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  1. Finally got around to giving this trio of Dypsis rosea some TLC. After trimming off some old leaf sheaths and fronds, they are looking rather epic. On island, we always referred to this palm as ‘Hawaiian Punch’, for obvious reasons. The smaller of the three needed more trimming and doesn’t have much color. These are not small palms. The white 5 gal. bucket for some scale in the one photo is between the two trunks. Tim
    16 points
  2. So driving on Mulberry yesterday west of Main and spotted this beauty. I know Oblate has one but this one is ice blue! Have any of y’all seen this one? Sabal uresana Sonoran palmetto
    15 points
  3. Not every plant gets a special Sunday…
    15 points
  4. Lemurophoenix with some Arecas (alba, dwarf catechu and ipot) and Euterpe Oleracea behind
    15 points
  5. This morning, my attention was snagged by a Licuala (sp Kalimantan?) bearing fruit in a pot.
    13 points
  6. Here is the only one I have. It has grown really good for me and every time it drops a leaf the red comes out
    12 points
  7. My ramsayi is looking good with the recent rain also it gets the grey water from my laundry shed getting pretty well much perfect licuala moisture level conditions
    11 points
  8. Dypsis hiarakae. Nice palm, with an interesting leaf arrangement and super thin trunk. A grouping in a smaller garden would look good. Tim
    10 points
  9. I offer two palms, both grown in my greenhouse, so the purchaser must be careful about gradual exposure to direct sunlight. My greenhouse glazing transmission is about 75%. Pritchardia martii, from Floribunda source, is 1.5 inches in diameter and holds four good fronds in an 8x12 Stuewe citrus pot, $80. Pritchardia napaliensis, from Matt Patricelli, San Diego, is 2.75 inches in diameter and holds five good fronds in a 5 gallon pot, $160. I will be driving my minitruck to San Diego, and can offer delivery between April 1st and April 7th, delivery fee is a microbrew dark ale, and a tour of your garden ! Paypal, or cash, please, PM me for details and my PayPal address, thanks !
    9 points
  10. Leaf base came off of this Chrysalidocarpus Tokoravina and almost showing its first ring of trunk, size 10 shoe for scale entire plant:
    9 points
  11. Hi, had the time to stroll through the garden after some busy weeks - a couple things (palms "+") caught my eye... Here we go: C. fallaensis is flexing its muscles for the first time. When I had the honor to welcome Bo Göran @bgl over here in 2018, it was nothing more than a very vulnerable looking two strap seedling... At the same time (today) outside behind the wall - C. hospita starts to get into shape. Seed grown as its C. fallaensis buddy, enjoying full sun through the day. Lurking "around" in deep shade and wind protection - L. ramsayi (as always... - seed grown) A "side project" - just for the fun of it, I kept a chopped off head of a pine, put in water and then in a pot, planted it out and here we are... Amazing! Looking forward to enjoy you with some delicious food or beverages... Al right, back to the topic - Atfer having it kept in larger pots for years - I gave myself a push and put it in the ground couple months ago (only survivor of a probabaly 10seeds batch from rps) and it seems to enjoy its new environment. It looks strong and promising - C. borhidiana. Finally an eye candy for me - B. nicobarica lost a boot recently and shows again his amazing gloom... Lars
    9 points
  12. First flower on this solitary Chrysalidocarpus Heteromorpha (maybe that name has changed?). Hard to get a picture of the entire plant since it’s surrounded by palms in pots. Really cool tristichous leaf pattern.
    9 points
  13. This post inspired me to inspect my palms. I had forgotten about it since they are so tall and I don’t see them anymore unless on a ladder!
    9 points
  14. A few more recent updates: Chrysalidocarpus prestonianus hybrid (probably x cabadae) Euterpe edulis Orange Crownshaft Lanonia dasyantha Chamaedorea anemophila Chamaedorea elatior Chambeyronia macrocarpa var flavopicta Archontophoenix purpurea Chamaedorea woodsoniana Dypsis rosea Archontophoenix myolensis Trachycarpus sp Nova new planting Chrysalidocarpus decipiens Bismarckia
    8 points
  15. Thriving but not flowering yet. It did have a bit of a wobble with a soft spot on the trunk but seems to have pulled through. Seems to hold the orange a lot longer now. I love the way the leaflets hang.
    8 points
  16. Foxy rockets, you only get to enjoy foxy ladies for a short period of time, just so darn fast. one in the center closest is the foxy lady, royals around it.
