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Hi there. I am honestly relieved that you are all doing well. Even if Okinawa's participation in this forum has dropped a bit lately, the Hawaiian forum members are always observed closely.👍 To enlighten you,... ...this is a brand new C.macrocarpa leave. Stay safe fellas, we count on you - best regards, Lars

I live about 30 miles due east of Kilauea summit. Of course, I live directly ON Kilauea, just the lower slopes. The spectacular fountaining two days ago was episode 43. These have been happening roughly every two weeks for the last 15 months, but each one only last a few hours. It is difficult to catch them unless you happen to already be in the park when it starts. Despite being so close, I have not seen the 300-400 m high fountains in person. Surprisingly, all these eruptions have had essentially no impact on me. All the action is within the caldera. I did get a dusting of Pele's hair (fiber glass) from episode 41 or 42 several weeks ago. I had to disconnect my roof's rain gutters from my catchment tank until rain washed it off. Otherwise, I might as well be in Ohio. I have been more worried about big earthquakes, but so far I only felt one minor M4.5 a couple months ago. Fingers crossed. Here is what the recent eruption looked like on weather radar. Doppler radar sees the steam and ash cloud rising over 3,000 m, not the actual lava fountains. Today the island is covered in red and orange as a massive storm slowly passes over.

@peachy I was not going to let this one pass this time, I regretted not purchasing it last year, well this year it was up for grabs and grab I did! It was even in flower so there may be hope a seed or two if the palm gods are watching!

I happened to be on a flight from Honolulu to Hilo yesterday, but on approach to Hilo at 2:45 pm, the pilot made an odd left turn. Then another more severe left turn and I could feel the plane climbing rather than descending. I knew something was wrong, and wondered if we were returning to Oahu. The pilot announced we were being diverted to Kona, much to the dismay of passengers. Planes don't do well flying into ash clouds, thus the inconvenience. Luckily a dear friend, BGL, came to pick me up and take me back across the island. The park was closed, visitors ordered out, and the highway approaching the park was closed. This is an exciting place! Edit: I should add, the repeated eruptions are contained within the humongous main crater up in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and notwithstanding the flying tephra, no homes or towns are in peril.

Couple of dypsis species basilonga and prestonia

Hey everyone, I know its been a long time since I have posted. I've been going through LOT. Thankfully life is getting better and I'm doing better. But I'm sadly here to say Ive lost plants. 2 died from spidermites I thought it was hardwater buildup on the leaves. 4 Died because my old roommates left the windows open all night. 1 died bc a dog was left unsupervised and ate it. The roommates even tore up my spindle palm. Breaking a front and severely bending the other so I cut them off. I have moved but that sucks bc I'm going from direct morning/ afternoon sun to NO direct lights at all. I do wanna continue my palm journey. Im gonna get a humidifier and some aluminum light fixtures with full spectrum bulbs and a fan for air circulation since its still too cold for windows to be open.

Extremely high chance of success I'd think. I've moved several Chamaedorea radicalis with no trouble at all, a clumping species should be pretty easy. You could probably carefully divide it into a few separate plants with a sharp spade.

Another unknown variety. I know it’s tough and dry tolerant that’s about it.

The agaves would be on the bottom. I plan on planting the cordyline ti and dipledanias near the alfredii.

I went ahead and pulled the trigger. Got the Alfredii installed yesterday. I still need to plant around it. I have agaves for the bottom row and some cordyline and dipledanias for the upper row. I also installed a teddy bear palm for the entry way. My privacy screen includes arenga engleri(dwarf sugar palm) and a small king palm. It’s still not finished. My gardener is going to cover it and mulch it and install lights. Will post another update once it’s completed.

