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Been awhile since I’ve posted photos of the Dictyocaryum in the garden. Over the years it’s evident that they are a bit out of their element in my garden, but are still beautiful nonetheless. Out of the original four, two faded away, the remaining two are powering on, although one took a hit from the months long drought last year. It seems to be rebounding as of late.The difference is apparent in the photos. Finicky at this lower elevation tropical climate. Always keeps me guessing. Tim

A pandanus that is all over the coast line of northern New South Wales. Growing right down to edge of coast just out of the tidal zone, that was s exposed to the elements of the ocean. They will grow further inland and I have them in my garden. You see them a lot in coastal towns. And they can get quite large taking up a lot of space. Seeds are easy to collect, to propagate you just leave them on top of the soil, preferably sandy soil with a little mulch on top of them. A nice pandanus that is worthy of any garden!

So long as there are no frosts, plant in winter. Super special tropical stuff I wait for spring, but it’s fair game for any proven winter winners in my garden. I just planted my Dypsis robusta taking advice from @tim_brissy_13 about getting it in the ground to improve it’s growth, with it being one of the biggest growing dypsis in the genus, iam only holding it back in a container.

Here's mine in Pepeekeo, Big Island. Started as one of Jeff's one-gallon-size palms about 10 years ago. Finally put out its first seeds about a year ago. Now it's got a few new pods.

Best contribution I can make to this thread. Got a few sprouts growing nicely but I’m aware this is the easy part. Time will tell whether I can keep them happy long term here but I’ve been inspired by some success in cool climates. Not sure whether to fear my frosts or occasional extreme heat for this species. Probably both!

That’s good to know, I will send him some seeds to convert the unconverted able!

One of the contenders for slowest seedling is Chrysalidocarpus titan. Long known only by informal names like Dypsis sp bejouf(a), folks in Hawaii fell in love with this species largely because of the grove of two dozen trees planted at Bo Lundkvist’s Malama garden. Those trees are now huge and producing baskets of seeds. The only demerit I’d give it is for the exceptionally heavy fallen fronds. They must weigh around 40 pounds (20 kg), maybe more. You can only have grass under these. Any companion understory planting would be crushed. I started mine from seeds. Big mistake. Pay whatever a 10-gallon plant costs. Germination took 18 months. After they went in the ground, glacial growth rate the first five years. Finally, they got serious about growing. After ten years in the ground, still no trunk, but they open a perfectly respectably 3-4 new fronds a year. After seeing mature specimens in so many Hawaii gardens, I have very high hopes for these. Construction site 2016 2017 babies went in the ground and promptly burned. Today 1. titan 2. lastelliana 3. carlsmithii 4. cabadae. 5. Clinostigma samoense Another competitor for slowest ‘Dypsis’ goes to Chrysalidocarpys decipiens. Habitat photos on line suggest this palm grows in arid parts of Madagascar. Maybe the reason mine are growing so slowly is that they are in shade and typically get 140” of rain a year. SLOOOOW. After 13 years, they have only now started to trunk. Most individuals I’ve seen in local gardens have two trunks, but I have seen one example with six. Both of mine have twin trunks. 2014 Not obvious, but both trees have two trunks even at this stage. Today The same slow growth rate is seen in this mysterious palm that might be related to Chrysalidocarpus sp. blue decipiens. Who knows? I don’t think taxonomists have tackled this one. After a painfully slow childhood, this finally began to trunk last year. I really don’t see any resemblance to Chrysalidocarpus decipiens. This one has a single trunk. Leaflet arrangement not that similar. Different coloration. 2016 Today At the opposite end of the growth rate spectrum, this mystery palm went in the ground from a small one-gallon pot 13 years ago. Now it might be around 50-60 ft tall (15-18m) tall giving my Pigafetta some competition. This was obtained at a nursery liquidation sale with a very faint ‘Dypsis’ label written on the pot with white grease pencil. No species name was visible. It has a strong tristichous frond arrangement, but the crown has disappeared into the clouds, so that feature is not especially noticeable now. The base of the trunk is very swollen. Some Big Island growers seek out unusual ‘Dypsis’ variants or hybrids of unknown paternity. I suspect the explosive growth rate I’m getting might be due to hybrid vigor. Great if you are after instant canopy, but be prepared for telephone pole syndrome down the road. 2013 I have both Chrysalidocarpus saintelucei and Chrysalidocarpus basilongus in the garden. The white crownshafts are pretty consistent, except I’ve occasionally seen some red in saintelucei. These similar palms are easy to distinguish when growing near each other. C. basilongus is a bit more slender and has a very faint hint of blue. C. saintelucei has a more striking green trunk with white rings. Both produce abundant seeds that easily germinate, although saintelucei has a thoroughly discussed habit of breaking off its heavy infructescence before they mature. saintelucei 2013 today Crownshafts are usually mostly white, but occasionally I'm treated to a bit of color. basilongus Turning to clumpers, C. cabadae, C. lanceolata, and C. sp. Mayotte Island’ closely resemble each other after ten years or less in the ground. Maybe each will become more distinctive after they start blooming. C. lanceolata seems more distantly related judging by the slender base of trunks in contrast to the swollen bases of cabadae and Mayotte Island. cabadae Mayotte Island lanceolata Chrysalidocarpus baronii and C. psammophilus look about the same in my garden. Oddly, DNA sequence suggests they are not all that close. C. baronii is supposed to be closest to C. decipiens. I don't see it. Ignoring the taxonomy, each is an attractive, slender clumper, but no fireworks yet. Photos of baronii 'Black Stem' are very eye catching, but mine was only recently planted so can't say if it will live up to the hype. baronii psammophilus I only include Chrysalidocarpus lutenscens for completeness. The common ‘areca’ palm is vastly over planted in Hawaii, usually as a hedge to screen out unpleasant neighbors. There are so many more interesting clumping palms that could step in if only the public knew about them. I inherited two clumps from the previous owner. If only these were rare or a recent discovery, everyone would want it. And finally, the award for THE WORST Chrysalidocarpus in wet east Hawaii- drum roll: Chrysalidocarpus decaryi, the triangle palm. For some mysterious reason, this desert species is widely planted in east Hawaii. They look like crap for years until the crown inevitably snaps off leaving a dead trunk, which is a modest improvement. Why do people still plant this one? Photo from a neighbor's property. Hope this update gives you some ideas of what might be good additions for your garden depending on your climate. If you haven’t been following this thread, I’m at 700 ft growing in black volcanic cinder generously amended with compost. Rain varies a lot, but averages around 140” (3.5 m) annually. Fertilizer twice a year is slow release 22-7-14 with trace elements. Never gets hot or cold, 60-83 degrees F almost every day of the year.

He must have his priorities out of whack not to love such a beautiful palm with such lovely green leaves, perhaps we should gift him a hybrid palm that will tolerate such unbearable cold weather @Than how could a bloke not love a decaryi palm, send him on a tropical vacation to some exotic island with palm trees swaying in the wind that will convince him to love them. 😁🤣

Perhaps it’s too tropical looking for your liking, what do I like about them those lovely green leaves 🍃 🌴Or perhaps you prefer those spikes that stab you to death on those frost tolerant Phoenix palms that I loath🤣😂

Ha, I had gifted to him once a ready-to-plug-in plant, which he gave away.

