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Let me introduce you to the Tau Kiani Botanical Garden on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile. I think I’ll have to contribute some exotic palm trees; they have something interesting going on there on the island.

Yeah, saw it with Wal's old place as well. And recently Paul's (Comic97) place which lasted a few years but now has had every single plant removed...

Mo, That plant looks a lot like Kisambo to me. -dale

1.3C this morning after 3C yesterday morning. Only very light frost on grass this morning. So far no noticeable damage or even spotting on any more tropical species which is a pretty good result as we approach August.

Thanks brother, yes pacifica and no issue with hot sun 108 F with continuous feed and a lot of water

Thank you very much!

Plenty of fruit and inflorescence on the Butia Oderata this year. Wait ‘till the squirrels find out! Harry

I have bought quite a few palms from Let’s Grow Florida. I do NOT recommend them. The palms look beautiful when they arrive, but they ship them bare root and a number of them end up dying.

I’d guess it’s the winters. Mine don’t get anything special, but we don’t have much of a winter.

The Bismarck is actually my neighbor’s on the side. It’s super huge, and will be a huge problem in the future. I planted the Satakentias as broomsticks. ((Not to repost every post, but here’s the progression)

@Looking Glass Everything looks great! Keep up the great work!

I was pretty sure that I remembered you planting Princeps. Maybe mine are just runts, or maybe they gain speed once trunking, or maybe the limestone really helps! I haven't noticed any deficiencies in mine, just using generic fertilizer. It also could be that mine get burnt to the ground almost every single winter... 🤣

If it's sludgy in the ground then it might not be draining. In FL sand that's never a problem. I'm not sure what to suggest, other than backing off the water volume to a regular smaller amount? I'd guess a fungicide that's good on root rot would help. Maybe Aliette or a similar aluminum tris type? It's a surface and systemic and good for Pythium and Phytophthora.

@Pacific The content of the following threads may be of interest. https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/73137-seeds-confiscated/ https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/60898-eu-to-us-seed-permits-and-regulations/ https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/54803-seed-imports-what-permit-do-i-need/ https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/83939-usda-import-permit-for-seeds/ In the first link, a bunch of us posted the blow-by-blow of our ordering process.

@Maddox Gardening-youtube The types that survived here were Maypan and Atlantic Tall. That probably had more to do with siting than variety. During the December 2022 cold snap, the Panama Tall held up relatively well. This one was a bit too much for an immature palm not shielded well from the wind. Other folks had various types survive, but we're all playing a waiting game for them to get the entire crown back. @Plantking165 got his Fiji Dwarf through this winter, so if you're looking for something that you can cover overhead a little easier than a 70 ft. Atlantic Tall, that may be the way to go.

Fresh Pnanga caesia again today…

To answer your questions: (1) You have to do this. The package will be sent from RPS directly to the inspection station that you nominate by providing the corresponding yellow/green shipping label. (2) Country of origin will be Germany. A couple of other comments. Judging by the amount of seed you want to order, you may exceed the limits of the small lots of seed program (more than 50 seeds/10g per species). If so, you will need to select: Intended Use “Plants for Planting” and Commodity Type “Plants for Propagation” (this covers seeds for propagation). Both the Plants for Propagation Permit and a phytosanitary certificate (available on their website during checkout) will be required. When they ship your order they will send you a packing list. Email this to the APHIS station that you nominate to give them advance warning. Your order will sit in customs for some variable amount of time, which is a separate process from APHIS inspection. You will also need to arrange shipping from the APHIS station to your home, or trust them to throw it in the main with no tracking. If you are placing a large order, I strongly recommend organizing your own shipping with tracking.

I am in the Cibolo/Schertz area northeast of San Antonio.

Tracy, I acquired this specimen as Sclavoi. It might be a hybrid? The leaves are wide, about 20”, and fronds are about 7.5’. No cone yet, so gender is unknown. Do you think it is a hybrid? Or true Sclavoi?

Well after a healthy 153mm of rain for June, July is turning out to be one of the driest I’ve seen here. We are past the mid way point and I don’t think we’ve seen even 30mm. Some Julys we would be at 150mm plus by now. That El Niño must be kicking in now. It’s not that it’s completely rainless it’s just not heavy or it’s just drizzle. I’ve had to start watering the cool loving palms in the greenhouse and certain garden areas because it’s getting a bit dry under canopy. I’ve never had to do that before. Normally you can’t mow the lawn because you could get bogged in certain areas. Well the drier winter is good for the marginal sub tropical species that would like it a bit drier. I wonder what spring will be like or will we get a wet late spring summer like SE QLD. I wish.

Where are you located again? These all look great

I’m so glad they’re looking after your old collection Daryl. You found a good buyer. I nearly had a heart attack when I went past my old Perth place recently. Not a single palm or plant was left in the front yard and the rear palm garden had about 80 percent removed. Ponds, dry creek beds and walkways all gone. Dead flat and boring. Sad.

We returned from a vacation earlier in the week so I have been catching up on all the growth that occured while we were gone. My potted Ficus abutifolia which sits next to the bbq has blown up with activity. It made me wonder how your in ground specimen is performing?

Just a few midsummer yard shots from today: Starting with the biggest and the fastest...my filifera continues to grow larger by the day: Next, we will see the smallest and slowest growers I have in the ground, a couple of Trachycarpus fortunei x waggies: Both are growing fine...just quite slowly. They sit on the east side of my home and I am planning to remove the grass in this entire area in the fall to create a nice bed. Right next to the back porch I have a corner with 3 C. radicalis in it. One mature non-trunking form, a juvenile trunking form, and second year from seed non-trunking form: The rest of that same bed is occupied by my Rajapuri bananas and some dypsis lutescens that I grew from seed my daughter collected on a past vacation: My Sabal mexicanas that both spear pulled last winter after 20F and freezing rain (had to trunk cut the second one) : My Butia that also had to be trunk cut after the freezing rain: Silver Chamaerops, P. sylvestris, and second year mule seedling: From left to right C. radicalis seedlings, BxJ, and S. mexicana community pot. And the mule that replaced my Butia in the ground after the spear pull and trunk cutting: I know it should be less hardy than the Butia, but it is definitely getting established quicker. Fingers crossed for a winter or two of zonal average lows and no freezing precipitation so it can really get going strong.

This plant I acquired as Encephalartos arenarius × woodii has been a vigorous grower. I planted it in late 2010 from a 15 gallon. The id might be incorrect as it could be arenarius × natalensis but I still find it's glossy dark green leaflets attractive. It is different than an Encephalartos natalensis × arenarius I planted a little before this one, which is growing in my Carlsbad property. This is the first flush on it this summer. I expect all the other pups and main caudex growth point to follow soon. I removed a few leaves today to allow this flush space to push up.