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  1. https://www.palmpedia.net/palmsforcal/Presteoa_acuminata_var._acuminata This link shows my previous attempt to grow this palm. Unfortunately the original ones died several years ago. I was fortunate to receive 3 seedlings a few years ago from a Bay Area plantsman, after his return from a visit to Ecuador. I raised them up to 3-gallon citrus pot size and have ground planted two in my garden today. The third one I gave to a fellow palm gardener here in SF. When I receive a gift of special plant material I don't consider it to be truly mine until I can pass some along to a third person. Anyone else growing this in California ? Here is the image of one I planted today !
    12 points
  2. Check out this amazing recovery of young royals in McAllen Jul 2015 - somewhat newly planted April 2021 ~ 2 months post palmageddon April 2022 ~ 14 months post palmageddon October 2022 ~ 20 months of recovery...decent vertical growth too!
    5 points
  3. I have never delayed planting relative to the "seasons", which hardly matter here at all. Check out my seasonal temperatures. In the next few weeks or months I will install two Howeas, a Hedyscepe, a Pritchardia, and an Arenga.
    5 points
  4. Most of the A. mexicana in south Texas came from north of Tampico.
    4 points
  5. It looks very good if it gets the care it needs. Here's some urban Acrocomia Aculeata's in Merida. The south Mexico form which is a bit dwarf-ish. This is the same type of Acrocomia I recieved.
    4 points
  6. These Houston queens survived 18F winter storm with ice in 2018. Here they are in Feb 2021 a day or two before the end of the world. They recover quickly when given the chance.
    4 points
  7. Another variegated mule palm seedling potted up.
    3 points
  8. The palm was recovering all summer from the previous winter that almost didn't make it. Until January the weather has been very mild and dry. But now in February for the next few days we'll have some cold weather and rains. Not good for the cocos but ofcourse we need the rain here on the island. I try now to keep the roots as dry as possible. I hope it will help. I hope your cocos will be OK in the winter. You might need a bigger pot soon. Will you plant it in the ground in the future?
    3 points
  9. Does well here and I have just germinated a batch of NZ produced seed. Colour is not quite on a par with a Lipstick palm but fabulous all the same.
    3 points
  10. Ice is the absolute worst . 👇 25 years ago I went through this 👇 Some places 3” of ice. High tension lines crumbled like slinkies. Folks without power for over a month in January in the north east. 🥶 when weather calls for freezing rain take it seriously, it’s extremely hard to predict much like climate change. 🥳
    3 points
  11. Croc’s are a whole different ballpark when compared to alligators. To Australians, Florida crocodiles would be like little pussycats. In Australia, and other areas around the world, I would obey the signs!
    3 points
  12. As we have yet another Polar Vortex in December which has become all too common in the last 13 years, I look out at a garden full of damaged palms. They will survive but be unsightly for a couple of years, AGAIN. They were just growing out of the last damage 2 years earlier. I will have to look at that and pick up endless fronds while cursing them. Take my advice, even though we are classified at Zone 9a plant palms safe for Zone 8a like Mules, Chamaerops, Chamaedorea, etc and save yourself from the ugliness.
    2 points
  13. I have a 13ft syagrus romanzoffianana and a 6ft one in London and its not babied at all completed unprotected. The only thing it's babied with is lots of fertilizer and water in the summer. Never protected in the winter there is no need to. I think the issue for BC is the winters are too wet and cool. Here's also a better photo of the one from lamorran gardens during the end of the summer. London is also warmer than mild parts of BC through every month of the year. Part of the reason why in central London they would survive compared to there is it's a zone 9b/10a and the fact Tofino has 6.4x more rainfall than here annually.
    2 points
  14. Adventurous washies in Amsterdam in December
    2 points
  15. How fast do your robustas grow? From everything I've read and seen so far Washingtonias seem to grow almost as fast for me as they do in the South West of the US. I think this might be true because the biggest variety of palms comes from regions close to the equator BUT about the most commonly planted palms I'm not so sure. Last year I noticed that many of my palms (and even other exotic plants) increased their growth in late summer/early autmn. It looked like they appreciated the somewhat cooler temperatures combined with some rain.