The gardens at Common Ground and the Cleveland Heights Country Club were tested and the photos below showcase photos before and after the February 2026 Freeze. Note that this thread was started in 2019 and many of the palms can be seen in their youth in the first few posts. Cleveland Heights - Roystonea regia: This palm was a showstopper on the 2022 CFPACS Fall Meeting here in Lakeland. After walking up a steep hill from the parking lot behind Common Ground, tired tour-goers were treated to this beast; a stout royal palm. We had to cut Lake Wire from the fall tour because cameras were flashing for almost half an hour when the group got here. Unfortunately, the palm was heavily damaged. Since this was a focal point in the garden, this palm has since been removed. The first photo is as a perfectly healthy specimen in November 2024. The second photo is from February 8th, 2026; seven days after the worst day of the winter. Common Ground - Roystonea regia: This Roystonea took the beating and was allowed to recover. The first photo is from January 2026 after several cold fronts had already arrived. The second photo is from August 2026, showcasing the recovery in progress. Common Ground - Chrysalidocarpus pembanus: While the giant canes of this palm were damaged and infested by borers, the advantage to clumping palms is that they have a good shot of coming back from the ground. In the first photo, you see the palm in question with a Latania lontaroides (Red Latan) to the right. The Red Latan didn't survive, but you can see the new growth coming from the base on the Chrysalidocarpus. The first and second photos are from January 2026, while the third is from August 2026. Common Ground - Carpoxylon macrospermum: Unfortunately, this one did not fare as well as the one at City Hall in the Downtown Lakeland thread. It is now deceased. In the second photo, you can see the remains of a Licuala grandis and the Latania lontaroides mentioned above. Photos are from January 2026 and February 2026, respectively. Common Ground - Kerriodoxa elegans: Unfortunately, this is only a before photo. It was removed and the area around where it was at was cleared. There's now no way to know if it was dead beforehand, or if it could have recovered. Mine in my yard is recovering. Photo taken January 2026. Common Ground - Thrinax radiata: This palm was heavily damaged but recovering. You can also see the Red Latan stump and the recovering Buddha Belly Bamboo in the second photo. Photos from January 2026 and August 2026, respectively. Common Ground - Dypsis decaryi x leptocheilos : I believe this is a Tri-bear. If you think it is not, please let me know what you think it is. It took a beating, but is progressing nicely through its recovery. Photos are from January 2026 and August 2026, respectively. Common Ground - Beccariophoenix alfredii + Chambeyronia macrocarpa + Caryota mitis +Licuala grandis + Allagoptera caudescens : This is only the after photos from August 2026. While the Beccariophoenix alfredii looks to be coming back strong, the Allagoptera (front left) is starting to put out some green, and the Caryota mitis clump will come back from the ground, the Chambeyronia macrocarpa double in the center is dead. Wish I had better news from this location, @SubTropicRay. The Licuala grandis stump in the front is easier to make out in this photo as well. Keep in mind that this location is a short 5 minute walk from the Lake Hollingsworth boat ramp area where the Allagoptera was doing relatively well. Siting makes a big difference. The second photo shows the overall size of the Caryota mitis and all of the seed stalks that it put out as a "Hail Mary" for species survival. Common Ground - Euterpe oleracea (?) : This is thought to be Euterpe oleracea, but may be Euterpe edulis. I had to dig deep in the archives to find a photo more recent than the 2019 photos starting the thread and earlier than the 2026 freeze. The first photo is from November 2023 and the second is from August 2026. It took a little bit of damage, but is doing a lot better than the bulk of the other crownshaft palms in the area. Common Ground - Zamia furfuracea : These held up remarkably well considering the wind speed and low temperatures. This is a hedge that self-seeds here. There are thousands of these here that serve as a border between the sidewalks and the street. Unfortunately, all of the Clusia that were used on the opposite side of the sidewalk took heavy damage and were removed. There are Clusia coming back in various locations, but it will be a while until they are a bush again.

@Eric in Orlando I have two Grandis here just W of Sanford, both wer defokiated at 22.5F. The tiny seedling sized one seems to be regrowing, and the slightly larger one has two ne spears that are just stalled. So I might get one out of two suvivors. Other Licuala like Ramsayi, Spinosa, Sumawongii and Distans did well. My Ramsayi out in the open were badly burned but growing back ok, even though they are now in full sun. One of the Sumawongii was in full sun exposure and took basically zero damage. It only suffered later in the spring with a bit too much direct all day sun. My Hyophorbes were not so lucky. I lost a Verschaffeltii with 6 feet of trunk (the top just fell off from crown rot), and 3 of 5 other smaller ones. 3 of 4 Lagenicaulis survived. I trunk cut the tops of 3 of the Lagenicaulis to get to the bud rot, but cut one way too low and killed it. So really 3 of 3 survived. They are all very susceptible to crown rot.

