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Reminds me that I need to change my PT photo as my hair is now below my shoulders… I am guessing we’ll have name tags, but please come up and say hello if anyone is attending.

In response to Harry's kind comment regarding the wild Ss, I will repost the ancient Ss's at the Breaker's in PB:

Wow Alberto! That is magnificent!

we need photos.

It should be Cycas siamensis, silver form

Cycas Sp. Silver. At least that is what it was given to me as many years ago. Maybe it has a real name now🤔 Anyhows this Cycad is deciduous dropping its old leaves right as its getting its new ones. Also when I potted it up the tubers were orange like carrots or yams. I will post another pic once the flush fully expands.

And in its new 15 gal. Home.

3 years ago I bought 4 differant one leaf Woodii hybrids. Fast forward and I potted 2 of them up into 15 gal. Today. Both had 3” caudexes! These things are speedsters! Here is (Fat Arenarius x Arenarius Woodii) starting to flush.

For California residents, I have numerous gardeners knock on my door and asking to prune my queen palms out front. My home insurance says otherwise, as I can't have uninsured workers get hurt on my property for obvious reasons. Anyone experience resistance from Tree Service companies to providing a simple certificate of insurance/proof of liability coverage? Personally I don't think it's an issue to ask to cover the risk, yet these companies go radio silent on me when I ask for proof. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Would like to hear other homeowner experiences when dealing with this.

Here is a pic of one of my E. Cleopatras (Arenarius x Horridus.) Each flush gets a little bluer than the last.

I have lots of new flushes going right now! With the summer like weather we have been having here in So Cal the plants think its like May or June. Here are just a few of the plants I have flushing right now. This Horridus is a very basic leaf form but one of my bluest. Pics were taken after a morning rain shower so looked a little less blue than normal.

Have they not grown much? Looking great though. Are there any old pics?

Are there any updates on these palms post-freeze yet?

I considered that but wasn't sure if the look was right. Probably the most likely suspect. Thanks.

Hope you also have at least a craigslist add out there advertising your plants. I sell 💲💲💲💲 every year just through craigslist. Also tried offer up, but was much less effective. Here's an example of one of my ads. Good luck! https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/grd/d/mesa-rare-palms-bismarckia-nobilis/7922456188.html

Probably mislabeled. Looks more like a 'foxy lady' palm which is a cross between a foxtail and Veitchia arecina. aztropic Mesa, Arizona

Very true... While the deg. of cold you've seen in the amount of time you have been growing it ( and madagasgariensis ) hasn't been enough to harm the trees themselves, i do remember Len mentioning in his blog that his magnifica did experience bud drop during some cooler spells he'd seen around the time the tree was forming flower down in Vista.. Thought you'd mentioned something similar happening a couple times in the past as well.. Woodland Hills is a tad different than Vista of course, so, ...perhaps it all comes down to magnifica being one of those flowering trees that can experience more defined boom / bust years, compared to Mada. regardless of any cooler spells during the winter months, or at least until it reaches a certain size / age.. Regardless, the fact that they have done well ..maybe better than originally thought years ago.. for you and others out there who have been growing them is an accomplishment.

I'm not very familiar with this species, as it's not often seen here in Florida. Saw this today at Edison Ford Estates and it's a stunning palm, but surely Normanbyi would have plumose leaves at this size, correct? I'm not sure what it is though. The crownshaft is closer to Wodyetia than Veitchia, and the leaves arch in a way that reminds me of Adonidia more than anything. Are there known Normanbyi hybrids or is this a species that I'm not thinking of?

Yes, it is

This would have to be a trachycarpus.

Wow... Is that Chrysalidocarpus Decipiens? Beautiful....

I think a Brahea that height would have thicker petioles. Barbs like a hacksaw would lean towards Trachycarpus.

The extremely warm winter may be the reason that tropical tree was able to bloom. On the other hand, I have several stone fruit trees that didn't produce a single flower this year as their required 'cold chill hours' weren't met. 🤷‍♂️ Every plant does have its own basic requirements that need to be met, for it to perform. aztropic Mesa, Arizona

I've been growing it for we'll over 10 years and it's never had any problems with the cold so I don't think it's particularly hard to grow here. Same with F Madagascariensis, which I"ve had for maybe 15 years with zero cold issues. Mada has been a more consistent, albeit not as impressive, bloomer.