I will be working both days at the Leu Gardens booth. MB Palms will once again be one of the vendors with a large assortment of palms and cycads. Here is what we will have for sale at the Leu Gardens booth; CAMELLIAS Camellia japonica cultivars; ‘Debutante’ ‘Don-Mac’ ‘Kramer's Supreme’ ‘Lady Vansittart’ ‘Mathotiana’ ‘Morning Glow’ ‘Pink Perfection’ (‘Otome’) ‘Professor Sargent’ ‘Rosea Plena’ ‘Royal Velvet’ Camellia hiemalis ‘Kanjiro’ Camellia hiemalis ‘Shishigashira’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Cotton Candy’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Leslie Ann’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Mine-no-yuki’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ Camellia sinensis var. assamica- Tea Camellia Camellia x vernalis ‘Yuletide’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Taylor's Perfection’ PALMS, CYCADS AND YUCCAS Allagoptera arenaria- Seashore Palm Arenga engleri- Clustering Sugar Palm Beccariophoenix alfredii- Plateau Palm Butia odorata (capitata)- Pindo or Jelly Palm X Butyagrus nabonnandii- Mule Palm Caryota obtusa- Mountain Giant Fishtail Palm Copernicia alba- Caranday Palm Livistona decora- Ribbon Palm Livistona nitida- Carnarvon Palm Phoenix canariensis- Canary Island Date Palm Serenoa repens- Saw Palmetto Zamia integrifolia- Coontie Cycad Yucca rostrata- Beaked Yucca FLOWERING SHRUBS Brunfelsia grandiflora - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Brunfelsia pauciflora ‘Floribunda’ – Fragrant Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Cestrum nocturnum- Night Blooming Jessamine Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ‘Painted Lady’- Tropical Hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ‘Snow Queen’- Tropical Hibiscus Ligustrum sinense ‘Sunshine’- Golden Chinese Privet Melaleuca ‘Red Cluster’ (Callistemon)- Bottlebrush Osmanthus fragrans- Sweet Osmanthus/Tea Olive Pleroma heteromallum (Tibouchina grandifolia)- Silky Tibouchina Pleroma urvilleanum ‘Compactum’ (Tibouchina)- Dwarf Princess Flower Rhododendron ‘Red Formosa’- Southern Indica Azalea Rosa ‘Louis Philippe’- China Rose, Cracker Rose Stachytarpheta brasiliensis (caatingensis)- Blue Porterweed Shrub Tabernaemontana divaricata- Pinwheel Flower Thunbergia erecta ‘Blue Moon’- King’s Mantle TI PLANTS Cordyline fruticosa cultivars; ‘Auntie Lou’ ‘Black Magic’ ‘Cuero’ ‘Kiwi’ ‘Maize’ 'Maria' ‘Picasso Red’ ‘Pink Diamond’ ‘Pink Magic’ ‘Red Bull’ ‘Red Pepper’ ‘Silver Lining’ ‘Yellow Diamond’ EDIBLE PLANTS Camellia sinensis var. assamica- Tea Camellia Malpighia emarginata- Acerola or Barbados-Cherry Musa acuminata ‘Dwarf Cavendish’- Sweet Banana Musa acuminata ‘Mahoi’- Sweet Banana Musa acuminata ‘Lacatan’- Sweet Banana Musa x paradisiaca ‘Ice Cream’ (‘Blue Java’)- Sweet Banana Musa x paradisiaca ‘Popo’Ulu’ (‘Red Trunk’)- Sweet Banana Musa x paradisiaca ‘Sweetheart’ (FHIA #3)- Sweet Banana Musa ‘Sumatrana X’- Sweet Red Banana Musa x paradisiaca ‘Matoke’- African Plantain Vanilla planifolia- Vanilla Orchid Vanilla planifolia ‘Variegata’- Vanilla Orchid TROPICAL PLANTS & PERENNIALS Acalypha wilkesiana ‘Macrophylla’- Copperleaf Alocasia ‘Metalhead’- Elephant Ear Alocasia ‘Portora’- Elephant Ear Alpinia zerumbet- Shell Ginger Alpinia zerumbet ‘Variegata’- Shell Ginger Anthurium ‘Big Red Bird’ Begonia x ricinifolia ‘Immense’- Giant Begonia Canna x hybrida ‘Bengal Tiger’- Canna-Lily Canna x hybrida ‘Red Tiger’- Canna-Lily Coccoloba uvifera- Sea-Grape Codiaeum variegatum ‘Aureomaculata’- Croton (Gold Dust) Codiaeum variegatum ‘Mammey’- Croton Cuphea ignea- Cigar Flower Englearum montanum (Alocasia gageana)- Elephant Ear Euphorbia stenoclada- Silver Thicket Farfugium japonicum var. giganteum- Green Leopard Plant Ficus altissima- Lofty Fig Hedychium ‘Elizabeth’ Pink Lily-Ginger Heliconia ‘Hot Rio Nites’- Lobster Claw Heptapleurum arboricola ‘Ivory’- Dwarf Schefflera Monstera deliciosa ‘Thai Constellation’- Ceriman Vine Philodendron subincisum- Broadleaf Philodendron (climbing) Russelia sarmentosa- Coralblow Sanchezia oblonga- Sanchezia Sphaeropteris cooperi (Cyathea)- Australian Tree Fern Trimezia gracilis (Neomarica)- White Walking Iris BROMELIADS Aechmea blanchetiana ‘Variegata’ Aechmea chantinii ‘DeLeon’ Aechmea nudicaulis ‘Red Brazil’ Aechmea ‘America’ Aechmea ‘Blue Tango’ Aechmea ‘Red Candles’ Alcantarea imperialis Alcantarea odorata Neoregelia carcharodon ‘Rainbow’ Neoregelia gigas Neoregelia tigrina Neoregelia ‘Hypnotic’ Neoregelia ‘Maria’ Neoregelia ‘Passion’ Neoregelia ‘Terremoto’ Portea petropolitana ‘Jungles’ Portea ‘Jungle Book’ Vriesea ‘Volcano’

