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Recently had a chance to drive past the old place and check it out. Fortunately the new owner was standing out the front and recognized me, so invited me for a quick walkaround (I only had 15 mins free) Mid winder here, and everything was looking pretty good. Looking over towards the Beccariophoenix alfredii and Ptychosperma lauterbachii Veitchia joannis was looking good Pritchardia hillebrandii (rescued from Wal's place ) was doing well Dypsis 215 was still there but owner told me had struggled with dryness and lost some stems. Dictyosperma were growing well, although one has succumbed (or is about to) to a health condition...v. conjugatum on right Ptychosperma lauterbachii was covered in inflorescences and was looking awesome...IMO a better palm in that climate thn P.macarthurii Beccariophonxis alfredii...8.5 years from a 200mm pot...doing well! Full size Alcantarea in front of it for scale Satakentia were looking awesome...should be more widely grown in SE QLD those crownshafts were fat! And the Neoveitchia rescue palm is still alive! Satakentia crowns

Pretty common in parts of Northern CA as well. Archotophoenix cunninghamiana is by far the fastest growing palm up here as long as they get plenty of water. There are quite a few mature ones throughout my neighborhood.

There’s S romanzoffiana in Melbourne pushing 150 years old. I’d assume they can get much older than this if they don’t encounter lightning or other extreme weather events. This one doesn’t have a plaque from memory, but others a similar size in the Melbourne Bptakic Gardens were planted in the late 1800s. This one dwarves the nearby Phoenix canariensis. I’d say it’s at least 20m/70’ tall at a guess.

The newest leaf you have is really starting to show that nice costapalmate shape! Very nice

No chance you're willing to ship are you?

Anything is possible, the seller told me they had gotten it in a trade from someone who is really into trying to hybridize hardy chamaedorea.. and I figure anyone doing that would probably be a member or visitor of Palmtalk haha

I will definitely keep my eye out for a rosei now! I imagine it was hard to leave so many palms behind that you had worked on getting established. I think about that where I’m living now, it’s likely I’ll have to walk away from this yard in the next decade. I live much further south in the valley than you did when you were in clackamas, you guys would get that arctic blast air funneled through the gorge in winter. Our minimum temps would always be 5 - 10 degrees warmer during those bad winter events than the north valley and Portland area. We also have more sunny days and less rain. I’ll keep my expectations low for this Uresana in my yard, but even if it maintains its size or even maintains half its height without putting on visible size growth year to year I’d be happy enough with that long term for the spot I have it in.

Did you transplant the satakentia from a nursery? Your yard kind of looks like it could've been generated by AI. Hopefully that bismarck won't become a lightning rod.

The Verizon over in Galveston randomly has at least 3 uresana planted in the parking lot lol .

D asper & G atroviolacea shoots…

Betel nutz and bamboo…

I think the last one is an Heterospathe elata

Not yet, although that day is coming, I’m sure. As I drive around town, I’ve seen some good ones though..

Por que no los dos My causiarum is getting big, guatemalensis is falling behind. Loving the rain (Just no palmettos please. They are hideous)

My Alphonso Mango tree hasn't produced fruit very consistently since planting it about a decade ago. A friend who is an avid orchid grower shared his secret for getting his under performing orchids to bloom. He holds the orchid over his rubbish pile and advises it that it's next home will be in the trash if it doesn't bloom. I tried threatening my Mango tree because my wife advised me that a non fruiting fruit tree is useless. She wanted to remove it. I see that my threatening has worked. Have you experienced a similar situation?

No Bret, it needed to come down. It is a good thing it was beheaded. There are a couple more that I plan to edit as well. By the way, I do know the difference between here and hear. I didn't catch the typo in my prior post until the edit post feature was no longer available. Have you ever retained a trunk to re-purpose it as a mount?

Pinanga insignis on a rainy day. Tim

I would not say mine are slow, that’s for sure. I wish they were slower in that spot. The only thing I did different was to amend the planting hole with a lot of sand and crushed limestone. The dirt in that bed is very rich, and these grow on limestone cliffs…. At least that was my thinking. I’ll toss them a handful of palm fertilizer here and there, and they get irrigation, and all-day direct sun exposure. They move at a pretty steady clip.

Generally it's better to acclimate palms before moving into full sun.

