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Topic Title: Royal palms Topic Summary: looking for Created On: 03/31/2018 06:03 PM |
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03/31/2018 06:03 PM
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Looking for container grown royals, anything from 6-8-10 feet. And they have to be the type with the large bulbous trunk base. There are several different types and I like the ones with the fat base. Not sure if they are the elata or regia. Any help appreciated...
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03/31/2018 08:50 PM
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I think the fat trunk ones are from Cuba.
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04/01/2018 06:43 AM
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Elata = Regia
The 'Florida Royal' and 'Cuban Roya'l are one in the same. The earlier name 'regia' then takes precedence, once they were 'lumped together' |
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04/01/2018 06:55 AM
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Awesome, thanks Char. Now where to get? Is Okie still in the business?
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04/01/2018 02:13 PM
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Actually, "elata" is the earlier specific epithet, going back to William Bartram, but a relatively recent change to the nomenclature rules makes it possible to "conserve" a widely used name at the expense of an older but less used one. So Cuba, where R. regias are everywhere, won out over Florida.
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04/02/2018 03:36 AM
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Did u try palm house Palm Bay ,Palm grower guy on here
or Rockledge gardens
------------------------- Style is what you make it! |
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04/07/2018 12:07 PM
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I drove by that nursery on plumosa, M.I. yesterday and saw some fat bottom royals.
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05/15/2018 07:47 PM
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South fl would be your best bet or try 4C's nursery in Palm Bay.
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05/18/2018 02:24 PM
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Thank you all for the info. After searching for a month and a half I scored at 4c's. Got a couple solid 12 footers just about to start showing wood at the base. 200 bucks per. Big thanks to Epicsurf!
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05/19/2018 06:18 AM
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Nice. Love royals. So majestic. And, semi-native.
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05/21/2018 07:35 AM
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Ive been surprised at how cold-hardy royals actually are. Always considered them a delicate south Florida tropical, but I have one in my yard that was a seedling when I planted and is now about 25' with a three foot diameter base. It has been through a bunch of freezes with no ill effects. Neighbor has two that were here for that really bad winter (maybe 10 years ago?) when we saw 10 consecutive days at about 28°. Killed all my x-mas palms and a bunch of mango trees etc. Royals didnt miss a beat.
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