Discovered this handsome wench at a condemned trailer park nearby. It's was planted in a 5 gal paint can filled with sand (parched) which the roots had exploded. Until planting, i've wrapped it in a garbage bag into which i've poured in some chelated palm food water to hydrate it. The lower fronds have a rusty yellowing. This stray needs some food.
I've wanted a palm on the terrace for some time. I'll be able to secure it near handrail where it will live, replacing the large plumeria. The canopy is too large to be against the wall of the building. Palms, of course, are one of the most wind tolerant plants there are, so blow wind blow. The serrated fronds might do right nicely in providing some dappled sun for begonias.
It ain't a floridian terrace without no palm. i've made it.
I went to my pot source the next day for a handsome, more suitable home. $150 but nice looking. Pots of a larger size are expensive, fiberglass aren't much cheaper and I wanted a nice looking, heavy, glazed pot with nice big drainage holes. It will offer plenty of room for the debutante to grow into. I'll give the root ball, which has irregular strands of roots flailing about into a neat, though not too tight of a ball. I'll have to figure out a way to stabilize the plant until it grows in enough to support itself. Unlike the pottings i'm used to, this is top-heavy and there'll be a learning curve.
Much Later... The palm has turned out to be a great plant for the terrace. It is VERY wind tolerant and provides some much needed dappled shade.
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