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https://www.instagram.com/reel/DawFBSXtAqw/?igsh=MXdqZjNrcTBzNzVhdA== I have failed you, Palm Gods. But I am appeasing the Aroid gods. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DawFzYjtIlU/?igsh=ZWkzdHRmNDQ3ZzB0 Oh and y'all saw I bought a bottle palm right?

I’ve seen a grove of Vershaffeltia doing well in Burringbar which isn’t too far from @happypalms . Think damage wouldn’t occur until much below 7C. Richard - do you get significantly colder than Burringbar? I’d have expected Vershaffeltia should do ok in your greenhouse at the very least.

Hopefully your palms hold up well. I hate those sleeper freezes. Waking up to white everywhere is beautiful but totally alarming.

I'd be interested in some...

Hopefully that’s the lowest you get this winter then. The lowest I’ve had over here is 0.5C back in June with some crunchy grass in exposed areas. Statistically the coldest for my area is from June 21 to about July 21. Had a cool one this morning with clear skies and it’s 3.5C at the moment with the sun about to appear but back to clouds and rain from Thursday. 21C forecast for tomorrow. A touch of spring.

Pinanga rumphiana looks like a win to me. Verschafeltia was a bridge too far for you. A proper tropical. I think 7C is their damage temperature. Now if you had a heated tunnel house then you’d be ok with them.

I just changed phone and I am unable to log into Palmtalk.org "successfully". First of all, no issue logging in from the desktop Windows 11. Second of all, no issue logging in from my old mobile device that was a Google Pixel 6 running Android 16. Now, with the new device, that is a Pixel 10a, running Android 17, I did the login with the email & password, and I got this error screen. Error code 2S119/1 whatever that means. I am using the Google Chrome browser, not the app. BUT it does actually logged me in, but it hit a glitch somewhere to cause that error, and thus was able to complete the login 100%, which caused the password manager to prompt me if I want to save the password, and since I can't save the password, I need to login every time I access the site. To test this further, I logged out, and logged in a second time, a third time, same error. I tried it on two other browsers, Firefox and Opera, and got the same issue.

Ooof! I think they might have killed it this time.🤦🤷‍♂️

They are beautiful. I only have two *Rupicola* from RPS. They are purebred. I hope to see them grow up healthy.

If I knew you bought them, I would have sent them to you for free.

I just had delivery of Phoenix rupicola seeds (probably from an Indian source?) I ordered (via a fellow PalmTalker) from RPS. I'm trying to maximize the chances that these will be unhybridized, unlike some seeds from USA sources. Time will tell...

Here’s a pic of that Brahea . Harry ☹️

The plumeria didn’t even try to come back from the ground ?

I think your Joey palm is very impressive, already. You were 100 % correct by saying it takes 7 or 8 weeks for a Joey palm to open a frond. Mine has taken 7 weeks to completely open its frond. Thank you 🙏

You definitely got something right? Haha

My phoenix rupicola have much thinner trunks, I remain of the hypothesis that it is a rupicola x canariensis hybrid

Great examples of palm survivors Stelios and happypalms! I love reading good news.

great update, a lot of work has been put in that yard!

For vacation for few days in Punta cana I saw rows of Pseudophoenix vinifera (commonly known as the Hispaniolan Wine Palm) unfortunately some are dying but others looks super healthy… They lost a lot of them … Some still looking good I hope the city will do something to preserve them they might be very old here … IMG_2776.mov

Any day we have a chance of rain I'm frequently checking the radar and I have seen a number of storms come up through the center of the city. I have high hopes for today.

I recently check for the humidity here. Rest are fine, but its getting dry until the afternoon. Its pretty nornal here since the Australian Monsoon always arrived in Indonesia from the month of April until August/September. But I'm a bit concerned on the El Niño season though, Hope it will not stay for long!

I think people who don't live in climates like this really understand how hard it is to get things accomplished in summer. I have the same schedule - 30 minutes of work followed by the same for a break. The only difference is I try to stay outside in the shade under a fan and only go inside when I know I'm just too hot. And the weeds in these climates are just insane. That's a ton of work for this time of year.

Recovery is really picking up here in Belle Isle with the tropical heat and beneficial rains. Apr vs this weekend. Coconut is finally pushing up and not folding. Adonidia made a full recovery and have been the fastest z10 plants to regrow. My final casualty list includes 1 autograph plant, 1 plumeria, and a young/unprotected flame thrower.

I really feel and understand that, even me sometimes I struggled a lot to find the perfect size and shape palms for my garden. Even though I live in the tropics, I have 2 yards front and back which are both very different. My frontyard is really dry, dusty, and swampy but depends on the season. The floor can't get enough sunlight due to large canopy of trees, almost no grasses are alive except those huge trees. My backyard is too small to plant medium to large palms, but the ecosystem is much more better and more direct sunlight! For comparisons: Frontyard Backyard

Thanks Allen, the pic is a bit deceiving. There is plenty of space 1.4m by 1.5m for the roots to breath. I have attached 2 more pics so you can see it. Please let me know your thoughts, thanks