What’s germinating @happypalms this month

[happypalms]

Some good stuff coming out off this mad scientist germinating laboratory. If you sow enough of them you’re never waiting for them to germinate. Winter has slowed the process down a little, with spring around the corner things will start to move a lot quicker and there’s a lot more to germinate yet hopefully! 

[donpachino1983]

Wowowow you got alot of goodies there😍😍

[happypalms]

18 minutes ago, donpachino1983 said:

Wowowow you got alot of goodies there😍😍

Like I said iam working on it.🌱

[Harry’s Palms]

Congratulations on your success ! I agree with having many different stages of growth in the collection , always something going on to get excited about . I have a few new fronds opening on my older palms , new seedlings popping up and the sloooow ones just plugging along . Not near the operation you have but I’m having fun. Harry

[gyuseppe]

3 hours ago, happypalms said:

Like I said iam working on it.🌱

Richard, with all this work you do, you certainly never get bored.
good work my friend!

[JohnAndSancho]

That first seed is massive! 

 

You're never growing anything boring. It's wild that the most generic palms you've got are Joeys. 

[happypalms]

10 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Congratulations on your success ! I agree with having many different stages of growth in the collection , always something going on to get excited about . I have a few new fronds opening on my older palms , new seedlings popping up and the sloooow ones just plugging along . Not near the operation you have but I’m having fun. Harry

Thanks Harry it’s a labour of love thing and I love palms. Any size operation in propagating is fun, imagine the large scale growers out there like floribunda, at least they have the tropical heat to help with germination. 
Richard 

[happypalms]

10 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

Richard, with all this work you do, you certainly never get bored.
good work my friend!

I don’t have time to get bored, when the sun goes down I have to go inside. I have another 2500 seeds in orders to import, of at least another 40 different varieties I don’t have, it will never end! 

[happypalms]

33 minutes ago, JohnAndSancho said:

That first seed is massive! 

 

You're never growing anything boring. It's wild that the most generic palms you've got are Joeys. 

Joeys are a dime a dozen for me but I love them so much one of my all time favourites. The reason I dont grow common stuff is most of them grow to fast for my sales output, they constantly need repotting and constant maintenance, leave them for the big chain stores iam after the exotics and rare. Iam also not a fan of great big huge phoenixes or any kind of monster common growing palms. I do have golden canes if that’s any comfort for you!

[gyuseppe]

4 hours ago, happypalms said:

I don’t have time to get bored, when the sun goes down I have to go inside. I have another 2500 seeds in orders to import, of at least another 40 different varieties I don’t have, it will never end! 

I think you'll eventually have all the palm trees you can grow at home you,A true botanical garden. I learned about many palm trees I didn't know about thanks to your posts. You're very lucky because many species don't grow here, otherwise I'd ask you for seeds in abundance! (Of course, I'm kidding, Richard.)

[happypalms]

7 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

I think you'll eventually have all the palm trees you can grow at home you,A true botanical garden. I learned about many palm trees I didn't know about thanks to your posts. You're very lucky because many species don't grow here, otherwise I'd ask you for seeds in abundance! (Of course, I'm kidding, Richard.)

Iam very fortunate to live in a unique microclimate that enables so many varieties of palms to grow. But there definitely a lot I can’t grow!

[gyuseppe]

56 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Iam very fortunate to live in a unique microclimate that enables so many varieties of palms to grow. But there definitely a lot I can’t grow!

Don't complain! You can grow more species than other people who are in this forum, including me.

[happypalms]

16 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

Don't complain! You can grow more species than other people who are in this forum, including me.

Oh the only complaint I have is I should have planted more 30 years ago🤣

[gyuseppe]

4 hours ago, happypalms said:

Oh the only complaint I have is I should have planted more 30 years ago🤣

Richard, I started 35 years ago, then fate, as you well know, made me lose many species, now I'm starting again, it's never too late

[happypalms]

21 minutes ago, gyuseppe said:

Richard, I started 35 years ago, then fate, as you well know, made me lose many species, now I'm starting again, it's never too late

As they say you’re never too old to plant a palm!

[gyuseppe]

2 hours ago, happypalms said:

As they say you’re never too old to plant a palm!