    2 points
  16. Lampedusa is very windy: perhaps it would be a good place to attempt outdoor Cocos growing, but I think Linosa would be even better.
    2 points
  17. First of all, I obviously wasn't saying that England in general is subtropical. Far from it. We all know that the UK in general is temperate/oceanic, although there is a clear argument for southeast regions (including London) being borderline Mediterranean nowadays. I was laughed at for saying this 2-3 years ago, then last summer of course had less rain than many parts of California with some places registering 0.0mm for July. Some places only saw about 0.7 inches across all 3 summer months. The climate in southern England is a bit more complex than it just being standard oceanic/temperate across the board. Like there is a clear difference between the far southwest and far southeast of England. Regarding the Isles of Scilly, they technically aren't humid subtropical as they do not meet the definition of having an average summer temperature above 22C / 72F. However it is somewhat misleading as NYC technically meets the subtropical criteria, despite the fact that you cannot even grow a Trachycarpus Fortunei in NYC outside of the immediate coastal area on say Long Beach. Even there they probably won't be long term with freezes wiping them out every 20 years or so. Clearly the Isles of Scilly are more tropical-like than NYC in that they are generally frost-free and can grow wide range of subtropical fauna, despite the lack of proper summer heat. Going by that metric alone, I would say that places like Tresco are 'temperate subtropical', even though that that isn't a technical term. We'll have to agree to disagree on this however. Also I have posted photos of 50+ year old Phoenix Canariensis on the UK mainland before. This one for instance would have survived the brutal freezes of 1963, 1987 and 2010 back when it was much smaller. I certainly wouldn't be making comparisons between Germany and England when it comes to palm growing potential. I don't think there is a single, long-term or mature CIDP anywhere in Germany. You say that it will only take one event to wipe out most of the UK ones, yet this one has clearly survived the test of time. Not to mention this winter we have had 2 very bad freezes with the coldest temperatures in London for 3-4 decades. The mature CIDP at least are pretty much bulletproof in many areas on the mainland now.
    2 points
  18. I'm sorry but I have to correct this, it all depends on what part of the PNW you are in, its a large area. PNW encompasses some of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and parts of Montana. Much of it is actually cold and dry being composed of grasslands, mountainous regions, high desert and actual desert. It's hard to generalize over such a large area. Only a very small area would be considered similar to the UK. The coastal communities in WA, BC and OR would be the closest to the UK as they have much cooler temps in summer compared to inland areas. However there can be a large differential or multiplier of the amount of sunshine hours per year. And these areas are only a small fraction of what makes up the PNW. There is a common misconception of what it is like here, and I was guilty of that too before I started living here. Summers/Fall are totally different at my location than the UK, what is considered a heat wave in the UK is typical weather here, never mind we get about 2x the annual sunshine hours. Our winters and spring are similar so I would give you about 50% of the year. Just like California, as you move inland the temps rise. San Francisco is often foggy and cool but once you get close to Stockton or Sacramento the temps increase dramatically. The UK around London is considered a humid temperate oceanic climate, which aligns with many of our coastal communities. Once you get inland a bit most of Western Oregon falls under warm-summer mediterranean climate and further down it is hot-summer mediterranean climate. Sorry but I keep seeing the people compare to the two regions and I feel the need to clarify. It's like saying Florida and California are the same because they stay warm in winter.
    2 points
  19. Not offhand, no. Mine are producing seeds now, so maybe I will get a few seedlings to come up variegated, but I'm not holding my breath.
    2 points
  20. I also think the strong sun works both ways, during growing season the palm itself is warmer than ambient air temperature. During cold winter periods the palm also warms up more than the air temps. This is significant for the chances of survival in winter and for thriving during growth season. At our latitude a palm is almost never warmer than the ambient winter air temps. Perhaps slightly against a south facing brick wall, but even that works only for a slight distance off the wall. I once planted an archontophoenix cunninghamiana and protected it by an infra red lamp aimed at the trunk, connected to a timer during frosts. It easily surivived the cold frostnights in Amsterdam.
