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  1. This parajubaea is huge and very fast growing. Some other random shots.
    4 points
  2. Took a look around the Christchurch Botanic Gardens' every increasing collection this morning, a beautiful early autumn morning around 57 (15C) degrees before a sunny 86 (30C) day.. Probably more suited to the Cold Hardy forum... but includes a number of 9b palms. Pretty good for 43 degrees south (similar to southern Ontario Canada). Having trouble resizing pics but will start with a few. and add more as we go. Nice stand of Nikau (both mainland and chatham island) Washies and big butia
    3 points
  3. Here is mine, has been planted in the ground for three years now in West Miramar Florida. Its very happy getting full sun.
    3 points
  4. I have a Latania lontaroides growing in a pot.Just noticed the petioles almost look neon red when in the sun. aztropic Mesa,Arizona
    3 points
  5. Dypsis decipiens? Looks like it's had a few transplant issues but is putting out nice big spear/s.
    3 points
  6. Variety of butia capitata, sabal, livistonia? parajubaea toryalli and cocoides
    3 points
  7. I took this pic last month near Lake Pontchartrain west of New Orleans. Height is about 12 feet. Trunk is about 8' including crown. There are some I think even bigger in the vicinity but hard to get to in the swamp. There used to be one on Bayou Savauge NWR in New Orleans East that must have been about 14 feet tall but it was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina. I wish I still had a picture of it.
    2 points
  8. MattyB, If this palm resents warmth, then you should send them to me at the 'Coldest Frost Free' microclimate in California !!
    2 points
  9. Planted a Joey palm the other day. Working on some companion plants and creating new planters. More updates soon.
    2 points
  10. beahea sp. super silver
    2 points
  11. Looks like Roystonea installed professionally at the corner of South Orange Blossom Trail and Consulate Drive in Orlando. These have been put in recently. I have also seen five Cocos nucifera planted at the southwest corner of Orange Avenue and Kaley just south of downtown Orlando. I will try to get some pictures of that but it's always so congested there and there aren't many places to pull off the road. :-(
    2 points
  12. I *used* to hate on the Trachys, BUT I planted out a Wagnerianus and have grown to appreciate them much more. Takes more sun than Fortunei for sure, the stiff fronds are awesome for wind. Doesn’t mind wet cold soil, handles drought and heat. Mine has never even yellowed or showed spotting anything! Reminds me of Cocothrinax a bit as well. Gets a thumbs up from me.
    2 points
  13. This is how it all starts... started with me just buying a few palms for the pool area. Next thing I know it’s bringing palms on planes from trips, joining Palmtalk, buying more palms for different sun exposure areas of the yard, then it’s pushing zones with tropicals, then it’s tropical plants to compliment palms, then it’s getting a divorce over palm addiction lol! Just kidding! On this recent trip to a couple of local Florida nurseries, even my wife knew the Latin name and genus of a couple palms. Proud husband.
    2 points
  14. The loot from this trip. Minus a sargentii that I had moved to another part of the patio. Somebody tell me I’m not crazy.
    2 points
  15. Pseudophoenix species have always been one of my favorites as they look unusual and grow great under our desert conditions.Planted 10 years ago,Pseudophoenix vinifera (front) has a 12 inch wide trunk now by 16 inches to the top ring.Pseudophoenix sargentii (rear) grows faster once they have developed a trunk.I have a dozen of those spread around the yard due to their exceptional performance.Highly recommend desert dwellers give 'em a try! aztropic Mesa,Arizona
    2 points
  16. And what is here emerging?
    2 points
  17. My Rhipsalis 'rhombea' (species not yet formally identified) is always a harbinger of spring for me where I live. It didn't disappoint this year. Flowers have a nice scent too.
    2 points
  18. Here's a Hemi I've had planted in the ground for several years.They survived a low of 28 F this past winter,unprotected,without a scratch! aztropic Mesa,Arizona
    2 points
  19. I have few palms at the moment due to some recent life circumstances, however, I have been fertilizing my two Jamaican tall Cocos with a normal dose of Miracle Grow since late February. Since I began this treatment, the palms have taken on a much deeper, rich green apperance and do not look any worse for wear, despite the couple chilly days and nights last week. I plan to keep on fertilizing my potted palms in the same manner, with a dose of micronutrients once per month or so.
    2 points
  20. Only in the US could a house look like a gun :0) Regards Neil
    2 points
  21. So clearly I had a misconception about Hawaii. I knew it was tropical but obviously Just perfect then that It can grow Kentia palms and Xmas palms alongside each other....
