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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

Mr Latzias sent me these pictures of his V. alba the other day Tim. They really are cracking palms.

I’m growing up a couple in 15gal and will probably plant out nex spring

I miss these from my former San Clemente days

Chrysalidocarpus Lanceolatus slowly throwing a red frond has caught my eye this week

Doesn’t get much better than that. Thanks for posting Tim!

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There is a couple of super tall ones in Ventura at one of the Sullivans apartments . Harry I've posted this before but worth a second look!

Inflorescences are emerging from every leaf drop. Hopefully will set seed.

05.11.2025 Ålesund, Norway 🇳🇴 Palms and northern lights.

Hey Tim, took awhile, but it’s turning into a swan. Harry, it is another New Cal. beauty. Takes some patience though. Tracy, you nailed it. Just the right size for most gardens. And frond drop presents no damage to underlying vegetation. It does have quite a wide arching crown which only adds to it’s attractiveness, Jonathan, Peachy, my palm never looked like Paul’s photo, removing the leaf sheath is almost impossible, believe me I’ve tried more than once. Not anymore, as I’m afraid of exposing an open wound at the sheath/trunk attachment point. Tim

Paul was braver than I'd be stripping those bases to expose that colour, but boy does it look good.

Reckon it might be Chrysalidocarpus. C prestonianus? But I agree with the sentiment, will look great there with some canopy pogobob! Hedyscepe remains my favourite species and this is a perfect specimen at that size.

New Caledonia has some beautiful palms and that one is very nice. We all know the Chambey’s but there are others that are so nice . I just added a Cyphophoenix Nucele and when the new frond opened , I was a bit disappointed to see that it didn’t have the red emerging leaf . Now that it has been opened for a while , I noticed a copper / green color when the morning sun hits it . Your palm seems to have a colorful crown shaft like some Dypsis, so cool. 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

I photographed this one at Wahiawa garden on Oahu recently

Who could wait for the leaf to fall off when those gorgeous colours are begging for exposure ? At the first tiny symptom of an ageing leaf, I would be underneath it swinging like an enraged chimpanzee. Now there is a visual for you ~ Peachy

The palm seen from above. Photo from Nov 5th 2025.

Some nice easy growing palms in that lot. Good pioneer palms to help that canopy later on. The Areca is the one of main interest going into the collection in the ground. Howea are proven winners for many years and a good reason why they are. Living in area that had a lot of Howea species planted many years ago I grew up with them being the common palm planted around town. Richard

I wasn't aware of the revision. There are a few of these growing here in Southern California. I think that Matt here in San Diego (University City area) is growing one and some others with some success. That said, when I hear them refer to the name, the reference is still Cyphophoenix alba. We need to get up to speed here. Lovely palm too Tim. These seem to plug into the medium size spaces; neither too big when they drop a leaf nor are they a small gauge understory palm.

Cup on the left is from the house I passed by on Halloween. Cup on the right is what I snagged from the mall today. Plus I already have 2 baggies on the marinater mat from what I grabbed by the food bank. Let me think of all the people who I think I owe favors to and see if they're interested before I throw these on the freebie forum. I can always go back with my loppers and a trashbag.

One year update,this thing is finally starting to go vertical. Pretty impressed with it's growth. I'll probably get it wrapped up in the next month or so. Here's to a mild winter 🤞

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

Glaucum cutting have rooted and starting to sprout.

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.

Another flower spathe on the Cham hookeri, hopefully I get a few seeds to set.

Photos from my garden in Ålesund, Norway at latitude 62N. Phoenix canariensis planted in the ground this july close to the southfacing wall of the house. You can see some serious growth growth from july to october and this is even in the first year in the ground here in Norway! We have a very mild climate here, a zone 9A. Close to the ocean, heavily influenced by the Gulf Stream. To the east we got tall mountains sheltering us from cold easternly winds during the winter. There has been no frost so far this autumn! 😊 november 5th. And before you say something, the palm will be moved further away from the house next year - it is way to close 😄

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!

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.

I’d say it’s unlikely Wollongong BGs is warmer on average than Sydney. Perhaps absolute minimum, but all climate records of Sydney and Wollongong indicate Sydney is a tad warmer year round than Wollongong. Of course microclimate plays a role, but Sydney BGs’ is ideal right next to the CBD. All that being said I have no doubt Tahina would do well in Wollongong as it seems trouble free in Sydney. I’d guess anywhere from Auckland to further north might be a chance to grow Tahina but not sure any seed ever made its way over there.

How did I miss out on all of this happening ? Good ol' Mr Wilson is determined to make the 'Gong a botanical paradise. A major effort for all involved. (and few more grey hairs that I am innocent of causing) I am really hoping the transplant succeeds and it grows well. Peachy

Beautiful specimen and beautiful view! I bet it will go through your winter fine; if you expect a very cold front you can always protect with some Xmas lights maybe. Your summer conditions may be similar to those of London and we know that CIDP grow massive there. The concrete blocks are a very good idea. They will absorb and then release heat

I’ve lived in the southwest my whole life so these palms aren’t exactly special to me, but a few years ago I did collect a coffee cup full of ripe seeds from a fat trunked tree at a local supermarket. Anyways I’ve culled the group of a few hundred down to a few dozen and got them into 20 gallon grow bags. They will ultimately go into the ground at our property on the outskirts of Phoenix, and take the place of the horribly messy mesquite trees everyone grows. It won’t be too long before these are good sized trees, the hotter it gets the faster they grow lol.

I see what you mean. Pretty similar to my region although, I grew a CIDP for 6 or 7 years which needed a shelter and a string of old C7 Xmas lights on the ground around the base of the trunk in winter coldest nights. Left to grow unprotected, it died. Norway Hardiness Zones

Oooh lawhd this one is busting out of the seed already. It's an ataulfo if anyone cares, and the husk might be the hardest organic thing I've ever cut in my life.

That is a great addition to the garden. I failed so many times, and the one remaining one I have is across from one of my Rhopalostylis in Carlsbad. The Rhopalostylis continue to get taller but the Hedyscepe looks stalled in time after nearly 15 years. I've never been able to figure out how to grow this species.

CURVES! Pure palm porn!

I am glad you at least got compensation . The seller has a very short sighted attitude that will inevitably hurt future sales. To work with a customer is a necessary part of selling just about anything . I really think you have a good chance of that palm surviving. Harry

Nice one! Plant more of them!!

Amazing @Norwaypalmtrees You got a great spot there, looking forward to see it growth next year 🤩 I will probably plant one of mine out next year.

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.

That will look great next to the Rhopie! (Said as someone with the same combo)

Forgive the bad photo as I was trying to be stealthy here but can anyone identify from this photo if this is just regular minor or a different variation? It's underneath the sign to the mall and I uh I may or may not have walked off with an inflourence or 2 as they were towering above the cluster of palms and there's dozens more. I stopped by the carwash where I got palmetto seeds last time since their landscapers were there and they wanted nothing to do with helping a short man reach palmetto seeds.

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

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.

Found a photo here. https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/626015/0/5