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Today I planted the second palm into the ground. I guess this area would be the front garden. I cut down two conifers that the previous owner had bought as pencil/candle pines which of course they weren't. The pines had grown far to wide for the location as the branches were blocking the driveway and would eventually grow into the house. This second palm is a Jubaea X Butia that was sent to me as a tiny sprout a few years ago now. This palm has been under planted with purple flowering mexican sage.

Here’s one of the seeds removed from the shell and cut open. Looking good to me!

All the seeds developed large orange fruit before dropping into the net. I then removed the flesh and this is the final results. 291 of what I hope are viable Mules.

Searle Brothers Nursery, Inc. & The Rainforest Collection® presents... The 21st Annual Fall Plant Extravaganza! October 4th, 5th, 6th, – 11th, 12th, 13th 2019 The fall planting season is here once again and along with it, the ever-constant familiarity with living in the world of tropical storms. I hope this topic finds you free of damage and storm-related consternation. I am still unloading plants from storage and helping others with their shutters, while eating what perishable hurricane ‘stress’ food is still left. At least I got a lot of emergency weeding and trimming done. Besides the threat of wind and storm surge, this summer has been a mix of extremes here in S. Florida. It was the hottest July and wettest August on record. I have observed the accelerated impact it had on tropical plants. They seemed to need a trim every week and didn’t need any water. Nursery staff spent the summer traveling to various destinations while collecting plant material for propagation. This has led to the production of new Palm species and Croton cultivars for the Extravaganza. In addition to the familiar plant groups, the nursery has new and exciting aroids, tropical flowering trees and ginger relatives. The upcoming IPS Biennial to Réunion will no doubt contribute to the plant talk during the Fall ‘Ganza. I know the possible pre and post-tours to Madagascar have been a hot topic here in the S. Florida palm world. We will have a new vendor at the upcoming Extravaganza -- Tropiflora will make their first appearance. The world-famous nursery will have a section of the sales area and will display an extensive selection of their popular and unique plant collection. The Searle Brothers Plant Extravaganzas have become exciting plant sales and a great way for IPS Members, Palmtalk Forum Members and fellow tropical palm & plant enthusiasts to come together and meet in the South Florida area. The events have always been a great way to spend a weekend in the company of those who share your passion for gardening and collecting tropical ornamental plants. To describe the events as just mere plant sales would be an understatement; as they have become much more in the form of social events for our friends and family. Forum members, friends and fellow plant collectors have all come from far and wide to attend and we are continuously surprised in the distances they will cover to share in the event. In regards to the following details, I have tried to include as much information about the upcoming Fall 'Ganza as I could. If you see something that you know should be included and it is missing, please post the idea(s) here or contact me, Jeff Searle or the nursery with the methods listed below and let us know... South Florida Location: Searle Brothers Nursery, Inc. 6640 SW 172nd Avenue Southwest Ranches, Florida 33331 Western Broward County *see Map below... Fall 2019 Schedule: Friday, October 4th - 8:00AM - 5:00PM Saturday, October 5th - 8:00AM - 5:00PM Sunday, October 6th - 9:00AM - 4:00PM also, the following weekend... Friday, October 11th - 8:00AM - 5:00PM Saturday, October 12th - 8:00AM - 5:00PM Sunday, October 13th - 9:00AM - 4:00PM Barbecue Lunch: Our Famous Weekend Free BBQ Lunch First Weekend: (Saturday 11:00AM - 2:00PM) & (Sunday, 11:00AM - 2:00PM) (or until supplies last) Contact List: Nursery Office #: (954) 658-4319 Nursery Fax #: (954) 680-2750 Nursery Website: https://www.rainforestcollection.com Jeff Searle: phone #: (954) 658-4317 Email: palms@rainforestcollection.com Private Message - Jeff Searle: Jeff Searle on Palmtalk Ryan (Palmarum) Email: palmthetree@yahoo.com or PM me a message through the Forum Directions: The map below is a general street map of western Broward County, Florida showing the location of the nursery (Palm tree symbol). Using Sheridan Street would be the best option to get to the nursery if you are heading west through the area. If you are taking the Florida Turnpike, use the Griffin Road exit from the north, or the Pines Blvd. exit from the south. If you need any additional directions, please contact the nursery, Jeff or I (Ryan). When you get close to the nursery, look for large power lines as they run east and west above the nursery. Parking is along the shoulder of 172nd Avenue in front of, and down the street from, the nursery entrance. If you intend to arrive early before sunrise (and many usually do) be wary of hard-to-see speed bumps along 172nd Avenue and there is a possibility of a speed trap as well. There has been considerable construction along I-75 so the exits near Sheridan Street and Griffin Road have been changed slightly compared to previous years. Express lanes have been added to I-75, they may or may not make the trip faster. Plant Availability, Photo Requests: For plant availability including a copy of the ever-growing list of palms, cycads and other information regarding which