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In the past six years, the one in my front yard has formed trunk rings and is speeding up in growth. First photo is in 2018. I had to take photos in the dark tonight but you can still get an idea of growth progression.

One of my absolute favourite palms in the garden is the Kerriodoxa I planted 20 plus years past it has faired quite well taking neglect and still looking good I never really noticed it until about 5 years past when it started to get a bit bigger they do look good small but nothing can beat one once past the juvenile age I will be planting more in the garden

My chamaedorea are loving this time of the with some starting to flower I will definitely be planting more chamaedorea in the garden over the next couple of years that’s for sure they grow so well in the garden

My hookeri is flowering for for the second time after more than 20 years of growing if iam lucky I might geta couple of seeds but don’t think that will happen I have others that have flowered I might get lucky one day

I had been driving by my old Washy pal for months thinking it had given up after 4 winters of 0° to single digit exposure! This one, by a Mexican restaurant in Garland, Texas (last 30 odd years), is a true fighter! Surely one of only a handful that are left in N Tx area with any sort of trunk. And it is totally exposed in a concrete surrounded jungle! 🥰

Every time I visit our chocolate farm in El Salvador, I try to take seedlings with me to plant there. I also have sourced non-palm plants locally (Couroupita guianensis, Delonix regia, a number of different Handroanthus, Ceiba, Mahogany...but the selection of palms locally is pretty slim. We are in the process of planning a new home construction (and the rest of the acreage is cultivated) so I don't have a lot of confidence with planting much yet - I don't want to end up having things ripped out or damaged when it comes time to build - but I have planted a couple of things over the last few years which seem to be doing ok with no irrigation. The dry season here can be brutal. I hope to start brining in some really exotic species once the house is built and we have irrigation in place. This is a really wonderful property and I have a lot of space to play around with. 20240703_052837.mp4 This is some of our heirloom cacao. Tested by USDA and confirmed criollo (of the 10 or so identified genotypes, criollo is the least common but occurs naturally in Central America. We found this particular variety growing wild in a nearby canyon and have cloned a whole lot with it. I like the maroon color on the new flush. First are these kerriodoxa - I planted two and both are going great! they are under a giant Ficus inspida (I believe). Then we have a duo of Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos. Really excited about his one, as I have not seen these here anywhere. This, I believe, is Livistona saribus A bismarckia nobilis And a few Ravenala as well.

A warm day today 23 degrees Celsius for a bright sunny winter day making gardening a bit of fun in the warm air wondering around doing a bit of pruning I just chop up the leaves and use them as mulch creating a natural process of feeding the garden.

Well I know it's not the best time of year to move this palm but the last 2 years this palm has taken lots more damage in it's spot in the yard. Add that to that it is growing too tall for where it was and I decided to move it by the house. There are a few more reasons including us not being able to see the palm where it was. Now it is more sheltered and going to be in a group of 3 or more going up close to the wall.

Zero is too low. I'm not buying this AI generated tripe and it's misleading. Go to the freeze damage data on this website and look up the Washingtonia threads to get a real world idea of how low they can really go. I would almost bet on filifera to go lower than robusta; but I wouldn't know first hand. I enjoy both species in OTHER peoples' yards. I'm sorry if I've offended tripe.

Butia archeri Azul, Syagrus microphylla and Syagrus graminifolia Azul ( a slow grower for me)

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I think you may offend the people that live there more than an AI. Again its not ideal but it is possible in dry desert cold. I lived there for a long time and its not normal but it is possible. Like a coconut in central florida its not the best choice but they do succeed. Check out some street views and weather data for the area or some threads here in palmtalk in the cold weather section.

Check out Las Cruces, New Mexico or Albuquerque. You will likely get replies from people in the region too, but it is possible. Not ideal however. The washies there routinely see low teens every year and some single digits in spots. In 2011 a monster freeze with zone 8 areas dropping below 0 did just that and killed a lot of palms, but many survived. Carlsbad as well has some that have lived through the latest polar outbreaks.

Got this from @Steve in Florida last year, so happy to see it flowering already!

And in 2023. Slow trunk growth but it kept it’s special features

Full sun changes the look all together. Mine has been in full sun since it was young . I planted it on a south facing slope when it was quite small . The older fronds show a bit of stress but the palm keeps on going . I can’t remember how long it’s been there , but at least 5-6 years. My climate is probably not quite as harsh as yours. Harry

I’m still trying to remember what street the towering B. edulis are in my town but here’s one much smaller but nice one in my area. The house was knocked down and a new home was built since this street view was taken and luckily the palm was spared and still looks good.

Josue, sounds like you have a great plan! Also agree quality over quantity. I was able to visit a Cacao farm in Cuba last October, it was so interesting to learn the process, of which I knew nothing about. Just understanding the growth and process was very interesting to me. We were able to bring samples back, in different stages of the Cacao, including Cocoa butter, which was cool to learn it is a by product of Cacao. Added some pics below from the farm in Baracoa, Cuba.

