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I know better, going to bed at 53 degrees and matching Miami at 10pm, that it won't be all that warm in the morning. It drops like a rock every time and there are 30s showing up inland already. I don't think it will hit freezing here but it will be close, but even if it's the last one that's 4 months of off and on freezing weather. It feels like the desert winter from when I was a kid, just hotter between cold fronts. Testing the new greenhouse to see how it fares with no active heat and only enclosed to the outside air, I'm not expecting much with only the plastic and wood and no stone floor yet.
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Everyone gets in on the fun tonight.
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You got a pic?
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38 deg at 8:55pm here. Forecast low is 26deg. Not sure if the bottom will really fall out to get to 26 or if it will slow down for a light freeze in the upper 20’s. Will see…
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What happened to Texas Cold Hardy Palms (Joseph Rossi)
Silas_Sancona replied to PAPalmtrees's topic in COLD HARDY PALMS
If you use Cyborg Ellona's platform, ..which is your choice of course, you ..and anyone else choosing to utilize it.. are -intentionally- turning a blind eye to everything else associated with it / him? / her?.. There is no excusing that which is inexcusable. Will give you a up for not falling into the Ticky Ticky trap. We'll see whether or not you sign up to have chips installed in your head. ...Regardless, hopping on the X, ....wetf it is ..or might morph into tomorrow... wagon is as bad as purchasing anything off Amazon, ..or use of Apple products. <--- On that note, grew up attending assemblies in elementary and middle school where Steve Wozniak was a regular guest. From a kids perspective, he seemed like a cool guy with some cool stuff to say / inspire through. Rumor has it he lived in a prominent home up in the Santa Cruz Mountains, easily in view above my neighborhood 24 - 7- 365 that was frequent rumor mill fodder throughout and just after high school. ...I may have been several years from owning anything computerized att but knew when he bailed on Apple, what would follow = heaps of self - serving, corporate greed, and flashy trash. Hard pass. ..Always happy to participate in Apple product burning festivities though, lol. If i were to ever extend my reach social media wise again, have toyed with the idea of Blue Sky but.. Not thrilled with Jack cowering to Ellona. Again, no excuses, no matter how much $$ one might stand to gain. One thing i do applaud is the efforts by other countries to reign in use of Social Media, esp. by anyone under 15.. Too bad we're apparently too afraid of the machine here ...right now at least. -
To live in a bug free world is impossible to do, we need bugs good and bad, they form a part in the food chain. If we were to live in a bug free world then the whole ecosystem would collapse. To live in a bug free world we would have to be swimming in chemicals. I always thought Europe was against chemicals in a good way. I don’t mind a few bugs it’s a good sign of a healthy environment. Richard
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It's a shame they'll be replaced, but at least they will be replaced, or interest exists for that. Some nice investigative work @tarnado
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The ones I sent out in Australia haven’t germinated yet either, they must not have the happypalms knack for germination. Well now in Australia i would say Pauline Sullivans seeds are most likely the only ones getting around. Richard
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That is very cool. The largest ones I have ever seen only had one and a half or two feet of trunk.
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The other ones I sent out in Australia still haven’t germinated either, they must not have the happypalms knack 🤣 Richard
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How pure is this p.Reclinata
Jim in Los Altos replied to dimitriskedikogloy's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
Doesn’t matter that it’s in a pot. P. reclinata start suckering at a young age whether in a pot or in the ground. The coloring of the cut stems on the trunk of your’s reminds me of Phoenix sylvestris. -
Musa Basjoo or other large cold hardy aggressive bananas.
JohnAndSancho replied to ZPalms's topic in Palms/Plants/Seeds Wanted
That's why I only use UPS even if it's a pain in the ass. I have to drive to the library to print a label or I can pay $4 for the UPS store to print it or maybe the other drop-off point (gun store) can print it if their printer is working that day. Either way it's a 70 mile round trip but I know whatever I send will get there when it's supposed to. -
I'm a Cubs fan. I see it as an omen. We're doomed.
