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Bonjour, je vous partage mon expérience de pollinisation puis semis de mon cycas panzhihuaensis. J'ai récupéré deux fleurs mâle dans d'un cycas panzhihuaensis, j'ai eu de la chance. Comme vous pourrez le contacter sur les photos, tapoter puis déposer 15 jours sur la fleur femelle. Récolté le 24 novembre 2025. Conservé dans un carton sur un lit de riz. Semé le 17 janvier 2026. Elles ont toutes commencées à craquer en mars 2026. Première racine le 19 avril 2026. Puis elles ce sont suivies. 29 sur 107 pour le moment. 14 jeté. La 28 ème à germer 67 jours après la première et la 29 ème à germer 88 jours après la première. Je suis dans l'attente pour la soixantaine qui reste. Semé en frigo chauffant, sur pierre ponce 2/4, température constante 25/30 degrés.

A few more pics to brighten the day!

Encephalartos Longifolious

Horwood x Arewood throwing a single leaf flush. 3rd flush since spring time!

A couple E. “Trappes valley” Latifrons I bought last year throwing nice flushes but still one leaf. They are putting on size quick!

Nothing spectacular, very slow growing and tiny A. purpurea finally opened new leaf

What caught my eye was three palms I gave a friend 6 years ago, that I had never seen until today. I will say I was impressed with the archontophoenix, beccariophoenix and the Wallachia. Just planted in some very hard conditions with no attention and temperatures down to minus 1.

A leafbase came off a Chrysalidocarpus prestonianus. Plenty of orange color wasrevealed.

I don’t grow Copernica palms, why they are just to slow, and you’re palms are just that example of how slow!

Konstantinos, as you said, the palm tree is not diseased. I see a plant in excellent health (let's hope the owner is in excellent health too 😁).

Your palm looks healthy to me . Some palms are just very slow and we just have to wait for them to grow. I don’t know anything about the particular palm you have , but I have a few palms that are very slow . I try to enjoy them as little palms , knowing I will probably never see them as mature specimens. Harry

Good hardy palms; Acoelorrhphe wrightii Acrocomia totai Allagoptera arenaria Arenga engleri Arenga ryukyuensis Bismarckia nobilis Brahea brandegeei Brahea clara Brahea elegans Brahea decumbens Butia eriospatha Butia odorata (capitata) Butia paraguayensis Butia yatay X Butyagrus nabonnandii Chamaedorea microspadix Chamaerops humilis Chuniophoenix hainanensis Copernicia alba Copernicia prunifera Lanonia dasyantha (Licuala) Licuala fordiana Livistona australis Livistona chinensis Livistona decora Livistona fulva Livistona lanuginosa Livistona mariae Livistona nasmophylla Livistona nitida Livistona rigida Livistona saribus Phoenix acaulis Phoenix loureiroi Phoenix reclinata (hybrids) Rhapidophyllum hystrix Rhapis excelsa Rhapis humilis Rhapis multifida Sabal bermudana Sabal x brazoriensis Sabal causiarum Sabal domingensis Sabal etonia Sabal maritima Sabal miamiensis Sabal minor Sabal palmetto Sabal palmetto ‘Lisa’ Sabal tamaulipensis Sabal uresana Serenoa repens Syagrus romanzoffiana Washingtonia robusta more cold sensitive palms for protected locations Acrocomia aculeata Archontophoenix cunninghamiana Arenga australasica Arenga caudata Arenga hookeriana Arenga microcarpa Arenga obtusifolia Arenga tremula Attalea cohune Attalea phalerata Attalea rostrata Beccariophoenix alfredii Caryota mitis Caryota monostachya Caryota obtusa Chrysalidocarpus baronii Chrysalidocarpus decaryi Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis Coccothrinax argentata Copernicia baileyana Copernicia fallaensis Copernicia glabrescens Copernicia gigas Copernicia macroglossa Geonoma schottiana Hyphaene coriacea Hyphaene petersiana Hyphaene thebaica Kerriodoxa elegans Leucothrinax morrissii Licuala peltata Licuala peltata var. sumawongii Licuala ramsayi Licuala spinosa Livistona benthamii Livistona drudei Livistona jenkinsiana Livistona muelleri Livistona speciosa Phoenix pusilla Phoenix reclinata (pure species form) Phoenix roebelenii Phoenix rupicola Pinanga coronata Rhapis laosensis Rhapis subtilis Roystonea regia Sabal mauritiiformis Sabal yapa Sabinaria magnifica Schippia concolor Syagrus coronata Syagrus scizophylla Wallichia caryotoides Wallichia disticha Wallichia oblongifolia (densiflora) Wodhyetia bifurcata

Wandering around in your garden a year ago transformed me into a non-verbal living entity Tim... The splendour! The splendour!!

