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Maybe it's the extremely rare Tall Dwarf?

@Merlyn Allegoptera would still have a heel!!!

I would love that!!!!

I know this was posted awhile ago but what do these mexicanas look like now?

Super smooth experience buying from @JohnAndSancho (dba “Sancho’s Green Paws”). He’s a trusted member of the PalmTalk community—with a great sense of humor as a bonus 🤣 The Jack’s Giant Elephant Ear bulbs I ordered were HUGE and really well packaged—even had a support piece in there so nothing got crushed. Communication was excellent from pre-order questions all the way through follow-up to make sure everything arrived in good condition. Would happily buy from him again!

I hate to say it, but I am pretty sure that all of mine died from 22.5F and 20ish mph winds. I dug out and trashed a Maxima and Cunninghamiana triple today. All had squishy trunks and spear pull. These 4 were just barely trunking, so roughly 6 feet tall overall. I have 3 more questionable ones with 3 to 6 feet of trunk. They were all fine with 9B temps, taking variable frond burn in the upper 20s and frost. The backyard one even survived 24.4F and frost a couple of years ago. In 9B I think they'd do great. Except for the record breaking February cold front here, I think they'd all still be doing great.

With the small teeth on the sides of the fronds, maybe it is a Copernicia? It looks a lot like Meg's seedlings here:

Any updated pictures now?

@Jake1989 nice to meet you! Where are you moving to? Near where you are now or someplace different?

Definitely not Rhopalostylis. I get volunteer ones by the dozens and they look very different. They start out with bifid leaves like in the photo below.

If they came from @NatureGirl then it probably isn't a Rhopie...they don't grow in FL. I'm not sure what to guess on it. Maybe Allagoptera Arenaria?

B fenestralis I cleaned up the area around this palm and gave it a good watering. The windows are showing really well and only the oldest frond has any kind of burn of damage after winter. I really enjoy this palm!

I bought the seeds from naturegirl I bought I think 20 seeds of 5 different varieties they all came up looking and growing like Sabals except this one!!

Thank you! Will try to get more on "What in the world".

Hazard to guess, not knowing where you acquired it. Looks a bit like Rhapidophyllum.

A colorful couple in the morning sun. Pinanga insignis, and orange Areca vestiaria. Tim

First photo definitely Aiphanes sp. The what in the world palm I can’t quite put my finger on but definitely not Howea. I’m nearly certain not Laccospadix either. The fronds and petioles remind me a lot of Carpoxylon, but I’ve never seen one with dead leaf bases attached and all the debris hanging on give me the impression it’s not a crownshafted palm. That could just be the way old bases are hanging on though - would be interesting to see what it looks like cleaned up a bit.

Hearing talk of the "Super El Niño" later this year with the most recent analogs in 2015-2016 and 1997-1998. Well here's the lowest temps recorded for those winter seasons: 2015-2016 IAH: 32F Hobby: 34F 1997-1998 IAH: 28F Hobby: 32F Yes bring on the great warming!! 10b winter 🤞🌴😄

It's a good topic to start a thread on. What we can see from research shared on Palmpedia under (True) Capitata is the eloganted seed vs the rounded odorata seed, not as large as yatay but larger than catarinensis. But pictures in there don't clarify for me what I've seen to say what might distinguish one from the other.

Agree. I tried the "weepy" form and it completely bombed out. This is a palm for SOCAL not FL. They don't take kindly to months of swelter and humidity. I believe they require a significant night time cooldown to survive long term. I've come to the conclusion that the genus Chrysalodocarpus prefers the Cali mediterranean climate over the FL tropical climate. I've tried a number of species, i.e., robusta, piulifera, yadda, yadda and succeeded with none of them.

The "what in the world is this" palm looks a lot like Laccospadix australasica. I never thought they performed well in FL so probably not. Anybody who is not a collector would most likely not have one.

Seeds look great

The palms you have are fairly common, i.e., what many of us would call "usual suspects". The effort , risks and cost to extract them will far exceed any value you hope to recover by selling them. Enjoy them while you can then let them go so you can start your collection anew with emphasis on rarer species you can grow where you live.

https://www.agaveville.org/viewtopic.php?t=10305

All sold thanks.