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Beautiful, Iwan.

DON'T plant it in full sun. If there is a spot in the yard with afternoon shade, that's where I'd plant it. Otherwise, leave it potted on east side of the house. Morning sun, up to 11AM for about 3 weeks. Then, add one hour of sun (12N, 1PM, 2PM, etc) for two weeks at a time. If it's root-bound, pot it up first and water ever day. Rain will never give a potted plant sufficient water.

Jonathan, you're doing a really great job. I'm pretty sure they'll recover well. We're keeping our fingers crossed for you here.

Oh, the damage is really extensive. I hope it recovers well anyway. Such a wonderful species. I'm keeping my fingers crossed—the two of us here at Lake Constance are keeping our fingers crossed.

Yeah, clean or a one-year skirt. But as the get tall, they're tough to maintain. Outside of CA or FL hard to find someone experienced in trimming.

Thank you to everyone who made this event another resounding success! We'd like to give a quick shout-out to some of our members and friends who attended from PalmTalk: @kinzyjr @PalmBossTampa @Jdash @TroyM @Plantking165 @MinoFL @flplantguy @Fishinsteeg234 @Maddox Gardening-youtube and @cycadjungle If we missed anyone, don't be afraid to post and let us know you stopped by. We just announced the details for our 2026 Spring Meeting and look forward to seeing everyone there! A quick recap of the event is available here: 20260228_PlantaepaloozaRecap.pdf Photos from the event:

I want a center piece tree. Here’s my vision a pindo palm as the anchor. A burgundy cordyline australis, red and orange dipladenias, calla lillies, to the side of the pindo birds of paradise, at the base soft tip agave, burnt burgundy agave. Something like this, this is survives well in my climate. A mixture of tropical and Mediterranean.

And right you are!😎 Didn't read well enough.

With the conclusion of Plantae-palooza, we're pleased to announce that we have our spring meeting in three short weeks. The itinerary for the meeting is shared below: Date: Saturday, March 21st, 2026 Time:10am – 4pm Location: Jones Landscaping Nursery, 9357 STATE ROAD 80, MOORE HAVEN, FL 33471-5795 Details: A BBQ lunch will be served at no charge. Note that the only vendor allowed to sell at this meeting is the host. We will not have a vendor sale for society vendors. We will have a plant auction at the conclusion of the meeting. Please Bring: Side or Dessert to share at lunch A chair for comfort A palm, cycad, or companion plant for the auction *** Please reply with an RSVP to cfpacs.membership@gmail.com if you are coming so we can get a head count for lunch. *** Additional Links: Jones Landscaping Nursery Website: https://cycadflorida.com/ Holiday 2022 Meeting Link: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/75868-central-florida-palm-cycad-society-holiday-meeting-sat-12032022/

Wow Merlyn, lots of damage there. We got away with a lot less, just some burned cocos and wind damaged teddys. We are kind of dried out here with our historic drought and watering restrictions but you guys surely got hit with a 30 year cold shot. Best wishes for a full as possible recovery.

That is what he wants to do isn't it?

Yes, Richard. indeed🤗.

If your winters indeed are mild, why not put it in the open ground where it will grow much faster?!

That's a different kind of double coconut!😎

I can't speak to the difference between male and female inflorescence of Ravenea julietiae because I only have a male and have never seen females. With regards to Ravenea glauca, I have both sexes. The female Ravenea glauca inflorescence opens up wider than the more narrow males.

81F at 10:26AM ..headed for somewhere in the low / lower mid -90s later ..Warmer if high clouds don't interrupt peak insolation. Thanks to said clouds rolling in during the mid afternoon, each day, PHX only managed to match the monthly record high of 92F over the final few days of February. This month, the high will have to reach / surpass 100F to top the monthly record. Would be wild if we managed to flirt w/ that today but, ..We'll see. Wild enough that we'll be in the ballpark right out of the gate though. That said, the first 100F readings of 2026 did pop up in various neighborhoods around the valley on Friday. Lets see if we see any more today. If not, we might not have to wait long to take another shot. More on that later.... Weren't the only century mark readings noted across the region either. While i'd thought this round of heat might be confined mainly to the deserts, turns out a good chunk of S.Cal, west of the deserts, was experiencing similar conditions, w/ several spots reaching 100F in / near Los Angeles on Fri. Even on the neighborhood level, while reaching 100F, at the end of Feb. is pretty impressive here, it is more impressive, imo, to see 100F readings popping up west of the deserts in S. Cal at the same time. As for FEB ..and " Winter " 25 -26?... ...stats speak for themselves. Pretty impressive numbers, esp. how much we topped the previous " warm winter " numbers. We'll see how long it is until this year is challenged. Tucson's monthly / seasonal stats wrap up hasn't been posted yet.. Looking into the first week of the month ahead?? While most folks would be hard pressed calling upper 70s to the mid 80s a " cool down ", looking like temps pull back ..a little.. after another likely 90 /90+ tomorrow. How much temps back off later will depend on what the overall pattern across the west decides to do as we move thru next week.. Model thoughts, esp those from the GFS, have been all over the place the last few days.. Some runs suggesting a bigger cooldown ..with maybe a storm or two bringing some deg. of precip. chances back to the area ..others offering up a " cool " break between early season heat waves with the next, potentially significant ( regionally ) heat wave arriving somewhere near the 15th - 17th. As always, devil is in the details so we'll have to watch what happens. Looking over the last several years, March itself can offer up a bit of everything... ...extended stretches of days in the upper 90s / reaching 100, or a few final mornings in the upper 30s.. Wouldn't be shocked to see us reach 100F before the end of the month, nor would a morning barely touching 39 be a surprise either. For reference, since 2017, sub - 40F lows in March have only been recorded 3 times here with 37F being the lowest, Recorded in 2019.. ***** FYI: for the extra -early risers, the last Lunar Eclipse visible in the U.S. ..until ~approx. 2029 of so, will occur early Tuesday morning.. Should be much nicer viewing weather this time around compared to the raw / chilly conditions during the last March event a couple years ago. Start of the month SST check from SOTO.. ** Of note: the overall SOTO website will be retired / absorbed into NASA's broader EARTHDATA website starting this month** No matter where you look, pretty warm across the N. Pac. atm, esp off Cen. / S. Cal, Baja / West coast of MEX. Generally speaking, With the sun angle increasing rapidly as we head through the month, SST averages only start heading upward across the basin from here forward so.. ....+ 2-3+C anomalies off CA atm? = Pretty impressive way to start off the season this year. This is how you bring Tropical game Fish into near shore waters off S. Cal. No matter how you look at it, Winter 25 -26 is in the bag. We'll see what surprises await us as we head into / through Spring 2026..

Cocos nucifera in Malta update 1st March 2026

yea I noticed I’ve got a sooty mold problem on multiple palms, the spear on my potted and smallest in-ground washingtonia is covered in it. The bottom of the spear looks mushy but it still won’t pull out. Thanks for the luck.

Last one… I think🤣 E Dyerianus liners 5 at $75

I agree!🌴

@palmofmyhand Here's a video from this morning, followed by two sago palm pics. The sagos had a little protection, blanket and a tarp.

My coconuts got absolutely fried last year all came back about half canopy before this freeze. They handled this freeze better than 1 night last year. Healthy palms 100 percent will do much better but it's wild what they grow in California taht just does horrible here

I hope. Mine all bounved back from 2018 so holding hope. I think one thing that helps is our ridiculous hot summers allow for tropical plants to build a lot of fronds which becomes storage of food. I think most of us on this board fertilize well too.