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Palm experts help a palm enthusiast with his majesty palm?

MileHighGardener

9 years ago

Hey there guys i went to my local lowes and purchased a majesty palm it was a 1.94 gallon almost 2 Gal anyhow I'm going to plant it outside in a container and bring it back in for the winter i have a 12 foot roof where i can place it where it will receive sunlight in the winter months i know majesty palms perform poorly indoors but i will care for it as much as i can my question is what pot size would i need so my majesty can grow similar to the picture i have uploaded below with that kind of size trunk and canopy. would i need a 7 Gal 10Gal 15Gal or 25Gal pot? i don't want to place it in a too big pot as well other wise it will outgrow my roof indoors lol my next question is what are the majesty palms watering needs? as well as what are its fertilizer needs?

Thanks Mile

(This is how i would like my Majesty Palm to look^^^)

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MileHighGardener
Original Author
9 years ago
Here is how the Majestys trunk currently looks

heres the whole palm
palmbob
9 years ago
I have never noticed a larger pot size allowed a palm go grow faster.. if anything, they usually grow slower in pots too large. But you should not be concerned about a Majesty growing to your ceiling height... rarely if ever happens no matter how well you care for it. They are not that fast a palm... they may grow leaves at a fairly good rate, but even in perfect climates in the ground it takes them many many years to grow that tall. In a pot, probably never. In fact, in indoor situation, most people's palms don't last even more than 2-5 years. But if you keep it outdoors as much as possible and water it well, you might beat the odds. These palms like a LOT of water (live in nature with roots or and sometimes stems in the water). Fertilizer needs of potted palms are WAY under a palm in the ground, so be VERY EASY on the fertilizer (maybe once a year at the most). If you can keep your palm alive long enough for it even for develop a trunk, you have done better than 99.9% of the others who try to make this an indoor palm. If you can keep it alive in a pot once it trunks, I suspect at best, 10-15 years before it is tall enough your ceiling will be a concern. Pot size would only have to get towards 25gal once it has a pretty good trunk on it. It could survive in a pot that size for a long time (I have seen people's fairly outdoor healthy palms in 15 gal pots that have 10' of trunk on them)
MileHighGardener thanked palmbob
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MileHighGardener
Original Author
9 years ago
Your Advice is very appreciated Thanks! palmbob

Mile

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