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I take it you were able to beat the mold back John? Looking great!!

That’s pretty telling of the resilience of these palms . There’s a reason palms have been on this planet for so long. Here , in this area , there are Washingtonia and Phoenix Canariensis that have naturalized . Although not native like your Archontophoenix , they have become very hardy and grow in fields with no irrigation. Harry

That’s the go taking your daughter around the garden, they learn a lot as children and the earlier the better, drop in next time you’re down under. Together we can all save one species at a time.

I've watched this coconut and posted about it over the years. About a half mile from me by way the crow flies. One of best microclimates on the S side of the lake and sort of protected by large oaks. Snapped this pic today and was surprised the petioles are still green and it's holding some coconuts. Mine all dropped. They never have protected. I think this will make a full recovery.

You are correct. I twisted them and it was dead at the point they were glued. Same challenge with my foxtail...it's too tall!

Pensacola would like a word... Image from google maps streetview as of late 2025.

Filifera seed will be direct sowed in my yard this weekend

There's a plant nursery in Lancaster PA that sells needle palms and windmill palms for a VERY reasonable price For our area. The windmills start at 99 For a very big 7 gallon and the needles are $119 for a 7 gallon. I wish Lancaster was closer It's about two hours from me. If you guys are in the area check them out their address is 1201 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17603

Here’s a Phoenix.

Scott, I am willing to try collecting pollen but the Jubaea isn’t in my yard so checking for when the spathe opens is intermittent. I am a farmer and collect seed so I understand how to dry seed for storage. Go ahead and describe pollen collection on this thread because others may be interested.

@Fusca it does look a lot like a Revoluta or Taitungensis. Someone published a paper a year or two agk claiming that they are the same species, "lumping" them together. Not everyone agrees with the "lumping." I have a few that are "Revoluta" sized, and a couple that are about trice the frond diameter and nominally "Taitungensis" sized. Yours is for sure not Panz. I'll try to remember to snap a photo of one of my Guizhou for reference.

I’m from the new generation, germinate all my palms, try to plant as many rare palm as I can, and give some to my friends who don’t care. And would love to see your amazing garden. I Go around the garden every morning with my baby girl to show her the new leaves. But to be honest, around me no one cares…

@TropicsEnjoyer I only covered a few small palms this time, specifically two Corypha, an Arenga Westerhoutii, two Arenga Hookeriana, and a trio of Attalea: Phalerata, Speciosa, and Butyracea. Everything else was a giant Darwinian experiment. In reality there were just too many ~25F defoliation plants to even consider protecting 10% of them, so I just put cardboard boxes on the ones that were easy. @ruskinPalms good to hear my Darwin experiments are useful! I will have a full report sometime this spring, life/death should be obvious by around May. Oddly enough, cleanup here is not too much different than my yearly spring cleanup. It's just all at once. Last hurricane cleanup was pretty easy, mostly because I have no more Water Oaks. There was still a lot of random debris, but nothing like having 40 different 70 foot oaks throwing 10 to 20 foot long brances all over the place.

Carryota gigas in 5G that should be 15g size by summer. $50 each. Feel free to dm for pics if interested…thanks!

Very rocky gravel base they are growing in, but moisture underneath is all they need. They withstand great flood events, getting pushed over. Richard

Here is a similar Borassadendron taken at Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens on February 10, 2026. It is older, but you can see no cold damage.

Tim, This botanical garden is located directly adjacent to Palm Beach International Airport, where the weather underground station is located. As I previously stated, this palm was this color 18 months ago when I last saw it. At Palm Beach, International Airport on the mornings of February 1 and 2, 31°F was recorded for a total of three hours. Notwithstanding the short duration below freezing, the cumulative monthly temperature for February 2026 was 64.8°F or tropical in accordance with Koeppen. This cold event was the coldest experienced at PBIA since December 1989, over 37 years. Accordingly, I can safely state that it was not the result of cold. This palm is likely in the five year old range and did not experience freezing temperatures or any that approximated that during its lifetime. I may be wrong, but I did not see any similar damage to other Borassadendron in numerous other botanical gardens in our area with this palm. The only thing I can do is to talk to the parties in charge of the palms and find out what is going on with this specimen. I thought perhaps it may be some kind of genetic mutation or out of the ordinary variety. If it is in poor health, I cannot understand why this professional botanical garden is allowing it to promulgate disease!

I wouldn’t rule out cold damage based on how long it has shown it. To me, the lower frond damage looks like it could be from previous winters; if it were all from this winter the damage pattern would look different with surfaces currently exposed to the sky being worst hit. My limited understanding is that Borassodendron is uber tropical, so it may just get a bit damaged most winters in climates that aren’t tropical all year round.

Due to our unusually warm Arizona winter, my plumeria trees are already blooming. 🤯 Unfortunately, it seems to have had the opposite effect on our stone fruits which all appear to be giving up flowering entirely for this year...🤷‍♂️ aztropic Mesa, Arizona

A quick update regarding food: Our normal BBQ vendor was not able to fill our order. As a result, we'll serve Publix subs and sides. Please bring a side or dessert. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

Those Nor Cal boys cleaned up! It was an honor and pleasure meeting a couple Palmtalk legends and thanks for your business👍🙏. I am down to just 2-3 gal. “True blue” Arenarius and just liners of Horridus. Still have good quantities of 15 gal. “True blue” Arenarius and most other plants listed. Lots of Nubis, Ferox, Hybrids etc.

They are quite prolific with all that available water. Harry

Iam on my way to sunny Melbourne @tim_brissy_13 to dig that rosea out, it needs a nice subtropical climate, in a nice loving garden with lots of happypalms attention. Not that iam saying you dont give your palms any love, I just can’t bear to see that that poor rosea live in refrigerator, any longer! 🤣

This Dendrobium nobile var. Cooksonianum didn't bloom for me last year. One stem decided to cooperate this year, providing a few beautiful flowers.

Some orchids are blooming! Even with an extended , unseasonal heat wave they are doing good so far . They have been outdoors , next to the house for a couple of years now . They only get a couple of hours of early morning sun. Harry