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You can create a microclimate, if the conditions are to harsh its amazing what a canopy will do for that game changer. Microclimate and time are two factors that build a garden. Iam in a very unique position for growing a lot of tropicals and temperate plants. With the temperate stuff iam up against the heat and with the tropicals cold is my enemy. Now with so many great palms available it’s a bit of trial with a bit of error. Yes there are certain tropicals I won’t bother with but iam yet to really get into the temperate palms, as they become available I will try with them, but for now I will leave them up to the refrigerator growers @Jonathan @Tassie_Troy1971 and @tim_brissy_13 they have the real cool tolerant stuff that I can’t grow for now but that’s not going to stop me from trying. Also being realistic is a good approach as well, but as for the rule book it’s thrown out the window in my garden! A great example is I planted a Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana yesterday with 2 degrees celcius this morning, they are from altitude and I know they are cool tolerant and with spring coming up bring it on!

I did, very nice to see these hybrids in person. They also planted a Jubutiagrus on the edge of the lawn.

Easily the best palm fertilizer I’ve used. Great lasting results.

@Pdmesa did you end up selling the last two?

Good luck, and if it doesn't work out we can always try again.

Actually plant size is a bit deceiving, because it is disproportional to root size (smaller root size, larger aerial parts). You do not need special experience to imagine, what would happen, if you plugged the plant directly in to the ground in such condition. Whatever intial advantage relates to seemingly lower price, is canceled through the horrific transport fees. Long story short no need for us to beg for a deal with this enterprise.

Looks good ..just keep a close eye on it thru the summer. It may be starting to put down roots atm, but won't be well on it's way to locking itself in until next spring. Yea, that's one ( or two, lol ) differences between how the summer plays out here and Tucson ..Most of Tucson at least.. Even during the bad summers, you rarely see extended stretches of 110+ heat. On top of that, ..a bad monsoon season there = rarely under 2" of rain. Here? we had .15" in 2023 / .74" in '24. I might have had .10" more where i'm located compared to Phoenix both years ...very brutal on everything, even native stuff folks assume can tolerate plenty of heat. When we had the first " killer summer" in 2020, i was quite surprised to see lots of melted Agave and various cacti in people's yards, let alone the reporting of collapsing Saguaro that occurred in other parts of town. I saw you mentioned A. ramossimissum in your last post, Been a few years since i last saw it but, here's what the specimen at Tohono Chul looked like back in 2022. Hopefully it is still there. Notice that it is being grown under a slatted canopy rather than out in the open. Boyce had one as well in a raised display garden but think something took it out ...Wasn't there when i was up there this past April. Can't remember the species ( Tracy probably will ) but, here are some of the other " trunking " Aloes in T. Chul's collection ..At least as they looked the last time i saw them ( 10/ 2022 ).

@Sabal_Louisiana I added these airports to the map for the 2026 freeze. There are a few others on my list that are available using their short name, but these are relatively reliable PWS models that might help fill in some gaps:

The February 2026 Freeze map has been updated to include 23 more small airports that were available on Weather Underground as personal weather stations. These numbers may give some insight into a few of the hot/cold spots in the state. Salty Approach in North Captiva didn't get below 40F while a few stations near Okeechobee had low 20s. The west-to-east trajectory of the wind made a big difference in where the cold landed. The list of stations added is shown below: This is a sample of one of the airports that was added near Okeechobee, FL: Meanwhile, the same event was a non-event on Captiva:

The image was not visible. Perhaps try reloading it. That said, i would put it in the ground sooner than later, predicted on your seasons.

Max of 30.1C / 86F here on Saturday. Now onto day 39 since it last rained here. Currently in a bit of a chilly spell (27C / 80F expected on Sunday) before the heat reloads again next week... Can't even escape to the Scottish Highlands right now. They've evacuated everyone out of the villages. At least they have rain coming up north. Not so much down here... Unless I catch a passing isolated shower later today, Monday will be my 40th day without rain.

Hybridization is not easy at least not for me I have tried multiple times to cross Phoenix robellini with Phoenix rectilinata both directions and never had any luck and Phoenix species are supposed to cross on their own but no luck for me!!!

I just sent you a PM private message.

Hello. I am looking for a bunch of sabal minor seeds that are from regular Florida blue-ish type, 3-4 foot size sabal minors. Not other types of sabal minors. I am in the Tampa/St Petersburg area of Florida. Thank you.

Shoot me a PM I have things you might be interested in.

Hi everyone! I’m a newer palm grower in Southern California, and I’ve recently fallen in love with Chamaerops humilis. One of my favorite things about the species is how variable it can be. I recently found a beautiful var. cerifera with small, star-like fronds, as well as a wispy form with a completely different look. It’s been a lot of fun searching for unusual specimens. I’d love to see what everyone else is growing! If you have an interesting Chamaerops—silver, weeping, long-petioled, compact, or anything else—please share some photos. I’m always on the lookout for unique forms.

