These are the palms growing in my front yard. They are all fairly recently planted between 1 and 3 years in the ground.

My Chamaerops humilis that has an oddly strong costapalmate shape to all the new leaves that have grown this year.

it’s only the newest leaves on the main trunk doing this. The oldest leaves are flat.

Butia odorata that I got from Home Depot for $70. I wish it was blue but for that price I’m not going to be picky. I did a deep dive on an older post talking about the shift from most of the mass produced ones being blue to now the green ones being most common. I also wonder if the ones with strong blue coloration may be more hardy..

Sabal rosei that @Chester B inspired me to try that was planted this summer. It’s a decent size and was a really reasonable price from project palm

Rhapidophyllum hystrix planted this spring. It’s in part sun because I had heard they appreciate some shade.. but I’m not sure that shade would be necessary in PNW climate. It does get at least 6+ hours of strong sun though. It has 4 pups and I’m trying to decide if I should just select a few to have a more structured look or just let it grow fully wild bush style.

Trachycarpus princeps x wagnerianus

Still very small but starting to really speed up this summer. It has some nice blue coloration and the underside of the leaves are super white but it doesn’t show up well in the pic

Trachycarpus fortunei is just a required staple in the PNW. It’s a random seedling but it’s got really nice blue coloration on the underside of the leaves and the leaves are surprisingly rigid on it.

It grows so fast, pushes 3 spears at a time all growing season.

Sabal minor - this year it just started picking up speed.. it’s starting to open its 3rd leaf of the year and there’s a nice size spear behind it already. The old leaves are pretty yellow I think from not fully realizing how quickly the planting spot got dry last summer.

All of these are planted on a large south facing mound. It has been helpful having everything on a slope since the native soil is pure clay.

That's a solid collection. Will be good to see how the sabal Palms progress in a similar climate to my own.

Looks great. You should try a Jubaea. I’m always envious of how they look in the NW

Looks great. The needles do fine in full sun in Oregon and grow faster. They do fine in shade as well and have a nicer look but it really slows them down.

The Butias down here are typically blue with many more towards silver. I’m not sure if it has to do with the intense sun. I have three and purposefully planted one that looked more green and it seems to be holding it color. The blue ones color has been intensifying as they get larger.

I think all those hybrid Trachys in the UK are really nice. Vic is able to ship seeds to the US so it might be a good idea to grab some while they’re available and fresh.

6 hours ago, Chester B said:

I think all those hybrid Trachys in the UK are really nice. Vic is able to ship seeds to the US so it might be a good idea to grab some while they’re available and fresh.

I think for the PNW trachy hybrids really are the only option for bulletproof interesting palms. Who is Vic and how do I contact him to buy seeds?