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I visited La Carbonera (aka Tochecito) earlier today, and it more than lived up to its billing. These are quick and dirty edits from my laptop, so when I get home in a couple weeks and have my main computer, I'll make sure to update this post with more photos.

HAHA - Oh I tease. October has been kind to the garden this year (with the exception of rain). With temps this month staying in the 80's/50's for the most part aside from a quick 2 day cool snap mid-month it's been quite wonderful. Our 10 day shows highs in the 80s and lows around 60 which I will take as long as mother nature wants to provide it! Nabbed a few image from the gardens: Hopefully the rack of namwahs has some time to mature. (doubtful) but one can wish.

Pritchardia martii, abaxial side of the leaves. Almost looks like a frosty morning shot. Super dense lepida, (white hair like covering), one of the traits of this beautiful endemic species. Tim

Bumping this thread……my Pyriformis is looking better and better with every leaf. I noticed the new bronze leaf today. This guy was dug from @Dusty CBAD’s pad a year + ago as a nice 5G. Love the shape of this plant. Top 5 for me here in Southern California. Let’s see some updates or New to the Thread Pyriformis people. -dale

Recently trimmed up Cyrtostachys Renda, when cleaned up like this the colors pop even more. I still pinch myself that I am growing these in my own garden in Hawaii!

It's nice to see rings, even if they're on common palms! 🌴 I got around to cleaning old leaf bases on my queen palm this afternoon. Let's see yours!

I did the SAME thing this evening! I was working in the garden (new garden so everything is small right now) and it was somewhat cloudy, but getting darker, and I thought the colors looked really nice and snapped a quick picture.... And then I saw this thread.

Roystonea oleracea

Taking a look at this old post. Here are pics of the Rophalostylis sapida Chatham I planted out , after 20 uears

I almost started a topic a few or more weeks ago pertaining to how well most of my Dypsis (Chrysalidocarpus) were fairing as a lot of them were in the throws of flowering but thought it unworthy . I was just wandering through the garden extolling the virtues of various Heliconias to my son Harry when I came upon this and was very excited. I hope you all share the excitement. Paul Nelms

This Pinanga coronata var. 'kuhlii’ caught my eye today. A few years ago it died back to one stem and I thought it was going to die. It’s amazing how quickly palms can recover under the right conditions.

Licuala, Verschiffeltia and friends today

An interesting conversation this afternoon from knocking on a door asking about some bellmoreana seeds in garden I spotted quite some time ago. It turns out the palms are originally from lord Howe being brought back in the early 80s from a very knowledgeable person in the seed industry knowing what he was bringing back. Further into the conversation the gentleman knew a few blokes in the local area whom I knew both of us talking about Howea plants in the early days when they hit the market in a big way back then. I just grabbed a few spikes about 100 bell seeds I was offered the rest of the seeds later on when ready. The palm in question was one prime specimen of a bell kentia solid looking with a great curve in the leaf and so it should being originally from lord Howe. I might have to make an enquiry next time I visit about some Hedyscepe seeds seeing as the contacts are still fresh with lord Howe you just never know. In return I offered a couple of Joey palms along with an anthurium veitchi in appreciation of the seeds.

Slaving away in the garden, look up, and I thought it would make a purty picture. Chrysalidocarpus (Dypsis!) lutescens “Oddball” (my pet name). Show us yours!

I'm lucky to have acquired these 3 uncommon Syagrus from a dear friend who wishes to remain anonymous. They arrived in pretty bad shape after a long trip bare root, but have recovered nicely over summer in my little greenhouse. (Santosii spent nearly 2 months in customs and arrived barely clinging on to life). I'm bringing them indoors to not risk losing any over winter in Central California 🙃 Has anyone had experience with any of these species? I will keep them potted for some time but I would eventually like to put them in the ground if they seem to be hardy enough.

A special moment when you have a palm for 23 years and you finally get around to planting it in the garden. I purchased this palm from Rich Trapnell, Rosebud Farm whim we all knew who sold not only the best palms in Australia mail order. We will never see another great flood of exotic palms at such a great price and so many varieties of plants and palms. Thats where I got most of my original collection from rosebud farm and I purchased around 10 Kerriodoxa elegans plants with now only 5 of that 10 left and there doing pretty well. I had a group of 2 elegans so why not make a group of three, for reasons well know why seed production in the years to come your bound get some sort of male female ratio. And with them been all as old as each other they may decide to flower after 23 years one day. What is the age of a Kerriodoxa has to be to set flower? But it’s been through a lot this palm seeing how old it is in the collection it’s always been a one of my all time favourite palm to grow such grace and beauty all in one. Time for her to grow in the ground with complete freedom this palm and I have seen a lot together she will always be my friend lots of love Vicky I miss you ma6 you grow in peace.

Clinostigma sp.

Try Prestoea acuminata. Amazing palm that really should be grown more in cool areas.

Los Angeles

Pritchardtia “lanaiensis”

I have not seen videos from this gardener before, but he has a really amazing collection of palms for the UK. Lots of Butia and Jubaea hybrids including the holy grail Jubaea x Syagrus that is as tall as his two story house. He even has the years of when he planted everything. Most of the palms seemed to be from 2011-2013, so probably back when it was easier to get palms over to the UK from the US and other spots. JxS starts at 11:22 and its a real beauty.

Back from a trip to Argentina, filmed this drone video of Trithrinax campestris habitat in Pampa de Pocho, Cordoba, Argentina. Enjoy!

I germinated 600 dasyatha and out of that 600 I got one special variegated seedling. At first I didn’t pay much attention to this little seedling but I still kept an eye on it noting where it was in with its cousins. Sitting there growing like the rest it started to continue to hold its variegated leaves each new leaf still had variegation. Either one in million or a freak of nature it will be one special little plant if it holds onto its variegation. Iam sure if it does stay true iam sure it will be one little palm that would be wanted in a collectors garden such as myself.

Clinostigma samoense (aka warburghii) Kerriodoxa elegans Chrysalidocarpus pauciflora (I think that is the correct name -- aka "Orange Crush") All these photos are a few years old now, palms have grown. Ask me again tomorrow and I'll have 3 different favorites. 😄

I just had some guests come by for a short garden tour and my friend Josh noticed something that I missed. My Ravenea julietiae is pushing out it's first flower spathe. Since this genus has male and female plants, it will also be a revelation on which sex my plant is. It will be several years before my other one catches up and i find out if I have both sexes or two of the same.

Orania trispatha emerging out of the jungle. Tim

Here’s my Baueri I planted out about 3.5yrs ago during Covid. It was a nice 15G but as you can see, it’s grown great for me. It’s really starting to fatten up and I think in the next year I’ll have positive ring trunk. Let’s see your Rhopalastylis. little before and after here. First picture is Feb2021, next few were taken last week -dale

So glad to see my Jubaea chilensis thriving at our old place (in Kingswinford, West Midlands, UK). The current owners were wonderful and let me into the back garden to take a closer look. Impressed how much it’s grown over the last 6 years. Wish I could have taken it with me when we emigrated.

I have 3 Clinistigma Savoryanum planted in my new garden. These were planted as 5 gallon palms about 3 years ago. Hard to get photos as this area is a bit jungly and has seen pretty incredible growth overall. Clinostigma is probably one of my favorite palm genus and I’m happy to have a bit more room in this garden to plant more of them. My previous 1/2 acre garden didn’t feel large enough for the Samonense and Ponapense species. The coloring on all Clinostigma is amazing. Love that lime green and white.

This palm takes my breath away. H. Longaspatha

A&M corpus tonight;)

Paul, First off, it was a pleasure having you two to the garden! Perhaps try a Chambeyronia in a spot that receives some sun. Maybe adjacent to a south or west facing wall. The picture below is one of my young ones this past January opening a new leaf in the winter’s cool temperatures. Most of my twelve flamethrowers produce three new fronds per year. The slower ones, 1 and half to two. It’s worth a try.

A couple of Caryota , Urens to the left , Obtusa to the righ , and a happy Syagrus Romanzoffiana. Most recent fall pic . Brisk , cool , blue sky. Harry

Chrysalidocarpus albofarinosa.

