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2 years later.... It has yet to recover a full frond spread. The initial fronds that were cut down to the cigar shape did grow out but died shortly after. It still grows green fronds, but slowly. Hoping this summer will be it's year to come back with a full spread.

Nice find! I agree with Beccariophoenix, I would specifically say it looks like B. alfredii to me.

Saw this strange trunked tree and would greatly appreciate some thoughts on what it might be:

Not sure what this is. Located at ANSG without a tag!

I had seen another post about them hating tap water in the crown. Makes sense! I’ll put it in a mostly sun and sandy spot with a dripper at the base. Palm has been in full sun more or less in the backyard and hasn’t seen burn. Thanks brother

Truly beautiful palms man! I am envious of your climate

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Matt, your observations of similar growth rates even in different climates and obvious success to support it should encourage an explosion of Acanthophoenix palm-growing elsewhere. I had previously avoided most (not all) spiny palms, but was lured into this species after seeing a really beautiful -and tall- example in Bo's old garden. @flplantguy -- Go for it. Seems like your temps are similar to Hawaii. I wonder about wet/dry periods? My garden depends solely on rain, which is usually plentiful.

Hi everybody I was just browsing googlemaps to have a look at places, that I know are interesting for palm enthusiasts in Greece. In this case, there is a very nice private property with lots of palms. Just next to it, I discovered that particular specimen (see link below), that looks a bit like a Cocos, but I think it is a Beccariophoenix. I would rule out Cocos Nucifera, because I don´t think the climate in Katakolo would support a Cocos in long term. Can anyone confirm this? Other suggestions? Λεωφ.Ομήρου - Google Maps

Good, I guessed right. 👍

Yes, Kyle is very good with palm IDs.

Looks like the drought map is a myth in south Florida. You guys are swimming in water.

Hey Kim, Kyle’s ID might be on the money. Check out Hydriastele costata in your Palms of New Guinea book, looks like it might be endemic to that region. Tim

Sentiment plays no part in this issue. The State of Florida deems queens to be Class II invasives and discourages their use as landscape palms. Fortunately more and more people are paying attention and seeking palms less likely to inflict environmental damage. One benefit of all the major hurricanes we've experienced since 2017 is that these storms ultimately take out sickly, neglected and aging queen palms. They've been dropping dead ever since Ian in 2022 and are not being replaced. Win-win.

I have been overseas for a bit so here is mine. Hard to get a good shot of it as I tend to plant everything too close.

Sounds very familiar to us in the PNW. 😄 Great pics!

The top pic is showing male flowers. The second, unopened inflorescence can't be identified yet. Typically the females will be more upright in growth and will have a noticeably greener appearance and often emerge later.

Don't bank on it. It's when the map shows you dead on arrival that you get an unexpected deluge.

The emergence of these new spears during this stage of development would normally not be subjected to direct sunlight. I'd be inclined to provide an overhead cover/sun filter. This serves two purposes. Keeps rain/moisture out and filters the direct sun. A double layer of 6 mil poly would be one such item to achieve these goals. Just my thoughts. Regards.

This pretty plant is new to me. Anybody growing it? Non fragrant flowers are so pretty and I read that in full sun it should bloom all year and become a shrub or small tree. Any information appreciated as I have several to plant out. I love the interesting floral structure. The nursery selling them didn’t even have a common name but I’m pretty sure I figured out the Latin name. Many common names!

Could be palms compete, especially if your watering is not even over a large area/ volume. Irrigation wet spots will create more competition by increased root density with multiple palms in proximity. A well developed palm has high root density, palms starting out are going to compete for nutrients in the wet volume of shared soil. If the wet volume is large, less competition then if it is "spotty". I think drought resistant species will outcompete wet loving species if water is constrained. If you overwater, the dry loving species they will likely get some rot and the wet lovers will have an edge. Palms may be just fine competing to a point, they will probably grow more slowly as they share water and nutrients in a shared soil volume. The nutrients per soil volume is limited by root burn potential of fertilizer added. More roots means greater nutrient uptake so recent plantings will be root disadvantaged in nutrient uptake with well established root systems already there. You can dig bigger holes and cut out competitive roots. If I find root density high when I dig, I double the hole size for a new planting to help mitigate competition. Again if speed of growth is not of high interest, the bigger hole is not necessary. In some cases like oak tree roots I have dug even bigger holes and used a removable barrier to give the new planting a better head start.

I keep a potted specimen all year round outdoors. Thing is that it keeps all stems green during winter up to mid summer, and as new growth pops up from the the rhizome, all stems of previous year, which had spent a winter, die back. But those one year old stems, until they die, have already stopped growing further in the preceding spring- and summer time. Thus blooming of those barely one year old stems seems impossible. So my question is, whether winter cold kills the stems internally, while leaves and external tissues remain fresh. And further, whether planting in the ground may help the plant to keep old stems alive after winter.

This Epidendrum lacustre hasn't opened the flowers quite yet but I enjoy the colorful leaflets on this variety from Panama. The other varieties apparently have green leaflets, but all have fragrant blossoms.

Yeah, the rupicola is a favorite of mine. I wish I had kept the handful of seedlings I had about 10 years ago. I sold and gave them all away thinking I didn't have the space for them all. I could've managed to squeeze them in somewhere lol