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Strangely beautiful!

Hmm I doubt it. Ceroxylons grow like weeds in NZ and they’ve got volcanic soil. I can’t really think of a reason why some of the lower elevation Ceroxylon sp like C amazonicum and C ravenii wouldn’t do well. I know the high elevation Ceroxylon are known to dislike high temps and high humidity in combination so I’d say that’s the limiting factor in most cases.

Adonidia merrillii

Try the European Palm Society forum.

I have many. Contact me with size and number needed.

Been an exceptionally warm June in Sydney with record breaking anomalies for both min and max temps. I'm down in Camden. NSW ( 70klm sw of Sydney ) from Darwin, NT 4000klm to the north and it certainly doesn't feel like/resemble the winters from my childhood. I'm still getting around in shorts and thongs on the feet and a light jacket in the mornings... [img] Next 7 day forecast: [img]

If you remove enough soil from the lower part you will see that it gets much lighter in color. This lighter area should be covered with sol when you replant since it was under soil and growing successfully previously. If you plant too high you stress the plant and growth will be slowed. Some species will be more susceptible to root fungus. Also, it becomes more susceptible to drought stress from summer heat. I have watched smaller Sabals palmettos die in July and August when the top two inches of soil was removed.

Couple of mitis in the garden. You either like or dislike them. They tend to get quite large and a bit messy looking with a bit of age. But each to their own. Still a good palm for a large screening plant, relatively medium paced growing in good conditions. Very tough and will take some sun and shade, the more sun they get the more yellow looking they get. They were very popular many years ago in Australia.

Did you have two or three orders of branching on the inflorescence? Were the seeds 11-13 mm and fruit about 1.5cm in diameter or smaller?

With all the rain we’ve had and the long summer days, this palm dropped another leaf and is now showing another ring of trunk.

Wow , that’s a beauty! I would get that in a bigger pot for sure . My experience with Butia is that they are tough palms . Mine is in the ground and has been in full sun since it was quite young . I think yours will want as much sun as it can get . It may slow down a bit in winter but should be fine with a bit of protection. You may already know this but drainage is key for potted plants . They can handle frequent watering as long as the drainage is good . I put small 1-2” pebbles in the bottom of the pot , then a good sandy loam soil mixed with a bit of perlite or orchid mix, just enough to keep the soil from coagulating. Harry

Our issue seems soil related. Our Volcanic soil seems ill suited for ceroxylon.

It is very curious that there are a few palms that don’t do as well in tropical climates. A lot of palms have a 3x growth rate when compared to temperate climates. Harry

Better post also some detailed pictures of hastula

This. It may also well be, that in certain regions and/or nurseries the use of this term has been standardized and is applied only on a certain form of Sabal. But to the rest of us, who do not live around, the term is not useful for description.

A hot and muggy 99F at 9:12PM w/ a dew Point in the low 50s.. Upper level flow deciding to turn more southwesterly today = what storms did form today stayed confined to the mountains and areas southeast of Tucson.. Anticipate a similar setup tomorrow, with any outflow that can reach the area generated by stronger mountain or borderland region activity maybe sparking some activity if strong enough. Temps stayin in the same 105 -109F range as today. On a side note: CONGRATS to the Knicks for breaking the streak, and sending the spur -tzz packin their broke az' wagon for the SAD journey back to the stables. No oats for you tonight