Here is s different plant which is also from Phil at Jungle Music, acquired in 2018 as a 1 gallon, labeled as Cocothrinax miraguama. It has more silver color on its leaf's abaxial side, fewer and wider pleats, more lax leaflet tips , and a more yellow hastula than the original posted plant. I think this id ties better to this plant than the id on the original plant.

That’s pretty darn good if it grows in your climate, that’s testimony to how much they will take. My ones in the sandstone area have more colour and are just better looking than the wet areas. There is a picture in the Palms of Madagascar book with a hillside covered in them that looks a lot my rocky area and it seems to the perfect match for their habitat. I like them easy growing for a place that needs to have a microclimate created and they do just that!

Look for ptychosperma waitianum and burretianum. New red leaf and a beautiful palm. Worth a try! I just put down 120 seeds iam that confident of burretianum! Richard

I can relate to that, iam tropicals fan all the way. But I do dislike those big Phoenix palms just not to my liking! 😁

Some of my ones are nearly ready to send on that big holiday overseas, plus a few other varieties coming soon! Good to see the palm community is alive and well in the EU!

This is got to be one of the most beautiful palms in the world.

Good luck, more probably the second hurdle is more challenging, at least in my climate. Same with Wettinia..

Looking pretty good, you should get a few seeds. I hear they are wanted in Europe!

Planted a few palms today on a nice cold day, not ideal planting throughout winter but I can't help not doing anything in the garden. Grabbed a standard Chambeyronia macrocarpa (already have hookeri and watermelon planted). 4x Archontophoenix alexandrae (Two multiplanted which were mislabeled as Bangalow from an aussie big box store) and two singles I bought from my usual palm nursery. 1x Carpentaria acuminata, 1x Chrysalidocarpus arenarum, 1x Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos to replace one that never acclimatized and got fried by cold winds or some other factor which I've relocated to a shady/protected spot which will hopefully recover in time. Also been wanting to try Dictyosperma album for a while, got my hands on a very stunted and horrible looking specimen for next to nothing, don't have high hopes but will see how she goes. Chambeyronia macrocarpa Dictyosperma album - Not a great shot but planted between an albang hybrid and a macarthur palm. It's already trunking but very stunted as was in a small pot for last 5 or so years. Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos Archontophoenix alexandrae Carpentaria acuminata Relocated redneck palm certainly is a bit red.. Chrysalidocarpus arenarum

Instead I like it a lot🌴

Konstantinos if the seeds are fertile, you already know my address, the one you sent me a couple of months ago is in good condition,

It's now been about four years since taxonomists moved most of the large Dypsis into Chrysalidocarpus. Time to check in to see how they are adjusting to the change. Whenever possible I’ll refer back to the DNA phylogenetic arrangement proposed by Eiserhardt et al. (2022). The red bars indicate species growing in my garden. Let’s start with a strong Big Island connection. For decades, Dypsis sp. Carlsmith was known from a single cultivated specimen in Donn Carlsmith’s garden north of Hilo. That one tree produced most of the babies now found in collections around the world. It eventually got a valid botanical description and a new name, Chrysalidocarpus carlsmithii. Aside from the local connection, this is a wonderfully colorful species. Mine went in the ground ten years ago and just began blooming. Looks like I’ll get fruit on the first try. October 2016 Today first attempt at fruit Continuing on with especially colorful species, Chrysalidocarpus lastelliana is a real standout that is adaptable enough to thrive in many mainland collections. I have about a half dozen in the ground with the dark red crownshafts now a little above eye level. These also have very obviously swollen bases, which is absent from the related C. leptocheilos (teddy bear). My only suggestion would be for the fronds to spread out a more. The fronds are a little too upright for my taste. February 2017 lastelliana today left, titans on the right. This C. leptocheilos is a little faster than my C. lastelliana, and has been blooming for several years. While I’ll admit that the coloration is somewhat similar, there is no mistaking these two when growing side-by-side. C. leptocheilos has a more slender trunk, no swollen base, and less dramatic crownshaft coloration. DNA sequence confirms the close relationship with C. lastelliana. What is surprising to me is that DNA groups C. nauseosus with these two. So far, my nauseosus is a slow grower that has a slightly turquoise crownshaft, and does not resemble the other species with redish crownshafts. At different times various cultivated palms have been thought to be nauseosus. Maybe the one in my garden is mislabeled. C. nauseosus. Where's the color? Perhaps mislabeled?

