Butia Hybrid Pictures

Scott, just want to let you know that your palms are fine. They are growing nicely inside the house on a windowsill.

We are just having our first snow today! I hope spring is coming soon! Brrr....

Marcel

Marcel, Great to hear the palms are growing for you. How about a few pictures of the palms.
 
UPDATE... grown from Butiagrus seed (post 21,39,44,55) growing fast now. Looks like its going to have lots of fibers on leaf stem.

updated pictures 12/01/09
 

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Update on the Variegated Butiagrus : Variegation is still appearing on new leaves and trunk is getting red. The twin seedling looks to be a Butiagrus also.
 

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and the variegation continues...
 

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Update on the Variegated Butiagrus : Variegation is still appearing on new leaves and trunk is getting red. The twin seedling looks to be a Butiagrus also.

For the second winter in a row this Butiagrus is yellowing out. It seems this palm can not take cool/cold. The palm pushed only 4 fronds last year with the first frond being stunted after the cold of last Winter. I have not put this baby to the frost test yet, as I do not think it will be able take frost.Maybe the variegation makes this palm less hardy?
 
Very cool that you have a viable seed producing butiagrus. About what percentage of the seed do you think is viable.....maybe these hybrids should not be called "Mules" anymore. Great pictures.
 
I just realized this thread is 3 pages long......I think my question above has already been answered.

So far 1 out of 100s. I have a few hundred seed in soil now to see if I can get another. I had better luck crossing a Butia with Butiagrus pollen and its a nice looking palm.
 
Update ! The on the hybrid raised from a seed off of my Butiagrus maybe crossed back with Butia. The palm is now showing signs of teeth and a very black/brown leaf base.
 

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Update ! Here is a few pictures of the ButiaXButiagrus. Leaflets are spaced further apart than on the parents, still has a blue/gray tint to the leaves. I am thinking the trunk will thicken this summer as of now it looks thin compared to the other hybrids.
 

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Here are a few shots of the palms from another hybrid cross I did. The cross was Butia with a S.rom with a very thick trunk and big foxtail like leaves. These babys have soft droopy leaves at this time.
 

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Scott, Looks like you are doing some fantastic work w/ the hybrids. I would like to come out & visit your garden sometime. I do not know if I ever met you at some of the CFPACS meetings. Great thread you have. I have been getting started w/ Butiagrus also. If you are ever in the St Pete area, stop by for a garden tour.
 
Mike, If you are ever over this way (Citrus Park/Westchase) come by for a visit. I would enjoy a garden tour of your garden sometime. Are you working your own hybrid cross? Scott
 
This cross using Butiagrus pollen back to S. rom is looking good.
 

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Marcel, Great to hear the palms are growing for you. How about a few pictures of the palms.

I'm sorry scott for replying so late.
Here are some pictures. They look good. I have to mention, that the butyagrus is growing almost three times as fast as the red leaf based capitata.
On the last picture is also a capitata odorata its growing speed is equal to the red leaf based capitata.

Marcel
 

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I'm sorry scott for replying so late.
Here are some pictures. They look good. I have to mention, that the butyagrus is growing almost three times as fast as the red leaf based capitata.
On the last picture is also a capitata odorata its growing speed is equal to the red leaf based capitata.

Marcel

Marcell, Thanks for the update, they are looking good.:)
 
Scott,

I'll have to post a picture of the mule you gave me a yr or so back. It's really picking up steam now! Stand by.....
 
Scott, here are the pictures. Thanks again :eek:
 

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Bren, The Butiagrus is looking great. I have noticed that after a year of ground planting they really pick up speed. Yours looks as it is starting the leaf-twist now. Thanks for posting the pics.
 
and the variegation continues...

Update: Leaf stem now shows a little variegation. This palm has pushed only 2 new fronds this year so far. This Butiagrus is really slow.
 

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Update Hybrid #4: (From Oct 1996 seed) 11 new leaves have pushed out in 2010. Still has a more plumose leaf. Palm height aprox. 10' to top of frond/4.5' to emerging spear.
 

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Update Hybrid grown from Butiagrus seed 2006. This palm has not grown as fast as a regular Butiagrus. Palm has pushed 6 new leaves so far this year. Base of trunk has not fattened at this stage. Fronds are also shorter and a few teeth are noticed on lower leaf stems. Palm height is aprox. 5' to top of frond / 23" to emerging spear.
 

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Update ButiaxButiagrus still holding the wide spaced leaflets.
 

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Update Butia x S.romxButia ( Butia mother x the reverse cross of S.rom x Butia) Best guess at this time of mature size of this hybrid, will be close to Butia. Fronds are shorter and plant is more compact. :cool:
 

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Update Butia x S.romxButia ( Butia mother x the reverse cross of S.rom x Butia) Best guess at this time of mature size of this hybrid, will be close to Butia. Fronds are shorter and plant is more compact. :cool:

Great looking cross (re-cross) Scott. This looks a good bit more finely pinnate than a traditional looking Butyagrus. :cool: Another great hybrid. I can't wait to give that hybridizing thing a go. Keep up the great work!
 
Great looking cross (re-cross) Scott. This looks a good bit more finely pinnate than a traditional looking Butyagrus. :cool: Another great hybrid. I can't wait to give that hybridizing thing a go. Keep up the great work!

Rich, I am going to do the re-cross again. I did it over the summer, but I did not protect the seed and they taken by the squirrels.
 
For the second winter in a row this Butiagrus is yellowing out. It seems this palm can not take cool/cold. The palm pushed only 4 fronds last year with the first frond being stunted after the cold of last Winter. I have not put this baby to the frost test yet, as I do not think it will be able take frost.Maybe the variegation makes this palm less hardy?

The outlook for the variegated Butiagrus is not looking good. The palm only pushed 3 new leaves this year. The palm is now showing browning from the past weeks cold. The plant has not seen a freeze or frost but looks to hate cold.
 
Update 6-11-11 hybrid (post 91 and 104) planted in ground this spring.
 

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Update 6-11-11 hybrid in post 105. Still showing smaller fronds, but growing fast.
 

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Here are two more examples of my past Butiagrus hybrids. The first 3 pics are from Larry (spockvr6) growing in Tarpon Springs Fl. Pic #1 2006 planted out as 3 gal. Pictures 2 and 3 taken 2011. Pic #4 is at Larrys fathers house planted out from a 3 gal. in 2006 or 2007. Thanks for the pictures Larry.
 

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Debra, Here are some pics: #1 mother Butia, #2 & #3 daddy Butiagrus (#2 also offspring hybrid from #1) Pics 4and 5 offspring.
 

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Update: The 5 year old Butiagrus offspring palm is pushing a spathe from a leafbase 2 feet from ground. :cool:
 

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Thanks for the updates.

Speaking of updates - what ever happened to that Freaky Queen?

Dean, The Freaky Queen was removed and the rooted top clumps now are growing on at Tatsuo's place. Maybe he will post a update soon.
 
Aye Scott!
WhatsUp buddy...
I finally made it over and got registered here...

Is that my mulie in post #113 ...the last picture
Thanks again.

~Ray.

Welcome Ray! You have a good eye as that is the mule you got. Now that you have registered you have to post pics. :D
 
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