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Here's my update (lawn chair for scale):

I’ve been watching these trees grow the past few years and thought I would share a couple of photos. they are located in the Presidio of San Francisco. I think they are all torallyi except for the one with me in vest - I think that’s sunkha. I’m 6’1” for reference. The one at 58 Presidio could be cocoides? It’s smaller in stature than the surrounding torallyis. I’m soooo glad I didn’t plant P. torallyi in my small garden after watching them grow in open spaces!

I was at a guys' house in Dallas, he had some coconuts planted by the pool that the landscapers had recently put in, along with some trachy's that had been there for a few years. He knows nothing about palms, I told him there was no way those cocos were going to survive, he said don't worry, the landscapers will come wrap them up in winter. This was about 4 months before palmageddon.

Siesta Key. Very little care. Does well. 6 years? Maybe 7? From a 15 gallon.

Great day for " Sky Optics " as a dying trough of low pressure scoured some moisture off the East Pacific between Mexico and Hawaii, creating a thin band of Cirrus overhead through the day. First, earlier in the day, a good attempt at another Circumhorizontal Arc, ending mostly in broken " Fire Clouds " Later, toward Sunset, a pretty vivid example of Cloud Iridescence that formed between bands of thicker Cirrus that were moving through. Unlike Halos or Arcs, iridescence is caused by sunlight reflecting off individual water droplets or ice crystals. While the clouds producing the effect seem to be forming in the clear area between the bands of Cirrus, they are actually forming below the Cirrus that is obscuring the sun. Can see patches of iridescent clouds starting to form at roughly the 5 o' clock position below the sun, and above the group of Washingtonia below.

Making progress on this flush. It keeps drawing me back to it when I'm in the yard. A few other Encephalartos have pups starting to flush, but within the genus, its still the only main caudex to have flushed this spring.

Lovely! Heading to Tamiami orchid show tomorrow evening! I’ll try to grab some photos once I run out of my budgeted money for new plants.

I can't find a single citrus for sale here in LA, but there's a lot in Palm Springs. I think it's because of the psyllid. From what I've seen, the non-chain supermarkets have much more interesting plants. The local chinese and mexican stores are good.

That's not even close to the hardiest of crown shaft palms. That stands as much chance of survival as a cat does doing calculus. The only way it will survive even wrapped is if the wrap is a heated greenhouse, 300 miles south.

Want micholitzii pollen? My male is making a cone.

Pot is NOT big enough for a CIDP seed. Phoenix species palms are VERY aggressive root producers. Time to move it to a bigger,(deeper) pot. 2 liter drink bottles work well if you cut the top off and make a few drain holes in the bottom. aztropic Mesa,Arizona

I currently have a C. micholitzii forming a female code and a C. taitungensis about to finish a male cone. Is there any incompatibility between these species to create a hybrid?

New leaf is opening which is needed as the existing oldest ones are getting a bit crispy. Trunk is getting stout but still subterranean. Will need a few more new leaves to open and old ones to die before I see any ringed trunk.

Well I cant have the banana split until I get the bananas! Sure I could buy some but what fun would that be? :-)

Here it was back in May of 2019 I moved it to a sunnier location and after 3 years I just noticed today that there are 2 inflorescences on 2 trunks .

I found this growing at Well-Spring Retirement Community in Greensboro, NC. My first thought was that a resident must’ve planted it - but it’s in a weird location (full shade behind some bushes). I spoke to the head horticulturist and he said it just came up volunteer and has been growing there for several years. He believes there must’ve been palmetto seed in a load of mulch they put out. Either way, definitely pretty cool to see one popping up this far from its native range.

Today Albany had an official minimum of 12C and official maximum of 12C. No diurnal variation at all.

Yeah I just saw that on the BOM site. We are exactly the same and have had 12mm so far with no end for a while. I doubt either of our locations will see 18C today though. We may hit 13C.

My Adonidia died after a brief freeze, and probably never went below 30F. It isn't even a 9b palm in my experience...that thing'll be dead by the end of November.

I have an almost 2 year old CIDP that I've up-potted many times. "Aggresive" fits well. Some people just leave them poking out the bottom or snap them off. I feel like that's just wasting nutrient absorption capability. Ok. .. so I just picked it up to take a pic, and whaddayaknow it's time to repot again. This is getting old. I'm tempted to just put it on the ground.

Normal discoloration. Nothing to worry about. Once established, these are pretty fast growers.

I am keeping my fingers crossed that as we continue through spring these will Mangos will stay on the tree this year. Hoping to eat a few of my own Alphonso mangos again, as it quite often gets to this stage then drops all the fruit.

Can’t remember if I already posted this one on here—sometimes get confused if I posted on orchid board or PT orchid forum. I believe this has Cattleya mossiae in its background. Very reliable springtime bloomer even after spending dismal New England winters indoors. I think it had approximately 12 blooms this year. Purchased as a NOID over 30 years ago.

Sedirea (Aerides) japonica popped open some flowers this last week.

