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jubea chiliensis stenocarpus sinuatisdypsis pinnatafrons maroon crown dioon spinolosum A few more easy growers for the garden.

Yes marine parks. The best part of the world naturally. Yuragir nature park.

I can’t believe this is happening again so quickly after what happened in March 2023. I wonder how many haven’t fully rebuilt from that event who are getting hit again. Not fair at all.

Yeah. We got 80mm of rain in 24hrs. Not bad at all. Just steady non stop rain. Nothing too heavy and no wind in it really. We had strong easterlies before it then a day later strong westerlies. It brought the water tank for the house right up. Now the weeds have gone ballistic. We’ve got a sunny 28C today and warm weather for most of the week, so with soil moisture up and warm soil the garden will be growing weeds like nobodies business. We had a few cool nights this week just gone so I lit the fire for the first time on Tuesday for a few days. No need for it now though.

Thanks for looking!!

Amazing! Are the beaches just north of Coffs?

He was a busy host.. Notice how he seamlessly folded the mule palm into his deck!

Lastly, and a bit off-topic, Randall told me several months ago that he was relocating some palms in his backyard so that he could make a tiki hut. I’m thinking of something like maybe an outdoor barbecue/ bar area, open air, with a thatched roof. Ah no.. His attention to detail was absolutely unbelievable. Beyond words, enjoy..

Next, the best Trachycarpus princeps I’ve ever seen. Interestingly, they won’t grow very well here near the coast. But a slam dunk in the dryer air where he lives. Followed by a canopy view with a Livistona decora poking its head out. As his canopy has expanded, what used to be impossible for him to grow, is no longer out of the question. Case in point, Becarriophoenix alfredii.

It is a bit of work, more so the constant monitoring and watering. You can always pot up when you have she me free time, which is never. And that doesnt include the personal house collection and another big greenhouse I have, anyone looking for a job🤣

There’s always coconuts washed up on the beach.

Next up is a nice stout Brahea armata, followed by a great Phoenix rupicola & finally Dr. Randall explaining the characteristics of a Cycas hybrid.

Theres more growing around but only right on the coastal towns, most are pretty well on the beach or headlands.

The lantzeana would have to be one of my favourite little dypsis species around. Cool tolerant a little dry tolerant and absolutely beautiful. A nice rosey red colour to the new leaf. And it makes a great little container palm. You gotta love the lantzeana.

Hey all, Got invited up to Beaumont to see fellow palm geeks Randall (inland palms) & Eric (Beaumont tropics), along with Bill (Cardiff palms). Beaumont is about 2,800 feet in elevation (I believe) and we had great weather. Both have wonderful gardens. We started at Randall’s. Yes, there is a house back there. He must have 150 palms and cycads packed in there. First up, the nerds congregate. Followed by a nice, fast growing Nanorropes richiana, and an awesome Phoenix rupicola.

Non event here apart from 40mm of rain at a low steady rate. Some coastal areas getting hit inline with expectations.

That’s good to hear. I’m not a fan of those really but we each have our tastes. To me they seem like really finicky species. Even in Miami i’d see like 7 foot tall ones and down the street there’d be one actively dying, like even in optimal climate. Lucky for me I didn’t have to do any cutting this time around. Which is nice because I didn’t sacrifice any large fronds.

You can probably forget anything south of Port Macquarie at 31 degrees. Yamba at 29 degrees is probably the comfortable limit. It's a bit untested, though.

I tested any dark areas of the trunks on mine and didn't find any spots that pushed in yet. If you remove the rotten spot, I've heard of people using all kinds of stuff to seal the wound, but you'll want to take your time sterilizing the wound. How far does it push in?

Those are beautiful coconuts. I have New South Wales at 32° latitude south. Can they grow further south in Australia? Best

@TropicsEnjoyer I (so far) have hard good luck with trunk cutting Bottles and Spindles and just soaking them with hydrogen peroxide. And 32oz bottles are something like $2 per pair at Sam's Club...

Sabinara magnifica, nenga banaensis and a Calyptrocalyx hollrungii, looking pretty for a subtropical climate.

Thanks. I always wondered if any were around that area.

I could have included these photos in that ‘moss on palm trunks’ topic. Quite the eco-system from bottom to top. Tim

A rather fast growing majestic Syagrus with stiff dark green leaves. Ripe fruit is yellow and the size of golf balls. These have got to be in the 30 foot range. (10m) Always loaded with seed. Tim