Was looking at your temps today and I can’t imagine adding another 5-7 degrees to our highs. I can see how watering when it’s crazy hot can give you issues. Not sure if I posted a picture of my first Hercules that I put in the ground in May. I was little worried about getting it established before the 100’s came around but it seems to have been successful. After a few monsoon showers and temps dropping below 100 for several days, I started to see new growth.

Thank you for your insight Tracy. From reading the previous posts it’s obvious you have a lot of experience with the Aloidendron guys. I do see what you are saying about letting the Hercules do what it naturally does. I might be trying to control what I probably shouldn’t be. I did purchase a Dichotomum about 20” tall from a smaller nursery here in town which had a big one on display in their yard. Tucson gets so hot in the summer that I think it doesn’t allow the leaves to grow and plump up like I’ve seen pictured growing in California. The freezing conditions don’t help either with some of the bigger plants that are hard to cover. I think Ramosissimum is a little less cold hardy than Hercules but I am tempted to give it a shot. Maybe start with a small specimen so the pocket doesn’t hurt as much. As for the dichotomum would you recommend sticking it in the ground at this size or leaving it potted so I can move it around when too much rain comes around or deep freeze in the winter?

That’s terrible . The nephew was obviously suffering mental health problems. Condolences.

Yeah I don’t think there is any purely perfect place to grow palms. In the tropics you could grow anything but with cyclones you are always trying to rebuild. Too far south it can get cold but then the high heat that effects cool loving stuff is avoided. The trick is to work your microclimates where ever you are to bend the climate zone to what you are growing. You can only go so far though. Then it comes down to just being content with what you can grow well. Then visit a place that can grow everything you can’t when you go on holidays. Your area is a pretty good mix and you can grow many good things.

Here’s enough breakfast blueberry’s to last a lifetime and more. 100 acres should keep you going with a bit of all bran breakfast cereal!

Hope the damage isn’t too bad Tyrone. P schattaueri is a special palm so I hope it pulls through ok. For what it’s worth, my now deceased P hillebrandii and my P maideniana pulled through -1.4C with solid ice settling on fronds with only minor spotting so I’m hoping the P schattaueri can handle lower than what you got. Years ago I lost a small P hillebrandii that wasn’t established in a freeze at my old garden. I didn’t record temp and there’s no weather station close to there, but I suspect it got down to about -3C that morning. Chrysalidocarpus baronii, ambositrae and Hedyscepe were killed outright. Ravenea glauca only just pulled through. I think that’s probably the limit for most Hawaiian Pritchardias. You’re 100% right about canopy. I only get radiative freezes and it’s the best protection. Never had ice settle on anything under significant canopy. Going to start filling my understory with some more marginals soon like Kerriodoxa and I suspect they’ll be fine (although maybe very slow).

It is a very unique microclimate with sandstone rocks for thermal mass, a little ocean influence from the east, one of those little wet areas that seems to get showers of rainfall. If you tell a local truck courier you live at halfway oh yeah i know that place the highway in that area is frequently wet from passing showers. When the rest of the area is dry. The eastern side of the highway complete paradise, cross the highway to the western side and it’s a completely different microclimate that is the opposite to my area. Ten minutes west as the crow flies and its temperatures down to -2 and frozen with thin ice puddles of water, the very rare black frost does hit the area with two in 25 years that burns the sugar cane fields near Maclean 30 minutes north. The only disadvantage is when the drought is on the gum trees are water pigs drinking and storing all that garden moisture. And the living in the bushfire threat is extremely dangerous at certain times. Would I want to move to North Queensland and grow palms, no way they can have there cyclones and constant heat. It’s only a matter of a few degrees in difference for subtropical conditions that make a huge difference, if you were just that few degrees warmer in winter a complete game changer in what you can grow. A beautiful part of the world to go check out the surf at Angourie. Glad iam born and bred here, iam biased for me it’s the best part of the world 🌎

Here is a blue and silver tinted Brahea dulcis in front of a nice, almost white cenizo in bloom. I couldn't remove the cage without knocking off a bunch of flowers.

It’s a nice area you live in their Richard. Semi open Eucalyptus woodland will protect you from extreme cold. Yesterday morning I was one of those places down in a valley. The ice box. -1.2C recorded near me. White lawn crunchy bird bath ice. Canopy saving my delicate palms. Spring 5 weeks away. Bring it on. 🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴😁 It’s great to see so many Lepidozamia getting into your shots. It’s a really nice look. They’re a beautiful cycad.