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Syagrus nuts are almost as big as my own. No pores on these.

Nothing unusual this time of year. Mid 90's F for absolute nightly lows are unbearable though for both plants and people. aztropic Mesa, Arizona

Hey Rich, I just sowed a few seeds gifted by @tim_brissy_13 via your good self, thank you kindly for organising! Wondering if you've got any advice on germination? I've got them in my normal peat/perlite mix in baggies, at low to mid 20's, does that sound reasonable? Also, do you happen to know anything about the provenance of your plants or where the seed came from?? Cheers, Jonathan

It is one I wish I could successfully grow in the tropics. Just magnificent.

Very old plant in 30gal container $350

I agree with Harry.

My W. distichia kept their shape all along.

Where to buy seeds or palms. The only site i found was rarepamlseeds.com, among us only and 19 year old out of business companies. I'm looking for some variations of Trachycarpus, butia and maybe a butiagrus.

My big orange has nice pigmy dates in 15-gal 2's, 3's and 4's. $80 - I'm tempted.

That is the nursery I was referring to! They are pretty darn good , not as good as when Karl and Helen Doebler were there , but Danny does a good job. The nursery that started my palm journey. Karl used to bring in seedlings from folks in the Palm Society and had dedicated a corner of the greenhouse to sell them. They still have some rare ones now and then . Harry

Does anyone else have experience with them turning like this? I am trying to decide whether or not to plant one up against a south facing wall.

Double unlucky... Those two will eventually dry up once they run out of seed power. aztropic Mesa, Arizona

That Jub' is a nice specimen, aye?

I recently sprouted some seeds I that I got as Nenga but they might be Pinanga. Two of the three seeds sprouted but they came out all white. I've seen sprouts from variegated palms come up all white but the mother plant was normal green. Has anyone seen this happen with either of these types of palms? Is this just something that this species does and then it greens up or did I just get double unlucky?

I never thought the *Jubaea* was so magnificent. Thank you for your wonderful contribution, sir. With your permission, I’ll see if I can place a dinosaur next to that exotic *Jubaea*. 🌴🌴🦜

Did you already know the sex from a prior cone?

A couple days ago I drove through fresh rain puddles 2 miles away and as I approached my place, it was bone dry at my house, nothing. Florida is crazy that way, spotty downpours. The next day the radar said nothing going on late in the day while we had a 5 minute deluge, the kind that soaks you head to toe in 30 seconds. I expect this happens frequently all over florida. Ruskin up the road 11 miles got 3" one day last week but at my place it was 0.4" It seems weather reports are wrong here more than they are right as things are often spotty. I've lived in 6 states, only in Florida did this happen.

You hit on my question Michael. Was the seed from Hawaii but not a native Hawaiian plant or is it a Hawaiian native? We all know how Botanical Gardens are filled with tropical plants from all corners of the globe in Hawaii. Additional photos will probably be helpful. Also, see above.

I buy standard plants at Big box and I don't feel bad about it. Why would I spend $90-$100 when I can get it for $25 or even half that on clearance. I can't justify that differential, I don't have money to burn. Now, about 3/4 of my plants come from local, privately owned nurseries and private sellers. Why? Because they offer species and varieties you can't get elsewhere. Most of my money at the end of the day goes to them. It's ok to shop at both. And when you're first starting out you're less likely to drop big cash on rare plants. These cheap common species are great to get you into gardening.

Thank you guys! I will check with Ron

Hard to tell , and no expert here , just a guess . Livistona Chinensis. Harry This is one I have down the hill. After trimming below.

I recall having a discussion in another thread about Puya blooms and what happens to the plant after they bloom. I was saying that the plant or in this case the particular head that has bloomed will die, while the colony of other heads will continue to thrive. Someone else thought that the head will actually live after blooming. After this most recent bloom, I thought I would document that they behave like other bromeliads with the flowering head dying after blooming. Since my Puya mirabilis are all finishing blooming, I had to snap a shot of one of the last flowers of this season in my garden.

The cones continue to develop on this Encephalartos munchii. It is the first time it has coned, so I was curious about which sex it would be.

I have kept this in its pot where it seems quite content. Unlike some of my other potted Ficus, its roots don't appear to have escaped the container... yet. I settled on calling this Ficus brandegeei a few years ago, since it matches identically with the one labeled as such at nearby San Diego Botanic Garden.

A few R. Sapida in SF