    1 point
  22. I’ve germinated a handful of seeds I believe are sabal palmetto (they’re small, and I collected them from under a local tree), but I was wondering about containers for the next step. Do sabals need particularly deep containers? Wide? I have some mini treepots (9” and 14”) I can use if necessary, although I have way more seeds than treepots. Thanks!
    1 point
  23. On a somewhat related note, I noted the Painted Lady Butterfly migration in full swing today in Mission Viejo. Millions of butterflies fill the sky. I understand the size of the migration is related to the size of the flower bloom: "Years of tremendous wildflower blooms typically are really big painted lady years," adding that the last really big one was in 2005 with estimated billions of butterflies.
    1 point
  24. I currently have pyriformis, piersoniorum and all species of cyphophoenix in 3 gal pots in clearwater in the shade and doing very well. I also have K. magnifica about 6' high in the ground in full oak canopy and is thriving.
    1 point
  25. Funny thing, I am contemplating giving away a large sago myself. I have them flanking my front steps. One of them has never recovered from the 18 F freeze last year. So now I have a lopsided arrangement. My sago has about 4 feet of trunk. Maybe I should post pics of the “dead” one and see if y’all think it has a chance.
    1 point
  26. After 2 yrs i still have some germinating. I love these. Did change my medium to 50%coco coir/50% potting soil, lost alot in the beginning with 50% potting soil/50% sand. The sand stayed wet too long. Thanks again!
    1 point
  27. Agree. I tried once in Perth and got a lot to come up from seed only to slaughter them all during the warmer weather. I think as a mountain species they just hate any heat. Would like to try them again maybe in some sort of cloud forest simulated setting in cooler Albany where I now live.
    1 point
  28. That's how it all starts! Before you know it,you'll have run out of space and the backyard will have turned into a jungle in the middle of the desert. Great score on the "vulcano" looks like the real deal so far. aztropic Mesa,Arizona
    1 point
  29. I have a ton of seedlings in little red Solo cups and some in the "venti" Starbucks cups. The do seem to have "slow pot syndrome" though, regardless of pot size. Welcome to PalmTalk!
    1 point
  30. Also love how each frond segment is outlined in red.It's a very showy palm in its younger years for sure. aztropic Mesa,Arizona
    1 point
  31. This one caught my eye today. Note the epidermal windows such as Senecio rowleyanus has to accept light--- What is it? Thanks Richard
    1 point
  32. If usability was not as important as just a cool plant, Ceratozamia euryphyllidia would be my favorite cycad. This was my holy grail plant for 20 years until Loran Whitelock became the first to make seedlings available in cultivation. His plants will never be bred again, so it is important for those who bought seedlings from him, to make more seeds and plants for others to use in future breeding. These plants will get 15 feet tall with leaflets even wider than they are now. Even when I sell all my cycads, these and a few others will stay. These plants are just gorgeous!
    1 point
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  34. I would recommend a controlled release polymer coated product. I use florikan and never have any issues
    1 point
  35. I've been using Airtable (https://airtable.com/), initially the free version but adding hundreds of photos eventually made me switch to the paid one. It takes 30 minutes to set up a relational database with the features you want, and then it's a snap to use (I have tables for genera, species -- with cultivation info, and plantings -- with purchase date, size, price, source, and location in garden, among others, and fertilization schedules). I walk around the garden with my phone and can instantly add photos for any palm in the database (also fun to track progress over time). Once you've set up a table with species, it's just a matter of adding your acquisitions. I use planters for the location, but the photos are all geo-tagged by the phone, and it would be easy to extract that info.
    1 point
  36. Cycas debaoensis showing no signs of cool damage and apparently thoroughly enjoying a wet winter. It certainly has a tropical feel to it.
    1 point
  37. For a lot of species,95F-100F is the killing temp for pollen. Our extremely low humidity doesn't help either... aztropic Mesa,Arizona
    1 point
  38. Morning Everyone, Was wondering if anyone had any experience removing Phoenix Dactylifera offshoots? I've got a couple Dactylifera in the ground going thru a very vigorous vegetative state and was wondering if someone knew of an effective way of cleaning them up, I personally prefer the look of a single palm. However in the event I do have a change of heart does anyone know how long should I allow them to grow before separating them?
    1 point
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  40. Mostly common stuff for Phoenix except for the L. australis on the right.
    1 point
  41. And here he is right now as I read Palmtalk and he takes a nap after our morning walk. I'd say we both have it pretty good!