There’s always something to look at in and around the garden!

A mixture of chamaedoreas adscendens and metallica shining away!

One magical looking Ernest augustii!

Two large clumps of Chrysalidocarpus (Dypsis) lutescens in Upland, CA. (Inland Empire).

Little dypsis heterophylla!

This beautiful royal palm in San Jose, CA. (San Francisco Bay Area) looking like it’s growing in the tropics.

Iam sure they would be something to see, that is if you could see through the pollution to see them in Delhi, Amritsar was enough for me!

It's now been over 5 months since I ordered these seeds and they still haven't been sent!! Not replying to emails now either! I was offered a full refund and the seeds still to be sent but if they can't send them when money and a reputation are involved what chance have I got if there is no incentive. I do really want the seeds as they are hard to source but this is getting ridiculous. Not sure how you can run a business like this?

Most of the seeds I ordered from RPS last winter sprouted quickly and are now pushing their second fronds. I'm going to move them outside soon and see what happens...🤞

@kinzyjr indeed! Not all of my "Zone 10" palms died from the epic freeze, for sure there are some odd survivors. Both of my Elaeis Guineensis are growing back strong, despite spear pulls and crown rot infections. But most of them did die immediately or were lost to subsequent infections: 1 of 1 Carpentaria Acuminata 5 of 5 Burretiokentia - Hapala, Koghiensis, Vieillardii 1 of 4 Arenga Hookeriana, the other 3 regrowing from the roots 1 of 1 Actinokentia Divaricata 0 of 3 Arenga Pinnata - defoliated but growing back slowly! 0 of 1 Arenga Tremula - also defoliated but growing back 0 of 1 Arenga Westerhoutii - burnt to the ground but with 2 new fronds 0 of 12 Attalea - all were >75% defoliated but all growing - 4 Brejinhoensis, 3 Butyracea, 2 Cohune (?!?!?!?), 2 Phalerata, 1 Speciosa 3 of 14 Beccariophoenix Alfredii - all defoliated, but only lost 3 big seedlings under ~2-3' tall 5 of 5 Chamberyonia Macrocarpa - Watermelon, regular and Hookeri 0 of 19 Copernicia - Baileyana, Fallaensis, Gigas, Alba, Hospita, Macroglossa 0 of 2 Corypha - Lecomtei had minor burn, Umbraculifera defoliated 2 of 2 Crysophila Warscewiczii 9 of 9 Cyphophoenix - Alba, Elegans, Nucele 18 of 22 Dypsis/Chrysalidocarpus - 1 Lanceolata, 1 Decaryi and 2 Lutescens clusters survived, but other Lanceolata, Cabadae, Pembana, Basilongus, Albofarinosa, Arenarum all died 4 of 11 Hyophorbes - 2 of 4 Bottles and 4 of 7 Spindles died, but one of the Bottles I over-trunk-cut and killed the bud myself - oops. All died from bud rot or, er, a reciprocating saw. ☹️ ~3 of ~25 Gaussia Princeps - I still need an accurate pre-post count 1 of 4 Kerriodoxa Elegans - exposed and died of bud rot ? of 2 Licuala Grandis - still unsure 3 of 3 Ptychosperma Elegans - big seedlings 0 of 1 Ptychosperma Macarthurii 0 of 1 Ptychosperma Schefferi - burnt to the ground but growing back 4 of 10 Ptychosperma Salomonense - shocking survival of ~1' tall seedlings, so I bought more!!! 2 of 2 Ravenea Hildebrandtii 1 of 1 Ravenea Sambiranensis 2 of 2 Reinhardtia Latisecta 3 of 3 Satakentia Liukiuensis 4 of 4 Syagrus Amara strap leaf 2 of 4 Syagrus Lorenzoniorum strap leaf 3 of 4 Syagrus Sancona strap leaf 0 of 5 Syagrus Schizophylla 1-3' tall - all defoliated and I thought were dead, but all growing back! 1 of 2 Wallichia Oblongifolia/Densiflora - both defoliated, but the one in sun couldn't struggle back 4 of 4 Wodyetia Bifurcata - 10-15' foxtails defoliated and died from Thielaviopsis or bud rot At some point I'll have a complete list of the life/death spreadsheet for you! I was really impressed that the Kerriodoxa Elegans and Ptychosperma Salomonense pulled through. Many of the above deaths were planted as big seedlings or even strap leaves last summer, so it's hard to judge if a more mature palm would have survived.