👌

[Harry’s Palms]

3 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

Richard, I started 35 years ago, then fate, as you well know, made me lose many species, now I'm starting again, it's never too late

I am in my 70’s and gathering C. Decipiens that I will never see to maturity . I have a few palms that I recently acquired that are young . Maybe my daughter can take care of them years from now. Some of my palms are about 35 years from when I got them , some are less than a year old. Good on you for not giving up ! Harry

[gyuseppe]

1 minute ago, Harry’s Palms said:

I am in my 70’s and gathering C. Decipiens that I will never see to maturity . I have a few palms that I recently acquired that are young . Maybe my daughter can take care of them years from now. Some of my palms are about 35 years from when I got them , some are less than a year old. Good on you for not giving up ! Harry

👌

[Harry’s Palms]

Back to topic. Richard , I just noticed one of the palms you are germinating is a Kentiopsis. I have a Pyroformis that I planted near my Chambeyronia in mostly shade . It has to be one of the slowest to kick in . It was planted as a 1 gallon and has a new spear that is slowly emerging ( for over a year!) . I’m wondering if they are as slow in your environment. Harry

This is when I brought it home over a year ago and other than losing the smaller fronds looks the same with the exception of a new spear . The heat waves we had seem to slow it down like most of these palms from New Caledonia. Harry

[JohnAndSancho]

40 minutes ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Back to topic. Richard , I just noticed one of the palms you are germinating is a Kentiopsis. I have a Pyroformis that I planted near my Chambeyronia in mostly shade . It has to be one of the slowest to kick in . It was planted as a 1 gallon and has a new spear that is slowly emerging ( for over a year!) . I’m wondering if they are as slow in your environment. Harry

This is when I brought it home over a year ago and other than losing the smaller fronds looks the same with the exception of a new spear . The heat waves we had seem to slow it down like most of these palms from New Caledonia. Harry

It'd be great if science could develop a palm that grew as fast as Washintonias without getting 100 feet tall, that could take extreme heat and cold - but we still don't have the flying cars and food in pill form that Back to the Future and the Jetsons promised us. We still can't even get a burrito that microwaves evenly, so maybe I'm setting the bar too high. 

[happypalms]

7 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Back to topic. Richard , I just noticed one of the palms you are germinating is a Kentiopsis. I have a Pyroformis that I planted near my Chambeyronia in mostly shade . It has to be one of the slowest to kick in . It was planted as a 1 gallon and has a new spear that is slowly emerging ( for over a year!) . I’m wondering if they are as slow in your environment. Harry

This is when I brought it home over a year ago and other than losing the smaller fronds looks the same with the exception of a new spear . The heat waves we had seem to slow it down like most of these palms from New Caledonia. Harry

They are slow yes and have a reputation as being slow, even slower in your climate I would say. Iam no expert on the New Caledonia palms, I do know they don’t much of a winter so the cold feet it has would be slowing it down for sure.

Richard

[happypalms]

8 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

I am in my 70’s and gathering C. Decipiens that I will never see to maturity . I have a few palms that I recently acquired that are young . Maybe my daughter can take care of them years from now. Some of my palms are about 35 years from when I got them , some are less than a year old. Good on you for not giving up ! Harry

That’s the go Harry no more ladder climbing as discussed!

Richard 

[Visgoth]

I see you too have borassodendron borneense. I got some in March like you did. Still waiting for germination, hoping it happens soon.🤞 What method did you use to germinate them?

[happypalms]

2 hours ago, Visgoth said:

I see you too have borassodendron borneense. I got some in March like you did. Still waiting for germination, hoping it happens soon.🤞 What method did you use to germinate them?

I was about to give up on them, I had no idea about how long they would take, checked on them and got a surprise. Bottom heating set at 30  degrees Celsius, but winter gave fluctuations of 25 degrees Celsius lows, coco coir perlite in a deep styrofoam box with a lid. Good luck patience with these one’s!

[Hu Palmeras]

On 21/8/2025 at 20:16, happypalms said:

No tengo tiempo para aburrirme, cuando se pone el sol tengo que entrar. Tengo otras 2500 semillas en pedidos para importar, de al menos otras 40 variedades diferentes que no tengo, ¡no se acabará nunca! 

Friend Richard, I don't know if you already have the idea. You could be the perfect person to create a new botanical garden for Australia. You'd certainly be the most interesting person in all of Australia. But propose creating a garden with a giant nursery like the one in Singapore.

[happypalms]

4 hours ago, Hu Palmeras said:

Friend Richard, I don't know if you already have the idea. You could be the perfect person to create a new botanical garden for Australia. You'd certainly be the most interesting person in all of Australia. But propose creating a garden with a giant nursery like the one in Singapore.

I would love to do that. Iam currently working with the curator and Colin Wilson at the Coffs Harbour botanical gardens for a future generations palm garden project. 

[Hu Palmeras]

Of course, your private palm collection is yours. And you can use the rest for the big project in Australia. But a huge one. If that project comes to fruition, you'll be an expert in palm botany. And you'll receive recognition. That's for sure.