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Looks amazing @quaman58 Mine is one of the slowest palms I have 🤣 not sure what I am doing wrong but this gives me hope.

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Picture is illegible. Looks like a 2-dimensional fuzzy drawing. Can you take better one(s)?

I believe some communication went out a few months ago about Vietnam Feb 2026 and potentially a replacement New Cal trip later in the year. I’d also like to know when confirmed. Both would be amazing but I’ve also got some personal travel planned and budget may not allow both trips.

It may have taken a couple years, and been a touch warm when the clouds broke but, an otherwise great Monday spent checking in on the top Botanical Garden destination in Arizona.. Sure, there's Desert Botanical, which some place at the top of gardens to visit here but, when it comes to sheer diversity of plants to see -in one place- No place here beats Boyce, the oldest Botanical Garden in the state.. Scenery is unbeatable as well. As is the case whenever i do a deep dive check in at X Y Z garden, all plant groups encountered are covered.. None of that boxing one's self into highlighting just specific groups on a visit.. Not something a legit plant person would do anyway.. Never understand why some go the boxed in route when visiting gardens but, ..to each their own i guess.. Glad that aint me.. An interesting coincidence? one of the bigger spring check ins here was made on the same day ( April 14th ) back in 2021.. Only difference is that the 14th fell on a Wednesday in '21. Weather conditions were eerily similar today as that visit too.. With a ton of shots taken, groups of them will be added in to this thread over a few days time. Honestly didn't get to everything on the list to look over, let alone stops at the side spots i often visit while in the area because the camera battery died. No worries, Monsoon Season ahead = i'll be back soon enough. Majority of what goals were set for the day were reached, so all is good. Because it was such a dry and warm winter, the usual palette of native wildflowers filling wilder areas within the Arboretum were quite sparse. Regardless, plenty of flowering things to see.. Nice to be back here, finally, lol A few tasty breakfast bites, for now.. These Hercules have grown quite a bit in 2 years.. Remember, Boyce occasionally sees snow in the winter. Halo greeting the days adventure shortly after sunrise as one heads out? ..It's gonna be a good day.. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Bump?

Okie dokie. I've had a Butia Lyto hybrid I bought from Patrick a few years ago. I was in the middle of a family emergency when we had a freak cold snap down to 9° and bringing plants in wasn't really on my radar. It looked fine until maybe a couple weeks ago. I made sure not to water it days before we were supposed to get a freeze, but there's 0% chance it was totally dry. Y'all know these things are expensive and hard to get. I'll take pictures tomorrow, but I pulled 3 spears. It's still got a few green fronds and lots of brown ones. I've seen larger plants saved by cutting them down. Key word being larger. This one is still in a pot and probably hasn't grown as much as it could the last year because I've kind of had to barricade it due to stupid feral cats. The good news is during the cold snap it was behind a brick wall on 2 sides. Should I try h202 or copper fungicide in the grow hole? It's still firm at the base, not squishy like the plants I normally kill. I'd like to save it if possible.

Possibly, but closer shots of the foliage would help.

It's seriously sooo painful to know they do this 🤣 And as you said, why not palmettos or similar??? I'm sitting here with serious zone-envy...

Eucalyptus pulverulenta 'Baby Blue'?

Hello everybody I need some help identifying this pine tree my guess is loblolly pine but what do you guys think?

Not surprised by that for those Aechmea! Nice looking ones! I was really more interested in Neo's, Vriesea, and Guzmania. Anyone?

