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6” seed grown plant. Located in SoCal $400 pick up only.

A nice lepidozamia hopei flush with a beautiful plant in cone! A lovely pair sitting together!

Found five Nubium a in the back of the greenhouse, it’s great having so many plants. You forget what you have until you see them again. So a quick repot and we have great chamaedoreas underway ready for next springs plantings.

I have not seen or heard of that before.

You missed one key element patience, the rest I can live with!

That’s my understanding too. This one is definitely either a dwarf or what they call a semi dwarf.

Oh theres a lot I can’t grow successfully, water and cold with cold being the biggest drawback challenge!

Chrysalidocarpus loucoubensis was formerly known as Dypsis ampasindavae. Very different to C madagascariensis (D lucubensis).

With three small ones next to the big one they have something to aspire too.

With winter approaching, fingers crossed for this one. It’s the hot dry low humidity that they dislike!

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I wonder how much is based on genetics vs care. The only Butia I've grown were big, and the ones in the PNW are all big, so to me that is an environmental factor. I do have two standard Butias in my yard and I like to think that I take better care of my palms then the average person. Aside from providing the right place I try to ensure water requirements and nutritional needs are met. The one thing that I do that I think most others don't is that I don't remove fronds until absolutely necessary. With my Butias they all have many fronds still completely green laying perfectly flat on the ground. If they turn brown I will remove them, otherwise I generally leave them. 99.9% of immature Butias I see in people's yards and on YouTube are more manicured or overpruned. Tough to see from the photo but there are 6-8 frond laying flat in the mulch.

Scott, I caught the Jubaea on the right day. Pollen! I need an address. So caught today . Spathe intact still on tree, held grocery bag up and collected without damage . Will dry in bag three days, sift, and place in container with a desiccant packet.

Last Friday, this Iriartea deltoidea dropped a flower sheath with a loud "thwop!" and shook itself out like a wet mop. A day or two later I finally returned with the camera to capture the glowing flowers. Now on the fourth day, the bees are still buzzing around it. These stately palms are a favorite.* I first saw them in Costa Rica, looking down on the fluffy crowns from hanging bridges, mesmerizing. These individuals were planted in July of 2011. IMG_5346.MOV *(All my palms are favorites.)

Dypsis lucubensis is an old name for the solitary form of Chrysalidocarpus madagascarensis. I have one and the trunk looks similar but fronds look different than that one.

In Florida, absolutely. In Texas north of the RGV - not so much. Even here Adonidia isn't easy to find. The blue big box store just started selling Hyophorbe lagenicaulis here again this past year after several years. I wouldn't mind trying one of those coconuts if it's mature enough to be viable. ☺️

Thanks for your reply. No, it doesn't throw a reddish new frond. I got it from Jeff Marcos; I don't know if he has ever offered that palm from his Florabunda Nursery.

Well that's new.

I’m no expert in these, but isn’t the “dwarfism” for these, kind of on a spectrum? I think there is regular, dwarf, and in-between types.

Oh Bret, you’re killing me. A picture is certainly worth a thousand words. Tim

I have what seems to me, a very strange situation. I have a 4 year old Sabal seedling that has shot up an inflorescence. Im not sure how this is possible at this age, and I have confirmed that the flower stalk is not from some rando weed seed in the pot. I wonder if it can set seed, and if so if the seed would be viable. Seems weird

Wow, good to see you post! i remember your affinity for this species over many years. Your indoor Acanthophoenix grove is looking good. Tim

I agree with Meg above. You’ve enjoyed growing a nice collection, but these palm species are common and fairly cheap to obtain from a grower at any size. Not worth the cost, effort or risk to transplant.

Got the same thing. I did ñot brush the snow off. Give that goat something to do