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This is a Specimen acquired as possibly a Pritchardia hillebrandii. As it grew I don't think that was fulfilled. I don't have Don Hodel's book on Pritchardia to key this out. Given the prevalence of hybrid Pritchardia in the trade here in California, I might not be able to key it to a single species anyway. I don't recall it ever pushing out a successful inflorescence that resulted in flowers let alone fruit. Thoughts on it's id are welcome.

The blue color and the lower section of the leaf segments droop like uresana. I included pictures of pure rosei south of where they overlap to compare. hybrid appearing specimen: Pure Sabal rosei south of where they overlap:

I know the dypsis lutescens are popular in Florida, not sure if they would look so good in my inland valley climate. I have an arenga engleri, but I need something fast growing and tall. My pool area is in perfect view of my neighbors second story window, and it looks like they have a camera set up in front of their window. For that reason I need something that grows in clumps and tall. Bamboo may be an option but I don’t want leaves in my pool. Feeling a bit out of options. I have giant birds of paradise on the other side for privacy screening, but don’t want too many. What would you guys plant?

Looks like a Sabal to me. Which one I don’t know though.

S. Mexicana have large thick petioles and slightly less dense crowns . Tons of them growing in SA. Palmettos look like midgets compared next to them lol. Interesting palm though, kind of out of proportions like a big guy with legs that look like a flamingo bird lol.

Close up on leaves:

Looks like March was officially warmer than April in Phoenix, AZ. March mean temp: 78.8F April mean temp: 77.6F https://www.weather.gov/media/psr/Climate/March2026Climate.pdf https://www.weather.gov/media/psr/Climate/April2026Climate.pdf

The only Vanda species which has repeatedly flowered for me is Vanda tricolor. I have two slightly different variations. One has flatter flowers and the other has flowers that are less just in a single plane for lack of a better distinction.

I have used them in the past, but only in pots. If you are in a dry climate and can not keep up with watering then they may help. I always put the dry crystals in a container with rain water to absorb the water first, before I mixed them into the container medium. I noticed that those soaked in rainwater or distilled water swelled much larger and held a lot more water. That may mean after they are in a pot or soil with your potting mix and the salts and minerals it contains then they will not hold as much water. Also I would think that if your water is full of minerals you would not get as good results. Do not know how long they actually last in use. I now would only use them in a situation where I could not get water to a plant easily.

Very nice , Richard . I love the look of the ‘Roos passing through . I think they enjoy your collection of plants , giving them a tropical playground. Harry

It doesn't look like a palmetto at all imo. It looks almost exactly S. mexicana and has the big seeds like S. mexicana but the petioles are just slightly longer than usual and the trunk is way too thin relative to the crown. Looks like one of those big shell fireworks. I dig it No palmetto has a crown this big and robust in full sun. This is Caribbean Sabal size but none of them afaik have thin trunk.

I find that blue tinted "Rosei appearing" sabal. Other than color it doesn't look like an uresana with the thinish petioles and more narrow crown. No reason to think they dont naturally hybridize if they flower at the same time and are nearby in numbers. Even among Uresanas the color varies quite a bit and it occurs with a regional habitat difference. Might be some long term natural hybridization led to the more green ones.

If you had to replace it, are they available locally as potted trees, or do you have to start over from seed? With these extremely fast growing species, it seems most people just start their trees from seed anyways ? aztropic Mesa, Arizona

Agree. No spikes ever! Do not violate the integrity of a palm trunk.

Pathetic

No none at all, kangaroos don’t bother me, it’s the bandicoots that are the main problem digging up newly planted plants looking for grubs and worms.

We got our one to 2" of rain up here. Nice change. Looks like rains will remain across the I10 corridor for a few days.

We're expecting rain here in the Orlando area later today.

I have the same issue with my Roystonea here at the Northern limit of this trees range in Central Florida. I always assumed it was because there are no other Roystoneas nearby to allow the insects to pollinate the flowers... Am I off base on this?

Any trouble with kangaroos munching on plants?

Yes it does . Doesn't look like a pure Palmetto to me, even their crowns can grow to a large size when old . Hybrid ?