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Now that it's autumn, watch for falling leaves! 🍂🍁🌴 Extremely robust crownshaft of Chrysalidocarpus canaliculata flattened an old ti plant. (Purchased as C. canaliculatus so that's what I call it.)

A bit of an unknown Caryota in my area that’s for sure. Iam sure there out there in some collection somewhere. But definitely a rare beauty around my parts. I gave this one plenty of space well away from any buildings and so it can be viewed in its full glory in 20 years time!

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Royal dropped a leaf to show this

chamaedorea quetzalteca is a form of chamaedorea costaricana

Linospadix minor

In no particular order: Licuala Cordata Marojejya Darianii Orania Trispatha Sabinara Magnificia Johannesteijsmannia altifrons Licuala Mapu Copernicia Fallaensis Cyrtostachys Renda

Chrysalidocarpus Prestonianus dropped a leaf to reveal some color

Here's mine Giuseppe, followed by a couple of the regular form of costaricana. Quetzalteca seems to have finer and slightly stiffer leaflets, at least mine does. They all need to go in the ground!

In memory of Merc psillakis are these copernica that he germinated that I got from him. So as a tribute to Merc any of his palms that I got from him from now on will be named var Merc psillakis in honour of the great germinater. I have a few of his palms in my nursery and garden they have now become a living memory, to honour such a great man who could germinate a rock.

Hers a group planting of three in Sydney botanical gardens!

Merc's funeral was very well attended, around 500 people. The police had to close the street to traffic. The wake was as large with speakers honouring his life. He was a champion surfer and Kelly Slater wrote a nice comment about him. This Saturday at Deewhy beach a huge public memorial for Merc is being held on land and sea supported by corporate sponsors and local council. Maria has asked for me to address the crowd about his passion for palms which i will do. Miss the regular contacts, laughter and palm banter

Welllll Maybe it’s Chambeyronias!

This one has been in the ground for ten years out of a one gallon container. Neither Wodyetia nor Veitchia will grow well at all here but their hybrid does shockingly well. I wish a had a few more of them. Anyone growing one or more in a cooler climate?

Trachycarpus fortunei and ensete maurillii in Dallas

Seedling grown Brahea armata in Dallas 7 months after 12F

Let's see the roystonia oleracae !! To add, I have a corypha umbraculifera in my backyard, which falls into "that won't grow where you live" category. I just saw on reddit some person in texas also has a corypha !

Yep the o y way to do it is by the hundred seeds at a time. By the time a few die and you you get the runts sorted out, plus the collectors want a few you never have enough! Richard

Three spears on this Rhopalysyis caught me eye.

I POSTED 4 MONTHS AGO about these trees before i root pruened with mostly sceptical responses, due low success rate of young sabal palms. I root prued a bunch to eliminate the reluctance to purchace one oc these tree. Also adding a one year repacment any were in the state of florida. I have moved 100 of these trees repoted in 65 gal pots and have not lost one.

Not typically a recommended palm species for my area but this Geonoma pohliana has remained healthy and grown slowly throughout the last few years putting out two red fronds per year. It’s little offset has a red spear as seen in one photo below. Anyone else growing this species?

I'd have to agree with the others, this doesn't look like a waggie.

Pictures like these make me wonder about the work I am creating for myself down the road after planting so many big Chrysalidocarpus / Dypsis in my garden!

Some chamaedorea made with seeds from my garden and they are (not uncommon) oblongata microspadix radicalis arborescent form

I used to have several dozen cycads, mostly Zamias, in large pots. Last fall after our gardens were decimated by Hurricane Ian, I decided to downsize my collection, plant large ones and repot a limited number of small ones. As many of my Zamias were loddigesii x pumila hybrids bought at various Palm Beach sales, I kept a few that were different looking or primo and composted the rest. Broke my heart but had to be done. I did something similar with my many Dyckias, although I gave larger ones to @PalmMom007for her nursery. I planted a number of cycad spp on our Garden Lot and distributed the rest in pots around surviving palms. I've lost many nametags over the past year so my IDs may be wrong or flat out missing. Anyway, here goes. Encephalartos sclavoi - the only one of its genus to survive for me here in FL but it's a dandy. Blue Encephalartos can't seem to hack our swelter Ceratozamia latifolia - I think. My only specimen from this genus Cycas armstrongii - germinated seeds from RPS before customs brouhaha Cycas siamiensis Dwarf - also from RPS Dioon edule - just put up a new flush of leaves Dioon edule 'Queretaro Blue' - took a major beating from Ian but I hope it survives Dioon spinulosum Zamias - this tropical genus does really well in SWFL Z furfuracea - I've had this one - a male, I believe - for years. The cardboard "not-a-palm" Z floridana - Coontie, of course Z picta Z picta 'Heavy Yellow' with odd-shaped leaves. Probably hybrid Z nana Z plicata - ridged leaves are really neat Z spartea Z unknown species Z loddigesii x pumila hybrid #1 Z loddigesii x pumila hybrid #2 Z loddigesii x pumila hybrid #3

My largest T. Princeps ‘New Form’.

