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interestingly, I remember Rod Andersons flabellifer had no orange in his Arizona garden but his Aethiopum did have plenty of orange. Could it be that climate adaptation is the cause of this color? My aethiopum in florida had no orange either, it had lots of black, but Rods Aethiopum in AZ looked a lot like petioles on Megs palm. I did notice that the Aethiopum is a lighter green in both places Gorgeous palm Meg! Thanks for the pic!

Hi I have lived in my flat for over 20 years, my front garden has a palm. First my neighbour complained about falling fronds which I cleared up. Then it was blocking her window so on several occassions I cut it so she had a view, it cost me money I dont have They are selling and the buyers surveyors report said the following apparently and my neighbour wants me to kill it from the root. Well I dont want to kill my beautiful palm The following is an extract from the surveyor’s report:- The palm tree in the front garden is leaning / growing onto the front roof thus it is encouraging both mechanical damage and lifting of tiles and overloading of tiles by disrupting rain run off and driving it sideways below the tiles. I recommend the tree be felled for this reason and to mitigate risk of subsidence in dry summer months. The last image is their small overhang roof I have never had an damage or damp from the palm, the fronds are touching their overhang roof there are no branches so I have no idea what potential damage they are talking about. As for felling my tree because of possible subsidence we have had some really dry summers and then some really wet ones and my palm has never been an issue. I understand palm roots are nothing like tree roots, the fronds are touching their roof there is no damage I wondered what anyones thoughts were they had been in a similar position. They cut a beautiful tree from their back garden and overhang branches have always been an issue with them. The problem has become more official now and I wondered what i could have in my arsenal to refute their claims I have attached some images Thanks

I do understand that. I actually really wasn't trying to seek him out, I did see his nursery did shut down, I just wanted to know if he was still growing any palms at all or anything of that nature

I actually joined the SE Palms Society, even though I know I will never go to a meeting I just wanted to get the newsletter lol

Because he doesn’t want to be associated with the business anymore . 5 years down the road he still has people like you seeking him out. He told me 4 months after the 2/21 freeze he wasnt going to waste any more time trying to salvage things. He may very well lurk on here, but most likely he got burned bad and wants to move on in life.

I've actually never been in that area i've been in the north carolina side, but not that part of virginia, I would love to get down there someday

Of course, I love Palms and tropicals, but I also do love a lot of other plants.I can't just imagine moving on from palms

Okay, thanks for the information. The thing I really don't understand I wonder why he just stopped posting on Palm talk and stuff.I noticed he was a big member and then he just disappeared.

Oops i wasn't sure about the last name , but that's what I found when I was doing research on him

Me too I can't imagine losing all of my hard work like that. yeah , I really hope he's doing all right

That will be an impressive flower 😁

Hey trip is confirmed I think. Not sure exact date and if I can camp on the island but I’ll probably camp in sites 10-12 (the closest camp site) then during the day kayak out to cedar island. Let me know if you have primitively camped in false cape. To be honest I’ve never done anything like this so I’m exited.

We have been stuck in a pattern of stretching polar vortex, no real displacement and no real SSW. Just stretched PVs since November. Something I've noticed about this winter is that the freezes I have had (something like 15) have all mostly been colder overall compared to previous seasons, getting down into the mid to upper 20s more frequently than just staying in the low 30s. I have also had little to no frost days where the temperature didn't drop below freezing. The pocket of deep cold over Canada is going to continue to provide the threat of cold at least for NW FL for the next several weeks. I hope this is the last freeze event for all of us, but im sure I'll get another at least borderline cold snap before it's actually over with.

Have sent you a pm with my details

Wrong last name for the individual, but I've received images in text messages from other growers that happened to catch a response from him on Facebook.

Peachy i wouldnt be worried about standing next to that saribus, it’s the strange @palmtreesforpleasure bloke standing next to gyuseppe that I would be worried about! Richard

Strangest looking plant I have seen in while. Can’t wait for it to flower!

No floaters, seeds will be posted next available business day.

A cracker of a Chambeyronia hookerii. Kentiopsis oliviformis really starting to hold onto more leaves with a bit of age and attention. And finally a ptychosperma nicolai finally pushed through the ferms.

Still planting a few more exotic palms. reindhardtia gracilis kerriodoxa elegans And another sabinara magnifica Another Pinanga sarawakensis going in the ground And a nice healthy iguanura Wallichiana var major

Thanks Kim. They make wonderful garden specimens. They do tolerate a dry season. The ones in the pictures are mostly 25 years old and have been through a lot of dry seasons over those years. There a palm you can set and forget in the garden and return to them years later to enjoy. Iam still planting them to this day the second generation from their seeds.

Some cooler overnight lows of 8 to 9C predicted in the next few days, my station has not seen single figures since a low of 9.0 on 18th Dec and before that have to go back to 17th November. It has not really been a hot February at all save for a few days last week, running about 1C above average but that because the overnight lows have been mild. Weather does its own thing, just because a summer starts well above average tells you nothing about what the second half of it will be like. Fortunate to not be hit my any damaging wind or rain, have to be thankful for that.

Removed a couple of old leaf sheaths this arvo.

It's that time again. It's time for me to be all doom and gloom about my Cubs, time for @Butch to talk about the Dodgers, and for @Fusca to occasionally chime in. The Cubs actually signed a quality player in the off-season so who knows. Enjoy this year because the lockout is coming next year. Get your 47 different streaming services ready! I think the greatest news this off-season is ESPN isn't going to bore us to death every Sunday night anymore. Anyway Go Cubs! Spring training games start in just a few hours.

Yes, he and his brother operated the nursery off farmland they owned. He invested heavily in inventory but not infrastructure, and unfortunately it caught up to him. From what he had told me any profit they made came from basic cold hardy species sold wholesale to local DFW landscapers. The rarer stuff was a dream of his for the business , that eventually became a massive loss. He spent tens of thousands on seeds from RPS alone, and that was before their shipping went crazy . He traveled to California , Florida , etc and bought every specimen level, seed producing age Cycad, Palm , Yucca , Dasylirion etc. he could get ahold of. From what he told me most of the rare stuff survived in his better greenhouses and he has kept for himself. He has absolutely no interest in being affiliated or caught up in the hobby/industry again.