Mods: are we allowed to brag/skite/be big headed on this sub forum ?? Never mind...here goes : "Hi Doug, It’s Larissa Romensky from Gardening Australia. Thanks for meeting with us and showing us your incredible garden. I’d love to include you as part of the Darwin episode - we’re filming between the 18th and 29th May. I’m just working out exact dates. What’s your email so I can stay in contact that way, if that’s okay? Cheers Larissa...." Bit of saga for me as I'm in Camden, NSW ( 4,000klm from home in Darwin ) atm, so I have to get my backside into gear to be home a week early so I can prepare as in watering, picking up palm fronds, clean up after the cursed bush chooks that will have moved cubic meters of soil onto garden paths etc... ( cursed things )...lol So anyways, I flew home from Sydney for a week to do the filming... 'Well they wanna film at mine on the 18th May ( confirmed today ) so I will fly home a few days prior and then back down here to finish off cleaning and then disposing of Mum's place. They said they'll be at mine all day filming to get enough footage...and to leave my old busted / broken rusty trailer full of palm fronds in the driveway....lol. I'm thinkin' a few thawed out cane toads from the freezers strategically placed, a coupla fruit bat carcasses and with a bit of luck the resident carpet snake will make an appearance.... oh and I will put a coupla green tree frogs in the downstairs tpilet and washing machine ( if they're not in there already... hehe'. 'The crew from Gardening Australia filming at my place today... Been a long day but of course very interesting seeing how its all done and how it all comes together... I think they needed an old school Darwin palm garden and someone who is fulla B/S and talks crap .... so I fitted the bill....lol The ABC boys hiding the beers I fed them ...hehe, I was under no such constraints... [img] [img] [img] [img] So basically they were filming at my place to show off an old style Darwin palm garden that was planted 35-40 years ago.... the storyline exploring how palms have fallen out of favour in modern Darwin gardens/landscaping. I was able to show them the ravages of the Ganoderma disease, some exotic wins and failures, damage from TC Fina that tore through my place 6 months ago ... and of course the mountains of fronds/green waste that I have to deal with... all on a suburban block of 900 square meters. Oh and the fact that I'm mostly a 'lapsed' enthusiast who has forgotten the names of some of my exotics, and that I never had ( and still havent a 'plan' re plantings ... nowasays if a bird or a fruit bat poops out a seed and it sprouts, I mostly let them grow... as in keeping with the shady jungle theme. Anyways a days worth of filming for perhaps a 5-10 min segment on a national TV show... yeah, I'll calling it a win...lol The show goes to air on 25th Sept 2026 on ABC TV.

I think the reviled autocorrect messed with your “debaoensis.” Maybe. I thought it was Cycas taitungensis or C. panzhihuaenses but it’s all very murky now. Great encephalartos!

It’s very interesting how there are no Ceroxylons in Hawaii. I tried planting 10 of them. I think I have one survivor and it’s only about a foot tall after 10 years.

Don't compare to the big box stores. Half of them never water any plants once the nursery delivers them. Two weeks later, they're dead.

El Nino/La Nina events in Australia dating back to the beginning of the 20th century: [img] [img] [img] Australian rainfall maps dating back to the beginning of the 20th century: [img] [img] Generally ( as a rule of thumb ) El Ninos are associated with below average rainfall / drought conditions and above average temperatures in the spring and summer months, particularly in the eastern and southern regions of the continent. The onset of the AU Monsoon can be delayed in the tropical north. In reality no two El Ninos are the same; they can vary greatly ( their effects continent wide ) and there are several other climate drivers that influence the severity or otherwise of ENSO events ie the IOD and the SAM not to mention Sea Temperatures. At this stage ( with worldwide climate agencies declaring a 'strong' ) El Nino event ), there is still some decent rain bands in the form of tropical moisture streaming across the continent from the Indian Ocean ( known as North West Cloudbands ). As winter progresses, one would expect the rainfall to taper off and El Nino to manifest itself from about August/September onwards into the spring and summer months with drying conditions and warmer than average temperatures. for further reading from the AU BoM : https://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/?ninoIndex=nino3.4&index=rnino34&period=weekly#tabs=Pacific-Ocean&pacific=History

I’m not sure what that is in that form it almost looks like some kind of screening bamboo.

I grew this one from seed and finally got it in the ground last year. It just put out this new flush. Encephalartos bubalinus This one I also grew from seed however it’s been in the ground for about 10 years now. Cycas megacarpa

I also grow mine in pots. They seem to be pretty low maintenance palms trees for me. They spend their time mostly outside once temperatures climb above freezing. I've had no issues keeping them outside in the upper 30s at night. Good drainage is the key to success . They love the water.

I personally can't call it a palmetto if its so much larger than a palmetto. I just call it how I see it. Looking at S domingensis I would be more inclined to think that. Of course a true ID won't come without an inflorescence anyways.