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It's not always purely cold which puts a limit on what you can grow but more a combination of different factors like how wet it gets in the winter, how long the frost period lasts, how long the growing season is, the soil type, etc. Especially in the north, palms die often from rot caused by wet cold. Although it doesn't get very cold in certain places, palms don't thrive and might eventually die there. We don't have lot of heat to compensate for it unfortunately. But I agree a microclimate can do miracles and palms can survive and even do well in very unexpected places.

Both of these are SOLD. Thank you all.

Both of these are SOLD.

SOLD

PM sent. Awesome palm, that everyone should try (in my opinion).

A few threads you might find interesting with regard to palms growing outside of their typical latitude boundaries in Florida: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/61172-remarkable-palms-of-tampa-bay/ https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/59360-zone-10-palms-in-the-orlando-area-mega-thread/

I was checking the streets of my city when I came across this extremely rare find, a duo of 2011 and 2021 freeze Adonidia merrillii survivors. They look extremely healthy and even have fruit. They look like 2021 didn't even do anything too serious to them. I wonder if they protected them? though I think that even with protection they would have had at least a bit of damage. I know they are in a protected space with a wall but most of the other Adonidias in this neighborhood died in even more protected spaces. This is not an isolated case, there are some old Adonidias near my house that also survived 2021 and have flowered but never fruited. Perhaps this place could have a microclimate? There's a very healthy coconut palm in this same neighborhood too. https://www.google.com/maps/@25.7797717,-100.274785,3a,34.3y,21.73h,102.9t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sfZQhJSvtW_dkIiZp3jSSMQ!2e0!5s20250101T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-12.90155185331416%26panoid%3DfZQhJSvtW_dkIiZp3jSSMQ%26yaw%3D21.73098648859816!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDcxMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Slow to get started, then speeds up once the root system is in place. Similar to Caryota.

Nice palm! How large was it when you bought it and how long did it take to get that size?

How about cocoa beach. Pretty far north but it seems coconuts are able to do well there.

I've read that the Green Form is called NOVA . It is whitish under the fronds which is different than a typical Trachy . The fronds are also really elegant and tropical looking .

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they're sprouting for me these days

In addition,closeups of a leaf would help... aztropic Mesa, Arizona

Oddly I do not have much luck with engleri seeds during a deliberate propagation but they germinate freely naturally in the ground, wherever adequate soil moisture is maintained.

Beauty!

They do perfectly fine. Some people are just giving the wrong info just because they don't see them much here. On I75 at one of the Punta Gorda exits, they planted a ton of them years ago near the highway exits. That's 20 miles north of here. Perfect. No supplemental irrigation either. Pine Island palm tree farms have them for sale. I wish people would stop over exaggerating and misinforming. Orlando is sweltering in the Summer. Just as hot here. They have them all over too.

This week's low pressure that crossed north Florida disappointed locally. Instead of the predicted 3-5" of rain, we got about 1.5". Fear not, another underachiever is headed our way next week. At least the map is becoming less colorful.

Looks like standard transplant shock. Especially when a plant has been rooted in the ground for so long, losing large chunks of its root system will be bound to manifest some stress. As long as the spears keep pushing healthy I wouldn’t worry. And personally, at least for now, don’t kill the pups until you’re sure the rest of the clump will survive.

I have lived in north port Florida for 7 years now. Seen some chilly nights. I thought north port was too cold for most tropical plants but have noticed my own doing just fine and other old tropicals. Notably this coconut palm. I have a few in my yard but found an old specimen in an area that has seen brief, overnight freezing temperatures. Curious about how coconut palms do in marginal climates. Share your experiences.

I wondered about that. While they're aren't a lot of Butia in my area there are some doing quite well including mine. I'm at roughly the same latitude as Cape Coral (and Deerfield Beach on the east coast). The general consensus locally is that they don't do well here but I'm not convinced.

A couple of large CIDP’s in Paris too, in microclimates (like this one sticking over a very high wall at jardin des plantes)). Also quite a nr of dactylifera doing well in Paris.

Lic ‘Sumawongii’ are here, I just have to clean them, and I’ll have some other seeds to offer as well. New offer coming on Saturday. Thx.

Thanks to the generosity of supporters of the IPS Save the Species campaign, a team from Kew and Comoros was able to complete important work on the endemic palms of the Comoro Islands. We have now completed our final report, which I’m delighted to share with you today - you can download it (in English and French!) at this link: https://zenodo.org/records/15924392 We were able to carefully survey all three islands in the independent Union of the Comores. We found Ravenea hildebrandtii and Chrysalidocarpus lanceolatus on all islands, but Ravenea moorei and Chrysalidocarpus cabadae only on Grande Comore (although the last is also reported from Mayotte). Palms are highly threatened on all islands, but the last two especially so. Chrysalidocarpus cabadae in particular is found only in coastal forests, which are highly degraded. Thankfully, our missions have inspired a new wave of palm enthusiasts and action to protect these species is already underway – please read the report to find out! This work could only happen because of the passion and motivation of IPS members – we cannot thank you enough! Please continue to support the society – in its fundraising, by subscribing to its publications and by participating in its travel opportunities (look out for the Vietnam Biennial – it will be phenomenal!!!). With your support, we can do so much more! Example plate from the report: