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A few free palms

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:53:07 +0000

Phoenix canariensis x roebelenii - 1 gallon

Brahea armata x brandegeei - 1 gallon

Chamaerops mutant - 1 gallon

Sabal palmetto - 5 gallon

Mule (Butia and Queen) - 5 gallon

All of these were given to me except the mule, which I started from seed bought online.

I'm in Santa Rosa, but could possibly meet up in a more central location.

Next stop, Craigslist freebies, and after that, compost.

Pritchardia seeds-beccariana

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:20:48 +0000

I have a fair amount of these that are available. My preference would be shipping within the U.S., as international shipping costs have really gone crazy over the past few years. The mother plant is a beauty.

Looking for a place to donate seeds in the Santa Barbara CA area

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:45:08 +0000

I have a seasonal supply of a number of species of palm seed. I would prefer to give these seeds to someone who wants them, rather than haul them to the landfill.

I currently have 40+ Parajubaea cocoides seeds that need a home, plus a number of palms in bloom which will be producing seeds soon.

Trees currently in bloom include:

P. cocoides, 3 trees

Brahea edulis, “Guadalupe palm”

Nannorrhops ritchiana

Wodyetia bifurcata "Foxtail"

Chamaedoraea elatior "climbing bamboo palm"

Chamaedoraea radicalis *schipii

Butia odorata

If you want these seeds, or know someone in the Santa Barbara area who does, please let me know.

Mangos

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:43:20 +0000

I sprouted some seeds from store bought mangos. They're never gonna fruit here, they're taking up space. I'll have to check, I think I've got 3 or 4 left, they're Kent and Kieff (?), one was from an absolutely massive fruit the size of my damn head. Y'all want them, lmk and I'll get you a shipping quote. Otherwise they go in the Muck Hole. I think I have to bare root to CA and from what I've read these are grown for root stock. They're in 1g pots, they're not particularly happy about that, seeds have fallen off, sprouted in January.

Free Aloe vanbalenii

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 06:39:26 +0000

Free to a good home. Had no idea it would get this large! You’ll need to dig and move it. About 2.5 feet wide and tall. It’s the aloe in the foreground near the sidewalk. I would put it in my hellstrip but the leaves are fragile and break easily.

pick up in San Francisco

Free Butia

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:53:40 +0000

Needing to make some space, and this butia hybrid turned out to be mostly, if not entirely, butia. A beautiful palm, but I need the space for something else. I am game to help you dig, would be a simple task as long as you steer clear of the neighboring agaves (lots of spines!). Soil is very loose, sandy loam. You can cut right through it like cutting through butter.

Pick up in Fresno.

Free Pygmy Date Palms (8 total, in pairs)

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:59:39 +0000

Four pairs of healthy Phoenix roebellini / Pygmy Date palms (8 palms total) currently have a date with a chainsaw. 😢

Thought I’d offer them here in case someone wants to rescue them. I’m in Carlsbad (North San Diego County). Another palmtalker was interested, but the logistics didn’t work out.

These are mature palms, already planted when we bought the house in 2007. They were transplanted once many years ago (from backyard to front), so digging *might* be a little easier than if they’d never been moved—but they’ve been in place for a while, so not sure on that one.

The deal: You do the digging. My husband can help move them to your truck, and the smaller plants around them would be removed in advance for easier access.

Hard to get a good pic, but here’s a few of them. There are 8 total, in pairs of 2…

And here’s a ChatGPT interpretation of them in early March if no interest…

It’s a bit sad to cut healthy palms, but something’s got to give to make room for the more exotic stuff. PM if interested in them.

Mississippi Sabal Minor seeds - FRESH

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 02:19:09 +0000

I can attest to the cold hardiness of these. They've seen single digits. They've seen snow they've seen ice they've seen triple digits. I don't know how long they've been there, and I left PLENTY. I dunno the legality of this, but I can always tell the cops they're just gonna sprout up and get mowed and the landscapers are just gonna cut. Anyway I've got more than I can ever use, I'm already sending off 2 baggies of them and should still have plenty. Pay postage and I'll send you some. I can get more.

