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Welcome to PalmTalk! If those two palms were transplanted without big root balls, then they easily could show this much transplant stress. Right now, I think watering at least briefly once a day is not too much. I think those two palms may look rough for months, but then they may start to grow vigorously. Washingtonia are tough, and they transplant well. Do you have other Washingtonia in your neighborhood, understanding that Houston suffered a severe freeze in Feb. 2021? Good for you for renting a home and caring this much about your landlord's palms!

Happy Easter everyone! Jesus has risen! I hope everyone has a great day spending time with family and worshiping God!.

That is a large specimen ! How long has that been in the ground there? Harry

Oh no.... His love for the Lytos is a huge part of what kept me interested in palms. An absolute legend. I learned so much despite having so little interaction with him. I'm really sorry to hear this. His passion and his knowledge will be missed dearly.

keep it in that 3 gallon pot. They absolutely hate being over potted. I bought a 3 gallon in Miami a year ago and immediately potted it up into a 7 gallon and it has just sat and done Nothing in its new container. The nursery in Miami also had a 15 gallon with trunk and inflorescences, (wasn't for sale,) but the trunks were really skinny and it is not very pretty in tropical climates. having grown them myself in Southern California as well I could tell you the do way better in Mediterranean climates... look better too. JD

Dear all, I still can't believe it: our Jens aka Pal Meir passed away today in the hospital. Many of you will still remember his expertise on Lytos; he achieved incredible things, especially with itapebiiensis. We used to meet once a month for coffee; it was a sacred ritual. Until he no longer had the courage to get into the car. Then everything happened very quickly. I am so incredibly sad; I will miss him terribly.

Mine was planted too close to the house so it's roots were limited in directions they could go. Photos below were after removal. It was between the walkway and the house in the narrow planter area. I don't know about other varieties of Guava trees but I wouldn't try another in that spot. We will stick with smaller plants adjacent to the house in that area.

Well, the sellers response about my weird Ensete is it's still growing and pushing leaves, and I'm like, yeah, so was the last one until it just died. So i was shocked to see these at the local "cash saver" grocery store/Ace Hardware. Hopefully I end up keeping both alive, because the plan has always been chop and prop.

Is that so root invasive? Same applies also to Strawberry Guava?

Pinanga caesia may suffer from overexposure on PT, but mine only recently started blooming so the novelty hasn't worn off yet. I still get startled when I walk by when a new inflorescence is about to open. The entire tree is Technicolor, but the blooms dial it up to 11.The deep red covering (bract?) only stays on for a few hours. After it falls away, the soft pink flower buds are exposed for less than a day. First thing the next morning the flowers open to a cloud of bees. After only a few hours all the flowers have fallen to the ground leaving just the bare violet rachilia that might go on to make fruit, if I'm lucky. I wonder what role the intense colors play. I assume the bees are attracted to some fragrance, not the color, but I really don't know. I could believe brightly colored fruit attracts birds for seed dispersal, but that is months down the road. No matter, it is an impressive, albeit brief, show. Palmpedia says this species is difficult in California. I hope people on the mainland are able to find a protected spot in their garden that can provide the right microclimate for this beautiful palm. If you are going to try zone pushing, might as well swing for the fences. I hear that this is one of the taller Pinangas,. I'll need to keep adding another baby every few years so I always have eye level blooms.

I have a lot of affection for this elegant palm. And the seeds are so pretty, too!

I sprouted some seeds from store bought mangos. They're never gonna fruit here, they're taking up space. I'll have to check, I think I've got 3 or 4 left, they're Kent and Kieff (?), one was from an absolutely massive fruit the size of my damn head. Y'all want them, lmk and I'll get you a shipping quote. Otherwise they go in the Muck Hole. I think I have to bare root to CA and from what I've read these are grown for root stock. They're in 1g pots, they're not particularly happy about that, seeds have fallen off, sprouted in January.

How big is it now? Mines about this size right now.

@RiverCityRichard I tried Onilahensis here twice, once from Floribunda and the other from another source I don't recall at the moment. They grew great in pots and in the ground here. The frost killed all of them with temps in the upper 20s, generally 27-30ish. I think Orlando and South would be an easy grow, just not on the NW side of Orlando with frequent heavy frosts. Mine were all very small in the ground, no more than 2 feet tall. Bigger ones might have a better chance.

A nifty diminutive palm from New Guinea, Hydriastele rheophytica. Loves water hence, the name, and sparsely clumping. I remember Brad posting a photo of one in his garden not too long ago. Tim

Bubba, at first I thought it might be Livistona, but honestly that’s just a guess. Other than that, I haven’t a clue. Tim

Young Nepenthes ‘briggsiana’ a cross between Nepenthes lowii and ventricosa.

Looking so nice recently. Tim

@bubba the first one can't be Aiphanes, they are all super stabby. Unless maybe there's a spineless type somewhere? The "shredded tips" on the leaves and the twisty rachis & boots look really distinctive, but I can't remember the name right now. The unidentified one two posts up looks like one of the skinnier Dypsis/Chrysolidocaprus types...maybe. the boots on the trunk look a little odd, but maybe it was just trimmed and there's a batch that haven't fallen off yet. There are a whole lot of palms that look sorta like that, so no real ID guess from me. So I guess...no real useful input from me, just a lot of typing!

Turns out nobody had a 15 or even a 5g so we got this little guy from Flora Grubb, at a typically dear FG price. But it’s in the ground! Hopefully it’s as fast growing as they say.

That’s awesome Tracy. I think my winters are too cold for it here so I’ll be sticking with Prestonianus and Dacaryi as my big boy Chrysalidocarpus in my garden.

The first ring on my California grown Chrysalidocarpus robustus. I don't recall seeing any other big specimens here in California. Thanks to visiting the Big Island I have seen some tall specimens which put my juvenile plant in perspective.

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