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Some new zone push arecas in the collection. You just don’t know until you try, these arecas are a standout in the cool conditions, all purchased from the tropical zone, so doing quite well considering there upbringing in the tropics. A couple will go in the garden in spring but it’s great to see some new palms once thought of not possible to grow in the subtropical climate.

I have a pair of Phoenix dactylifera. Original trunk failed but put up these 2 sprouts which are almost like twins.🤷‍♂️ aztropic Mesa, Arizona

View just after sunrise was nice today from the lanai. Early in the day, the sun gets under the canopy and the flame burns.

Some Brownsville coconut palms for everyone:)

The real dypsis genus would have to one of my favourite palms. Small perfect for the understory neat tidy palms. Beautiful landscape subjects for that intimate spot in the garden by a pathway or in a container on a sheltered patio. There probably up there with the chamaedorea genus with so many varieties that are hard to beat!

Two not so lucky Calyptrocalyx one is the albertsiana totally cooked, and the other is the tiniman not to happy about winter but surviving so far it may be the soft tropical growth that’s burned, either way you can pretty well much rule out these two for now.

My frustrations with the Livistona nitida: The first image is from December 2024 when I brought this nitida inside for a hard freeze. I had 2 plants like this, one in ground and one in pot. I was optimistic this winter, as my in-ground specimen stayed green right until we had a dip down to 13F. Then inevitably burned up, and I eventually trunk cut it. It has since recovered, but is a weed compared to what it was. This one (pictured) was kept in the garage through hard winter. My hopes being that more vegetation, bigger rootball, and a warmer spot in the yard would give it more success. I planted after the last freeze, and have been waiting patiently... Since then, It wen't through a triple spear pull and very slow growth. It has spent most of the last month pushing up this new frond, and frankly, I have become too impatient. This weekend, I scrapped the idea of a nitida, and moved in a W. filifera. Multiple reasons, but most of my reading has led me to believe that the nitida has good survivability into the teens, but each year would be starting from scratch. I've made some mistakes with my palm garden. Shoulda, woulda, coulda done different. One mistake was to assume this bad-boy was idle all that time....The roots had sprawled out in ever direction and the plant was probably ready to take off. But i'm moving on.... In this section I have Oleander nerium, Agave Ovatifolia, and a young W. filifera. It's on fake slope in the yard, with a rock cover. I know (now) there are a lot of mixed feelings on rocks, but hoping this leads to success in a swampy zone 8, and can help keep the feet dry.

If you like the color of Encephalartos nubimontanus, you will also like Encephalartos dyerianus. This one if flushing after taking a year off during 2024. You can see it is holding the two prior flushes. The immediate prior one has a little of the waxy coating that gives the silvery green appearance to the leaflets, but the oldest flush is mostly devoid of any of the waxy color providing material. I attribute this plant's decision to be an inconsistent flushing plant to the fact that it is in more shade than it would like. The Chrysalidocarpus lutescens behind it was smaller when I planted the dyerianus, but I wanted something to act as a screen from the street outside the wall, and neighbor's across the street, so the clumping palm is doing its job, even though this cycad wants more sun.

I have a great view here facing southeast and west . It is the reason we bought this house 28 years ago. Our main bedroom , living room , kitchen and dining room are all on the view side of our home. Most of the south facing side of the house is glass with a stackable glass sliding door to merge our living room with the deck.We extended the deck space by adding a retainer wall many years ago . Two years ago we had a large stamped concrete slab to replace the flagstone that was not practical. Harry ‘The deck is about 60’ wide , this is right off our living room. Looking west in the evening About mid day Night time with the smoke from the fireworks , July 4th

when you plant certain palms as a double or triple, do each of them typically grow at a different rate or do they shoot up and have similar heights? I have a number of Livistona chinensis on my property that was planted as doubles years ago. Each pair have very different grow rate. I would say the most extreme one is a double where one where the top of trunk is 5 feet from the ground and the other one is 14' from the ground. It's like one is dominant the other took the back seat. What is interesting is the tall one is always the one closer to the east. Coincidence?

What is funny is that my biggest Birmingham doesn't have any inflorescences at all but my second biggest Birmingham is loaded with flowers now and hopefully seed by fall . I let a dipper gourd crawl all over my biggest Birmingham last summer and it didn't like the shade . If you've ever grown a dipper gourd you know that they are like Kudzu until the first freeze . I expect my biggest one to be happy again next year . Will Below is my second biggest Birmy : My biggest Birmingham that is still a little beat up from that gourd : My 13 size shoe for scale on my biggest Birmy :

Just sitting around admiring the view, the saintlucei is looking good from the deck! What’s your current view!

Out of zone/normal range, there’s really no standard pricing. Just supply and demand. I’m in a non-coastal zone 8, some of the local nurseries have Butias for $120-$175. I can drive 2 hours to the beach, and they are $25? Theres a place around Raleigh that sold windmills a little bigger than this for $350, and sold out

$270 ?

If it were me, I would plan a couple days at VA Beach that included palm purchases. Straight south through Delaware, across the bay.

When they sprout just don't put them in the sun and don't water too often, let them dry between waterings.

