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I can tell just by looking at the male flowers when they are ready to collect just by the colour of the flower. And the female has a tiny little stigma and by the triangular splits. Through observation over the years you learn! So if you have a few adscendens spare in the garden give it a go, you can always store the pollen in the refrigerator until the females are ready!

Here's a hybrid from Jungle Music Nursery: Archontophoenix "Teracarpa"

Not a lot of bling to be seen but some very healthy and fresh batch of seeds from RPS. I don’t mind when the seeds arrive a bit germinated in the mail. For such a beautiful palm it’s nice to have a good start in germinating them a positive sign.

Nice grouping of palms . I have the twin to that Archontophoenix Alexandrea with the bottle shape , ringed trunk. Thank you for sharing. Harry

Also have a couple 3 gallon silver hospita $45, and one last Bo aethiopum $20 in one gallon pot. Pick-up only in Satellite Beach.

A nice little dypsis procera worthy of a bit of attention.

A nice new red leaf on the rosea. I can see what this palm is in such demand. Such a beautiful colour. Planted a few months ago a positive bit of new growth is encouraging for a bit more watering.

By looking at the pics , maybe this palm was field dug prior to potting. These are not too root sensitive so it may be ok unless the palm looks bad. I would keep it warm( room temp ) and not too much sun for a while with good , fast draining soil and regular watering until it comes around. Maybe some Kelp based organic fertilizer ( sparingly ) . These are pretty tough palms! It would help if we could see a pic of the palm itself. Harry

Copernicia rigida -7 gallon size- $200. Ready to plant or put in larger pot. Needs Full Sun. Located in Satellite Beach. Beachpalms@cfl.rr.com

05.11.2025 Ålesund, Norway 🇳🇴 Palms and northern lights.

A couple of good ones this week that needed to be potted up. And with spring in full swing and warm temperatures, perfect weather for baby seedlings!

A nice cool day, well not hot more like it. So time to plant a few more palms in the garden, a nice saintlucei for a bit of tropical affect, a kentia and a foxtail for a bit canopy cover in the tough spots. And a Areca warhbo in the shade for a bit of understory bling until it gets a bit taller. It’s still a good time for planting palms just add water.

Way to early for this. Hopefully it's one of those years it's cold early and warm later in the season.

Bumping this thread because one of ours seems to be doing the same thing, but partially. It’s also very eager to open up as the spear hasn’t even fully emerged. I’m interested to see what it looks like when open. This is the smallest of our triple.

I built that shelter so it can be taken down or set up relatively easy. It takes about 15 or 20 minutes and also includes 4 insulated panels. The size isn't recommended for colder climates, but it works fine for our winters. The roof is hinged and can be opened on milder days.

Finally I have a good canopy to be able to plant these as they can’t handle the sun in the San Diego hill country

That is such a disrespectful response for a seller. I’ve only ever sold 1 palm on etsy but I know that as a seller it’s priority to ensure your plants are in good health before they ship and at least try to make sure they arrive safely too. As you said, root rot does not occur overnight, and for a tropical palm such as an old man it should not occur over the days it was shipped either. Meaning the palm probably already had the rot and seller didn’t bother to make sure everything, including roots, looked good. Also their reply is completely ignorant to the fact that not only did you downsize it but also that root rot should not be left to happen for the sake of not disturbing the roots. good luck with your palm I think it’ll make it just fine though

Gah, 30s for the northern gulf coast next week. Hopefully no frost or freeze in my garden. This is too soon.

Debes de tener un pH demasiado alcalino , los aparatos para medir el pH son económicos , regular el pH debe ser tu prioridad

Royal botanic gardens in Sydney does not get below 7c, Wollongong botanic is slightly warmer. The difference is the thermal mass of the city building so it warms up quicker and retains heat longer. Planted the first palms in 2010 so the majority of palms thete have only been there 15 years. The growth from the city building heats the garden which i guess is the reason for the faster than ever expected growth rate. The collection is worth the visit, just when you think you have seen every species you need to look closer🙂 There you go Richard 🙂 Regards Colin

There is a dwarf form rps had seeds available a while back I got 4 out ten seeds to germinate and grow on!

Wonderful, Harry 🤗

At again with more palms for the garden and a few tropical exotics to go along with the palms for that tropical look. A nice cochliostema, licuala platydactyla wah, dypsis lantzeana, plumeria stenophylla, zingiber sp black leaves and a Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana. A few more for the garden or the greenhouse for the collection, all repotted up and ready for some summer growing. They can face winter and then most likely get planted out next spring!

The palm looks good up top but if some of the roots are rotted, that could be a concern for later. Root rot is certainly not caused by compression or removing it from the pot. The sellers response is pretty inappropriate. You didn’t post your actual comments but it seems over the top, especially calling you an idiot.

