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15 Loxococcus rupicola Seedlings, beautiful reddish/purple new leaves. $30 plus Shipping, box, and spaghum moss. Beachpalms@cfl.rr.com

My friend Tyrone, who writes in this forum, lived in Perth and worked in a nursery, ask him

Looks like Trachycarpus to me.

Hi, I'm trying to identify what I'm fairly sure is a Brahea of unknown species. It's about 12 feet (3 metres) to the crown, and has a trunk which is only partly clean (not to the ground) is patchy and somewhat ragged looking. It holds on to its flowers pretty tightly long after they are past. Drought tolerant, growing in Santa Barbara, CA. Thanks in advance!

Once it trunks it will speed up! Sounds like it will happen soon! Best wishes for a trunking breakout this summer! Fastest growing palm I have grown. My royals are taller but started out 15-18' taller with 4' + trunk. Today they are within 10' overall of the royals, the sabal has responded better to hurricane milton damage.

Spherical. What’s odd is I have three seeding onilahensis in the yard and all have different seed shapes and sizes and all look different as adults. This specific plant is so what in the middle of weepy and stiff leaf look but has spherical seeds.

Postponed the Sabal palemetto BRIDGEPORT palm unwrap until Tax day April 15th,2026, because of the late season cold snap; Not that it would have phased the Sabal!! will keep everyone up to date with photos; better weather ahead Best, DrZ

That’s a beauty!

First king palm

Below the full updated version in English! Enjoy! Xerokampos: Perhaps the first desert biome in Greece Abstract The present research paper analyzes the spatial distribution of precipitation and the microclimate of the coastal enclave of Xerokampos, Lasithi, providing data that align with the criteria of the Hot Desert climate type (Köppen: BWh). The study utilizes secondary data from a network of homogeneous meteorological stations, comparing the time series of Xerokampos (2020-2026) with the reference stations of Ierapetra and Toplou Monastery (Kotroni et al., 2020). While the broader eastern coastline records an average annual precipitation of over 330.0 mm, Xerokampos is limited to 219.5 mm, with the mean annual temperature reaching 20.9 ◦C (USDA 11a). The desert identity of the area is examined through the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Aridity Index, which, with values of AI = 0.178 (Holdridge) and AI = 0.199 (Thornthwaite), classifies the area below the threshold of a true desert (0.20). This dynamic is attributed to the extreme Potential Evapotranspiration, which far exceeds precipitation inputs. To address the limited length of the contemporary time series (n=7 years), a Synthetic Climate Reconstruction model is applied. The mathematical reduction of historical data from 1915-1929 (Mariolopoulos, 1938) via the Rain Shadow Ratio (RSR), shapes a synthetic average of 171.2 mm (sample of 22 years), falling 18% below the desertification threshold (209.0 mm). The findings coincide with the Holdridge Life Zone System (Subtropical Desert Scrub) and the De Martonne Index (I = 4.81 to I = 7.10). Combined with the thermodynamics of katabatic winds (Foehn) and the dominance of desert vegetation, data are provided for the existence of a structural desert enclave, in alignment with the reports of the Sitia UNESCO Global Geopark. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19498304

They are tough little buggers alright. It's amazing that with some protection from the sun, they can really do with very little water & just hunker down. Once the water supply returns, he'll be glorious..

Not sure Tracy, but everyone I know who's growing it had a good flowering year this year. We've been consistently warm in our winters for years now, so perhaps it has something to do with the amount of rainfall?

My lunaroides has been very slow for me-how old is that specimen?

It looks like you have plenty of room for such a palm. With the canopy it provides , room for understory palms too. Harry

looks like a lot of work i would guess that takes a few hours based on how long it takes me to water way less plants looking good though mine are struggling a bit right now from underwatering but they will be outside soon enough and happier

Yes, a big space around it would be ideal!

Thanks Berndyer, Would you say they are worth the effort and do they look ok in our climate?

O idea at all but it is pretty. My theory when it comes to such delicate little plants is, don’t fuss over them and treat them like any other plant , I did that with anthurium veitchii, I thought they where super delicate plants that needed a humidity crib to survive. How wrong I was there as tough as nails cool tolerant and I just plant them anywhere in a shaded spot. Your little pkant looks like a medium light water lover. But hey if you have several of them just plant em around your garden anywhere you feel like.

Found this poor little fella I found on the understory floor, still alive throwing out aerial roots, completely out of the ground. Most likely a scrub turkey victim being scratched out in some turkey festival looking for grubs the dam thing. Curse the turkey I say digging up me palms. But alas the Cham has survived for gosh knows how long being a victim of some turkey festival!

Here we go again with a couple of rps varieties, see how they go. The main intrest in this lot is the loxococcus rupicola. One beautiful palm that’s a fantastic one for the ornamental garden!

Hi Jim There used to be a large specimen growing in the central courtyard of the glasshouses in Kings Park. Even though it was exposed it grew well because it was surrounded by glass houses. It was lost when they redid the glasshouses. Like most more tropical palms you need to find the right microclimate to grow them in Perth. When they were readily available in the 90’s I had several 2 to 3 m specimens but lost them to our cold wet winters. I have seedlings now that I’m hoping will acclimatise better rather than my original ones that were brought in from the tropics. I suggest that you grow in a pot for several years then find a warm well drained location and give it a go. Need a similar location to Bottle and Spindle palms which can grow well here.

There are plenty of cold tolerant species out there , obtainable yes but it will take research time and money. This is why we need such palm nuts on that job. And it will take dedication to such a project dont give up, it will take many years of self determination. But good on you, work with the garden curator and show your serious about the project and talk about conservation with him, but also listen to him and work with what he wants build up that relationship and it will happen.

I do my best! Unfortunately this particular Botanical Garden lies in a frost pocket and therefore it is suitable only for selected, cold hardy palms. And most unfortunately there is no other Botanical Garden in strict sense in Attica, only parks. Parks are not safe for palms for various reasons. Most crucial one is, that care takers do not keep an inventory of existing spp and are not interested at all in the well being or even survival of unique exemplaries, instead they are concerned only about the general outlook and the functionality of existing plants. Hopefully the planned new park in Hellenikon (southern suburbs) will keep a more botanical character, as I have still more tropical palms to dispose of (Rhopalostylis sapida and baueri, Chambeyronia, Howea, Archontophoenix).

Nice. Last picture I took of mine was 2023. Bad me. LOL Will get a new one as soon as the rains stop, maybe 3 days from now as we getting "another" Kona Low. This was a 1 gal in 2020.