about a foot taller. Its like a much more slender Queen Palm with smaller leaves that are much more open.

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Eric

Orlando, FL

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When I get back from the Dark Tower, I'll try to get a pic of mine. It's buried among a lot of other plants, including A. purpurea and D. lutescens, and R. glauca on the assumption it would rocket upwards and tower above, a nice high-medium-low effect. So far, just low-low-low.

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I got a syagrus picrophylla from the Quaman a while ago. im debating now if its in the right spot as one day the leaves may touch my neighbors house.(there was a queen palm there that use to rub on his roof and wore out the shingles) my question is how wide is the crown? is it comparable to a queen? also there doesnt seem to be to many pics of this one online so if you got one please post a pic....

Which of the Battlestar Gallactica epoch was "the Quaman" featured in? Season 7 right?

Zone 10a/10b
Sunset Zone 24/23

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Here is one at Leu Gardens. It was planted in May 1995, about 2-3ft tall. This photo is several years old but it is only about a foot taller. Its like a much more slender Queen Palm with smaller leaves that are much more open.6905.jpg

That's a bad example of one in opinion.

Steve, this is what they should like like:

http://www.pacsoa.org.au/wiki/Syagrus_picrophylla

I have one with a few feet trunk and while not sure the final size, the one I have seems tender to cold and spots up most winters. Does yours look good after the last cold spell? I beginning to think mine is something else.

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Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

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Hey Steve,

Neighbor Terry's is about 10' overall. It's pretty beefy at the base, which gives it a stockier appearance. I would say it's crown is probably somewhat more compact than a queen, but it looks really good. I don't think you're looking at a 25-30' spread, like some queens can get to.

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Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

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As Len mentioned, they are more cold sensitive than queens. How does yours come out of winter Steve?

Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

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In my climate I have found it to be almost equally cold sensitive to Syagrus coronata, but, unlike latter, it overcomes every winter's shock faster, thus having a better regeneration ability.

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Here is one at Leu Gardens. It was planted in May 1995, about 2-3ft tall. This photo is several years old but it is only about a foot taller. Its like a much more slender Queen Palm with smaller leaves that are much more open.6905.jpg

That's a bad example of one in opinion.

Steve, this is what they should like like:http://www.pacsoa.org.au/wiki/Syagrus_picrophylla

I have one with a few feet trunk and while not sure the final size, the one I have seems tender to cold and spots up most winters. Does yours look good after the last cold spell? I beginning to think mine is something else.

Mine is on the side of my home that has a shade cloth over it. It looks fine. No cold damage but then again I have a s.psudococos in that same area with no damage and a variegated plumeria that is still holding all its leaves. So I dont think its a fair cold test. Probably saw 35 when every thing else hit 30

"it's not dead it's sleeping"

Santee ca, zone10a/9b

18 miles from the ocean

avg. winter 68/40.avg summer 88/64.records 113/25

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Steve, I have a 15 gal 8' tall Sy. Picro. that saw 30F for 3 hours in Vista and looks really good. It was in marginal protection but the fronds were above any canopy. I hope this helps?

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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When I get back from the Dark Tower, I'll try to get a pic of mine. It's buried among a lot of other plants, including A. purpurea and D. lutescens, and R. glauca on the assumption it would rocket upwards and tower above, a nice high-medium-low effect. So far, just low-low-low.

Would that be the Dark Tower of Doom ? :blink2:

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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Here's mine.

It's buried behind the Ravenea glauca in the front.

A queen palm in the ground as long as this one would be about 20 feet tall. This was planted about 10 years ago.

Slow.

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This is a close up of the trunk, about 6 inches 15 cm across.

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I'm pretty sure there's one planted on the corner of 25th and Market, just east of downtown San Diego.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Don Tollefson used to have a nice one up at his place in Malibu, though the deer loved to eat it.

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Don Tollefson used to have a nice one up at his place in Malibu, though the deer loved to eat it.

So not that 'picro' as the specific name suggests!

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This is a close up of the trunk, about 6 inches 15 cm across.

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This is a close up of the trunk, about 6 inches 15 cm across.

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The trunk seems a bit different from the one on mine, David's has, I think, longer internodes

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