Hi Everyone! I must admit that I don’t jump to read topics in the Cold Hardy section since I live in the tropics. And some on PT may not have seen the TX travel post. I am very excited to be heading to Texas in December for the first ever IPS weekend Biennial. There are a few more spaces open and I especially want to encourage everyone who has never attended an IPS event to sign up. Here’s your chance to put faces to those who enjoy PT without a big price tag or need to be away from home as long as required for an international trip. Please share this link to everyone you think might be interested so we can add this trip to our list of sold out travel. I just booked my rooms at the lovely resort hotel with negociated price including free breakfast and parking and no resort fee. This trip (unlike most IPS travel) offers a la carte selections for those who choose to drive in each day or stay at another hotel or only attend one event. The clock is ticking on this event…. I will be duplicating this post in Discussing Palms Worldwide since many visitors only go there.

Got this NOID Dendrobium a few years ago as a freebie. BLooms faithfully

One other healthiest foxtail I have ever seen got my attention today!

No need for a toque in that weather eh! I have driven a car though you’re area one beautiful part of the world. Absolutely gorgeous, Canada will always have a place in my heart!

Well iam moving to Hawaii now that last pic confirmed it!

I have a few multiples too and each one grows at a different rate despite being similarly sized when juveniles.

My experience is exactly the opposite!

Thought I would add some pics to this thread of a Hovomantsina Hybrid that is m growing. Very fast palm, has gone from a 1 gallon plant to the size it is now in less than 5 years.

i saw this windmill palm in a nursery near me. it’s 15 gallons and 270 dollars. is this a good price? should i do it? i’ve been really thinking about it for a week and i really want it, im just scared im gonna regret spending this money. it was grown in florida but has experienced winter here. i’ve just never spent that much money before so it’s scary to me

Sounds expensive to me.

You should see how dry it gets on my property in a summer drought, the grass is first to come back after rain.

Also tomatoes should be very tasty, when grown in this kind of soil!

Is it enriched with volcanic cinder?

Giuseppe, here I have in a constant manner the opposite experience. I have sowed several times in a community pot seeds from both theophrasti, dactylifera and hybrids between the two, and always during separation and individual potting up of the seedlings, theophasti had the less developed root system, this is an undisputable observation. About the reasons? I am not sure anymore, after this post...

I m looking for to Patrick shaffer mail for hybride. Thank you.

Washingtonia in Sunset Beach, N.C. Link to Google Street View: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ePuUv2cBuGd4gQ218

You did right by checking in here. @Jim in Los Altos always will give you the best advice.

Thank you, I was told by a tree lopper that it would fall, but I thought he was just out for business.

Word is he's not producing much anymore, but you can try him here coolhybrids@yahoo.com

Once they get rolling, a Phoenix theophrasti is typically a little quicker than Phoenix dactylifera here and in TX. Which variety of dactylifera were you growing?

I need to create a deck.

I don't have a deck but here's a palmy view from my back patio. My largest palms are to the right of this shot.

I’m glad I’m not the only one out there , I can see this is a thing! Still looking for the right Tiki but one hasn’t honored me yet. When we were in Morea , Tahiti we saw some nice ones and attended a blessing . The Polynesians take them seriously ! It has to be right or……bad ju-ju. Harry

No mature palms in this view...yet, but I am working on that. 😀

Encyclia hanburyii is in full bloom. I think this is the fullest display of flowers on this specimen I have ever had. I actually bought it for it's red plump pseudobulbs, having never seen the flower several years ago. It seems to thrive in full sun as you can see it's companion plants.

Humble area this week while visiting a friend:) Everything in these pics survived 19° with minimal help unfortunately the kings are likely toast if we have another bad winter as he’s moving 😅

Pritchardia martii. The leaves remind me of Copernicia. The abaxial sides are almost pure white. Tim

Filibusta in the ground. I'll probably end up moving it or adding more dirt, this area is kind of a low spot because it's all sloped for drainage now. @N8ALLRIGHT being the benevolent gentleman that he is has also donated some Trachy hybrids and Princeps to the John and Sancho East Mississippi Palm Hole, so I'm asking for suggestions. Should I keep planting here in the Bed of Unwanted Palms, or do I start something else and do a bed of straight Trachies?

There won't be many updates until fall due to the sheer volume of work that needs to be completed. For now, a small update - the Cocos nucifera 'Atlantic Tall' just put out a spathe.

The unidentified Hydriastele. Open habit and nice color at this stage of its young life. Tim

I think mine was about a year or two. Yours should be growing great soon!!

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

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Joe at Discovery Island Palms is located in San Marcos. I definitely recommend making the trip down to Joe's as the majority of his inventory is sun grown and ready to throw in the ground. He's got a good inventory of collector palms and companion plants to buy, plus his prices are tough to beat. As far as species selection that depends on your climate, lot size, sun exposure, desired look for your garden, etc. I'm not familiar with the climate in Santa Clarita but if you're looking for species you don't see in all your neighbors yards I'd recommend Archontophoenix tuckeri, Beccariophoenix alfredii, Brahea armata, Bismarckia nobilis, Cyphophoenix elegans, Dypsis decaryi (plus any hardy Dypsis species), and maybe some Pritchardia species such as martii or hillebrandii.