Those aren’t near as bad but still. To me they remind me of a fountain or sprinkler . The worst is when that is done to a P. Roebelini. I came home from work one day to find my Pygmy palms out front with most of their fronds gone! It was obscene looking . I had a long talk with the gardener who does weed pulling on the hill , he thought he would surprise me. I told him to stick with the weeds and DO NOT TRIM MY PALMS. I was so happy when they filled back in. It was embarrassing. Harry

Agree.. Both ..and a number of other Parrot sps. ..some not included in the CA Parrot link below.. can be found out there.. iNat is a great way to look up all of them. CA Parrot site: https://californiaparrots.com/ Not sure how commonly they are seen but, have heard of numerous " escapee " Toucan sightings out there too.. self - sustaining population of those, in Southern CA ..would be pretty crazy, though neat.

A WONDERFUL 88 -92F / Dew Point at 70 / Humidity at 57% around the neighborhood at 3:38PM under humid, partly cloudy skies after some morning rain. Could that be all we see for the day? While last night's / this morning's widespread rain did work over the local atmosphere / Sun coming out later in the day will limit instability - inducing insolation, a check of the afternoon T.C. Satellite picture across the area reveals a couple things that could ...emphasize ..could result in some nocturnal shower / weak storm activity.. 1: Spinny thing hanging out up in the mountains northeast of the valley.. ...North to south flow around the west side of it could push outflows from storms over the higher terrain east of... ..and/or northwest of the valley, towards the valley this evening. ( #2 ) 3: It's weak and may not have any impact up here but, storminess over S.E.'rn AZ could push an outflow north toward PHX ..which could work with any lingering instability / outflows pushing south / southeasterly from the rim to generate showers.. Guaranteed? Not at all.. Nothing ever is when it comes to what storms do.. That said, some of the HRRR / GFS thoughts have been toying with such an outcome so, ..If we see somethin', consider it icing on the cake. If not.. That's how it goes.. As far as totals from last night? well, ..if you live north / east of a line from San Tan Valley to ..somewhere near paradise valley / Cave Creek, you were in the " got a good soaking " part of town last night.. West of PHX? nothing to some light rain.. same story here until this morning when we saw a couple hours of decent rain.. I'll post totals later, after we see if anything more is added tonight / tomorrow morning. Regardless, Weekend ahead looks ..pretty nice for mid July... Cool -ish highs in the 90s / low 100s hang around ..as does the humidity. Storm chances lurk in the background, but will be highest in the mountains. Valley chances may take the weekend off. ...Could be a different story by the time next week starts.. Not guaranteed but models continue hinting at the easterly wave that has been dumping on Cen. TX shifting toward AZ sometime between Monday and Wednesday or Thursday.. If that occurs, rain chances here would increase again. Beyond that, as we approach the end of July? ..We'll see what happens.. Been suggestions we may experience a legit. 5-10 day break in Monsoon season rain / storm activity ..which normally occurs each year, even during the wetter years. If so, obviously, heat will surge again ..though it may stay humid too ..with -at least- low grade storm chances continuing up in the mountains / across southern AZ. Not all models / model runs present the same " hard break " outcome for that time frame so... Regardless of a dry / dry -ish week to 10 day break in activity, that could set the stage for a very interesting August.. More on that later. Another thing to watch over the next few days, particularly in CA.. While Elida ( ..Can see here coming into view on this afternoon's T.C Sat. view.. ) is forecast to stay far enough away from the state as she heads north, a trough expected to approach the PAC northwest coast over the weekend could steer ..whatever is left of her / deepest pool of moisture associated with.. closer to the coast, which could increase shower / thunderstorm chances, esp. near / north of the Bay Area. ...Is the less likely outcome right now, but is something to watch.. At the very least, you'll enjoy a day or two of extra - nice sunset -scapes, while the Sierras see any storms.. Isn't the only E. Pac. storm that could effect the weather there ..or here.. over the coming days either.. Could see another 2 -4 storms form off Mexico over the next week / 2 weeks. ..And lastly....... While some areas have seen some good downpours, definitely no " Worst Storms in 100 years " event for AZ the last few days.. 🤨🤦‍♂️ Why some people ..very gullible folk'.. willingly slurp down hot garbage like this, i'll never understand, though .....i'm not totally surprised, either.. Do better. Life ain't that hard to figure out.

I really like these palms . Jim, those are beautiful . Your twofer (double , joined at the base ) is like mine . For as much root as they put out , they don’t mind sharing space with others. Harry

That is a very nice Cocothrinax. It is amazing to me that palms can sense the difference between even hand watering and a good rain. I just love to go in the garden after a rain. Harry