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What a coincidence @Meangreen94z This issue has become again of interest to me, because another grower suspects that seedlings from my bermudana may be hybrids with Sabal rosei, which also exists in my garden, and blooming times overlap. He claims the bermudana seedling from the first seed batch (when I had cut off all flower buds rosei before expanding) is greener and softer, while the seedlings from the second batch (when both palm were left blooming to the end) are bluer with a rougher texture. First picture shows on the left side seedlings from the second batch and on the right one seedling from the first batch. I have also grown seedlings from the first bermudana batch and kept also a seedling of rosei about one from seed set before blooming of bermudana. On the left bermudana seedlings and on the right rosei seedling. And another solitary bermudana seedling on the left compared to same rosei seedling

Wish mine would set seeds like that!

Good genetics on that one. Offspring will surely be good looking. -dale

Do you guys have any guesses on what this is? It was next to a brahea edulis so I thought it was the same thing only planter low.

Anyone else think this Sabal looks weird...but attractive? Huge crown, long petioles, but thin trunk ....has the coloring, big seeds, and leaf shape of mexicana ??? Spotted in southeast Houston

My location: Windermere. - 15-20ft foxtails - no protection. Complete defoliation. All recovering, pushing green. No bleeding trunks. - Green Malayan dwarf 12ft - covered trunk and central spear with frost cloth, no heat. Complete defoliation. Recovering, two green fronds now. - Two double P elegans 10ft - no protection. Against house. 1 double trying to recover. 1 killed. - Triple christmas - covered with light cloth and tarp. No heat. Mild burn. Recovering well. - Bottle 5ft - wrapped with frost cloth, no heat. Complete defoliation. Recovering well with 2 new fronds now. - 3 royals R regia 8-9ft - no protection. Complete defoliation. Recovering well, 1-2 new fronds each currently.

Dale it's seeding like crazy 🤪 now could be in the hundreds if they all stay on the 2 large inflorescence

Didn’t see your post so I started another thread. Was looking for this after your super helpful 2009-2010 data! Thank you for your work!

Would love to hear everyone’s damage data so far. Really enjoyed Eric’s similar post for 2009-2010 freeze, so I hope to start another similar discussion for this past 2025 freeze. My location: Windermere. - Mature foxtails - no protection. Complete defoliation. All recovering, pushing green. No bleeding trunks. - Green Malayan dwarf - covered trunk and central spear with frost cloth, no heat. Complete defoliation. Recovering, two green fronds now. - Two double P elegans - no protection. Against house. 1 double trying to recover. 1 killed. - Triple christmas - covered with light cloth and tarp. No heat. Mild burn. Recovering well. - Bottle - wrapped with frost cloth, no heat. Complete defoliation. Recovering well with 2 new fronds now. - 3 royals R regia - no protection. Complete defoliation. Recovering well, 1-2 new fronds each currently.

Here are photos you asked for thank you

Rain in the panhandle. Will it sweep across all of NoFL?

Very tropical looking arrangement there @happypalms. That Latania looks like it has some age to it @bubba. Talk about a perfect palm . Well cared for and in the right environment. Harry👍

Look at all the wee Ernie’s !!! The more the merrier , I see. Harry

Can someone please identify what kind of bromeliad this is:

Yeah it hasn’t rained in about a month. Does watering with a hose not work the same?

Yep. It’s true. I’m the Cheetos.

Chamaedorea Radicalis

You don’t want to spike a royal get a ladder or a pole saw and cut one off!!!

It’s a real thing guys. Here’s the proof.

April is pretty much the end of our wet season, the occasional light sprinklings in May are the last until September or October. Things are starting to dry out already. April brought 171.6mm. The Wet from 1 September to 1 May totalled 2865mm for 140 rain days. A neighbour a half kilometer away recorded 3021mm. April Av. max. 34.2 Av. min. 23.1 UV index 10

Still undecided Jim. If you see a news report about a dead older guy at the base of a palm tree, just remember that Steve made me do it..

A beautiful part of the world!

Lucky to find both varieties, there would be no chance of finding the Vietnam variety in Australia!

https://seatemperature.info/darwin-water-temperature.html Current ocean temperature in Darwin Water temperature in Darwin today is 29.1°C. Based on our historical data over a period of ten years, the warmest water in this day in Darwin was recorded in 2022 and was 31°C, and the coldest was recorded in 2012 at 28.8°C. Sea water temperature in Darwin is expected to rise to 29.5°C in the next 10 days. May average water temperature in Darwin is 29.2°C, the minimum temperature is 26.3°C, and the maximum is 31°C.

I’m guessing you’re joking about the climbing spikes! 🙂