1 hour ago, bruce Steele said:

The Sullivan tree is planted fairly close to a two story apartment building with southern exposure blocked. As a young tree it was in shade a good part of the day but now it has grown and with some height it is  more into the sun. Thanks for the shade tip I  guess I should pull the potted ones back a bit into less southern exposure. 

I was there yesterday and got some fruit . The thing is massive . One trunk was cut off years ago but still three healthy trunks. Terry and Sevan gave me permission to take all the seeds I want . Harry

Hard to get a good picture as its buried in behind a few things but after 10 years in the ground from a 8 inch seedling its starting to get moving prob 5ft tall hasnt split yet but growing well all year round, ive got another in a pot that fell over and started growing up whilst on the ground hates being stood up really strange what its doing 

2 minutes ago, coops 3214 said:

Hard to get a good picture as its buried in behind a few things but after 10 years in the ground from a 8 inch seedling its starting to get moving prob 5ft tall hasnt split yet but growing well all year round, ive got another in a pot that fell over and started growing up whilst on the ground hates being stood up really strange what its doing 

Heres the 1 having a wig out in the pot twisting around

Harry, I got the first seed ,from the 2025 seed set , to germinate. Six months on damp coir. 

There is a group of Jubaeopsis at (of all places.....) the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills CA. These plants are 50+ years

old. I first saw the grouping in the mid-1980s, and it was an impressive sight. They looked liked coconut palms. The original 

planting appeared  to be 1 or 2 individuals and in the 1990s some of the trunks were 2+ meters in height, and some were flowering. Unfortunately the plants were 'rearranged' during a massive restructuring of the valuable hotel property, still in progress. The plants were moved a small distance and possibly some of the clusters were split. I saw them in October 2025,

and they are still striking. Inquiry at the hotel was met with fascination. The plantings are located at the Wilshire Blvd. 

entrance to the hotel, now the main entrance.