How do you remove Windmill pups?

17 years ago

I recently bought 2 windmill palms and both have new pups . I am new to growing palms and would like to know how and when to remove these little guys from the parent palm without doing any damage to any of them. I havent planted the palms yet and are still in 3 gallon pots. Dont want them to grow in a cluster. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,

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mastiffhoo
17 years ago
I could be wrong, but I was not aware that a windmill palm could have pups...
topher2006
17 years ago
They do not have pups and they do not grow in clusters it's somthing else growing beside it.
How about a pic ?
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jimhardy
17 years ago
Sounds more like C.humilus or maybe there were some seedling trachys in the pot with it.
JohnnieB
17 years ago
Could also be a mislabeled needle palm (especially if it doesn't have a trunk). A couple of years ago I found a garden center in Rehoboth Beach, DE selling a whole bunch of needle palms labeled as windmill palms. The plants were in Monrovia pots and had Monrovia tags on them. The plants were healthy and well-grown, but not what the tags said they were. The owner just wouldn't believe me that her supplier had messed up (even after I pointed out the needles to her).
tropicalzone7
17 years ago
Windmill palms dont have pups, but some of them are sold as double and triple plants in the same pot growing away from each other. In that case you would not be able to remove the plants without damaging them. If new plants are comming up that didnt come with the plant then it could be a medditeranen fan palm or maybe a needle palm but I have never heard of a cluming windmill palm.

Good luck
paradise_50
Original Author
17 years ago
Well, Like I said I am new to all this palm facination. It looks just like a windmill palm that i know .... whatever those new ones are,... are in the same pot as the larger one. I have 2 palms with a total of 3 smaller ones growing from the sides of the palm near the bottom of the trunk. Just wanted to know if they could be removed. I guess not from getting several responses.
paradise_50
Original Author
17 years ago
Just looked up Mediterean fan Palms, and it might well be that particular Palm. Looks much like a Windmill palm, and mediterean Fan Palms do produce pups, and they can be removed. But I will take a pic of mine and show you all so you can tell me what you think. But it seems more likely that it was mislabeled as a windmill. Same type of leaves.
Thanks Tropical7 for the thought of it being a mediterean Palm. it does look quite like it.
JohnnieB
17 years ago
Do the petioles have distinct sharp teeth? If so, it's not a windmill palm and could be a European fan palm. Windmills have very small, fine teeth on the petioles--more like the cutting blade on a roll of plastic wrap.