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Stepped out back and kinda let out a yell. It’s about 30 fee 10 m tall.

Photo from Saturday of my largest Chambeyronia pyriformis putting out a new leaf. This is growing in mostly shade in my jungle section where there is barely any soil on the lava rock. I planted 3 in January 2019; one died last year and the other is only about half the size of this one.

Chrysalidocarpus Hovomantsina showing off

Looking down on the best( in my opinion) palm garden on the big island. Not to many people have seen it but if u have u are lucky

They are a very attractive seed, bright red and quite large, may I ask when they are ready @JohnAndSancho would be interested in a few seeds, if he promises not too kill them! Richard

Just starting a thread for us to show off how our palms have grown over the years! I’m sharing my own photos, grown in partial sun, narrow space, no fertilizer, and just 1km from the sea here in tropical Singapore. Drop your own Before vs Now shots too! Whether your palms exploded with growth or took their sweet time, we’d love to see how different species perform. Bonus points for rare or quirky ones! 😎 Pic 1: Dec 2020 – Bismarckia nobilis, Areca catechu, and Johannesteijsmannia altifrons. Pic 2: Jul 2025 – Same lineup, 5 years later. Pic 3: The Areca got so tall it no longer fits in one shot with Joey! Here’s another angle. Pic 4: Dec 2020 – The Licuala orbicularis pair. The left one was already a decent size, the right one a bit behind. Pic 5: Jul 2025 – Both have grown into handsome plants with nearly perfect round leaves. Worth the wait! Pic 6: (Bonus) Dec 2020 – Trees planted by the government behind my garden, fresh in the ground. Pic 7: Jul 2025 – Trees grow like champs! Nice to have a government that values a green neighborhood. 🌳

Not a palm but very eye catching! Labeled “ Orange Crush” sold as a Tillandsia . It was small when I bought it and a dull reddish color . Now I know why it is called what it is. Harry ‘From our Tillandsia wall.

When you’re obsessed with palms, short on space, and totally ignore the ‘space them out’ rule… Fast forward a few years, and boom!

First flower spathes on this 2 headed Chrysalidocarpus Prestonianus Hybrid

Not common down here. You see a few in Perth, much less down here. I’ve probably got the most of them here on the south coast. A real statement even non palm people like, if they have the room to plant.

Yes , I will keep an eye out . It takes months for them to turn here. My friend said I could have them , his Kentia is also loaded with seeds , mine didn’t produce seed this year . Problem with Kurt ( my good friend ) is he is always traveling so getting seeds could be tricky . When I get my hands on seeds I will certainly keep @JohnAndSancho in the loop. Also , keeping a keen eye on some Dypsis Decipiens seeds 🙄 . Harry

There’s always room for few more!

Chambeyronia macrocarpa var watermelon loaded with seeds!

Not quite gyuseppe lepidozamia have smooth edges to the leaves.

That is a dioon spinolosum super easy to grow tough cycas sp!

If someone doesn’t come over to dig it out and take it home, then someone's an eejit!

A few new summer plantings that just went in the ground this week. Now that I actually have some canopy and protection, I decided to get a couple of Joey palms in the garden: Joey Magnicia on the left and Altifrons on the right. Altifrons planted (above) with my loyal companion Suubi in the background. Magnifica planted below: Then for some sun plantings, up first is a Pritchardia Martii in my Hawaii / Pacific Islands planter: overgrown 1 gallon plant above, planted out below. The last new planting for now is a Lemurophoenix that I’ve had in a pot for years. These seem to hate being in pots (at least for me) so I’m hoping it gets happier in the ground. Sadly this spot only opened up in my Madagascar planter because I recently lost a trunking Chrysalidocarpus Infanadiannae. Some sort of fungus took it out. Hopefully this Lemurophoenix thrives in this corner spot.

Playng where’s Waldo, Brassiophoenix drymophloeoides among friends.

