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I just found out about this thread through a Google search and I appreciate the feedback both positive and negative. I never thought of myself as someone sitting in front of a camera, however some of my discussions are best done in this manner. I was fortunate enough to have a great mentor couple and will always be thankful for that. I found John and Faith on GardenWeb back in 2003.

I moved this 3-4 month old baby up from a cup today to a 3 gal (?), with large holes at the bottom with tons of perlite. It looks small but the root system was already busting the seams. I’m keeping the seed and the growing point above the soil as that keeps it safer from rot (in my experience). A lot of people think it’s crazy to grow Jubaea in a humid climate, but it’s the nematodes that’s do them in. A very freely draining pot out of the soil is a safe bet. I won’t be fertilizing yet. Let’s see where we go from here!

Bismarck palms are EXTREMELY root sensitive. I hope you used some careful caution when planting yours. It often takes a couple of months for shock to show up on these. Just keep an eye on it. There’s nothing you can do if it’s shock other than the usual care to be given to a newly planted palm.

I started trimming leafbases(many just fell off) up on my sabal causiarum. Less than 2' clear, its a fattie at 36" diameter. This palm was planted in summer 2011 as a big strap leaf seedling. It has come a long way to about 20-22' in overall height. Its a beast and has brought 2 volunteers under a nearby bush(not sure if I cut down the bush now. Originally it was labelled a sabal domingensis by Tejas tropicals but the small fruits and 3 orders of branching match Scott Zonas ID of causiarum. And yes it has ligules, but not until it trunked a couple years ago. For scale, my foot is wearing a 12 1/2 size shoe 13" in length.

Thought I’d share my largest hemithrinax ekmaniana flowering for the second time this year. Im hoping she holds on to seed. I have two others but no flowering yet. These are about 7 years old from seed.

15 gallon Radermachera ignea available. Interesting tropical tree that flowers on the stems. This rare tree grows great zone 10. $75.

Hello palm lovers, I know there have been topics about this before, but I was wondering if any of you knew of other locations of Washingtonia palms north of Charleston (Columbia, coastal N.C., etc.) that have not been mentioned before. There are three locations that I know of in Columbia, which I will put below. It is remarkable how big they get there. Wilmington N.C. had several quite large Washingtonia that I know of, all of which have died, so I was hoping for some good news about some that have survived in that are as well. Thanks! PalmsUSA Washingtonia robusta on Rosewood Drive in Columbia Washingtonia robusta on Gadsden Street in Columbia Washingtonia filibusta on Sunset Blvd in West Columbia, SC Washingtonia robusta alive in Wilmington, NC Same Washingtonia dead

This thing never stops to amaze me. Dypsis carlsmithii. Three leaves just fell off, due to rotting infloresence.

That's a gorgeous palm! I wonder why I didn't have that one on my "to buy list." KinzyJR's hardiness list has it surviving Leu Gardens' 2009 extended 29F freeze with no damage, and similar or even worse freezes in Vero Beach down to 26F with apparently no damage. It's definitely on my buy list now!

At least 12”...it was a wet summer here and my Trachy is happy...getting it ready for winter and hoping for the best...I cut my inflorescence off since my Trachy is the only one around and I want it to direct energy to growth and not seed production...this past winter was really nice to my palms...hope this winter is a repeat of last.

Sorry to hear....That has happened to me every time I've tried that on Jubaea. Now I just crack them open when they rattle and germinate the endosperm in sterile media. Some of them will sprout in as little as two weeks, but usually about two to three months at room temperature. The only ones that go moldy are the ones I suspect are bad to begin with. I used to fight these seeds and since I started doing it this way, they are one of the easiest.

I took a picture of this Chamearops humillis today that was planted in 1824 and taller than most telegraph poles

Lou, I believe your palm is suffering from a reduced light level. The petioles are much too long. Here is the "Palma di Goethe" at the University of Padova in northern Italy. It is approximately 430 years old. It is not senescent, and is actually quite vigorous.

This one is in downtown Dallas at a residence of a prominent local individual. He also has around seven 20-35' Jubaea at his house along with multiple mature brahea. All of these plants were transplanted years ago, but nonetheless this C. Humilis grouping is the most impressive I have ever seen. The pictures DO NOT do this justice.

Two of mine…first one is in half a day of shade, the larger one is 6’ tall & wide in full sun. Both are Chamaerops humilis var. argentea.

These are not mine. These are the wild chamaerops that grows at one hundred meters from my house. Authentic wild spanish chamaerops.

