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You just don’t know until you try, I have not had much experience with decipiens as transplanted seedlings, but I do know every time I dig out a little archontophoenix in a creek bed upon a visit to their habitat, none have lived so I now don’t bother with seedlings just pick up a few seeds. But we can’t be told until we try it ourselves, but they were right 99 percent of the time, it won’t live story🤣 Richard

Alogoptrea arenaria throwing a new flower, viable seeds have been collected from this single plant, and germinating them was easy provided it was a constant 30 degrees celcius.

A great couple of ferns for the garden, blechnum gibbum and dicksonia Antarctica. The blechnum are easy and fast growing. The dicksonia was a purchase as just a stem and no foliage, basically bare rooted. They just need a little attention now and then with a bit of water. And both offering that tropical looking palm that’s so desired!

No idea what’s the name except it’s a real winter beauty!

A very mild winter that’s for sure this winter. 24 degrees celcius at work today and it was 13 degrees celcius in the morning at 6.30. August it may get cold as we are not forecast for any rain, so open sky dry days means cold weather especially around the full moon. I think our friends in Tasmania know what cold is @Jonathan and even @tim_brissy_13 to me these growers are the real cold climate growers. And I guess good old cousin Jack knew what to say to you, like I say to the Vanuatu guys at work, it’s not cold you wait until winter gets here!

Latania Lontaroides

thanks i will be repotting soon but i dont think my climate suits this palm outdoors year roiund since we have gotten down to minus 6 in the early 2010s

A couple of chamaedoreas. Cham adscendens Cham Ernest augustii Cham klotzshciana

The classic Joey palm, so desired for that tropical look. Many a grower has wanted one or two in there collection. But due to price and the talk of how difficult they are to grow, alas many a grower has forgone the opportunity of having one. They are yes temperamental to some extent, but not as tricky as you would think. Good drainage, lots of water and they like a feed. You can sit them in a tray of water in the greenhouse, if in the garden they will drink as much water as you give them. Cool tolerant but the more temperate the slower they will be, not a frost tolerant palm but will take temperatures down to 2 degrees celcius. The ones in the ground are about 4 years old in a subtropical climate. If you’re after a tropical looking palm that’s highly ornamental get a trio of joeys!

Everything go gain and nothing to loose, and I much prefer the Offspring song, give it to me baby ahaha! Dypsis?

it even grows during the winter? sounds like a winner for sure. you definitely wanna propagate those genetics if it ever flowers. plants will mutate and adapt to their environment over successive generations. considering the fact you'd be starting with genetics that are already somewhat adaptable and is infact thriving in your location it wouldn't take too long to get a landrace going. maybe only two or three generations for something well adapted.

Be careful, as seedlings if you break their roots they die. As i said I have no experience with transplanting established palms. Would I attempt to transplant my ones, the answer is not very likely, iam sure it’s possible but not for my garden specimens.

Pickup only - Located in the East bay of northern california. This is an f1 hybrid Mother Roebelenii x canariesnsis 7 gallon and way past due for bigger container or hopefully ground. This is a prized palm for people like me. This is grown from seed by patrick shafer. $300

It’ll love it in that heat & DG. I wouldn’t be afraid to water your Encephalartos. Irrigation will flow thru that medium so there’s little concern for root rot. Plants will love it. For what’s it worth….i do think you ID’d yours correctly. I’ve seen that cross before and it does look different than mine. Not sure if there’s any truth to it but I’ve heard the plant takes on more father characteristics. Would make sense in both our cases -dale

Hello! Could anyone help me to find coconut varieties that has short leaves under 3 meters or exactly 3 meters and stays dwarf when mature? I've searched it on google but it doesn't seems right, google said some varieties like Fiji Dwarf, Chowghat Green Dwarf, Chowghat Orange Dwarf, Malayan Dwarf, and Green Niño. But I don't think they have small and short leaves when mature since I've watched some videos on youtube that were showing these varieties, and they're still huge for me...

Okay. Thanks! Kinda small but I’m soaking them so maybe we’ll see.

Syagrus sp. ?

Anyone have any thoughts?

The palm in question is not in this photo and is smeller.

I can soon change that, seeds available when ready for you! Nice palms growing there, I do know with seedlings and small plants they are very root sensitive, I have never transplanted a large one, and the small 140mm container planted ones never lived once transplanted. Unless you can get a good root ball with a machine I would leave it alone. Be a shame to lose such a beautiful advanced palm. If it was my palm I would leave it alone!

Once they are established you can get them by on almost nothing, but the first year you need to water a bit until they get established.

I can soon change that, seeds available when ready for you!

They are a lovely palm, I thought they would be more available in your part of the world, if you see one grab it they are cool tolerant and would do well in your climate. They also make great container palms, slow growing as well. Richard

No bugs yet...🤞 aztropic Mesa, Arizona

yeah ill do something similar i have a few pots ready and they will grow in pots for the first year. i was impressed with the coconuts right now, they're Huge and full to the brim with water inside. a few of them are bulged in the eye in the beginning stages of sprouting already. so its prime season right now. making me think i should get atleast a couple more. i was thinking about buying coconuts online but honestly nothing beats 2 for five bucks and i don't mind having to sprout them.