All Activity

Second time recently, we’ve had to disconnect our water catchment system because we have tephra and Ash landing on the roof which gets into the gutters which gets into the water tank, but other than that, no problems here.

I wish I could say this in a little classier more eloquent way, but they've really gone to shit the last few years. It just... It is what it is. UPS via Pirateship is cheaper and faster and more reliable. Pirateship does USPS too and it's more expensive than UPS 99% of the time unless you use the absolute cheapest we're gonna send your package all over the country option. Priority Express seems to work fine, fwiw. But I think that has a 3 day guarantee.

True, every summer it's getting not enough sun and heat to recover if it's every winter the same story over and over again, it will be a war of attrition for this plant and after two or three years it will be done.

So thrinax it is, well that ad another genus to the garden ! thank you 🙏

Experimenting can sometimes be a good plan, but if the palm has to recover completely each spring/summer, you are slowly but surely killing it! I think you'd just stick with Chamaerops, Trachycarpus, Butia, Phoenix canariensis/dactylifera, Jubeae and Parajubaea torallyi; They cope much better with periods of light frosts! But of course, the choice is yours!

NWS discussion this morning hinting at the potential of exceeding the magic, 105F threshold. Woke up to the sound of the AC running for the first time this year.. lol.

Old photo. Accidentally caught a bird while taking a picture of a Borrasus

Does anyone use a sticky insect barrier, or are these able to overcome an impermeable boundary like that? Constant inspection for these must be an annoyance.

right now its 66f it's been raining on and off all day. today we have a chance for some pretty severe thunderstorms and even some tornadoes

#2 I would say more likely C. argentea than C. argentata. Easy to confuse those names. C. argentata, at least the Florida form, is delicate, wispy, small and slow. I have many of these questions about my own plants, whether they are hybrids or the species are hard to discern. I agree that the last one is probably Thrinax based on the disorderly trunk fiber. The split leaf bases might not be obvious at that size.

Oh discussions / threads / comments regarding it are all over Social Media atm... Major WX sites? ..i ignore them completely ..Total waste of time when it comes to any in depth / focused, local or region -specific weather coverage / info.. As soon as he posted the second thread a couple days ago, as you can see, there were lots of folks discussing it, let alone sharing his thoughts on the upcoming heatwave.. FYI, As shown in the first post, official data from the NOAA regarding how this winter ranked is out. In his YT live stream yesterday, Dan went into detail regarding how ..despite the extreme cold experienced in the east, this winter still swung record warm -overall- Dan also briefly dug into another site i need to look at that breaks down individual ranking ..per state / location within each state. Simply put, while colder than normal in some areas, none of that cold was exceptional ..per whatever historical context the NOAA uses when assessing their seasonal rankings. On top of that, as you can see, a much larger region of the country ( ours ) was exceptionally warm ..which greatly mutes the historical ranking of whatever cold occurred back east ..a much small geo. region compared to the west / plains. Dan also mentioned how the Tule Fog episode there helped keep both the Cen. Valley and overall ranking across more of CA below the all time warmest threshold. Crazy thing about all of it is S. Cal in particular experienced their wettest Oct - Feb period ..on top of the heat.. Looking at the ranking, you'd have thought this were another exceptionally dry winter down there. What caught my attention was, ..toward the end of his discussion yesterday, he also brought up a pretty sobering fact that may come to pass.. ...While this winter will go down as exceptional ..for how warm it was.. What is exceptional now ..in historical context.. may not be all that exceptional say 15 or 20 or so years from now. IMO, thought of a winter like this becoming ordinary, rather than exceptional ...is definitely eye brow raising, ...even if it is something i've pondered myself numerous times. ..As for the forecast? ...Let's hope what is suggested right now for later next week is a little too enthusiastic / heat biased, ...compared to reality. 105 / 105+ highs, ...in addition to... 4 -potential-, back to back days above 100, in ....MARCH?? ....is pretty mind blowing considering the monthly record is a single 100F reading for 1 day.. Talk about dumping a pile of nukes on this months' record high, lol.. 😬

Any discussions on Sabrina magnifica

Kilauea volcano erupts, closes Hawaii highways Hollering out to our various Big Island Palm Talkers. @Kim @Dypsisdean @Hilo Jason @HiloGreg @bgl and all the rest, hope you're okay. Yeah, I treat myself to a little whine now and again over the winds, but this takes mega-bakeries full of cakes . . . .

Sorry to hear. I've always found USPS to work great.

Thrinax radiata. aztropic Mesa, Arizona

The largest in Florida is located near Ft. Myers in Estero, Florida. It replaced the largest in the state at the Edison Estate, in Fort Myers.

The P ellipticum can get large. Up to 40 feet. They generally are much smaller if trimmed. It is a beautiful tree and the pink blooms are spectacular. It is more cold hardy than expected and has taken temperatures down to 19.4°F.

I also had this idea, but I was told that on thrinax the base of the petiol divide. Also looks like barbadensis for me 🥰

You may not see any holes they could be gone by now. I would watch out for any tunnels near the base of your palms starting in April. I inspect daily, as I have lost a small palm when I forget to to check that one for two days. It would be best to remove that grass around your palms at least a few feet. Better for the palm overall and you'll be able to see any tunneling easily.

Perhaps it's Thrinax rather than Coccothrinax.

Not 100% sure but Tad believes it's the high night temperatures here compared to those out west. Same reason we can't grow Parajubaea. Even now in early March the lows are in the low 70's. 😔

Lovely! A true Aussie jungle . Harry

This is pretty wild. I might have to bump up the Arizona thread for this event. This should be big news for the weather community assuming the forecast holds up but I have my doubts. I believe it was late summer / early fall 2024 when something like over 20 days in row broke high temp records in Phoenix and it was basically an afterthought on some of the major weather sites.

That is a lovely flower . I’m not sure , but I think a neighbor , two doors down planted one a few years back and it literally took over her yard. If it is the same plant , they tend to be invasive if not kept trimmed. Harry

The Dypsis palms are always a welcome addition for tropical landscaping even in a temperate climate like mine . The Chamaerops are a proven winner just about anywhere , that one is a clumper. Mine is still single stemmed after almost 30 years , either way , a nice dependable palm. Glad you are planting once again , you came home with some beauties there. Harry