Pony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata)

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bodeoh Cape Canaveral, FL Oct 17, 2003

Common name: Pony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm
Family: Agavaceae
Genus: Beaucarnea
Species recurvata

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/2312/

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Rett1950 Atlanta, GA(Zone 7b) Oct 18, 2003

Great photo!

Are there your trees?

I many did you start with?

I'm planning on growing one for my appartment from seed but haven't gotten the seed yet. Any suggestions?

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bodeoh Cape Canaveral, FL Oct 18, 2003

No,
She's not mine. I saw it about 2 miles from my house and had to share it. This is 1 "tree", the owner was not sure of the age.
I do have 6 or 7, mainly 3 year olds in pots, I also have a 10-15? year old, 4 foot tall trunk, 26" diameter base, also in a pot. I live on an Air Force Base and I'm guaranteed to move in a few years, so I don't put them in the ground.
My experience from seed is good, I received 10 seeds an few months ago and 7 germinated in (soaked a few days) bagged in vermiculite, warm, moist and lit (my garage) and are happy in their little pots now.
Great, no maintenance plants.
Thanks!
Bo

This message was edited Saturday, Oct 18th 11:32 AM

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Rett1950 Atlanta, GA(Zone 7b) Oct 18, 2003

Thanks bodeoh

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golddog Western, PA(Zone 6a) Oct 18, 2003

Neat pic! What a specimen!

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zemerson Calvert County, MD(Zone 7a) Oct 23, 2005

Whoa! I have always thought of this as "the little plant that I have to put on a high shelf so the cats wont gnaw it to death" not "that uber-huge thing over there with the bajillion trunks that the cats would hide in" lol :)

neat picture

-Zem

Can't tell you how many of these I have lost to cats

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