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Yeah, they're hardy. There are other 2 in my town that I have found. One of them is pre 2011 and both survived 2021 unbothered, even fruited and grew very very fast after the freeze, faster than Syagrus romanzoffiana. This is my other one, same age as the one in the backyard, in the sidewalk. Here is one of the 2 adult ones in my town: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Bfj6xX2Q8kqyLyk19 The other one (Pre 2011): https://maps.app.goo.gl/ro9zfzhK7HfUvwLTA?g_st=ac

Here are most of the palms I own

They look great Richard. Winter for you still gets to at least 20C with sun during the day doesn’t it. The rebounding day temps really make a difference coming from low single digit minimums.

Looking great Richard. I tried some in shade and they just slowly declined in my climate. Not enough summer heat. However I saved most of the shade declining ones by digging them up and putting them into full sun in a perpetually wet spot with white clay below the surface and they just took off. I’ve got I think 15 planted in the same spot at varying stages of growth but when they all start to trunk it’s going to be great to walk underneath the canopy they will create. In winter, like right now, the area is literally oozing water from the ground. Mine have started growing pneumatophore roots like a Raphia or a mangrove. I’m hoping they will set seed one day, however they are not that popular any more and most WA soils are crappy gutless sand which they just hate unless you constantly feed them with fertiliser and leave the hose running on them 24/7. They are tough. In the middle of January (summer here) I took some 30cm high seedlings out of the shadehouse and whacked them in the ground in full sun but in heavy wet soil and a week later we had a 42.5C day and I expected them to just be fried. No, they didn’t even fade. As long as they are wet they will take tons of sun, and they can take light frost in winter. Heavier frost creates damage but they are so quick to regrow it doesn’t cause lasting harm. One of my tallest trunking ones took a direct hit from a dead pine tree I cut down that fell the wrong way. I was devastated and thought the growing point may have been shattered. No. Some leaves were damaged but two years later you wouldn’t even know. I love them. They are a real feature in the garden. A totally under rated and under utilised palm in my area.

Acrocomia are hardy palms and grow fairly fast here in South Texas. I am aware of one or two individuals that survived palmageddon up in Corpus Christi 5 or so years back. I believe they survived an ultimate low of 17f and at least 2 consecutive days where the temperature never rose above 32f. Very tough. I am a little surprised that they are not more common around here. Yours look to be taking off, good luck with them.

Hello, I am buying a 15 Gallon kentia palm from a palm nursery and want to place it in my living room. Since the palm has been outside and meant to be planted in ground, I am wondering what I need to do to transition indoor. I assume I need to replace ALL soil with indoor succulent soil mix from HomeDepot?... wipe clean insects,.. should I do right away! Has anyone done this kind of transition before? Any suggestion is appreciated!

I have one in the ground that gets sun most of the day . That doesn’t seem to bother it as much as wind. The wind can strip the leaves from older fronds . The trunk gets very large on these. I have two in pots that I got on the clearance rack for $3 each . They will stay in pots along our fence line in mostly shade. Harry

Hello everyone, I am looking for fresh seeds of Satakentia liukiuensis. If anyone has seeds available for sale or knows of a reliable source, I would greatly appreciate any information. I am particularly interested in fresh, viable seeds for propagation. Thank you in advance for your help. Best regards, Zaki

Hello everyone, I am looking for fresh seeds of Archontophoenix alexandrae (King Palm). If anyone has seeds available for sale, trade, or can recommend a reliable source, I would greatly appreciate your help. Thank you in advance for any information or leads. Best regards, Zaki

Hello PalmTalk members, I am currently looking for Satakentia liukiuensis (Satakentia Palm) seeds and would appreciate any leads. If anyone has fresh seeds available for sale or knows a reliable source or supplier, please let me know. I am interested in obtaining viable seeds for cultivation and would be grateful for any recommendations. Thank you in advance for your help and I look forward to hearing from fellow palm enthusiasts. Best regards,

Nice plant, minus 20 I will say that’s cold, to cold for me to garden in I admire your gardening skills!

Hello, My yucca Rostrata will go into the ground. Do you have experience with 100% mineral substrate around the ball, no organics? I have very heavy clay soil and that would destroy it. It will need cover in the winter. At the moment I have a small package full of coconut fiber from the seller, I will leave it and I would like to settle it in 100% mineral. The clay is dug up, deep drainage and water drainage away through a drainage pipe. I am from Czech Republic. In summer temperatures up to 37°C and in winter down to -20°C. And a pretty rainy autumn. Thank you

Two palms that have surprisingly taken the cool weather quiet. The Calyptrocalyx was the biggest surprise as they are quite fussy, and the dypsis was a surprise as well for such a tropical looking palm. Either way both have lived through my winters in the ground with temperatures dropping down to 2 degrees celcius.

They are a nice palm the joannis. And will take temperatures down to 0 degrees celcius, not that you will see those temps in sunny Hawaii.

I only have two in the garden. Both are 30 years old, one is raging along while its cousin is still doesn’t even have a trunk, planted about 3 meters apart. They are tough palms and have done the job that I wanted when planted with a vision. I see them planted around the place in my home town in full sun situations but to me they look better in shade I think. A wonderful tough palms and worth growing!

A nice old green Chambeyronia macrocarpa, no flash red leaf on this one.

Atbb VB it again getting a spring batch of seeds in, bottom heating 30 degrees celcius. Although it’s going to get a bit cool at night now so I think k the ambient temperature will most likely be around 25 degrees celcius. A stack of licuala varieties, along with some cycad seeds. Even a batch of Zamia inermis from Nature girl in the good US, they shall be treasured little babies when they germinate. Some good varieties rare and exotic for all tastes! Time will tell how successful this little batch of seeds are.

Another classic brom flower in the garden.

Tonight when I was walking by just as the sun was about to set, I noticed how attractive it is for both our native humming birds and hooded orioles. Both varieties of birds were flitting from flower to flower as we approached these bromeliads. That is an added bonus to growing them, feeding the native birds.

How did this do this year?

I guess at least the longest day of the year is in the rear-view mirror and the days will get shorter now. 🤷‍♂️

My two largest coconuts are recovering, but not fully out of the woods. All of my healthy Chrysalidocarpus. Some stuff was alive and sulking and I didn't want to waste a single rain shower since we don't get rain everyday anymore, so I dug it out and replaced the bulk of the other tropicals with Brahea, Livistona, and other stuff that is a lot more cold-tolerant. There are some photos of the coconuts on page 9 of the 2026_02 - Florida Palmageddon thread, along with several other species over time as I get around to the various gardens in town. Don't want to hijack this thread. The topic is interesting and intriguing.

Nice, your palm grew so fast!

Did any of your coconuts or any other zone 10a palms survive?