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Nineteen years ago I crossed my fat trunking Butia eriospatha with Jubaea chilensis. I have several of this palms growing here. A few were imported into England also. Yesterday I cleaned the trunk of one of this two. It are beasts! How you call the hybrid of a Butia eriospatha x Jubaea?

This year will be more of a work-in-progress year. A lot of stuff has been removed, a lot of stuff will be added. This year might be the year of the Brahea and Livistona plantings. The success of Brahea edulis here has been a motivator to bring more species from this gorgeous genus in for a try. The bed was condensed to a circular scallop bed to make room for a path in this area. Due to the success of Brahea edulis thus far, the former desert bed is getting an expansion with copious trials of Brahea aculeata, Brahea brandegeei, and a few Brahea 'Icy Blue'. All but one of the plantings was grown from RPS seeds picked up last year at this time. About half of the bed is still empty, but there are more Brahea armata, Brahea dulcis, and Brahea 'Icy Blue' waiting for their turn. There might even be a Nannorrhops ritchiana here at a later date. Start of desod - notice how un-Florida-like the soil is here A few views of the first plantings in this area. More to come.

Absolute Beast! Bravo!

The Wooly Wine Wonder palm?

I would call it a big Bertha!!!

A beautiful palm that would be welcome in a large space to be enjoyed . Harry

Found this poor little fella I found on the understory floor, still alive throwing out aerial roots, completely out of the ground. Most likely a scrub turkey victim being scratched out in some turkey festival looking for grubs the dam thing. Curse the turkey I say digging up me palms. But alas the Cham has survived for gosh knows how long being a victim of some turkey festival!

Nice. Last picture I took of mine was 2023. Bad me. LOL Will get a new one as soon as the rains stop, maybe 3 days from now as we getting "another" Kona Low. This was a 1 gal in 2020.

Nothing like a bit of garden bling to liven things up!

Keep up the good work, the world needs more palms!

Indeed why not grow some orchids. This little stunner caught my eye.

Looking pretty good for a chamaedorea seed harvest this season. Might have to put a few adscendens and metallica seeds up for grabs on palmtalk, stay tuned!

We did talk about eating them gophers remember! Richard

Thornless, more resilient Canary? Nice cross. Please keep the pics coming Alberto 👍

Dypsis plumosa loaded up with seeds!

There moss on commercially grown blueberry plants. So it doesn’t seem to be an issue for this commercial nursery. And iam sure ifbit was an issue they would be doing something about it as these plants are tissue culture grown. So we are talking about big money in this investment!

Bring a trailer! By trying new things and changing things up as you try you learn. I have seen a few people on palmtalk be inspired to do things differently and give things a try, iam no expert by any means and the things I myself have learned on palmtalk have been an inspiration for me as well! Richard

That is a beauty! So is the C. hookeri!

Free Areca vestria I suppose! Just doing for a trial and to share the knowledge. Richard

Good question, with a few different answers. A couple of ways around that one, bare rooted is another method for larger plants, courier is another choice. But the way the cost of things are going, when a plant is $5 for sale and postage is going to cost $25 you’re not going to sell many plants. At the moment what Iam selling is paying for itself in getting my investment back. As the stock grows I will transition to the local community markets and still supply a certain local family owed hardware store mitre 10. And as for the rest of sales word of mouth and contacts that visit the nursery is my main goal. I get a couple of growers coming down from Gold Coast area and for now that’s fine. Ultimately I will still have small stock coming through so those sales will pay for themselves. And after that it’s a unique market I will target, but by ten years time if they want it they come and get it. Doing the markets will increase sales by word of mouth. But hey if it doesnt sell iam quite happy to plant out the best of the best in my garden, that’s one advantage as a grower I get to choose the best strongest and healthiest plants for my garden and that’s what my main goal was, I did that about 30 years ago and look at the garden I got, so round two now with that many new palms available it’s going to be one heck of a ride into the garden for my retirement!

Regarding the non- black / purple or red Jaboticaba varieties / species, All are distinctly different. Yellow, Myrciaria glazioviana, tastes like Apricots or Peaches and is a steady grower, White, Plinia aureana, taste similar to the " standard " Jabo. types, but with addtnl. " Mango / Papaya / or Pineapple -like " notes.. Slow -ish and burns easier than others. Blue, Myrciaria vexator, tastes like Grape and Blueberry.. Seemed to handle the most sun out of all of them.. Grown all of 'em here in the desert w/ few issues, ..except that they must stay moist, in pots esp. ..and should never be grown in anything but high, bright shade. Neighbor's in- ground specimens seem to handle the dry breaks between their " lawn -esque " watering schedule.

Here's my Bauhinia lunarioides, raised from seed, now in bloom too!

It’s about 20 feet to the top of the taller leaf tip

Here we go again with a couple of rps varieties, see how they go. The main intrest in this lot is the loxococcus rupicola. One beautiful palm that’s a fantastic one for the ornamental garden!

There are plenty of cold tolerant species out there , obtainable yes but it will take research time and money. This is why we need such palm nuts on that job. And it will take dedication to such a project dont give up, it will take many years of self determination. But good on you, work with the garden curator and show your serious about the project and talk about conservation with him, but also listen to him and work with what he wants build up that relationship and it will happen.

Damn that thing is beautiful. More than I deserve. Sprouting seeds maybe sell the babies.

Potassium deficiency magnesium your on the money, give your palm a good dose of chicken poo, mulch and feed it with a palm specific NPK fertiliser. And give it some extra water.

