Recent content by marcel

Finally, here are my updates. :) My red based butia died at my friends house in ticino. The butiagrus grows rather slowly, but happily at a friends place in venice, italy. Here it is: Marcel

Hi Moose The butyagrus is planted out in my garden. Right now it is tied together and protected under snow. After planting out last year it unfortunately had a bad start and suffered sunburn and lost its spear. Although it thrives and I hope it will come through well under lots of dry leaves...

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...

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

Thanks Scott, I will do that. Unfortunately, this year it never stays dry for longer than two or three days. :( Marcel

Now the spear has moved! But not as I wish! A few days ago I recognised a brown spot at the emerging spear what looked like rotting to me. I gave it a light tug and then I had it in my hand. Why did it rot? What happened? It has just been planted and was not exposed to frost since...

Very healthy and strong looking plants! Thank you again Scott. I can't wait to see what they are going to look like.:) Marcel

BTW, my S.minor looks very healthy and it has a healthy, big root system. But the spear has not moved a bit since I planted it? Any thoughts?

I'm also the only one here with a sabal minor! :D Actually it was not that expensive, it cost 250 $. First I believe it will take our wet winters better than a x texensis, then there are no x texensis around here to buy, and when they would cost at least tree times that much. Marcel

Sabals need a lot of heat to have good growth and produce their full hardiness. And that we don't have too much here. Unfortunately also my free space is very limited in the mean time. Marcel

Dean, Chamaedorea radicalis and sabal minor didn't look good after last winter as you can read in post #4, but all the rest is o.k. My largest attention is directed to the butia x parajubaea hybrid that I have planted out this spring. Marcel

Hi Eric, Thank you, I will have a look at the magic garden when I'm next time there in ticino, southern Switzerland. Bubba, it's not only amazing. It is totally exciting!!! Marcel

Since the weather has warmed up some of my palms have shown real bad damage. The two groupes of Chamaedorea radicalis have completely last their foliage. The same also the Sabal minor. But now I know for sure that its place is not sunny enough and it can not built up its full hardiness. It gets...

Hi palmnerd, I bought one and a half year ago a Butia x Parajubaea from a guy in California. I know that he makes lots of different hybrids. It could be the same guy you've read about. His name is Patrick Schafer. You can find his e-mail address and his phone number in the last post of...

Scott, Is that the first and only butiagrus offspring seed that sprouted? And have you any explanation for that, since this hybrid normally never produces seeds that can sprout. :rolleyes: At least that's what I have read many times about this palm. Very exciting! Marcel