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3 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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3 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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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 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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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 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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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 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 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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1 pointJust 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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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 pointWho 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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1 pointYep. 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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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 -
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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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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 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 pointCouple of mitis in the garden. You either like or dislike them. They tend to get quite large and a bit messy looking with a bit of age. But each to their own. Still a good palm for a large screening plant, relatively medium paced growing in good conditions. Very tough and will take some sun and shade, the more sun they get the more yellow looking they get. They were very popular many years ago in Australia.
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1 pointI have a hybrid borhidiana here in much cooler Bay Area and it’s growing at a reasonable rate. Cute little palm. Yours is awesome!1 point
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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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
Dark mode would be my biggest suggestion. I do like the idea of a dedicated "species descriptions" forum. I use Palmpedia a lot, but it has recently changed hands and I get popups asking for $ often. That makes me wonder if it might spontaneously vanish one day. The Freeze Data forum is a great resource, just IMHO a Species Descriptions forum (or Wiki-like editable pages) could be useful.1 point
Being able to delete posts would be nice too for those of us whose wifi likes to fart out, double posts, etc. Jesus we're asking a lot.1 point
I come back searching for palm cold hardiness and temperature predictions or damage. That's my main concern and what I'm always filtering.1 point
1 pointI’ve not long come back from a visit to North Vietnam where is saw this species in habitat on Tam Dao. I assumed it was a Licuala initially, it wasn’t until I read Andrew Henderson’s book I realised it wasn’t. This one was a 1300m and it was a cold day at around 11c in mid November.
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@D Palmi hope some start dropping there are hundreds of them. Multiple stalls filled with seeds. I hope I do get some viable ones, time will tell. I would assume by fruit you mean the outer shell and the seed would be inside?1 point