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What happened to Texas Cold Hardy Palms (Joseph Rossi)
JLM replied to PAPalmtrees's topic in COLD HARDY PALMS
I enjoy researching just about anything to do with plants, and I never come out of multiple hours of researching without having learned at least something that I didn't already know. I know I'm not nearly as active as I use to be here, but that's just part of having a full time job. The rest of my time goes towards taking care of the garden, with not much time left over to use here. I more so just lurk in the background most of the time, but I try to chime in periodically, especially in the Florida winter thread. As far as social media goes, all I use is X/Twitter. People may not like the guy that owns it, and there's a lot of toxicity on that platform, but is the toxicity really any different than other big name platforms? I don't think it is. I have my feed set up in a way where I only see the important stuff, I don't make it a point to find toxic spaces. With that being said, my X/Twitter experience is almost always good. I don't like Facebook, and I wont touch Instagram or TikTok with a 10 ft pole. So that's my review on those. -
Moving my Chyrisalidocarpus (Dypsis) lafazamanga
iDesign replied to iDesign's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
Thanks! It’s on my walking path for now, so it can’t stay there permanently. Finding a placement that is both "protected" and "featured" has been tricky! -
A couple of Chamaedorea have gotten the ring. ‘This C. Radicalis tree form volunteer has a couple of rings . Chamaedorea Plumosa getting its rings . This palm grows every bit as fast as the fast growing Radicalis in my garden , it is already chest high . Harry
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I think you're in good shape. If it wasn't such a far drive to a few of the sites my work takes me to, I'd be your neighbor by now.
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2026 2026 Florida Palmageddon Observations and Damage Photo Thread
MarkC replied to idontknowhatnametuse's topic in FREEZE DAMAGE DATA
More photos for posterity from Universal. It’s interesting that there’s so many degrees of variances to the damage plants achieve. I was at Islands Of Adventure to snap up some photos, and it’s really bad there. This was probably somewhat of a reckoning. But to my surprise, traveler’s palms in some locations fared better than I would have guessed.
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This is pretty hilarious for this time of the year.
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Florida doesn't really rely on palms as much for its landscape, from what I've seen, as there's a certain charm and appeal even to just the type of foliage you see around Ocala or Jacksonville, where it's mostly mature live oaks, old sabals (some of which look more like a wild shrub at times than a palm), etc. Granted, very little of that is visible from the interstates, where a lot of the planting choices have been poor. You have to drive through the local roads to see the old growth. The more exotic/majestic palms will always be centered around the coasts and wealthier areas I'd say. And Florida was a pretty cheap place to live/retire before the COVID mass migration, so California probably has had more money dumped into such things in general.
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Update from Belle Isle. Dewpoint continues to rise. Up to 35F. I drenched areas of the yard today but the light westerly winds are likely helping from Lake Conway. I see a station on a boat dock has a dewpoint of 40F while areas a few miles N and E have dewpoints in the 20s. Lake is 75F water. Not sure if a warm lake helps that much but I sure hope so.
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Little virtual understory tour
Harry’s Palms replied to happypalms's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
This is a few pics from our self guided tour . You could easily have a @happypalms self guided tour . I can’t remember what the fee was but it was well worth it . It wasn’t crowded but there were enough people going through to pay for the cost of the upkeep and a bit of income for the owners. Harry The pathways had plenty of shade in the tropical sun . The plants were well maintained A jingle of tropical plants much like yours. ‘Not just palms. “ C’mon Dad , we aren’t even half way yet! 😊 “My daughter actually liked the Koi pond and was patient throughout the day as I took my time to see as much as possible. I could see this for you as a way to share your love of your garden and help fund your obsession! Harry
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Local news showed a highlight (lowlight?) of a triple play that the Giants turned against the Cubs in the first inning of their game. It's the only baseball that I've seen so far this season! Probably not an omen of things to come though...
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Zone 10 Palms in the Orlando Area Mega Thread
pj_orlando_z9b replied to palmsOrl's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
Yes, the fluctuations are brutal. I do feel this should be the end of freezing worries based on long range forecasts. Anything is possible anymore though! I soaked the soil today around the coconut but am not planning any protection.
