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Every single day was above the mean high in July in Cork City this year—only two days with highs below 21 C this July—nice to see these well-sited Birds of Paradise finally blooming on the edge of the city.

Not sure what the Ph is but I’m sure its prob not great water being on San Diego municipal water. Don’t get alot of rain in so cal either but with this super El Nino we should get tons of rain this coming winter.Thanks again for the tip on chelated iron! It is working wonders on my Cycads!

Do you put rooting hormone on the air layer when you do it? I agree with above. Water and pray for roots is your best bet at this point.

Bump!

Being a local San Diego guy, I believe that the name was created by the guys at a local nursery, Jungle Music. The seeds came from a particular palm at the home of Phil, the owner. Phil’s a great nurseryman, but I never got around to asking him what he felt made this particular palm different. Whenever I see the “teracarpa” designation, I know that’s the place that came from.

I would be interested in what a Archontophoenix teracarpa actually is too as it’s not something I’ve ever seen here in Australia. However there are reportedly some paler cunninghamiana somewhere out there in the wild.

I wouldn't worry about the lean...would be amazed if it didn't straighten out once it's up and growing. Richard's suggestion above about seaweed extract is a good one.

You’re welcome 😁looking great!

How much sun are you guys growing these in? I had to take out an r. Sapida that was getting fried in the spot I hope to plant this 15g Wallichia disticha.

I planted a 25g over a year ago that had less of a lean but it has started to straighten out. It didn’t do anything for about 9 months in the ground.

Some are totally gone. I know that but I am hoping the ones I attached make it. It’s such a pain transplanting them this big. Everything around it gets destroyed. The few I attached look totally pale. I don’t even see green in the middle. I am going to untie them next week. Can they recover still if the spear is solid but it’s totally pale or do I need green fronds to expect a recovery?

My A. Socotrana growing in Arizona.

What's your water pH? pH 6.2 or 6.4 gets the best absorption of nutrients in cycads. Of course rain water is always best.

Mine never grow before June in Arizona. This year, only a female cone is emerging currently.

It’s a grafted “Bruce” Canistel. Here it is today. Here are my two white sapotes “Vernon” and “suebelle”. Here is the black sapote I think whatever that is on the leaf’s isn’t a big deal, mine have it too. The new leaf’s look good. I think you should fertilize with fish emulsion. Everytime I do it flowers all year. I water everyday.

I’m thinking hybrid. The most recent pics of these palms look more like Cunninghamiana than Maxima. So I’m thinking Maxima/Cunninghamiana hybrid. I don’t have any in my current garden. The 2 I bought and planted at my old yard were very pale to be pure Maxima. When I moved they had a few rings of trunk and did not look pure Maxima.

Any update if it survived?

Prefer a seedling starter plant/stem or seeds that could be mailed/shipped. Or pickup if in the Orange County, CA area. thanks!

It’s even further along now thanks for your ID!

Has any research or testing ever been done to figure out what an Archontophoenix teracarpa actually is? A hybrid? A new species? A variation of a known species? The city has a bunch of these planted around town and could probably part with a frond or two for genetic testing. Emails to any of the research bodies in the state hasn't generated a response.

It will take a while this time of year. This year , in particular , has been a very hot July. Keep the watering and by Fall you should see some improvement. As soon as night time temps drop a bit. Harry

36 gallons per palm. I have a lot of palms. So I didn’t want to over water the established ones but right now I ended up bumping the water up to 50 gallons per tree because I am testing the soil and with this record high heat wave the soil is getting dry. I know they say if the soil is squishy at the bottom it’s too much water but when the soil is relatively squishy that’s when my transplanted palms look the best. I keep losing canaries but the the canaries that are closest to my grass all survived and I’m convinced it’s because they are getting even more water from my sprinkler system a foot away watering my grass

Archontophoenix is one of the most variable palms I grow. I have at least two, which are without question among the most beautiful palms in my yard. Others are so so. But with enough water, they are a great genus for us here in Southern California.

36 gallons per tree, or yard?

I just got up there and that hole in the trunk is only about a inch deep so that is not the problem just curious as to what made it!