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It’s rat food or live in a freezer, I think the palm gods have spoken. The refrigerator it is!!!!

As soon as the cat passes on, shes 19 and heaven forbid if a snake gets her now, then let the snakes breed up. The traps are set with pumpkin seeds for now ready for the onslaught!

I wonder what's worse for those poor little seeds...being munched by varmints or sent to Antarctica? Time will tell!

Red Latania

Sounds pretty nice Tyrone! I'm trying not to get lulled into a false sense of security...last year I was watering flat out and pushing growth deep into Autumn, then we got an early frost which damaged a few young leaves and browned some tips. Might let everything harden off a bit earlier this year.

Are rocks only decorative or serve also to heat storage?

Another grower in Rhodos island gets his Dictyospma rubrum for the first time blooming.

Hoping you and everyone gets a good growth season for 2026. Some of the eastern regions really need that after the reports I'd heard.

It was flowered many times but has yet to fruit. There was a fruiting one in Palm Desert, CA, however it was cut down by the new owners They left the two queens palms though 🙄

It looks fantastic. I wonder if it has flowered yet, it’s soooo big

Wow , good job . Harry

Holy smokes that’s the largest ive seen bigger than the del mar one.

“Regular I” answer: With a background in chemistry or biochemistry, it’s like fertilization…. You can go deep in there, go on DoMyOwn, order some stuff and get as nutty as your heart desires. Without a giant grove and yard though, you can make it quite simple too. Get some Bioadvanced 3in1 spray or concentrate (has imidacloprid) and spray the spears and leaves. Then get some ortho home defense (bifenthrin and cypermethrin) and hit with that. You have to repeat every couple weeks for a few times, as new crawlers will hatch over time. That will do it. You can also just get some Bioadvanced Complete Insect Killer liquid for a similar effect with 1 product. It’s just a few pots. Won’t take much. Concentrate on the spear, new leaves, and undersides of the leaves. You can get these at local stores or online in small quantities conducive to condo living.

Here's one in La Quinta, CA! Apparently it's from a coconut brought from Maui, HI!

. Sexton Historic Grove (5490 Hollister Avenue) in Santa Barbara is the former site of the nursery of Joseph Sexton. The nursery commenced operation at this location in 1869, and, by 1877, Sexton offered Jubaea chilensis for sale in his catalog. Stately, old specimens of Jubaea can still be found throughout the city, such as those at 2044 Garden Street; the oldest are likely the legacy of Sexton’s horticultural activities. Sadly one of the original Sexton Jubaea’s was trimmed with dirty sheers and has succumbed. There is another still doing well at Josheph Sexton’s old nursery site , a couple blocks from the dead one by the Goleta hospital. There are two more at Stowe House in Goleta and some in downtown Santa Barbara also from plantings over 125 years ago. re: pollen I will try to see if I can get some pollen . I have collected pollen from a date palm but they have male or female blooms. I assume getting pollen is best attempted as soon as the spathe opens. I guess if I ever got a chance I would love to see a Jubaea x Jubaeopsis . There are lots and lots of viable Jubaea seed available in SB. I think germinating them is more important than hybrids but in spite of over 125 years of availability there are very few that ever seem to show up in peoples yards. I have five in the ground and I have been growing them for friends who can give them a nice home. I also have lots of luck growing Parajubaea Cocodies, maybe someday I will try a Cocoides x Jubaea but plenty happy with just germinating the seeds add getting them a home somewhere.

Hello Jack, please reach out to Jeff directly to discuss orders and shipping, the contact details are in the signature and on the website. Thank you for your interest!

Bummer! So SAPW is confirmed in Arizona?! (Edit) I might be mistaking your signature, thinking you said (Mesa Arizona) but it’s not there. Oops

Where at?!

I was worried with this one. This is a pretty nice specimen from George when he passed. Had it in a box for a few years while re establishing, then put it in the ground last year and did the drop all the leafs thing but never flushed out. Happy to see it throwing 25-30 new ones!

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I’m growing a few of these out here, in central San Diego. They are D. Album var. Conjugatum. I believe they came as small liners from John Light, in Florida, maybe around 2017. Planted them about two years ago, and they’ll get more sun this coming year, with some changes to the yard. Southwest/Western exposure, mostly. They’ve been slower, but steady growers. There is a patio overhang without a gutter, so there’s have gotten a decent amount of roof runoff. Still working out the placement of the rocks.

Time to fill out the score card for the year so far: January: 0.80-1.00 in. of rain (Average is 2.99 inches) February: 1.40-1.60 in. of rain (Average is 2.33 inches) March (halfway): 1.00-1.15 in. of rain (Average is 3.06 inches) Yep, we're off to a stellar start.

Thanks Colin. Useful to have your input on this. I’m still a bit confused about C graminifolia vs C schippii. In Hodel’s 2013 paper (see below), he distinguishes C graminifolia from C schippi based on its solitary habit and one nerved thin leaflets. When I dig into previous history, it seems they were lumped into synonymy based on the study that all C schippii in cultivation were hybridised with C potchutlensis (C x Irving Cantor). Is it possible that C graminifolia and C schippii are one and the same (the solitary or open clump forming palm you describe) and those that are now thought of as C schippii (the large clustering palm you describe) is actually C x Irving Cantor or Irving Cantor backcrossed with the parents? Interestingly, both species are currently accepted on Kew’s checklist and described as caespitose. Photos of seen of C ‘schippii’ are very nice large clumps, but I find it hard to believe that Schipp would’ve described it as one of the most beautiful and elegant palms especially considering there are many other visually similar Chamaedorea (C costaricana, potchutlensis etc). I’d have thought that description would apply more to what I know as C graminifolia with the very dainty leaflets resulting in a unique looking palm. Not meaning to be provocative in any way and I definitely bow to the experts on this but I love a good palm mystery! I’d be curious to know whether the clumping forms of C graminifolia out there always send new stems up via rhizomes away from the main stems as described (like R rhizomatosa) and whether C schippii is any different. Photos I’ve seen of supposed C schippii look to be more traditional style clump forming like C costaricana, potchutlensis, hooperiana etc)

I know they're selling. People buy Queen palms and plant them in SA . I've seen it happening for years while some Queen palms seem to pull through the last couple of years. I grow z10 palms as well but I keep those in large containers. I just moved them inside the garage because tomorrow morning temperatures are going down to 36 in my area. I have 2 Ravenea Rivularis and 1 Chamaedorea Cataractarum. They grow fast. The Ravenea Rivularis grow very tall so I'm not sure for how long I can keep those.

Over 38° north latitude and you are growing a flourishing Hurricane palm! That is mind-boggling!