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It sure feels good , it looks like Mother Nature is going to soak our gardens . It has been quite the dry spell here since the deluge in November. I have been holding off on watering the last few days because the weather calls for a lot of rain to fall in our area. The last rain event delivered about 10” of rain over 3-4 days . The palms and flowers looked so happy. Then it turned dry and warm with high pressure dominating our weather. THAT is about to change. In my area it should start late afternoon . Los Angeles and south to San Diego will see rain by evening 🤞. Our Northern California neighbors have had flooding inland , unfortunately , and the burn areas down here may be evacuated . So with a watchful eye , I am embracing the chance of rain. Harry This is what we woke up to ! No rain yet but my sailor instincts ( and old bones) tell me it is imminent. Got me a new rain gage , I retired my hillbilly gage( empty cat food container)😂. Harry

So, this post is inspired by Tracy’s C. prestonianus seed bounty. That time of year eh? Tim

We wish everyone a Merry Christmas 🤗

The Sabal will be a great one for the hot dry part of the garden!

Back about 20 years ago I brought in a bunch of loads of dirt in my pickup truck and buried things in it as I went along. One day I found a dead pit bull doggie that looked like he’d been hit by a car, so I buried him too. I didn’t steal critters and bury them.

And you added some additional color to your garden at the same time! 😆 Hope you get a decent amount of rain for the plants but no mudslides.

Chrysalidocarpus basilongus developing spathe. Tim

Will do. Updates will probably end up in my thread under Palms in Pots. I just dropped a ton of new pics in there.

Keep us apprised!

Latania in the rain

Welp I read that bottom watering and humidity domes might save them, so I got a deli fried chicken tray and some Tinkertoys and some Ziploc baggies.

Brahea in the rain

Some nice flowers on the dypsis minuta in the summer heat!

Trying this again in the correct post about palm trunks. Chrysalidocarpus pembanus Chrysalidocarpus robustus (2 photos) Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos Cyphophoenix elegans Cyphophoenix nucele

Sabels do well here on the West Side of O`ahu. With or without irrigation. Sabal mexicana after 20 +years. Pictures from 2009 and 2019 . Sabal minor living on less that 20" of rain for the past 20 years. Click to choose files Sabal palmetto 2019 photo after 20 years in the ground. Sabal rose planted 2005. Photos 2009 and 2019 All but the minor irrigated twice a week for about 1/2 hr from 1/2" poly pipe and little spray heads

Kentiopsis piersonorium It may be too hot to plant in the ground, but it’s perfect summer heat for repotting palms. Calyptrocalyx doxanthus Sabal mauritiformis and a nice Stangeria eriopsis

Nice color on the first new leaf from our little C. ambositrae, purchased from @Darold Petty a couple of months ago

This was our weekend total...lots more to come beginning tonight.

Here is my Phoenix loureiroi x roebelenii grown from seed provided by @Phoenikakias. I'm wondering if it will eventually sucker since I don't know if the loureiroi is solitary but I hope that it remains solitary! 😊

Here they are @Phoenikakias

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask for help on this but I've recently been getting into palms ever since I moved to California a few months ago and I’d really like to learn how to grow and care for my own. I recently spotted this W. robusta growing next to the sidewalk by my house and I want to transfer it into a pot and keep it outside. I've always wanted to grow my own palms so I figured this was a good opportunity. It's not too big, I think it's 9 - 11 inches tall. However, I've never done this before so I would hate to accidentally kill or damage it during the process. At the time of me writing this, I watered it a few hours ago and I'm letting it sit until tomorrow when I can hopefully get it out of the ground. I've already dug around it by removing the rocks and wood chips that had mostly buried it, plus I went ahead and cut off the dead fronds as seen in the pictures. What I'm mainly concerned with is the procedure of transplanting it into a pot. What steps do I take to get it out of the ground and into my pot? Is the area that I dug around big enough and how deep do I need to dig? Will my 7 inch pot be good enough for it as seen in the pictures? Also what kind of soil/fertilizer should I get for it? I apologize if I sound like a complete noob, I want to be as careful as I can so I don't mess anything up or cause any permanent damage to the palm. I've been getting mixed info about how to transplant it from the online searches I've been doing so I'm just unsure what the best way to proceed is. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! ^^

Reckon you're a couple of degrees warmer than Hobart...we're probably closer to Wellington averages. Fantastic looking Hedy and seedlings, great work!

