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Unfortunately, I live in the high desert where my relative humidity is usually 25-30% and scorching hot during summers. Not anything like the climate you are in but then there in lies the challenge. I can only dream of having a lush humid climate outside like you do but we work with what we have and I guess zone pushing is part of the fun. I am sure your climate presents a whole new set of challenges as well. At least inside, I can actually control the climate to an extent. Cheers Tin

That's amazing how it's that large in a small pot. Someone grew it right!

I imagine it was a somber day. Sorry for you.

Just find a shady spot where your hose will reach and dig a hole, man. IMHO they look like trash in full sun, it'll never be happy and they look like telephone poles with hair. I put my Trachies in a shaded corner on my property where they basically get morning sun and they're happy. Mine are a lot smaller, but que sera sera. $14 for that is a crackhead price. Give it some room to grow.

I ordered a couple Colocasia Redemption bulbs from Holland Bulb (they're 50% off for preorder and free shipping for new customers) and I'm haggling on eBay for a couple others. I'm gonna put the Redemption next to a pair of crape myrtles on the driveway, I think the pink on pink is just gonna be straight dope. I've got a dead DIRECTV tree I need to get out of the way, it's in the perfect spot for one of these. The White Lava and Thai Giant showed up, too. Between those and the bananas I should have plenty of shade and color to go around while I wait for the palms to do something.

Removed a few palms from my yard today. Definitely a somber day, but it had to be done, and a lot of lessons were learned I think. I also trimmed away all of the damaged trunk from my cordylines. Hopefully they will recover. Here's what the coconut that's fairly close to me here in Deltona is looking like now (it's the only nice one I'd seen in town prior to the cold snap). I see some green on the petioles, so not sure if it may have some chance of a recovery. The owners didn't do anything to try to protect it.

Oh look I have another angle of the same Beaucarnea! I was amazed when I saw it in person it’s absolutely gigantic.

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No picture of the actual visitor but I know it's the squirrels. They like to take nuts, seeds, acorns, and hide it all over. I got a 40' long horizontal bar mounted on my wood fence and I made it out of 4 sticks of 1/2" EMT electrical conduits. During the recent cold spell I moved all these orchids inside, and I noticed there is something rolling around inside the conduit. Hmmm...what is it? I took the conduit and tilted it and a few dozen acorns rolled out onto the ground. The squirrels have been stashing acorns inside the conduit, probably just keep pushing new ones inside...BUT how the heck are they planning to dig them back out? Last night I noticed in one of my potted palms, a peanut has germinated. Again, the squirrels put peanuts into my pot.

It’s not the only Palm from Round Island, but palms from there do great in South Florida. The last native one of these on the Island died in 2024. https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/11/last-wild-hurricane-palm-of-its-kind-falls-marking-extinction/ https://palmpedia.net/wiki/Dictyosperma_album_var._conjugatum

Thanks , Richard . Good tip . When I get ready to pot them up , I will post pics for ID. Right now , I will let them grow a bit . I have so many containers of seeds that I’m gonna need to find a place to put them once they are potted up. The ones from the last couple of years are under the Rhopalostylus near the Ernie’s. Full on bright shade with a breeze, perfect👍. Harry

Thanks Fusca. Will do. I’ve had a lot of palms get foliage damage and survive from the spears this time the foliage is ok and the spears are in trouble.

Can't argue with that! Happy planting and growing!

Current temp is 91F in the east valley with a high of 94F and low of 56F. According to the last post it appears that this is officially the warmest winter in record for Phoenix, AZ which probably isn't surprising to anyone who lives in the area. Absolutely beautiful weather here (some people think it's too hot but I moved here for the heat so I'm enjoying it).

The borhidiana is probably my favorite Coccothrinax species due to its compact growing nature and extreme hardiness. Lately, I've been growing more of these from seed to add to the collection. 🌴 aztropic Mesa, Arizona

Hi Jack away I say!!! I get labels lost or mixed up, you do a tray of seedlings with only 5 of certain species and the one you put the label in does and you thought I will know which one it is, by looking at the same seedlings in that group. Argh but I put another group of seedlings with that tray. So your lost in the memory of time and it goes pear shaped. Rookie mistake we all do. But good on Dave for sending those seeds. One way to tell is have a look at the seed you can sort of guess that way. Richard

Australia is a beautiful country. Such a clean environment in my area.

I think it will be fine. It looks like the damaged frond on the right in your last photo can be easily pulled out as well. Follow up the hydrogen peroxide with some fungicide such as Daconil and keep the area dry. You should see a new deformed spear push up but it might take a few weeks.

Thank you for the identification! I'm also told this is Round Island palm. I put a 7 gal Copernicia fallensis down at the end of that row. Eventually these will look good in the forground.

There are private growers that can help you . I have met them here on Palm Talk. You may have to drive an hour or so but the experience is priceless. I met @DoomsDave here a couple years ago ( has it really been that long?) and made a couple trips to his jungle . He has very good knowledge and experience to share , not to mention some very friendly kitty cats that patrol his garden. Not like going to a nursery , or buying on line( not for me) . He has introduced me to some palms that I would not have thought about on my own . All of them are growing very well . The bonus is spending time with Dave , never disappointing. A few “gems” that came home with me. Harry Cyphophoenix Nucele ‘Dypsis Lanceolata ( now Chrysalidiocarpus) Rohpalostylus Bauri Cheesemania I have 5 or so Chamaedorea Ernesti Augusti that came home Dypsis Basilonga on the left and Chamaedorea Plumosa on the right.

Hey all, here’s a new one. My Sylvester’s seemed to handle the 20F freeze this winter foliage wise with minimal burn seen. Yet one of mine had the spears die. I pulled Mushy spears out of an otherwise healthy plant. And now it’s just a hole in the top with no new growth visible. I did the peroxide treatment but if the growth point is dead then I’m guessing I’m going to lose this palm. What do yall think. Here’s some photos. view showing the overall plant mostly undamaged. center of the plant. zoomed in

Not palms but got my attention while watering the palms on the side of the house where my wife’s Tillandsia wall is . Tillandsia go hand in hand with the tropical effect to show off the jungle created by the palms. Harry First up is this guy . It’s been the companion to this Howea for years and is blooming for the first time. I do not know the names of these , but I have two of this variety . The other one has bloomed every year but this is a first for this one.. I have a whole bunch of these and give them away from time to time . looking very nice with a bit of Spanish Moss that has taken up residency with this clump. Harry

Here in downtown Sav most of the queens have visible damage, but are already showing green new growth. The two planted right downtown on river street don't seem phased at all, neither do any of them that I've seen so far on Tybee island. So I'd imagine the Jax queens are doing even better

Well , I thought I would join in the fun! Hijacking Richard’s thread with a bit of good news(bragging rights?). Not too long ago @DoomsDave sent me quite a few seeds of different varieties. I put them in containers with damp soil and perlite. Well today I took the lids off to check and found that the Dypsis Blackii had sprouted , at least 80% sure as the tags got mixed up a bit . It could be something else that is equally as interesting but I’m very sure they are the Blackii by the way I had the labels laid out . I am super excited. Harry there are 4-5 sprouts so far in this wee community , more on the way!

25 degrees with 20mm of rain today, a nice start to autumn after a dry February.