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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"

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.

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.

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

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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!

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.

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.

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My husband and I went out to lunch this afternoon and I noticed the seeds on a number of unfamiliar crown shafted pinnate palms at the postal facility next door had turned red. These palms are solitary, tall and have stiff, arching fronds and uniformly gray, straight smooth trunks about 6-8" in diameter. From what I can make out, I believe the pinnae are pointed but correct me if I am wrong. We stopped to collect some of the seeds and I took photos. Four uncleaned seeds = 3" on the ruler. Any ideas on what this palm might be? I find it unusual that the USPS would spring for this palm rather than sticking a few Washies or foxtails in the ground instead, hard times being what they are right now. Anyway, please give me your take on what these palms might be. I'm considering germinating the seeds I got but might get more if the species is worth growing. Thanks for your help. See photos below Mystery pinnate palm for ID

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.

It is really a treat to find these where 90%+ of the palms are CIDP or robustas. Some folks are more adventurous than the norm.

And they don't cluster! 😁

It looks like Carpentaria to me I love them, fast growing, fairly tough and attractive looking. We rarely see them in gardens here even though they would do well.. It took me quite a while to find one in fact. They love water but hate frost. Good luck with the seeds Meg, Peachy

Wow. Looks like I'd find it on IKEA

I ditto that. I'm in Atlanta and I never see it in nurseries. Yet it's native in coastal areas and sandy plains of SC. It it easier for me to steal one from an old yard than to buy it.

Good question! I wondered that myself when I was asked to post the information. I will follow up with the Save the Species committee and post a link when I can.

That’s a nice one ! It may be too early to tell , just keep an eye on it . Happy growing . Harry

Wish we had room for one of these, they grow so well around here.

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 planted our Caribbean Garden in our north-facing front lot. The palm selection leans heavily on genus Coccothrinax, one of my favorites. It does include a few interlopers such as Phoenix roebelenii and Hyophorbe lagencaulis but is overall true to the Caribbean vibe. My world famous Sabal Row used to be on the east side of our property until the builders of the Early-21st-Century modern unsold monstrosity of a black/White House was built. Fortunately, @C Bigler rescued all the Sabals and took them back to his nursery. Anyway, I have some pretty cool palms in a small space, most, you will note, are palmate. These are tough palms worth growing if you aren't blinded by crown shafted tropical pinnate darlings. Coccothrinax leaves dance in the breeze on warm sunny days. I would not plant any tropical palms on the north side of my house - those W and NW winds howl across the Cape's flat landscape in winter. Caribbean Garden canopy Latania loddigesii Latania lontaroides Sabal miamiensis (R) from a Pine Island Pier and Sabal miamiensis x mexicqnq? from Leu Gardens: Study both palms carefully and you will see the miamiensis x Mexican hybrid has much thinner leaflets than the miamiensis. It also grows faster (germinated 2015 vs. approx. 2008/2009) and its huge seeds ripen late summer vs. fall. Hyophorbe verschaffelrii Native Florida Stopper (Simpson's? red? other?) (center), Silk Floss Tree/Ceibus speciiciosa (rear) Hyophorbe lagencaulis (L), Phoenix roebelenii (C) Hyophorbe lagencaulis Ravenea rivularis Kerriodoxa elegans