Tracy, yes there is a Cz hildae variant that flushes with color. I have a small colony. I hope to make seed in the near future.

Not much growth considering it is almost August. Poor thing! But I should add, I have seen a large washie take until July 4 here to show any green in 2011. It is now fully recovered. So maybe it will become what it once was, and then some!

I saw another good sized Bismarckia last weekend in Bacliff. At one time it was surrounded by queens. I guess they all died and it made it. Kind of rough looking house so I don't think it would've been protected. I can see it dating back to 2008 on google maps. Bing maps has the most recent photo. https://maps.app.goo.gl/aCqUJpx4CvRmu1tQ8

I've spent a lot of time looking for palms in the I-95 states (Mid-Atlantic/Northeast)...and it seems for the most part that there are few long term plantings above the zone 7 areas. North of Virgnia Beach...mostly from eastern/southern Maryland to coastal Rhode Island) is where it seems most of the palms are (zone 7a/b). Just 25 - 50 miles inland and you see very few. So mostly in coastal Maryland/southeastern Maryland, most of Deleware, southern/coastal NJ, NYC area, Long Island, coastal/southern Connecticut, and coastal Rhode Island. As to the northernmost, it's hard to say. Coastal Del/Ocean City, MD has many bigger ones, like this one in Rehobeth Beach, DE I took last year: (about 15 - 18 feet tall): There are several big windmills on Long Island and coastal New Jersey that I have seen , maybe 12 - 15 feet tall. One of the biggest Palmettos I've seen north of VA Beach is the famous one in front of the University of Bridgeport on the Connecticut coast of Long Island Sound, maybe 15 - 18 feet tall: As far as Pindo's ...I see some now and then in the Ocean City, MD/DE coast, and I've seen one growing in Atlantic County, NJ maybe 8 feet tall. I'm sure there are a few near me on Long Island/coastal Connecticut, but I've never seen even one. This is mine, it's about 7 feet tall:

Exactly 6 years later ( july 23 2018) I' ll post pics of the same palm. Maybe other people that showed a pic of there D. decipiens in this thread, can also show how thy grew at there place.

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Another specimen

Here's my garden so far this year hope you guys like it. in z7a pa

I put in my micro spray irrigation over the weekend (my legs were sore from all the squatting🙄) and its rained every day since🤣. I told people at work that would happen and it has this week. Poured some peroxide into my little blue decipiens that are starting to have some issues, i'm thinking the sun they got may be too much but the spots could also be from heat. Both mean i think they will be grown in shade in the high and dry garden, maybe near the prestonianus and titan i have planted already. They are also doing better than before with normal spears and larger new fronds. It may be still too sunny there too, but it also might be the only place i could get winter sun and summer shade (thats a harder combo than i thought if you want frost canopy too). I have also discovered my rain guage is not great and heavy rains disrupt the wind sensor on the tempest, so i will be getting a typical guage that i can look at direct like i always had. It wasn't far off until the rain came down too hard, so i don't doubt it too much but a rain guage is not expensive either.

Squish in the base can be rot for sure. Any leaking or putrid smell? That might be a different issue from the ants. It’s not uncommon for me to find Brahminy Blindsnakes here in the pots when I transplant healthy palms. They feed on the ant larva in there and look like black worms, but with tiny flicking tongues. Weirdest little things…. (internet photos)

How heavy was it haha

3rd day in a row of 1" or more rain, you can almost see things grow. The drainage ditches are now holding water for the first time this summer. I have shut down my irrigation for the last 5 days and not reason to turn it back on in sight.

@Josh-O Here is his PT profile. DM him or Google Fairview Nursery in Vista. @hex984 It really depends what you are looking for. Plenty of growers in SoCal have various Hybrids. Use the link below to post in the wanted section. Be specific on your wishes. Good luck. https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/forum/31-palmsplantsseeds-wanted/ -dale

Very cold day here for July. 2:30 pm and we haven't warmed up from our nighttime temps of 74F/23C. Steady rain all day and night.

Cycas Thourasii - New Flush

Wow you don't see this ever on PT ! I bet I could kill that whole bunch haha T J

You have to try and shop around every year. Even though the number of places to shop at has diminished. Our insurance premium has tried to double and even triple every year for the last 3-4 years. It’s been very frustrating but we’ve managed to keep it down a little. I think we are paying a little more than twice what we were paying 4 years ago. If we would have just paid what they were asking it would be double that. We have had a different provider every year. You have to wonder where all this is heading especially for people on a fixed income.

I have a Blue Oderata and it did not look like that when it was young. Yours is more loose , not as tightly held , as @Jeff zone 8 N.C. said. Mine didn’t get the blue coloring until it was a bit larger than yours , it was a darker green. Now it is very silver / blue . Yours will be interesting as it gets big. At about that size is when they start to gain speed . Harry

I"m on O`ahu. House paid for and it's like 60 years old. Not sure how much ins coverage we have. Wife takes care of that. We do have hurricane ins and carry a 1 million liability to cover anything where some fool tries to sue us for something. LOL Probably not enough. LOL

It takes a while for the palm to get through the juvenile stage. Here in Southern California , the fastest one for me is Washingtonia . Syagrus , Butia , and others can take a few years. This Syagrus Schizophylla is 5 years old and starting to get out of the single strap phase. Harryyou can see the straps beginning to divide and window , eventually they will become more feather shaped.