Thelocactus setispinus Echinopsis " Fond Adieu "

The neighborhood RP, starting to flare up.. Neighborhood Cassia fistula ( Golden Shower Tree ) starting to set buds.. Not sure what is going on w/ these two on the west facing side of the house.. Center one may have always been kind of a dud ( Hasn't really moved all that much in the years i have watched it ) Don't think the dead top on the back one is frost kill since no winter in the last 6 has been all that cold. As mentioned before, thinking not getting enough water in summer 2020 is more of a factor. Is the time of year when they drop their leaves anyway. ( ..though they seem to retain their canopy more in FL ) We'll see how they look once they start flowering / leafing out, as we get into Monsoon Season. 3rd specimen, closest to the street, also the healthiest of the 3. Can see buds forming in picture #2. Trees in back of picture #1 include: Moringa, full of pods ( far left ) Tamarind, tall tree just right of center, ..and Ficus benjamina ( Gum Drop looking thing on the lower right )

Hybridization among Sabal species does occur but is not rampant like Phoenix. I've found my various Sabals have staggered flowering times, which give them little chance to hybridize. For example, my Sabal miamiensis x mexicana Leu Garden - itself a rare hybrid - flowered a couple months ago while all my trunking Sabals have yet to flower. My pure Sabal miamiensis is flowering now. The best way to prevent hybridization is to cut off all flower spathes except the one you want to harvest. If they have staggered flowering times, no problem.

Cone just now pushing. Maybe a few months away for pollen. Your female cone is close. Either way, I’ll ship pollen and you can freeze for next time if we miss this years.

C. micholitzii female cone.

Nice to see palms naturalizing in NC. Sabals seem to like to sprout against walls, where I suppose trapped moisture aids germination and radiant heat offers protection. I tend to snap photos of these intrepid volunteers when I spot them. I guess I like the uncluttered setting. Here's my latest:

@JeskiM if you want to streamline your search use Google instead of the search function on here. Type in your query and then type palmtalk after it.

Santa Barbara Courthouse, Santa Barbara, California: Four Mile Cove Ecological Park, Cape Coral, Florida: California State Capitol, Sacramento, California: La Jolla, California: Dubois Park, Jupiter, Florida: Balboa Park, San Diego, California: River Bend Park, Jupiter, Florida: Dubois Park, Jupiter, Florida: Balboa Park, San Diego, California: Dubois Park, Jupiter, Florida: Rotary Park, Cape Coral, Florida: Balboa Park, San Diego, California: Causeway, Sanibel Island, Florida: Matanzas Pass Preserve, Fort Myers Beach, Florida: Dubois Park, Jupiter, Florida: Causeway, Sanibel Island, Florida: Highland Hammock State Park, Florida:

Butch

Wow, there are some talented photographers here! Just a few for now, quick snaps from my garden during a stressful time.

Water? That thing looks like it needs hand water every day during the dry season right now. The soil/sand is bone dry, pretty deep down during this part of the dry season around my area.

This is the way. Example to type into Google search bar: North Texas Cold Hardy Palms closed site:www.palmtalk.org. You’ll still get a lot of irrelevant results, but it’s much easier to sift through than using the search feature on this website.

I have transported medium sized palms in the bed of a pickup , over 100+ miles . I go to a Thrift store , and buy several sheets . Then " bunch up " the fronds , wrap the sheets around them , and use masking tape , wound around to hold it all together . Then lay the palm down horizontally , secure it with some small objects that weigh enough to control any flapping .

Thanks! They actually fair well here. I have seen huge mango trees in the past and they always recover after winter. But most of the time they don't even get damage.

I have several 15G Pritchardia hillebrandii for sale, they are about 6-7 feet planted height. Asking $125 for them. The 15G photo is attached. I also have 1 really nice size 20G for $350, it is big!! Pickup in Thousand Oaks, text me if interested 805-813-3999

I’ve thought about this . So wouldn’t every palm technically be self cleaning ? Eventually every frond falls off right after so long ? I’m curious because most species you see grown are trimmed at one point . I can’t imagine a 30 foot queen palm with a skirt to the ground .

Its painful to see a better selection of palms at a Lowes location in Tennessee than a location in northwest Florida.

Looks like this palm is gonna make it! Started pushing some new visible growth last week:

Pretty sure they're all varieties of C. macrocarpa.. Think the one i posted is C. m. X " Humphreyi " and, if interested, should be available out there, esp. through larger nurseries like Evergreen, up the road from you on Oceanside. Kartuz has sold that one, ..and a couple other variegated var. also. Makes sense that they'd be kind of obscure ( ..as far as edible things go ) to a good % of people who see these more of a hedge that produces nice flowers sometimes than something that could be cultivated as a backyard crop. ..and that someone might have to sample fruit off individual specimens to separate those w/ decent, or better quality fruit from those that produce the most excellent. Similar idea w/ Mesquite.. Pods on some will have a higher sugar content and/or milder, earthy after taste notes compared to pods off other trees.

A Horse, ..or hand grabbing something.. Would be even cooler if there was a lightning bolt coming out of the finger, or center of the hand.

Both photos from my garden. Frog the other month. Butterfly couple years ago

Thar she blows! Super psyched to see this. Any care tips much appreciated!