plants and species will be for sale, please contact the nursery, Jeff Searle or I (Ryan). The plant selection process has already begun and will continue right up to the last day before the first morning of the Extravaganza, (sometimes even on the mornings of each event day if the need applies.) The sale lists for palms, cycads and crotons will be made available as soon as they are completed. Special selections might be pulled for sale as requests, but only if the plants are available. There will be certain species, varieties and cultivars that will only be available in limited quantities. These rarer plants will likely sell out quickly in the morning hours, so be sure to arrange your wish list accordingly. Plant groups may have been moved around the sales area, relocated or added in with others. In order to speed your way to your favorite plants please ask a nearby staff member or volunteer as to their location. Like with previous events, I will be able to provide preview photos of the actual plants for sale. They will be posted in this topic for those who are interested. Send me a message or an email with the names of the plants you would like to see. Sale booklets or sale lists will be made available at the Extravaganza. They will include the list of palms, cycads and crotons for sale. Brochure holders positioned along the main shade house sidewalk will have the booklets/sale lists and other information on display. As soon as I have a basic draft list of species and varieties for sale, I will be able to email or PM it to anyone who would want a copy. Each plant will be priced with either a lavender tag or will have the price written on the pot and/or on the display card or sign. Featured Plant Groups: The plant selection at the Extravaganza is constantly growing and changing. The largest and most diverse group is by far the Palms, of which there will be over 300 species available in various different sizes. The plant selection will include genera, species, hybrids, cultivars and varieties representing various plant families from around the world. A large number of Croton cultivars will also be on display as their demand has increased production to new levels. There are always new plants to be added to the selection, as the demand for new, exotic and unusual material remains constant... Palms: Aroids: - Bromeliads: Butterfly Plants: - Cycads: - Crotons: Cordylines: - Ferns: - Orchids: Heliconias, Gingers and other Zingiber order members: - Tropical Flowering Trees, Shrubs, & Vines: Landscape Ornamentals: - Tropical Fruit Trees: Rare and Unusual Exotic Species: One-of-a-Kind and Hard-to-Find wonders of the plant world: - … and much more: There is always a chance a newly cultivated & recently discovered species of tropical plant will make its way into the sales area. The Sale Flyer: The nursery will soon mail out sale flyers to everyone on our mailing list. If you are on the mailing list and do not receive one, please let Jeff or myself know. In addition, if you would like to be placed on the mailing list for future Extravaganza flyers, please send a message to Jeff or myself with your address. Plant Carts: We do provide a limited number of carts for customers to use, but it is recommended that you bring your own plant shopping conveyance. The carts do go quickly in the morning of each day, soon after the gates open and during busy periods. During the day when they are returned from the holding area or from the parking lot, they are placed back on the concrete pad across from the register area or near the holding area along the main road. Accommodations: A comfortable Hampton Inn is located within a short driving distance of the nursery. It has been used by our customers, volunteers and family members in the past who travel a long way to reach the 'Ganza and who require a comfortable place to stay. The Hampton Inn Pembroke Pines/Ft. Lauderdale West is located at the intersection of I-75 and Sheridan Street. (see map above...) It is further inside the commercial area connected via NW 146th Avenue off of Sheridan Street and is next door to the Cracker Barrel restaurant. If you like to inquire about the hotel, follow the link below: Hampton Inn Pembroke Pines - Fort Lauderdale West Link: https://hamptoninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/florida/hampton-inn-ft-lauderdale-west-pembroke-pines-FLLWEHX/index.html Previous Extravaganza: The Spring 'Ganza from this year was immortalized in a Forum topic made a few months back. It was a great sale and it was wonderful to have so many in attendance. We had visitors from all over the country. I have included a link to the sale topic from this past Spring, showing the action from the event. Spring Extravaganza 2019 Link: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/59686-the-21st-annual-spring-ganza-palms-rule/ Information and Invitation: If you need any more details regarding plants, directions, or anything that I have not included above, feel free to contact the nursery, Jeff Searle or myself by the methods mentioned above. Feel free to post any messages, questions, etc. in this topic. Jeff Searle, I and all the family members and volunteers look forward to meeting everyone including new and familiar Palmtalk Forum members and IPS members at the upcoming Extravaganza. Be sure to find one of us and introduce yourself. You will be sure to find other Forum members at the event as well, possibly walking right past you down an aisle or grabbing for the same plant. The entire Searle family and the mass of volunteers will be waiting to help you find that perfect plant. We hope to see you there! Ryan ╠══════════════════════════════════╣

