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Planted this Bizzy at the Childers property on 28th June 2007 from a 300 container (small 5 gal) Here is the plant 3 years later (tops of the leaves are nearly 3 meters) I'm pleased with the growth rate there.

I have some space in my building's part of the garden that gets little sun and I'd like to plant a few palms (my space is limited..). What species would you suggest? Till now I've thought of arenga engleri, livistona chinensis, rhapis and maybe some chamaedorea. I've already planted a couple of chamaedorea radicalis seedlings, a ch. microspadix about 1.20m. tall, a rhapidophyllum hystrix baby and a sabal causiarum seedling (I have some spare seedlings of this species grown from seed) in a place that gets maybe a couple of hours of direct sun. I know sabals like a lot of sun, but is it impossible to grow them in mostly shade? A final question. There's a more sunny part of the garden, that gets maybe 4 hours of direct sun. Would a queen palm be a good idea for planting there?

My Sabal bermudiana is in infloresence for the first time! I can smell it from over 20' or 7 meters away. I went out early this morning and took some pics. Night time pics hide all the ugly backgrounds and gives better focus on the plant being photographed(my opinion). More pics next post

Looking great Kris!

First pics is of Brahea edule. The second pic (close your eyes Paul!) is Encephalartos horridus. That's all

Wow Kris, your climate does wonders!

Nice Kris, This one’s back from the dead. It was a single leaf starting it’s second (you can see brown tips) and never showed any progress after receiving it (two years ago?) most likely due to over watering. I repotted it back when Bill posted pics of his and their lack of root development. I sat it aside and paid it no attention until recently. What a pleasant surprise now that our summer time temps returned. Thanks Nick

Coryphas are not just palms...they will change your life, they've already changed mine and they haven't even grown up yet ...they have their own postcodes (zipcodes). mine..

And paying attention to where you walk always a good idea out here on the lava flows. Lots of cracks all over the place.

And this is looking west from the same spot. Not exactly crowded!

As I'm heading back, I head inland about 100 yards or so to avoid the nonstop salt spray. This is looking east. If you want solitude, this is the place to be!

Like I said, nature here is wild and spectacular!

As I continue in the same direction, the scenery is wild and untamed, as can be expected from land that didn't exist 20 years ago. I would have been half a mile out in the ocean right here 20 years ago! And interesting rock formations. Some of these can be very unstable, and it would not be a good idea to step out onto this rock for instance. It may remain there for the next few years, or the erosion from the nonstop waves may cause it to slide into the ocean any minute. You just never know.

And looking in the opposite direction, and straight down the 35-40 ft tall cliffs, this is the view.

After walking all the way out to the ocean, which is an easy ten minute walk, you can make a right, and then continue along the coastline for about 300 yards or so, and there's a brand new blacksand beach. OK, it may be 6-7 years old or so, but that's technically brand new in geological terms! When I was there this afternoon it was only about an hour after high tide, so the beach wasn't accessible but at low tide it's pretty spectacular. It was still spectacular this afternoon, with large waves crashing onto the shore every ten seconds or so.