I was really looking forward to this spring and summer so I could plant a lot of new palms in the yard. My garden is young since my wife and I have only lived at this home for 3 years, so I am still filling in some of our planters, pulling out previous failures and trying out some new species. I just finished a lot of planting today so I thought it would be a good time to post the planting progress for 2012 so far.

Here goes:

It all starts with a load of "planter mix" from a local place called Argo:

First up, were these 3 Kentiopsis Oliviformis. This has quickly become one of my favorite palms and has grown very well for me, so I wanted to get some more in the ground

And here they are in the ground, planted in between the row of Wodyetias:

Next up was this nice Hedyscepe Canterburyana in a 15 gallon pot

And in his new home. keeping company with Dypsis Leptocheillos, Dypsis Heteromorpha, Chambeyronia, A. Purpuraea, and Dypsis Mananjaraensis

And over to the right about 20 feet from the Hedyscepe, I planted this Ravenea Sp. Giant

And further into the front yard, in the full sun, a small Ravenea Xerophila

This Dypsis Hybrid went from a small seedling in a 4" pot to a 3 foot tall, fully rooted 3 gallon in just 1 year, so I figured it was time to plant it

Dypsis Sp. Mayotte, this has been another good grower for me, so I picked up this 15 gallon from JD Andersen

Dypsis Lanceolata (Possibly what's going around as "Lanceonada") and a small Bentickia Condapana behind it to the left

Burretiokentia Viellardii, with another Bentickia Condapana behind it to the left.

Kentiopsis Pyriformis with a small Kentiopsis Magnifica behind it and a Dypsis Marojejya behind that

Masoala Madagascariensis

Dypsis Ambositrae

The Dypsis Ambositrae from the previous post is on the left with Dypsis Albofarinosa on the right

Coccothrinax Readii

Pseudophoenix Sargentii

Overall look of the planter with 2 new Pseudophoenix Sargentii plantings and lots of flowering shrubs added in (my wife wanted variety!)

Coccothrinax Montana

Coccothrinax Alexandri

A look at the top of the leaves of Coccothrinax Alexandri

Pseudophoenix Eckmanii

Overall look at this section with the various Coccothrinax and Pseudophoenix

Dypsis Psamophila

And moving into the back yard, the final palms planted tonight before the sun went down...

Coccothrinax Barbadensis

And last but not least.... Hemithrinax Eckmaniana

Thanks for looking and happy planting and growing!

Wow Jason nice palms you have selected that dypsis hybred is going to be a rocket you have done a great job

Yes, very very nice! Some great variety and specimens there, good stuff!!!

Very nice Dypsis Ambositrae...

Choice palms there Jason - nice Hedyscepe !

Ralph Velez move over

I'm still thinking about your Kentiopsis Wodyeti row, Hmmm....

Jason, Great looking palm garden. Thanks for sharing the photos.

Jason, I'm barely awake today, and already jealous! Those are very nice additions to your collection, Looking great!

looks great...you gotta Hemi

Dang Jason, you've got all the cool stuff. Looking great!

Hi Jason,

Your garden is really looking very good !

You have a great selection of plants.

Happy planting,

George Sparkman

cycads-n-palms.com

You are going gangbusters with planting, Jason! It's a definite advantage to put in some of the larger size palms, less of a wait for for that jungle effect you want. I look forward to seeing this about three years out, it's going to be quite a sight.

And last but not least.... Hemithrinax Eckmaniana

Oohhhh. Nice. From your Florida trip?

Nice selection and garden Jason, plus your choices for your climate are good ones.

Jason - Very impressive collection of Caribbean palms for a California garden.You may even be the first with a Hemithrinax in the ground in CA.I also have one growing in the Arizona desert,and it seems to be as tough as any of my Coccothrinax species;surviving the extremely high temperatures and even some direct sun without burning.It's definitely been a winner for me and I think when they become a little more common,they will be one of the next "must have" palms.

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

Edited July 3, 201213 yr by aztropic

Jason,

Great planting! Your yard is looking awesome.

that is a rad looking landscape. Wish mine could look like that.

Thanks everyone for the comments and for checking out this thread! I've still got a few open spots in my backyard, so I am in the process of figuring out what to plant in those. I'll keep this thread updated when I take those pics.

aztropic / Scott - Nice to hear about your Hemithrinax taking some sun and showing some hardiness. It's a small plant so I was very careful when I planted it out. Although it did have a nice rootball on it. After I took that picture I put some 30% shade cloth over it just to give it a little break from the sun. I did the same with the Pseudophoenix Eckmanii. Like others have said here, I don't want those Eckmanii leaves to burn and take years to open new ones!

Absolutely stunning collection of palms. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Leo

Nice work Jason

Very impressive.

Thanks Bill and Gary. Would be privileged to have either of you guys stop by some time in person. If you're ever in the area, let me know.

I finally made it over to Jason's place (about 2 miles) and when I was there Bill and Darold got there for a visit as well.

Jason has really created a very,very nice garden and obviously has put in a lot of hard work and long hours.

With all the species he has growing it will definitely be a garden to visit and witness the transformation into a class A palm jungle.

Happy growing,

George Sparkman

Cycads-n-Palms.com

Wow Jason those plantings turned out awesome!

Very nice looking! I think I need a new garden to add new palms.

Thanks George, Chris and Scott for the comments.

George - it was great having you stop by since a lot of those plants are from you, so it was great to show them to you after I've had them for a couple of years.

I was out of town this past week so I'm hoping to get a few more planted this week. If so, I'll update with pics.

Looking fantastic, some very nice palms there..........

I figure it will be several years before my newly planted palms are close to the size yours are when you plant them! While mine grow, I do enjoy looking at your garden! Wonderful selection and great job with finding and planting all those treasures!

Fantastic garden Jason!

Your own little palm paradise.

James

A few more palms managed to find their way into the ground this summer after I originally posted this thread, so here's a quick update on the newest plantings:

Dypsis Sp White on the left, Dypsis Nauseosa on the right

This is a Dypsis that's most likely a cross of leptocheillos and possibly lanceolata. Not quite sure, but it will be interesting to see what it grows into in the years ahead. I like how the Chambeyronia and Dypsis Pembana look behind it with the flash lighting them up.

Dypsis Betefaka (this one is from Floribunda and seems like it might be a bit different than the one I have from JD Andersen)

And last but not least, Dypsis Prestoniana. This was rooted into a 7 gallon pot, so it was time to get in the ground.

Jason those new plantings are looking good. Can't wait to see how they look in a year or two.