In my experience, definitely not a fun. Doing this on dactylifera is bad enough. It seems I trim, pull, them, etc. more just grow out in their place. Cutting them out or pulling them out gets me about a month or two of sanity before the whole mess starts over. Tips: Find some leather clothing and wear safety glasses. @gilles06 suggested pulling them out. Typically, if you want to root them it is easier if you get the suckers near the base with a good amount of roots. That said, aerial layering has been done but not by me. I apologize for missing your question somehow.

Just wanted to share a few pictures from my first attempt of hybridizing my Butia with Syagrus Romanzoffiana pollen. No other Butia was flowering during the receptive period and was careful to clean the Butia of all male flowers, including washing multiple days/bagging with pillow case. Was surprised to see how quick the seeds put on size and fruited. I’ve already removed the flesh and checked a few seeds to see if they had an embryo inside, which they did!! Hoping these germinate and grow into some beautiful Mules. One thing is was surprised about was how small some of the seed was.

@mxcolin Welcome to PalmTalk. The stunted fronds look like the suckers that develop on a few of mine. Yours might be starting to sucker.

Even here in S FL where Cocos are pretty happy, they don't grow fast or look as good in winter and by spring look kinda haggard. During winter the lower fronds don't stay green as long to hang low and the crown starts looking like an umbrella if we cut off the ratty looking fronds. This time of year the lower fronds will stay green while hanging low before the nutrients get sucked out of them. Pic below taken earlier today, by end of winter it won't look nearly as nice.

Dear Members, Early registration for the next Biennial is now open! From Saturday, May 23rd to Saturday, May 30th 2020, Réunion Island will welcome us for the Biennial. A small French island in the southern hemisphere in the heart of the Indian Ocean, La Réunion is located near Mauritius and the Big island of Madagascar. The base for this eight-day journey will be the seaside resort of Saint-Gilles Les Bains on the west coast of the island. Each and every day will be dedicated to discovering palm-rich locations such as the Forest of Bélouve, the Tampon Palm Park and the Mare-Longue Forest, not to mention the Piton de la Fournaise and private gardens belonging to palm collectors. Réunion Island is home to extraordinary palm of the genus Acanthophoenix, Dictyosperma, Hyophorbe and Latania. Organized in partnership with Palmeraie-Union, this event will be an opportunity to explore this exceptional place and its diverse palm flora. Pre and post tours include five different trips to Madagascar, a center of biodiversity and famous worldwide for its extraordinary landscapes, fauna and flora, and Mauritius, for a relaxing and exotic holiday. https://palms.org/pre-post-tours-of-madagascar/ Register until August 26th for early-bird special prices. For further information on the Biennial itinerary and pre/post tours, access https://palms.org/meeting-travel/next-meeting/

John is a great source of well-grown plants and a straight-up nice guy. I highly recommend him if you are looking for homegrown speciality palms.

This is getting close to as large a pot as I can put this in and move in during the winter. Will the Mule palm decline if it gets root bound? it is in a 20" x 20" pot. It is around 8' tall. Ball cap in photo for size reference. I can possibly get it into one size larger pot but will be difficult to move.