Hopefully you will gill that grow room and be doing the same thing!

Yes same here Hedyscepe canterburyana grows like escapees in the ground and Leppidorachis mooreana.

I harvested about dozen seeds yesterday. Smaller size then I expected, maybe it's a first crop so it still isn't established. Still , I also must check them for germination.

A couple more plants and you’ll soon have your grow room looking the same!🌱

They make great indoor plants; I’ve seen them in malls and office buildings.

Nice collection and super cool scar variety !

Like rubber, one child, pet friendly and gardener safe plant. A good sales pitch!

Minus 8 whoa that’s cold, sounds like freeze damage, as you know now you have to be aware of fungal infection after such a freeze and partial spear pull. Have a quick google and look at Agrifos it should come up, and then try to find another product with the same active ingredient worth a try. But go with your first remedy of copper or peroxide. Wort a shot better than losing your palm.

Well, at least it's not like these are rare or hard to come by or anything 😭

That crispy frond is actually coming from the Chambeyronia behind.

Burretiokentia vieillardii. Tim

That El Camino has sooooo much potential. Nice piece. Oh and the Sabals look great too.

Here's where it gets fun. You're not gonna know how big of a pot you're gonna need until you get it out of the ground. These things also are known for throwing some really deep tap roots, so - it's honestly a guessing game until the shovel comes out. You want to get as much of the root ball as you can, at that size it shouldn't be too bad but - you're not gonna know until the shovel comes out. I love the idea of digging these out of the ground though! Apparently they're like weeds out there and pop up in sidewalk cracks and there's a famous one growing in a storm sewer in LA. Personally I'd have a bigger pot on deck ready just in case - it doesn't have to be pretty, it just has to hold dirt and let water drain out. For a beginner, I'd start off with some cactus and palm soil and add some extra perlite or small gravel or something to help with drainage. Washies aren't picky, I personally hate Miracle Grow with a passion but if it's what's available, it's what's available. Don't freak out if it starts to sulk a little after being potted up, just give it some time to adapt and adjust to it's new home. Take your time digging it up, it's ok if some of the smaller roots break off but be careful with the big tap root. Get it potted up and try to keep the dirt at the same line it's at right now, then just pack your soil gently around it. You want it compressed but not compacted if that makes sense - just pat it in gently with your hands, make sure there's no air pockets in there. And make sure it drains well. Root rot will kill a plant faster than anything. It doesn't look terribly huge right now but the roots are what's important, and... Dead horse and all but you're not gonna know until you dig it out. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

For Tim Merry Xmas

I finally saw the Corona ad so it's officially Mariah Carey season. Love to see the whole fam involved.

So nice to have met you George at the very first Palm Weekend in Texas. Congratulations on your new botanic garden! Also great to see you here on PalmTalk. Happy holidays to everyone!

My Leppidorachis is very close to trunking now, can feel the internode under crown shaft, hopefully next week 🙏

Mine is a seedling, in the garden, in alkaline clay, lots of rain, and is producing a new leaf right now. No protection. Yet I bet it won't make it through the winter but I have come to terms with that.

Hello, I’m sorry for the late reply. The hydrogen peroxide and copper fungicide treatment did work. I started seeing a difference in 6 weeks! It took about 6 months before they were completely green. You were right. If there is a little green left there is hope for survival. The pictures I posted are from this past October 2025. Thank you again for your help.

Evidently they do well from the pics on this thread. Not all cold hardy palms can grow in the tropics . The constant high humidity and warm nights prove to be too much. Harry

They are in now. Spears are marked and monitoring activated 😊🥂

That’s an easy fix to a problem , a holiday home in the subtropical climate, imagine the garden you could have!

Check out the video below. This palm is growing in full sun too. IMG_4097.mov

Don’t forget poo 💩 machine!

I'll probably keep them as house plants. Soil change in Spring time if they survive. Maybe even to plant one next summer under thick canopy.

A few more: Chrysalidocarpus ambositrae Chrysalidocarpus rufescens Vonitra crinita Chrysalidocarpus sp. Bef Chrysalidocarpus prestonianus

Chamaerops humilis var. argentea with slight damage