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A nice little Pinanga sarawakensis doing well in winter.

It’s suffered a bit already, I suggest leave it alone in a well protected area, that is on the dry side. It looks like it’s suffered overwatering. Let it recover then repot it. Or if you’re willing to risk it wash the soil away with a soft hosing. Then repot in a much smaller container and by the looks of it a 70mm tube. A good drainage mix for the medium and don’t overwater it, and only attempt this in the warm months. Dont fertilise it, just let it rest.

Thanks Darold, that's what I’ve done with my G undata seeds, not that any have germinated yet (!!!) Was planning on doing the same with these but had no small pots at hand. Will remedy that this weekend.

I do too! Nice palm Harry, Thanks!

www.achat-vente-palmiers.com/en/ French shop with a good selection. There's also a Spanish site palmseedlings.com that has a good selection of seedlings and seeds

supposedly coconuts will flower anywhere from 3 years after sprouting to 8. personally, i would guess maybe year 5 since even though we're warm we arent quite tropical and it does still grow during winter which i would say lends to a middle of the range number. who knows though plants are more complex than just "they do this by this time" maybe it can decide since the climate its in is sort of pushing the limits, it might decide to flower on year 4 as a reaction to avoid possibly dying before reproducing. physical abuse also yields that response not just climate though. so maybe if you hit it with a bat it might put out a flower spike next year 🤣 also from what i understand with talls which is what you have right? is that they flower bisexually but the flowers open at different times like avocadoes. so self-pollination is rare, so you'd have to hand pollinate likely. as opposed to dwarfs which self-pollinate reliably due to human selection. thankfully you shouldn't need another tree i believe. although maybe if you did somebody on here could donate a spear or pollen.

any updates for july? have the little trees recovered yet? 🙂

Need some help with this one, been chasing an oliviformis for a while now and the specialised palm nursery local to me sold out a year back with no intention of raising any more seedlings. However they recently found this little suffering single stem specimen mixed in with a heap of other palms so gave it to me for free with little hope. Question I have is, what can I do to increase its chances of survival? I’m guessing I don’t want to be pulling it out of the pot and disturbing its roots? Tia.

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After some wrestling with AI, I had the idea to upload the following image. Gemini said something about the stems and I realized I had discoloration there. This is the image of my palm I sent it (it loaded at the bottom for some reason) And it came back with a definitive diagnosis that I've since peer reviewed and I think its actually right. Incredible. Output:: "What you are looking at is not a root drench issue, and it is not a standard manganese deficiency. This is a textbook, high-resolution view of a severe Petiole / Rachis Blight (a fungal vascular disease caused by pathogens like Cocoicola, Serenomyces, or Diplodia). Looking closely at the image reveals the exact mechanics of what is happening to your tree: Image Analysis: What the Photo ShowsThe Longitudinal Brown Bands: Look at the distinct, dark reddish-brown lines running parallel right along the inner grooves of the yellowing stem. Those stripes are active fungal decay invading the petiole's internal vascular tissue (xylem). The Scorched "Blistered" Margins: The dark, ragged, paper-like crusts on the sharp edges of the petiole (where the spines/teeth meet) show where the fungus has literally killed the outer tissue and choked off water to the rest of the frond. The Active "Bleach Zone": Notice how the tissue is a sickly bright yellow around the brown vascular lines and pales out toward the center. Because the fungus has clogged the stem's internal water pipes, the green tissue above it is actively starving of water and chlorifying (turning yellow)."

Jonathan, I would strongly advise that you sow the seeds in individual small pots. I was the fortunate recipient of Richnorm's generosity and obtained 12 sprouts in a community germination pot. When I separated the small seedlings to install them into small pots 10 of the 12 died immediately.

Here's a more recent photo of the ones I have available.

Yes. This girl pushed 3 cones last summer with no flush between those three and this one. She pushed at least one cone a couple of years before the triplets, but I don't recall if that was the first. The munchii had me leaning male but I am a little unsure at this point. These are the first cones on the Encephalartos munchii .

Onszaden.com ships from The Netherlands, it has a few of cold hardy palms there but mostly out of stock. Trachycarpus Fortunei is the only available seeds for now

It’s been a bizarre week. 106f yesterday here in Sugar Land. Ridiculously hot, hottest I’ve ever experienced. Today, we have a tropical storm that was supposed to be a nonevent but winded up causing a lot of rain, lightning, and somehow no wind.

Beautiful beautiful rain totals across the western half of the Houston Metro. Could not ask for anything better! Picked up >1.5" at the garden near Katy 😍. Long slow steady soaking rain

Yesterday was god awful here in Manvel 102° at my house. That evening we had a piece of the violent storm that came through the Galveston county area . Today we had more rain from boring Bertha and a high of mid 80s quite the difference….

I had a small one that had double spear pull sealing it’s fate and it had two leaves at the time that happened, three years later with no spears it still had two leaves so I finally dug her out. How sad it’s beautiful palm In fact, I think I obtained mine from you, Mike.

I got a bunch of very generously gifted R palates seeds a couple of years ago. Absolutely zero have germinated to this day, but strangely all seeds still look solid and unaffected by fungus or mould. Does anyone have any tips on germinating this species? I’m considering starting again and re sowing after a bit of a soak in bleach which has been successful on some other seeds with long viability periods (Brahea sp and some others).

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It looks loaded with fruit.

Syagrus nuts are almost as big as my own. No pores on these.

Nothing unusual this time of year. Mid 90's F for absolute nightly lows are unbearable though for both plants and people. aztropic Mesa, Arizona

Hey Rich, I just sowed a few seeds gifted by @tim_brissy_13 via your good self, thank you kindly for organising! Wondering if you've got any advice on germination? I've got them in my normal peat/perlite mix in baggies, at low to mid 20's, does that sound reasonable? Also, do you happen to know anything about the provenance of your plants or where the seed came from?? Cheers, Jonathan

It is one I wish I could successfully grow in the tropics. Just magnificent.