Now your just teasing me, lucky Hawaii growers!!!

After about 20 years, I finally harvested seeds off one of my big Needle Palms. A pair of reading glasses and the speed of a sloth avoided injury. Would some days in the freezer help them?

Moving a flush after February freezes -----

Hi, I planted some random palm seeds I found in Florida about 3-4 years ago, and some of them sprouted. However, I am not sure what palms these are and I am looking for help identifying these. I suspect at least one of these to be Sabal Palmetto, but unsure about the rest. Any thoughts? Thanks a lot!

I have a handful of palms that while appearing healthy, simply don't grow vertically much. Like a 15 year old Ravenea glauca, that is perhaps 2 feet tall overall, throws 3 or 4 nice green leaves a year, but never gets any bigger. Like yours, I just can't figure it out. Sorry, wish I could!

You think the rainy season is already done? So now the rainy season is 3 weeks long? I'm being out negatived. Didn't think that was possible. 🙃

yes there are some sabal

They're a nice dark green, so I haven't fertilized much but I'll get out there today and give them another application. Thanks.

That looks like Roystonia Oleracae , a bit more sensitive to cold temps than R. Regia . Probably taking advantage of the protection from the house. Harry

I noticed a Web shop was selling Chamaerops vulcano seeds at a reasonable price so I went ahead and ordered some. Since I'm in Australia and the shop is in Spain I ordered the Phyto certificate and UPS shipping. Since the order was made I've been told 4 times that the seeds were due to be inspected and sent in the next day or two and then silence. The seeds were probably ordered about 3 months ago now. In fairness the owner did give me a partial refund for some of the cost of the seeds for the delay but the communication and customer service has been terrible. If you live in Europe and don't require a Phyto certificate then Palmseedling.com might be great. If you do require a Phyto with your seed order then I would order with caution as you may be in for a long and frustrating wait. Regards Neil

Everything was perfect: packing, plants and communication. Thank you, Paul!

Water and every 6 weeks palmgain (As i think you use) on the mules as they are potassium hogs and fertilizer should have a 1.5 or higher ratio of potassium to nitrogen.