If the rumor's true I believe it's the other way around. The coastal form is what I had growing in San Antonio with the same gun-metal blue color similar to yours. The highlands form is silver similar to Brahea armata and supposedly more cold hardy from 1,000m elevation in the mountains of Sonora. @iamjv has posted photos of his silver palm that are incredible. There's also photos from Peckerwood Gardens with some very silver uresana also.

Archontophoenix Alexandrae ( Alexandra palm ) Bismarckia Nobilis ( Bismarck Palm ) Not sure, but this looked like some kind of Chamaedorea ( " C . costaricana " ? Unfortunately the display description plaque was missing... ) Chamaerops Humilis ( European fan palm )

As others have said, they love water but I did have a quad planting that was planted out and struggled for 6 months or so. As @Jim in Los Altos stated, it was also planted way too low. (See first pic. This is after I dug down and removed some soil) I dug it up and ensured it was a better, more well drained medium and put the group back in the Earth raising it up. Within a very short amount of time it started to turn around. Within the next 6 months it had got its stride and hasn’t looked back. I remember the basin I created took a very long time to drain, like abnormally long. After replanting, it drained much better but not super fast like you’d want in a cycad. Average amount of time. I can put copious amount of water now with no ill effect. @Jim in Los Altos does make a very good point in stating it looks too low. You could easily dig that plant, adjust the medium and planting height and throw it back in. Might be a good choice. Good luck. -dale I looked thru a bunch of pictures but cannot find a good one just of that tree. The one attached you can definitely see the difference of 3yrs tho.

Depends on the palm species, location and climate. In zone 10a in FL they might throw adult leaves in 2-3 years. In your 7b climate that might take 3-5 years or more.

While the below pictures don’t look like much now, I have hopes that this newly planted Tahina Specatbilis will be one of the gems of the garden soon. A quick backstory on this palm. Jeff at Floribunda gave this plant to me when we bought this property about 3.5 years ago. It was the very last one he had, I believe from the original seed batch years ago. It was languishing in a 5 gallon pot and had no sign of new growth as the spear had just pulled out. He gave it to me with hopes that it would recover. Since I had no idea where to plant it and wanted to wait til the house was finished, it remained in a pot until this past week. Over the past 3+ years it actually appeared to die off 3 different times! Although it recovered from its original spear pull, it eventually stopped growing. I carefully removed it from the pot, only to find an entire new growth point (a “doinker”) growing out about 180 degrees from the previous growth. I carefully replanted it in a larger pot, added new soil and fertilizer and it recovered for about a year. Then it happened again! In total this happened 3 times, all while I was trying to finish construction and envision a future home in the ground for this prized palm. Right before planting it, we went through a dry spell here without rain and I noticed sunburn on the Tahina, for the first time ever. I was worried that after all these years it was just going to dry out and die. I quickly soaked the pot with water and decided then that I needed to get this palm in the ground. Besides being the first palm I planted after moving into the house, it is also sentimental as it was planted on the day that we had to put down one of our dogs. So it is planted in memory of our sweet Gracie and in celebration of completing construction on the new house. Planted in memory of the sweetest dog we’ve ever had, Gracie. The picture below is the day before she went on to meet up with Rocky, who we lost earlier this year. She loved slowly exploring the new garden. Rocky and Gracie

Currently a bright and sunny 12c at 9.30am heading for a cold top of 16c before the rain comes back in later tonight. Jandakot recorded 43mm of rain in the 24 hours till 9.00am yesterday morning, that's pretty impressive for here.

Update picture 7/21/24

Brahea armata is beautiful. I was impressed with these in PHX a few years back. In a dry climate, they're about 10F° more cold-hardy than the blue Bizzies.

texas has been hit by some pretty bad freezes lately. if those queens somehow pulled out of 2018, they would’ve surely died during that freeze in February 2021, especially with the snow that would probably finish the job.

Awesome pics, thanks for posting. Reminds me of Galveston here in TX. Not sure why people feel the need to make a bunch of comments about how x and y are going to die lol. I think we all know things are on borrowed time (us included), that's the beauty of it all. Love seeing zonepushing success for however long, hopefully many more warm winters! From what I remember, the plants I saw a few years ago along the St John's near Mandarin were even more impressive than the beaches.

Gorgeous decipiens, Alberto! They’re slow here too but trouble free and not demanding at all. Here’s one of mine.

I am in the same boat Dave. I have tried seedlings up to 15 gallons and every single one of them died on me. I have lost about 5 now. @Alberto , I agree with Dave that those are some fine specimens. You must have a great climate along with a green thumb. Well grown palms.