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First three donated plants (all Sabal), already plugged in.

Sad as it is true well written words!

Great documentation—you're doing an excellent job southathens, I love and appreciate this kind of important information; it’s true on both a large and a small scale that different climate types and variations can arise due to geological conditions as well as, of course, vegetation and buildings. People can simply open their minds to these wonders, and yes, data from multiple weather stations underscore this trend even for the most skeptical, because a station measures what is actually happening there, and the Davis stations or other ventilated stations help to compile and confirm the results. We have a cfa subtropical climate in the community garden downstairs, and every visitor who was skeptical at first but then sees the facts is amazed afterward and acknowledges it.

Alas, I wish global warming were a steady, perpetual process. But nature does not work this way but rather with extreme weather events, both cold and warm. The warmer winter gets in average, the freeziest can turn out a very rare and exceptional cold spell. And then all non believers will witness that (previously selected) cool tolerant palms do not care much about winter average but rather about winter lowest.

A nice little surprise in the mail today a lovely gift from @Jonathan, thanks Jonathan greatly appreciated, enjoy that little dasyantha! Richard

This is exactly, what I like in them most!

Looks great! Hopefully the new photos help with ID, im curious now too.

Nice tree I like it!

For me the slower the better, and the slower they are with age the more beautiful they become for a good reason. It takes years to grow such a container collection! Richard

Current water temperature in Lake Constance measured in the port of Bregenz on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 1:06 PM is 15.7 °C

I just scratched the trunk with a knife and it is green inside! Who knows.. Delonix regia and ficus lyrata on the other hand are bone dry.

It will be taking place in my garden somewhere, in a spot where it can be seen, and iam quite confident it will stand out from the standard green excelsia! Richard

Hopefully you don’t get any more cold snaps, unfortunately with global warming and an ever changing climate, some palms once unthinkable of growing in our gardens we can now grow!

Dypsis decaryi looking fantastic.

Caryota kirriwongensis

Dypsis faneva

Yes Richard, mine in the garden have surpassed the record cold of -5 degrees Celsius, which we had in January 2017, a very rare event, it has been more than 4 years since we have had temperatures below 0 degrees Celsius in winter.

The first time I come across them I was given some seeds, and the obsession with them started that day. Now I know why iam obsessed with them absolutely one gorgeous palm! Richard

That’s great information to have for the cool climate growers, potential for a zone 9A on a balcony or protected greenhouse!

The darker the light the better they get that deep metal green. They definitely dislike sun. Richard

This weeks fix of Mother Natures gifts are as follows Christmas time!calyptrocalyx yumutumenezamia encephalartoidesdypsis forcifolia baringtonia proceraphilodendron davidsonii Licuala platydactyla anthurium effusilobumReady to go into the greenhouse

As usual getting the collection growing! Richard

@kylecawazafla I’m usually right with you on ID but I’m not seeing Chelyocarpus here. I do see what you mean with some of the traits, but S yapa has those forked leaflets when young. To me it looks like it’s progressing towards being strongly costapalmate in the future whereas Chelyocarpus tends to have a flatter more Licuala type structure. I’m definitely not confident enough to say I’m certain but still leaning towards S yapa.