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Supplied by equatorial exotics, and very cool tolerant even as tube stock not a problem in my climate.

Which is also no longer in use and is considered a synonym of P sessilifolia. But I don’t think that’s the same palm which has floated around in the nursery trade as P ‘sarawakensis’. I think the palm Richard is referring to is the highly mottled palm that has been posted on here before. Either way, I doubt any of these lowland Bornean palms would be the best choices for California. I’d be looking for ones originating from decent latitude away from the equator (P baviensis, P gracilis, P tashiroi, P sylvestris) or highland species (P capitata) or a mix of the two (P declinata, P annamensis, P kontumensis). As noted, some others seem to have some level of hardiness despite relatively tropical origin like some of the Philippines species, P javana and P coronata.

Thank you for the information.

It has been cooler and rainy most of the day. The wind picked up around 1pm and then it started raining. In addition to rain, the big blessing is that it has been very comfortable outside and gives the AC a break.

@George N Welcome to PalmTalk! Looks like some kind of fungal rot or maybe a lethal disease like fusarium wilt or Lethal Bronzing. Another forum member may be able to narrow it down, but the future for that one doesn't look good.

It’s actually a variety of Pinanga albescens.

Wilty -ish / cupping look of the leaves i can see via your pictures = Pretty typical of what i see when it gets hot, even the ones in the ground.. Heck, gets hot enough here and the tenderest / newest growth will burn back, even on big specimens that have been in the ground for ....decades... Is, what it is in hot / hot and dry places.. In pots? keep them moist ..but not soaking wet ..or in overly organic rich soil. As far as soil, ..those planted in the ground? Bougs. could give 2 ***'s about the " quality" of whatever their feet are in.. Better it drains? = even better.. All planted here at the house are / were planted in native soil ( Which = rocky / sandy/ chunky / un-amended / full of prior construction debris ) Rarely provide extra water for any of the ones i planted since they went in. Older, wayy too spiny " Grandma " Bougs i yanked / that were here when we moved in? only got whatever water falls from the sky. Others i planted at the old house? = same deal.. Not sure how they do it but these things somehow find whatever moisture they need. All thrive, even thru our much hotter than your summers. Absolutely no comparison, no matter what. Once past the just planted stage of installation? Wash, Rinse, Repeat for 99% of Bougainvillea you'll see planted in yards / commercial landscapes / along freeway greenbelts throughout the region.

Here you go, updated photos. This flush is going through senescence. No sign of the next flush yet but this plant can do that. My female one went bare between its last flushes too. I included a photo of a leaf on the female plant too.

This flush is almost hard now. The leaves will get darker green than they are now but I don't think this flush's leaves will get any bigger.

Doesn’t get any better than that! Had to put my eyeballs back in so I could type this response. Tim

Looks absolutely perfect, great job 👍

I can’t find any history of that name ever existing.

Try Pinanga sarawakensis!

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, Satakentia liukiuensis and Adonidia merrillii growing in Adventureland in the Magic Kingdom. The Hyophorbe is a long term survivor, its been there about 20 years, maybe longer. The Satakentia is in front of Pirates of the Caribbean.

Looks almost like viral infection, they are super tough. But the heat you described and the timing of the leaves shriveled up would steer towards being dry and desiccated foliage from lack of water, the leaf with no dry edges doesn’t match wster stress, odds on the leaves won’t recover. That said the curling makes me think something in the soil like a pathogen, let them dry out they are super tough. Can the leaves be crushed up in the hand like a dried up leaf or are they still moist inside?

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Thanks for this Ive got a very yellow, small Encephalartos whitelockii in a pot, and have some chelated iron in the shed. Worth a go! (unless its just got root rot or something)

Phoenix palms are one of worst for being poisonous in my opinion, even more so when they are dead and dried up, absolute killers. Iam sure they have been the vain of many a trip to ER in the hospital. There can be some dangerous plants in the plant kingdom and many have been used throughout history for such foul play. But look on the other side of the coin at all the medicines derived from plants. Iam sure a bit of tennis elbow is a small price to pay for a thorn in the elbow. There is a fern in Australia called bracken fern and oh my step on a dead stem of that one and see what happens if you can’t dig it out, not a pretty picture in about 4 days time with more than a needle required for removal of that one. Home surgery at its best for that one. Richard

We have Monk parakeets here in Houston, but not all that impressive considering there are thriving populations in London and New York City.

Well it looks like it can be done with extra work, but to be honest those ones have pretty small crowns. Your own palm looks infinitely better. I prescribe to the right plant right spot mentality, so I don't think full Texas sun is ideal for Trachycarpus. Can you do it? it appears you can, but there are much better suited palms for full sun in Dallas. Here are examples of a couple of my own Trachycarpus. They get hand watered by me regularly, fertilized with PalmGain and are planted in the more damp areas of my yard. The first is on the east side of my house so gets shade after lunch, it looked great until sometime in July. All fronds were grown at this location. The second is another one that gets a lot of sun, with some late afternoon and early evening sun. Fronds all grown in situ. I don't see Trachys much in Houston, but when I do they tend to be in shady spots, I don't think that's a coincidence. They usually are decent green color unlike mine if they get enough shade and water. These two were nice and green in the months leading up to July.

I’m not home to take a current photo but overall this is the set up I have added to from completely open in the beginning. Roughly 300’ x 53’, although the backyard runs around 230’ x 60’ at the marsh. Intracoastal in the distance. Ocean a mile or two to the east. Being on the island I feel we struggle with adequate rainfall. Some size constraints due to width and I have run podocarpus the length of the yard and Bambusa gracilis for a large part. Only a live oak, mule and beccariophoenix Alfredii in the middle back portion of yard plus a Seabreeze bamboo and saw palmetto in the way back.

Yes, I think I messed up and used the same mix I dot for my other palms: perlite mixed with palm soil. Thus fast draining. I didn't it so it doesn't get root rot in the spring and fall. Thus I probably need to amend with more clay mixed in. The rocks I have on there are to throw off the squirrels from digging. Maybe I'll put more mulch instead of the thin layer I have on it now

Speed of growth and smaller crown size maybe if planted from smaller palms but you have a point