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I have two clumps that have still green fruit. One in almost full shade , the other gets way too much sun this time of year. This one is in a pot on the side of the house under a large C. Tepejelote This one in the courtyard where it gets afternoon sun this time of year , so it burns . I’m too lazy to move it! I am growing a Wodyetia near it to eventually provide a bit of shade. Harry

So slow . I have grown only one Sabal and it took years to grow from juvenile stage . Once established , they grow well here. Harry

Are the undersides of the leaf silvery ? My C. Radicalis vary from plant to plant . Most are pretty predictable , but they can be different. Harry

Looking Cycas to me but telling species yet is near impossible

Someone here would like to see how and, here you are satisfied, I didn't breed it and it was born on its own, on the 2nd leaf I saw that it was different from a normal radicalis

Florida west coast-ers, are you buying or selling? I've seen this before 🙄

Yes Richard you are right!, I had all the species of sabal, except this one

Konstantinos, how could I not please you? My friend!

Jeez, sorry to see that Tyrone. Those bloody pine trees have been a menace, but not an easy job to get rid of them either. Would be nice to have them lopped and chipped but you'd need deep pockets I guess. Hopefully there are some survivors under there, keep us appraised.

That’s a beautiful palm. Here’s a nice black petiole baronii.

Here’s a few red ones if that’s any help! Your green ones look like normal microspadix seeds to me.

I have a reason to put this this request, as I am investigating the possibility, that mother plant is actually a hybrid. Truth is that microspadix fruits from other plants nearby are matte green uniformly:

Chamaedorea nubium sold out

It’s amazing the difference a little mulch makes on the garden. A nice winter blanket, weed control, moisture retaining, you feed the soil and it looks good. So a little mulch does go a long way, now all I have to do is spread that mulch around, a couple of wheel barrow loads should do the trick!

Things slow down for palms in containers in winter, and so has this page so here’s a few palms in containers! Linospadix monostachya Johannesteijsmannia altifrons dypsis orange crushdypsis black petiole Areca mandacanii Chamaedorea adscendens Chambeyronia houalouensis

You’re a palm grower gyuseppe, you have grown plenty of palms before, just apply those same techniques that have worked in the past. The only tip is don’t overwater, and lots of gyuseppe palm love!

My memory was a little off, it was 0.4C by 10:15pm, 0 by midnight, pretty close. That frost bottomed out at "only" -2.3C though. My R.Baueri were very small them, coming through that with zero damage I realised they probably were going to be viable. Gas heater is a step too far for me, would not bother to grow anything that needed that drastic level of action. It would have to be something really one off like thinking was facing a 1 in 50 or 100 year freeze to go that length. The problem with being up a zone would be, could not help trying to grow the next level of sensitive palms, and so if/when a one in 5 -10 year freeze came , would be in the same position My ridiculous contraption against the odds survived the day and needed minimal adjustment for tonight. I was wondering if the "sail" would take off and be over the road somewhere by time got home from work. Those poles are 3.6m long, the palm is over 3m tall now.

Sácala de ahí y metela en un macetero , dale una oportunidad

Sabal Yapa Palm & sun making art

I've had about a dozen of this species of sabal grow. I've never grown it. Any advice? It's sure to be frost-resistant.

I have a Beccariophoenix alfredii in the compacted clay soil in Northern California and it literally has done nothing in 5 years... so I have a feeling your theory might be right that it's a combination of the watering + bad soil.

I love your Vulcano! How long did it take for it to get to this size? If I can’t find a small one I’ll have to order seeds somewhere… Im a member of the Los Angeles international fern society- I love all ferns but platycerium are my favorite. I am collecting the old school cultivars, because they are not well documented and I don’t want them to be lost to time. I keep a few of the rarer tropical varieties, but I bring them inside during the winter time. I’m testing p. Elemeria and p. Andinum this winter outdoors… I hear they can take our cold. I also went to art center! I graduated a few years ago.

102F after another 110+ afternoon ( 112F here in he hood ) No breezy storms passing thru the area to cool things off a bi faster tonight either.. Week ahead, looks.... Temps pull back ..a tad more than today, tomorrow and Tuesday.. Wednesday thru Sat or Sunday? ..Ready for another round of 112 -117F? ..We'll see.. Depending on where the 4C high decides to hang out at that time, Temps could stay in the lower end of that range, or ...tack on a few more degs to the currently forecast highs for later next week, esp on Friday and Sat. Low ..but not zero.. chance some activity might try and approach the valley tomorrow night but, as usual, not every WX model is showing that outcome.. After tomorrow night / early on Tuesday? Where the 4C high decides to hang out mid / later this week will determine if storm activity completely shuts down state -wide, or just avoids the valley / lower deserts for several days.. 595+mb/ dam heights center up over most of AZ? = Mountains / far S.E. AZ might continue to see widely scattered activity. Large amounts of CIN / Capping, and poor Lapse rates would take the wind out of any storm that might make a run at the valley / lower desert areas to our west at that time. High decides to park over more over Las Vegas / western UT ..or just north of there mid / late week? that could open up the classic, " Rim Shot " / Maddox type 2 kind of set up ..Where storms forming over the rim have a better opportunity to make it into the valley / lower desert areas.. ...That is if there is enough moisture hanging out over the east central Rockies to draw southwest toward the Rim / 4 corners. See this for more insight: https://www.weather.gov/media/twc/monsoon/monsoon_patterns.pdf Dew points will pull back from the " definitely disgusting " category as this next round of heat tees up, but will keep " real feels " quite gross. Adding to all of this, " Big Heat " may not be confined to just AZ this time around as the high's position / peak strength could bring widespread 100 -110's to much of CA for a few days.. No doubt, Dan will probably have a live stream this week to discuss this ..and the serious, fire - related situation unfolding across the Pac. N.W. atm. What happens beyond the opening days of Aug.? ..We'll talk about that later.. For now.. This seems quite appropriate Don't be a intentional moron, Stay cool, off the trails, and hydrated..

So im certain it’s beginning stages of root rot from over watering. The holes are starting to smell like sulfur. The gardener assured me its not lack of water. He suspects the hardscape footing is not allowing it to drain. He stuck. Rebar and pulled it out and it was dripping with smelly sulfur water. I think I may have made it a lot worse by watering it even more. Despite my research here, I still couldn’t keep this alive. Its down to one frond and a spear 😭

here is one i grew from seed. vulcano ... seed from portugal. awesome you grow platyceriums too! i just started but grow the rarer forms indoors. i started a platycerium discussion on the other tropical plants thread. you have perfect climate to grow so much. i love pasadena but alas couldnt afford it when it was time to purchase a house. lived there when i went to art center. cheers tin