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Do you have any photos from previous seasons when you thought it was a male? Definitely appears female now.

Hers a couple of licuala sallehana var sallehana in the garden and they are taking the cool temperature, both cool and wet conditions. Another great licuala winner in the subtropical climate.

Pretty impressive, my wife dreams of growing such beauties indoors!

I think it’s time to call in @tim_brissy_13 to give us an answer on this one. He’s a bit of a trackycarpus fan.

Howdy, I recently acquired a fairly large S. uresana. I am pretty confident it was owned by a member of this forum at some point in time. I can’t find much info on growing uresana in 8b wet winter environments other than it grows slow. The one I have is green. It’s hard to know if it will get some blue coloration in full sun (it looks nursery or green house grown.. really long upright petioles). I’ve also read about experiences where people have seen their uresana lose the blue coloration, only for it to come back several years later when the plant was much more mature. Time will tell if this is truly a green form or not. The newest leaf is more blue but not dramatically so. it’s about 9 to 10 feet tall to the tip of the tallest fronds and I’ve planted it on a mound with steep sides in a full sun location in the middle of my yard. I’m wanting to give it the best chance to shrub off winter rains here in 8b Oregon. Either way this will be an interesting experiment. The fact that it’s so large gives me hope that it might grow at a reasonable pace once it’s fully established after a few years in the ground but we will see. I imagine the new leaves will be smaller and on much shorter petioles while it focuses on root development over the next couple years. I planted the root ball about 90% intact without much disturbance or damage to the roots. Anyone have any insights to share on this sabal or how it handles cold/wet winters? I’ll post updates along the way, wish me me luck!

Same here in Australia very common. Now you only see archontophoenix, Bismarckia, rhapis, golden canes and Howea. The chain stores have a lot to answer for in wiping out those nurseries that once had a lot more variety of plants! Richard

Pritchardia

Hello :), I would say it was shocked, maybe the palm doesn't used to it. If you say the center spear is healthy then soon it will be alright, just cut out all the dead fronds and remained the good ones! Water it regularly but don't overwatering it, because it will get use to it over time.

Thought I’d bump this thread again. One of the advantages of garden tours here on Hawaii Island, you are sometimes gifted with seedling by the host. Such is the case with these two Pelagodoxa from a Palm Society event about ten years ago. They have grown well despite lack of soil and have obviously found fractures in the lava rock. The one is starting to seed, but the other one is taking its time. In another recent post, a thread about Anthurium, these palms are located in the same area, but are taller than surrounding plantings and do suffer a bit with wind gusts. Tim

Everything seems to check out for P hillebrandii I think.

Hi Ya Tracy. We are lucky to live in a location where the topography limits the amount of wind we are exposed to. Other than a major tropical event, we rarely see the damaging wind that areas close to us experience. The structures and plantings do dampen gusts somewhat. The leaves, especially on the A. cupulispathum, are very susceptible to tearing and having them stay intact is a real bonus. Tim

Thanks Joseph, comment is appreciated. Tim

That’s a great comeback!

Get a pure *Jubaea chilensis*; they are more majestic. They are unique gems for a botanical garden or a collector.

Nice job, and it come in at the right price, free with a bit of labour.

Looking to see if anyone can locate or has or knows someone that has a Jubaea x syagrus hybrid. I have seen some in person and find them absolutley amazing. Any for sale out there ?

This is my mulch and it’s still not enough cardboard 😂

I have some possible pink rot on one of my Archontophoenix cunninghamiana trunks. I noticed it when watering an orchid I have attached to it's trunk. Does this look like pink rot?

I was doing about 2-3x of slow pencil thin water from a hose for about 30 minutes. I just looked at the soil and it’s pretty wet. AI said that the fronds may be dying to give the two née fronds energy to grow. I cut about 3 fronds off last week because they looked they were dying, but I think that was a mistake since the other two started to dry out within a few days. The center spear and fronds look healthy. So I guess thats good news. Just a little disappointed because this is right in front of my house. The flame thrower and teddy bear palm look perfect. Temperatures have been higher but relatively mild for what we’re used to, today it hit 100 degrees. Maybe its shock from the heat?

I like being under cover better also. It’s more relaxing than being out in the open.

One of my unknown Prtichardias has a spadix with flowers emerging from it's spathe for the first time. The spathe is an interesting cluster of bulbuous shaped heads that individually open. I don't have Don Hodel's book on Pritchardia species to help identify the species. Thoughts are always welcome.

My Hydriastele beguinii Obi Island seems to be losing it's entire leaf characteristics as it grow bigger and taller, My yucca is flowering. and Nymphaea wanvisa red also flowered in the pond. Finally, a branch of the Ficus benjamina came down from thirty feet above, landed only about 2' from where I was standing. I don't think I would be making this post if it landed on my head.

You radical, you! 🤣 All that in 5 years is really impressive. Excellent choices, too!

Iam glad I do,and it was cheap, $170 Aus each load.😁

Stopped by today…July 15, 2026… and it’s doing a lot better than it was last August (the last three pics were from last year when I thought it wasn’t gonna make it).