Can i clone this somehow? and can i turn this into compost?

hey RIU! have two questions...

1, am i able to clone this tree?

i heard you can close almost about any plant wanted to see if it goes same for trees?

2, if i dig this out can i turn this into compost? and if yes, how so? (do i leave it out or grind it up somehow?)


thank you for taking the time to read this!!

I don't think the palm can be vegetatively propagated. Seed from ripened fruits is your best bet. Or buy a plant from a nursery and save five years. Up to you. The stumps can be thrown through a chipper and the chips can be used as mulch.

dannyboy602 said:

I don't think the palm can be vegetatively propagated. Seed from ripened fruits is your best bet. Or buy a plant from a nursery and save five years. Up to you. The stumps can be thrown through a chipper and the chips can be used as mulch.

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danny, thank you for the quick response! sucks about the palm lol. but was thinking of putting some Chinese Fan Palm Trees in that location, and maybe a banana tree in the backyard (bought from a nursery). and so im guessing i wont be able to use the stumps for compost. will a stump grinder work the same as a chipper? (im a real newbie to this planting, gardening world so sorry for alot of questions)

you want another of those palm trees? They start quite readily from seed....at least the Mexican Fan Palm does. Does yours "fruit"?

Azoned said:

you want another of those palm trees? They start quite readily from seed....at least the Mexican Fan Palm does. Does yours "fruit"?

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well i just wanted to put something in place of those stumps (second picture) im not sure what type of palm it is, and no it doesnt not fruit. had this property for 6 years and it looks the same just maybe a little taller and more fan leaves

dk420 said:

well i just wanted to put something in place of those stumps (second picture) im not sure what type of palm it is, and no it doesnt not fruit. had this property for 6 years and it looks the same just maybe a little taller and more fan leaves

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My advice is to call a local nursery and give them a price range and describe what it is YOU want. Try for a local, indigenous plant that will grow quickly. Tell the nursery guy that. He should know his shit. Prepare the hole yourself.
Grind up the stumps and grind them as fine as you can. Then use that material as mulch for your new tree. Also check with the grower dude. Make sure shredded hardwood is enough. Mb it would prefer pine needles. Good luck. Save a place in the shade for me...lol

dannyboy602 said:

My advice is to call a local nursery and give them a price range and describe what it is YOU want. Try for a local, indigenous plant that will grow quickly. Tell the nursery guy that. He should know his shit. Prepare the hole yourself.
Grind up the stumps and grind them as fine as you can. Then use that material as mulch for your new tree. Also check with the grower dude. Make sure shredded hardwood is enough. Mb it would prefer pine needles. Good luck. Save a place in the shade for me...lol

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yeah im going this sunday to they nursery and will keep that in mind, i thought about it and dont want a big tree there any more because incase of a storm i dont want to have the chance of it falling on the house but something similar to those small palms would be nice, i already dug out the 3 palm stumps on the left of the picture today and let me tell you that was fun but a pain (my first step in gardening was digging that up hence why it was fun) i was about to buy a stump grinder yesterday but wasnt worth what the guy was asking for. so for now i dug out those stumps and left it to the side and filled the hole. (not burried in soil, but some dirt type medium, gray color. looks like this (not what i dug up but its the same as what i dug up, i found this on craigslist lol)