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I was trimming a couple of old fronds off my Chrysalidocarpus decaryi this evening and just as one came down to the papers a weevil appeared. It seemed to come out of the removed leaf base which came with a dead inflorescence. I didn't see it emerge but it was under the leafbase immediately as it came down. I haven't heard of them going after any Chrysalidocarpus. I had just removed the dead boot from my adjacent Chrysalidocarpus decipiens. It is a bit worrisome. Smashed the weevil immediately since I don't want it to escape.

Your washies and butias look they are growing well. Sorry you have been hit by ox beetles. I am getting scared of those things by proxy now. I haven't ever seen any evidence of them in my yard, but I know it will probably be too late to save a palm if I ever do see any.

I have a horrible agave weevil infestation in my garden this year. I've lost 11 agaves/mangaves and counting... but this has me a bit more concerned. My big phoenix had a damaged central leaves at the beginning of summer, which fell over and which are still dangling half attached but dry. Then this week, my phoenix rupicola suddenly had a collapsed spear! I checked the injury and it is not from deep in the heart, but something certainly chewed on the stems which caused the spear to fall over. For those in Southern CA, have you noticed weather agave weevils will also ocassionally attack palms? I hope this is not the palm weevil making its way north from Los Angeles. It seems unlikely for it to appear in Fresno without first decimating the phoenix in Los Angeles and Bakersfield, both of which have plenty of host palms. First, my bigger phoenix And phoenix rupicola

These are my 2 favorite Cycads today.

Have’nt seen a grasshopper on my plants in a couple years but early season flushes from around April through June I have to be vigilant inspecting new flushes for caterpillars. This year was’nt bad as I only found about 5 of them. They are very small but can do alot of damage!

It was howling! Winds were around 20mph, gusting in the 40mph range for hours.

Jonathan, we need better images of the dog.

I just noticed I've forgot to post my Chamaerops humilis.

It's an experiment. I honestly would like to relocate it. It's too close to the mailbox lolm

I just checked and there are several purple crownshaft Archontophoenix visible on the lower section of Dalrymple Rd on google maps (the only section with streetview) mixed in with a multitude of what looks like A alexandrae. Beautiful palms, would love to visit that area someday. @Tyrone Consider adding the ones you found as observations to inaturalist, there is very little data on Archontophoenix from that area and it would be a good start for someone in the future to come along and study this population. https://maps.app.goo.gl/D3Y34p55U8h1dZdV6 https://maps.app.goo.gl/x2kRFuYU9bqrmrcg9

All the coconuts in CA right now are in private homes but I would love to show you mine if you’d like to see haha. My biggest just has a couple inches of trunk /is 3 years old only. If you’re looking for a lot of public coconuts, definitely Los Cabos in Mexico, it’s a short flight down and a vacation spot.

Hopefully the Dactylifera takes off . 2021 killed like 75% of those in Houston outside of Galveston and the bayside microclimates.

Sorry, the close up pics aren't great. The ramenta extends up the petiole on the newer leaves but is almost absent on the rachis. There is no ramenta at all on the petioles of the older, smaller leaves, as per the seedlings you saw.

Here we go, A cunninghamiana var dalrymplensis! These were abandoned in small tubes for many years in a deep dark corner of the greenhouse, as I'd given up on planting anything at South Arm that needed water. When we bought our new place a few years ago, with it's abundance of water I banged them into these big pots without any expectations, but they've rebounded nicely and are ready to go in the ground. Not sure how different they look from any other Bangalow at this stage but time will tell.

Yep, I've got a rostrata in zone 6b. It's planted on a hill with lightly amended soil and clay. It's unprotected and doing well. I did dig a small channel and filled with gravel to help drain away any moisture over the winter. My best spot is already taken by a yucca schotti so I was a little apprehensive on its placement but it sailed through it's first winter w/o a hitch. Where you are in zone 8 I probably would plant it now but I'd make sure it was in a well draining spot with full sun. Assuming it's not a little plant,if it is what's it hurt to keep it inside for the winter . Mine was planted from a 5gal in the spring.

I watched a few of the news broadcasts from England. It was pretty shocking to see how bad it is, worse than I thought. It will be interesting to see if this trend continues or if it pops up every 5-10 years.

@MarcusH that filifera in the front has really put on some size this year, same thing for that Trachy.

Gorgeous palms you have, Richard! Geonoma bondariana and G. schottiana do well in my Mediterranean type climate but G. undata needs a much cooler climate than my coastal valley location can provide. Mine would only grow in the winter and then languish in the summer even though it’s rarely hot here. After five years in the ground in full shade, it finally gave up. It was just showing a ruby red crownshaft on its little trunk too. 😥

Jason, How did you make out with the hurricane yesterday. I hope your area was spared.

Great stuff Tyrone, I'll meet you up there in a few years for the full Dalrymple Expedition, although it sounds like we might need some guys with machetes to walk in front! We drove a bit past Peases Lookout but turned back before the forest that you found, regrettably. A cunninghamiana var dalrymplensis sounds good to me...the Eungella Bangalow, quite a mouthful. I'll take some pics of mine this morning and post them shortly.

Whoa, dang. They're tougher than they often appear, but not infinitely tough. Good that it survived. Hope they do better further south.

Oh yeah, I have flamers to sell, macrocarpa and hookeri both, baby plants in community pots, coming to the sale forum soon.

Ideally the palm would do best planted in the ground. They spread their roots very far out from the palm’s base. If that’s not possible, a bigger pot will be beneficial. The palm looks healthy right now and the spaces between the leaf scar rings on the trunk indicate that it’s getting watered well. As for your cquestion about the spears, hits not that another spear forms “off of” the older one. Both spears originate from the palm’s growing point and are attached to each other. The smaller one has a smaller spear attached to it also and so on but it’s just not visible yet. The double spear phenomenon is characteristic of Archontophonix as well as other palm species after the juvenile stage. Younger palms typically open a new frond before a new spear appears.