There was one at Hollis, but I think it is gone. They are like baby alligators - they don't stay cute and cuddly for long.

Glad this thread is still going strong all these years later. This last freeze has dampened some spirits, but we got hit like this before and bounced back.

Beautiful Tim! A happy one is really something to behold. I had to smile, as I think I got one years ago from Floribunda and it rolled over and died in the middle of a warm humid summer. Definitely one of my fastest kills ever. But, like in business, the faster I know, faster I can change directions, ha ha. Thanks for sharing that!

Great photos! For whatever reason pandans are hard to come by in Florida. Managed to get about a dozen seedlings of these and they are the fastest growing plants in my nursery. Hoping they can stand up to some occasional cold. Looking at these habitat photos I definitely need to clear some space around them though!

It is intriguing to see the subtle variations in many of these palms. Your palm has a distinctly orange hastula as does the one I posted to start this thread. Most are more yellow with a hint of orange that others have posted. Your palm appears to me to best match my specimen. I have looked at the iNaturalist posts for Cocothrinax argentea and some characteristics appear to match except their hastula appear more yellow to my eye. SabalSteve, your specimen appeared to have a little less rigid leaf tips to my eye. I have another Cocothrinax which has the more lax leaf tips which I can post separately.

Hmm , not sure what I have then . Most of the fronds are full circle , accept when they first open , of course. Here are better(?) pics . I sure would like to know what it is . If it is some sort of hybrid , I may never know then. A couple years ago I thought I had the answer but after some of the posts on this thread it may not be that simple. I went out there and took some pics , but it has been very hot here , like 92 in the shade so didn’t spend much time trying to get super good photos. Harry The fronds end up circular , to the left is a fronds that opened up a few days ago. In the center is the new fronds, to the left is one that opened earlier and to the right , one that has been open for a while. Showing the entire palm Underside of fronds with sun the orangish center.

this palm grows pretty well in the arizona desert. Just have to keep the late day sun off it. THe ones I saw out there were more silver of leaf, more greenish grey here in FL. I thought they were more attractive in arizona.

This really sums it up. Although I am sure that we were lower than 27F over here. My yard is open and I would estimate 23-24F was the ultimate low. But the wind, man that was crazy. In the past, mid 20s were usually associated with little to no wind. Which is obviously not good. But we had 20+mph wind with temps in the 20s. I did not have any C. Macrocarpas but I have 2 Oliviformis. The seedling got covered by a blanket of mulch and is fine. The 7’ lost all exposed leaves and is pushing out some growth but it’s now about 4’ and doesn’t look anything like it did.

Here are my three planted out, the best looking one was the least exposed with the best windbreak and canopy, the last was most wind exposed and took the most damage, but all have put forth a valiant effort to regrow this summer. Hopefully a mild winter and good rains keep them going. I managed to save everything in this garden area with my attempts but had losses elsewhere.

