So What Caught Your Eye Today?

[PalmCode]

Three spears on this Rhopalysyis caught me eye.

[Hilo Jason]

Chrysalidocarpus Prestonianus dropped a leaf to reveal some color

 

[Bazza]

Canarys!

 

[Husain]

Royal dropped a leaf to show this 

 

 

[happypalms]

Linospadix minor 

[Kim]

Now that it's autumn, watch for falling leaves! 🍂🍁🌴

Extremely robust crownshaft of Chrysalidocarpus canaliculata flattened an old ti plant. (Purchased as C. canaliculatus so that's what I call it.)

 

[John hovancsek]

[Hilo Jason]

4 hours ago, Kim said:

Now that it's autumn, watch for falling leaves! 🍂🍁🌴

Extremely robust crownshaft of Chrysalidocarpus canaliculata flattened an old ti plant. (Purchased as C. canaliculatus so that's what I call it.)

 

Pictures like these make me wonder about the work I am creating for myself down the road after planting so many big Chrysalidocarpus / Dypsis in my garden!  

[happypalms]

4 hours ago, Kim said:

Now that it's autumn, watch for falling leaves! 🍂🍁🌴

Extremely robust crownshaft of Chrysalidocarpus canaliculata flattened an old ti plant. (Purchased as C. canaliculatus so that's what I call it.)

 

Whoa look out, the city parks and gardens use cable ties in public areas on large palms to prevent public liability law suits. Any IPS tours booked in for your garden ☝️

[PlantMorePalms]

The fronds on my Chambeyronia hookeri are usually kind of slow to crack open, but this one was shut tight a day ago and popped right open overnight, a nice surprise!

[Jonathan]

On 9/26/2025 at 8:15 PM, tim_brissy_13 said:

I was hoping you’d post this Richard. One of my favourite palms on Palmtalk! 

I'm hoping that @richnorm will post the seeds to us Tim! 

Jokes aside, that palm makes me green with envy, well done Richard.

[tim_brissy_13]

3 hours ago, Jonathan said:

I'm hoping that @richnorm will post the seeds to us Tim! 

Jokes aside, that palm makes me green with envy, well done Richard.

Maybe only half joking @richnorm ! It really is a beauty and the fact it’s thriving in a coolish climate makes it pretty special. 

[realarch]

12 hours ago, Kim said:

Now that it's autumn, watch for falling leaves! 🍂🍁🌴

Extremely robust crownshaft of Chrysalidocarpus canaliculata flattened an old ti plant. (Purchased as C. canaliculatus so that's what I call it.)

 

Good grief Kim, those C. prestonianus are beautiful. Dragging and disposing of those thick massive leaf sheaths are certainly a labor of love. Your garden is looking lovely. 

Tim

[realarch]

8 hours ago, Hilo Jason said:

Pictures like these make me wonder about the work I am creating for myself down the road after planting so many big Chrysalidocarpus / Dypsis in my garden!  

Jason, I was going to say ‘you have no idea’, but I think you do. You’re young and strong, your Uncle Tim may need your help one of these days. 

Uncle Tim

[JohnAndSancho]

I haven't had this thing 3 weeks yet. It's been indoors. It had like 2 or 3 leaves when I got it and almost zero roots, pretty sure it was a tissue culture plug. 

ROOTS. 

LEAVES. 

 

Oh buddy you're gonna be a monster. (Mekong Giant banana)

[happypalms]

Chuniophoenix nana flowering does get my attention, knowing I will be getting more seeds of a beautiful palm. 

[happypalms]

At first one flower I was excited about, now a few days later after spotting the first flower another flower is forming. Never seen two at once. Apparently they are going to be male and female spathes.

[Harry’s Palms]

On 9/29/2025 at 1:03 PM, Hilo Jason said:

Pictures like these make me wonder about the work I am creating for myself down the road after planting so many big Chrysalidocarpus / Dypsis in my garden!  

Since when has that ever stopped us?😁Harry

[Brad52]

Today it caught my eye that literal low hanging fruit can be a really nice thing to have especially on a coconut.

[JohnAndSancho]

2 hours ago, happypalms said:

At first one flower I was excited about, now a few days later after spotting the first flower another flower is forming. Never seen two at once. Apparently they are going to be male and female spathes.

Play some Bruno Mars or Barry White to make sure they set seed. Leave some cheap wine out and light candles for them and maybe put some Olive Garden out there to set the mood. 

