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I love those kind of surprises. Harry

Most of the ones I cut down are a little shorter than that . I cut one or two stalks every year or so. I have four clumps around the house , so there seems to be a flowering trunk or two every year. I like the look of them and it isn’t too hard to cut them . I do have one clump out front that gets large , probably over 15’ . I cut two trunks a couple of years ago and they had to be cut in sections. I can understand , they certainly are not self cleaning . It is more than just a trimming to have to cut trunks down . The one I tell people never to plant in their yard is Caryota Urens , they have a really bad habit of falling over! Mine fell and it never flowered. Harry ‘The C. Urens towers above the C. Obtusa . It fell over . Luckily the neighbor had left for work so no damage . It had just opened a beautiful dark green frond , no inflorescence ever appeared.

When iam finished, or at least I think I have with my old propagation medium, I usually tip it out on the potting bench and just use it as any other additive for my soil mix. And usually there are old or what I think are dead seeds in that mix. They say never give up on old seeds but sometimes you just have to move on to new seed. So it’s a wonderful surprise when they start popping up in the potted palms. Especially licualas, not sure what these varieties are it iam sure something good, and another physokentia is most welcome in the collection. The seed is one way of getting an identification. I just tip the pot upside down and simply remove the seedling!

Chambeyronia hookeri, variegated rhapis ayanishiki.

Another dypsis it’s labeled as Faneva, but iam quite certain it’s not, it does have a small dypsis look about it, and the only place I can sort of remember where it came from was Merc spillakis (rip). So another mystery dypsis, it looks nothing like the ones on palmpedia. The dypsis mystery strikes again!

Hobart just doing its thing - consistently inconsistent! We never have time to get bored with the weather down here...

Oh, Joy! Mid-80s Sunday. Mid-30s Monday. Rinse. Repeat. I was just noticing some of the burnt Royals were already putting out new fronds, as was expected and hoped for. This will be a fine, "howdya do"?

All seeds are spoken for thank you regards Richard

Yes I can do that for you 20 seeds not a problem address and name please.

Would also be interested. If you can ship to Spain I will cover the costs

I might cull it rather than cut an 18’ tree down every five years.

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That was easy. Tomorrow I'll dig into my shipping department (repurposed Amazon boxes) and see what I can do. What's your zip? And obvs gonna ship them in their pots. I potted them up 12/31 in coco coir, perlite and a sprinkle of Dr Earth if it matters.

Install heat lamps. Use plenty to protect it from the cold. And frost protection netting. Try mounting them on four wooden posts in the ground, about an elbow's length from the palm. The heat from these lamps will be a great help. Install the lights along the entire length of the palm, from the trunk to the leaves. Spray all the leaves and part of the trunk with neem oil mixed with potassium soap. Apply a little to the bud. The low temperatures have affected your palm, making it more prone to fungal attacks and infections, which have also damaged its leaves. It was left weak after being transplanted to its new location.

Happy early birthday 🥳🎈

Install heat lamps. Use plenty for the cold. And frost protection netting. Try mounting them on four wooden posts in the ground, about an elbow's length from the palm tree. The heat from these lamps will be a great help. Install the lights along the entire length of the palm tree, from the trunk to the fronds.

Yes , the flowering stalk will die . It will start pushing out smaller fronds and inevitably start looking bad. If it is near anything that can be harmed if blown over by strong winds , I would cut it down soon. The “pups” will continue to grow and eventually replace the flowering stem as the cycle continues. I have Caryota Mitis clumps that are almost thirty years old . I have cut many stalks down , some very tall. Harry

Today it caught my eye that I could take a photograph of my palms when it’s raining and see the raindrops in the photograph.

If indeed this is C mitis, obtained as Caryota sp., looks like C mitis to me, as a monocarpic palm will the flowering trunk soon croak?

This sheet is preliminary since a lot of the stations haven't reported their final numbers yet. We do need something to refer to for the time being, so the attached sheet is the available numbers NOAA has compiled for the dates 01/30/2026 - 02/08/2026. There are two sheets in the file - one that is mostly sanitized and the second sheet that has all of the available stations with any reports since the beginning of the year. Sheets like this are how the impact freeze maps are created as well. beta_Feb2026_AdvectiveFreeze.xlsx

What do you want for all 3? Shipping to Austin area.

They get even more as they get bigger. Harry

I cannot express the frustration of being a palm lover and not having a garden. I thought I hit the jackpot when my work said I could plant "whatever I wanted" on the grounds of the hospital I work at, since it already has irrigation set up and so many planting sites. After 4 years and thousands of my own dollars later, I am constantly hit with the maintenance shutting off water for "construction projects" without telling me - even after asking multiple times. Cannot count the number of times clearly marked palms with barriers around them have been mowed over, weed whacked to shreds, or just outright removed.... the latest assault has been on my flawless Bismarckia palm that is the first thing I'd see when I'd walk into work from the parking lot.... anyways, I came to work to find this today. I am just so over dealing with their incompetence and abuse. I guess they already took care of the "frond removal" prior to transplant, so figure I'd just finish the job and transplant it to somewhere where I'm not constantly worrying about it getting mutilated or starved for water. Any tips for transplant? I've never removed such a big palm before so don't know how much rootball I should preserve.

Seconding the Foster BG recommendation, along with an impressive assortment of palms, they have a beautiful cycad collection which contains an impressive specimen (or two) of Encephalartos woodii. Lyon is a must as well, huge palm collection and beautiful location in the back of Manoa Valley. Highly recommend grabbing a meal (Off The Hook Poke or Morning Glass Coffee are favorites) at Manoa marketplace, then eating up at the arboretum in the gazebo down the hill from the parking lot. Tell the person in the little shack at the entrance that you’re going to Lyon and they will waive the $5 fee for visitors parking to hike Manoa Falls. If you’re the adventurous type, bring your own pair of hiking boots and ask the front desk at Lyon about the hike to Aihualama falls inside the arboretum. Not as manicured or impressive as nearby Manoa Falls but a lovely and authentic stroll through the thick rainforest beyond the more curated grounds of the garden. For both Lyon and Hoomaluhia, you’ll have the best time if you come prepared with a rain jacket and shoes/clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Bug spray too if the mosquitoes are fond of you. One of my favorite nurseries in town is Kawamoto Orchid. It’s tucked in the back of a valley and there’s endless shade houses to wander. If you find something special, I believe they have the facilities to pack and ship with proper ag forms so you can have a little piece of Hawaii back home. The Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle problem is quite real here. Not much you can do yourself but as you look at our landscape, take in the coconut palms. They may not be there the next time you visit. In fact, the pest is beginning to target palms more broadly, so take a moment to appreciate any palms you get to enjoy as the future is uncertain. As @Rick Kelley pointed out, the angular cutouts in the leaves are quite distinct, especially if you are a palm aficionado. Once you see it, you’ll notice quickly notice how far it has spread on Oahu. Finally, can’t recommend a visit to Hilo enough. Honolulu/Oahu is the CITY (I grew up here) and Hilo will transport you back to an old Hawaii that is quieter and full of all the little quirks and traditions that make these islands so special. Oh and of course the abundance of tropical gardens (I’ll let our Big Island folk point you in the right direction). Have so much fun! And as always, share pics!

Here’s the Greenhouse I forgot which one in Cincy forgot to post this! Man, that is a huge queen sago palm!!