More Caribbean Garden photos. I'm really pleased how well everything has grown in the past 25 years. I live on a busy street close to a major thoroughfare. I don't want walking or driving lookie loos, and prowling porch pirates to be able to see into my house or scope out the yard. So we live behind a curtain of green. Ravenea xerophila - I've grown this odd but neat palm from a 1g I bought approx 2010. Not remotely trunking yet - SLOW. Raveneas are dioecious but I don't know what sex it is as it has yet to flower. No chance for seeds in my lifetime. They are now almost impossible to find now - one of the downsides of so many more people enthused over palms beyond the "usual suspects". Archonotophoenix (for sure) cunninghamiana (not so sure) bonus points if you remind me what the zaftig palm next to it is (an Ian replacement palm). To the right of the Archo is a Chrysaladocarpus lutescens 'Fused Leaf' Coccothrinax argentata - Florida native palm that is tough as nails. I found this one down toward Naples in 1993. From my research I believe it originates in mainland Florida rather than the Keys. Mainland argentata are very slow growing and stay relatively short. This one blocks the view into our front alcove and the hall beyond the front door. This palm has taken down to 28.5F without a blemish. Coccothrinax sp 01 - I used to have most of my Coccothrinax spp marked but time and attrition messed up my system. They are now part of my canopy Acoelorrhaphe wrightii - It used to be a spiny clumper but frequent stem removals have reduced it to a solitary palm. It does produce orange fruit way up high. It sits in the center of the photo behind the large Coccothrinax trunk Sabal minor 'Blountstown Dwarf' first photo - My original uber dwarf Sabal from PDN and parent to all my Blountstown F1 generation. It has been 12" high x 18" tall for the last dozen years. Comes true from seeds. If you like Sabals or live in an arctic climate, try one. I've read it has been grown in a pot indoors to flowering in a very cold winter Sabal minor 'Blountstown Dwarf' second photo - F1 siblings from my mother palm in a planter box. They have flowered and seeded numerous times. Coccothrinax sp 02 Jatropha podagrica Serenoa repens green form - much easier to grow than the much-vaunted silver form. I have one surviving silver - all the rest did not make it long term. Serenoa repens green form; and above Coccothrinax sp Hemithrinax ekmaniana x2 - I once had 4 but lost 2. I grew them from tiny grasslike seedlings I obtained circa 2009/10 at a Palm Beach plant sale. Neither has flowered nor set seeds. A bitty palm in its own orbit. I have several others planted in my Garden Lot that survived Irma and Ian (a couple met their demise by a Bizzie uprooted by Ian). Another palm that is less common than it once was. Pritchardia thurstonii - Another interloper from the South Pacific but a winner. I almost lost it to mealy bugs a couple years ago but buckets of homemade insecticidal soap later it has bounced back big time. Skip P. Pacifica and try this one instead. To the left is the trunk of the Acoelarraphe Sabal minor 'Wakulla Dwarf' - Native to coastal NW FL about 70 miles from Blountstown. They have similar descriptions but are not at all the same. Wakulla Dwarf is actually slightly bigger but even more: it is slower growing and far less robust than Blountstown. I got less than 50% survival for Wakulla seedlings vs. 90-100% for Blountstown. If you are new to Sabal minor uber dwarfs, get some experience and knowledge before you tackle this one. Coccothrinax alta x2 - I received these palms already planted in an artificial cluster years back (I'm generally not a fan of solitary palms being forced compete in life or death growth match). Palm experts are sometimes divided into 2 categories: Lumpers and Splitters. Lumpers seek to group palm species in fewer and fewer categories and take every opportunity to move them around like checkers on a board. Their lot may be easier once DNA research puts the issue in focus. Splitters tend to stay with a status quo "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". DNA research may make many arguments between them moot. Trust real science not just the opinions of egos lugging around a truckload of degrees and awards looking for the next opportunity to "publish or perish" (academia is not a peaceful place). My point? Coccothrinax alta existed as a separate species for decades and appeared in the first copy of my favorite book: Encylopedia of Cultured Palms by Riffle, Craft, et. al. Then a year or two after I joined PT, the Lumpers glommed onto C. alta and decided it must be subsumed into C. barbadensis, well, because they said so. And, presto!, in the next edition of my favorite palm book: Coccothrinax alta was gone. I don't necessarily agree. I've seen no scientific papers or DNA research that convince me C. alta and C. barbadensis are the - same - palm. So I'm sticking to my original ID until convinced otherwise. Anyway, here is the late, lamented (by me only apparently) Coccothrinax alta

@NC-Key-Bar that’s cool!

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

I hate eBay. I listed a few trucks as a lot and one by one people are picking them apart only wanting one. Then I find out one is rare and valuable so I'm like let's auction it off on payday and people are lowballing me left and right for it. Then after shipping, when I sell something for like 45 bucks I get 30 and have to wait until delivery to get that. I hate eBay more than I hate the St Louis Cardinals and Ole Miss and the Atlanta Falcons combined. Ok that's a stretch but I do hate it.