Hi all, been on a here for a few months now just quietly observing and learning from the wealth of knowledge. Thought I'd make an introduction with my garden and make a bit of a log of progress as I go. I'm based in a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia which from what I understand has a bit of unique temperate/mediterranean climate of hot/dry summers and cold/wet winters. Frost is possible but very rare in my area really only getting to lows of 2°c/35°f Perth is known to have some of the worst sandy nutrient deficient soils in Australia however we are quite lucky in my area to have a bit of a mix of sandy topsoil and moist clay subsoil. We purchased our modest 900sqm/9687sqf property 8 years ago without a single tree or garden other than a just starting to trunk, Syagrus romanzoffiana. For a few years we didn't have much of a garden other than a few randomly placed frangipani trees and native grasses whilst we focused on renovating inside the house. (I have never been much of green thumb or even cared all much about gardens till recently.) Most of my time and money went on modifying and drift racing cars but all that changed when I inherited a 30 year old severely stunted A. cunninghamiana and asked on the facebook group for identification where @tim_brissy_13 replied that it was infact a native palm to Australia and that peaked my interest (Before then in my eyes all palms were messy cocos/queen or washingtonia palms) It was all downhill from there when I started to hyperfocus and research all about different species of palms and botanical nomenclature which sort of itched something with my autism and love of new knowledge. Fast forward to just over a year back I decided to hand dig out cubic tonnes of sand and grass to create gardens whilst collecting as many palms I could get my hands on. We have quite strict biolaws here and are not able to bring live plants over the border quite easily from the eastern states so its quite limited to seeds only or buying from the limited palm specialist nurseries. I have made a fair few mistakes resulting in sun and wind burnt palms, placing stuff in wrong locations and also over crowding stuff a bit too much but will hopefully all be worth it one day. For now it's just creating the canopy which i'm hoping the mass planted Archontophoenix will provide. Very happy to have criticism or advice with my work in progress. Anyhow my current list of species is as follows: Adonidia merrillii Areca catechu Archontophoenix alexandrae Archontophoenix alexandrae × cunninghamiana Archontophoenix cunninghamiana Archontophoenix maxima Archontophoenix myolensis Archontophoenix purpurea Archontophoenix tuckeri Bismarckia nobilis Carpentaria acuminata Caryota albertii Caryota mitis Chamaedorea atrovirens Chamaedorea elegans Chamaedorea elatior Chamaedorea klotzschiana Chamaedorea radicalis Chamaedorea seifrizii Chamaedorea tepejilote Chamaerops humilis var. cerifera Chambeyronia macrocarpa var. flavopicta Chambeyronia macrocarpa var. hookeri Chrysalidocarpus decaryi Chrysalidocarpus lastelliana Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis Chrysalidocarpus pembanus Chrysalidocarpus lutescens Howea forsteriana Hyophorbe lagenicaulis Hyophorbe verschaffeltii Livistona decora Phoenix roebelenii Pinanga coronata var. kuhlii Ptychosperma elegans Ptychosperma nicolai Ptychosperma propinquum var. macarthurii Ravenea rivularis Rhapis excelsa Roystonea regia Syagrus romanzoffiana Trithrinax acanthocoma Wodyetia bifurcata House when we bought it, nothing but dead grass. South facing patio garden, quite shady. Have A. purpurea, A. cunninghamiana, Howea forsteriana, Pinanga kuhlii, Rhapis excelsa, and Chamaedorea sp scattered. Hoping one day the bigger palms will emerge and make the canopy to replace the shade cloth. 3x Wodyetia biffurcata for the newly installed pool area. We are in the middle of winter right now so everything looks a bit ratty. This area has alot squished in here however they are all very young specimens and hard to make out. There is about 20x young Archontophoenix sp planted along the rear fence line to make the canopy one day and a mix of Wodyetia, Carpentaria, C. madagascariensis, lutescens, pembanus, Bismarkia and two Areca catechu. Little garden leading to my wifes veggie area. 3x double planted Archontophoenix sp, Chambeyronia watermelon and a hookeri, C. leptocheilos (Not doing too well) and a Wodyetia to the left. Work in progress area, have some small fish and frogs down here. Just a Chamaedorea elatior and a tepejilote amongst other plants and my small potted seedlings. This side has the Archontophoenix albang hybrids multiplanted, Roystonea regia, Ptychosperma macarthurii, Carpentaria acuminata, Hyophorbe lagenicaulis and verschaffeltii, Chysalidocarpus lastelliana. Other side of the front more Archontophoenix sp multiplanted, Wodyetia biffurcata, Adonidia merrilli, Carpentaria acuminata, Ravenea rivularis, Ptychosperma elegans, Roystonea regia, C. lutescens and a solitary pembanus, Chamaedorea radicalis. Thanks for reading my ramblings. Jayce.

Some of my ones are nearly ready to send on that big holiday overseas, plus a few other varieties coming soon! Good to see the palm community is alive and well in the EU!

Lol I know already one person...

