bismarck pam

just j · 03-23-2009, 03:09 PM

anyone growing these i have one in a pot im wondering if i can control the hieght if i leave it in a small pot

just j · 03-23-2009, 03:25 PM

does it look healthy?

TomK · 03-23-2009, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by just j

anyone growing these i have one in a pot im wondering if i can control the hieght if i leave it in a small pot

Dunno if you can, ultimately - they are big palms. I've seen them in +/- 25 gallon pots and be roughly 4-5' tall (to the tallest frond).

Tog Tan · 03-23-2009, 03:38 PM

Hi J, I think it's the cold that the seedling looks like this. Remember the Bismarkia nobilis is a hot growing palm. I had one which I kept in the ground for 9 yrs and it grew to a trunk diameter of 24 inches. The leaves were almost 7ft in diameter. I had to leave it there when I moved house.

This is a very big palm and once it takes off, there is no way you can control the height/size. It normally breaks the pot as it grows.

Over here, in good growing condition, they get HUGE. I have seen 50ft specimens. Stunning. Currently it is a very popular landscape plant. If you like silver leaved types maybe you should go for the smaller species like the Brahea armata, Sabal X Texensis which is a hybrid or Nannorhops arabica. They all have equally stunning silver foliage but very manageable.

bepah · 03-24-2009, 09:25 AM

We grow B. nobilis here. This palm is not suitable for pots of any size. It has a long tap root and an extensive root system. I would recommend another choice. Better selections would be many of the Chamaedorea species, as they do not get large and can be moved inside or out, depending on the weather or your choice.

just j · 03-24-2009, 10:16 AM

well i got a call from guy today down in florida that owns a nursery and he keeps them in pots there whole life he has some 20 footers in 300 gallon pots for 1200 bucks he installs them in landscapes around the area when he plants them they stay in the pot because the roots r very sensitive repotting or distubing them will kill the tree so im gonna give it a shot

just j · 03-24-2009, 10:28 AM

thats 10 feet tall in a 10 gallon pot its sitting on concreat with no roots comin out of the pot and bismarck do not have a tap root

tophersmith · 03-24-2009, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by just j

thats 10 feet tall in a 10 gallon pot its sitting on concreat with no roots comin out of the pot

That's a nice baby

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