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Another victim to cool weather, Areca warburgiana. No harm in trying i say!

Try a bit of a soil wetting agent, detergent mixed in with some water even. Seaweed extract as soil conditioner and plant tonic (vitamin b) I reckon the soil might be a bit hydrophobic perhaps. But do try a soil wetting agent. Other than that leave the hose on for two hours a day if the drainage is sufficient.

Perhaps they just don’t match up in timing, I know I have 3 female plants, but they are ranging from 7 feet to near 14 feet in height. Also they are planted in rows not in a clump but that shouldn’t matter I think!

A couple of container palms in the collection. roscheria melanochaetes dypsis fanevaGeonoma mooreana linospadix monostachya

You got me on the micrantha, not even I have one in my collection yet ! Nice palms!

Just the tip of the Joey iceberg, with over 1000 of them you soon learn a trick or two with them!

It does have a nice heel if you look closer behind the stem. I will go with your suggestion and plant it asap, at my rate next week in my climate 🤣 The soil mix is a heavy river sand based mix, my high iron water might be a culprit in this case, but I have never had any issues before with my water. Argh growing palms it never ends, I also like to purchase 2 or more of any variety in my collection, having more you can tell if it’s just one palm playing up, just o e single individual it’s hard to tell if grower mistakes or just climatic conditions giving the palm a hard time. Thanks for the tip!

Possibly, but it’s the second winter season here. Iam not that impressed with the soil mix it came in. Richard

A nice sallaca, variegated lanonia dasyantha, dypsis Pembana all looking good in the garden.

Yellow Latania

It’s just a hybrid either way ☝️

Great pics. That’s enough to show it doesn’t match any single Archontophoenix sp. I’d be confident it’s A cunninghamiana x A alexandrae (or A tuckeri, A maxima or A myolensis less likely) or reverse.

The big Chrysalidocarpus species are notoriously tricky at that size Richard. I think they need a unique combination of warmth, great drainage and also good soil nutrition. I’d be tempted to bare root it and have a look what’s going on under soil level. I can see it’s developed a good size heel already. It may be that the growth point is too far under soil level and its promotes rot. I’d also be tempted to put it directly in the ground in Spring after raising its level a bit. I’ve had them respond well when allowed to spread their roots. A friend and former Palmtalk poster gave me a C malcomberi that was languishing in a heated greenhouse for years. I put it outside in a sunny spot in the fridge down here and it’s starting to look good, even during winter.

Anything from Cuba grows great here. Coccothrinax species make nice smaller specimens. In the same vein, native palms like Pseudophoenix, Thrinax radiata, and Leucothrinax. Satkentia look very tropical and grow easily. Teddy bears and Chambeyronia Oliviformis grows easily here. All of these are one step up from the common palms, and grow and look great in South Florida with basic care. Lantania loddigesii. Dictyosperma Album grow well. Some silver Serenoa repans for bushy coverage in dry sun spots with bad soil. . Chaemedorea Metallica as under growth in shady spots. Bromeliads, Ti Plants, Crotons, Yellow Shrimp plants and many others as accents. You can get much more exotic, for much more work and water expense. And sometimes not as great results despite this. But what are you working with? A wide open sunny yard, partially shaded? Sandy beach soil? Marly canal dredge out west. Tons of space or little space? Look at your sun exposure and soil. Pick what fits that.

Same with my glaucifolia female plant.

@Chester B I’d be curious to hear if you ever planted it in Texas and if it ever revealed what it might be lol

Well maybe the Winter is stressing it? Harry

I don't think it would survive your long cool winters. If you grew it in a pot with bottom heat, it would make it, but not in the ground. However, CA doesn't allow me to send you rooted plants anyway.

No the trunk is not green, it's brown, it's about maybe an inch in diameter at the base, maybe a half to three quarters of an inch towards the top. But it's brown shows distinct nodes where the leaves have fallen off, maybe four and a half or so feet tall no signs of forming any branches at all.

Hey all, I thought I would dredge up this ancient thread to see what has been learned in all these years. I often see some really neat species available, but I am afraid to try them in a Mediterranean climate. So,without a doubt, P. javana, phillipinensis and coronata grow well here in the right spot. The wataniana I had did not make it, nor did the Floribunda offering of phillpinensis “compact”. Are there any other suggestions for temperate tolerating members of this genus?

One lone container dypsis robusta what am I doing wrong. I just can’t seem to get it going strong, more water less water, full sun shade, or whatever it is iam not doing it right. Any suggestions?

After 2 relatively mild winter in a row the jubaea seems much happier. No visible winter damage last year and strong healthy growth with the frond size steadily increasing. After the January ‘24 freeze that years fronds were smaller than the previous year. Luckily it’s on its way to out growing that years damage and stunted growth. 🙏

Here are some detail shots I took today.

It should be noted that those are not all suited to Miami's climate, but all great palms.