[happypalms]

10 minutes ago, JohnAndSancho said:

Play some Bruno Mars or Barry White to make sure they set seed. Leave some cheap wine out and light candles for them and maybe put some Olive Garden out there to set the mood. 

Giving away your secrets John , I would have thought Neil diamond was more your tune, on those hot august nights.

[JohnAndSancho]

Just now, happypalms said:

Giving away your secrets John , I would have thought Neil diamond was more your tune, on those hot august nights.

That's more my mom's generation. Weird personal story though, I was engaged years and years ago and I got her pregnant when she bought me Judas Priest tickets for my birthday so there's that. Great show. 

[Harry’s Palms]

This evening , walking out to the mailbox ( fetching my retirement check from my aerospace days) , I was struck by a couple of things in my garden . 
‘It took over a week for this Caryota Obtusa frond to fully open

Then , looking up at the Roystonia Oleracae and waiting for that leaf base to fall, I remembered how poor this palm looked a couple of years ago . The fronds were about half the size of this and the trunk is now swelling up.like it should. If you have one of these , water , water , water . A sunny location and bit of organic fertilizer doesn’t hurt either! Well , naysayers , it can grow in Santa Paula California , a bit tougher than given credit for 🙂. Harry

[Husain]

Terminalia catappa fruit & Yapa

 

[Hu Palmeras]

Very Cool my Friend. Huain

[happypalms]

A nice dypsis plumosa with a few seeds, and a nice variegated rhapis var zuikonishiki.

[Harry’s Palms]

2 hours ago, happypalms said:

A nice dypsis plumosa with a few seeds, and a nice variegated rhapis var zuikonishiki.

I will PM you my address where you can send that Rhapis palm! The Dypsis Plumosa ain’t half bad either , just throws a few seeds in the box with the Rhapis , thank you!😂Harry

 

 

[happypalms]

14 minutes ago, Harry’s Palms said:

I will PM you my address where you can send that Rhapis palm! The Dypsis Plumosa ain’t half bad either , just throws a few seeds in the box with the Rhapis , thank you!😂Harry

 

 

I already posted it too you weeks ago, surely you got the letter from customs saying it was returned to sender, as it had no phytosanitary certificate, silly me forgot to put it in. Such a pity I was looking forward to seeing it planted in your garden, shame on customs!🤣

Richard 

 

[Harry’s Palms]

Thank you for the effort , Richard . I must have forgotten to pay off the customs dept. DARN!! Harry

[happypalms]

7 minutes ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Thank you for the effort , Richard . I must have forgotten to pay off the customs dept. DARN!! Harry

You told me it was all good to go the check was in the mail and the monkey men would pass it. Now the problem is iam up for a doozy of a customs fee when it hits the shores of Australia.🤣

Richard 

[Harry’s Palms]

Unfortunately , the only thing I have for payment is a ton of Decipiens seeds! 😂Harry

[happypalms]

3 minutes ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Unfortunately , the only thing I have for payment is a ton of Decipiens seeds! 😂Harry

Count me in 🤣

Richsrd 

[Bazza]

Bottle Palm in my front yard.......

[Husain]

While walking in my jungle I found 

 

[happypalms]

A double header licuala ramsayi looking good.

[happypalms]

The second flower on my Wallichia distichia opening up, and a nice bit of colour on the lacospadix Australis seed. 

[Hu Palmeras]

It looks very beautiful, Richard. Those strong, vibrant colors. You're a great palm tree master.

[happypalms]

1 hour ago, Hu Palmeras said:

It looks very beautiful, Richard. Those strong, vibrant colors. You're a great palm tree master.

Oh the master are living in Hawaii, I have to actually grow my palms ie water mulch and generally care for them. Those lucky Hawaii growers just have look at there palms from a rocking chair on the veranda and they grow, I suspect occasionally they may wonder into there garden to speed up the new growth by actually talking to there palms 🤣lucky growers! 

[WaianaeCrider]

10 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Oh the master are living in Hawaii, I have to actually grow my palms ie water mulch and generally care for them. Those lucky Hawaii growers just have look at there palms from a rocking chair on the veranda and they grow, I suspect occasionally they may wonder into there garden to speed up the new growth by actually talking to there palms 🤣lucky growers! 

The west side of Oʻahu is no palm paradise.  I average using about 68,000 gallons of water a month.  Last few months were very dry and cost about $700 to keep them alive.

[Hu Palmeras]

Richard, my friend, listen to me. I think you should flood the land more. Make it wetter. With ground-level sprinklers. Bring everything to the habitat of those Hawaiian growers.