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The flush on this E. Trispinosus is progressing nicely. Notice the stained surface of the soil from the chelated iron. This plant has never thrown a flush this nice!

Tabebuia, typically at least, = tend to be evergreen/ semi- deciduous, and have leaves that tend to be thicker and have a smooth leaf margin. Seedpods often look like this when they open T. rosea T. heterophylla ** Credit: Images from iNat observations. Handroanthus = ..more often than not at least.. have thinner leaves that exhibit some degree of serration on the leaf margin ( leaf edge looks like a saw blade ) or a rough, sandpaper - like / fuzzy texture ( Common, yellow flowered sps like H. chrysanthus, chrysotrichus, and umbellatus esp. ) Many, < but not all > have seedpods that are fuzzy or have some deg of texture to them.. When they open, there is no central membrane that the seed is attached to, like you see in Tabebuia. That said, here's where things get ...confusing, lol.. While preferred habitat may be different, natural range of Handroanthus impetiginosus ..and.. heptaphyllus, which looks almost exactly like impetiginosus, overlap in part of South America. Impetiginosus' range extends north to the foothills east of Hermosillo. Heptaphyllus' range is restricted to where it occurs in South America. When impetiginosus was brought into the Hort. trade, it is quite likely seed of the other sp. ...or a naturally occurring cross between... were ( accidentally? ) collected / propagated / distributed. Adding to the confusion, both sps. can have leaves that are smooth or serrated, though the leaves of impetiginosus supposedly lean smoother, overall.. Flowers / seedpods look the same / aren't easy to tell apart w/ out looking at them under a microscope. While still somewhat new to our market, after decades of being planted all over FL and southern CA, it's highly possible trees seen here, that originally came from seed grown from specimens in CA or FL are ...something of a mix between ..rather than pure species specimens.. A hypothesis?, yes, but, if you look around at planted specimens, you'll see some obvious differences in leaf size / and deg. of leaf margin smoothness vs. serration. You also see variation of general growth rate / how much /long each tree flowers compared to others planted nearby. That could account for what your tree is doing / it's " weird -ness ". The one i have came from a nursery in Tucson. Not too long ago, someone mentioned that seed of their specimen ( which mine came from ) originated in California.. I myself aren't so sure, mainly because the leaves are much smaller than the big - leaved specimens i see in nurseries / planted out up here. growing it in a pot probably limits leaf size but, Overall size is much different as well. One in Tucson ..been in the ground at the nursery for ..at least.. 12 years.. Is no taller than about 12-15ft atm., vs. specimens you see in local nurseries / specimens planted at Civic Center Plaza in Scottsdale / others i've seen planted locally which are much larger. Leaf size is different as well ( Smaller on the Tucson specimen ) The smaller size of the Tucson specimen fits the description of impetiginosus specimens from Sonora, which " tend to be smaller than specimens from Central or South America " I really wish i could get my hands on fresh seed off wild specimens from Sonora to grow out and compare mine to, to see which one is the " true " impetiginosus. Anyway, regardless of whether or not yours is a true impetiginosus ..or a cross w/ it's cousin.. it's a great tree.. There are also white flowered specimens of both sps, and crosses between ..one of them.. and one of the common, yellow- flowered Handroanthus sps that would be a neat find, if you can locate them. Tabebuia aurea, and heterophylla are also worth looking for since both should be able to handle our winters pretty well / will take some heat. Since our flavor of it is tough on ..pretty much anything..., not sure how well they'd tolerate full sun here, esp. when smaller though.

When I was in Oz some 20+ years back, XXXX was a popular domestic beer. Then, each state had its own brand. I don't really recall them except for Victoria Bitters (VB). The project planner flew up from Victoria for his two-week rotation.

How many do you have?

@Silas_Sancona allways appreciate your insight!!! I bought this tree probably 20 years ago from a nursery no longer in business along with my Guaiacum the lady that worked there was a plant person that pretty much ran the place and ordered whatever plants she wanted was an interesting place to visit!! How do you know if you get a tabebuia the thing I have is so slow growing hasn’t grown much more than my guaiacum and doesn’t bloom very often I’m posting a picture of one year that it did bloom!! When I bought it she said it wasn’t a common tabebuia!!

