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I have been so impressed with the growth of this one. It had no pinnate fronds when I planted 3 years ago. It’s how 7-9 feet tall and growing like a weed. Santa Ana, CA.

First flower on Chrysalidocarpus “Orange Crush”:

From my trip to Andean Peru in 2013 - a group and a closer-up single:

Anyone’s help is greatly appreciated in identifying this young Pritchardia I planted a few years ago as a one leaf seedling. It started off very slowly in its full all day sun position and likely insufficient irrigation but is now perked up. It was a no label purchase back then.

Might as well add the pics of the other two species here . I didn’t bother to try to clean them up for pics. Nice frond size for height IMO. These two never get full sun where they are planted. Very sandy soil, uphill location on property, and lots of leaf litter . I don’t think they ever get overhead irrigation either

In my opinion, this is one of the world‘s most beautiful palms. Pete’s picture above is a great one. These seem reasonably easy for us to grow on the coast in Southern California, although slow. I have one that is about eight years old, probably just on the verge of trunking. Every once in a while, there will be some sort of fungal or insect issue that creates a funky leaf or two, then it goes right back to growing nicely. Wish I had about 10 of them.

I have been in the seed mode lately . Putting a few species in soil to see what “pops up” . No plant buying for a while , since my full hip replacement and subsequent car accident ( nearly totaled my wife’s truck ….”hey , it wasn’t my fault!”)I have been gifted some interesting palm seeds , also collecting on my own with permission. Busy at work and no cycling for another two months so our garden is getting lots of attention . I have been known , in the past , to frequent the clearance section of nurseries back when they carried more than just Queen palms and Pygmy palms. I used to come home with some real bargains and nurse them back to health . It may soon be time for a “ palm safari” . Harry thank you @DoomsDave you are a kind person!

Between the heat wave, violent storms with tennis ball sized hail stones, my crumbling spine, a sick cat and 6 of the little dogs all needing dental work, need I say I have not been buying plants for a long time. Today I needed a fitting to put on the garden hose and ventured into the danger zone , Bunnings. (a hardware and garden chain of stores in Australia) Even though I stayed away from the plant section, I went in for a peek, just to look of course. Well I found Licuala grandis, in 20cm pots, about 1 metre in overall height for 22.95 !! I have 3 or 4 of them already but at that price they were a give away and so I took. Then I saw a Thai Constellation monstera, only in a 13 cm pot and 40 cm overall height, but for $29 I wasn't saying no to that as I have wanted one for ages but wouldn\t pay $300 which is what the slightly larger ones cost. It was money that should have gone on debts but I felt so good about getting new plants and great bargains that to hell with being responsible for once. Peachy

No idea , lovely palm though . I only wish I had planted more than one Pritchardia. Harry

Buying from @Fishinsteeg234 is highly recommended. I've bought a bunch from here, even a Chrysalidocarpus decipiens, and everything comes home healthy and ground-ready.

Oenocarpus distichus is getting big. Rocky 2 and Suubi stayed still long enough to provide some scale.

Jim I think the best I could do is rule out a few possibilities. From the photos it looks to me to be solid green on both sides with leaflets spread about 180 degrees around the petiole. I’d expect species with abaxial surface completely covered in lepidia to start showing at least a little bit at that size, which would rule out P arecina, hardyi, martii (and the old gaudichaudi), minor, perlmanii, flynii, viscosa and maybe a couple of others I’m forgetting. The leaf shape I think already rules out maideniana. I think the blade is already showing it will be significantly undulate rather than mostly flat so I’d say beccariana and lanigera are unlikely (although this is where I’d stop at ruling them out completely). Also the fact it’s still alive probably rules out non Hawaiian species! Not sure that helps much - there’s still about half of the species I can’t rule out. For what it’s worth, P hillebrandii that I’ve grown and seen at that size are similar to yours, whereas P martii, napaliensis, minor and maideniana were already visibly different (although that could be partially due to growing conditions). P napaliensis tends to have smaller fronds relative to trunk size at that size based on mine and others I’ve seen but again I couldn’t conclusively rule it out.

Hmmmm, here’s a shot of P. glabrata about two years after planting from a one gallon back in 2012. It had not yet developed the pendant leaf tips. Not sure if this helps or adds to the confusion. Tim

It is sad to see how my former home me and garden has declined from the present owner, it has been great to see how many offspring of the Hedycepe have grown up around the world from seeds that I dispersed over time. The ones that I have now are 3rd generation grown from seeds of a friend that has 2nd generation palms that I supplied years ago. 50 years ago I planted my first one! So I am planting more now in my 13 year old new home and garden. The passion remains the same as it ever was!

Here is an example of a Pritchardia leaf with lepidia Jim. Pritchardia minor, martii, flynnii and others show this. Your palm is attractive but I hesitate to identify it. I have more mislabeled Pritchardia than correctly identified specimens.

I could never work the silly things. I did get one with a little blade instead of a line and that was okay but still too awkward for me to handle with any skill. So these days as in the days before these inventions, I weed out things that can't be cut with the mower. Peachy

Acoelorrhaphe wrightii at dusk in flower.

Greetings, Attached is my updated price and availability sheet for palms in the Orlando, FL area. 1 - 7 gallon sizes available, all grown from seed here at my backyard nursery. I am located near Wekiwa Springs in Longwood, just north of the city. Please contact me to set up an appointment for pickup. Pickup only at this time. Cash, Card, Zelle, PayPal, Venmo accepted. Let me know if you have any questions or if you want any additional photos. Thanks for your interest! -Alex

Just checking in on the hand pollinated Chuniophoenix nana, and it looks like we have lift off! 🌱

My Sabal mexicana with the sky

Here’s a Syagrus x costae (S. cearensis x coronato) in the front garden a couple of years after planting and today, nearly 20 years later. These typically produce massive inflorescence but mine hasn’t flowered yet. It resembles a thin trunked more plumose Queen palm.