Hey everyone, I have a large lot of Howea forsteriana (Kentia Palms) in 5 gallon ($35 and up), 7 gallon ($50 and up), 10 gallon ($60 and up), and 25 gallon ($175 and up). Prices vary from plant to plant depending on size. These have been grown outside and fully acclimated for exterior applications (no greenhouse). The 25 gallon plants are over 15 years old. Pick up only, no shipping available. Text me if interested, my cell is 805-813-3999. Thanks for looking

I love my Acurite 5 in 1 weather station. CONS- Accuracy is questionable especially in extreme heat PROS - Links to Weather underground., Laptop and phone dashboard, cheap and expandable for multiple sensors Bought mine at Costco. Can buy online, but in Spring when they're in stock at the store... cheap as Example right now :

Saw a Washingtonia and Phoenix sp. recently.

Yeah, Very very high ph but it can be flushed out with a few good drenchings. Just make sure your contractor doesn’t do it again!

Grabbed some trunk shots for anyone looking today: Small Chammy Trunk: Medium Chammy Trunk: Large Chammy Trunk:

Dave you need to throw a few citrus in the mix. A Changshu kumquat or a citrumello should do great in your area.

Here is an image of the palm I took the 27th. (Wednesday).

The Sabap palmetto that you said was there for over five years is the one I collected my seeds from in July, they are germinating!

And the front.

Misc shots of the back "jungle" area.

"medium" sized of the 3.

That's Strelitzia

This is today

Here is the transplanting I did over the weekend with the shady grown Chamaerops. I transplanted to the west side of the garden for more sunlight. Photos are before and after. Thanks for looking and have a great weekend.

Big Daddy is 8' tall planted as small 5 gal back in 2005. I wish I could trim up the trunk but nearly impossible with all the leaves and thorns in the way. The last one is growing in to much shade and will be moved pretty soon. More on that one later. Thanks for looking!

'Poop' just got real in this thread... Some of the best gardeners i know are of the female persuasion.

Hold the phone! That was not just a generalization on women gardeners, was it friend? I am by far and wide NOT a feminist, but gardening knowledge has nothing to do with gender

I've wondered the same thing. I've read before what has been suggested, but the suckers on the last Chamaerops I had were fairly high up (above soil line) and didn't have any roots. Maybe this was just too young to try and root? If I had attempted to get a root I would have had to cut some of the trunk of the mother plant. Is that what needs to be done? Jon

Some of your plants are very blue! On mine, the blue comes off pretty easy and it is still very juvenile, but the price was right

Even a bad mix in a small pot could be better to the palm than the best mix in a pot that is too large, esp. in our latitudes. A small pot size allows a better control of watering and helps avoiding the reduction of NO3 to NO2.

very soft shiney leaves

My chammy has these strange partly undivided leaves like some others in this interesting thread.

Very nice and good luck! But why do you put it on the balcony? It doesn’t like direct sun and wind. It is an ideal indoor palm which you can keep for decades in your living room. The only problem could occur when it bumps the ceiling (we had this problem with two Ch elegans of over 2.5 m hight.)

I dug a little S. Palmetto out of the woods and I see that the white part of the spear was underground and got no sun (why it is white). But, do I have to keep the white under soil or can I have it above soil?

Need some help with this palm. It is about 25-30 years old. I forget when I planted it, but it has been a long time ago. You can tell from the photo that the new fronds are much smaller than before. And the older fronds are falling down. It has never done this in the past, I fertilize it with palm fertilizer two or three times a year. I haven't yet, because I wanted to see if any of you have suggestions. Could it be at the end of its lifespan? Thanks for any help. This palm is in St. Augustine, Florida on the northeast coast of Florida.

Lou, I know nothing about your Florida soils, but we had a Dypsis decipiens that showed the same symptons. At first we thought it had been caused by high winds but it kept happening. Our university extension agent said it was caused by a calcium deficiency. We used dolomite ag 10 (granular form) and it finally corrected the problem. The older leaves did not "perk back up" but the other leaves stopped drooping down. Why it happened is a mystery to me. The palm had been planted for at least 15 years without any problems & with the same treatment. It may have been drought related but that is only speculation! Gorgeous palm, by the way. They are a pretty slow grow here for us! Aloha, Karen

Good one Steve. I almost spit up my coffee laughing.

One of my favorite local odds

Here are my Chamaerops. 1 normal, 2 vulcanos. All in pots, but hey, I live in Norway :-)

Here's mine: It has about 50cm of trunk. In front a little T. geminisectus.