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Very true... While the deg. of cold you've seen in the amount of time you have been growing it ( and madagasgariensis ) hasn't been enough to harm the trees themselves, i do remember Len mentioning in his blog that his magnifica did experience bud drop during some cooler spells he'd seen around the time the tree was forming flower down in Vista.. Thought you'd mentioned something similar happening a couple times in the past as well.. Woodland Hills is a tad different than Vista of course, so, ...perhaps it all comes down to magnifica being one of those flowering trees that can experience more defined boom / bust years, compared to Mada. regardless of any cooler spells during the winter months, or at least until it reaches a certain size / age.. Regardless, the fact that they have done well ..maybe better than originally thought years ago.. for you and others out there who have been growing them is an accomplishment.

I'm not very familiar with this species, as it's not often seen here in Florida. Saw this today at Edison Ford Estates and it's a stunning palm, but surely Normanbyi would have plumose leaves at this size, correct? I'm not sure what it is though. The crownshaft is closer to Wodyetia than Veitchia, and the leaves arch in a way that reminds me of Adonidia more than anything. Are there known Normanbyi hybrids or is this a species that I'm not thinking of?

Yes, it is

This would have to be a trachycarpus.

Wow... Is that Chrysalidocarpus Decipiens? Beautiful....

I think a Brahea that height would have thicker petioles. Barbs like a hacksaw would lean towards Trachycarpus.

The extremely warm winter may be the reason that tropical tree was able to bloom. On the other hand, I have several stone fruit trees that didn't produce a single flower this year as their required 'cold chill hours' weren't met. 🤷‍♂️ Every plant does have its own basic requirements that need to be met, for it to perform. aztropic Mesa, Arizona

I've been growing it for we'll over 10 years and it's never had any problems with the cold so I don't think it's particularly hard to grow here. Same with F Madagascariensis, which I"ve had for maybe 15 years with zero cold issues. Mada has been a more consistent, albeit not as impressive, bloomer.

Nice stuff Nathan!

Working in the jungle and looked up and saw a bloom on my Spathodea the first time it has ever bloomed maybe our unusual weather had something to do with it!!!yes it’s in there!!yes it’s in there!!

And a volunteer.

Approx 15 years at the Santa Fé mall NE of Atlanta.

Hi. Old thread! I just got a Majestic Palm. And I used to have a Lipstick Palm in my apartment for some years until it I had to give it away when it reached the ceiling. About the Lipstick Palm I learned that it is fine with roots being submerged in water (unlike most plants), even likes it, since it has roots that can still breathe. That they naturally grow in swamps. I didn't keep mine as wet as that, but I did sometimes leave a centimeter of water in the saucer (rather too much water than too little). I also had Licualas (which also naturally live in swamps) for which I could see aerial roots, I never saw that for the Lipstick Palm but somehow it can breathe when wet. So what about the Majestic Palm, is it the same when it comes to standing in water or less so? Does it have roots that let is breathe when root ball is submerged? Or is it not as water loving as the Lipstick and Licualas, so that the only way for roots to get enough oxygen is from air above via soil (like most plants) so that I must make sure no water in saucer after watering?

How are they now?

It are monsters 😄

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Not exactly today, but....

Would love to go. Due to scheduling, it is unlikely. Wonder if Palm Boss is going? @PalmBossTampa

Looks like a great opportunity to stock up on nice palms at fair prices. Nothing like this selection in Puerto Rico!

Anybody on PalmTalk going? I’ll be there to learn…

Just a guess but G maya will like it relatively dry. Or at the very least they’ll need very good drainage in humid and wet climates. Maybe by the look of the moss growing on the soil they might be a tad too moist for their liking? I’ve found in general non crownshafted pinnate palms seem to be susceptible to crown rot from being too moist especially if there’s overhead watering. Any water getting in the crowns? I’ve lost Syagrus schizophylla, Caryota urens and others from this.

The best way to grow palms is to repot them in stages, going into the next sized container up in size, usually starting with 75mm, 125mm 200mm, 250mm. There are some 180mm pot sizes that are pretty good for 125mm containers to stage up with. Go for it pot him up. Palms dislike being overpotted as well ie 75mm going into 200mm. Not good to do that, also a good root ball to work with is best, if the roots are coming out of the bottom that’s a good indicator to pot up. Another way to tell is if you can pick the palm up by the trunk and it doesn’t pull out of the soil.

It sure what’s going on here. The only fertiliser they have gotten is seaweed extract. So iam sort of ruling that one out, but it is similar to over fertilisation. Also the rest of the palms in the same batch are fine. No herbicide has been used so that rules that one out. So time to call in the palm gurus and see what they can come up with?