    8 points
  17. A couple of new leaves on my chambeyronia hookeri in the same group planting to get the best affect out chambeyronia growing groups of three are the best options of planting giving a better show more often
    7 points
  18. Billy, @Hilo Jason and I discussed the possibilities of this before. As you know, there’s another thread about these plants I have updated with mine. I think it’s a possibility they are similar. The issue is my largest one is from Josh and not sourced from FB. And I’m not 100% sure the ones we got from Ron are sourced from FB either. I’ll ask him tomorrow. Anyway, it’s one of my favorites in the garden. Trouble free, fast growing, sun tolerant and unique. What’s not to like? Hard to picture right now as the lower fronds need to be cleaned up to appreciate the ringed trunk. -dale
    7 points
  19. Since it is officially spring, time to kick off the spring update with a few teasers. First, the bad news: My smaller Atlantic Tall coconut handled the freezes in 2022 fine, but tossing a bunch of hardscaping materials in the bed proved to be enough to send it into decline. From last October until a few weeks ago, it was reduced to one barely alive frond. It became obvious it needed to be removed and head to the mulch pile. One of the small Nannorrhops ritchiana rotted right after the last rain and was removed. While taking the Borassus aethiopum out of the pot, it came out quicker than anticipated and went crown-first down onto the stone below. The leaves were all damaged and it may not recover. It's currently in the ground and we'll probably have the verdict on it by fall. The orange and lime tree were removed due to citrus greening. They weren't long for the world anyway. One of the Veitchia arecina ended up with that weird crown rot. It's still pushing spears, but whether it recovers is in question. Now some good news: With the passing of the smaller Atlantic Tall, the entire bed was then an open slate since that was the only plant in that bed. Fellow Polk gardener, @Plantking165, donated a recently sprouted Panama Tall coconut to the effort to restore the garden bed. There were two pineapple plants in pots that were added to the bed, along with one small Adonidia merrillii that was getting shaded out further down in the yard. The big blue box retailer had Syagrus schizophylla for sale, so I grabbed one and added it to the top of the bed by the sea grapes. Please forgive the leaf litter - my sea grapes thing it's fall. Since the Bismarckia perished after it was moved, the choice was starting from seed of just buying a new plant. Since it had to occupy the area where the citrus were removed, option 2 it is: After seeing Latania lontaroides at the big blue box, the decision to give one of these a roll of the dice was hard to pass up. Possibly an annual, but we'll find out: With the overall mild winter, the Aloe had no issues flowering: That's it for the moment. Several areas are under renovation.
    7 points
  20. A recent photo showing both my Armata (centered in photo) and S. Urensana (left of center, behind veggie planter box). Both planted in 2010 and we're similar in size... This Urensana was also the hardiest palm in the garden during the historic freeze, with minimal damage only on the growth point of the newest frond. I can't wait till it seeds !!!!
    7 points
  21. Mine is growing surprisingly well in a climate with year round average temp of 15C/59F and sub freezing and temps over 40C/104F are both not uncommon. Gets a bit of sunburn and slight frost burn but growth is quite rapid most of the year.
    7 points
  22. I’ve posted this palm several times here on PalmTalk. Collected as seed by a friend in Madagascar. He referred to it as Dypsis “column” due to its size. It’s a stocky solitary Lutescens-type palm. It recently started seeding for me and I’m getting about 100% germination on the seeds. But what’s interesting is that some of the sprouts are green and some are golden. Does this also happen with the regular common Lutescens? I’ve never sprouted Lutescens so I don’t know. Would love any input. Parent plant: and here are a couple of the community pots of seedlings showing the golden and green coloring: Also interesting to note is the seed of my parent plant was collected 6 years ago. So from seed to seeding plant in 6 years seems pretty fast to me!
    7 points
  23. It really is! Here’s a picture I took yesterday
    7 points
  24. Glad I looked up from the pool. Flowers to remove...
    6 points
  25. I've been visiting Socotra Island over the past few years, and while there are many Phoenix dactilifera and a few Cocos nucifera, the star plant of Socotra is Dracaena cinnabari, the dragon blood tree. In my opinion it's the most dramatic and beautiful of the Dracaena (I have seen D. ombet in Ethiopia and D. draco from Canary Islands). On Socotra these grow in vast forests, in some places as far as they eye can see. They are at risk, with climate change, Socotra is drier and seedlings have difficult time getting established and by the many goats which eat seedlings. Goats probably the bigger problem. There is local man who is growing in nursery and planting the small plants in goat protected areas.
