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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.

Nice stuff Nathan!

Working in the jungle and looked up and saw a bloom on my Spathodea the first time it has ever bloomed maybe our unusual weather had something to do with it!!!yes it’s in there!!yes it’s in there!!

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Approx 15 years at the Santa Fé mall NE of Atlanta.

Hi. Old thread! I just got a Majestic Palm. And I used to have a Lipstick Palm in my apartment for some years until it I had to give it away when it reached the ceiling. About the Lipstick Palm I learned that it is fine with roots being submerged in water (unlike most plants), even likes it, since it has roots that can still breathe. That they naturally grow in swamps. I didn't keep mine as wet as that, but I did sometimes leave a centimeter of water in the saucer (rather too much water than too little). I also had Licualas (which also naturally live in swamps) for which I could see aerial roots, I never saw that for the Lipstick Palm but somehow it can breathe when wet. So what about the Majestic Palm, is it the same when it comes to standing in water or less so? Does it have roots that let is breathe when root ball is submerged? Or is it not as water loving as the Lipstick and Licualas, so that the only way for roots to get enough oxygen is from air above via soil (like most plants) so that I must make sure no water in saucer after watering?

How are they now?

It are monsters 😄

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Not exactly today, but....

Would love to go. Due to scheduling, it is unlikely. Wonder if Palm Boss is going? @PalmBossTampa

Looks like a great opportunity to stock up on nice palms at fair prices. Nothing like this selection in Puerto Rico!

Anybody on PalmTalk going? I’ll be there to learn…

Just a guess but G maya will like it relatively dry. Or at the very least they’ll need very good drainage in humid and wet climates. Maybe by the look of the moss growing on the soil they might be a tad too moist for their liking? I’ve found in general non crownshafted pinnate palms seem to be susceptible to crown rot from being too moist especially if there’s overhead watering. Any water getting in the crowns? I’ve lost Syagrus schizophylla, Caryota urens and others from this.