Reply here or DM me or whatever. I ain't cleaning them 😂

Brugmansia sanguinea

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 23:17:07 +0000

I have been experimenting with high elevation Brugmansia species, B. vulcanicola and sanguinea. Apparently they need full sun, which is not available in my garden. The vucanicola does flower with morning direct sun but the shrub is quite stretched out and unsightly.

I have several starts of sanguinea, currently overgrown in large plastic six-pack cells. They should be moved up to 1 gallons, but I don't care to invest the labor.

come and get them !!

Deppea grandiflora

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:26:15 +0000

I have grown this plant from a tiny start. It is now 9 feet tall, in a 7 gallon pot. The plant branches freely, so one might prune off the top in order to transport it in the vehicle

The flower is totally different from D. splendens, so much that I can't understand how the two species are in the same genus, but then, I am no taxonomist !

Free Brahea armata & armata hybrid

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:47:27 +0000

I have several hundred seedlings of mixed armata and armata hybrid. The seed for the hybrid came from @DoomsDave and are off his "frankenbrahea" hybrid. The pure armata came from a local armata. I was growing these in ground and was slowly potting them up, but I'm having some cement work done and had to pull these out lest they be removed or buried beneath concrete. Free! Come take as many as you'd like - no shipping sorry. For pick up in Fresno.

A couple Butia odorata

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 23:02:24 +0000

My neighbor has a couple of these that he left in big tree pots for way too long. He’s in the San Diego area, and it appears they’re both nearly head high. But he’d like to see them go to a good home.

Sabal Palmetto seeds

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 12:57:05 +0000

Tell me how many you want and pay postage. I don't want to count, so let's go from "handful," "a little bit," or a pile. I've still got some Minor too, all of these were collected locally from short and stumpy Palmettos. They've seen temps anywhere from 9° to triple digits, snow, ice, drought, monsoons, pretty much everything except fire and earthquakes.

Pseudophoenix Sargentii Seeds

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:34:20 +0000

This years crop looks like a bumper crop. The seeds are just starting to ripen. PM if you want any.

US only please.

John

Leucothrinax Morrisii Seeds

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:30:35 +0000

So I collected this years batch and decided that I just don’t need them since I have a bunch of volunteers popping up near the adult. Also, I haven’t had much luck with germinating them myself even though they seem to be growing well in the ground. Ideally, I would like to send 1 or 2 packages at most. I believe that I have around 40-50 seeds. PM me if you are interested.

US only

John

Dypsis psammophila

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:42:56 +0000

I’ve had this for a few years and hasn’t done great for me. If someone has a greenhouse or fancies themselves a great grower you’re welcome to it. Pickup in San Diego CA.

Brendan @858-414-858nine

Free Endangered Pritchardia napaliensis in SoCal

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:27:03 +0000

5-gal Pritchardia napaliensis free to a good home. For pickup only local to Orange County, CA.

Zamia furfuracea

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:39:07 +0000

Free for pickup in Harlingen, TX.

For scale

Chrysalidiocarpus Decipiens seeds

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 19:27:34 +0000

I have many seeds available to those that want them. They are fresh and viable ( volunteers sprouting around parent) . Just cover shipping if you would be so kind. Send a message with address and how many . Prefer continental US only. Thanks , Harry

Livistonia decora - Christmas freebies - Spain only

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:00:32 +0000

FREE Trithrinax acanthacoma/brasiliensis seeds

Fri, 23 Dec 2016 21:26:37 +0000

The palm below has been in my garden since about 2004, when I got it as a 15 gallon. It's now about 10 feet tall.

This is a great species for those PalmTalkers who must contend with heat and cold. It's native to Argentina, where it experiences both. If you're in the Mediterranean region in Europe, England, maybe even Holland, these are worth a try in the ground. Likewise in the Southeastern US where a lot of cool palms are marginal; South Carolina, and southern Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Northern Florida. Try them in West Texas, Arizona. They will take cool, too, in British Columbia, northern California, coastal Oregon and Washington.