If it's brown,take it down. If it's green,let it lean... 😄 aztropic Mesa, Arizona

A few orania sylvicola seeds going in.

I do remember getting cocothrinax seeds, but that’s were it ends, and the sucker puts an end to cocothrinax species. The plot thickens. Richard

It does look like Livistona , but with a pup …. ? Hmmm🤔 Harry

@Harry’s Palms has been holding one for me, it might just have to stay in a pot. If this winter has taught me anything, it's taught me that my grow room might be ugly but it's actually pretty badass for its purpose. Stuff definitely grows in there. There's a chance it turns around in the summer but the only green I see is the weeds around it.

I kind of thought that when I spotted the sucker coming up, but I don’t remember purchasing seeds of that variety. I did purchase cocothrinax seeds around that time I remember, but it’s not a cocothrinax, so my source of seed supplier may have gotten it wrong iam led to believe! Which does happen a lot in the palm seed industry.

To add context to @bubba and @SubTropicRay's commentary, these are all of the dates where West Palm Beach International Airport has recorded temperatures in the 20s:

I'd guess 1970s +/- I think Butia appearance is just a lottery. 95% of them don't do it for me with the wiry wispy unkept open crown look. Nothing to do with manicure imo. Most mules inherit the trait too, don't like most of them either 😅

Richard, it looks like my Acoelorraphe wrightii only not as glaucous. Very drought tolerant and loves water! Mine just started suckering but you can't see it in the photo.

Nice one, keep a bit on the dry side, my problem I have with cocothrinax seedlings is I just want to water them mostly by accident out of habit with a hose in my hand!

Living in north Hilo we’ve been fortunate not to have had much impact from recent eruptions. Lots of Pele’s hair, but no tephra and very little vog. We are also on city services, so no worries about catchment tank disruptions. Glad Bo was able to pick you up Kim, a major inconvenience averted. If such an event happens again, we’re here as a back-up. Tim

Thank God for that! 🙂

Old photo. Accidentally caught a bird while taking a picture of a Borrasus

Chuniophoenix nana!

It was a flamethrower when it came into this world and it’s going out as a flamethrower as well.

