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  2. kylecawazafla

    King Palm or Pygmy Date Palm

    If you're in the SF Bay Area might be worth it to check out Flora Grubb Nursery in San Francisco as they might be able to introduce you to other species that might do well there.
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  4. Good morning everyone. How old and how tall is a pelagodoxa before it gives seed? Thank you. Drew
  5. There is so much to do in a garden to keep it at least half looking decent I have been taking advantage of the good rainfall and a optimal time to plant some of the new collection I have been purchasing over the last few years the obsession to renovate my garden came from when the world was in lockdown I thought I might as well do something creative with my time so it was time to redo the garden and start up my palm nursery again I did have a nursery about 22 years ago life and working got in the way of that project now there are so many new palms available it’s just one big palm party with the new exotic plants available as well thanks to the internet and importing seeds it’s just amazing what one can create in the garden but iam sure iam not alone when comes to obsessive gardening
  6. While planting some new plants in the garden I always look around and amaze myself at what I have created over 25 and these maxima palms are just that vision I had all those years ago now they are prime real estate for stags and orchids
  7. With so many joeys iam just planting them like bangalow palms just throwing them in wherever there is a wet spot in the garden and some dappled light if I put enough of them in some will perform well and some will not make it but they will be given some attention to give the best chance available ten years time will tell who has made the Joey race in the garden
  8. I purchased this spinolosum around 24 years ago from rosebud farm having survived many conditions in the containers I have many planted in the ground already but with the new garden renovation why not plant some more
  9. I germinated this deboensis from imported seeds as usual a prime viewing location by the driveway should see this cycas putting on a show in a few years time
  10. I removed the fleece from my Terminalia Catappa yesterday. Despite the ridiculously mild winter the top half and all branches were rotten. Only the lower half of the trunk is still alive. I chopped the rotten parts. Let's see but I am not optimistic for next winter.
  11. BayAndroid

    The magic of time.

    Do you recall what year they saw 25? My kings saw 26 & 27. This last winter was a nice break from those 2 really chilly winters (back to back). We only dropped to 31 this winter.
  12. Castlegate8, It is good you tried to kill any larva present. Vista is such a great place to grow palms. If you want a grand statement you might consider a Caryota . But beware they get really big. Some people who put them in regret the choice . I happen to like the Parajubaeas and they like Vista and grow pretty fast but I fear the palm Weevils will target them. Sorry for the grand palms going down.
  13. Harry’s Palms

    A couple of garden photos

    Yes, indeed! Harry
  14. Harry’s Palms

    3 different Chamaerops

    Trachy’s definitely taller but smaller diameter trunks . Chamaerops , at least my single , has a larger diameter trunk. Much smaller than Brahea or Sabal as you stated. I just think they can , not always , get larger than anticipated. Also, on rare occasion , Roebelini can split into multiple crowns similar to some cycads(Revoluta).Harry
  15. piping plovers

    Hydriastele beguinii as a houseplant?

    I know it’s not funny but that made me laugh. I know there are much worse spines in the plant kingdom but Those spines just seem unnecessarily obnoxious ☹️ My first splendida I grew from seed and it did so well that I got comfortable and thought they were easy. Larger and larger leaves. I made the mistake of leaving it In the cooler and dimmer part of sunroom while I was traveling and it rotted. Lesson learned is no cooler than 60 F. My others from Hawaii came in volcanic rock. It was difficult to adjust to the weight test for watering them. I’m not familiar with growing in volcanic rock and my learning curve was too slow. Next time I will repot to my own palm mix after the seedlings acclimate in a month. I have better interior lighting now (sufficient to overwinter basil and tomatoes ) and I can maintain temps from 60-72 F at the coolest months. I think these improved conditions are worth another try. I had no pest issues. When things went wrong, the foliage bronzed and then dried one by one and then spear pulled. Do you think they need higher indoor winter temperatures? Here in RI, I won’t be able to provide them South Pacific winter temperatures of 80-90 F. I figured that I have sufficient conditions since my Licualas and joey palms do well; I could be wrong.
  16. happypalms

    A couple of garden photos

    Thanks Harry yes the end of summer it was a long hot humid summer with some good growth autumn now is the best time for me to plant new palms before old man winter gets here i usually lose a few new varieties that I have purchased but you have to try and push the limits you just never know what will live with so many new palms available now in comparison to what was available 20 odd years ago it’s one addictive hobby
  17. Not my content, but I know this will be appreciated here: https://youtu.be/m-Ml61xIlmc?si=vK-0-yn3sJkHusE0
  18. I could only imagine how spectacular they would look I have been lucky so far the other one I have is starting to get a bit bigger there one rare palm in my area
  19. Jim in Los Altos

    King Palm or Pygmy Date Palm

    Yes, you could put a Pygmy Date there. They need lots of water too to look their best.
  20. edbrown_III

    Polyandrococos caudescens gets planted

    wow --- spectacular!----I have seen adult trees in Rio ---just magical --Good luck
  21. the best luck I have had with marginal palms is to grow them as big as ye can in a pot (protect it of course) and when it fillz the pot plant out . in Puerto RIco they are in rainforest ---El Yunque El Toros etc along the mountains---- constantly wet but steep slopes so every thing drain away .
  22. I received my copy about a week ago and in addition to an already valuable reference, it’s also quite a hefty volume for the bookcase. You won’t be disappointed. The introductory chapters are well written and worthwhile read, so do yourself a favor in understanding the complex nature of New Guinea. Tim
  23. ZPalms

    3 different Chamaerops

    This Chamaerops in town at a IHOP, I wonder what it looks like now.
  24. BeyondTheGarden

    3 different Chamaerops

    I bet you guys have some large Chamaerops specimens on the west coast. I believe Chamaerops to be smaller than most other common hardy palmate palms, in almost every way. Their fronds are smaller, their crowns smaller, their trunks thinner, than say a Sabal or a Trachycarpus (although an unhealthy Trachy will be greatly stunted to the point of being as small as a Chamaerops. Sadly, many on the east coast suffer this condition). Even a medium sized Needle will have fronds and a crown larger than an "average" Chamaerops (unless the Cham is a giant multi-trunked palm-shrubbery). The next closest thing in terms of size, that I can think of would, be like an Accoelorhaphe. But I'm not very educated on palms that are zone 9 and up. My opinion is the same for comparing Roebelinni to the next closest thing, a reclinata, which is still smaller than most other somewhat hardy pinnate palms (sure they can be taller than say a Butia but the fronds and crown are generally not as large). I forgot that I had read that Roeb's are virtually always solitary, the clustering is from cluster-planting single specimens.
  25. Today with a little sunshine when I came home from San Elijo campgrounds. Later on the clouds rolled in and gave us a little shower.
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