A new frond on my Rhopalostylus Bauri Cheesmania . I lost a R. Sapida a few years ago after 20 years of solid growth . It was terminated by a heat wave because I failed to give it shade . I happened on to this species and decided on a shady position in the garden . It has been here for about a year and thriving. Harry

Iguanura polymorpha!

First flower on Lanonia calciphila. Wild collected the seed from Vietnam many years ago. Back again later in the year.

Always nice H rheophytica.

So, I posted a while back “Summer Recovery” and got a couple responses that made me think I’ve been living a lie…😂 First the Brazoria. There was a question about its authenticity based on the height of the seed stalks. Oddly enough, I had no idea that seed stalk height that exceeds frond height is an indication that the palm is not a Brazoria. My face sagged and my heart fell and I’ve been watching those seed stalks like a prison guard ever since. So far, seeds are forming and stalk height is almost exactly frond height. I’ll send pics later. Then I got a post regarding my accidental Butia and I’ll bore you with the details because it’s quite a story that I’ve told before but in my zone, we’re very limited so palms and stories tend to repeat themselves…and age plays a part, too. Anyway, it was early summer and I thought I would try sprouting some seeds so I ordered some Brazoria seeds. My germination method of choice was to use moist sphagnum moss as the medium in a plastic bag. Things seemed normal for a few days then suddenly I had a bag full of hairy mold. So I took all the seeds out to dry on my garden bench outside. I no sooner turned my back and all 12 seeds were gone. The thief was a squirrel no doubt as I have at least a dozen of the chronically obese critters in my microclimate, backyard zone. I feed them, along with the birds. It’s my own fault. Anyway, I thought that was it for the experiment and I moved on. Well, spring rolled around and about mid spring I noticed a 6” thin strap leaf growing right off my ground level deck. I was shocked. That seed wintered, unprotected in ground in an area that gets no sun in the winter. Anyway, I dug it up and transplanted it to a sunnier spot in my microclimate backyard. And here’s where my heart not only sank…it imploded. There was an observation from my post that it probably is a Sabal of some sort. Don’t get me wrong, I love Sabals but in terms of what I have to talk about, they dominate and they’re palmate. This Butia was going to be my only pinnate, protected, of course, until it was too big to protect. Thus becoming another sad Palm Talk casualty but at least something new to talk about! So, it’s a wait and see. I still have hope as there were zero Sabal seeds here unless someone sold me a bag of Sabal seeds but I was real “Palm Talk” studious to make sure the seeds I ordered looked like Butia Odorata seeds, and they did., I’ll give it to fall to see if my beloved accidental Butia is a Sabal… Have a great rest of your summer growing season. I’ll be posting pics by fall to vindicate my palms! 😂

Some new plants in the ground that will benefit from our rainy season (SW Florida zone 10b) Vonitra dransfeldii Veitchia simulans in a newly-cleaned out bed thanks to my wifey. It's a Fijian palm so i hope it makes it. Dypsis procera And the always-popular lanai palm Ravenea rivularis. $16 from Lowes. On sale. Couldn't resist!

These 2 Sabal Bermudana both sprouted at the same time, they're in the same soil, both watered and misted regularly, etc etc. One was grown under LED lights and one was grown in a NE facing bathroom window. Guess which is which! It looks like it's vogueing.

Why not a few garden pics on a special day for all!

This weekend I discovered that my Brahea dulcis blue form began suckering! I wasn't expecting it to sucker because I grew it from seed collected from a solitary blue palm! According to @kinzyjr's cold hardiness spreadsheet these are hardy to warm parts of zone 8b (defoliating but surviving 10°-15°F).

Usually when I see chamaerops suckers they tend to have strap leaves, like seedlings, for a while before they develop the full palmate leaf shape. one of my specimens has suckers which form palmate leaves even as very immature suckers, with tiny fronds between 1cm to 1inch across. has anyone else observed this interesting habit on other specimens of this species?

