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Clinostigma samoense Clinostigma with Astrocaryum, Pritcharia, and Attalea in the foreground. Tim

It's been exactly 4 years since my Copernicia berteroana last flowered. Looks like this year will be the year to start some more seeds. Seems to be a scarcely seen palm in peoples gardens for whatever reason. Maybe a 4 year flowering cycle has something to do with it?🤔😄 aztropic Mesa, Arizona

I was searching for something and this thread popped up. I decided to update this phot of the entryway, since it has changed a bit during the intervening period from March of 2018 to March of 2026. 8 years will do that... to gardens and people. This is the Leucadia house. I will have to get some updated photos of the garden in Carlsbad at another time.

Looks like my 2 good Washingtonias might just make a steady recovery, almost certain the first one will but iffy about the second one as it has white at the bottom of the spears but won’t pull. Replaced the dead windmills in new spots with better holes this time. Good luck to everyone else, apparently we will be seeing the 30s again later this week hopefully not below freezing though.

Here's an interesting planting of Livistona decora at the same nursery. The drought is severe here as well - no rain in 2026 yet...

When in Brisbane a must see place for any plant nut is the botanical gardens. The garden is improving with time and you can definitely see the age in some of the plants there. The tahina has tucked itself in and give it five years and a bit and it will be the showcase of the gardens, as you walk out of the visitors centre you will be greeted by the tahina welcoming you to the world of plants.

As a 'medium speed' grower, this berteroana currently has 10 feet of wood trunk. I originally collected seeds of this species from habitat during the IPS sponsored biennial to the Dominican Republic in October of 2006. The tree is almost 20 years old now, and has done very well growing under desert conditions, despite it's tropical nature. It definitely is freeze sensitive, has defoliated a few times over the years, but is able to completely replace a new crown in just 1 growing season. No problems at all with our full desert sun, heat, or monsoon weather. 👍🌴 aztropic Mesa, Arizona

Copernicias seem to like the desert a lot better than the beach out here.

Everywhere you look it’s more plants!

We are thrilled to share a glimpse of the atreathtaking energy currently erupting in our collection here in Arbon/Stachen Switzerland. While many palms are still struggling with the winter-error, our other Howea forsteriana (Kentia) has just unleashed a magnificent, deep green vitality spear! 🌿✨ Despite the dry stalks around it, this new growth is a true light-bringer, thriving in the tropical warmth of my 4th-floor balcony sanctuary at 20.6 °C (69 °F) in the shade. It’s a testament to the limitless power of nature when the conditions are just right. This spear is more than just growth; it’s a symbol of 100% healing and the vibrant synergy of our sanctuary. We couldn't be happier to see this glissful weightlessness manifesting in such a strong, green signal! Best regards from the sunny shores of Lake Constance, Tom and Sabine

Here's some massive Sabal uresana at Dyer's nursery in Weslaco. Photo doesn't do it justice - note the thickness of the trunk. @5am for scale in both photos.

Very good job on that palm. The challenges that you face are well beyond what us , more temperate gardeners face , kudos for sure! Harry

Okay, it's in the grow room, Sabine just said, Phönix canariensis is doing well 🤗

Red Latania new frond

@Mazat this is what your country needs a spectacular show of palms for sale, if one had the investment money a two acre climate controlled environment would be the place to start your business!

I also have a Dioon Edule to plant. Not sure which form. Got a little sunburnt, so I’ll probably acclimate it and plant it next year.

Looks like it took a bit of a hit . The new growth is still healthy but keep an eye on it . I haven’t tested cold hardiness on mine but they do seem to be pretty tough palms . The bummer , at least for me , would be slow growth = slow to come back. Harry

Dioon spinulosum finally getting its first frond. Took over 3 months

Two new Dypsis procera certainly got my eye attention after I planted them today!

Bismarkia

It’s a photographers paradise for plants!

