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Very nice garden , good ju-ju with the tiki! Harry

This summer is proving to be exceptionally warm and dry again. Consistently warm/hot (mostly in the 28-32C range) and also extremely dry. It is full blown warm-summer Med (Csb) here nowadays. Like there is no question about it. 30C / 86F average max this July in London with absolutely zero rainfall. The last time it rained here for me was 33 days ago now back on 16th June. So there hasn't been a drop of rain for going on 5 weeks. The post below is 4 days old now... There isn't any rain coming any time soon. I might go 50+ days without any rain. The latest GFS has absolutely nothing coming down here. EURO AI (AIFS) The rainfall signal for August looks pretty worrying. Some places in southern England are only on 10mm / 0.4 inches this summer from the opening 2 days of June. About a quarter of England is under water restrictions right now, with more inevitably coming in due to the ongoing drought. If last winter wasn't so wet, things would be far worse right now after a dry 3-4 months in general... On top of this, there is a marine heatwave ongoing as well with sea temperatures up to 24C / 75F in parts of southeast England... Still plenty of 40's C on the charts going towards August. I suspect the August record will fall this summer... Fires have been breaking out everywhere over the past few weeks... The 4 main fires at the time of writing this... The worst right now is the Cairngorms one in Scotland, which has been getting attacked by helicopters for days... The webcams around the Cairngorms are just completely smoked out...

Yikes, this is a drought tolerant palm so you may need to look at other possibilities like gophers eating the roots. I’m in Rancho Cucamonga and I have both triple digit heat and low humidity. I water mine daily in summer and I let the hose run. But the amount of water I give overall is less than I give to my Roystonea or Archontophoenix. I had a 7 foot tall Bismarckia taken out by gophers. I’d keep giving it a robust amount of water to see if it is able to power through. Once happy and healthy they are always throwing 3 spears at a time and will regrow the crown within a year.

What kind of soil is in the raised bed and under it? Did you amend the soil with organics or perlite? The area appears sloped and raised so it should drain away, but if its not penetrating deep it will just runoff. A bar that goes through mucky surface soil will come out with muck on it, the last soil it touches on the way out, even if the depth is dry. Drainage tests are highly recommended in heavy clay to determine if extensive site preparation is needed. Could be you have low drainage soil and the water is wetting the top 4-5 inches but leaving underneath dry, sloped ground can be tricky with low drainage clay soil. I would dig the garden area near the rootball, closest to the wall facing the street(downhill from the palm) and see if it really is wet at depth, say 15"). The crisping of the leaf tips doesnt look like overwatering to me. Yellowing without crinkled leaf tips would be more the expected overwatering issue. I am thinking its clay soil because its sloped int he general area. This would have to be heavily amended with perlite and some organics to ensure fast drainage. Half an hour is not going to penetrate deeply int he soil if it has a good amount of clay. I grew palms in clay desert for 10 years. 1) must determine soil drainage by digging a hole and adding water to the hole to 18" by at least a foot wide and seeing how long it takes to drain after filling it up. 2) drip irrigation is really a big advantage in drier climates in clay soil if you don't want to constantly be attending to your palm 3) Never water during daytime heat, evaporative losses are potentially massive in a dry climate 4) Small gravel is a loser in drier climates as it allows more evaporation, larger size 3/4" granite or other stone rock does much better at retaining moisture.

Firmiana simplex? Is the stem/trunk green and smooth? The new red leaves are not typical of Firmiana so I might be wrong.

Just noticed these this morning. The other seedlings from the same cone are perfectly normal

Actually, Trachycarpus does have fine serrations on the petioles. Most don't notice them.

I am more concerned that the palm is too small to recover. I would never attempt anything less than 6-ft of wood.

For me I noticed that Orange Panama is getting damaged easily with extreme heat 105 F and more compared to other verities

This view

I am surprised. I didn't know it had so many non-native palms there. I recall twenty years ago, there was a project to bring Jubaea chilensis out to the island.

Hugo thanks for the photos, it's very beautiful

Wonderful garden. I'll add it to my Chilean bucket list

Because Rhapidophyllon, Chamaerops and Trachycarpus belong genetically to the same clade.

Thanks Dale. I think you are right. I see similarities with kisambo. Do you have one to show? I hope it is true Sclavoi as I read it’s more cold hardy than Kisambo. I am in East Bay of San Francisco and we usually see 30 degeer as low sometimes but not all time. Time will tell I guess.

Hi everyone, I’ve completely fallen in love with the Lemurophoenix halleuxii and I’m trying to find one. Does anyone know where I could buy either a young plant or some seeds? I’d much prefer to buy a live plant, even if it’s a very small seedling, but I’d also be happy with seeds if that’s the only option. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Boy, those are really something, I had no idea. Reminds me of a young Carpoxylon. Tim

Let me introduce you to the Tau Kiani Botanical Garden on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile. I think I’ll have to contribute some exotic palm trees; they have something interesting going on there on the island.

Yeah, saw it with Wal's old place as well. And recently Paul's (Comic97) place which lasted a few years but now has had every single plant removed...

Mo, That plant looks a lot like Kisambo to me. -dale

1.3C this morning after 3C yesterday morning. Only very light frost on grass this morning. So far no noticeable damage or even spotting on any more tropical species which is a pretty good result as we approach August.

Thanks brother, yes pacifica and no issue with hot sun 108 F with continuous feed and a lot of water

Thank you very much!

Plenty of fruit and inflorescence on the Butia Oderata this year. Wait ‘till the squirrels find out! Harry