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I’ve noticed that many palms with crownshafts come from places that get hurricanes, typhoons or just [EXPLETIVE!!!] destructive tropical storms. Seems to work for royals! Whaddya think?

@PalmatierMeg know anything about this?

You can see why they call the cabadae the blue cane palm, very distinctive colour.

Licuala fordiana.

Dypsis black stem, not black petiole.

They are indeed a beautiful palm!

They are such a beautiful palm, dry tolerant and will drink as much water you give them. Tolerant of shade and cool conditions. One of my garden favourites!

Winters not going to stop me planting palms so today’s little planting episode is as follows. Masoala Madagascariensis Sabal domingensistrithrinax brasiliensisarchontophoenix tuckeri hypohorbe indica redCycas guizhouensus dypsis baronii black petiole Chamaedorea plumosa

Let me help you out in the nursery business, two approaches one sell seedlings and make money fast with a quick turnaround. But choose your varieties carefully, rare and exotic or landscaping varieties. Landscaping varieties you will need at least 5 years on some of the fast growing ones. Rare and exotic seedlings start selling them asap after they germinate. Next approach a ten year plan with exotic rare stuff, choose super rare and exotic. Expect a large outlay for rare seeds if you can find them. But it sounds like you have another plan for your career, myself I would collect rare seedlings and grow them as a side business and in time you will be glad you choose rare stuff that is slow. Landscaping palms that market is a good one but your up against large corporations who grow mega amounts and have the chain stores market sown up with contracts. Good luck in your decision and your career. As for seeds rare palm seeds is one option choose wisely and you will make good money. Myself iam on a ten year plan with rare and exotic palms to sell!

The first three are Pembana including the creased leaf stems and then the last three are Cabadae.

Ouch! Those were expensive at that size. I do think they can be moved out of the way of the power poles. They haven’t been in the ground that long. It ain’t gonna be cheap though. Harry

I think crownshaft prevalence correlates better with higher rainfall than with higher winds.

My thoughts align with Alzo. I just imagined that palms in wetter more humid regions would be more likely to get rot if there were more places for the rain to pool. But this is 100% made up and has zero evidence.

Look like dypsis, you say blackie or chrysolidicarpus. But to me they look chamaedorea but the seed doesnt match. Go with dypsis. Richard

I always had it in my head that it was an adaptation to super high rainfall, but I'm not sure if I read that somewhere or if I just made it up, nor do I understand entirely how it would help.

Burretikentia hapala peeking in...

That’s a beautiful, big specimen! I’m guessing it will eventually grow to 40 ft or more in California? My friend has a 7 or 8 year old clump of Chrysalidocarpus (Dypsis) pembana in his Fallbrook garden. The clump is probably almost 20 ft tall.

Here’s the bases of the trees above. Conan, The Guardian of the GardenTM provides scale.

Pembanas get big. These were planted about 15 years ago from 1 or 2 gallon pots.

I’d say that’s a pembana, @Cape Garrett ! They kinda sit awhile then EXPLODE in height. Here’s some of mine after about 10-15 years in the ground.

@Silas_Sancona nevermind this is a 100% germination the second seed just popped as well (it was floating too).

Thanks!

..Interesting that a " floater " germinated.. You'd think it would've been a dud. Plant now ..with the < root > tip emerging from the seed pointed down. Loose, gritty / sandy soil mix, rather than one that is heavy in clay ..and/or organics like Peat Moss. Keep moist ..but not soaking wet, and in bright, filtered light rather than sun until it is pushing it's 3rd or 4th set of true leaves. After that, you can slowly increase how much sun it receives.

I did but I’m poor and didn’t buy anything I’m waiting for a good deal to come up plus I’m in highschool still and will be gone in three years don’t want to make any huge investments that will die when I leave. Here’s another update plus I gained a palm European fan palm gained three fronds!Protected butia only gained 1.5 but it’s alive sabal minor a little damage nownew addition a needle palm, main stem got spear pull but the pups are alive (got it for free after it got spear pull)And my unprotected butia bearly any growth but there has been growth Should I trim off the dead fronds from the butias and fan palm?