    6 points
  26. My white elephant finally getting some size, been a super slow grower for me.
    6 points
  27. Some of my outdoor renos have finally started. Thanks HOA! I felt the need this weekend to get some of my larger potted palms in the ground after I got some rotted fence sections replaced. Nothing all that exciting but it’s my first real garden I put in at this new place. Lots of room in there for more plants.
    6 points
  28. Sun passing through my Trachycarpus Latisectus fans... Beautiful.
    6 points
  29. Here's my 'Erik the Red' Aloe inflorescence now fully developed. My only disappointment is that the neighborhood hummingbirds haven't yet found it!
    6 points
  30. Lowes in Atascocita has bunch of palms on clearance. Some Washingtonia in 7 gallon for $30, older fronds are brown but each have 3 or 4 green fronds still. Really nice 15 gallon Chamaerops $80 and small Queens for $10. I'm a sucker and couldn't resist a $10 palm.
    6 points
  31. A real tough plant the monsteria growing quite large in time but another great plant for the tropical look in the landscape with an edible fruit but certainly an acquired taste with tiny bits of astringent black paper like specks eat them and the fruit is very uncomfortable to eat iam sure there would be some recipes out there for the fruit
    6 points
  32. You can, but large happy Pygmys can put out between 3 and 4 new fronds all at the same time, it would be a constant battle cutting them off.
    6 points
  33. Chrysalidocarpus Nauseosa (still called that?)
    6 points
  34. A real winner the minuta for cuteness quite cold tolerant no frost but temperatures as low 2 degree Celsius in the greenhouse a slow little growing palm but well worth it for any collection
    5 points
  35. I purchased 100 satakentia quite strong seedlings to work with coming from a quality supplier of healthy plants the soil mixture I used was a quality perlite pine bark river sand mixture and a sprinkle of animal manure pellets with trace elements on top of the container under the top one inch of the soil line with high grade black compost well rotted down to almost a high quality black soil for any vegetable garden to a ratio of about 5 percent perlite to 60 percent potting mix to 35 percent compost mixture giving a good drainage sufficient for container growing palms so pretty well much a full organic soil mix the container size was 140mm from 100mm tubes the seedlings were strong to enough to possibly go straight into a 175mm container but also run the risk of over potting them so 140mm was a bit cheaper saving on soil and container cost as my labour is free all I have to do now is just add water
    5 points
  36. I need to make some room over here. No shipping- Must pick up in Merritt Island Fl. Carpoxylon macrospermum - in 4” pots ready to up pot. $8 each. 8 available. Verschaffeltia splendida - 2 gal pot 3-4’ tall. $25. 2 available. Areca catechu (semi dwarf maybe?) - 2 gal pot 3’ tall $20. 1 available. Licuala grandis - 1 gal pot $18 each 5 available. Hydriastele beguinii Obi Island - 2 gal pot 3’ tall $25. 1 available.
    5 points
  37. Palms are mentioned about 30 times in the Bible. The Israelites camped under a palm oasis in the wilderness near a place called Elim in the Sinai peninsula, Jericho was the city of palms, King David used them as similes in his poetry, King Solomon his son had them carved into the temple, and also used them in his poetry. And most importantly, palm branches were laid along with people's clothing at the feet of Jesus as his rode into Jerusalem before his final passover meal and his ultimate fulfillment as the passover Lamb. I love that story, the people were shouting and heralding his entry. The Pharisees said "tell them to be quiet!" Jesus said, if they keep quiet the rocks will shout and announce my arrival!" I'm glad we still celebrate it to this day. I assume these would all have to be Phoenix dactylifera? Are there other species native to that area? I remember the article about the "methusalah palm" seed that was germinated not too long ago.
    5 points
  38. This tree is blooming a month earlier this year than last year. It's bordered by a mule palm and Chilean wine palm.
    5 points
  39. There are a lot more old Butia in some of the older Houston suburbs than I thought. Drive around Memorial, Braeburn, Hillcroft, Meyerland, etc and you'll randomly bump into big old Butia with 15-20 ft+ of trunk. Most of these areas were developed in the 1950s-1970s so the Butia likely date from that era. Ran into this one this week. There are bigger ones around. I'll try to stop for photos next time. There are all different forms too of varying degree of green/grey/silver and compact/open crown. Yep, it's just a few exits south of Hobby Airport near I-45
