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Bump. Got another Red Dacca pup and a ground grown Blue Java pup ready to be dug up. Down the pipeline I've got 3 more Musa Pink nono pups. $40 for the Red Dacca and Blue Java, 1g size. When the pinkies are ready I'm bumping the price of them up to $60 plus ship. Might have another Mekong ready or close to it. These are significantly larger than the $15-30 starter plants floating around. And these didn't start off as a bag of Chinese goo.

Bump. I know this is palmtalk but i know some of y'all like oddball stuff. 4" pots are selling for $55.

Woof. Late reply but I can see what I've got laying around. How big are these? I've got seedlings just nothing noticeable.

I had to have someone else make an account for me but it let me join instagram on my own. Me and mom have been talking a lot about getting Sancho a little buddy. Not a replacement. Just a buddy.

A warm ..but not overtly gross... 98F at 9:42PM, w/ a Dew Point in the upper 50s and some lingering breezes behind a decent sunset gust front, and a little associated dust, put an end to the gross 113F high earlier this afternoon.. Expect the same deal tomorrow ..Maybe a deg or two shaved off for Friday.. If it doesn't end tomorrow, Excessive heat products hoisted locally right now should end on Fri. Want some rain? Unlike what occurred up in the mountains ..and around Tucson, both today ( and yesterday, ) you'll have to head to / hang out in Nogales as activity hugs both the AZ / NM and MEX / AZ border for the next two days as the 4C high starts gearing up for it's next act.. For now, a nice hint of what lies ahead.. Little more moisture around up above as this shelfie rolled toward the western horizon = could've generated some showers.. Next time. Be Patient. Dan will be live tomorrow ( 11Am PST ) to share his thoughts on what looms beyond the weekend ahead.

My contribution from windward Hawaii Island. Hilo rainfall so far this year is about 80 inches, there's been more at my upland location. Seeds from Ortanique in May 2007, this one was planted out (full sun) in Sept. 2014. I had a problem keeping seedlings alive, this one has been doing well as far as I can tell.

Red latania

Hybrid latania new frond with (V) shape

I got this as a small 2g plant in 2003 or 2004. Has about 3 feet of clear trunk now.

Even goes ok down here in the fridge 🙂. This one is going in the ground in October I’ve decided. Got an ideal spot for it. I feel like it’s worth noting that this is now Chambeyronia piersoniorum. I grew up with Kentiopsis and Actinokentia, but they’ve been out for years now.

If I grew a fast growing tree, Id feel bad to remove them later LOL. Maybe I can get a thin amount of pine straw from the woods.

This was supposed to be with my R hildebrandtii post but I forgot it and I can’t figure out how to edit a post.

The cardboard is a great idea, many a gardener uses it as a no dig garden method. It’s cheap and usually free as well and eco friendly. Another way is just use a line trimmer but that’s ongoing work which we are all trying to avoid, cardboard mulch has another benefit as well retaining moisture and in winter a nice blanket for the palms. Sounds like you solved your problem. You could also plant some fast growing trees and remove them later on utilising them as a canopy.

Glad it helps! I like this hybrid a lot hi Josue, same question as the RxD, how is this one handle full sun and cold? Thanks

Looking nice! How much water you give them Josue? Are they still in full sun after some growing palms around?

Took these pictures Sunday, thought now would be a good time to show update photos. Bragg Blvd Washie Seed Grown from Texas

Just about the whole complete genus are fantastic palms, and once you get into collecting them it never ends!

I use palmgain! I'm still in the early days of my palms creating a canopy, that's my goal when they are grown up but what I think what I'm gonna do since I don't have mulch is fertilize then lay the cardboard and weigh it down with bricks around the palms. Which I hope should work and the grass should die under and also provide something. I do think about when my palms are taller and I can finally walk under them and be able to try some part sun plants since everything I plant now needs to be full sun south facing plantings. excuse how wild it is, I can only do so much

Chamaedoreas once the bite you you’re hooked on them, even the good old elegans has a place. Frondosa a real classic chamaedorea, if Colin has his way and he will with palm nuts like us, Australia will soon be the chamaedorea paradise we dream about. I hear your after a rhizomatosa a little birdie told me. 🐥 Beautiful with an almost iguanura look. Nice to see a mature specimen!

Chamaedoreas once the bite you you’re hooked on them, even the good old elegans has a place. Frondosa a real classic chamaedorea, if Colin has his way and he will with palm nuts like us, Australia will soon be the chamaedorea paradise we dream about. I hear your after a rhizomatosa a little birdie told me. 🐥

Bifid like your favourite Ernie does of course. One for you to try and get. Richard

I got nothing. Huge storm last night with copper colored skies and thunder and lightning everywhere. It was up in Kingwood, maybe Atascocita and on the East side of Lake Houston. I got the big push of air preceding a front and then zip. The video I have from last night of it was crazy but nothing for me. Today a healthy storm rolled just to the west of me, I had thunder for hours. I've been watering a lot this last week. I sure hope next week produces something as it is looking promising. I see and hear the storms and I'm watching them on radar but they seem to get within a couple miles of me and veer in one direction or the other or split around me. I planted a Chamaerops the other day and the garden bed was dry sand, I was actually shocked. I did get a ton of rain in May and the first half of June but those are distant memories at this point. According to the rain gauge at the Lake Houston spillway which is about 2 miles from me it picked up nothing yesterday or today but got 0.4" in the last week. All I've seen is near 100F temps this week. Definitely overperforming versus the forecasts by about 4-5 degrees.

It's nice that they are leaving the volunteers in place. Landa is a great park. The robustas will only add to its beauty.

Small but cute: Aechmea recurvata pink form.