Yea after the hard frost it looked like 1/4 of the sabal palmettos were dead and 1/2 of the butias sadly I didn’t take any photos of the wild trachys they were in bush gardens you could tell which ones were planted and which ones weren’t because there were some way into the forest My favorite sabal and Butia in Va beachin Virginia Beach The boat launch area closest to the island.

I have a lot of royals supposedly all regia but none of them are even close to looking the same the biggest one has fronds probably twice as long as the others and one has a huge base but that is not the one with the longest fronds!!

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Or ugly seeds to ugly growers!🤣

You have a large collection of palm trees. How do you manage them in the winter? And how far apart are they from each other?

Don't worry, yes, the climate is similar, but luckily I've never seen the red palm weevil in the area, and yet there are lots of palm trees. I assume it's not there, at least for now.

Thank you for the response . I was pretty sure I had the lids right but couldn’t be certain. Learning as I go. Either way I am stoked. Now , if they survive the transition into the pots …… Harry🤞

One thing I can promise: they won’t be ugly! I’d never send anyone ugly palm seeds, or seeds to ugly palms.

Time will tell mon Ami!

They were pretty good sized lizards, but the local reptiles all seem small after hanging out at Guantanamo Bay last year:

True Blue Arenarius

Think I planted 3 in 2005 not realizing they were clumping. One clump died some years ago. Growing NICELY here and even some seedlings popping up. Pictures are from 2009 and 2022

Currently planting the last batch of Pseudophoenix sargentii seeds for my lifetime, and have more sprouts than I really need. Now offering some pre sprouted seeds through eBay, in quantities of 20, 40, or 100 as people prefer electronic payments, which I don't have any longer due to hacking issues. Prices start at $13/20 seeds. This is a slow growing species, so consider it a long term project to eventually produce some rare and valuable palms. https://ebay.us/m/9xNcPd aztropic Mesa, Arizona

One of my favorite suckering palms. Almost a perfect balanced growth habit while taking up very little garden space. About 8 feet tall. Came through Irma last year with just some leaf tear. Overall a very nice, full palm. Deep green too. Fast grower. Planted out May 2016 from an over potted 3 gallon.

I was taking photos earlier today and noticed my largest Chambeyronia houailou is opening a new red leaf. A few days ago we trimmed away a tangle of Livistona jenkinsiana storm-damaged fronds that had wrapped themselves around the Chambeyronia's fronds, courtesy of Ian's winds. The Chambeyronia is down to 3 good leaves so I'm glad to see a new one open. Chambeyronia houailou, Cape Coral, FL 2023

For sale is a pot of Coccothrinax inaguensis seedlings I germinated from my mother palm. This rare palm is native to only a few islands in the Bahamas, Turks & Caicos. https://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Coccothrinax_inaguensis Coccothrinax inaguensis seedlings: $20.00 for the lot Shipping = $12.00 via Priority Mail without pots/soil and roots wrapped in damp orchid moss, clear wrap and foil. No shipping outside the US Payment via check ONLY. I NO LONGER ACCEPT PAYPAL DUE TO IRS REGULATIONS. Contact me via PM & I will email a quote. thanks and regards PHOTOS Mother palm

I have a few Ptychosperma paddle leafers that I am offering for sale. The large ones are in 3 gallons and $150 each. These palms are solitary and grow just like elegans, but have the 'lisa' trait and their leaves stay fused always. Very very neat palm. Call or text (850) 303-1738.

Or you trim your palm to a bonsai; here a photo of an 32 years old potted Chamaerops:

And love those new leaves.

Andrew I bet its a Schefferi, which starts out with Paddle leaves/fronds, Its too cool for them here darn it Pete .http://www.rarepalmseeds.com/images1000/ptychosperma-schefferi.jpg

In the second edition of cultivated palms--look under Ptychosperma sanderianum. This is not that but the pic is perfect.

obviously I can't buy any but very curious to see a larger version? Looks like a cool Palm

Wow! ok, four left.

Very nice and healthy!!! Good luck!!!

A couple more shots.