Planting a few more Livistona Australis

[happypalms]

The tough old cabbage palm. They can endure such harsh conditions. Tolerate of drought conditions once established, even surviving bush fires. These ones are planted in a rather dry location as pioneer palms, they will get irrigation later on but hand waterings for now. There’s a couple of ones I planted a couple of months back that are doing well. 

[Mazat]

5 minutes ago, happypalms said:

The tough old cabbage palm. They can endure such harsh conditions. Tolerate of drought conditions once established, even surviving bush fires. These ones are planted in a rather dry location as pioneer palms, they will get irrigation later on but hand waterings for now. There’s a couple of ones I planted a couple of months back that are doing well. 

Wonderful, Richard.

[happypalms]

8 minutes ago, Mazat said:

Wonderful, Richard.

I was in the botanical gardens in Sydney recently, there was hundreds of seeds on the pathway. You had to be careful not to slip over on them!

[Mazat]

7 minutes ago, happypalms said:

I was in the botanical gardens in Sydney recently, there was hundreds of seeds on the pathway. You had to be careful not to slip over on them!

Oh, it was that extreme.

[happypalms]

44 minutes ago, Mazat said:

Oh, it was that extreme.

That many I  didn’t even bother picking any up 🤣

[gyuseppe]

I have a large one in the garden, and it produces fertile seeds.

[happypalms]

1 hour ago, gyuseppe said:

I have a large one in the garden, and it produces fertile seeds.

There fast growing palms given the right conditions. I have one that is 30 years old in my garden it flowers and sets seeds.

[Harry’s Palms]

They are moderate to fast growers here . It’s going to pass up the L. Chinensis within a couple years. I would plant more if I had them. Great palms , starting to see a few more around . Harry

[Tyrone]

They handle dry but love swampy conditions where they just get faster and faster. My biggest has been in the ground 10 years from a 25L bag and it’s flowering now for the first time at about 7m tall. 

[happypalms]

4 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

They are moderate to fast growers here . It’s going to pass up the L. Chinensis within a couple years. I would plant more if I had them. Great palms , starting to see a few more around . Harry

I think it’s time the Australian palms get preference over Chinessis. Definitely a much better choice the Australis. Give em water and lots of it there rocket ships.

Richard

[happypalms]

2 hours ago, Tyrone said:

They handle dry but love swampy conditions where they just get faster and faster. My biggest has been in the ground 10 years from a 25L bag and it’s flowering now for the first time at about 7m tall. 

The best ones I have seen in habitat are at the bottom of cliff faces in the wet soak areas. They do tolerate harsh conditions but if you add water stand back and watch them grow. All that rain you had triggered the flowers. 

[gyuseppe]

2 hours ago, happypalms said:

I think it’s time the Australian palms get preference over Chinessis. Definitely a much better choice the Australis. Give em water and lots of it there rocket ships.

Richard

here livistona chinensis grows without problems, I have 3 in my garden, the largest produces many seeds

[happypalms]

5 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

here livistona chinensis grows without problems, I have 3 in my garden, the largest produces many seeds

Chinensis was one of the first palms I ever germinated. A great palm for learning on. I had 50 all planted them on my property and the horse I had ate the lot except for one. Which is now a stand out specimen in my garden.

[gyuseppe]

6 hours ago, happypalms said:

Chinensis was one of the first palms I ever germinated. A great palm for learning on. I had 50 all planted them on my property and the horse I had ate the lot except for one. Which is now a stand out specimen in my garden.

Richard, I didn't know horses ate palm trees! Luckily you have one left.

[happypalms]

On 10/7/2025 at 3:30 AM, gyuseppe said:

Richard, I didn't know horses ate palm trees! Luckily you have one left.

Horses and cows!