Seedling grown nanorhops richtiana in Dallas 7 months after 12F an example of an established, seedling grown on site , cold hardy palm recovery in a Hot summer climate.

Yes that’s why I have located this one far enough away from any structures. The only damage it can do is to the garden underneath it. Richard

Some goodies that need to be potted up to make a bit of room in the mad scientist lab. A couple of nice Pinanga species that if all goes well in winter will be some nice additions to the garden. And a proven winner the warscewizianus a favourite of mine. If you keep on sowing seeds sooner or later you have to pot them up!

I find most dypsis can handle the cool weather. And a few light frost, even the smaller real dypsis can handle the cool weather right from the beginning as seedlings. I germinated some dypsis brevicaulis just before winter and had to remove the lid due to the fact they where being squished in, I thought for sure winter would get them but no they handled it fine and by mid winter I put the tray outside near my house. Didn’t lose one rats got a few but the rest were fine. Richard

That's exactly what I need in the front of the house. Hell, this could help with my Bermuda grass issue too. I've noticed it seems to end under the big trees. And if I plant them out and the winter cooks them, I'm out ummm.... $3.96 as this one was just under 2 pounds at $1.99/pound.

I have Coccothrinax clarensis subsp. clarensis in 7 gal. pots for $65.00. These are native to central Cuba where they're found growing in rocky hills of serpentine soil. This slow growing palm has an unusual erect inflorescens that produce seeds above the fronds. These plants have been growing in the full S. Florida sun and well rooted in the pots and ready to plant out. Sales only from the nursery in Loxahatchee Groves, Florida. Sorry, no shipping. By appointment only. Contact me at 305 905 2939 or email Palmz@gate.net.

@Hilo Jason and i have had an annual tradition three years running to visit a palm that makes my eyes water, a specimen of Tahina spectabilis in Hawaii that has thrived in its planted location 2023: 2024: 2025: seems to have fully grown out of those rough leaf pushes Jason has some great photos of years prior to this that they might post, thankful for the opportunity, the owner for letting us nerd out in their yard, and @bgl for the plant origin

From a Hawaiian taster....I bought a Mexican papaya in Baton Rouge years ago. Took one bite and tossed the rest in the compost pile. LOL Best papaya I've had is grown on the North Shore of Oʻahu and is sold as a KAHUKU .

OMG is appropriate here as well as another OMG! Planted in a location where it can reach its full potential. Thanks for the PRA. Tim

Update the last couple of months I did in fact buy my first palms a queen, a kentia and some other little ones and I’ve kept them in pots because I decided I’m going to be bringing them inside in the harsh winter days as long as they fit there I’m quite excited and thinking of adding some king palms maybe some Adonidia palms (impossible so find in Europe for a good price) to my collection so here are some pictures I took

Sometimes we forget why we planted a species that is relatively common. This was a reminder. It is a weed in most of the tropics because it is so common yet has some redeeming value. I planted it for it's speedy and dense foliage as a screen above the wall height.

Yesterday, my favorite was a well grown, chubby Jubea on the property at Trauttmansdorff Schloss. A little rain always helps add to the color.

This salacca has to be my favorite right now. It shoots these runners out that can be eventually cut after they root and produce new plants

My favorite palm (that I’m growing) at the moment would have to be this Dypsis hybrid mystery. A species sourced from FB as “heteromorpha” that seems to stay solitary and appears to be a decaryi hybrid. Photobombing are two Cyphophoenix elegans.

Bentinckia condapanna

Some are posting pal.s common to an area but not all. I posted a similar thread on Cycads a few years ago. My initial statement was the same as here, that it depends on the day. Seeing the posts on the Marojejya darianii is still fresh in mind as well as recalling spectacular specimens in Big Island gardens. So today I will refer you to that thread for a photo. I am not growing it and know it would be very difficult in my garden. Perhaps on another day I will find one of my own palms to be my favorite. Viva la diversita!

Baffling that of all the species on the planet that one would land on the "queen" palm as a favorite. I'm glad you enjoy your "queens" so much. Cheers.

Lipstick palm, Chonta Palm, Cuban Royal palms, CIDPs, spindle palms -- UH, I can't just choose one!

Oooh, good choice! I saw a few of these (Neoveitchia) at the Naples, FL botanical garden and thought "wow, what is that?!" Really beautiful palm. Alot of good choices here. Interesting how a lot of our favorites seem to be mostly common palms. The palms we see every day in our area. My favorite is no different. It's the Sabal Palmetto. No doubt that it's my #1 favorite. Our Florida native and I love them! They're aesthetically pleasing, don't really require any maintenance or care (within reason). Even if you see them in a parking lot with 0 maintenance, they still look good. And there's the sentimental value of the fact that I know when I see sabal palmettos, I know I'm home! They remind me of where I live. Here's a few in Sarasota, FL: A grouping of them in their native habitat, at Myakka River State Park: Some more in their native habitat, Myakka State Park, along with some local resident gators!: One more of some sabal palmettos slipped into a landscape in the FL keys:

Today it's Trithrinax schizophylla in flower!

Canary island date palm:

Copernia fallensis. Visited the farmers feildin 2011 in Cuba. Was like a religious experience, ..almost.

Baffling.