Good god what a bottle i bet i know why it doesn't get repotted ! lol

N O___W A Y !!!!!

That root mass is NOT confined to that pot. Man, is that incredible, or what!

Which one explains this photo:
A) the palm was just recently uprooted, trimmed and put into that container
B) there is a hidden tunnel under the container for roots
C) there is a faucet in the pot that is always on
D) someone waters this palm every 2 hours
E) it's an optical illusion

any other suggestions?

If I had to chose from the above answers, my first thought would be that I'd have to go with B first, then D. As far as B, the pot is sitting on pavement so I kinda doubt that theory of a tunnel. Someone watering every 2 hours? People have lives! Who can do that? *l*

So, unless the answer is E, I'm going to go with the palm is simply living in the pot, no tunnel, no faucet, just getting rain water or possibly being watered here and there.. certainly not every two hours.

Which came first? The pavement or the palm?lol! Yeah that is probably more of a border than a pot at this point.

i would go with a

Look how the plant tips to the right. There is no way that thing could be free standing. The roots must go into the ground underneath the pot.

OMG! I want that one! I love it. Look at that big boy. It looks like its in flower and about to flower again, plus there is grass or plants in the pot. I think its growing in the pot and the roots and there is a hole under the pavement. GOOD GOD look at that bottle. I love. I want mine to get that big.

Who is big brother and why are they watching?

o-dude

the 1st post used a picture link directly to another website, that site has an interesting java-script that puts out an "unauthorized access" photo whenever your computer tries to get that link - but, if you go to original site and refresh the page, you will no longer get the unauthorized photo, but most people won't do that so it is a marginally effective way to avoid piracy.

for this post I just copied the picture and put it on my own server.

Big Brother is a fictional reference to a totalitarian government that censors everything, from the classic book "1984" by George Orwell

Cracks in the cement. The roots are growing into the cracks... maybe cracks it created. But here's the thing.. we'll never know the answer! *lol*

Maui Arizona ??? Do you know where this parking lot is located. I'm not doing anything this weekend maybe I could road trip in my 1974 AMC Gremlin (fastback) and check this out. Please advise.

Judging by the smaller plants and weeds growing around the top of the container, its been there for awhile. Tying into andyandy's comment about the palm being free-standing, how in the world do they keep it from blowing over during storms or high winds??? Lash it to that metal post???

Oppalm...I want to go with you. I would love to see this palm. Better yet, forget about the 1974 and lets bring a truck. :-) I would take this bad boy home.

xerophyte_nyc, I know about the Orwell thing, I thought Gardenweb was watching or something. People are getting picky about bandwith useage

The photo is from Lahaina in Maui, Hawaii

wingo: I was under the impression that Hawaii has minimal exposure to strong storms and winds, but I most certainly can be wrong

Maybe the plant is so heavy that too much torque is needed to tip it over so it just sits there.

Anyone going to Hawaii?

Orchiddude / Oppalm
I want to ride better yet just put me a trailor on the gremlin or truck ! lol

All in all, just a strange photo. There seems to be a large piece of Astro-turf or something similar on the ground....what is it covering? And why is it there? If the palm is free-standing, why have that old pot around the base?

Last but not least, let's all go to Hawaii just so we can brag to our friends about how we had to pay $3.00 for an ice cream cone (see photo) : )

In NYC, $3 is a bargain! Every place I've ever been (except maybe San Fran) seems like everything is on sale.

Good old mcdonald's .57 still the best deal !

LOL, everything is on sale if you live in the right part of the USA.

Orchiddude

So we have a new mission ?

For real. I want a plane ticket to HI so I can have UPS haul, drag, fly, truck back my new bottle palm....lol

For some reason I love that picture. I can see my neighbors now. I swear everyone of them would come out in the front yard. I dont think half of them can figure me out...lol

Yeah it's great having your deck look like a tropical
garden and people nearly causing a 10 car pile up just to do a double take and make sure what they saw !!

you can print out a large photo, stand it up, and cut out a whole where you head would be and have tourists come by and take pictures

Is that a ratoon shooting-out below the crow? I know it's common with pineapples & sugarcane, but is it common with palms too?

it's putting out a flower "stalk"

Thanks xerophyte,

I thought the flower stalks came out from the crown...I'll have to look more closely to the ones here.

Here's a better close-up of flowering,
from the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
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Does anyone know how old a spindle palm must be to flower?
Do spindles need another plant to make seed?
I just wonder when mine will bloom.

To the dude with the orchids-

All Hyophorbe species in cultivation (lagenicaulis (Bottle, verschafeltii (Spindle), and indica (Champagne) are all monoecious, meaning they have male and female flowers on their flower bracts. H. indica will flower sooner than the other two with only a few feet of trunk, but the other two will wait until there is about 5-6 of clear wood until they put out a spathe. Spathes are always below the crownshaft/pseudocrownshaft.

THanks. I have a little longer to go then. I am impressed with the indica also, they seem to really grow fast while young.