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Hi there, I had already the impression that there was something going with one of my seed grown Bismarckia's but couldn't make it out from the accessible side. So, I approached it from the backside - I had to work myself through a couple of weeds grown already men-high close to the fence but got finally rewarded... First pic,... Back in September 2020 after being planted out. Here it is now... ...and here approaching it from a different angle: Well, still not really clean but I think we have got some 'evidence'.... 🧐 Lars

The plumosa are flowering again, and I have finally worked out the boys and girls and where they are in the garden. No flowers opening up yet. But some daily observations will be the order for the day. I will try and hand pollinate them this year. I managed to get 4 seeds pollinated last season only to have the rats get them, right on harvest there clever little sods. In the 25 years they have been in the garden only twice I have had good seed set naturally where Mother Nature lined it all up. A nice landscaping palm that’s tolerant of a lot of hard conditions.

18 months post cold event

I have a croton (Stained Glass) that I did an air layer 3 weeks ago. I removed a section of the bark around the entire stem, applied some root hormone, put a ball of spagnum moss around the "wound", and wrapped the outside with aluminum foil tightly. All was going well until today. Today I found the top of the plant broken off and laying on the ground. It broke where I did the air layer - the weakest spot. My guess is if it's not wind, or a palm frond came down from above with impact, then it's some medium size animal (iguana, raccoon, possum) trying to climb it. Looking at the portion that was broken off, it was forming some roots there, do you think it can be saved? If so, is it better to save it by soaking in a jar of water for a while? Or better to pot it up now? Is it necessary or desirable to remove some of the leaves, or cut half of every leaf off? Below is the top of the mother Stained Glass croton.

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The seed for this actually came from a botanical garden, I'm pretty sure it was Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden. I know it grows a very tall very straight trunk little branching, I think until it gets very tall, and the fruit and or seeds are poisonous. Here are a couple new photos. It is not a native plant. Thank you for your help everybody, I know this is a tough one

I made a similar cross 3-4yrs ago with C revo x multfrondis x C debaoensis x (C tropophylla x mitcholitzii). I put one year old seedlings in the ground to test cold tolerance and they withstood 2 hard winter freeze events. This cross I suspect to be even more cold tolerant. They pull a fair share of genetics from the mother plant.

I purchased two seedlings, and enjoyed prompt communication and immediate shipping, 5 stars and 2 thumbs up, Thanks !

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2606876123

Very cool. Any thoughts on potential hardiness?

A picture tells a thousand words!

A nice new taitungensis flush!

I'd like that, too

What who me, of course they are!🌴 What who me! Guess this lot!

I have quite a lot of peroffskyana in my garden, this lot would be only be a quarter of what I have. Originally 300 seeds were sown with about 200 germinated, sold a few and planted another 100 in the garden with about 70 making the race. With cultivation you get a much higher survival rate. They even germinate just falling near the mother plant, one beautiful Australian native plant. They are native to my area so no wonder they grow well in the garden!

Thanks Bret.I had great and easy germination!

A nice young dypsis baby red stem, starting to show that bit of eye candy they are known for.

Or two, and I like your choice of beer! 🍺

Way back when the Remarkable Palms of Tampa Bay thread was started, many of these palms graced the thread. The palms on this thread come from City Hall, the parking garage areas, and the surrounding landscapes that do not include Hollis Gardens or Lake Wire since they have their own threads. This thread picks up after the municipal gardens were exposed to 25F during the February 2026 Freeze. With perhaps the best microclimate in the metropolitan area, there are palms that survive here that are difficult as little as 6 miles east or west of City Hall. When we give tours of the palms collections, this area is one that raises the most eyebrows. Carpoxylon macrospermum - City Hall South Entrance Pseudophoenix sargentii - City Hall South Entrance - Damaged, but recovering well Chambeyronia oliviformis (Kentiopsis oliviforms)- City Hall East Entrance - Damaged, but recovering. This palm had strikes against it before the freeze due to overtrimming. Satakentia liukiuensis - Parking Garage West Entrance - Damaged, but recovering well Pseudophoenix sargentii - Parking Garage - Damaged, but recovering well. It should set seeds this year. Pseudophoenix sargentii - Parking Garage - Damaged, but recovery is slower. One may end up dying. For now, this is enough to get the thread started. It gives @SubTropicRay a glimpse at a few species he asked about in the Lake Hollingsworth thread. There is a Pseudophoenix that survived near the midpoint of the walking trail, but that photo and post will have to wait for now.

Actually, early in the conversation I should have imparted this valuable tip... I'm in Florida. So, drainage is seldom an issue. But, I ALWAYS fill the hole with water before placing the palm into it. Normally, the water drains quickly. But, I have had instances where roots or other buried debris impacts the drainage. So, filling the hole with water and watching the drainage is a good practice. Since in this case it seemed like the tree was being installed by professionals, I just assumed they knew what they were doing. My bad... The shame here is that except for this drainage issue, I still think this tree is the perfect selection. Once established Becarriophoenix alfredi are bullet proof. Here at my Orlando area home, I planted my specimen as a 12" long seedling that I bought on the internet years ago. It had two strap leaves and arrived packed in damp newspaper. I sited it in my front yard where it continues to grow to this day. It is starting to reach monstrous proportions. The base is about 15 inches in diameter, but it hasn't started to trunk yet. The leaves are huge and to the top of the emerging frond is abiout 16 feet. In time, this tree is going to be a monster. Back in February, we had a cold event that we hadn't seen in at least 40 years. I got down to 24F. My Roystonea was about 70% burned. It has been growing here since 2001 (25 years) and is about 40 feet tall. Fortunately, it has already grown most of its crown back. I have Adonidia palms growing on both sides of my garage. About half of them survived and are regrowing their crowns. But, the Becarriophoenix alfedi just laughed at the cold and continues to grow. Once established, it seems to be the perfect palm for my zone 9b/10a location. The leaves do resemble those of a coconut palm. But once the massive size of these trees becomes apparent, all comparisons to coconut palms go out the window. I truly hope this person amends the site to facilitate proper drainage and gets a replacement Becarriophoenix alfredi. I am certain they will be happy with their choice.

Pre rolls eliminate this issue

With the ~1.2 inches today, that puts the total between 7.3in. and 8.4in. We'll know the final tally after tomorrow.

Matt, Mine was from Jack and Arlene of Bluebell Palms in Anaheim. Maybe mi e is from same lot as yours. This one had a sucker that died a long time ago.

Guessing those aren’t C macrocarpa 🤣

I just had success with a couple Chambeyronia Hookeri. I also have about 10 C. Macrocarpa seeds n soil waiting to sprout . I will say that Chambey’s have large seeds and very large sprouts when they show themselves . I didn’t use bottom heat so it took months for them. Good luck with your latest batch , Richard. I told Dave the other day , “ Richard could probably get rocks to sprout!” 😂Harry