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I know of a hybrid that was at Ventura College that was a product of John Tallman . He used to play around with that stuff. I can’t remember the cross but it involved a Roebelini and another , larger Phoenix species. It was like a small version date palm , larger than a Pygmy palm but smaller scale than Silvestri or the others . I don’t know if it is still there or not but it seems likely that this genus could hybridize. Harry

Like a macadamia nut crack the hard shell off them, they where harder than a Macca nut as well! Richard

Be careful cleaning them Harry they are caustic and will burn precious little cultivation fingers. There easy to germinate. Even a pot of substrate sitting around in a plastic bag will germinate them. Richard

Well as a person who propagates a lot of seeds! A styrofoam box with a lid coco coir perlite mix just slightly moist no drops of water can be squeezed out of the mix, bottom heating 39 degrees Celsius. Or a community pot with the same substrate mixture bottom heating with the pot inside a plastic bag! Good luck fresh seeds is the key.

I am going to be watching this as I have some Arenga Engleri fruit that are black now and falling off the palm. I have been cleaning and planting around my garden for fun while the weather is warm. Harry

so many new plants I want ! wish I could swap some of my other palms for some new ones

Well I find myself running out of room so I need to sell some plants. Why you ask? So I can buy more plants of course! I have a problem🤣 All plants are grown in full sun so no acclimation needed! Most plants I have grown from 1 or 2 leaf seedlings. I have a full time job and I am not a nursery just a hobbyist so plants are for local pick up and cash only. I am located in Clairemont, San Diego. 619-453-1240 text or private message are best. Free 5 gal. Butia Capitata or plumeria cutting to customers while supply last! look forward to meeting some if you and thanks for looking! sale starts 3:45 pm Fri. and Sat. 8:00 am Steve

I posted another example of Sabal Brazoriensis inflorescence in Raleigh. I hope this helps further with your identification.

I visited Juniper Level Botanic Garden (Plant Delights Nursery) in Raleigh, NC today. Here is another Sabal Brazoriensis with curiously both tall inflorescences and short inflorescences. Same palm but also has short inflorescence:

Hello everyone. I got my hands on around 10 engleri seeds and 2 undulatifolia seeds. I’m wondering what the best way to germinate and grow these palms is. I haven’t been having good luck with baggy dates lately, even with cinnamon they got moldy. So i’m wondering what else you all try. I have some moss, soil, vermiculite, and need to get perlite. Obviously not all of this is necessary but i’m interested to know the combinations/seed starting mixes that I could use. Additionally, what conditions do these palms do best in when young?

I’ve never germinated Parajubaea by hammering the outer part off before. Protect them from rats now. They’re an easy target for them and a tasty meal.

Cheaper at Wally world @SeanK

Just curious if a Pygmy Date Palm has ever been cross pollinated by let's say a Canary Date Palm or Silver Date Palm? 🤔

Here's one that I keep in a pot. I have to grow all my carribean species in pots because my winters are too cold. When I see temps go below 45F or so, they come into the garage. If its going to get too cold, say < 15F I haul them into the house proper. Luckily my garage ceiling is high and the ceiling in the house us far higher. The species I grow mostly stay small and grow fairly slow. Only problem is the growing medium is mostly crushed limestone and aragonite, so it's quite heavy to move. Without further ado, here's the plant : Pseudophoenix sargentii It's in a 7 G pot and is currentlt pushing one leaf a year. -Matt

Just came across this post...looks like I need a "White Stem" now🤣 @user.10394059

If they stay wet enough some stumps remove themselves, like this Archontophoenix which is the sibling of the one in the OP.

P.roebellini triples. Primary > 4-ft. $250 Orange box store

Great news glad she is growing well. When my dear old grandmother was with us I would give her palms, and she would garden them with her style and fashion of container growing. Every time I visited I would look at them thinking that they are growing bigger and stronger than the ones I had at home. I observed her method since I was child, and her technique was just love them but not over fuss them less was best for nan, but love was her trick, I guess you my dear peachy possum must have the same green thumbs. And I miss my nan I loved her so much she was my second mum always asking what I wanted for breakfast just toast and tea nan was my answer are you sure she would say fussing over me! Richard

I did end up finding and buying seeds of Roystonea borinquena from NatureGirl here on Palmtalk in late 2022 and have seven growing on my property now. With two left to sell, plant, or likely give away. This picture is a few days old. 2 years 8 months from germination.

For palms there isn't much available in SA - I haven't been there in a few years but since 2021 Palmageddon I doubt that the selection is any better now. Last time I was there in 2020 Palm Buddha had a decent selection of Brahea (not labeled), cold hardy Dioon and a lot of large common palms that wouldn't fit in your car. Milberger's and Rainbow Gardens sometimes have some unique stuff but it's mostly common palms. Once I saw a 7-gal Licuala grandis at Rainbow Gardens in their shade house but it was like $600 or something insane like Moon Valley prices. I've never seen anything at big box stores that you couldn't get in Houston. Not sure about cactus but @Meangreen94z probably knows more.

Hi: 95 Lo:60 out here!

I have a Syagrus that never kicked in but got tall so I had it cut down but left about 3-4 feet of stump. I then hollowed out the top and filled with soil and moss. It is now home to a Bromeliad! Harry

I’d originally planted it to be an “over canopy” for the Chambeyronias. When it became clear the Chambeys wouldn’t need the cover I cut them down. Too much in the space.

I have one out front from a large Howea F. that succumbed to the “Death Ray “ 2018 I think. I was out of town so not there to cool the root ball. Harry