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Once they get a couple of feet of trunk they start producing munted growth and micro-spears. Seems to be a thing with both Howeas in my garden. I have had some Hedyscepe do this too.

Livistona Australis in the garden.

The good old foxtail palm.

I am really sad to see this once thriving forum turn to tumbleweeds with the occasional like here and there, but it is what it is. I am Sancho B Plants on the big evil site, and my YouTube and Instagram are both @sanchosgreenpaws My current obsession is aroids, specifically alocasia. Still growing colocasia like crazy, papaya are getting big, still growing and potting palm seeds. Just diversifying and learning and growing, metaphorically and literally. Facebook also put me on a 30 day restricted list because I saw a picture of a literal indoor jungle, and I said looking at that made me need a Valium. They flagged me for trying to sell drugs over that. Cool. Anyway I'm not gone, just branching out.

Unreliable? In what sense?

Welp while I work on figuring out which marketplace site is gonna screw me over the least, I might as well keep dangling stuff to yall. 1 gallon alocasia odora batik variegated. I don't see any more at this size. I have a 5 gallon too but I absolutely do not want to ship that. I will if you're willing to pay for it but it ain't gonna be cheap. Is it perfect? No. Should I give it some time to recover and pamper it for a while? Probably. Split 2, dusted with cinnamon and freshly potted in coir and perlite with some genuine SanchosGreenPaws compost and microchorrizae before being watered with silica and calmag. Asking $65. I'll get more pics mañana. I did a lot today. Also have about 20 corms available, they're on etsy for $20 ea, I'll do 2 for that price.

13 years in the ground from a 5 gallon. It split into two about 6 years ago

Mine is beginning to look like something 🙂

Some of the many Brahea brandegeei blooming in old palm canyon in the western edition of Balboa Park. I believe this old palm canyon is over 100 years old.

Thank you for the information on the soil! I figured those palms wouldn’t look so good in dry soil. I’m very lucky where I live here in urban San Diego to be in USDA zone 11a. It’s amazing the amount of tropical plants and palms which grow to perfection and maturity which “are not supposed to grow here” . This is why I never make definitive statements about any tropical plants that “can’t grown”. I’ve been proven wrong too many times. I’ve been in the IPS since 1984 and am pretty good at identifying palms, but definitely not an expert. It can be very difficult sometimes to 100 percent id palms, especially the more unusual ones or hybrids. 😎

Everytime this palm loses a leaf sheath is quite the event. Who needs sun on a rainy day with this in the front yard, It’s really quite the chunk. Tim

Mine has been a great grower for me. The colors on the crownshaft and petioles are great. I just recently took a close up photo of the trunk showing the coloration:

I find them very unreliable once they reach trunking.

Nope , not growing that one . It is a good looking palm though. Harry

Thanks! The flowers look great from any angle. Didn't take long for the local hummingbirds to find them too!

Such a pretty palm and so underutilized. I can’t understand why? -dale

Super unique looking! Looks like it has a tendency to grow upright like Oliviformis. I see what you mean about the Dark Mealy look too. She’s purdy though, whatever it is!! -dale

What were your temps?

Thanks for the "bump", Tim. Beautiful photo. I'll have to update this thread with a new photo when I get home. Unfortunately my B. condapanna doesn't look quite as good as it once did since I went to Kauai and left a friend in charge of watering. Hopefully I can limp it along and with some deep watering I can get it to fully tap in this summer.

Well, I’m growing sp. ambanja, but it’s definitely not that palm! Sorta kinda like baronii, but it’s got its own look. Yours looks great whatever it is Jason.

Two different palms have come in over the years as Dypsis (now Chrysalidocarpus) Sp. Ambanja. The first was a multi trunk palm somewhat like Baronii. The second was a larger solitary palm. Mine has just revealed its first ring of trunk and is a really nice looking palm. Has similar characteristics as Leucomalla (white spear and coloring) and Sp. Dark Mealy Bug with the black flecking. But has a unique look of its own. Anyone else growing this?

Received my two Butia eriospatha today in great shape. The order went from west coast to east coast and shipping was fast. I ordered and paid just before midnight and Pdmesa shipped the following morning on 4/30, before 9:00 am, and the package arrived on 5/5. Well grown beautiful plants were packed perfectly and with great attention to keeping them safe. Not one thing was out of place or broken. Seller communicated very well and did everything he said he would. Would definitely buy again!

A great palm for SoCal

The Magic Kingdom Skipper Cantina bottle palm lives, there’s a sign in front of it now so it’s easy to miss. The famous Satikentia is doing well. Photos taken today May 5th.

I'm glad the Sabal mexicana damage was not from ox beetles.