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That’s why you build more greenhouses , right? With all the room you have , I think you would run out of time to maintain them . I had one greenhouse that was small compared to yours , 12’ x 12’ with very high ceiling . I spent several hours in there every week. I even had a plastic chair and I would sit in there and look at my mini jungle and enjoy the sauna -like atmosphere. Stuff grew very fast and was needing constant attention. Harry

I have a few things I picked up from MB, mostly hardier species. MB will be here with his amazing selection of hardy and tropical. Here is what I will have; Allagoptera arenaria- Seashore Palm Arenga engleri- Clustering Sugar Palm Beccariophoenix alfredii- Plateau Palm Butia odorata (capitata)- Pindo or Jelly Palm X Butyagrus nabonnandii- Mule Palm Caryota obtusa- Mountain Giant Fishtail Palm Copernicia alba- Caranday Palm Livistona decora- Ribbon Palm Livistona nitida- Carnarvon Palm Phoenix canariensis- Canary Island Date Palm Serenoa repens- Saw Palmetto Zamia integrifolia- Coontie Cycad

Thanks. the hurricanes of 2004 and winter of 2009-10 helped start me to become unattached to the permanent status of plants in the garden, it is always in flux. I had a lot of risky palms for my area now it just opens up new plantings. But a lot more things have survived than I thought possible after a hard 23F with below freezing for over 10 hours. I will be replanting some tender palms but adding for hardy ones than before. I'm just glad by Cyrtostachys hybrid, Chelyocarpus chuco and Sabinaria survived with little or no burn with minimal coverings. And I am just floored my unintended coconut specimen is strongly pushing out new growth, hard to believe it would survive 23F.

I have a feeling that the late nature of the freeze will mean fewer deaths than otherwise expected. The west coast of Florida had a freeze in 1996 with very low temps, but few deaths because it warmed up so soon afterwards. Glad to see the smashburger coconut in Orlando is recovering! That green leaf opened up is highly promising.

So far, it looks like a few nights in the 40s. After what we got at the beginning of February, piece of cake.

They've been dragging too. I got the 2 sprouts and now I'm wondering if customs zapped them during their 9 day stay in Miami. But I know they were super fresh cuz I could still smell the fruit. I put the Kentia in some Tupperware and just left them alone and haven't touched them since.

I have species versions of almost everything you have in these hybrids. All will be attractive plants and probably will grow a little faster because they are hybrids. My advice is to give them sufficient setbacks from walkways since many will grow large. The nubimontanus × cupidus may be a vigorous pupper since both I have as species are heavy puppers. Which to select to plant now? You already are inclined to plant the arenarius so go for it. Other than that, just go with the ones that your eye likes best and enjoy.

Since a single plant will have pups over time the colony just keeps growing unless you occasionally cut it back by removing some new growth. Ultimately you decide how much space they can take over. How quickly this occurs depends on how large an individual plant is. My Puya miribilis has crowns on individual plants which are about 1' wide and high...it is a smaller species in the genus. The larger ssp of Puya alpestris has crowns growing nearly 3' high and about 2 1/2' wide. Consequently, it took up more space quicker.

It looks like it is just starting to shed a little pollen on those two bottom leaflets unless that is just a reflection. A gentle tap will let you know. I recall you want to collect pollen from him to do a little A I (artificial insemination) on your female ferox.

Yes to hosting in Leucadia but never in Carlsbad. Hosting a Palm Society tour is a big ask for someone renting a home that potentially isn't as invested in the garden.

Your palm suffered some cold damage from the ice storm we had in late January. It should recover just fine. This damage often doesn’t show until temps start to warm up. I’ve got several palms that have shown more damage in the last few weeks. The spear on yours and the new fronds are looking fantastic!

Male Ferox cone doing its thing!

Don’t hold your breath, they are slow to germinate set and forget, they where good seeds so should germinate, just not as fast as a chamaedorea that’s all!

Okay, it's in the grow room, Sabine just said, Phönix canariensis is doing well 🤗

Oh yes 🤗😁

Red Latania new frond

Indeed, Richard 🤗. Really great

You would love it in Brisbane, you could say it doesn’t get as cold as your winter that’s for sure! There’s a lot more in the garden i havent seen yet.

The biggest problem is when you grow as much as I do, you soon start to run out of room!

As a 'medium speed' grower, this berteroana currently has 10 feet of wood trunk. I originally collected seeds of this species from habitat during the IPS sponsored biennial to the Dominican Republic in October of 2006. The tree is almost 20 years old now, and has done very well growing under desert conditions, despite it's tropical nature. It definitely is freeze sensitive, has defoliated a few times over the years, but is able to completely replace a new crown in just 1 growing season. No problems at all with our full desert sun, heat, or monsoon weather. 👍🌴 aztropic Mesa, Arizona

Current Stats (06:53 AM, March 10): Outdoor Temp (Arbon Stachen 425m, solar-ventilated Bresser) 0.4 C / 32.72 F 95 % humidity Balcony Temp 443m (4th floor, shaded Intertronic): 6.9 C / 44.42 F / 55 % Pressure: 1018 hPa

Actually 32.72 F / 0.4 C community garden 425m

Thank you very much, Harry 🤗

@Tracy I recall you hosted the PSSC for a meeting at your place in Leucadia, then in Carlsbad. R

Copernicias seem to like the desert a lot better than the beach out here.