And, anywhere else in world you want to try some!

All seeds will be cleaned and posted at no charge to recipients, in the U.S. and the rest of the world.

I have HUNDREDS. Ask and ye shall receive!

PM me your full mailing address, with "Free Trithrinax seed" in the message. After I've accumulated some requests, I'll send them out, likely after New Year's Day.

Ebanopsis ebano (Texas Ebony)

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 01:40:47 +0000

Free, come get it. It puts on fast growth in short bursts in an interesting sort of zig zag growth pattern. Very mean little thorns under the leaves. Blue 5gal bucket for scale.

Caribbean sabal, dates, California fans, and a fishtail

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 01:43:27 +0000

I have a few seedlings and small palms that I am willing to give away to anyone in or passing through the San Antonio area. I am not interested in shipping anything right now.

First up, I have I sabal I bought as a S. causiarum. It does grow more quickly than palmetto or mexicana, but it took damage in the ground last winter at 27F and burned 100% at 23fF. So, I am not sure if it is actually causiarum.

I have a trio of W. filifera as well:

About a half dozen P. dactylifera seedlings, as well as one lager one that is already pinnate:

And a fishtail I grew from seed. It won't last the winter here. So, it is either going to burn up this winter or find a new home:

Just let me know if you are interested. Thanks.

I want your “junk” palms

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 17:51:06 +0000

Hey everyone, the title sums it up. I’m looking for the unwanted palms. I will take any and all, seeds/seedlings/etc. If it can be mailed without much hassle, I want it. I’m located in coastal North Carolina but up for a challenge if you have palm paraphernalia that is Zone 9B+

Thanks for looking!

Palm trees going begging in SoCal (SB)

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:51:36 +0000

This post will take a bit of patience.

Hi folks, I’m in an … interesting situation. I have recently taken over caring for my father, Barry Osborne’s, extensive palm tree collection in Santa Barbara. Dad pretty much gave up on it 10 years ago do to failing health, and when his elaborate drip irrigation setup began to fail, Mom had some gardeners put in sprinklers.

This is Santa Barbara. The water bills are immense. I am slowly re-establishing the drip irrigation system and phasing out the sprinklers. But.

There are dozens of palm tree seedlings and some good-sized volunteers which have come up in the watered area over the past decade. Once I shift over to drip, these volunteers will die from lack of water. I have moved a half-dozen to pots, most of the rest are still in the ground.

Unfortunately, I have only been able to positively identify 3 of the volunteer species: Butia odorata, Parajubaea cocoides, and Copernicia alba. The rest are unknowns, some King palms and quite a few Brahea (species unknown).

I am looking for homes for these palms. I’d like to get a bit for the larger potted plants, since they took a lot of work to get up, and I need to keep funding the drip irrigation shift. I’m asking $50 each for the P. cocoides, and $20 each for the C. alba and the unknown king palms. The ones still in the ground you are welcome to come dig up for free, just bring your own pot(s) and clean up after yourself.

There are a good dozen tiny P. cocoides volunteers, as well as an 8 foot (trunk is 16”, tallest leaf over 8’) cocoides that I would love to get rid of but do not want to dig up.

There are a similar number of C. alba volunteers, some quite large.

There are a half dozen B. odorata volunteers in a bed where they cannot stay.

There are innumerable tiny volunteers everywhere that are too small to ID.

Barry Osborne had one of the most extensive rare palm tree collections in the U.S. The Roystonia regia is especially admired, as is the massive Chilean wine palm (Jubaea chilensis). At one point he was able to document over 800 endangered species in his yard, in order to procure an exemption from a water moratorium. His place was visited by palm enthusiasts from around the world for several decades.

If you are interested in any of the potted palms listed, or if you would like to come dig up some of the unpotted trees, or even if you just want to see the collection, text me, Sean, @ 828-674-3886.