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Pot of 10 Zamia splendens- New Leaves come out a beautiful Pink, then gradually turn green. $100/10. Plus shipping, spaghum and Box. Or I can split these into two sets of 5 each. (If no one wants all 10).Leaves are now hardened off, ready to ship. Beachpalms@cfl.rr.com

I think when you compare archontophoenix sp with the chambeyronia(used to be kentiopsis) oliviformis, the archontophoenix are clearly a faster grower in my area of Florida. My large kentiopsis I bought with 2-3' of trunk in summer 2012, -so they were not small palms- were 13-16 feet tall at planting. Today those (3) Ken Johnson Supplied palms have 18'-22' of clear trunk and are ~30' tall +/-. So about 1 to 1 1/4 foot of clear trunk per year. My archies came out of the gate one year earlier from 3 gallon size and are as tall as the kentiopsis are today. So if you are not patient with growth, the archies might be the best choice. How do kentiopsis grow in inland CA? That is a question for palmtalker that lives nearby.

My brother used to live on Indian Rd in Phoenix. I remember staying during the summer and it was basically 110+ every day. How do you get your leaves to not scorch?

Indeed, I have always thoughts zoning is kind of arbitrary. Even the mildest climate bordering on zone 11 in California cannot grow coconuts routinely like a zone 9b can in Florida. Growing things comes down to a lot more than temp lows. I assume you're in Queensland area? My climate is similar to Perth. In fact, someone from Perth might feel eerily at home because a lot of our landscape is made up of Australian natives. The skyline is filled with Eucalyptus trees or gumtrees as they're known. Bottlebrush is everywhere, acacia redolens you will find just about every freeway hillside or common walking hillsides. I would imagine that Queensland and Florida share a lot of similarities as well.

Your prices are reasonable Richard but I’m a palm nutcase and I know the hurdles to produce your top quality palms. It’s the old question of passion vs profitability. If profitability is your aim, grow a billion golden canes and sell to Bunnings. The passion will be non existent, you might as well grow sugar cane like all the sugar cane farmers before you but your accountant will be happy. If passion is your aim grow all the rarest stuff and sell nothing because you love them too much and nobody will pay what you want. Somewhere in the middle is what you want. A nice mix of profitability and passion to keep you interested. Never lose the passion. We need people like you.

So sorry to hear that. It blows my mind how different the cold is in FL compared to CA. I have had much smaller Chambeyronia than yours in both my gardens see 28 and not show any damage.

i think it all depends on location, if it's impossible to import or bring in seed for certain species to your region, then those prices seem pretty fair. for easier to obtain species, whether native or from local collections, it helps you out in the long run and also your buyers. living in florida, i'd pay the price for some, however can't justify the others bc of availability in my region. For your region, looks like you're providing great options that may never have been available to your region!

Trachycarpus looks good in triples or with something underneath; Rhododendrons, Fatsia, S.minor.

No thanks! Running bamboos are scary as...but I'd probably bend the rules for Moso!

Nice one, watch out for overwatering.

You’re welcome to some of my black bamboo, after 30 years in the ground I had enough of it. And if left the way it was going no part of the garden was safe. The main problem was that the old stems started dying off and it started to send runners 15 to 20 meters away in all directions.

Not a bad idea at all, when I open up my new greenhouse with all the special stuff. There is a local magazine that showcases all the what’s on and happening stuff, they also do stories on small local boutique businesses, they are a free magazine you pick up in those high end places, hopefully it will be good for business then. But eBay see you coming and line you up good. Not what it used to be! Richard

Just watch how often eBay changes fees and extras are added on to the sale. I would plant the palms you love and try to attract buyers to your lovely garden . The guy on Maui did ok with a small nursery and getting folks to tour the gardens for a fee that was reasonable for the tourists. He had nematode certs on the ready for all the plants . He would even ship for you if you didn’t want to carry them home. I was there during the week and business was lively . I found him on through a flyer that was on the rack at the hotel. Harry

Iam impressed on that bracteata! Nice palm, they do well as young plants in my subtropical climate.

Iguanura wallachiana beautiful little seedlings!

Licuala bracteata.

Took this photo of A. cohune at a garden tour in lower Puna back in 2013. I can only imagine what it looks like now. Yours is beautiful. Tim

You could try a few Australian Livistona palms. They’re pretty tough!

That’s the home ground advantage, I have no real sense of the climate in this case in Florida, it’s like me saying I got this palm taking temperatures down to such and such, when all microclimates and climates are different, just because it’s zoned a 10a doesn’t necessarily make it a zone 10a. All palms are different in there requirements and cold weather and blazing sun are the game changer for a lot of gardeners. Those couple of factors one predict a lot of what will live and what won’t live.

They did that with me on a few palms I had for sale. Sent ridiculous offers out when I didn’t approve of the offers. The buyer got top quality rare palms for an absolute bargain. All I got was a good review from the buyer saying what a great buy for rare palms. I guess a website is next for me, the internet is a great marketing platform along with social media. It’s one thing growing a stack of great palms but it’s another thing selling them. Someone asked me once are you going to sell all these palms, my answer was no Iam going to plant them all on my property, and if I sell a few before I plant them all, I guess I got my money back and a heap of great palms for the garden. Tim and Jonathan have summed it up pretty good, they are in the palm game so to speak Tim is a zone pusher and doing what iam doing also but only on a smaller scale, being only able to produce from a backyard. But give @tim_brissy_13 a couple of acres and he most certainly would be in the running! Supply and demand that has a logistical chain that goes unseen. Richard

You just have to try and never give up!

Iam already thinking of another one ☝️ Gosh knows why! Richard

The other part of cost is the actual sale itself. I have been on eBay for many years . It used to be an awesome way to move things along. Now , They charge for everything , and a pretty healthy clip at that. The last bicycle I sold was very profitable ….for them !! I was lucky to break even . The benefit is exposure but the cost is hardly worth it by the time the fees are stacked up. I ended up giving about 5 bikes away rather than pay their fees . All told , I moved 10 bicycles along and it was far easier just to give them away. It is a shame that such a wonderful thing became a fee based , money grab. I still buy stuff occasionally but not selling at all any more. Just my humble experience , Harry

If you can get hold of them for your garden they are top notch palms.

Hi Tim, thanks for chiming in, I think that probably answers it. They probably all came from the same source? This has been a really fun palm to watch evolve. It is starting to have a trunk but probably still a ways off from the fronds not just growing straight up.