Bismarckia Nobilis - Revision history

KonaKid: KonaKid moved page BISMARCKIA NOBILIS to Bismarckia Nobilis: rename

2023-02-01T14:56:03Z

KonaKid moved page BISMARCKIA NOBILIS to Bismarckia Nobilis: rename

Geoff_blocked_old at 06:36, 24 September 2016

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KonaKid at 10:32, 31 July 2015

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KonaKid at 06:37, 27 July 2015

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Geoff_blocked_old at 05:14, 20 May 2015

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Geoff_blocked_old at 05:12, 20 May 2015

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Geoff_blocked_old at 07:41, 6 October 2014

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Geoff_blocked_old at 06:44, 4 August 2014

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Geoff_blocked_old at 08:13, 30 July 2014

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Geoff_blocked_old at 08:09, 30 July 2014

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 File:Bismarckia largest larb.jpg|Los Angeles arboretum
 File:Bismarckia silver Bruss.jpg|silver form, Vista, California
-File:Bismarckia Sullivan 1.JPG|white form, Hawaii, estate of Pauleen Sullivan
+File:Bismarckia Sullivan 1.JPG|white form, Hawaii, estate of Pauline Sullivan
 File:Bismarckia white tall.jpg|pale blue form, Hawaii
 File:Bismarckia Leu Gardens.jpg|blue form, Orlando, Florida

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 *'''Availability''': commonly available now even from garden outlet nurseries, at least in California
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 File:Bismarckias for sale Bergman.jpg|Bismarckias of various sizes for sale, California

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 '''''Bismarckia nobilis''''' is a large, solitary Madagascan palm with immense mildly costapalmate, stiff leaves of either dull green or various shades of waxy blue or grey.  It is widely considered one of the most ornamental and majestic palms one can grow in California.  Green forms of this palm grow rapidly in the tropics, but are rather marginal in most areas of California, only managing to grow to adulthood in the most ideal climates (frost-free coastal, or nearly frost free inland low deserts).  However, the blue, grey and white forms are much hardier and faster growing in a Mediterranean climate and perform excellently along the coast as well as far inland as the low deserts.  Damage to young plants during moderate to severe frosts often results in complete defoliation, but surprisingly many still recover.  Plant this one where you want it (remembering it gets enormous) because it is a very hard palm to transplant successfully (root trauma often results in the death of the palm).  Available from single leaf seedling to large boxes nowadays.  Very commonly available, even at large home garden centers sometimes.
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 File:Bismarckia tall AV.jpg|mature specimen in Palm Desert
 File:Bismarckia Simi giant.jpg|very rapidly growing grey plant in Ventura county, only 10 years old
-File:Bismarckia ralph.JPG|mature palm in Orange county, California
+File:Bismarckia ralph.JPG|mature palm in Orange county, California, garden of Ralph Velez
 File:Bismarckia Palm Desert.jpg|maturing palm in Palm Desert
-File:Bismarckia Levine.JPG|blue form near Vista, California
+File:Bismarckia Levine.JPG|blue form Escondido, California, garden of Gary Levine
 File:Bismarckia pale green LL.JPG|palm in coastal California mountains
 File:Bismarckia largest larb.jpg|Los Angeles arboretum
 File:Bismarckia silver Bruss.jpg|silver form, Vista, California
-File:Bismarckia Sullivan 1.JPG|white form, Hawaii
+File:Bismarckia Sullivan 1.JPG|white form, Hawaii, estate of Pauleen Sullivan
 File:Bismarckia white tall.jpg|pale blue form, Hawaii
 File:Bismarckia Leu Gardens.jpg|blue form, Orlando, Florida

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 File:Bismarckia white tall.jpg|pale blue form, Hawaii
 File:Bismarckia Leu Gardens.jpg|blue form, Orlando, Florida
 File:Bismarckia green SD zoo.JPG|green form San Diego Zoo
 File:Bismarckia green huge nice DN.jpg|mature, healthy green form in Palm Desert

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 *'''Trunk''': 16"-24" and clean except for a few dead leaves near top of trunk
 *'''Leaf Shape and Color''': palmate to mildly costapalmate, very stiff and often with a waxy coating; color ranges from green (to lime green if struggling) to the more hardy colors of grey, grey-green, blue-green to silver blue
-*'''Petiole''': no teeth but extremely sharp; deeply channeled; 4'-8' long
+*'''Petiole''': no teeth but extremely sharp; deeply channeled; 4'-8' long; leaf base very wide, with wide split where attaches to trunk
 *'''Reproduction''': dioecious; best to germinate seeds in a deep pot (first root tends to be pretty long)
 *'''Inflorescence''': stiff, rope-like and branched

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-*'''Habit''': solitary
+*'''Habit''': solitary with huge crown of up to 2 dozen leaves
 *'''Height''': 30 feet
 *'''Spread''': 14'-16'
-*'''Trunk''': 12"-24" and clean
+*'''Trunk''': 16"-24" and clean except for a few dead leaves near top of trunk
-*'''Leaf Shape''': palmate to mildly costapalmate, very stiff and often with a waxy coating
+*'''Leaf Shape and Color''': palmate to mildly costapalmate, very stiff and often with a waxy coating; color ranges from green (to lime green if struggling) to the more hardy colors of grey, grey-green, blue-green to silver blue
 *'''Petiole''': no teeth but extremely sharp
 *'''Reproduction''': dioecious
 *'''Inflorescence''': stiff, rope-like and branched
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 *'''Minimum Temperature''': Green form- 28F; Blue or Grey forms- 22F (improves with maturity)
-*'''Drought Tolerance''': moderate to good with maturity
+*'''Drought Tolerance''': moderate to good with maturity but still likes a lot of water
 *'''Heat Tolerance''': excellent
 *'''Wind Tolerance''': fair to good (blue forms more tolerant than green)
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 *'''Growth Rate''': slow to moderate, becoming moderately fast with maturity
 *'''Human Hazards''': very sharp petiole blades (easy to injure oneself if pruning without gloves)
-*'''Disease Problems''': few in California; transplants poorly
+*'''Disease Problems''': few in California
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