Hello just wanted to follow up this weekend I did get a chance to tackle the project I got a and anodonia merrillii (front) and bentickia nicobarica (back) with some Chinese ground orchids at the bottom

A tall C.onilahensis weeping form at Wollongong Botanic Gardens regards Colin

Jason, those are so beautiful and reminds me of a trio I had a few years back. Because of their eventual size and some sort of a banana moth disease, I had to remove them. Here is a photo from 2012, just incredible palms. Tim

Hurricanes gusting to 110 mph can put a beating on palms. While some species did better than others, all the taller ones were savaged, especially if they sat out solo in the wind. I kind of see it clinically now as an experiment. Only the shorter protected palms had low damage. My tallest palms(and trees) roystonea regia at 40 feet +/- 5feet, were stripped of all but one leaf, but spears were undamaged, intact. before after: Damage on both were the same but the new spear has already opened, history says these will come back and recover in 2 summers.

Fall Update III - Chrysalidocarpus Corner et. al.. Chrysalidocarpus prestonianus: The twin on the left was getting one of those weird fungal infections. It received a Banrot treatment that seems to have wiped the fungal issues out. If you have a palm starting to show fungal issues, this might be a good way to stop it in its tracks. Chrysalidocarpus pembana Chrysalidocarpus cabadae Chrysalidocarpus lanceolata Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos: The newer palm has a better location and is outgrowing the older specimen. Chrysalidocarpus decaryi Chrysalidocarpus lutescens Satakentia liukiuensis Hyophorbe lagenicaulis Hyophorbe verschaffeltii Chambeyronia oliviformis Archontophoenix cunninghmania: The may drought nearly killed both of these. One is OK, the other is 50/50 on ultimate survival. Howea forsteriana: The drought hit these, but not as bad as I thought consistent temperatures over 95F with no rain would do. You can still see drought damage on my quadruple clump and the smaller seedling right next to them, but they are doing well considering the circumstances. Licuala grandis Allagoptera arenaria: This one is back to flowering, although it is hard to see in the photo. Cocos nucifera 'Green Malayan' Container Photo #1: From front to back, Phoenix theophrasti, Medemia argun community pot, and Hyphaene coriacea. Container Photo #2: The outside rack holding Veitchia arecina, Dictyosperma album 'conjugatum', a recovering Frankenbrahea, Livistona saribus, Kerriodoxa elegans, and a few other gems. Container Photo #3: A few more Medemia argun and Hyphaene coriacea babies. Container Photo #4: A few Jubaea chilensis seeds and Hyphaene coriacea seeds. As you can see in the middle cup, Hyphaene doesn't mind sprouting with no medium around it. Probably two more updates coming. With the hurricanes, it's been a lot to clean up sections of the garden.

Love when my triple C. macrocarpa cooperates!

Thought I’d post a couple of recent photos of this Australian palm that’s been in the ground for 14 years. It’s been a steady grow here in East Hawaii and is robust in stature. Might be a few years yet before it starts trunking. Check out the shove for scale. Richard posted photos of his sprouts a few weeks ago, the transition is slow, but well worth it. Tim

A few low-angle-sunlight photos from the past couple of weeks. Some pre-fall cleaning and some post. Fresno

Cleaned up the coconut today removing lots of boots and fruit. Clear trunk now about 9 feet. On to winter we go. 😬

I was into plants at age 6. I’d go into the nearby woods, when living in Illinois, and dig up tree saplings and transplant them in our yard. Some made it, some didn’t. When we moved back to California, at age 9, palm trees became a favorite. At 11, I bought my first. Just a common one gallon Washingtonia but I was overjoyed. When kids came to my palm “loaded” garden on Halloween last month, most remarked about the palms. Two said it reminded them of DisneyWorld, Orlando. Others, Hawaii. One girl said “Please never move away.” She was concerned that the garden might not be preserved apparently. I think lots of kids love palm trees today. Probably even more than when I was a kid.

My little corner of delusion today. 'tis the season for new leaves...biggest Euterpe edulis to date! And my Archontophoenix cunninghamiana seedling is looking less and less cunninghamiana 🙃 (but look at that salmon new leaf!)

Wonder if they are still growing there?

Flour bluff corpus today ! Lots of coconuts if you actually look hard enough lol .coco queen 🤩🫣😆

About as Texas as you can get. Whataburger and Palms.