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Yes, those are Pseudophoenix vinifera. Pseudophoenix ekmanii is more carrot shaped; very thin proportionally at the base, and thick at the top when mature - then reverting to a very thin crown shaft area. Fairchild planted out about 25 ekmanii years ago at 3 gallon size and may only have 4 or 5 survivors at this point. They just do not seem to do well anywhere outside of habitat. Here's the ones left at Fairchild with a pic of a habitat specimen next to me to compare. aztropic Mesa, Arizona

ugh, got so busy cleaning up from the freeze, I forgot to check for your listings…. Any Vestaria seeds left?

Sorry to high jack the thread but I needed Aztropic to confirm that this palm is a C vinifera and not a C ekmanii

Awesome! I hope you have a real hermaphrodite there! Re: viability of seeds Most plants that are dioecious adopt the strategy, despite its downsides, to maximize outcrossing and genetic diversity in offspring... AND because of this, they don't have other mechanisms to prevent self-pollination. I do not know for real about this specific species, but I would reckon any self-pollinated seeds would be viable based on other species.

Actually, these are very rarely available for whatever reason.🤷‍♂️ I grew a couple from seed from the 2006 trip that I sold off as 5 gallon plants. In 2020,I collected a handful of seed, but only got 5 plants up to 1 gallon size, and already sold 4 of them at that size and put the last one into a 5 gallon pot for myself.🤷‍♂️ The only source currently that I know of would be Caribbean Palms nursery in Florida; but he definitely doesn't ship. Good luck! 🍀 aztropic Mesa, Arizona

How often do you guys suggest I deep water? Ive been doing 20-30 minutes every other day because its been hot? I haven’t mulched or composted it yet cause my gardener is going to put a weed cover on the planter bed on Wednesday and were gonna use pebbles. I figured I’d mulch it then. I put the agaves down and will be planting the rest on Wednesday.

80F at 7:08PM after a mainly sunny Sunday afternoon in the low 90s.. One more day in the low 90s before... You see it, It's coming.. Get ready ..to roast.. ...We'll see if St Pat's Day escapes the century mark.

Ok will wait patiently thank you

I had two that returned to sender they got posted last Friday. Thanks

I hate scale insects. I battle them on most of the citrus I have. Palms are fine though.

Scott, thanks very much ! Next question, where I purchase one ? Thanks

Right now its 51. But recently this weather has been crazy this is for tomorrow We are going to have severe thunderstorms and damaging wind. People talk about the southeast and Midwest having crazy weather But us in the mid-Atlantic we do have crazy weather also

Hi I saw you in the fall but decided it would be better to order in the spring. How much is shipping normally? I’m in VA. Thank you.

It looks like scale-type insects, or mealy bugs or both. Zoom in on that stem to give a better view. That’s what you’ll see. Like little green or brown-grey suction cups on the stems. Ot white fuzz too. Sucking insects. Basic pesticide sprays will take care of it. But babies will hatch and will need repeat treatments.

Magic Kingdom. The Pirates Satakentia looks like it will be fine. I didn’t notice the Skipper Canteen bottle palm, it’s either gone or I was just being pulled in too many directions to keep my mind straight.

It IS Coccothrinax scoparia. I visited this palm in habitat in 2006 and revisited in 2020. aztropic Mesa, Arizona

It's one of those thick trunk Chamaedoreas

Wish they grew effortlessly here or Id take it

Do you still have these t.waggi xt.princeps? Or others?

Also known as Sabal causiarum, this palm has a monstrous trunk, that can eclipse a Royal. It is extremely cold hardy and I do not understand why it is not grown in numerous locations.

One last thing, the natives in my yard include pignut hickory and Encyclia tampensis, so it's a fun mix of stuff that doesn't meet up elsewhere. I had a South Florida native bromeliad here too on one tree that bloomed 2 years ago, and an endangered lupine species lives happily. So there are enough chill hours for that hickory to grow (and turkey oak) but not so cold it kills Encyclia or bromeliads. winter after a freeze looked like the photo inland where Pinellas county owns land for water.

You can get away with zone ten plants only south of SR52 and west of little Rd in denser developments. Past that it's a solid zone 9 for long term stuff, especially in the open. Low spots are disasters in radiational freezes, which are more frequent than anywhere else in the area and see thick frost. Once you go northeast of 52 and Little the area is more 9a, but missing a lot of 9a chill hours (still some though) with temps of 19 happening every few years (lowest spots are far worse). Frost and hard freezes are a certainty in the area of north Pasco away from any wetlands or moisture, the Sandy soil is very dry, depleted of nutrients, and heats rapidly afterwards. It's a challenge to grow much and keep it happy, but legumes and drought/frost/cold tolerant palms do well if they like humidity. If you move to hernando pick a spot high on a hill and closer to the Aripeka area (or on water of course) and you can do more under canopy. From 52 to Chrystal River near the coast is a more reliable 9b with few 9a or 10a winters. Inland spring Hill and shady hills would be good for lower chill panhandle stuff. If you really want warmer and can go a bit further south, aim for the elfers area just east of 19 on SR54. Adonidias there were burned but alive this winter, and archontophoenix are easy. My winter lows near Aripeka Sandhills preserve were: 2022-2023: Christmas freeze 2 nights 27-30, January 16 31.8 with a 32.2 the day before. 2023-24: 32.2 advective, rest 10b (El nino) 2024-25: 33 in early December and frost, 26 or 28 January 25 after multiple days at 33 2025-26: 12 freezes (first 2 in mid November), 2 at 29 advective, many 30 to 32 radiational, and the big one was a radiational 24.6 after the second advective 29 (it was 22 inland at st Leo the same night with wind, so there is some water influence just not nearly as much as a bit south) Hopefully that info helps, just a stone throw away from me (almost literally, I'm in an odd spot) inland hitting 19 to 22 radiational is a regular occurrence and there are few queens or pygmy dates, and I've seen one small Bismarck. That area people don't garden at all or use greenhouses for things. I'm using one for most of my plantings and am transitioning to mostly desert plants in the front yard thats open, they do better (and natives). A drive down 19 a short distance and most years mangos and similar are fine, this year and 2018 fried the nothernmost openly planted one. If I had known all this detail before I likely would have pushed for a smaller lot in southwest Pasco to avoid the major dips, but I like my space here too.