Five years ago when we first started construction at Monte Azul, one of our first tree planted was a palm tree. It was placed in the parking area in front of the lecheria. Over the years the palm has continued to flourish. This year it has started to fruit. In early June the first large branch of seeds unfolded from the main trunk. Over a period or weeks the seed branch continued to grow and develop.
About a month later another seed branch unfolded with one more unfolding a month after that. Each branch continues to grow. The first seeds are turning red and have started to drop. The seeds quickly took root in the soil below the tree and have become seedlings. We have moved the first of these to the greenhouse and are now cultivating small palm trees.
The palm tree with the seed branches hanging on the trunk are quite beautiful especially at night when they are illuminated. It has been fun to see this process unfold. I have just discovered that the palm tree in front of Casita Amarilla is about to open its first seed branch. It appears that these palm trees are very happy with the weather conditions at Monte Azul.
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