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Thank you Sean.

I have found a lot of pindo seeds and sabal palmetto seeds, although the palmettos seem like they are not ready to fall yet, so they start to become available later in the fall, in numbers that are baffling. But I was wondering if anyone would want to trade some other types of seeds for them in the near future. RIght now I have about 50 butia capitata seeds that have been cleaned and are ready to germinate and I am germinating about another 60 or so. I'm new to this but I was wondering if anyone wants any of them, maybe to trade for other seeds, and if I should germinate them or send the seeds out as seeds. I definitely don't have room for 50-100 pindo /sabal palmetto palms so would love advice and any thoughts. I would love to grow some other types of palm trees as well.

The city is removing 32 palms from a downtown plaza. Hopefully the "gift link" works. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/san-jose-circle-of-palms-trees-removal-22396626.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=share-by-email&utm_medium=email

So my friends Wodyetia is fruiting again . The seeds ended up at my door step . I moved them to the side of the house where they will be cleaned . Harry Seeds Gromet! It amazes me the size of these. He said it was raining apples in his front yard. I told him to wear a helmet. Not like coconuts but would seriously be a bonk on the head. 😂

It looks like i’ll have to see the next tropical vacation planned…

Apart from seeds of desert spp like Hyphaena, which have a legendary longevity, my experience with other kinds of palm seeds has been 100% negative. Out of 6 tried spp (5 spp tried by me as direct buyer) I had 0 success in germination. And I use a very advanced propagator for the germination. Speaking of the longevity of Hyphaena seeds, I had brought once to germination a seemingly dried out fruit sold as herb for a kind of tea. .

Yours lean filifera, given the leaf color, density of leaves in the crown, and the crease forming in the apex of the leaf. @jwitt has probably the best eye for distinguishing each. He travels quite a bit about the colder geographic limits of the species in the US.

Let me know. I have a store in mission Viejo right off Avery too. if you want to meet half way. I go up there a couple times a week.

I am facing very recently a similar problem with this enterprise. It's been a month since placement of order and payment in advance and I still have nothing sort of notification about shipment and, imo far worse, no reply to inquiry messages. It may by of interest that money transfer ended up in ... Vilnius! Vilnius is is the capital of Lithuania. The whole set up does not look regular. I strongly suggest, that any potential client rather skip this enterprise.

Hi all! long time listener, first time poster. I recently acquired another pygmy date palm, to be grown outdoors during the growing season and brought inside for the winter. I'm in the southwest Ohio area, zone 6b. My question is in regards to repotting this late in the season. Usually, we can get reliably warm temps (especially during the day) until about early/mid ish October. Now, this nursery pot does only have side drainage holes, so i made sure to cut 4-5 holes with pruning sheers into the bottoms. The plant doesnt look horribly root bound on top, though, as you can see, it does have some escapees on that shown drainage hole exclusively and some aerial roots just below the trunk. Is now (mid/late august) too late to be repotting these guys? Is it even necessary based on the info? I understand they're generally okay being root bound to an extent. I bought one earlier in May, repotted immediately, and it has thrived this summer. Would love some tips, dos or dont's for repotting as we begin to near the end of the growing season here. Thanks! This forum has been a godsend. Long time palm fan, this is the first season i've ever bought one.

Thank you so much , Richard. A true gentleman! Harry

Although I lived in southern California for 12 years, I never had much time for the garden. We have a home in southern Spain and we have a number of young palms, all fan palms. Initial I thought that they were Robusta, but I am having my doubts now. The plants are self planted and in the region of 5.5 years old. What gives me doubts of my Initial idea of being Robusta, is the trunk for the age seems big for a Robusta. Also the fan elements are straight and stiff. I will add a picture. Any thoughts from those with more knowledge than myself.

Beautiful the red on that Areca vestaria

Good one for keeping that one alive.

Three nice palms for any subtropical garden. Carpoxylon macrospermum bentnickia condapanna dypsis procera

No hurry it’s still winter up here!

I have been trying for years to id this one and only recently realized you can put photos into a google search, infinitely helpful. Arenga put me on the right track and after reading threads on here and Palmpedia I'm almost certain it's an Agrenga micrantha. Interesting that a palm can grow in the Himalayan Highlands and absolutely thrive here on Hawaii at 600'. This palm is probably around 25-30'? Has 3 main trunks and 6 smaller ones. I've read that fruiting is a sign that that particular trunk will die off, which makes sense now because on that one there are no more fronds and it hasn't put out any new growth. Which makes me sad because this is one of my favorite palms here but it also sound like it will fruit a few more times before it is done and there are more trunks coming up, so it's not gone for good.

On Wednesday, I bagged them and put them in the freezer. I'll give them one week there.

Which reminds me...forgot to send that Arenga micrantha to you this week. Will get onto it next week!

There's no ramenta on the midrib of the pinnae on my palms, at least not yet...I'd have thought they'd have adult leaves by now? Does this mean they're not cunninghamiana??

He's grows weed in California.

The flowers are really the only way you truly identify a palm. But a quick search and a bit picture googling is usually helpful enough.

Thanks Happypalms, I've been trying to narrow it down and was just looking at Arenga micrantha, maybe that's it? It's the closest I've found but I'm not totally sure yet?

If i could send you one I would! I did see a one on palm talk in the for sale, but unfortunately no postage to California! Richard