Carpentaria acuminata. Very fast growing palm native to Australia. Kind of weedy in Florida, but is one of the few crown shafted palms that also does well in Arizona; putting up with our extreme high and low temperatures. aztropic Mesa, Arizona

Definitely worth 'buying time' on this rare, and very slow growing species. I have one in my garden I started from seed 20 years ago. Still no trunk... aztropic Mesa, Arizona

Well, well, well, first flowering for my Lemurophoenix. A few weak prior attempts but, finally. Planted as a 3 gallon back mid 2008 from Bo Lundkvist stock. That seventeen years has gone by like a rocket. Tim

Yesterday I managed to muster up the fortitude to go for a short walk on part of the property and see how the drought affected things, looks like the little Areca stilt palm died along with six or seven others out right but other things look pretty amazingly well considering what they’ve been through.

I keep forgetting that the name was changed back to Veillonia from Cyphophoenix…..old habits. Planted out from a 5 gallon back in mid 2017. Been a rather slow grower, but seems to be picking up speed lately. Takes forever for the leaf sheath abscission to occur but it’s worth the wait. Tim

After spotting this palm being advertised on Facebook group “Palm Nutters”, I contacted the vendor (Cairns) on behalf of Colin Wilson who wanted it for Wollongong botanical garden, NSW. Paul Latzias and Michael Smith stepped up to inspect the palm last weekend, and were joined by Arden Dearden to salvage her this afternoon. Massive thanks to Paul, Michael, Arden, Digby (vendor), and of course Colin.

Hoping we aren’t about to repeat 2009/2010. If we do, I am sure at least 50% of my garden will be compost.

I've heard of this before from the South African forum, now on Facebook. The longi x woodii crosses I've seen in SA are better looking cross than those with natalensis. I know that the goal with breeding to natalensis was to achieve a quicker woodii look-alike, but the largest woodii I've seen seem more longi appearing than natalensis. So we're back to personal preference.

Moss shouldn't be wet but only damp - when you wetten the moss there shouldn't be any water left dripping after squeezing it. If it's too wet the seeds are likely to rot. Squeeze a seed between your fingers and if it collapses it's rotten and won't germinate. Otherwise give it more time. 4 months isn't unusual for some palm seeds to germinate.

Good job , man . I love the look of that young Dypsis with the “ larger than life” leaflets . Much like the Basilonga. Howea are always a favorite in the garden , they grow very well in just about any climate and moderately fast after the first few years . I have planted so many around the garden , even in the sun . They seem to come around and eventually grow to be great canopy palms for the others. Harry

Oh yeah, November is the big expenses time of the year! I will also buy some big black water containers and put them around the palms, so they absorb and then radiate solar heat. My main issue though is a waterproof electric cord that's long enough to reach those plants far away from the house (the furthest away is 25 metres or 80 feet), so I can use the incandescence lights. I can find some but they are super dear and I don't wanna spend 70 dollars per tree just for the cord.

Michael Tucker and Shota have already opted into free agency, the Cubs are already starting their annual fire sale. Shota was such a fun guy and was fully into Chicago everything so I'm hoping they make the QO to him. If he joins the Dodgers I'm gonna riot.

Finally releasing some of these sabal domingensis that we have been very lucky to get seeds of! The parent is in Valdosta, GA and has seen some cold temps down to 11f. I’m growing one here in DFW and will report on it over the years. The link to the Etsy shop is below and some photos. Sabal domingensis seedlings

That's not a bad price. If you were down here in San Diego I would give you some.

havent started yet, but i gotta get ready to start 😂

Thanks @Allen It is getting closer ro that season again. I've erected a shelter mainly because November is a very rainy month for the PNW.

Ain’t that the truth! Also , when we plant smaller palms , we realize how special those 25 year old palms we planted years ago are. @realarch that is a beauty, I love the coloring. Harry

Darold, my guess is that the centre one in this pic is cocoides and the left and right are torallyi. My Parajubaeas are smaller than these guys but the growth habits are similar...cocoides seems to hold its leaves more horizontal and torallyi is more of the shuttlecock type shape. If any of them are sunkha, then I'm out of my depth!

I see all four! What direction does that wall face?

Here's my Dypsis Prestoniana, I'm not sure what variant is it but it has growth rings to die for.

My biggest Butia odorata in Portland flowered every year and I had lot of volunteers popping up. There are fruiting ones in Salem as well that I know of. it has never damaged by cold. Planted in August 2016. Photo from Dec 2023. Around 14' tall and 16' wide with about 6' of trunk.

Nice little collection you had peachy yes a wedding palm there is a Bactris gassiapaes my iq IQ I forgot I had an IQ

I had 80+ species in the ground and Lawdy knows how many in pots before I moved. I used to be so good at identifying species but as the birthdays pile up, my IQ goes down. I think I spotted a Wedellianum in the middle somewhere but that's it. However I will have time to refresh my memory and read all the books once they cart me off to a Home for the Terminally Bewildered. Peachy