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A nice satakentia tucked in for the approaching winter.

Of course my friend!

And they produce fruit in a little more than a year after planting…

A few more rhapis in the collection.chojuayahme ahyame kannonchikushima

A lot more landscaping needs to be done for all the new varieties. But I have the perfect little shovel I just purchased for the job, iam sure it is well suited to do the job!

Here’s a few more heterospathe elatadypsis sanctamariedypsis confusabeccariophoenix madascariensis

Konstantinos the low form comes from my seeds?

I don’t see many sabinara on palmtalk, iam sure they are out there I just don’t see many here. I have 4 in the ground and a few seedlings. Surely iam not the only one growing them, are there any Australians in a subtropical zone growing them. Or am I the only one growing them this far south.

Omg shes a trunk and a half that one, I have yet to see my trunkless ones get a trunk. So iam not sure about this myth I have heard. When you say dwarf do you mean a variety that is smaller than the other trunkless varieties or just a stocky plant without a trun?

HI Len, I have sent you a mp. Thanks 🙂

Thrinax radiata is a great palm. As a native, it’s now on the favored list, and is planted by the hundreds in every parking lot, and along every road and highway and median down here. These do look better with a little shelter and care, but they are planted out in the open right on the beach and still make it, though they get beat up there.

A couple of dasyantha seedlings!

Calyptrocalyx elegans and a iguanura broad leaf sp

I can see why as well!

Nope, there are really dwarf strains. I vouch for this! Have you come across a radicalis with such thick stem Trunking and dwarf form side by side

A few of the ladies on their mother’s day. How poetic that dyer decides to start dropping its seeds…. F2 trans wood, Latifrons, horridus, F2 natwood, dyerianus

High resolution image support will be a game changer for the forum. Looking forward to the update!

Brad52 is in Hawaii..

Phoenix market home depots have imported some rarely seen (here) tropical palms for the houseplant/patio department. If you've ever been in search of some spindle palms or Chinese fountain palms at a reasonable price, opportunity might be knocking... 😄 I saw a few chunky ones in my area that were tempting, but still passed as I already have a spindle. 🤷‍♂️ aztropic Mesa, Arizona

Great shots Definitely a much nicer palm than the wayy over planted Mex Fan.. Only see a few where i grew up but, they caught my attention from an early age. Since you're on the north side of the Valley, if ever in the Glendale area, check out the Xeric Demo Garden at the Library there ..Some of the other palms i mentioned are growing there as well. Also, not too far south of there along 59th Ave. < Just north or Orangewood Ave > there's a ..roughly.. 7 house stretch of 59th < Right side if headed south.. Really can't miss seeing them, lol > with numerous, massive filifera lining the street.. Can't say with 100% confidence they're pure filifera but their trunks are pretty chunky. Haven't been out that way in sometime but, always knew i was close to the demo garden when i passed these palms.

I see why "triphylla"

Thanks for the advice. I will research into those palms as well. I'll give these areas a try and look around next time I'm around there. I see some of my neighbors have some good sized ones here in new river. The specimens that inspired me to grow them were these ones at the Hassayampa river preserve in Wickenburg. Astronomically massive. Theres some people in one of the photos for size comparison. I didn't get a photo but one of them had their skirt/beards never trimed and was taller then all the rest. Looked stunning.

Canopy will help. Otherwise, small palms are easier to protect than large palms.

I don't see a spear