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A rather fast growing majestic Syagrus with stiff dark green leaves. Ripe fruit is yellow and the size of golf balls. These have got to be in the 30 foot range. (10m) Always loaded with seed. Tim

Hey all, Got invited up to Beaumont to see fellow palm geeks Randall (inland palms) & Eric (Beaumont tropics), along with Bill (Cardiff palms). Beaumont is about 2,800 feet in elevation (I believe) and we had great weather. Both have wonderful gardens. We started at Randall’s. Yes, there is a house back there. He must have 150 palms and cycads packed in there. First up, the nerds congregate. Followed by a nice, fast growing Nanorropes richiana, and an awesome Phoenix rupicola.

Everything in the picture was planted by hand circa 2018-2019. New zoysia sod just went in a month ago. Love my little tropical garden! (SW Florida Zone 10b) JD

He was a busy host.. Notice how he seamlessly folded the mule palm into his deck!

Next, the best Trachycarpus princeps I’ve ever seen. Interestingly, they won’t grow very well here near the coast. But a slam dunk in the dryer air where he lives. Followed by a canopy view with a Livistona decora poking its head out. As his canopy has expanded, what used to be impossible for him to grow, is no longer out of the question. Case in point, Becarriophoenix alfredii.

Next up is a nice stout Brahea armata, followed by a great Phoenix rupicola & finally Dr. Randall explaining the characteristics of a Cycas hybrid.

A few pics from the far north coast of NSW. Apart from South West Rocks, these could be the most southerly. Covering Brunswick Heads to Yamba.

Few more...

The lantzeana would have to be one of my favourite little dypsis species around. Cool tolerant a little dry tolerant and absolutely beautiful. A nice rosey red colour to the new leaf. And it makes a great little container palm. You gotta love the lantzeana.

Calyptrogyne.

This little beauty Pinanga disticha complete leaf, definitely can’t wait to get this one in the ground!

Thanks for looking!!

Lastly, and a bit off-topic, Randall told me several months ago that he was relocating some palms in his backyard so that he could make a tiki hut. I’m thinking of something like maybe an outdoor barbecue/ bar area, open air, with a thatched roof. Ah no.. His attention to detail was absolutely unbelievable. Beyond words, enjoy..

Theres more growing around but only right on the coastal towns, most are pretty well on the beach or headlands.

There’s a few planted around Woolgoolga,Mullaway and Red rock. I tried to grow them only 10 minutes drive away further north inland but no luck. Definitely a coastal palm for this area!

Approx 15 years at the Santa Fé mall NE of Atlanta.

And a volunteer.

Not exactly today, but....

Prestoea acuminata var montana inflorescence would catch anyone's eye. In two weeks it will be pink, then red. The bees are having a party.

Another sub tropical fruit tree that seems to at least grow well under Phoenix Arizona desert conditions. Very pretty tree that maintains dark green foliage with strong copper colored undersides. Mine has flowered in the past, but has still to produce a single fruit. Maybe someday? 🤞 (This tree is already 15 years old, grown from seed from a star apple fruit I purchased on a Hawaiian vacation in 2010) aztropic Mesa, Arizona

That's quite a compliment! ☺️

Beautiful stunning tree, unfortunately it’s not one for my area, the native bees get stuck inside the flower and die.

jubea chiliensis stenocarpus sinuatisdypsis pinnatafrons maroon crown dioon spinolosum A few more easy growers for the garden.

Yes marine parks. The best part of the world naturally. Yuragir nature park.

Those are beautiful coconuts. I have New South Wales at 32° latitude south. Can they grow further south in Australia? Best

Sabinara magnifica, nenga banaensis and a Calyptrocalyx hollrungii, looking pretty for a subtropical climate.

A nice looking palm the dwarf variety. They will never flower, the only way of propagating them is by cutting them up. This one you would get 4 clumps if you attacked it with a reciprocal saw. I might have to do just that!

@SeanK They look great! Edit: Google maps shows them still there in 2008. Wow!

There’s a few planted around Woolgoolga,Mullaway and Red rock. I tried to grow them only 10 minutes drive away further north inland but no luck. Definitely a coastal palm for this area!

In response to Harry's kind comment regarding the wild Ss, I will repost the ancient Ss's at the Breaker's in PB:

Have they not grown much? Looking great though. Are there any old pics?

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?

Conan was never in any danger! He just loves to meet and greet palms and palm people including me.

Jubea the Hutt? 😜 or Jubea the But (pronounced like the first syllable of Butia)?

Love star apple! Great blend of sweet/tart. Great to see them growing in Mesa!

I love those.......

Looks amazing. Is that cabadae x decaryi on the right?

I could have included these photos in that ‘moss on palm trunks’ topic. Quite the eco-system from bottom to top. Tim

I considered that but wasn't sure if the look was right. Probably the most likely suspect. Thanks.

It are monsters 😄

Update 4/10/26: The newest spear that was starting to emerge pulled. Poured some H2O2 in the crown and dried it out as good as I could. Will continue to monitor. No rain in the forecast for the next 7 days and likely beyond, so little to no risk of water getting into the crown aside from H2O2 if I decide to do that again. Might do the H2O2 + Daconil next time.

It looks like you have plenty of room for such a palm. With the canopy it provides , room for understory palms too. Harry

Here’s a picture of Sabal palmetto along the St. John’s River in central florida. Roots can grow in air and in standing water. The river edges get flooded from each hurricane and thats what probably eroded away the shoreline overtime. I thought this picture clearly shows how resilient and impressive this species is.

Not sure! At least I'm not.

Eric, You guys have done an amazing job with the palms there.

Wow. Thats some scary spine but beautiful palms. Thanks for the education on a rarely discussed specie

They look so beautiful but those spines! Do their spines make maintenance, around them difficult?

This last Bactris gasipaes was planted in June 2010. So far it has grown as a solitaire specimen and only has a few spines. It also has been slower growing than the other B. gasipaes specimens. (The palm behind it on the left is Attalea brejinhoensis and on the right, Salacca wallichiana.)