Planting Bismarck Palms
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Planting/Transplanting of the Bismarck Palm - Bismarckia Nobilis
This massive tropical palm commands attention and inspires awe wherever it is grown. The Bismarck palm's stout trunk and symmetry of the huge crown lends a formal note while the startling blue green foliage amplifies the visual impact of this big beauty. It grows a single trunk that is smooth on mature specimens but young individuals retain old leaf bases. This palm may reach an ultimate height of 50-60 ft (15-18m) with a spread of 20 ft (6m) or more. Even young specimens that have yet to form a trunk sport full crowns of about 25 leaves with the maximum spread! The huge palmate leaves are bright light blue, waxy and are up to 10 ft (3m) across. They are supported on 6 ft (1.8 m) stems that can be 10 in (25cm) in diameter. The leaf bases split where they attach to the trunk (like those of Sabal palmetto) and the leaf stems are armed with small sharp teeth.
The Bismarck Palm should be watered at least 3 times a week, but if it was recently transplanted or repotted, it should be watered twice a day for the first thirty days. The Bismarck is known as a very temperamental Palm when it comes to being transplanted or repotted. Bismarck Palms are known to whither down and die when being transplanted or repotted without hydration in their root systems, so every opportunity should be used to keep the roots hydrated during this time. After the Bismarck Palm has established itself into the yard or new pot, it will vibrantly shoot out new fronds.
Few Tips on Planting or Transplanting a Bismarck Palm - Bismarckia Nobilis
Getting a container grown palm tree is probably the best thing to do when trying to plant a Bismarck Palm. If a Bismarck Palm is grown in a container, it will not only be perfect when planted it will also not have any shock. When you have one field grown and removed from the original area where it was growing it might go through a shock that will make the Bismarck Palm loose a few of its leaves. There are two other methods available to buyers which is Air Root Pruned which means the prune the roots so that way when the Bismarck Palm is dug up it is not going to have a shock since it is already been shock little moments at a time. New root growth is already in progress and when planted into new soil the lose of leaves in minimal. Getting Bismarck straight of the feilds may cause a problem. They are not ready for transplant and may even die on you. The last option you have is regenrated Bismark Palms. This means that wholesalers will dig them out of their feilds and re-plant them in wooden boxes or ball and burlap them and place them back in the ground. Then they pay close attention to themm to make sure they survive the transplant phase and once they are re-rooted they will be transplant hardy.