CFPACS 2025 Summer Meeting Date: Saturday, June 7th, 2025 Please RSVP to cfpacs.membership@gmail.com prior to the meeting. We will only email the addresses for the sites to members who have sent an RSVP. Site 1: A Private Garden in Saint Augustine South Time: 10:00AM – 11:00AM Site Address: Will be given to those who RSVP. Description: We have lived here for 42 years and our garden has 22 different species of palms and has a tropical look for this far north. We also have a large mango tree, two starfruit trees, and many flowering plants. The front yard is very sunny and the backyard is a shady, coastal live oak hammock with palms in the understory. Unfortunately, I lost my Archontophoenix cunninghamiana two years ago. Very strange, because an Adonidia merrillii nearby survived unscathed. We have two large Beccariophoenix alfredii one in full sun and one in part shade that were grown from tiny seedlings. Site 2: A Private Garden on Anastasia Island Time: 11:30AM – 12:30PM Address: Will be given to those who RSVP. Description: This garden features a frost-protected microclimate with large oaks and moderated barrier island conditions. Due to the lack of frost and the moderate climate, this garden boasts an impressive selection of palms in the Allagoptera, Archontophoenix, Areca, Beccariophoenix, Chamaedorea, Chambeyronia, Chrysalidocarpus (Dypsis), Copernicia, Heterospathe, Howea, Latania, Pinanga, Ptychosperma, Pritchardia, Pseudophoenix, Roystonea, Satakentia, and Thrinax genera. The general area includes mature crotons, hibiscus, Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, Phoenix rupicola, and large avocado trees. This is all made more impressive by the fact that the garden is only 10 miles from 30° north latitude. Lunch: On Your Own in Transit to Third Site, 12:30PM – 1:30PM Site 3: A Private Garden on Anastasia Island Time: 2:00PM – 4:30PM Address: Will be given to those who RSVP. Description: This July will mark 7 years in our 1950s home on Anastasia Island. The palm collection includes over 20 species across varying degrees of hardiness. Many specimens were planted as 25-gallon plants so that they would have a better chance of surviving the marginal conditions in their first winters. The home's location is an excellent microclimate for the latitude, surrounded by water on three sides. Unfortunately, last year we lost our property's largest palm, a stunning Bismarckia, to the palm weevil. The garden is a bit roughed up after last year's tropical systems and cool winter, but we are grateful that we never dropped below freezing. ***** Auction and Vendor Sale after the tour at the last site. ***** Please Bring: A plant for the auction. Cash for auction/vendor sale. A chair for comfort. Additional information: CFPACS Website Home: https://cfpacs.com/org/ We look forward to seeing you at the summer meeting!

Thank you Cindy!

I just saw this topic and scanned the replies. I think these are very important and I want to write more, but as sometimes happens to all of us real life has intervened. Please keep the comments coming and I will reply properly in the next 1-2 weeks. Thanks!

From what I hear yes. But I've never grown one. I see them planted in normal area though.

I think there will still be young people interested in palms i'm only in high school and I love palms and tropicals

5.2 Mag. Quake = another good vibration ..Shrug for life-long Californians..

When landscaping the university grounds, the plant palette certainly had palms at the top of the list.

A cool foggy Autumn morning here in Melbourne before a warm, sunny day ahead. The cloud forest section of the garden is enjoying the conditions.

All of the Vonitra group are such cool palms. Can’t believe I still don’t grow any. Red fronds aside, they are perhaps not traditionally beautiful, but so different and interesting looking.

Probably gets a bit of direct light but dappled as opposed to shade. Just went several weeks with little rain and no supplemental watering but looks good.

Took a walk around Stetson university and took some pictures. Enjoy.

I was glad to hear that you were OK, at least.

Annual update I guess? These are in the bathroom window, doing slightly better than the ones under the grow lights. Nobody's root bound in the Solo cups yet, but when would be the best time to throw them in a community pot? Somebody somewhere on here once used cardboard and plastic as dividers in community pots and god knows there's enough Chewy boxes around here to do that. Or taking it a step further, how big should they be before I plant them out? The Sabal Minor in the edge of the woods looks totally unphased by the 9° temp we saw. Maybe this year I'll make it to the fruits before the deer and birds eat them all. I have Mexicana and Palmetto seeds on the heat mats right now.