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Great job! I learned a lot about the more heroic techniques people use with winter heat sources.

Possibly buried to deep and overwatered or he has fertilised it way to much.

Yeah that what I meant.

He was selling it in the USA as "Wollem Pine" which this other company had copy written. Some people make a business of copy writing everything they can then offer to sell it for a million dollars. This happened at Yosemite Natl Park Names like "Curry", Awanee and so on were copy written before the Curry Co. lost their contract. They sued and so the lodge isn't the Awanee Hotel anymore but now the Yosemite Grand Hotel" these b******s wanted some like $5 million for their copy written names. What a bunch of hooey. All their store items with the Awanee name from shot glasses, fleece jackets and blankets now go for $$$ on Ebay.

The best of luck to you with the new Coconut palm! I think you meant 3 feet in circumference as far as the trunk base is concerned, rather than diameter. It’s a very nice specimen.

I'm in northern California zone 10a. I'm trying to locate a plant. I was able to find one in a five gal for $235 but that was on my phone a few days ago and I can't remember the nursery but it was in the USA. California is pretty strict regarding out of state plants and San Marcos is no longer carrying them. Seed is available as it was found 31 years ago so there should be some. I'll as well check for seeds at some local botanical gardens . If you know a grower esp. if in California shoot me out a message.

The camera does not do justice of how huge the trunk is. But here is a big ol shovel

I got a 15 gallon coconut tree and it has 10 fronds and a base about 3 feet or so in diameter, one picture is a size 13 croc next to it, I also elevated the bed, planted away from the huge 30 foot sable, and got a much healthier tree in general. When I ripped out the old coconut the roots had barely grown and it looked pretty sad. And I won’t rip off and old boots this time. I’m only living here 4 more years so my goal is for it to live 4 years. It’s about 11 feet tall.

Today was the start of removing plants that were dead or so close they had little chance of recovering. Thus far, the attached sheet is where things stand. The plants marked in Dark Blue were removed today. The plants marked in light blue are others I anticipate removing at some point. There are enough plants in the garage to fill empty spaces (and then some), but I do plan on keeping a lot of the space open. My intent is to hold off until at least fall to start treating these as actual observations for the Cold Hardiness Observation Master Data because things will inevitably change. The Atlantic Tall is recovering about as quick as @pj_orlando_z9b's coconut. The Maypan is a little slower. The photo is of the Atlantic Tall from the ladder today. 20260302_TentativeGardenDamageReport.xlsx

Love them but they can take over:

The most beautiful thing is that vision I had when I first started the garden is now visible. Time is an amazing gift. Richard

I often walk up the back part of the garden, it was one of the first places in the garden I started to plant out. A very special part of the garden for me. As it grows it always changes with the seasons.

I removed the winter protection from this Fayetteville NC Washingtonia today. It was growing during it's time while sheltered but without any direct sunlight, the new growth appears a bit yellow and weak ATM. One emerging spear I used a small bungee cord to stabilize it. Overall, the winter was fairly mild, no colder than 29°F overnight.

Palmetto’s have heat cables, the big Trachy at pigeon forge inn had a wire mesh over trunk from covering I assume . 1st 2 pics at the pigeon forge inn, rest at the sky pirates 2240 parkway

I am not a californian, so better information would come from DoomsDave or someone more familiar wiht that looks happiest and suits the traits you most desire. Looks like a real sunny spot in an inland desert area, the most survivable pinnate palms would be phoenix species, palmate palms that I like are bismarckia, brahea armata and brahea clara, sabal uresana (blue form). I am not confident I could pick the best pinnate palm for you there. I like a bismarckia for that spot myself or a double brahea clara(blue form), but they are both palmate palms of white, grey, powder blue color. bismarckia

Well, I've been under the weather for a hot minute now. I've got so much 💩 to do. I've got a bunch of bulbs to pot in 5gal which means I'm gonna need to mix a lot more soil. 2 Hawaiian Punch, a White Lava, 3 Thai Giants and preordered 2 Redemption. I also have a Wellspring order of another Red Ensete, a Black Ruffle colocasia, some dwarf yellow ginger that was their giveaway, and hopefully some freebies or 2. On top of that, I had an Etsy coupon expiring so I rolled the dice and found a new colocasia I've never seen before - Jurassic Jellyfish - and I just had to have this thing. I also ordered an Alocasia Bisma Platinum and Cuprea "Red Secret" and a black cherry pink princess philodendron. If I can grow that Black Cherry out as well as I have my Wal Mart recovery philos we'll be doing ok. One of those is throwing a pup now so that's one more to add to the pile. And the elephant ears are getting stupid. The larger ones are more pup factories than anything else now which is fine, but the Jacks Giants from the benevolent homey Nate are blowing up despite being cut down 3 times, the cannas are starting to take form, the bananas are just effing ridiculous, it's time to pot a few seedlings into 1g, and I think I'm gonna take lessons from @teddytn and @Sabal King - bags. I hate them I do not like them but if I can pack 30 bags into the space I can pack 15 pots why not? The ones I bought are also panda film so no worries about leaving them in the sun. I still need to build another rack. I still need to get more lights, but at this point that can wait a few months. I'm glad the propane is on a flat rate plan but as it sits I'm using about $30/month in lighting. Add some more efficient fans and that'll offset some of that. I just need to figure out how to establish this social media presence and get my name out there.

Encountered a bunch of big old-ish CIDP in Houston today that somehow have escaped lethal bronzing. MacGregor/Old Spanish Trail near UofH

I think we should allow massive profanity in a thread related to the United States Postal Service and I say this as a very dear longtime friend of mine is a union steward.

Never before have I felt affection for a fungus.

well not the same species but this might work???😝

Good to see someone knows the gift of giving, quality gifts in that lot, beats the heck out of toaster as wedding gift!

Hi I ordered some f2 unknown dypsis decipens hybrids from floribunda palm and one normal dypsis decipens any tips for my zone 9a Lancaster California climate already had success with king palm and kentia palm this year no protection also any tips for ceroxylon parvifrons and parajubea cocodies my seeds germinated from both of them

Do you think I can get away with planting a royal palm here? im removing the rose bushes and using the giant birds of paradise for screening.

What palm would you recommend for that spot?

Yeh not close to the drive, too many people too much to damage. The rupicolas are much more beautiful than roebelinii to my eye, the pics dont do them justice. I planted them to have something cold hardy on the property edge, but these days they are one of my most beautiful palms, and they are easy care. They seemingly get more beautiful with age, glad I went with them cold hardy or not.