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4 pointsThe zonepushing corner today...I think things grow faster when you're not there! Everything has just grown itself in the past few months apart from the handful of days of winter protection. Hope the rain keeps getting delivered...no watering needed at all in 2026 so far. Liccuala fordiana is really looking like a Licuala Direct seeded alex getting big Lytocaryum hoehnei leaves are nearly doubling in size!
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4 pointsMy friend Tuki from Rapa Nui shared some photos of his island and its palm trees with me. He explained that the Cocos nucifera palm trees were brought to the island from French Polynesia (Tahiti).
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3 pointsWho is growing or at least germinating seeds of this spectacular "cold hardy " palm? Who has more info about the botanic aspects of this apparently new species? I am fortunate to have some seeds germinating. Rarepalmseeds describes it as follow: "A spectacular new Lanonia found at high elevation on limestone hills in northern Vietnam. It is related to Lanonia dasyantha but differs in its larger, very heavily mottled glossy leaf and significantly larger seeds. Like Lanonia dasyantha, it is tolerant of prolonged cool conditions and temperatures that can occasionally go down almost to freezing even in habitat. This is despite its very tropical apperarance, and very much unlike similar palms such as Licuala mattanensis 'Mapu', Licuala sp. 'Kalimantan Mottled' or Licuala maculata, which are very demanding and only grow well in hot humid tropical climates. Lanonia sp. 'Large Mottled' will actually grow successfully not only in tropical but also in warm temperate climates, where it appreciates a protected spot in filtered light. Our seeds were collected only from a very remote, high elevation population where every single plant shows a heavily mottled leaf. Lower elevation populations, also in northern Vietnam show a less intensely mottled leaf even though their seeds are a similar size, see Lanonia sp. 'Less Mottled'" ( pics from the RPS site)
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3 pointsJust received my ceroxylon amazonicum from Ecuador ! These palms are nearly impossible to find, & I don't have the patience to start one from seed (in addition to their difficult seedling stage). I was surprised at how large the palm is ~ US size 9 womens shoe for scale The palm arrived in amazing condition. I potted it up & hoping I can get it in the ground at some point. I am so happy to finally have a Ceroxylon ! This one will be going in shade for awhile. Will post updates here periodically. Would love to see anyone else's success with Ceroxylon. I know they thrive in cool damp weather.
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3 pointsThis morning I counted the leaves on my two Encephalartos ituriensis for their most recent flushes. 17 leaves on the smaller and 15 on the larger... so not significantly different from your 11. I think the prior flush on the smaller one was fewer leaves because they were also stunted. That plant had coned prior to the stunted flush. I'm guessing that the energy for a flush can vary from year to year, so you may have seen bigger flushes in the past on yours? My Encephalartos laurentianus has had flushes in excess of 20 leaves and its leaves have even more mass (length and thickness) than my ituriensis do. Here is the bigger of my two ituriensis as it continues pushing out its current flush. The wall is 6' tall from the wall's base for perspective.
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3 pointsIf anything the angle used for the pair of leaves on the ground underestimates the actual difference between the two. The larger of my pair of Encephalartos ituriensis is flushing now but I am waiting for it to get further along in the process before sharing photos. Mine hasn't attained the caudex height of yours yet. I will have to count flush leaves on both of mine now, as the theory you posed is interesting. My male Encephalartos turneri is mid flush right now. Old cones from last year are still partially hanging on. It is another species that starts it's flush quite furry.
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2 pointsThis species of Coccothrinax, native to a small beach in N. Cuba, is definitely one of my favorites. Similar in looks to the old man palm, (Coccothrinax crinita) but apparently much hardier. Great palm to grow in the desert, even in full blasting sun. Unfortunately, like many others in the genus, it is a rather slow grower. 5 gallon pot grown from seed in Arizona is already 10 years old! 🤯 aztropic Mesa, Arizona
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I just finished watering all the outdoor community pots and noticed a couple of Kentiopsis Olivformis from @DoomsDave are sprouting . Lots of stuff popping up in the garden and on the work bench. Harry2 points -
@kylecawazafla glad to hear about your new place! There’s a lot of cool palms that will make it out your way, though possible cold will likely limit more than heat. Caribbean palms and Bizzies and Medemias are a good start!2 points -
2 pointsI posted this Pinanga picture in the what caught your eye thread, but it really belongs in a color thread.