I’m new to cycads. Probably won’t have room to plant all of these. Most of these are hybrids. Will probably plant the big E. Arenarus, soon. Was curious is anyone had tried these crosses, or anything similar? I’m thinking about planting maybe 3-4 for the time being. Recommendations? I think I got the tags right. E. Arenarus E. Lehmanii x (blue) E. Longifolious E. Middelburgiensis x Dyerianus x (back crossed) Dyerianus E. Munchii E. Horrida E. Horrida x E Arenarus Giant Nubimontanus x Spiny Cupidis

Compact and robust Butia today in Galena Park by the Houston Ship Channel

Very impressive! Youve got a seriously green thumb to do that in AZ!

That’s why you build more greenhouses , right? With all the room you have , I think you would run out of time to maintain them . I had one greenhouse that was small compared to yours , 12’ x 12’ with very high ceiling . I spent several hours in there every week. I even had a plastic chair and I would sit in there and look at my mini jungle and enjoy the sauna -like atmosphere. Stuff grew very fast and was needing constant attention. Harry

Male Ferox cone doing its thing!

You would love it in Brisbane, you could say it doesn’t get as cold as your winter that’s for sure! There’s a lot more in the garden i havent seen yet.

Has anyone seen anything like this before? I can’t help but wonder which Rhopalostylis variety it might be. My first thought was Chatham Islands, but I’m starting to doubt that. It could possibly be a Great Barrier Island form instead. Or even a naturally occurring hybrid with archontophoenix cunninghamiana? It’s surrounded by them.. Anyway what caught my attention is the very open crown and the extremely dark crownshaft color. I was also looking through some older Rhopalostylis photos and I think Geoff Stein used to have a few similar plants in cultivation. Curious to hear what others think on the variety — what are your bets?

Check for holes in the ground around the base of the trunk.

I wonder how this garden did with the very cold winter for Gainesville 2026. Probably endured 2 or 3 nights of low 20's at least. I'll be there in April and will try to get pictures if no one else has first.

Aztropic can grow Carribean palms better than they can grow them in the Carribean!

A few pictures from JLBG’s Winter garden. I thought the palmettos looked especially good.

Great space you have. The plants look happy. Harry

These are my dypsis decipens f2 hybrids and one normal dypsis decipens that I’m gonna grow in Lancaster California zone 9a I got them from floribunda palms I hope they are going to survive we almost only get to low to mid 20s in winter only 1 -2 times a year I hope they do well any tips I know I guy from Modesto grew them so I’m confident I’m also gonna try the coco queen palm next

Looking good! That C. Decaryi sure took on some size ….as did the others. Harry

If you had told me what the weather would be like and the location I would’ve never thought there would be this damage. I don’t know what to say about it really, just reporting what I’m seeing. I thought I had some damage to the Bismarckia fronds and the Sabal causiarums only. I felt good and then this last week I started seeing damage on so many palms. I forgot to mention I also lost a Brahea moorei. That one showed damage right away and went downhill quick, even though it survived 19F last year. I also saw Katy got like a tenth of an inch from the storm on Saturday night and I got 4.5” with the additional rain on Sunday. Totally opposite. I expect next year most of these palms will be established enough that I won’t be seeing this again. But who knows I feel you can never predict how palms will do over winter. Further to your point all the palms around me and Houston for the most part look great. It’s only when I get up to Tomball that I see damage from this past winter.

How tall and old is this Copernicia? Do the fronds take the heat and sun and monsoon well? It looks amazing!