Obi Island, C elegans and mates then Obi Island leaves, then B madagascariensis

Same down here . They are around , just not that common. I can’t remember if there were any planted at De La Guera garden in downtown SB . I saw plenty of older Sabal and a beautiful Arenga . It would be the perfect setting. Harry

My friends Chambey has a boat load of seeds as well , just waiting for them to ripen . They remind me of Howea seeds , probably take a while to germinate. @DoomsDave says the Watermellon may not follow the parent plant . Mine came from a Watermellon variety in Maui and has very little mottling. Either way , a Chambeyronia is a nice addition to the garden. I saw a small one at a nursery in Ventura yesterday $60 for a 1 gallon . Harry

That one you have Harry is what we call a flaming cracker a real bonza, strewth oh mighty a real bloody beauty, you could look at it until the cows come home of a cycad in Australia mate! Richard

Correct , super tough and easy to grow in a warm temperate climate. They can take full sun and arid conditions when acclimated. This is about 25 years from a 10” nursery pot , they get large . Harry ‘From one of my previous posts . It is now , since this pic , sporting a new set of fronds!

Yes I had Covid and got from hospital, during y y operation ! Iam not a doctor but I would recommend Cannabis CBD oil for some of your conditions, you will be surprised the good benefits of CBD oil. While I don’t do drugs or drink, I do not have a problem with anyone who wish’s to do so, it’s there body and they have freedom of choice in life. And as for twitter I get really bad internet connection so you won’t have internet reception to run up a bill! And if they come looking for you we will just hide you in the nursery at the back of the Joey palms!

One tough cycas. Rare palm seeds would be responsible for a lot of Dioon spinolosum in Europe I would think.

Iam sure one clever grower will see a gap in the market. And once they do there will be a flood of new Bismarck palms in your area.

There are a few around planted in traffic roundabouts, and they look impressive smack bang in the middle of the road!

And of course with such stunning leaves it just has to be a clumper. BAH Kill it, I say, kill it. Peachy

Clever marketing tactics. They know what there doing!

That’s a big Arenga , Dave . It’s gorgeous. Harry

Will, I just noticed my dulcis start to sucker today and it's pretty young - no character leaves yet but almost! Mine is the blue form.

Happy to say this lovely pulled through and is back to pushing healthy leaves (lower leaf is the spike that was stalling and dying back from the tip when I posted). I think the soil needed a flush when I got it (leaves were browning quickly every time I watered, and no longer) and that the fertilizer I used pushed it over the edge...almost. Thanks everyone for all your help! @Johnny Palmseed @Merlyn

Another Encephalartos with wide leaflets and a bit of twist. This is an Encephalartos latifrons, but I don't know which form it is. It seems to still be adapting to being planted in the ground at 4 years since it came out of its container. I was happy to see this 10 leaf flush since the prior flush was only 3 leaves. The ratio of leaflet width th length seems very dramatic with this specimen.

Dale i have found Howea belmoreana to be a little slower. I don't have any Howea forsteriana here in Leucadia but my neighbor has several along our fence line. I have 3 belmoreana in Carlsbad and about a dozen forsteriana and the forsteriana are much taller after a couple of decades. The belmoreana do great but they are definitely a little slower for me. I planted this Howea belmoreana around 2011, and had to transplant it in 2013 to a different spot due to a house remodel. It never faltered. Hedyscepe canterburyana has been very finicky for me. I have planted 4 or 5 and only one has been a long term survivor. It is probably 15 years old and a fraction of the size of any of my Howeas.

That time of year again! Harry Dioon Spinalosa with a new flush!

Four little palms lanonia magaloni licuala bracteata Lanonia centralis Lanonia dasyantha

Looking down at my accommodationin Batu Patong on the Kelibat Highlands. At Bario waiting for my flight to Miri now.

Wallachia densifolia looks pretty good looking west into the sunset

Hi, two of my rarer species in the garden enjoying abundant rain during the rain season... Not the fastest ones but I am glad to have them - Neoveitchia brunnea. Lars

A raptor perched on a bare branch in front of Andean wax palms. Could be a peregrine falcon or a red shouldered hawk. I can't say at this distance. There's a Juania australis to the right behind the foliage.