@sonoranfans “ Every time I see a washie I curse the big box stores for not offering the better Livistona alternatives “ , I couldn’t agree more ! The Livistona Australis is starting to make a presence here . When our local hospital added a new wing , they planted several mature specimens and they are beautiful. I don’t know where they found them . The only one I’ve ever seen at a nursery , I bought . Even though the poor thing had been neglected and was ready for the bin , I scooped it up at a discount , knowing they are tough as nails. The deeply divided , costapalmate fronds along with a relatively slender trunk make them a welcome addition . Just watch the “teeth” on them when they are young . Once overhead , it’s only when they are trimmed that the teeth are concerning. Harry

They are almost prehistoric looking ! I have two that I planted a few years apart . They aren’t super fast growing here , but steady . Mine were about the size of your little potted specimen in the photo. I’ve watched them grow over the years and they are so different from the other palms . The fronds maintain the triangular shape by repeatedly opening on the same plane as previous ones . The purple tomentum and silvery color , plus the “strings” that hang down give the palm a very exotic appearance. Harry A perfect spot for a nap . The wee folk of the garden have claimed this one! This one is not near as lush as the one I planted in the front where there is a bit more shade. I found that the shade has benefitted this one . I also figured out , last year , in between rain events is the best time to pull leaf bases off! This area , out front , has a very diverse leaf type of palms planted close together . Roystonia O. , Chambeyronia M. , Caryota M. , Syagrus R. , and Archontophoenix A. . Throw in a few Howea for good measure! 😊 I do find it interesting that high humidity ( Hawaii ) , tropical is not their preferred environment. They seem to prefer a more temperate or sub tropical home.

Growing fast, this photo is one fay after it was planted. I still don't see any transplant shock and the spear is growing faster than it did when it was potted. The palm was root bound and was difficult to get out. I didn't break/move any important roots.

It's doing pretty well, all things considered. I lost most of the Chambeyronia, Archontophoenix, and Veitchia, but my two large coconuts are still kicking. Overall survival in the yard was around 67% or 2/3rd of the garden. Considering all of the crownshaft palms and other sensitive species, that's not bad. My replanting scheme is going to include a lot of Brahea and Livistona species so I can enjoy myself more when it cools off. The threads below cover the damage in my area pretty well. This way I won't completely hijack @JLM 's thread My own personal thread: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/52296-palms-and-others-of-interest/ February 2026 cold damage thread: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/92659-2026_02-florida-palmageddon-observations-and-damage-photo-thread/?page=10 Threads for the municipal gardens (Still in the process of getting updated photos) : Downtown: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/94081-downtown-lakeland-lakeland-fl/ Lake Hollingsworth: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/93816-lake-hollingsworth-lakeland-fl/ Lake Wire: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/61996-lake-wire-lakeland-fl/?page=2 Common Ground: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/61890-common-ground-lakeland-fl/ Tigertown: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/75211-tigertown-lakeland-fl/ Hollis Garden: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/18482-hollis-gardens-lakeland-fl/?&page=2

Hello everyone, been a long time lurker on here. Learned a lot from you all. My home unfortunately burned down in the Palisades fire but some of my trees survived. My question is my alfie has burned fronds and was wondering if I should cut them off. They are singed but some of the stems are still green. Just saw there may be some black spots too today so I am going to go hit it hard with some copper fungicide. Hoping I can save it along with my 2 hyophorbe indicas that made it. Kind of blown away at their resilience along with some of my heliconias. I went back and the heliconias had shoots coming out like crazy so I dug them up and transplanted to our rental. Bummed because I got my rostrata's and angusta's to bloom like crazy this last year after 2 years. Anyway I have some before and after photos. You can see a couple fronds on the alfie have green. In the crown there are 3 new ones slowly pushing and green in the photos, but they have black spots on them now. I added a before photo of my Hilebrandii but it looks like it may be toast unfortunately. Also have a 10ft Pandanus with about 5 feet of trunk that looks like it made it too that I am trying to nurse. Any way any advice to help me save it is very much appreciated! Just wasn't sure if the burned fronds provided any nutrients right now or if I should clean it up to get some sunlight to the bud.

Surprised the rostratas didn’t bloom This year as they all overwintered with no hiccups. Hoping next year they bloom up good.

