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Thanks! The first one had larger leaflets, so I thought it would have been bavanensis but I think youre right Big thanks

I am in a slope too but the soil is not razor-cut even. There are small potholes here and there, the soil is softer where it has been dug, bowls that I made around the plants I planted, the excavator that was here a month ago has left wheel marks etc etc. Water pools in all those spots. You know what would be awesome? Collecting all this rainwater and use it to irrigate sensitive plants during summer. But given that I water them daily in the summer, I need huge amounts of water, so I'd need huge and very heavy containers.. Perhaps I can go smaller and use that water only for the very sensitive plants, like Dypsis 🤔

I guess it depends on the garden and your goal. If your garden is large enough and you don't mind having a colder corner, then no need to do anything. You can just plant more cold tolerant plants there and keep the sensitive ones at higher points. In my case, because my garden is not big, I don't have this luxury. How big the opening on the fence should be, again I don't think there is a universal answer. I'd start small, leave thermometers there overnight and see if it's made any change. If not, try to make the opening wider until you see that the cold air has stopped pooling.

I am in a slope. Such rainfall would create a cloud forest lol! Do you know how i managed to grow moderately tall some of the Phoenix spp, especially theophrasti, in the steepest parts if my garden? Only this way: https://youtu.be/YN9QvifUDbs?si=TqWuRLjiPcL-SQG0

Haha man, you should buy such things earlier! Patronizing aside, can't you get those in a local nursery? Or is it some specific type you have bought? I can find simple ones easily, but the good ones (more than 70g/m2 or those with a zipper) are hard to come across indeed.

Oh wow, your soil is cr@p too 😁. I have regretted not making beds in my garden last year. If I started again now, I'd build beds for all plants that need acidic, richer soil. I'll do it for whatever I plant from now on. Praktiker sells those ready-made wooden fences, I'll use those and some stones. Trust me, you don't. It's been raining non stop for 4 days now. It's raining even when the sun is out, like right now! My bathtub is covered in mold. Plants don't like it either. My Acacia tortilis lost all its leaves because the roots are suffocating. I am trying to rescue it but it seems hard. If I get another one, I'll make a mount for it. Wow! Congrats! I have never eaten one.

We crave here in the east for some of your local precipitation! After two heavy downpours even my Cherimoya has ripened a fruit.

A couple longer videos, if you're a Ned Flanders about the sailor talk these might not be for you. Bokashi Soil Factory, coco coir explanation for beginners, and basically 11 minutes of a tour with some words I wouldn't say in front of most children.

They are a beautiful little palm, I first discovered them 27 years ago so an old favourite of mine I have known for a lot of years, which makes them special to my palm heart! Definatly a palm for your patio in a container. RICHARD

First 2 pictures look like pinanga coronata!

Also I just realized I posted a similar one before... It popped up in my editor again so I thought I didn't post or something Thanks

Hi, I found these before and I thought they looked very interesting so I wanted to know what species they are I am very terrible at identification so I would guess Pinanga baviensis (syn. P. sinii) for the first one, Ptychosperma propinquum (syn. P. macarthurii) for the second and the last one something like Livistona. Thanks

Yes, I definitely lose most seedling to symmer heat. Some species I have lost even as juveniles in the extreme heat. One day, it hits them. You can see somthing is wrong but no amount of water will aloow then to recover. I had three veri healthy triangle palms. One died mid-August each year. I get the colored new spear on some of my Archontophoenix. It happens in the coldesr partest of the year and looks freat. I have a lot of the standard stuff grown in California. My garden could be described as "full". However, when I travel to tropical locations and see exceptional colored species. I just need to try them as well. I would't try Cyrtostachis renta as I know it would fail. Areca Vestiaria and less tropical Pinanga species may possibly work.

It flowered this year; I saw at least one dried out inflorescense. I'll keep an eye out this year.

I’d personally play it safe and ensure it’s shaded from the start. I don’t think there’s such a thing as too much shade for Lepis.

I was able to get the growers contact information and they were able to confirm it was a Green Dwarf Malayan coconut palm. It has grown way more since I posted the message. I have been fertilizing it for the past year and it's grown expentially. Hopefully it will flower and produce coconut soon. I'll post a recent photo tomorrow.

It's gonna be a chilly week here: Sunday night - 33F Monday night - 32F Tuesday night - 42F Wednesday night - 37F Thursday night - 31F Friday night - 39F Model guidance suggests another cold front moves in next Sunday. There's also been some hints at some precipitation other than rain next Sunday. Would be interesting if it happened. Nothing is guaranteed, very possible that it just remains dry here once the cold arrives. The coldest air of the season could follow and I wouldn't be shocked to see it get down into the low to mid 20s here (lowest I've observed so far is 26F for the season). I will be stringing lights on the Queens tomorrow just as a precaution. It may not be necessary, but I would like to have that part done so it will hopefully not take so long to get everything covered if it does become necessary. Monitoring the forecast as always over the next couple of weeks.

Wow! That’s incredible. I’d love a Lepidorrachis Mooreana in my garden. My recommendation is to go with the spot Darold recommends because he has experience with them.

I just passed these exceptionally lusty Cordyline spp. (australis?). They look so great compared to the anemic specimens that I usually see around.

Thank you all for keeping the thread going in my absence. I’m glad to see tropical palms continuing to flourish in Central Florida. 👍

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This magnifica seedling is now approximately 4 years old. I just noticed last summer that the bluish cast on the underside of the fronds would catch the light at times. Seems to have started to occur on the two most recent leaves. So maybe year 3 or 4 years old, the color began to show. This also seems to have a more stout and compact habit than my altifrons plants. Unsure if it’s due to this getting better light than the altifrons. It’s smaller, so it can fit on my lighting shelf with the orchids. Some photos of the magnifica showing the bluish color on underside of pleats. and the altifrons below for comparison

Searching for one of these preferably smaller sized, also open to trade palms for one of these aswell. Pm me if interested

Inspirational! 👍