Bought as Dypsis Lanceolata x Lutescens but not sure about that. The 2nd boot in a month just fell off exposing some cool color. This was a tiny 5G the size of a broomstick 3yrs ago.

(Tied up so not to overhang the walkway)
 

-dale 

 

Hi,

checking this thread again after a while inspired me to go out in the garden and taking a look at some candidates...

Here we go...

C. leptocheilos last fall - and now after some cleaning...

Hard to get into one pic but we got something...

The first ring! 👍

Seed grown and now approx. eight/nine years old, not a rocket but a steady grower.

I got one more...

Our local hero - S.liukiuensis...

I didn't dare to pull harder for a long time but today I peeled the remains of some old leaves off -

Not only the first ring, it has already started to trunk!😄

Keep growing, little beauty!

 

Lars

 

Ovobosiara put on its first ring this morning 

On 7/3/2024 at 8:57 AM, John hovancsek said:

Ovobosiara put on its first ring this morning 

Hmmm, that’s nice! I haven’t checked mine in awhile…..

Tim

Obi showing its first ring!  

How about my Wodyetia foxtail 

Here’s one of my favorites in the garden. Still don’t know exactly what it is. Dypsis Hybrid of sorts. Showing off a little color after a boot fell off. 

-dale 

 

First ring of trunk on Orania Longisquama (size 10 shoe for scale)

Is that a ring of my Royal palm?

Another Rhoplystylis. This time It's my R sapida 'Chatham Islands' palm getting the first rings.

Baronii showing color and ring 

Pseudophoenix sargentii 

 

aztropic 

Mesa, Arizona 

37 minutes ago, aztropic said:

Pseudophoenix sargentii 

 

aztropic 

Mesa, Arizona 

Oh man, that’s nice!

Tim

Here’s a milestone I’m pretty proud of. I bought this Chrysalidocarpus cabadae x madagascariensis probably about 20 years ago as a small palm with 3 stems. After I planted it, it slowly declined and shrunk over the next decade until only 1 stem with 1 frond remained. I finally decided to dig it out as a last resort but really with very minimal hope it would grow. After a bit of TLC in a pot for a couple of years and then 5 more years in the ground in my new garden, I now have clear trunk! Really this hybrid shouldn’t even be growing in my climate, let alone with its far from ideal history. An ideal spot on a North facing brick wall has no doubt helped. 

And another one - Cyphophoenix elegans

On 9/25/2024 at 10:59 PM, tim_brissy_13 said:

Here’s a milestone I’m pretty proud of. I bought this Chrysalidocarpus cabadae x madagascariensis probably about 20 years ago as a small palm with 3 stems. After I planted it, it slowly declined and shrunk over the next decade until only 1 stem with 1 frond remained. I finally decided to dig it out as a last resort but really with very minimal hope it would grow. After a bit of TLC in a pot for a couple of years and then 5 more years in the ground in my new garden, I now have clear trunk! Really this hybrid shouldn’t even be growing in my climate, let alone with its far from ideal history. An ideal spot on a North facing brick wall has no doubt helped. 

Nice save on that one! Harry

Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos planted June of 2022 from a 3 gallon finally showing some scars. A little earlier than intended courtesy of Milton. 

This Pinanga might be getting the ring soon.

My Dypsis Madagascarensis hybrid finally getting a ring

Just noticed Ptychosperma Elegans ringing

First time I’ve seen the trunk on this Cyphophoenix alba. Been in the ground for years and the leaf sheaths are stubborn to come off. 

Tim

Pretty excited about this one - looks like my Hedyscepe is starting to go vertical. 

3 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Pretty excited about this one - looks like my Hedyscepe is starting to go vertical. 

Tim I know that sense of frustration when they crawl along instead of going vertical.   I had several attempts with this species and the only surviving one did this for years.  One of two Chrysalidocarpus ambositae also did this which resulted in the crawler having significantly less ringed trunk today.  Both of the C. ambositrae were planted at similar size and a short time apart. 

Congratulations.  Hopefully you have liftoff now.

Well I tried to upload a couple of pictures but for some reason they showed up blank

1 minute ago, Aloha Palms said:

 

On 11/25/2024 at 2:26 AM, Tracy said:

Tim I know that sense of frustration when they crawl along instead of going vertical.   I had several attempts with this species and the only surviving one did this for years.  One of two Chrysalidocarpus ambositae also did this which resulted in the crawler having significantly less ringed trunk today.  Both of the C. ambositrae were planted at similar size and a short time apart. 

Congratulations.  Hopefully you have liftoff now.

I’ve definitely had that frustrating growth habit on palms before. Honestly with this Hedyscepe it has always been growing larger and adapting to more sun so it hasn’t been a frustrating journey with this one. But yes, I do hope it will take off now. I love the trunk and crownshaft once they get a bit of size. 

Carpoxylon joining the club 

Gettin’ the purple ring of a new Chrysalidocarpus baronii stem. 

Hi,

Another palm of mine is getting the ring...

Not a rocket but it does pretty well so far, C. acuminata.

 

Lars

 

Just a regular Queen palm but excitement is about the same 😁💍

Chrysalidocarpus Madagascarensis starting to show a ring and some color also. 

My Carpentaria is getting the ring

 

On 8/2/2024 at 7:26 AM, Phoenikakias said:

Is that a ring of my Royal palm?

How is it now after winter?

Winter is not over yet! Situation is a bit more complicated than you probably think of. Coldest soil temps follow by 7 weeks coldest air temps, which follow by 7 weeks shortest day of the year. In other words after 14 weeks since 22 December I will be able to make a final estimation of any winter damage. Up to now there is no apparent crown damage but roots have not yet been exposed to coldest temps of the year.

Chambeyronia Macrocarpa just got the ring

Cyphophoenix elegans loves full coastal sun here in Leucadia and has proven to be my fastest New Cal palm by a mile. 

Obi island with rings

Pembana with rings now 

On 5/27/2022 at 7:51 PM, aztropic said:

Pseudophoenix sargentii.

 

aztropic

Mesa, Arizona

Update. Just 3 years of growth later. Once a final trunk diameter is formed,vertical growth speeds up considerably from 1 new frond per year,to two. 🚀😆

 

aztropic 

Mesa, Arizona 

A reason for celebration in my climate (and soil). A Kentia grown from a group of three juvenile indoor plants has disclosed for the first time it's forming trank, which has swollen enough to let old leaf boots get detached effortlessly. 

Clinostigma sayvoryanum showing its first one or two!