Hello, My 2nd generation Inga Hoffman cunninghamia has produced a new crop of seeds. My last crop was in late 2024 and '25 was a dud year. This year was gangbusters so I have lots of seeds. Inga Hoffman lived in San Leandro, CA and ran the IPS seed bank for many years. she sourced seed from and had (still there as far as I know) a beautiful cunninghamia at her property. The parent seed was sought out and collected by her when she was on a trip to Australia, collecting seed, and she saw a cunninghamia growing up high, higher- and more importantly colder- than where a cunninghamia should be growing. They ventured up to the location and collected seeds. The resulting offspring is the tree that she grew at her home in San Leandro, and its cold hardiness was tested and proven in the '89 freeze. It survived. I'm not sure of the damage but I do remember scarring down low- only a few feet up-on the trunk from that year. I don't know how cold it got in Castro valley but it was definitely the low twenties. I was 1 hour east and I can say that it got into the teens. It was a very cold winter. Anyways, these seeds are from an offspring of that tree at Inga's place. I'd like to get like 5-10 cents per seed. I'd prefer US only but I am willing to do international. I've had an experience where the guy that bought seeds never got them and they showed up at my house 6 months later after travelling all over the world, apparently; and I had to make several calls to the customs office in that city to answer a bunch of questions to no avail. Hours of time wasted to try to help a guy out.. Very disappointing for both parties. The biggest thing is I'd like to be covered for shipping. I have 5x7" padded envelopes and shipping is going to be like $10 in the US so I'd like at least that. I'll give the seeds away within in reason; I'd like to be able to distribute these seeds around a little bit. Seeds have been cleaned and soaked in hydrogen peroxide. I have probably 700 seeds so PM me, I'll get back to you and first come first served. Thanks for your consideration! I can do Paypal or Zelle or if you want to mail me cash or check that works to, but that's like 14 seeds for the cost of a stamp!

Arenga micrantha and Engleri, two species that grow very well here and are also resistant to light frost

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, Satakentia liukiuensis and Adonidia merrillii growing in Adventureland in the Magic Kingdom. The Hyophorbe is a long term survivor, its been there about 20 years, maybe longer. The Satakentia is in front of Pirates of the Caribbean.

Great choice! Although a very slow grower, it's well worth the wait..A very durable, compact palm, that fits right into today's smaller yards. Here's one of mine, flourishing in the Arizona desert. aztropic Mesa, Arizona

Fronds steadily increasing in size, thats what you want. Five foot hoe standing next to palm for scale. Keep the core health and away from freezing this winter and it will continue to grow. In 35 years it will look like this:

You got me on the micrantha, not even I have one in my collection yet ! Nice palms!

It should be noted that those are not all suited to Miami's climate, but all great palms.

Update: Been busy this past week and haven’t had chance to check on the spores. So I have some good and bad news, some has continued growing are getting bigger and some are brown. Now I could be wrong, but I think the ones that are brown have already been fertilized and are beginning to grow their first true frond. Coincidentally, the browning ones are the oldest ones of the batch, so hopefully I’m right.

I don't know why it's susceptible either. It's been perfectly happy and healthy as has the rest of my yard. Everything has been vigorous and deep green. Zero moisture overhead from Feb until our monsoon season started a week ago. Driest winter on record. Zero snowpack for our zone. These were behaving this way long before the moisture finally came. They get regular drip irrigation as I've lined out before. Only thing I can figure is poor soil. But I've seen folks plants these in the worst places and they somehow thrive. I spent several more hours challenging AI and uploading more pictures and other pictures of similar looking petioles, it says are perfectly normal. It contradicts itself. Regardless, I've ordered 3666F systemic fungicide. I read its the best for all true fungal diseases. I pruned all 15 of my mature palms 4 days ago and may have used the same saw blade. I cannot afford to lose any of the others. The yard is totally finished at this point with limited access and many of these trees are 13 ft ground to heart. I plan to soil drench every last one.

These guys continue upward. Waist to chest high trunks after 5 years in the ground. The tips get a little beat up in all day sun and fairly open conditions, but they are winners in S Florida with a lot of water and fertilizer and extra potassium.

How are they doing in Brissie?