The garden elf noticed the Dypsis seed is ripe! Almost every palm lover has or had some of these at some point. Like many others my first palms were Dypsis lutescens from a big box store in New England. I kept them as a potted plant for years till moving South and then set them free to grow in the yard as a specimen clump seen in pic below. Great palm for starting from seed easily, grow outdoor zone 10 or higher and does well as an indoor potted plant, they're also tolerant of less than perfect conditions. While they're sold as indoor potted plants virtually everywhere, some folks want to grow their plants from seed and I haven't seen seed for sale here so I figured I'd collect some fresh seed since they're ready now and see if any of you wanted them cheap. To make things simple for buyers I set up the seed as products in my online store so no need for PMs and all that back & forth stuff. Just click the link for 50 or 100 seed and you can pay securely with all the normal forms of payment. $8.00 for 50 seeds including shipping in the continental USA. https://lab-14.com/products/z-dypsis-lutescens-palm-seed-50-seeds 12.00 for 100 seeds including shipping in the continental USA. https://lab-14.com/products/wxyz100-dypsis-lutescens-palm-seed-100-seeds Gotta have pics so here ya go!

Good morning everyone. I just picked up a couple of 65 gallon mule palms and wanted to get some opinions on planting location. I know there are a ton of factors that go into how cold tolerant these plants are and I have no knowledge of their specific genetics. As the crow flies I'm about 5 miles off the coast in the myrtle beach area, zone 8b. My plan was to plant them in an open area of my front yard that receives sun all day long, including early morning sun. I could put them in a more protected area which may provide a better microclimate but I'd rather keep them out in the open. As a side note these palms spent over a year in containers on the nursery's lot however we cruised through the winter with 9b lows. Regardless of where they go I plan on providing some protection. Thanks in advance!

Not in a while. But after reading that I should be good! The 2 Maryland reviews showed slightly milder and slightly colder climates with both being pretty solid. Where I'm planting the blue forms get a lot of sun and the ground rarely freezes there so I'm feeling quite positive! Will be purchasing some of these very soon to pot them and garage keep them til spring. Will likely mulch them well in the winter and build a simple wall to block Northern winds til they establish. Here's hoping we don't have too many freak winters and go back to a more normal weather pattern.

I had no idea those were suckers.

My vote is its a Sabal sp.

We had a short spring and summer. Very unusual oh well. We have a hot days for the next two weeks taking us into October but my little guys I’ve started taking indoors only because my palm room is so warm and more heat units. Usually the big palms I leave outside until I close the pool. Here trachys can stay outside until December but I don’t push them

Mid 90s and dry since Thursday. Looks like rain chances go up at the end of the week.

I agree with RJ - they don't like being bare rooted. Should be OK with time.

Australian native Ginger in habitat at Litchfield Park, SW of Darwin. Also grows nicely in cultivation in my garden

I agree, the only thing helping me get the coconut through winter is the sandy Swan Coastal plain, it is very free draining. The coconut looks ordinary after winter but comes good when the warm weather kicks in.

Only remove them if you want to keep the palm single trunked. You can let a couple of them grow if you like the idea of a three trunked Palm with trunks curving out from each other.

Livistona chinensis really don't like full sun in hot dry areas. Partial shade or full shade are best. Also, water should be freely running out of the drain holes after watering so as to both thoroughly wet the soil and prevent salt buildup in the soil.

I did a little research on Darwin Airport September extremes.... So.... some interesting stats re Darwin Airport +36c temps in September There have been 42 September days exceeding 36c since 1941. 1940's - 0 days 1950's - 4 days 1960's - 3 days 1970's - 5 days 1980's - 7 days 1990's - 8 days 2000's - 7 days 2010's - 8 days so far. And individually 31 years since 1941 have recorded +36c in September. So not unheard of but up there in the 95th percentile of Sept maximums. Record is 37.7c in 1983.

As a rule of thumb, it is said that on average, your palm should be getting about as much water per week as the size of the container it's in. That looks like about a 5 gallon container to me. So unless your drip system is dishing out at least 5 gallons a week in that one hour that it's running, your palm may well be drying out. Not to mention that container grown plants in general are more prone to drying out than their in-ground counterparts. Then there are potential heat and exposure questions to further complicate things. If that palm is sitting on average 4-6 hours a day in full blazing California sun, then I think it is safe to say that you should be drenching this guy with water at least twice a week.

How much sun do they get ? Were these palms shade grown ? Mine gets about 8 hrs a day and grows like a weed. Mark the new spears and check to see how much there growing. The brown tipping could be from not enough water these palms cant be drowned =)

Just discovered that it is is an haworthiopsis limifolia ubomboensis Richard

87°F today with Sea breeze storms in the evening, hopefully this pattern lasts a while hoping for a warm October and November.

Unfortunately, this was the last picture before harvest, as I was out of the country for a while on vacation.

