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Ahh I see, I forgot there's that variation in Hydriastele Beguinii😅, I've searched it and compared to both of them, and I think it is the Obi island form. Thank you very much!

A Tectorum Ecuador enjoying a filtered shade/sun spot with a a few Archontophoenix Purpurae babies. A nice tropical morning in our SoCal garden! Harry

Hydriastele begunni 'obi island'

We finally had some more rain, more than half an inch the last two days. Just 12 miles north in ruskin they got 3". Im hoping for more today.

This palm has developed some surprisingly large and stiff leaflets this year.

Hi! I found these images from facebook marketplace in Indonesia where they sell exotic palm species. The seller captions says this is a Siphokentia(Hydriastele)??? But I've searched through the internet and still no matches at all. Hydriastele Splendida looks alike but still different, and their bifid leaves really looks more like V. Splendida to me... If anyone could help, I really appreciate it!

My dear palm friends! I water my palm now every evening when the hot sun is gone! And see what happened... Thank you all for helping me!

Umm yes, because summerheat is not the key. It’s all about winter mildness.

I have 3 Gastrococcus crispa Seedlings-4” size pot- $30 for all 3 plus Shipping, Spaghum, & Box. There are a few shabby leaves after that Winter we had. My large mother palm lost most of its leaves @ 27F and the hurricane force wind, but looks great now, has fully recovered. Beachpalms@cfl.rr.com

About 300 fresh seeds, cleaning now. Super Cold Hardy (24F) and Salt Tolerant. $12.50/50 or $25/100. Plus shipping. Beachpalms@cfl.rr.com

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 winter here, and everything was looking pretty good. The new owner is doing a good job! 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)