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I’ve seen @DoomsDave R. Oleracae in person a few times . It is a real stunner. He has named her well! I planted mine in a very protected spot out front and it grows well there. Unfortunately , until about 5 years ago when I joined this forum , I found out that I was not giving it enough water. Now it gets water , water , water . I also give it a bunch of organic fertilizer 4 times a a year. It is coming back slowly . The fronds are almost twice the size they were and the trunk has that swelling they are known for. Harry

About two inches for me today in the plastic rain guage, so im hoping it is correct but dont ever trust these they always drop when they get closer in time.

Yes , they should fall off easily . The C. Decipiens I had experience with literally rained seeds every time I went to gather them. They were green in color , about the size of a marble or a bit larger. Harry

Ever so subtle.

I sprouted Nenga seeds last year and had an albino as well. It died quickly...

Yes, that Black Wings one is really nice! Beautiful displays in Hilo. A place I would enjoy visiting sometime.

They’re definitely more tender to the cold. A big one died on me in the big freeze of 2007. (Small regias survived nearby no problem.) Got this one as a fiver from Mardy Darian, and it’s been a rocket.

When they fall onto the ground or with a bit of a nudge. Ain’t that right @Harry’s Palms ?

Fausto = headed toward ..but will swing just north of.. the Hawaiian Islands, though increased showers / breeziness, and increased surf conditions may still effect some areas out there as it passes by.. Genevieve = First E. Pac. storm / U.S. Hurricane to reach Cat 5 status. https://www.sacbee.com/news/weather-news/article316674317.html ..While some outer bands on it's northeastern side may swipe at Socorro Island as it passes, storm will remain a fish storm as it heads further out into the Pacific. That said, it will help generate 8 to 10'+ swell along beaches across Southern CA.. ...and will likely play a big part in the upcoming heatwave across the region later this week / into the start of next week..

Yeah the place has been testing me lately. I got the outside nursery panel back up again yesterday just before sundown. Will cable tie frost cloth back up today. The weekend is project “rebuild greenhouse”. Ahhh it needed some love anyway. Will re establish the guy wires and stitch in new black shade cloth. Never grow Pinus radiata.

Your contraption looks great and your Rhopalostylis looks awesome. Yeah a negative 2.3C would have me out with the gas heater and probably another wood fire and an industrial fan to distribute the hot air. I’m trying to still create canopy so if I have to do that once a decade maybe twice I’m ok with that. The majority of the garden is built to withstand those sort of temps. My marginal stuff will go in the most protected area close together for that reason. If I get stupid and plant a marginal out in the freezer then that’s my stupid fault if they die. I hope winter will ease off for you now.

07 /27 Shore Station Data check: Scripps Pier < Surface > S.P. < bottom > San Clemente Newport Beach Zuma Beach Santa Barbara Granite Canyon / Pac. Grove station data hasn't been updated. Farallon Islnd. / Trinidad Beach stations = SSTs currently in the upper 50s. ..Additional data from around S.Cal. on 7/25 via Colin McCartney < US_Stormwatch > ** Approach ** 80F? ..My bet? W/ the high likelyhood of an extended period of high pressure setting up over the area later this week / sitting there into -at least- the start of next week = Near Shore SSTs exceed 80F somewhere down there, soon..

I brought back seed from the Coastal Botanical Garden near Savannah a few years back. Nothing ever came up lol. But apparently they are erratic germinators with strong dormancy and can sometimes take years to sprout (?)

post the mini deluge it looks like over an inch in my straight walled bucket. Haven't seen a soaking like that in a couple months it seems. My palms seem more vibrant, maybe less weeping. The retention ponds are still more than foot low, seems like that isn't changing. The lack of sun is much appreciated, its relative absence each day for a few hours lately helps the palms in this drought.

I did not know this. How do you know when they are ready to sow?

Start by looking at the Cycads Cones and Flushes topic in this forum. Lots of people here making seed and rooted offsets.

calyptrocalyx pachystachys

Looks male, to me. There's no sterile scales at the apex, plus they're emerged including the peduncle at this point.

2 Kerriodoxa elegans and Chamaedorea radicalis

It could be a species of Macaranga, some of which are invasive in Hawaii

To take it out and put it in a box would be too much work, plus I have no where to put the box. Moving it anywhere will take several guys as it weighs 1000 lbs. Im Gonna buy a fungicide and see if it recovers. If it doesn’t ill chop it down 😓

Harry, Konstantinos and I are lovers of hybrids and have even created some, yes the radicalis mother eTree Form

Pale green here

Brahea clara on the right, grown from seed. About 5 years old.

You pretty much have to grow them from seed. No one has interest in growing them, other than NTCHP (RIP).