Planted a few palms today on a nice cold day, not ideal planting throughout winter but I can't help not doing anything in the garden. Grabbed a standard Chambeyronia macrocarpa (already have hookeri and watermelon planted). 4x Archontophoenix alexandrae (Two multiplanted which were mislabeled as Bangalow from an aussie big box store) and two singles I bought from my usual palm nursery. 1x Carpentaria acuminata, 1x Chrysalidocarpus arenarum, 1x Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos to replace one that never acclimatized and got fried by cold winds or some other factor which I've relocated to a shady/protected spot which will hopefully recover in time. Also been wanting to try Dictyosperma album for a while, got my hands on a very stunted and horrible looking specimen for next to nothing, don't have high hopes but will see how she goes. Chambeyronia macrocarpa Dictyosperma album - Not a great shot but planted between an albang hybrid and a macarthur palm. It's already trunking but very stunted as was in a small pot for last 5 or so years. Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos Archontophoenix alexandrae Carpentaria acuminata Relocated redneck palm certainly is a bit red.. Chrysalidocarpus arenarum

Here's my poor contribution to the topic. Last year we had only about 89 mm of rainfall during the whole 12 months before last autumn of 2025. All Washingtonia specimens resembling filifera, whether pure or hybrids displayed certain stress signs. Even mine. I come gradually to the conclusion those stress signs had been caused by drought because a carpet-like group of Chamaerops offshoots to the base of the Washingtonia was sucking dry the Washingtonia. Here is an old post https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/91760-washingtonia-filifera-either-pure-or-filibusta-showing-stress-signs/#comment-1237332 And here is same plant today after a relatively good year in rainfall (113 mm so far). Of besides watering O had applied last year once a good so8l drenching with a systemic root fungicide (tolclofos-methyl) primarily against rhizoctonia.

Been awhile since I’ve posted photos of the Dictyocaryum in the garden. Over the years it’s evident that they are a bit out of their element in my garden, but are still beautiful nonetheless. Out of the original four, two faded away, the remaining two are powering on, although one took a hit from the months long drought last year. It seems to be rebounding as of late.The difference is apparent in the photos. Finicky at this lower elevation tropical climate. Always keeps me guessing. Tim

Here are my three planted out, the best looking one was the least exposed with the best windbreak and canopy, the last was most wind exposed and took the most damage, but all have put forth a valiant effort to regrow this summer. Hopefully a mild winter and good rains keep them going. I managed to save everything in this garden area with my attempts but had losses elsewhere.

I knew at the time of my last post that it didn't look good, had just gone below 0 the earliest in the evening in my station's history and the forecast -5C was the worst since maybe the 1990s. I wanted some time to assess damage before posting. So the nuclear frost that I always knew could come some day was here. I always knew there was a risk as while I was not recording my own temperatures back then, there were memorable frosts in 2009 and 2015 that were a step above anything that had occurred since. At time, they were worst since the 1990s. The 6th Aug had min -3.2, bad, but no worse that the week before. If it had stopped with that, might have gotten away with no further damage - but no it had to be a 1,2 punch this time. The 7th at 5am was on track to maybe only be about the same min as the 6th, but it then decided to go for gold and dive to a min -4.2 of the recorded 15min samples, I saw -4.3 taking a manual reading between samples. So far, I am mostly amazed that the damage is not worse to most of my palms and other things, and to notable specimens around the town. Rhopalostylis x 5, all look pretty much unaffected. Will see if show changes over next few weeks. Heavy canopy, natural/permanent or temporarily placed was at work. Bangalow x3. Two in backyard have partial natural canopy, otherwise not protected. They are a bit bronzed. Maybe 40% burn, but still heaps of green. One in front yard, is badly exposed. It was already bad, possibly no worse. It does have some green, about the first 4 leaflets at base of each frond are still green. I stuffed some scrunched up frost cloth in places to try to protect this remaining green. Avocado tree (Bacon variety, 6 years old, well loaded at moment) no protection. What frost? Can't tell anything has happened. Bananas. Leaves long gone, had trimmed off. Stems look like nothing happened. Neighbors bangalows look about 20% burnt now, but surprisingly good. Drove by the three largest bangalows/bangalow groups around town that I know of which have about 5 to 12m of clear trunk. From a distance hard to see detail but look like nothing happened. Bring on the growing season so can see things looking better and better each day again. A nearby city broke its all time record, to give some perspective on this event. "Rotorua woke to its coldest day on record this morning. The thermometer dropped to -5.6C, beating the previous recorded low of -5.2C set in 1996 and 2011, MetService said. The records began in 1972."