    5 points
  40. Pretty neat palm as a juvenile too bad they don’t keep this color very long!!!
    5 points
  41. I got about a dozen Medemia seeds from a German source (not RPS) in Feb. of this year and today I'm seeing some interesting developments that I hope indicates germination is underway (after several weeks of waiting). When I first got the seeds I soaked them in water for a couple of days, rubbed off most of the soft smooth coating with sandpaper and then placed them on a bed of damp sphagnum moss in a plastic container that was on a germination heating pad. Once I know for certain which ones are developing, I'll put some in deep tree pots and others directly in the ground outside. Fingers crossed!🙂
    5 points
  42. Here I go again, with another palm that I now have shooting from seed, but don't know what it is. This is a small clumping pinnate that grows to about 4 - 5 metres. Leaves and trunks looks almost exactly like Pinanga sylvestris, though the seeds are completely different. Sylvestris seeds are oblong, these are smaller and round, and come on a single stem. Again, there were taken in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Thanks for any help .... John E, Hua Hin, Thailand.
    5 points
  43. Welcome to Palm Talk and congrats on the new home! @kinzyjr has a Dwarf coconut variety that i always forget the name of that you could possibly try. Its smaller so their is the possibility of keeping it potted and protected when Jax gets below freezing temps. Outside of that, honestly, forget crownshaft palms unless you intend to keep them potted as well. They won't survive in the ground....many have tried...most have failed. There are a few that have them growingin ground (like the house right on the St John's river), but these are in a unique and rare micro climate if you ask me. My two royal palms, king palms and foxtails didn't survive the 25f we had two years ago unprotected, and besides, eventually they'd be too big to protect so in my mind it was a blessing. Now what you could plant: mule palm, Beccariophoenix alfredii, Chamaedorea radicalis, Chamaedorea microspadix, Rhapis excelsa, Butia odorata and most Phoenix and Sabal varieties.
    5 points
  44. I agree with all the above. Go for an eclectic mix of species to achieve the best outcome. I think staying away from the more commonly used palms in landscape (Queens, phoenix roebellenii, cycas revoluta, etc.) will give you a garden that is not only prettier, but stands out from the rest. Some fan palms to contrast the feather leafed palms will go a long way for you. Pritchardia species would look amazing mixed in with other species (Dypsis, Howea, Burretiokentia, Chambeyronia, Cyphophoenix, etc.) by a pool. A particular palm house in Cardiff comes to mind. The options are endless. Be sure to be patient and take your time with it because your taste might change as you venture on in this journey.
    5 points
  45. An absolute beauty of a bromeliad specimen this one is with a bit of age things grow different in the subtropical climate this is planted in between sandstone rocks it was one of the first bromeliads I planted when establishing the garden in a very dry part of the garden
    5 points
  46. @Scott W has them for about $40 each shipped at 1 year old.
    5 points
  47. I’m in North San Antonio. This is a photo of my Mule palm taken before the winter of 2023. I didn’t protect it during that winter to see if it could withstand the cold well in North San Antonio. Unfortunately, it completely defoliated, and even the spear pulled, but it eventually bounced back. So, this past winter, I covered it with a heat source, and I think it sustained about 15% damage. Every Mule Palm is different, so I believe mine might have slightly less cold hardiness, resembling more of a Queen Palm. I’ve noticed that my neighbors have mature Sylvester Palms, which completely defoliate every winter but always come back fully. Hope this helps.
    5 points
  48. I lived in SA for almost 5 years. Your list is pretty good but depending on your soil pH Butias may not do well. I had 3 in my yard - two in the back yard which did fine and one in the front yard where the pH was higher (more alkaline) and the new growth was always yellowish despite fertilizing. When I dug it out and put it in a container it quickly snapped out of it and looked fine. In spite of what you may have read regarding Syagrus romanzoffiana, they do just fine with proper care most years but obviously did not handle the freezes that occur every 30 years or so. San Antonio airport only saw temps below 19° F (pushing their limit as a mature palm) three times since 2003 and two of those three years have occurred since 2021. The area of SA is also important because the more popular NW side can reach temps a few degrees colder than what the airport temps are. South and West sides (where I lived) is warmer than the airport. Queen palms grow fast and can become too large to protect increasing their chances of getting wiped out in a severe cold snap. But mules are equally if not more attractive and fast growing and are a better choice for cold hardiness. Acrocomia totai is another option if you don't mind the spines and if you can find one. They are more cold hardy than queen palms. Acrocomia aculeata is slightly less cold hardy than totai and I grew one while I was there that survived 20° F as a juvenile.
    5 points
  49. A few new Palms that were planted last autumn some new ones for the collection nothing super spectacular in the rare department but new additions to the garden collection dypsis prestonia Gaussian maya borrasadon machadonis and a dypsis basilonga all have survived winter in the ground temperatures as low as 2 degrees Celsius
    5 points
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