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Definitely keen Richard, thanks.

I got about 20 seedlings I germinated had a great strike rate with fresh seeds. Letting a few go later on if you’re keen.

Thank you! Going to get some for our forest rehab we are doing in Colombia! Very helpful!

The palm is so crowded by other rookie plantings when I first started. Too late to move it now but here is a pic of one of its leaves. Very plumouse and grouped leaflets much like prestoniana but I see the crown has a tristichous nature. For whatever it is ... " There are many like it, but this one is mines"

Appreciate that Tim.

The palm has matured, but the fruit is without seed. Hope it figures it out at some stage.

My pleasure Harry.

Come to think of it, I've not seen any of the Butia in Mt. Coot-Tha (including B. odorata) fruit. Perhaps the pollinators there just aren't attracted to the flowers? The Syagrus coronata next to those two B. eriospatha produces copious amount of fruit, as do the Syagrus schizophylla a little further along.

More shots of Plumeria x Xanadu... More flowers open = This cultivar just just gets better. Stronger scent as well, esp. after sunset. Can't wait until it, J-105, and Mardi Gras are flowering at the same time..

Here's hoping for many average to mild winters to come. My first winter in TX was average for my particular area (I know others weren't so lucky). I hope my mule will be able to keep its fronds down into the 17F to 20F range. Fingers crossed.

Thank you to @Lou-StAugFL, @Kekoanui, and @ChristianStAug for allowing us to tour their gardens. With such a large turnout, you all did a great job of getting 60+ people through the tours on time. It was great to see all of you @PalmJuan@CodyM@SW_FL_Palms@howfam@Fishinsteeg234@Keybmp @D. Morrowii@Jblume@Maddox Gardening-youtube@BrunswickGuy@kinzyjr@RiverCityRichard@Plantking165 and anyone else we missed! The next meeting is scheduled for Saturday, October 4th, 2025 at two private gardens in the Longwood area south of Wekiva Springs. Look for more information here on PalmTalk, on the CFPACS Facebook, and on our homepage.

I was thinking somewhere in north Florida as well for long term survival. But like most of us, I like to zone push! Does anyone know if there are any pygmy dates older than a year or two north of the one that I found on Harbor Island? Charleston? Myrtle Beach? Or just south of Harbor on Hilton Head?

So Len, per Jeff's comment to me, I assume then the 'blue decipiens'/'old betafaka' he sells would most likely be Jerry Andersen's version and not the actual species of C. oropedionis, since Jeff also sells C. oropedionis...? I also have a small 'hankona' and since both are small plants, I can't say much about their differences except that I can already see that the 'blue decipiens' is definitely more glaucous than the 'hankona,' which is indeed greenish in aspect. Both of mine are still just 4-inchers. The 'blue decipiens' definitely seems to be pretty tough at a small age since it has not yet balked at anything out here in furnace-land (aka Palm Springs area). I assume it will develop similarly to the one you picture here from your garden. But not very encouraging for my seedling to look like anything when you say yours has been growing from a 7gal back in 2008! Yikes...and this is the reason I'm growing Roystonea oleracea (seedling to 15' in about three years) and enjoying a volunteer 'filibusta' that popped up as a blade of grass in 2020 and now is pushing 20' with a quite girthy trunk. LOL, I'm glad I love lots of other types of plants or I'd be twiddling my thumbs into eternity while waiting for the palms to 'show themselves.'

First cone from my Bowenia serrulata

Got though without a frost despite a -1C forecast. Have to check my records as to what is the latest date for the first dip below 0. Have had whole of June stay above 0 before but that was after some marginal dips in May. Bananas would still look great if they were not shredded by the hail last week.

...Figured i'd take a crack at this to see if i could turn up anything useful.. ..I looked at the picture and thought " If it were Woodpecker / Flicker/ Sapsucker holes, They'd be arranged more uniformly, vs. arranged in a more random pattern " Most of the same Woodpeckers we see around here occur out there as well.. Two random net searches, #1: " Palm trunk Borers ( There is a large sized species that attacks Washingtonia native to the region < Giant Palm Borer > ) ..and #2: " Shot Hole Borer Palm trunks " ( ..Just to see if i might get a hit ) which turned up the article / PDF.. If it is those dang things, it might be something Don might want info on ( ..If the species of Palm attacked is different from the listed susceptible sps. ) ...And people wonder why any love for invasive species isn't high on my list, lol..

Only took 15 years to get it's first ring of trunk. Purchased as prestoniana but probably a hybrid way back for Floribunda. It has survived two snow events and regular 110f summers.

Nice job digging that up!!

Took a picture of a leaflet today. I’ve got two other Arenarius (Green and True Blue) and neither have leaflets so fat. Weird… -dale

Wow…..that’s awesome!! I only have two seedlings that popped. They are actually doing pretty good now after slow starts. I’d say next Spring I’ll put one in the ground. -dale

I’m not a taxonomist. If the female parent was a Chatham rhopie - it seems to me to have less shuttlecock and more recurved form. It’s planted near a huge rimu and I struggle to give it enough water in summer. I think I’ll put an irrigation sidearm from the avocados. The palms really grow better with more summer moisture.

Wow thanks for the read.

Mine haven't popped yet, however, I had planted them later than I hoped.

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Registration is now open as of today! 16 spaces have already been sold with 38 remaining (total 54 or one busload). I genuinely hope to see many Palm-talkers at this event. It sure to be a very memorable way for all of us to celebrate palms together in person. Andy