I am by no means a specialist, elitist, whatever you want to call it. I've killed more than my fair share of everything- we all have. If it's finicky, I let it be. It dies, I try to learn something and move on; but don't want to keep killing palms of a tender nature, be it my heart or theirs... Funny, that my Howea is beautiful though it should not exist in the heat out here. 

 

So, when I see another Guihaia sprout- the third one- out of my tub of however many dozens are in there, I'm like, "ho-hum". We'll see where it goes. I just gave it a little fish emulsion/ kelp water a while ago. Who knows how many else are in there trying to sprout. Could be coincidence, but we have had many days of 100+F here, and then this thing pops out. I was not keeping the media wet. Surprise, surprise. Hooray for me, I suppose? Not getting my hopes up but hoping for the best.

 

@Jim in Los AltosI was going to throw in some pics of my yard on this thread and I was talking about palm density per square foot being high here; but then I thought of your place- and you are like New Delhi and people for palm density which is why I mentioned you. I changed my tune but could not delete the mention, so here we are. Hope you're having a good week buddy. 

On the plus side, my palm trees grow sideways here. A tribute to the aussies, who's palms all grow upside-down....

Oh, hey! On the bright side my Inga Hoffman A. Cunninghamia fruits are starting to turn red...... So that's good!? Still growing sideways in tribute.... Don't ask me how they hang like that we have weird physics out here... Lol...

 

Once they are sprouted, where are you going to plant them? I know many people failed and killed Howeas in direct heat and sun. I want to give it a try and plant one in full sun here in Concord. Some says plant a seed there so the growth will be adapted to full sun, some says no way young trees will not survive but old trees maybe. What do you think? 

2 hours ago, MoPalm said:

Once they are sprouted, where are you going to plant them? I know many people failed and killed Howeas in direct heat and sun. I want to give it a try and plant one in full sun here in Concord. Some says plant a seed there so the growth will be adapted to full sun, some says no way young trees will not survive but old trees maybe. What do you think? 

 

The Guihaia I will ponder its eventual location for the next 10 years.. If it survives and when I pot it up...before I plant it. I have time with this one I believe, humblly...

My Kentia is in in a sheltered spot, where the backyard grass was supposed to be; but I have Bambusa oldhamii to the southwest, a mule palm to the west, Heliconias to the east, a floundering- but coming back (I suppose I will name it Rocky)- Butia to the south... So mine is still in a "shady" location.... we will see what happens when it trunks. Livistona decora seedlings everywhere if you're interested....

 

If you want a Kentia, find one cheap and plant it in a shady spot, and when it grows keep it so it grows and stays out of afternoon shade. You are lucky that in Concord you don't have the wind that we have. So, just make sure you have something taller to the west...

Thanks Patrick for the livistonia and I wish you all the best with the Guihaia. My yard is so sunny and it will takes years to get some shade from newly planted trees. I have so many Kentias now, cheap and expensive, and all now in process to be acclimated in my patio in full to dappled shade. I am hopping to acclimate them slowly over a year or so then plant a few in the ground to see which one can survive in full sun. It will be an interesting experiment, even though I am sure many tried that and murdered the howeas . 

Keep us posted on how your Guihaia will do over the years.