A pleasant 75F at 9:18PM with a few clouds hangin around.. Weekend ahead looks ..pretty darn good for mid April.. Storm currently producing rounds of legit, strong T- storm activity across parts of N. Cal atm will help keep temps in the reasonable zone, esp. as a follow -on system drags slightly cooler air through the region by Sunday / Monday.. While there are some ..minimal ..at best.. shower chances for either Sunday or Mon. suggested in the current forecast, don't be surprised if they are ax-ed completely by tomorrow.. The follow - on system that was looking a little colder / like it might roll thru the region at a slightly more southern route, currently looks like it may stay further north, keeping most of the precip. chances associated with it north of AZ.. After bottoming out somewhere in the 78 to 82F range by Tuesday, temps. will start another climb afterwards, returning to the < currently suggested > mid -90s by next weekend. The start of a bigger heatwave beyond that?? ..we'll see.. Mid range forecasts are still wavering back and forth between another ridge trying to build across -at least- this section of the Southwest, and keeping some deg. of weak troughiness just offshore of South and Cen. CA. / progressive low pressure systems crossing the northern tier of the U.S, which would limit any big warm up that might try and sneak in from the south or east. As is always the case, at some point ..sooner, rather than later.. we will start to see the first, real nudge of the subtropical / 4 corners high as it starts to set up over Mexico toward the end of the month / start of next month. A few days out from mid April = countdown to the start of the East Pacific Hurricane Season ( May 15th ) begins... Could this year be active? ...let alone quite active?? A little early to say but, ..as warm as waters are off Mexico ( and Baja / S.Cal. ) atm, ..and will stay going forward ..let alone build as we move forward, nudged upward by the likely shift to El Nino conditions ahead.. May ..around /just beyond the start of the season.. could offer up some interesting clues.. Looking at the tonight's GEFS 840 hour thoughts, start to the Rainy Season in Mexico ..southern section of the country where it typically kicks off esp, is looking pretty good atm as we reach mid May with positive lean rainfall anoms. steadily building < area of the country within the Blue circle > . Of more interest is the area within the Purple Circle directly west of Mexico, which also suggests a wet signal, a decent hint that that area might start to spin up disturbances that would further enhance the positive anomalies suggested for Southern Mex. Depending on how vigorous any of those potential disturbances might be, one or two of them could turn tropical. Wayy too early in the season for any of them to approach the Southwest tho. ..unless something crazy happened ( ..Which would be on par for the WX so far this year, lol ) At the same time? those positive anomalies spread north, encompassing most of the continent east of the Sierra Madre Occidental.. It will take another month for the rains to reach the AZ / Mex. border but.. generally, Wetter it is down there, esp. as we get past mid - May, = a sign for the summer ahead up here.. Need more than one or two to align to = a wet summer though.. Obviously, ..since hints aren't a guarantee, and it is still very early.. We'll see how things are actually progressing as we reach the middle of next month / the start of our Hurricane Season.. With that, < Cue the sounds of a lock turning / creaky door opening > ..I give you.. Your first peek at some of the current thoughts for the summer ahead **** ...Consumed with the usual dash < or two > o' salt, of course.. **** While it is true that no one can predict what the weather may look like in June in February with 100% accuracy, if you pay attention to overall WX patterns long enough, you can see how longer range forecast modeling can find hints of truth about a general forecast trend months out.. I've closely eye-balled the day to day / month to month CFS forecasts for the summer ahead since the " wet in this part of the world suggestion " started to show up in the forecast's timeframe.. So far, the suggested, fairly wet signal hinted at since then? hasn't backed off. If such a hint were to flip, it would start trending in that direction now, ..and more esp. as we get into next month.. Since the day to day, run to run thoughts can waver a bit more than the 3 month thoughts, i decided to post the current 3 month thoughts rather than those suggested foreach month. Needless to say, they're worth checking out / watching closely as we move forward ..here ...and in CA.. Hint: ..For the most part, they're pretty wet, esp. from Aug forward.. For now at least, there are NO significant / hangs around for awhile " drier than normal" signaling in any of them either. As you can see, even among the 3 month thoughts, that's a reasonably wet signal for AZ for the summer ahead this far out. Since the CFS isn't the most reliable of longer term forecast models, this is the current thinking from the April update of the NMME. Lead #1, May: Lead #2: June:... Lead #3, July: Lead #4, August: Lead #5, September: No denying the # of individual models leaning green here stands out quite a bit.. ** Not posted ** but last months' monthly update from the CPC is also suggesting wet across the Southwest atm. April's thoughts should be out by next Thursday .so we'll see how they look / if they've changed. Model data provided by Copernicus, which updated today, also leans normal to wet here across most of the models used to compile the C3S Multi- Model ensemble thoughts. ...so what does all of this mean? .....Can it all fall apart < pissing off ..everyone.. > before the game even starts?? Yes, it can < ...and has before > and, ...simply, that " flip " is what to watch out for, right up to the first day of Monsoon Season on June 15th, ..let alone the first good storm that signals that the season has actually arrived. As good as it might look right now, we'll see how this progresses.. and keep our fingers crossed all the align as best as they can. That said, if what we're seeing now are more than just fleeting hints set to disappoint us all soon, summer ahead could write the next chapter < or two > of " Monsoon Magic " ..and provide lots to talk about, both here, and nearby. So it be written, So it be done ..Hopefully..

Good luck! Hopefully it doesn't cause too much trouble.