I have six in the ground on a property 25 feet wide !

Let them invade!

Another one

I know that these names come and go over time, but I thought that was one of the species names that Hodel had tossed into the dust bin of history..

I agree with @happypalms , a bit more time . Once they go full pinnate they seem to gain speed . I have not noticed any difference in speed on my full shade Radicalis. I have had tight groupings such as that and usually 3-4 will take over and the others will fade. They are easy to separate but it is winter for us now so best to let nature take its course. They will be lovely as they grow. Harry

Wow, what a bargain and beautiful plants, well done, Peachy. Oh Peachy, I just told Sabine and she had to smile 🤗 We can understand that very well, but we also live to live and not just to constantly pay bills, especially not to the government 😁 The plants give life, joy, oxygen, and therefore much more than a paid bill...

Good choice, John. All very interesting exotic species. It takes patience every time until they all arrive. The anticipation is always a great feeling 🤗

Thank you very much, Than. Yes, we know that feeling. It's like a rush, a joyful urge to order something...

Yeah this can occure in almost all palm spp, I suppose. The more offspring are propagated and nurtured by people, the more the odds for appearance of such 'monsters'. In nature an overwhelming percentage of produced seeds and seedlings die quite fast, so chances are considerably reduced. I think I have such a 'monster' Chambeyronia in my cold frame. It displays a phenomenal rate of growth compared to other individuals grown in identical conditions.

yes,I know, I had put them in the shade to let them root well, they were sent to me bare-root, if I put them in the sun they would die, in the summer of 2026 (God willing) I will put them in the sun, so they turn red and grow faster

Hmm, could very well be. Thank you.

This one was a tiny seedling three years ago when planted in this position. Slow but steady growth. This nighttime photo gives the impression of discolored fronds. They are solid green however.

Yes, more sun=more red. I had a couple struggling in semi shade for years then moved to full sun/sand and it turned dark maroon

Best pic - overall size

So i was wondering what the experiences were with this species since i have a 3gal I’d love to plant in the ground one day. I am glad I’m encouraged by success stories rather than discouraged by multiple failures by experienced folks. I took these pictures today at Leu Gardens in Orlando. Anyone know how long these have been there? There’s also naboutinense and trichospadix planted to the sides but they are about 1/3 the trunk height of the balansae (which is 4’ clear trunk). I cleaned the leaf litter and moss for better pics

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There seems to be a myth about how joeys have a reputation for just up and dying for no reason. I have a few and from observation, it seems the weakest in the batches after potting up have the middle new leaf die. It’s not root disturbance, it’s possibly a soil fungus. I call it flagging as you can see basically a flag signal with the new dead leaf. I have broken roots of new seedlings and they will die. But that’s a grower mistake. So I use a foliar soil fungicide once every 3 weeks. So hopefully this gives a reason for joeys just up and dying. Eventually in the potted up batch’s the weakest have been eliminated and you dont get them dropping off dead, with just the strongest surviving.

Parajubaea torallyi underneath a Japanese Maple.

Three new leaves on our little onilahensis

And the truth shall set you free!

Maybe P. glabrata?

Hey everyone a friend that lives nearby just snapped these photos of the Santa Ana coconut. Looks amazing and getting so much trunk

Seems like PalmTalk has been a bit slow lately and since I don’t post that much I figured now is probably a good time to post more. So here are a few photos of some palms in my garden. We just came out of the rainy season so most look pretty good at this time. First up is C lanceolata and S yapa to the right. A group of H lagenicaulis Another group but of H verschaffeltii This Pritchardia beccariana got planted last year and replaced a coco palm that got hit by lightning. You can still see the cut off truck of the lightning victim.

also love p. sargentii (called buccaneer or cherry palm in florida). they say extremely slow growing, but here is four years' growth on mine.years' growth on mine.

Some stuff that they claim is slow can grow much faster in the right conditions. I’ve found that crinita is actually pretty fast here for a medium sized palm and they start looking good while still fairly small. This particular crinita is only 14 years old.

A few more photos of my palms. The first is Coccothrinax crinita sp. brevicinis Dictyosperma album Ravenea hildebrandii in the middle of a few Encephalartos Here’s an unknown Dypsis with a Wodyetia and A alexandrae in the back ground Arenga hookeriana clump. It’s hard to keep these looking good here. A clump of Hydriastele rostrata (?) The moon raising over C. decaryi. I just noticed the new fronds look bad. Not sure what’s going on but hopefully it recovers. I’ve already lost 2 of these. Moquitos are coming out. I’ll continue posting a few more photos in the morning.

Moving on to some Licualas. Most I’ve lost the names to but this one is L spinosa. Unknown Licuala. I just noticed it has some ripe seeds I need to plant. Another unknown Licuala This one is seriously overcrowded by a Heleconia. Unknown Licuala This one probably gets too much sun. That’s it for now. I’ll see if I can post a few more palm photos this afternoon. Thanks for looking!

Itaya amicorum, I really like this one but it probably needs to be in a more protected area. A big clump of Walichia siamensis Caryota zebrina. This one deserves more then one photo. C crinita with C leptocheilos

Here are 2 Allagoptera arenaria planted in the corner of the house. I finally got them to produce seed which are just starting to germinate. P sargentii also producing a bit of seeds. Serenoa repens which replaced another one that got too big and out of control. C proctorii Pinanga javana. This one is too exposed to the sea breeze but is hanging in there. Carpoxylon macrospermum. This one has grown well in this climate.