    2 points
  21. The idea of planting palms seems to conjure notions of tropical climates being hot all the time. But some palms don’t require heat so much as simply not being too cold. That’s why you see palms in Britain which nobody would consider tropical. The temperature swings in the Bay Area are low and much different than ours. Hot for that area is often short lived and not enough to significantly warm the ground. I doubt that it makes much difference for planting. If a palm will be happy in that area, it will probably not mind being planted now.
    2 points
  22. I second that queens are hardy in the low 20's. I hit 19f last winter & they took some leaf burn ( 50% maybe). This is a picture a few weeks after 22f this winter, still green. Unfortunately we hit 20f last night. I won't be home until tomorrow night but I'm sure queens will still be green since we heated up to 56f today. Seems like it was a brief dip.
    2 points
  23. The million dollar question. Fantastic job with your coconut @Stelios
    2 points
  24. Thank you! I think I am going to end up taking this one off his hands 😜
    2 points
  25. I'm in Fair Oaks Ranch, and this is how it looks here:
    2 points
  26. Eric @ Leu Gardens said that Saribus really likes the wetter areas at Leu. I found they like part shade, and tend to yellow out in full sun. I moved my two small ones to part shade and they are a lot greener.
    2 points
  27. D. Marojejyi and A. Vestiaria going to flower this year.
    2 points
  28. I sold Palmpedia several months ago to someone who has the resources and passion to keep it going. It became too much for me alone to continue and provide the time and expense to do it justice. The new owner is an IPS Member, and a long time lurker on PalmTalk. He is a terrific guy, capable businessman, and a palm/plant lover. I think it is a good fit, and the future of the site is in better hands now that he is involved. Give him time, and I expect many more improvements. Thanks to all those who provided financial and emotional support during its creation and almost 20 year run so far. I too use the site often, and hope to for another 20 years.
    2 points
  29. Rhapidophyllum hystrix ‘moonshine’
    2 points
  30. This is mine planted a few months ago from a 1 gallon. New spear opening up.
    1 point
  31. Common issues. If you're zone pushing a plant, especially if it hasn't proven widely in your area then you have to spoil it as best as you can. Soil is one of the most important factors and I think that is one of the reasons I have been successful with so many things. You just have go and get the information about their favourite soils and provide it to them. Digging out a large hole is also important imo. If you just put a little fresh and draining soil around the plant it can't expand its roots and it still sits in a wet box of clay.
    1 point
  32. Ok. I don't know those experiments then but I'll still try for myself because I've also seen people fail with other species here in my area or our general Western/Oceanic area and everybody concluded you couldn't grow it and when I tried myself I had a completely differnt outcome. It might not work all the time but sometimes it does. I think that I've even seen them growing in the South West Atlantic coast of France looking great, also Northern Spain. I can't imagine that they would do well there but can't here (excluding minimum temperatures as a factor).
    1 point
  33. In 2010 CIDPS did die in the London outskirts but a large amount still survived. In the Northolt suburbs there are good sized CIDP that survived the 2010 freeze, which is one of the colder spots in London, where it got to around -7c in the urban areas around there. I'd agree that lots of palms aren't hardy to countries but to large areas. But then for example you could argue coconuts aren't hardy in Hawaii since they can't grow at the top of the volcanos there even if there are large parts of Hawaii they can grow in
    1 point
  34. Almost as hot as it gets here. Meant to cool down a bit after Monday 👍
    1 point
  35. Hard to say in LA. With lots of sun, heat and regular irrigation, it should look a lot better by mid-summer - in FL at least. It could in LA, too, given the same conditions. Will that happen? Lack of heat will slow down growth for sure. But you will need to ensure it gets plenty of water, as royals evolved in areas with hot, rainy summers, not hot deserts. So be sure your dry season isn’t too dry for yours.
    1 point
  36. If you're talking about SW Oregon I would believe you that there might be some places where you can grow Queens , I don't know what they look like or how long it took to reach mature heights of 50ft . Everything father north I would have a hard time believing that you can succefully grow Queens.
