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Bottles and spindles survive in HHI?

Yikes looks really neglected but i believe it can bounce back completely if not almost completely with good care.

Thanks very much for posting your image !

Here's a picture of the whole tree. The sun has set here so it's a nighttime shot.

@Meangreen94z Too hot and dry in Houston? I've been thinking about trying one here.

Forgot to mention, I also moved it into a new spot with more airflow and a bit brighter with overhead protection

Just by those pics can definitely tell it’s in rough shape. Can we get pics of the whole palm?

Was watering everything and came across this. First flowers incoming on the roebelenii pair. Was just noticing last week how fat the trunks were getting but definitely did not expect *this*. These palms still look like some type of shrub though lol Will provide an update on these soon.

Hello palme talkers. We just moved into to a new home a month ago that has multiple palms around the yard. The previous owner left the whole yard to fend for itself for many years. Besides the overgrowth in general, some palms are looking bedraggled. In particular a multi trunk palm, not taller than the eves, seems quite frazzled. I have laid down palm fertilizer at the base of the trunks. The pictures show the crown of the trunk which seems to be struggling , the other crowns are looking better. Now I am wondering if I should remove some dead stuff or just wait and see. Any ideas would be appreciated. I donnot know the name of the palm variety.

I put a couple 15 gallon size specimen in the ground in Lago Vista, Texas this spring. I’ve been told that’s the preferred size, right when they start to pick up speed. They are in a protected spot in my backyard, heres one them.

I don't have any contact info for him. If @PalmatierMeg or anyone else has direct contact info, they'll have to let you know. He should be one of the vendors at the SFPS Sale this weekend: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/83777-south-florida-spring-palm-sale-at-university-of-miami-coral-gables-april-27-28-2024/

Hi Bill, thanks for the offerings! I'm interested in the Chuniophoenix. I Guess I will private message you tomorrow. Thanks!

Picture update. I had my tree cleaned and pollinated and de-throned. I planted 50 more Medjools. I have 150 Medjools, 40 zahedi , 5 Barhi. About 1500 pounds of Medjool are on the way. Just to give an idea. ita $400 one gal of pollen and $12 each tree to clean, 20240420_090247.mp4

Thats a shame! When I first started reading about Pembana I thought it would be a great hardier alternative to Lutescens, which are everywhere in my neighborhood, and always look yellow in our sugar sand. Going to try and keep the Pembana to one trunk and wrap the crown with Christmas lights and burlap when needed. I spend a lot of time fishing in the Broward area and will have to check and see if I can find a larger specimen of Macarthurii to bring back next time. I did just germinate a couple Wallichia Disticha that I’m interested in trialing here

I've got about a dozen plants on hand now in one gallon pots. They're not listed yet, so you'll have to message me.

Thank you. I will reach out to them. do you happen to know contact info for Ron Croci JR? He is a south florida local based on what I researched on the forum.

My wife and I went there a few years ago. We have been meaning to go back because it is only about 20 minutes from where we live. It is really incredible all that they’ve done with the place. Thanks for sharing!

I got one for Christmas 4 years ago and has been a good grower but a bug magnet

To reiterate, as the others have said....... WOW! Beautiful stuff.

Borrasus aethiopum is a palm indigenous to tropical Africa. This has to be one of the most gigantic of all palms. It is beyond huge. I cannot see this palm growing in any real fashion unless you have a tropical climate. Brownsville probably has a chance. A few shots of these in South Florida:

Still looking for a Lowes that carries Bismarkias. I can only find Mexican fans, pindos, Chinese fans, Med fans, sagos, queens, bottles, spindles and date palms. Still a decent selection but I already have all these palms lol!

Put a decent sized mule in the ground today. Right in front of my queen as a replacement for the day that the cold inevitably kills it, be it next year or a decade from now. And I did plant this W Robusta I got off the clearance rack a month or two ago so I’ll add that as well. Looks much better now than it did.

Treat them like a mix between a coconut and a Bismarckia. The coconut part: keep it away from walkways and away from anything you don't want damaged with high winds or fruit drop. The fruit looks and hits like a cannon ball. If you get high winds, look out The Bismarckia in that they are somewhat root sensitive and have big fans. They are also dioecious, so you'll need a male and female to produce viable seeds. https://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Borassus_aethiopum

Agree with @kinzyjr on Premier Growers, Corey and Shelby. Shelby’s contact on PT is @PalmMom007

I picked a small one up at the CFPACS meeting a couple of weeks ago. The guy who germinated it has a large one in his yard. Not the seed source but the trunk is 4’ across at the base. Its massive! His advise was that their roots are hypersensitive probably more so then Bismarckia. So much so he said that if I try to remove it from the 2 gal pot that I’d probably kill it. If I do plant it out I’ll just carefully slice the walls of the pot and plant it directly in the ground in the pot. Otherwise moderate water and nothing specific about soil. PS I’ll be watching this thread for advise too now 😃