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Given dimensions and weight shipping to your state would be about 135 thank you

Thanks everyone who replied. Appreciate the help, and I'll implement your advice.

Verschaffeltia growing faster the bigger it gets.

What are #2 & #3?

Well... that orange geiger never bloomed the whole time I had it. I put it in a good spot where it gets over 6hrs of full sun before shade from cabbage palms hit around 3-4pm. When I started this stuff a few years ago a lot of plants would say "full sun" but would be droopy and unhappy looking when there. After more research most would say "full sun, unless you live in a warmer climate then they might appreciate a little late afternoon sun"... Not the case with sebestian cordia, they love the sun and the heat wanting as much as possible. I was surprised that it grew well (over 6ft tall) and never bloomed at all. It wasn't till I put another smaller one in front by the road in full/full unrelenting sun and it bloomed profusely anytime it wasn't winter, only limited by how many terminals were available. That's where I realized my mistake, but didn't have the heart to dig it out and let that hard freeze do my dirty work. Ironically the one up front that bloomed so much didn't grow back from ground.

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Caught this very large Sausage tree at Four Arts. No sausage yet but the strings are growing from the tree:

Phoenix canariensis at Four Arts:

I was able to get them loose after the trunk was about 2’ below the “ still green “ portion of bases. The bases near the ground came loose with a stiff tug. I then cleaned the fibrous stuff off and moved up the trunk , sometimes using a carpet cutter to aid . I was careful not to cut into the trunk itself. The bits on the trunk ,after trimming , brush off after a while . Harry Mine is not as tall as @tim_brissy_13 and I have been slowly working on this for a while . I work on it about once a year. It ain’t the fastest growing palm here in SoCal. It’s about time to do more , perhaps the lower two or three rows at this point . edit: I guess it was @Tracy Palm I was referring to , oops! Harry

I believe you are correct! Thank you! The internet pictures show more of a shrub and this is a rather large tree. The leaves and coarse brown bark are spot on.

It's Kalamata airport (not the city). I am expecting another 3 C tonight but this time I will bring vetiver and all seedlings indoors and I will cover my Roystonea and hibiscus.. I was out on a ladder at 7am this morning trying to throw a double sheet over my sausage tree but it was too tall and I failed. I must've been a ridiculous spectacle. All good here but loads of manual work.. new house needs so many amendments; today I planted another 50 vetiver on the slope to stop the landslides in the winter.. next I need to remove a fitted wardrobe from the wall, then install a solar water heater... it just never stops. How are you? How are your plants?

That's right, my friend. Although it can also withstand cold. I've had requests for seeds from abroad. I'll see what I can do.

The lanceolata are quite fast growing and tough palms and the basilonga is one fantastic example of the palms from Madagascar. And the small understory ones are just the icing on the cake. Richard

Hard to say especially with the possibility of hybrids, but a good trait to narrow down possibilities is checking for lepidia on the underside of fronds. If there’s none, it’s likely P hillebrandii (or a hybrid with dominant traits). If there’s even some scattered lepidia it’s something else and nearly impossible to guess without fully developed inflorescences or fruit. For what it’s worth I don’t see any obvious traits that rule out P hillebrandii from the photos. Maybe the fronds could be a tad flatter than typical but I think there’s a bit of variability.

I had my ones on a heat mat for about 3 days then took them off the heat. This was during our hot summer so I had good warm days for the seeds. Pot your decipiens seeds up after they get a bit of root about 1cm long. For the baggy method. Macrocarpa are easy just a community pot will work fine with the propagation mix of your choice, even potting mix will do. Place a plastic bag over the container, then place in a warm spot. They take a while 4 to six months. And red is the colour you want to pick them at. Richard

Man how do you guys get the leaf baes off on these? Mine are hanging on for dear life on my Hillebrandii.Thought they would eventually pull off.

I’ve only tried the Lanceolata and Basilonga in the garden between larger palms and they seem to be liking it as understory palms , the former being the larger , faster growing of the two. I think they may be larger , as time goes on , than the species that you pictured . I just love them though . The ones you have are beauties there . I would certainly give them a go if I had the room and access to seedlings . I’m not sure which ones will end up as Chrysalidiocarpus , though that doesn’t really matter to me . Harry The double Basilonga with twine holding them secure in the breezy location. Very little direct sun here . You can see the new frond just opening on the right . That’s the second frond to open since planting the almost 2 years ago. The Lanceolata is faster , and much tougher . No need to secure this one . It has seen a bit more dappled sun and a lot of wind.

Here is the pic he sent yesterday . He is leaving for Japan in a few days . He only lives a few blocks away on my hill so I have easy access to copious amounts of seed from his “Watermellon” Macrocarpa . Harry There are two of these infrutescens . I may go down there and see for myself but he is busy getting ready for his trip and they will be gone for a while . I have access to the yard but he offered to bring them up to me. Are these hard to germinate? I have heard they , like Decipiens , take a while. Harry

On the Decipiens , I have tried a few methods for germination with only one method that appears to have worked for me . The ones in the ground have not sprouted , nor the ones in the seed container method . I put some in a baggy with dry-ish soil ( slightly damp ) , placed on top of the water heater for 2 months and nothing . Then placed the baggy on my work bench next to my drill press . It’s been at least a month or so , and it looks like some sprouting is happening ! The soil is still damp but not wet and I don’t want to disturb the process just yet . I put maybe half a dozen in the bag and I’m pretty sure at least two are germinating , They are certainly very slow to pop up . This is the first time I’ve used the baggy method with any success . @happypalms , when do I pull them out from the bag to pot up? Not sure what to do next , wait a while until I see roots ? At this point I just see a greenish white node popping out of the seeds I see through the baggy. I handle very lightly so as not to disturb the process. On another note , I have a friend who has a ton of Chambeyronia Macrcarpa seeds and after about 2 year they are red . He offered me some and I accepted . I told him if they pull of easily or fall , they should be ready . Any advice on Chambey germination? Harry

Oh, dear Than 🤗, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the weather changes soon and returns to normal seasonal temperatures. Which weather station near you gives a good idea of what the weather's like where you are? I'd be really interested to know—and how are you doing otherwise ?

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Chamaedorea rhizomatosa and a Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana.

You know I want seeds , lucky growers in Tassie! @Tassie_Troy1971

Nice bit of colour from the lanonia dasyantha!

Just checking in with a few anthurium leaves!