Chamaerops

Hi All,

The Gardeners Club in Crews Hill, Enfield, have these Chamerops for sale - £50.
I thought it was quite cheap.

The plant must be about 5ft tall.
The trunk is about 1ft.

I imagine that these are from Spain, or maybe the Canaries.
My concern is that the new foliage next year won't be nearly as tall under our conditions.

Any thoughts?

I goto 2.
One for me, and one for the in-laws. This is their one.

Thanks

 

nice palm! .... just make sure that you wrap it in winter if the temps drop below -10 degrees C

 

Thanks.
Hopefully this winter won't be as bad as the previous 2 we have had!

 

I had A Chamy H Cerifera spear pull after a couple of -8/9cs last winter, even the side shoots went too and it is supposed to be as hardy.
I don't think the new fronds will grow as tall here either and over time it will eventually be a more compact plant.

 

If it has a foot tall stem and no suckers I'd definitely go for it.

Mine has far too many side shoots and no main stem.

£50 is a good price, but after what we have had as a summer I think I would keep it in the pot for one more season, perhaps pot it on to a few sizes larger, and hope you dont need to move it undercover next winter.

 

I have 2 Chamaerops in my garden already, although both much smaller than this one. They both came through the last 2 winters unprotected, with some leaf damage, but it is growing out.
These are both green.

The plant in the photo in my original post has a silvery sheen. From seeing various plants, it seems to me that the silver form suffered less leaf damage over winter than the green ones.
Has anyone else noticed this?

 

it could be a chamaerops cerifa (which has a silvery blue colour foilage, and which is hardier than the normal one):

http://www.hardy-palms.co.uk/product.asp?section=22&product=38

yours looks a bit stretched though (happens when nurseries place them in their pots very close to each other to force growth (they grow taller quicker, searching for the light)

I have only ever planted 2 chamaerops, and I prefer Trachycarpus fortunei or if it's a windy spot, I plant Trachycarpus wagnerianus

 

dim,

This one is in a sheltered sunny spot. So it should do well there.
Do you feed your palms?

 

you have planted it in the correct position (they like full sun) ...

I fertilze all my plants (including palms) on a regular basis during the growing season (I stop fertilizing the palms in the beginning of october, so as to harden them for the winter)

I use organic ferts from the hydroponic store, but many people use these 2 products for their palms with very good results:

palmbooster:
http://www.hardy-palms.co.uk/product.asp?section=14&product=6

soluble palm fertilizer:
http://www.hardy-palms.co.uk/product.asp?section=15&product=9

a regular foliar feed of seaweed will also benefit them

 

Yes but that plant looks very soft, the leaf stalks are long in comparison to the leaf size, which suggests, as *dim* says, the plant has been forced.
Those fronds will be very tender come next winter.

 

Guys I`m gone leave this forum soon as any time I`m looking at it , is costing me money , my local nursery have a complete 50% of and look at this.
this Chamerops was £5

Chamerops cerifera £1.50

A really big chemerops was actually at £30 and it was huge.
I think will keep them in the greenhouse for the first year and then plant in the soil.

 

Sal,
The plant in the 2nd photo looks like something different??

 

it say chamaerops humilis cerifera and it should look like this one day .

apparently they are really slow grow palm , but for now they cost £1.50 each , got 2 of them and don`t know where to plant them : )

 

for £1.50 each, i'd find room. that was a major bargain!

 

Al n , I have to admit that I`m really luck that I`ve found that garden center , with the sale on it would worth even for you to travel over here , last January got a massive bargain , 4 and half feet tree fern for £45 , trachy palm for £25 (see my garden pictures) and all the bamboo at £12.50 and a 4 feet cordy for £15.