12 minutes ago, Chester B said:

At least it was pretty inexpensive.

@Xenon yours is looking much better for sure.

10 month transformation on a previous attempt at a king (RIP). Polar express came a few weeks after the second pic. I'll always try these even in the cold western Houston suburbs. There was a triple king at a restaurant a mile or two away back in the 2000s that made it all the way to 2010, planted sometime around 2003/2004. It was out of place in the most amazing way to my 10 year old eyes. Who doesn't want a crown shaft palm in 9a/b? 😆 You never know when the next decade long or more warm spell is going to come. 

FOMO > fear of failure 

23 minutes ago, Xenon said:

Why the past tense. It sounds fine, just some planting shock 😆. They are really really fast once they get acclimated. I had one rocketship out of nowhere around the 6 month mark after planting. Good thing about kings is that they don't really slow down in the cooler season either.

I'm not holding out that its going to survive winter.  I've planted over 20 palms, and the ones that generally considered to be fast haven't been for me (queens, Washingtonia).  What is growing fast for me are Sabals, Bismarckia, Butia, Livistonas and BxJ.

Sad looking king palm in contrast to a BY x J that is exploding with growth. 

1 hour ago, Chester B said:

Sad looking king palm in contrast to a BY x J that is exploding with growth. 

 

 

 

 

Amigo, you're way exaggerating. Doesn't look half bad at all 🤣

On 8/1/2024 at 4:21 PM, Chester B said:

Sad looking king palm in contrast to a BY x J that is exploding with growth. 

How much sun is your king getting? I have about 7 and some are in full sun with a bit of sun damage but they have grown way faster than my ones in deep shade 

On 8/3/2024 at 12:14 PM, Cade said:

How much sun is your king getting? I have about 7 and some are in full sun with a bit of sun damage but they have grown way faster than my ones in deep shade 

It technically gets full sun. From sun up until about 1 or 2 in the afternoon. After that shade. 

On 8/4/2024 at 6:18 PM, Chester B said:

It technically gets full sun. From sun up until about 1 or 2 in the afternoon. After that shade. 

This seems like the ideal amount of sun for a young king for our area. 

T J 

Ah crap I just realized it’s not spring anymore! Was going to put in a butia but too late for that 🤪

On 5/23/2024 at 8:17 PM, Ben G. said:

And one more post of palms that I "planted" today. I started some seeds in baggies tonight. First were some W. filifera, P. dactylifera, and C. humilis that I collected on a work trip in Phoenix AZ almost three years ago.

The other two were some L. decora seeds that I collected from the San Antonio Riverwalk, and some Chamaedorea radicalis seeds that I bought on eBay. 

Which ones do you think will sprout first? I am guessing the dactylifera, but maybe I will be wrong.

 

I ended up getting the potting mix too wet in the baggies for L. decora, C. radicalis, and C. humilis. I thought I probably ruined the seeds, but I threw them out in a backyard flower bed just in case any were still viable.

A little over two months later, I found four C. radicalis seeds had sprouted for me:

I got them potted up and labeled tonight. When I thought I ruined the first seed batch, I ordered another. I am working on sprouting the second batch now too. So, maybe by this fall I will a a couple dozen little seedlings. Fingers crossed.

Got a few more in the ground today.  Really scraping for places to plant trees at this point!

First is a Livistona Saribus that I grew from seed I got on here a few years ago.  I planted it in the shadiest spot I have that doesn't have a low canopy.  Hoping for the super etoliated look like the one planted in the woods at Leu.  

Next is a Brahea Moorei that I picked up from the Fairey Gardens plant sale this past spring (behind the croton, it's small).

Last is a Nonnorhops Ritcheana I got from NTCHP a few years back.  I have no love for the oleander so as soon as it starts interfering with the Nannorhops it will be edited.

Bonus trivia:  These 2 seedlings popped up under one of my Sabal Mexicana.  They don't look Sabal to me, the first strap is about 10" long and bluish.  The fact that they popped up right next to each other leads me to believe that I may have dumped some seeds that I had given up on and a few finally popped.  No clue what it could have been though, I've done this a million times.  Any ideas?