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Tyrone, my plant has been producing seeds for 5 years, it produces seeds every year.

Mine also came from rarepalmseeds seeds. They were in pots, that's why they died.

Funny enough, we only got down to 13F here in NJ (close to NYC)

Not the rarest of palms but this grouping of Livistona australis have been in the ground for 10 years from 15L bags and the tallest is flowering for the first time. I can see 4 more spathes coming out but there may be more. I’ve got quite a few planted around the place and can’t wait to grow more from my own seed and maybe get a few volunteers around the place. These are pretty tough but you still have to plant them above the high tide mark on my swampy land. They still don’t like being inundated for weeks when small. Maybe when they trunk it’s much less of an issue. I’ve lost a few to drowning but apart from that - bulletproof.

Here it is the year before the -10f. No trunk, too small.

I was planning on buying incandescent lights, too. Maybe all three palms would've survived.

Did you have to cut the trunk back, or was it that small?

Unprotected. Your results may differ. A little over a year after -10f(pic 5/2012) 3 months after 2 nights at 4f(pic 4/2025)

Correction: SW Bulgaria. Addition: In my new location, I am looking to import 3-5 large Date Palms (Phoenix dactylifera), which probably is not possible, so I will settle for the "Cretan Date Palm" (Phoenix theophrasti), native to the eastern Mediterranean, including southern Greece and Turkey. Looking for sources. p.s. Looks like we cannot edit our comments

Never such blasphemy!

Those are very nice . Another one that would do well in my garden. My palm friend a few blocks away has one . Harry p.s. Do they like a lot of water like their cousin , the Rivularis?

My Trachys have all survived 4F back about 13 years ago . . That record cold in 2018 here where we didn't get above 32F for 8 days , all my Trachys survived . I lost 2 nice big palmettos that I could've easily protected their trucks . A simple wrap of a blanket with incandescent xmas lights would've worked fine . The trunks were only 8' high Live and learn .

I have no idea , I have never been there. Sorry. Harry

@user.10394059 keep me updated please.

A relatively new orchid for me is this Encyclia mariae.

Mine have seen about 2-5'F unprotected from the winter of 2022-23. 2023-24 was no walk in the park either. In fact, mine pretty much defoliated two years straight. Here's a video from 23-24 winter aftermath. I didn't begin my channel until January 2024, so no video footage prior to that. I will be posting a current video soon if you wanna see how far they've come.

That is pretty good growth! You must be making it happy!

Yikes. I trust your experience a lot. But nevertheless I will attempt to grow the seed. I wouldn’t mind having an exotic indoor palm if it can’t stay outside during winter.

I could always make it a little narrower and taller if y'all think that'll be better for it. And there's a giant hill of white sand down the road, I doubt anybody would notice if I took a few 5 gallon buckets worth. It's been there for eternity. And I can always get more gravel. I have a feeling I'm gonna need a lot more to make this work here than what I've got. As always, I appreciate all the knowledge from y'all.

I will say that Undulatifolia is a wimp, though. I grew some from RPS seed, and they turned to mush with a 34F frost. Even the one under canopy and near the house died. In my limited experience Undulatifolia is not even a 10A palm.

I have one here in 9B that I grew from RPS seed. It isn't a fast grower, but reasonable. If I recall correctly it is similar to Arenga Pinnata in appearance, growth speed and hardiness. I will get a photo for you. Arenga Engleri is definitely hardier, but I have three barely trunking Pinnata that have been defoliated a few times with frosts at 27-30 and they just keep growing right back.

@Rubberboots howdy! As @Harry’s Palms noted I have Arenga engleri in pots to buy and mature specimens in the ground to look at. They’re hard to beat for a privacy screen and they’re pretty tough too. These are NOT fragile temperamental wimpy things; I think they’re well worth a shit in Bakersfield, though they’ll need agua. See my PM (private message).

They are. And he said the Fortunei he sent me is aleo descendant of The Rocket, so I'm hoping for those genes. And I have children of plants I watch on YouTube! I'm going to say for the 44th time that your garden videos are what inspired me to start digging holes in this yard, too. Are these your Louisiana seeds too? I've tried community pots but they end up turning into litter boxes. The cats killed a bunch of rare Sabals that @PalmatierMeg sent me.

ill be on the lookout for them, I think id like them more since they are faster growing! so as for now I have picked, c. elegans and ive searched and maybe a flamethrower palm since I seen a video on them, do you think that they will work here?

At Atascocita Lowe’s today. $16