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2 pointsLooks great. I wish some of those species were more widely available. I'm just waiting for Floribunda to have enough things I want at one time to justify placing an order.2 points -
2 pointsYep. Fresh seed makes all the difference. I have a batch of about 40 of these going myself. Now, it's just a matter of time to get them up to my preferable 5 gallon selling size. 😄🌴 aztropic Mesa, Arizona
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Not sure I’d call him a nursery, but Joe Palma has a pretty good selection for a “backyard “ guy. Btw, some desert guys have had great luck with Medemia, which has become easier to find and is surprisingly fast growing. Loves heat.2 points -
I can see why they spent it all on rhapis palms, at that price! 🤣2 points
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You would be in luck if I was in the neighbourhood!
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I think that’s why I have finished it yet. Grand opening not sure 🤔 but you better get your plane ticket ready. First ten customers get a free cold hardy lanonia dasyantha, and a sausage sandwich 🥪2 points
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2 pointsForgot to post these RGV palm pics back in April:) photos range from McAllen over to south padre too lazy to add individual captions don’t hate me 😤😂- thoroughly impressed with the valley’s resilience 5 years post freeze :)
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Some of my favorites that have no problem with desert extremes include Bismarckia, Brahea, Coccothrinax, Copernicia,, Hemithrinax, Pseudophoenix, and Sabals. Unfortunately, most are slow growers, and somewhat difficult to locate, especially in larger sizes, on the west coast. aztropic Mesa, Arizona
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My wife and I went for a walk along the lagoon that seperates Leucadia from Carlsbad, on the Carlsbad side this morning. We used to walk and ride bikes along the lagoon before there was much development to its north so have seen it change over nearly 40 years. This morning's walk was just another step in the changes as the many Phoenix canariansis that naturalized along the lagoon's shoreline showed the devastation from the South American Palm Weevil. There are still some young CIDP's but most of the older large ones are now stumps or transitioning to becoming stumps. It is sad to see but I decided to capture it and share it in some photos. The progression of the SAPW....1 point
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1 pointHi all, It’s been a pretty good season germinating and growing on seedlings, so I can offer my largest range ever with 63 species (including hybrids and variants) available. Unfortunately these are only available within Australia, and unless labelled ‘Germinated seed’, I also cannot send to quarantine states and territories WA, TAS or NT. Seedlings have been grown either completely unprotected outside in Melbourne or in some cases in an unheated greenhouse, so there may be imperfections in seedlings, but expect them to be relatively hardened. Express Postage available at buyers expense. For further details, growing requirement questions or pictures send me a PM.
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An argentinian palm friend found this beatyfull variety of Syagrus romanzoffiana ( called "pindo" in Argentina and "pindó, pindoba or jerivá" in Brazil) with very dark collored petioles. VID-20260619-WA0001.mp4
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1 pointCheck it regularly to be sure it roots in. Nudge the base; when it won’t wobble or wiggle anymore it’s rooted in!1 point
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Looks very Arenga or Caryota like at that early stage. If you tossed Arenga seed around I’d say that’s probably it. But yes, in a month or 2 once that first frond has unfurled you’ll have more certainty.1 point
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I decided to check the baggie with the C. Decipiens seeds because I saw sprouts and roots through the plastic. I found 5 seeds that had sprouted and moved them into small pots. There were 12 seeds total in this bag . All other attempts have failed , so far. I left the other seeds in the baggie just in case of late arrivals . Harry I will keep them warm for a while (garage temp) until my greenhouse is complete. The work bench is getting crowded!
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1 pointI was out walking my dog and the monoculture of this home I walk by frequently caught my eye. Someone once got a deal on them or they had a favorite. They used to have some Livistonia chilensis mixed in but removed them a few years back. They do have an ocean and beautiful horizon view, so I understand the preference for low growing palms.
