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Unfortunately it is in a traffic zone, and it has caused me trouble before, right down to the doctor in Sydney wanting to know what palm it was! They are so hard to remove the needles. You can run your hand down the trunk, but heaven forbid the other way going up. Richard

I cannot find any information on this palm, apart from it was wallichia nana. Does anyone have pictures of this palm?

Some nice dictyosperma album var conjugatum needed a bit of attention. So time to wack em across the potting bench. Thanks Merc!

The good old Chambeyronia and the dypsis saintlucei poking its head up above the greenhouse.

Gausia maya, Burretokentia hapala.

Yes it is a chamaedorea adscendens, it’s about 3ft tall, I have one that is 5ft. Both are 26 years old. Do you want any seeds ?

Calyptrocalyx hollrungii seedlings

Blame @tim_brissy_13

It seems they are a popular variety of palm, globally!

Good stuff, great you kiwis can give the Tasmanians a run for there money across the ditch!

Excuses excuses, you polar bears need a a germinating lesson! But honestly would Tim our president of the southern palm mafia chapter send you the floater iam shocked at such accusations! I reckon it’s the happypalms knack!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ps hopefully I can get a few to you

Thank you to all for the information

I have some of the same seed batch and they are germinating well. About 50% to date. In a baggie outside in a shady spot here in NZ.

Maybe one of these boys crossed Bass Strait! Would have thought drudei would do well for you Meg? I've seen them in habitat north of Townsville growing in sand nearly right on the beach. Pretty similar climate to south Florida, hot with cyclones!?! On the other hand, the Blackdown Tablelands where fulva comes from can be pretty damn cold at night in winter.

It it Chamaedorea adscendens? How tall is it? I have two Chamaedorea adscendens that are in a pot that are 18 or 19 years old and are only about 2 ft (61 cm) tall. It’s a very tough palm, but very slow here (my experience).

Also...have never had problems germinating Ceroxylon species in the past, which is frustrating now that I've got seeds of the one I've always wanted...Bah Humbug!!

@gyuseppe those juveniles originate from seedlings sent by @Ampli.

You might have to because mine are being very recalcitrant! I had them out in the shadehouse over summer assuming they'd like it cool, but maybe it was too cool. Got them on mid 20's in the propagator now, so hopefully something happens. Personally I blame Tim Brissy for sending me all the floaters!

Many growers, in fact all regardless the sp, get excited when a sp blooms for the first time in their garden. Besides usually they grow also impatient regarding the sex of dioecious spp. For those two Chamaedorea spp is a piece of cake to recognize the sex of an inflorescence. So instead of such people asking now and then reoccurrently in the forum, now they can look in to a spot on topic from the beginning.

Well done I got some quindiuense to sprout from the last RPS batch, I checked a couple of the parvifrons and found they had no embryo.

Two easy palms that are always setting seeds.