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To me those prices are absolutely criminal. They do the same thing with med fans, trachys, and butias, selling heaps of dirt and a seedling for a premium. Though tbf everything is overpriced nowadays…

I took care of this issue. Gyuseppe was looking for Dr. Hodel's email address. The university email was available online, so it was shared via PM.

Now that it's warming up, Irrigate it everyday for a month. I never tried the trunk cut but I've heard it works. And yes, use peroxide!

ohh ok idk then, sorry

Prolonged dry and above average conditions here. Though no signs of hot or near record temps for April (high 20s c). Likely due to the fact that for that to occur Spain has to be running above average. For those hot air masses to come up from the south. It does look like it's warming in Spain however.

I think a lot of the Sabals came from RPS. I know the Sabal ‘Riverside’ didn’t appear accurate, Conrad still has them at his growing field. His Washingtonia filifera were seed collected from palms in Fort Stockton, but appear to be a hybrid in the middle. He sold the nursery but kept the growing field and still operates it, he grows mostly Yucca rostrata now.

@Fusca Morrisii is definitely worth another shot. Mine has been in the front yard for about 3.5 years and been through several upper 20s frosts with only about 25% leaf burn. The one I have two of is Cryosophila Warscewiczii (say that 5x fast!). I had to go look at my planting drawing to check which one it was. They did well at 25F + frost, burning about 50% as ~1-2' tall plants but bouncing back quick. You should check that one out too! I bought mine from Multiflora out in CA.

One is Namwah and one is Orinoco. These were purchased from reputable sources. This the growth so far this year, they’ll get a whole lot bigger than this.

It's incredibly windy in Corpus Christi - even more so than Chicago "The Windy City"!

@happypalms That bone yard looks pretty full, it might have to be a guerrilla planting. @peachy We won't be able to get bargains from Temu here anymore. 😇

What about arenga engleri, or is it too hot and sunny there? Also maybe med fan could do well too, similar idea to putting an old man there. Oh and also not a palm but maybe you can put like a yucca there, most of them are very slow to gain height.

Looks like the city found some "bargain-priced mature palms" and ran with it. From the appearance in the photos, you won't have to look at them for long.

Why do so many of them have leaning crowns? Not a good sign I would guess.

I have a couple of Coccothrinax barbadensis I grew from seed (along with miraguama and scoparia) that I hope to try once they get a bit bigger. I lost a 5-gal Leucothrinax morrisii suddenly in the fall before any cold hit but I might try again in a different part of the yard. Not sure what killed it.

I think ‘truly tiny’

I bought a sylvestris (supposed to be solitary) at Barton Springs 5 years ago and it started suckering! Back then they had lots of different Sabals including causiarum, uresana and guatemalensis. The owner had collected the seeds and grew them up but I guess he sold them all.

There are many people that grow bananas in Arizona. Generally lots of water, nutrients and some shade from the hottest sun. I grow a few varieties and they are ok with full sun but my climate is hot and humid with ample rain. I’m currently growing Dwarf Orinoco, Dwarf Namwah, Raja puri, Apple, Ice cream/Blue java, Pink Banana and Ensete ventricosum “Maurellii”. In the past I have also grown basjoo, sikkimensis and Musella lasiocarpa when I was in a cooler climate.

I have used a product called Banana fuel from Wellspring gardens. It works for cannas, alocasias and colocasias too. It’s a crystal that you mix with water. In ground I use banana peels, fruit waste and old leaves off the plant itself.

Tough call, but definitely something in this family.. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67742-Drosophilidae

Thank you everyone, I always appreciate you all and I ended up grabbing two of the 7 gallons for 89.99 each, pretty nice deal. Planted them yesterday also and got them mulched up they are looking good will post some pictures later also.

I’m embarrassed to admit this but I somehow planted two of my bananas and can’t remember which is which. Must be a getting old thing. Is there anyway to tell the difference between a dwarf namwah and a dwarf Orinoco??? The one that has a lot more red is the smaller of the two. Last year it was about half the size of the more green one.

Gonz would be able to confirm ...or point elsewhere.., but gut hunch stab in the dark = D. fosteriana could be involved in which ever yours is.. Obviously more intimidating than rariflora, and pretty common.. Perhaps a cross between it and something like D. encholiiriodes or frigida.. 🤔

I only ever see big trunking ones at tree nurseries. I was lucky and stumbled upon a 5 gallon one in the back corner of a nursery.

I have noticed these flying insects on the anthers of some of my Anthurium recently. Here is an example on an Anthurium podophylum.

Wow. I have never seen any phoenix other pygmies and CIDP at any local nurseries before. I would definitely pull the trigger on a sylvestris. As popular as stylvestris are as landscape palms, I have always been surprised they aren't more widely available.