    1 point
  37. I understand your need of clarification I'm sorry I should have said coastal areas of the PNW that's where most people live I thought most people know what I'm saying but overall I'm right about comparing major cities like Portland, Seattle and Vancouver and their wet mild cold climate to England
    1 point
  38. Yes. Linosa seems like a place with some good chances if somebody could try planting cocos there. Especially is important that it has little rainfall.
    1 point
  39. Notice How the region with the highest winter solar energy(insolation) in the US is the same region holding the world's lowest known temperature survival for several palm species( filifera, robusta, PHX dact/CIDP, palmetto, trachy, med palm, jubuea, etc.). Definitely one part of the answer.
    1 point
  40. Thanks Alex! I wish my palm would as good as your cocos in your garden.
    1 point
  41. I’ve been looking for a variegated Pindo for a long time now too and I finally found one! It was very expensive because the guy I got it from knows how rare it is. But oh man is it so beautiful and definitely worth every penny! 🤤🌴 I can see if he can find another one but I'm sure it’ll be around $1000 depending on size & color.
    1 point
  42. Technically, like most other plants / plant families which originated in the tropics, then spread out across the globe during warmer climatic periods, all palms would be considered tropical. Some were able to adapt to life outside the rainforests as various areas got cooler / drier by finding habitat niches where they still have access to water. Gauranteed, if you wandered around places which recieve very little or no reliable water, but are warm and/ or never freeze ..say Death Valley, the desert flats around the mouth of the gulf of CA for example, unless pourposely planted by people, there are no palms there. You'll only native and introduced species growing where there is an underground spring in rocky canyons, along river courses, and Oasis -type habitats. Note the habitat pictures of Washingtonia or Brahea.. heck, Thrina, Cocothrinax, Pseudophoenix, and Copernicia often grow on nearly bare limestone, not gro-mulch. As far as true rainforest species, equatorial and cloudforest, many often grow on various types of rock, or dense clay, overlaid by a layer of accumulated organic duff. No one chopping up tree trunks and scattering the woody remains around every palm in the forests with a chipper. As far as some specimens looking better than others in habitat, that's how nature is.. Not every seedling that germinates is going to make it to maturity, or look flawless if it does. Natures "Perfect imperfection" as someone once explained.. As with all plants, slower, steadier growth is better than forcing them to grow far faster than nature intended. The " Gotta grow it as fast as possible" notion is a human hang up. Leave the leaves, plant and let native and non-aggressively weedy annual stuff, grasses, and perennial stuff live and die in the voids between taller things.. Far more benefit than applying wood mulch will ever provide. As for the stone, it too breaks down, slowly releasing whatever minerals / elements it was made up of. Far better fertilizer option than applying chemical stuff that destroys / pollutes everything.
    1 point
  43. I like to add something. You said they were outside during a light freeze. Your palms are very young growing in a pot. The roots were more exposed to the freeze since the cold air reached every square inch of your pot. Now let me ask you this how low did the temperature drop and did the palm get wet ?
    1 point
  44. Bit of a worry.... lol....a popular tourist spot south west of Darwin ( Source: ABC News Darwin ) "Well this just sent a shiver down the spine The Crocodile Management Team and Litchfield Rangers have removed a 3.4m saltwater crocodile from a trap at Wangi Falls. During the Wet Season while waterholes are closed to swimming, traps and croc barriers are removed to avoid damage from fast flowing water and debris, making it easy for crocodiles to move into areas undetected. Rangers put the trap in following reports from a member of the public that a large croc had been sighted in the water. Supplied Please Be Crocwise and always look and adhere to no swimming signs.
    1 point
  45. Both palms are starting to grow faster. The one with the pinnate leaf is very close to completely pushing out the pinnate leaf's petiole and the one with the spear is starting to slightly open it but at the same time getting bigger.
    1 point
  46. Gelsemium sempervirens Persea palustris Quercus virginiana
    1 point
  47. the appearance of the variegation is stable and consistent in every leaf...
    1 point
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