Things were looking bleak for these Foxtails at Lake Miriam Square. These were newly planted only months before the freeze and were totally brown only a few weeks ago. They're coming back now. Here at the homestead, a Veitchia X Carpentaria that was marked as dead on my spreadsheet may make me a liar. It has a long way to go, but it was totally brown and dead only a few weeks ago. Tropical hardwoods like Delonix regia and Bursera simaruba are coming back.

My front yard queen has similarly shown positive progress. I can see the next frond pushing out from the old petiole, a bit scrunched up and ugly but greenish. Seems that they recovered very quickly, no need to spend money on new palms (but not needing does not mean I don’t want to haha). Simple peroxide works wonders sometimes.

Thank you , Richard . You have provided so much for our Palm community. Sharing experience and knowledge helps us all! Harry plus , we would all love to go on a shopping spree at @happypalms🌴

Absolutely correct...in the name of science, or failing that in the name of Jonathan or Tim!

After 5 years of starting up my nursery, iam finally starting to see the results. Both in quality of the stock and growth, also in a few sales, moving a bit here and there with sizeable stock to sell after 5 years. I knew it would take 5 years to start a nursery, and as I also know it’s 10 years before you really get into the good stuff. From there on it’s up and working for the long run. And that’s the plan. Living the dream!

We get a ton of moss around here. I've been concerned at how it literally coats the caudices of our cycads. It doesn't really seem like a good thing, and growth on the plants is less than robust, but it also seems like trying to remove it might do more harm than good. This one isn't that bad--others are worse.

Well done my friend, I too have donated plants to the botanical garden of Naples in the past, I also donated the very common chamaedorea radicalis, an easy to find plant, but they didn't have it, I saw lately that they were male and female and they produced seeds.

Thanks gyuseppe, it’s an investment in my retirement fund. But it’s the love of palms that makes it happen!

Very nice! harry

It is not the size and well-shape of seed the most crucial feature, but rather the existence of the so called operculum or lid, which in case of Sabal seeds in particular resembles a belly button. Where there is a belly button, most probably there is also an embryo inside, where there is not such, most probably seed is sterile regardless other positive features.

It’s worth the risks!

I see Conan missed severe injury from that frond . That is a gorgeous palm , Dave . Thank you for sharing! Harry

Oh my! The causiarum I received from @sonoranfans after Hurricane Ian is now at least 15' tall - no sign of trunking or flowering yet.

Thanks I love growing palms. I water by hand with a watering wand an adjustable spray nozzle giving a fan or a jet blast with adjusted turns. Actually it’s a good question you ask, watering is critical to getting your grow operation In good health. Underwatering overwatering can and does happen in your greenhouse and various watering methods are used to combat dry spots and wet spots. When you have seedlings growing with advanced sized palms. And in different sized pots it gets tricky. So hand waterings are best to avoid these things happening. And various methods of application can be used both in winter and summer. In winter I let the rainfall do most of my waterings. With a soft rose watering wand, in cool climate conditions with temperatures around 2 degrees Celsius in winter. I’m summer you can run a wet potting medium due to high temperatures.

@oswaldo welcome fo PalmTalk! A photo would help. It's sometimes hard to tell the difference between underwatering, overwatering, and fertilizer burn. Best guess from me: Overwatering can end up with pale, droopy fronds. Underwatering (or super hot temps with low water) usually is brown tips on leaflets. If it's all over it might just be heat. Pure lack of water usually has brown tips on the oldest fronds first. Fertilizer burn *might* have streaks or splotches or random dead spots on leaves.

we are plannng on opening up Sabal palmetto Bridgeport WED April 8th,2026 after the cold weather passes; what a winter 2025-2025 In early 2026, Bridgeport, CT, experienced significant cold, with a low of 2°F recorded on February 8, accompanied by record-setting cold high temperatures of 17°F and dangerous wind chills. A cold weather protocol was also activated in January 2026. Temperatures in March 2026 are ranging from the mid-20s to mid-40s°F. Key 2026 Temperature Details (Bridgeport, CT): February 8, 2026: A low of 2°F was recorded, which was 23 degrees colder than the normal low for that date, according to CT Insider. Record Cold: On Feb. 8, 2026, the high only reached 17°F, setting a new record for the coldest high temperature, breaking the previous record from 1994, CT Insider. Wind Chills: Wind chills were dangerous, falling to between -10°F and -20°F on Feb. 8, 2026. The palm has seen colder temperatures The lowest temperature recorded in Bridgeport, CT , over the last 20 years was -6°F (-21°C), set on February 14, 2016.

Wow very nice! I actually think a lot of palms are at their most attractive around this stage, when they are trunking but not yet tall. Not sure if it's just an illusion because of the proportions but the crown often looks bigger and fuller than once the trunk gets very tall.

Sabal Palmetto Bridgeport is Thriving in DECEMBER 2025 she was just put to bed for a long winters nap!! Heres some photos be well, DrZ

I’m not looking for much I don’t have. I’m just saying to me and my time frame that feels slow. Didn’t mean any disrespect. I love these and wish I had them. Just doesn’t look fast.

I also transplanted one and it responded fine, the roots are virulent though.

Idk Billy. 14yrs to get to 4ft clear trunk feels slow.

@Merlyn those are looking amazing! Really good growth rate too. I tried one several years ago and it just sat there and went from green -> yellow -> almost white, and I ended up just trashing it. It seemed like it needed a ton of iron. I'm going to have to try another one after seeing yours.