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A very humid 28C / 82F here at 2:30pm. Cooler than yesterday, but it is the calm before the (heat) storm. I am expecting anything from 36-41C / 97F - 106F next week. Anytime from Tuesday - Friday could be the hottest day depending on when the airmass peaks. Tuesday or Wednesday looks the hottest but some models have Friday as the hottest. Met Office staying grounded on heat potential, for now anyway. Although it still shows a week straight of tropical nights as it stands… ARPEGE has trended even hotter and now shows 40C / 104F on Tuesday… 🥵
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There is no Lira anymore... lol1 point -
Fair point, I was surprised with how much rain we got in April here on the coast.1 point -
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Good luck, get a vision of what you’re after and in time it becomes clear. That’s what I did some odd 30 years ago!
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Whatever it’s in, either way I don’t think anyone is running around to dig it out real fast!1 point
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I had no idea they are still rare in cultivation, my seed supplier said he had a few, so I thought ok that’s one palm I don’t have in my collection I will get a few seeds. If I had known they were rare I would’ve got 200 seeds.1 point
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1 pointThe last flush was still only 2 leaves so I am happy to see this year it is a 3 leaf flush. Progress albeit slow.
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1 pointYou can aspire to this. No such thing as too close 😝. You can see its already trunking in 2008 and made it into 2021. Yes that is Chrysiladocarpus lutescens next to it in 2008 during Houston's great warm period. They can be quite hardy even out in the open...this one planted circa mid 2000s in colder west Houston (Westheimer) made it to 2018. A good number of Ravenea rivularis in warmer areas in the 610 Loop and southeastern Houston made it to 2021 even out in the open. There are still some in New Orleans.
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The UKMO (Met Office) pulls in a 25C+ hPa 850 airmass into southern England which would be near all-time record breaking for upper level heat. What does that translate to at surface level you might ask? Well… 40C / 104F in Somerset and Dorset in southwest England. So even hotter than the July 2022 heatwave for some places. Even 37C / 100F in Wales… in June. The ECM (Euro) has 38C / 101F for London on Tuesday and like 6 consecutive days of 35C+ / 95F+. There are worrying scenarios in there which feature all-time records later next week. Unlikely to occur, but still crazy to see on models. The Atlantic trying to fend off the heat for us, but SE England going well into the 40’s C potentially on some runs. 107F for west London on this…
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1 pointA faster growing option with similar looks, is a hybrid with a borhidiana parent. Not quite as hairy, but way faster growing and just as hardy. This compact species fits in well with today's smaller gardens. aztropic Mesa, Arizona
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Listen, my friend. You must first buy giant palm trees. These giant palm trees will protect the more delicate and exotic tropical palms. They will protect them with their fronds. Those leaves will create a favorable microclimate for your large collection.1 point
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I knew they were in there somewhere but I couldn’t find them, having thousands of seedlings, you soon lose them in amongst the rest of them. But glad I did find them now they are a great chamaedorea for the garden. It can be a problem having so many palms, you really have to know where they all are for watering them and light requirements, different sized containers mixed in with each other has its drawbacks. Monitoring for water you can easily overwater small tubes next to thirsty licualas. Then there is the overcrowding affect blocking light out and once they are shaded out watering becomes difficult to get it to small tubes. Oh the woes of growing to many palms. It certainly tests the grower out!
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1 pointGrowing up in Southern California , i always liked seeing palms everywhere. I wasn’t really into them like I am now but I liked them. In 1990 , after more than a dozen years of living on a sailboat , we bough a house with a swimming pool . My wife wanted a palm or three for around the yard to give us a “tropical paradise”. We went to a nursery in Ventura that had a decent selection and great reputation. The manager was a Palm Society member . I am a bit OCD about collecting things and after buying a few palms , became obsessed . I would buy rare seedlings in bands that were in the greenhouse and raise them in a spare bedroom with a south facing window . Then I built a greenhouse and a lath house so I could have several species of palms , orchids , and Tillandsia. That was my beginning. Harry1 point
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That's awesome! I'm growing a few palms myself, although I've never tried turning one into a bonsai. I'd love to see how your salak palm develops.1 point -
Thanks to all involved! I have not taken the time to fully investigate but what I see so far looks quite good.1 point -