Wodyetia is the second most popular palm we sell at the nursery where I work in Venice FL, behind Adonidia merrilii. We sell a lot of Dypsis lutescens and Hyophorbe too both bottles and spindles. Not much else in stock besides fishtails, coconuts, cat palms, lady palms etc. I was excited to recently get Alexander palms too. When I began working there 11 years ago we had some cool stuff like Dypsis Cabadae and Phoenix loureirii. But we have a new guy ordering and he doesn’t seem to want to go beyond the usual suspects. Speaking of beer I’m from Queensland and I sure could use a slab of 4X. Meanwhile it’s Landshark…and very rarely a tinny of Fosters ale, the green can. 🍻churrs mate 🦘

Agreed. This nursery can be quite pricey. The slower something grows the more expensive it is. I wish you well with your Kentia search. You’ll find one 👍🏼

This morning brought in a much welcome marine layer of coolness. The flowers on our Sabal are quite abundant and fruit on our Butia Oderata, silver. The fruit will disappear as it ripens as the squirrels wait for just the right time . They hop from a neighboring Brahea Edulis , quite interesting to watch! Harry Not sure , but I think this is Sabal Palmetto , although someone told me it may be Riverside. Either way , I don’t think I’ve seen this much inflorescence on this palm before. Silver Butia Oderata (sold as Bonneti) . Behind it is a Brahea Edulis that is barely visible . The squirrels tend to go from tree to tree. The fruit will be a treat for them. In all the years I’ve had this , and it produces fruit every year, I’ve only had one volunteer! No fruit on the ground , but copious amounts from the Brahea , untouched. Squirrels like what they like and the Apricot sweetness of the Butia is candy.

I think I see cut inflorescences, If that is the case minor if not maybe some hybrid like Birmingham, etc. Holding a lot of fronds for minor

Fosters ranks 55th in US sales among beer makers and is the most popular Australian brand here. Not much Fosters sells here either these days. We in the US don't know what a good Aussie beer is I guess.

What do yall think this one is? Some sort of sabal likely a minor but doesn’t seem like just any minor like I’ve seen. Reminds me of Louisiana variety but it might be something different. Photo taken in Surf City, NC zone 8. Has a thick base, very little trunk, but fronds are huge and bushy.

The good old cycas taitungensis a die hard plant!

It’s an amazing time to be in the garden both mornings and afternoons. It’s a westerly aspect and I get a lot late afternoon sun that keep things just that bit warmer in winter, with a lot of the far red colour spectrum, which is great for flowering. Richard

Lovely , Richard. The coloring of the garden with the sun breaking through the canopy makes me think , maybe late afternoon? Early mornings or late afternoons are splendid in the garden . Certain colors come out that don’t seem to appear in mid day sun. Harry

Misunderstanding , sorry! That is curious . The palm in your pic sure is purple , I didn’t even look at the fronds for further ID . Lovely palm though . Maybe the cooler mountain temps at play ? Harry

Every winter you get a few young joey palms just giving up the middle spear or new leaf. It’s not a detremental crop failure ahead it’s just the weak ones that are not going to make the race to live. This can be interpreted as why they say joeys are hard to grow for some people. It’s most likely a soil fungus that’s doing it when the cold temperatures arrive. But it does happen from time to time and soon there will only be the strongest ones that survive and make it to maturity.

Couple of nice afternoon sun pics of the garden.

1 Dollar??? Let me guess, it was the shipment where they made their money

Bonjour, je vous partage une expérience débuté en Mars. Le projet est de multiplier la tête de ce cycas. Je ne pense pas avoir réussi, mon erreur est de n'avoir pas avoir assez scalper la tête pour trouver le point blanc du cœur. J'ai dévié la tête je pense, mais pas multiplier. Je referai l'expérience.

Thanks for the ID, I inherited my father’s collection, and he never labeled them just collected them!

Lucky Hawaii growers! Plant that cabbadae before winter gets your way! Richard

Normanbya is a beautiful palm, iam getting a few more seeds next month I like them that much, but definitely a humid climate with good rainfall palm to look there best.

Their native habitat is up north in cyclone country, so no wonder they stand up to hurricanes!

That’s one way of explaining it I guess. I dread the day my ones start seeding, might just cut the flower of I think. They are a winner for a lot of reasons!

I think you may be right, I got it off a guy on eBay who had a bunch of interesting ones didn’t catch his name though. …so I have these in a shopping cart and trying to decide if I want to spend the almost $400 for all these seeds. I already got the small lot seeds import permit but playing the tape forward I see a lot of potential frustration of not having seeds germinate and then a long road of having a million pots to take care of for years.. but it could also be really fun and rewarding..