I better update this. This summer has been truly roasting here and exceptionally dry. Multiple heatwaves, including 38C / 100F officially in June at Lingwood in Norfolk. No rainfall here for almost 2 months now. Just crazy. London now qualifies for Csa (hot summer Mediterranean) again this year for the 2nd time in 5 years due to an average temp of 22C> during the warmest month and a summer month receiving less than 30mm of rainfall (London had 0.0mm) and the wettest winter month having 3 x more than the driest summer month. So it is about as Mediterranean as you could possibly get anywhere based on the rainfall alone (London drier than any Med region in Europe)... My nearest official Met Office station. Due to how dry the soils are, the nights are actually quite chilly like you would get in a desert. 21 automatic Met Office stations in England recorded zero / 0.0mm of rainfall in July, plus a further 13 manual stations (34 official stations in total with no rainfall in July). For London Heathrow for example, it is the driest month on record of any month in 80 years of records. Driest July on record at Kew Gardens too. Both had zero rainfall (0.0mm). Same with Wisley near me and all London and southeast England stations. 90% of England (55 million people) now under water restrictions. I am up to 54 days since it last rained here now.... Extreme drought here now with soil moisture at 0%... Hurn (Bournemouth airport) with 401 hours of sunshine in July, higher than just about anywhere in Europe. 350+ hours of sunshine in London for July... Satellite passovers show the true extent of the scorched earth (these images are over a week old now)... Some photos from London and the south coast... Latest charts would put me here at 70 days without a drop of rain. It is inevitable that I will now go 2 months without a drop of rain here... I am already at day 54 now... Probably pushing 38C / 100F again next week as well... ECM vs GFS... I can't even be bothered to post about the wildfires anymore. The situation may be unprecedented later next week in England. Arguably the worst wildfire risk density globally... Dunwich wildfire in Suffolk...

Tom, I never planted one, but I grew one from a 1 gallon to a 15 gallon, over maybe 2-3 years. I remember packing a bunch of thick clay in the 15 gallon pot - Only clay. Watered it relentlessly and it loved it. Eventually sold it. For me, that’s the secret out here. Heavy clay soil and heavy water in the summer.

I wouldn't worry about the lean...would be amazed if it didn't straighten out once it's up and growing. Richard's suggestion above about seaweed extract is a good one.

I planted a 25g over a year ago that had less of a lean but it has started to straighten out. It didn’t do anything for about 9 months in the ground.

They will work if you are brave!

I'll add that P. pacifica and P. thurstonii do grow fine out here in the desert around Palm Springs. I have a couple of P. pacifica (purchased from a nursery in Florida) in the ground and a P. thurstonii that I sprouted from seed I collected from the tree at our former house on Big Pine Key, and after four years it's still strap-leaf and still in a container. Both grow fine here, though I purposely keep P. pacifica under canopy to avoid the leaf-damage that occurs under open sky on cold nights. It has been documented both in Florida and SoCal to be relatively bud-hardy but leaf-damage occurs under open sky somewhere in the low 40s. Out here in the desert it throws new leaves so fast in spring and summer that by June-July it has a nice head of new leaves, although I haven't seen any real damage growing mine under canopy despite temps into the low 30s F. Also Matt Bradford I believe did grow one at his house in San Diego but winter damage to the leaves and slow recovery in the cool spring and summer meant a result of diminishing returns for him, so he removed it, and documented this in a post on the forum here. While I haven't seen any results about P. thurstonii in the coastal plain or fogbelt (zone 24), it is definitely a slower grower than P. pacifica for me here. I noticed this in the Florida Keys as well. It is certainly correct that at least P. pacifica is not recommended for the coast and coastal/interior valley areas. The great thing about the Hawai'ian Pritchardia species is that there are so many of them and they occupy such different niches, elevations and windward/leeward locations, sun, cloud, rain, dry, etc., that there are species for many different climate zones in California. When I lived in Los Feliz (eastern Hollywood, Los Angeles), I grew a Pritchardia beccariana that thrived, and it got quite tall after we moved across town, though it is gone today. I'm sure this was due to purposeful removal and not cold damage. It went through the 1990 freeze with no real problem at all, while young Royal palms and other plants around it were killed.