It's like we live in alternate realities. I'm not seeing anything remotely like the damage you're describing. I drive by tons of mostly abandoned Chamaerops and Butia every day and there isn't a scratch on any of them. Maybe the frost cloth is hurting your palms? All no protection: Livistona nitida - zero 0.0% burn on all leaves except for spear pull on 2 newest leaves, already pushing up growth. Livistona decora - 16-18 inch high seedlings, slight tip burn on a few Livistona chinensis - mostly undamaged Sabal rosei - no damage Sabal causiarum - no damage Sabal guatemalensis - tip burn to 30% burn on older leaves Bismarckia - mostly defoliated but pushing growth Queens x2 - one is only 30% burned, another is mostly defoliated but pushing growth Chuniophoenix nana - defoliated but pushing growth Bonus Lytocaryum hoehnei covered with a cardboard box (no heat) - no damage

75F at 10:37AM headed for 80 /80+ ..and possibly some storms?? by later this afternoon. Morning look at the current True Color Satellite loop vis Nex Lab sets us up for the rest of the short - term forecast.. Well defined COL now situated just off the Baja Spur will advance east / northeast ward thru the day.. w/ Plenty of moisture advection north from Sonora already starting to generate shallow convection over far southern AZ.. What that leads to, for the valley? will depend on thoughts from yesterday. Still, this mornings' short term forecast from the NWS sums up the storm potential for this afternoon / evening as the low slides to our east.. While this isn't an optimal setup, as mentioned above, don't be shocked if a few stronger , ..but brief.. isolated storms pop up somewhere locally. Further out? Longer term thoughts from this mornings forecast discussion also lay out what is on the way after this system heads east.. As you can see, current thoughts from WX Underground have only upped the temps as we head into the start of next week. Overdone / biased toward a hotter outcome atm perhaps?? ..or.. could we really be looking at quite a stretch of out of season heat.. Crazy, early season sizzle isn't confined to this side of the Colorado River either.. Last paragraph from the San Diego NWS morning discussion is quite an eye popper. 25 -50% potential of 110 / 110+ readings for Palm Springs / Thermal? ..in mid - MARCH? = ..crazy. Some records to watch closely for the weekend / next week: Flirting with the 90s, up in the South Bay as well??.. Shower / storm potential today aside, ..sure lookin like WX related " March Madness " / the deafening sound of shattering records is about to get wild out here..

Everyone is doing well. 🤗

Are we getting one last cold front? My 10 day shows a drop into the mid 40s next week. I’m hoping it doesn’t end up being anything too severe I already took a bunch of plants outside.

Potting up a few more sprouts and spikes today, and a big thank you @tim_brissy_13 for the special little sprouts of lanonia, Pinanga and raphis varieties, it shall not be forgotten let us say, such a gift gets locked into the memory bank! And a few home germinated ones just to keep myself busy on the potting bench!

a little bit of Italy in Australia, here they are everywhere

Not my pic but somebody posted this on another forum. It's the Smashburger coconuts on Colonial Dr in Orlando. They said the other is pushing a green spear too. Mine has opened some green and I've seen others in Orlando and people's pictures down to Melbourne also pushing green already. Unless all these palms eventually show issues longer term, I have to admit I'm surprised because of the type of freeze. Many experienced 24F-26F. If we see decent amount of survivors this cold may need analyzed why we saw as many survivors. Kinda odd.

Even if my garden is young, for some palms The circle is complete

This Encephalartos was barely holding a couple of leaflets on these last leaves from its last flush. I don't recall it flushing last year, but I see what will be the first Spring flush in my garden this year. I don't include my flushing Encephalartos laurentianus as a spring flush because that began in January.

Another old frond removal today. This one is particularly special as it's the only solitary maroon leaf, red vestiaria I've ever been able to find. And believe me I've looked.

I must have missed this thread when it was first posted, but the updates are pretty amazing! The history makes me even more appreciative of the beauty on display during the PSSC tour of your garden. Both the house and the garden have come a very long way over the years. Well done!

Dale, the triple Phoenix roebelenii was behind the Cycas thouarsii below, sandwiched between it and the E lebomboensis. It was getting squished on both sides. Editing from time to time is just part of having a garden.

@Tracy, this example of how close things get when mature scares me. I can already see me editing my garden(s). @realarch, you won’t be disappointed. -dale