Old Man Palm Up for Grabs

[Looking Glass]

There a lonely Coccothrinax crinita sitting in corner, at the Pompano Beach, FL Lowe’s on US-1, for $150, if anyone is interested……

 

Overgrown in about a 7g pot.    If I had a spot in mind, I’d grab it.  

[96720]

To bad it’s in Florida!!!

[Harry’s Palms]

That seems to be a good deal . From what I’ve read , they are slow growing palms . That one has some age to it . Harry

 

Edit: our Lowe’s , here , is pathetic for palm selection . You folks in Florida have a great selection. If you find a spot for it , I would grab it. 

[aztropic]

1 hour ago, Harry’s Palms said:

That seems to be a good deal . From what I’ve read , they are slow growing palms . That one has some age to it . Harry

Agree - That would be a fantastic deal on the west coast! Location, location, location. 😊

4 years ago, we had a local Arizona nursery import 2 pallets of 7 gallon old mans, (18 trees) priced at $250 each. They literally sold out in less than a month! It was a once in a lifetime opportunity, here, as rare palms are almost never available locally with any size to them.

 

aztropic 

Mesa, Arizona 

[iDesign]

On 2/22/2026 at 7:57 AM, aztropic said:

Agree - That would be a fantastic deal on the west coast! Location, location, location. 😊

4 years ago, we had a local Arizona nursery import 2 pallets of 7 gallon old mans, (18 trees) priced at $250 each. They literally sold out in less than a month! It was a once in a lifetime opportunity, here, as rare palms are almost never available locally with any size to them.

 

aztropic 

Mesa, Arizona 

Indeed a (possibly) once in a lifetime buy here on the West Coast!

Thank you again for helping me snag THREE of them! One sadly didn’t make it, but the other two are doing great. 🎉

[JohnAndSancho]

I'd love to have a smaller one. I remember Ricky Bobby's did pretty well in his palm room. 

[Looking Glass]

Went there today to get another round of 14 bags of mulch (need about 70 bags total for the front yard as I go section by section with the spring mulching on days off).  
…… didn’t see the Old Timer.   Someone made off with him.   
 

 

[JohnAndSancho]

4 minutes ago, Looking Glass said:

Went there today to get another round of 14 bags of mulch (need about 70 bags total for the front yard as I go section by section with the spring mulching on days off).  
…… didn’t see the Old Timer.   Someone made off with him.   
 

 

Sad trombone noises. 

[aztropic]

20 hours ago, iDesign said:

Indeed a (possibly) once in a lifetime buy here on the West Coast!

Thank you again for helping me snag THREE of them! One sadly didn’t make it, but the other two are doing great. 🎉

It obviously was a good idea to get more than 1 to 'hedge your bet' so that you would at least have an example to plant in your garden. I only bought 1, but enjoyed it very much before it died after a couple months. I believe the shipment had been exposed to freezing temperatures in the early February transport from Florida to Arizona as I know of a few buyers that had their trees get crown infections and succumb. I ended up replacing mine in that prime location with a Coccothrinax miraguama that I grew from seed that has performed wonderfully for the last 3 years. Nowheres near as large yet, but someday...😄

 

aztropic 

Mesa, Arizona 

[96720]

I bought 2 one died and one is still fighting but would not call it a success yet!’n

[happypalms]

Bargain at that price, a lot of palm for a small investment!