A Roebelenii Palm stabbed me by danapommet
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To answer some questions. While trimming our Roebelenii Palms, one of their spines caught my right hand, in that fleshy area between my thumb and my wrist. Roebelenii Palms also known as Phoenix Roebelenii, Dwarf Date Palm, Pigmy Date Palm and Miniature Date Palm are in the palm family (Arecacea/Palmae). They are single stemmed palms but most are sold in tubs with 2 to 5 palms. Most people, including myself, believed that they grow naturally with multiple stems. We have 7 groups of these palms on our property, planted in clumps of 2s and 3s. I have seen them, in giant terracotta pots, in office lobbies and malls. They grow very slowly and reach heights of 8 to 10 feet (2.4 to 3.1 meters). The stems are topped with a dense head of bright green pinnate leaves that grow to about 4 feet (1.2 meters) in length and it looks very graceful in a gentle breeze. Lower leaflets are modified into sharp pointed 2 to 4 inches (5-10 cm) spines. It was one of these spines that caught my right hand. Cream colored flowers are followed by small black dates on the female plants - male flowers are borne on separate plants. Some information from FloriData.COM.
The top half of this collage is the top of a double stem palm. The bottom is my good hand in among the spines. The good news is that there was no infection but I am now typing with my left hand and one finger on my right hand
Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments. They are very much appreciated.
Dana
Comments (33)
eekdog
cool pair of shots Dana, thanks for the info.
netot
I know this plants, we have lot of them here, and I know the spines. This must be really painful for you Dana, I hope your hand gets better soon.
Faemike55
My thoughts and prayers for a quick and complete recovery Great captures and cool information
sharky_
I know this plant all to well, have them in my yard. Be careful and heal well. Aloha
0rest4wicked
Sorry to hear of the injury Dad. Am very glad there is no infection. Please take care
mgtcs
Fantastic capture Dana, amazing image, congratulations!
Jay-el-Jay
Those spines do look nasty.I hope that your doing better.
durleybeachbum
I hope you heal soon. I told you how I feel about palms!
jayfar
Never seen this type before Dana and thanks for the warning, I will give them a miss! Nice shots.
Jean_C
Superb shots, Dana, the pines looks very dangerous indeed!
Leije
The spines looks indeed very dangerous, two superb captures, Dana !
whaleman
They remind me of the spines on the Russian Olive tree that I used to grow. Birds will impale small prey animals on the spines to kill them.
Katraz
I don't grow palms although I do have a really nasty Cycad with a lethal spine on its leaf tips, and Agaves do a pretty good job of punching holes in hands when being re potted and don't remind my wife about the time she fell through the greenhouse. Its good that you are on the mend and its not infected.
AZBO
Simply "OUCH"
rainbows
Cool shots, dear Dana. Sorry it stabbed you. Hugs for all day. Di. xx
dochtersions
Your capture of the palm is so lovely here, Dana. It is as if it bows like an umbrella, and the shot is such sharp too. I'm sorry about what happened with your right hand, and hoping it will heal very soon. I'm glad to read it isn't infected, my friend. btw, thank you so much for your lovely comments, Dana. It's highly appreciated by me, dear friend. (but, please take it easy you have enough to do, right? ;-))
dakotabluemoon
Yes these palms do hurt if touched wrong but they are very hearty.
morningglory
Never saw one of these close enough to know they had spines. I won't even grow Bouganvillea anymore because of the spines they have.
Dreamingbee
great info and photos!
MarciaGomes
Fantásticas fotos meu amigo,acho palmeiras maravilhosas para colocar no jardim mas não pensei que elas tinham espinhos tão grandes, sinto muito que você se feriu com o espinho,espero que você se recupere o mais rápido.+++++++++++5
jendellas
Flipping heck, that is some spine, no wonder you are having problems. I hope you have had your tetanus jabs. You know what happened to Meadow :o( xxx
Cyve
Merci pour toute ces explications . Merci également de nous faire partager ton experience en matiere botanique. Merci aussi pour ces excelentes photos. Merci enfin pour m'avoir signalé que les commentaire en francais ne te genaient pas.
flavia49
horrible spines!! Glad that you are almost OK!
sandra46
TERRIBLE STORY: THOSE PALMS LOOK VERY NASTY!
MrsRatbag
Yikes, those are some serious thorns!
Erestorfan
Oh no! See Dana, you and Jo need to find your way home to New Hampshire. Florida is WAY to dangerous, what with alligators, snakes and dangerous plants, not to mention all that sun that can give you skin cancer, LOL... Here in NH we don't have alligators, supposedly rattlesnakes only in Bear Brook State Park (but as I always say, who tells them to stay there? Do they have park rangers at the borders of the park sending all wayward snakes back to where they belong?) and the plants are pretty tame, LOL. Hope your hand healed all right!!
dragonmuse
That looks like it would have been painful. I hope your hand is healing up ok.
junge1
Nice looking palms Dana. I wear leather gloves when I trim my palms, but it doesn't help much, the spines go right through the leather. The worst of all are the bougainvilleas, and they are no palms. They grow like weed, water or no water, and they have spines all over them. I leave them on the ground to dry after I trim them, yet 6 months later, leaves off, the spines are just as sharp as on the day they were cut, but they look beautiful
rbowen
I am glad that you did not get an infection! Nice photos!
adrie
I hope your hand will heals quicly Dana, those are indeed some serious thorns....my friend.