Seed starting to put on some size

My Butia opening up

Thank you Michael. Hmm were other golden Malayans (in normal soil) in Orlando like that too then?:) Did those fruit?

This is another option that I have been using for small seedlings. These are S. bermudana and S. Causiarum seedlings that arrived from @cfkingfish today. These are 2.5"x10", nice tray system that holds up to qty 20.

Pretty much anything with a blue crownshaft had a hard time - Socrateas, Wettinias, Dictyocaryums all pau, except for one Dictyocaryum that was under a large Banyan tree. Lemurophoenix probably would have died if the eruption lasted another month, but all of mine appear well down the road to recovery by now. Many of the other palms (Dypsis, Pinanga especially) had no issues whatsoever, and actually seemed a little happier. The bamboo was very happy, as were the Ohias.

That's really impressive! Once mine get a few years in the ground I plan on doing a dig on one side and push them over a little bit...maybe I'll get lucky and they'll develop a curve like that over time!

I ordered from them a couple years back. -got a bunch Needle palms and Serenoa repens. Wish I had a picture to share with you but don't expect them to be big. The needles had undifferentiated leaves and the Serenoa had maybe 3 fronds. Just over 2 years later in the ground I would still classify them as what I would consider 1 gallon palms. Here's a picture that is representative of what I received.

What else could it be....? I can't think of any larger cool tolerant Geononmas that come close.

Nine days into spring and temps like this already!

First up, a borenquena in front. The emerald green crownshaft and leaves held above the horizontal plane are characteristic of this species.

Of the way to many I have, this one's my favorite. Grown from seed by me.

I’d guess undata but it’s the only Geonoma I know quite well.

Well, its food for thought, it's something you're interested in, obviously. I'm sure they realize you are an intelligent man, and with education even the most common things are of great importance, and if something isn't big or rare enough then they miss out of the experience and education of watching and maintaining what could be one of the most beautiful plants some may ever get the chance to get hands on experience with. I wish you the best of luck finding them homes. Thanks Mark

Could be undata. I have seen them with droopy leaves like that. Leaf scars/trunk look a little different but it's a young plant.

Adding to Mike's detailed and excellent comments, there are two Marojejya darianii groves in my old garden. Don't have the specific numbers at hand, but there are about 10-15 individuals in each of these groups and they all look perfectly fine. I have seen them recently. Fissure 11 and 12 were about 900 ft away from my old garden but they didn't last very long and didn't have much of an impact. I hiked back there after they had stopped erupting and in that general area, which I used as a nursery for quite a few years (leased the land from Kamehameha Schools) the jungle has aggressively taken back what I had cleared back then (with a D9 bulldozer). But back to the palms: most palms actually did very well during the eruption and in most cases it made absolutely no difference. Lemurophoenix took a hit but the larger ones are now recovering. Smaller ones (1G, 2G) are GONE. Well, not quite - I have one little brave survivor that will definitely be fine. Sadly, I lost all my Dictyocaryum lamarckianum (had about ten of them, 6-10 ft tall). Totally toasted. Just in general it would seem that some rainforest palms had a hard time with the gases from the eruption but proximity and wind direction were extremely crucial. My old garden was much closer to "the action" and was certainly quite affected with some of the palms. My garden is about 3/4 of a mile from Fissure 8, the most active one, but 98% of the time the air at my place couldn't have been fresher because of the trade winds coming in from the northeast. All the air and gases from F8 was pushed south (the other direction). As a matter of fact, I had better air, being less than a mile away, than they had in Kona, more than 100 miles away. And finally: Clinostigmas, Tahinas, all the big Dypsis, Marojejya, Carpoxylon, Pelagodoxa, Calyptrocalyx, Cyrtostachys and many others - didn't faze them one bit!

Yep. The site is new and the girl that manages it is new too. She is a quick study though. I’ll forward this along. Thanks.

A furniture dolly works great for moving them around as long as you have smooth surface to maneuver on.

I take it's a clay pot? If so, you can get one made of plastic that's larger than the current one. They make plastic pots that look exactly like clay pots, if you like that clay pot look. That's gonna take quite a bit of weight off it and buy you some time.

Don't remember if I heard about it here or somewhere else, but have you guys ever tried BIMS (beneficial indigenous microorganisms)? Interesting article and cheap and easy to make. I use this, horse manure and live fresh mulch to keep healthy amounts of microorganisms in my jungle. BIMS