    1 point
  42. Up next are some more new purchases which got planted within 1-2 days of coming home with me. First up is this 15 gallon Dypsis Robusta. My wife is checking it out and wondering if I'm nuts with how many palms I buy out here! Starting to show off the white coloring and red fuzz that is so great on these: And a few more. The tallest palm is a very overgrown 5 gallon Heterospathe Barfodii. There's also a Dictyocaryum Lamarckianum and the smallest palm is a 1 gallon Dypsis Pilulifera. A closer look to see the blue coloring starting to show on the Dictyocaryum Lamarckianum
    1 point
  43. More shopping, picked up a couple of Dypsis Lastelliana from Bill Austin to plant along our road leading up to our driveway. So interesting that when these are juvenile, the leaves shoot out almost parallel with the ground, then as they mature they become very upright. In the ground. The Dypsis Nauseosa I mentioned earlier is centered and behind these 2. Both of these Dypsis Lastelliana have the mealy bug type markings on them.
    1 point
  44. Speaking of Rocky, he was curious to explore his new garden. Checking out the front driveway planter: Lots of potted palms behind him, on deck to be planted very soon: Slightly different angle showing a 1 gallon Lemurophoenix halleuxii on the far left. And there is another one right behind him on the inside of that rock wall planter. The idea here is that one day these 2 Lemurophoenix palms will frame a nice entrance from the driveway into this front yard. Another angle of one of the Lemurophoenix, looking into the yard from the driveway. Rocky doesn't seem too impressed with this palm yet, but hopefully within his lifetime he will be!
    1 point
  45. Ok, here are a few more updates. I have several months of photos to catch up with so I will keep chipping away at them as I have some free time. It's a beautiful day today here in Hilo so I hear the yard calling my name. But first, a few photos... Time to get the 15 gallon Dypsis Hovomantsina in the ground: with my daughter for scale: This is planted right across from the Dypsis Mananjarensis and is already one of my favorite spots in the garden. (Did I mention I dug out and moved all those lava rocks!) And as you can see in the above pic, our sweet dog Rocky has now made it to Hawaii. We had to come here a few months before he was allowed to fly as we were waiting for his flight approval to come through due to animal quarantine laws they have here. It was a great day when he showed up and you will begin seeing him in a lot more pictures as he is always by my side in the garden. Rocky is also great for adding scale as he is a good sized dog at 75 pounds.
    1 point
  46. One of my favorite palms from my California garden was my Dypsis Mananjarensis (Mealy Bug Palm). That palm is now in a good friend's garden in Fallbrook, being well cared for. This large 15 gallon was planted in the front driveway planter so it's visible when I drive in and out everyday and from our front door. Getting ready to plant: In the ground, my apologies for the poor lighting. It's hard to tell as there's nothing to show scale, but that newest spear is probably 8' tall in this picture. And an Areca Catechu Dwarf added to the driveway planter: And an Areca Ipot: That's it for tonight. More to come very soon...
    1 point
  47. Now that the major trimming is finished, it's time to start getting more plants in the ground! Thanks to Tim (realarch) for the endless supply of Ti Plants I can start filling in some planters and adding more color. Some Ti's are added to this front planter along with an Areca Catechu Dwarf that I was surprised to find for sale at the local big box store! This truly is heaven on earth, hah! Although Hilo is known as a very wet and rainy city, the sun does come out a lot and it's glorious! My daughter and I call it magical. All the colors light up and leaves shimmer. I love it. Here's a good photo of the magic happening. This is the front yard, majorly thinned out from all the bush and trees that are now cut down and pulled out. Compare this picture to the first picture I posted of the front yard! You can see the Mango tree on the right of this pic below for some reference and comparison. You can really see the size of this Archontophoenix Alexandrae grouping. All of my newly acquired potted palms are below, waiting for their new homes in the ground. A new leaf opening on this Dypsis Ampasindavae as it waits to be planted.
    1 point
  48. I grew tired of clearing and hauling and had to finally get some palms in the ground. I wanted colorful palms to accent the front of the house that at the time just had basic shrubs for the most part. Our front door is up above. The first floor of the house is a separate guest apartment that we have now set up as a vacation rental (shameless plug!) A different angle: The first palm planted here was this Areca Vestiaria: Up next was a dream palm for a Californian now living in Hawaii - Crytostachys Renda!!! It's doesn't get better than this and it felt unreal cutting this pot off and realizing I was actually planting one of these in my yard. Still feels wild! In it's new home:
    1 point
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