They should survive, possibly with minor burning on the tips. I've grown these in Mesa, Arizona, under similar conditions,(Full sun) and while they yellow up in summer,the yellowed fronds DO green up over winter. aztropic Mesa, Arizona

Currently staying at the WDW Resort area. Adding some photos for posterity. This set includes Epcot & Hollywood Studios:It should be noted, at the flanks of Spaceship Earth most of the palms were Foxtails with two exceptions, on the right hand side there were two what I believe were some exotic livistonas(don’t know which type)with extremely thin trunks, they have been removed and replaced by Washingtonias. Theres visible recovery on most of the satakentias on the walkway towards Guardians Of The Galaxy.

Finally made it to Animal Kingdom. That place got absolutely thrashed. So much damage I could have photographed all day and not covered it all.

I was going to say 70's or 80's just based on the limited view of the home style... 😄 Maybe palm had some size to it when planted so even older than the house.

This is what I hope mine become. In my area I get to enjoy a decent range of palms but the simple rugged beauty of a well manicured butia is near the top of my list. Any idea how old it is?

Anyone want to help skin some washingtonias?

Like the title says I took a Sabal pumos seed and peeled the lid off with a blade being careful not to damage the insides. Put it in a clear cup of water and a little rooting hormone and 2 weeks later we have a root popping out. Under water. Somebody may find this interesting.

I don't know if the rooting hormone helped it or not but Sabal, Washingtonia and Copernicia seeds germinate pretty easily so probably don't need the extra help!

Looks like you haven't done a water change in a while! You might want to treat it with a diluted hydrogen peroxide soak to kill off any fungus. I have had that happen with untreated Washingtonia seeds and more recently Copernicia hospita seeds germinating in just a few days (in just water changed daily).

One of a couple, addtnl. Coconuts spied in the Hermosillo area ( Northern side of town ) yesterday.. Unfortunately, could not get closer to those ( Streets they're on aren't mapped by street view. ) Hard to tell in the shot but thinking some of the bulges i can make out in the crown of it may be developing fruits. Note the stark difference between how it looks compared to the Queen on the right. Didn't save the shots but, Found a ton more Coconuts along / east of the Malecon' in La Paz, ...As well as numerous Adonidia specimens there. Sighted a few of those in Guaymas as well.

I wish I could say this in a little classier more eloquent way, but they've really gone to shit the last few years. It just... It is what it is. UPS via Pirateship is cheaper and faster and more reliable. Pirateship does USPS too and it's more expensive than UPS 99% of the time unless you use the absolute cheapest we're gonna send your package all over the country option. Priority Express seems to work fine, fwiw. But I think that has a 3 day guarantee.

Hey all! Long time lurker, second time poster 👋 I previously posted about attempting to graft baobab on to silk floss root stock. While the few attempts I've made have not been successful, my previous experiments with pseudobombax scion material continue to do well. I got three successfully grafted. I gave two away to friends that live in different areas (one by the beach and another in the desert, im near the foothills). So far so good though! If I find a good spot to plant it I can see how big it will get....

Not 100% sure but Tad believes it's the high night temperatures here compared to those out west. Same reason we can't grow Parajubaea. Even now in early March the lows are in the low 70's. 😔

Sabal Yapa new frond

The beetles seem to show a preference for Sabals but they have attacked my needle palms and Livistona. I’m not sure if they are in San Antonio though. I thought they were more relegated to the more humid and wetter areas along the gulf coast.

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

Tad told us that they are about 21 years from seed that he personally collected in Sonora. They are impressive. Environmental factors have kept these from producing viable seeds despite flowering.

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.

Hollywood Studios

Yellow latania

Chrysalidocarpus loucoubensis sowing some color after a frond drop. Tim

The ‘ole’ Chrysalidocarpus paucifolius, aka ‘orange crush.’ Love the scale that growing in almost solid rock dictates. Tim

Not all neighbours might like it when half your tree hangs over their side of the fence unfortunately.