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Finally starting to get some of the seedlings into the ground. A few additional Livistona species start the perilous trek to adulthood. @Plantking165 pointed me in the correct direction for a true Dwarf coconut. That coconut is going to attempt life opposite of the Atlantic Tall for best survival chances. You can also see the new Adeniums from GreenThumb resting on the rocks. The next couple of photos are plants from the CFPACS Spring Sale at SJBGNP. This Bismarckia nobilis will start life in the ground this year. Hopefully, I was gentle enough with the roots while cutting the pot apart. Thank you, @CodyM The first Chrysalidocarpus decipiens seemed to do pretty well during the heat last summer. I had an opportunity to add two more to the garden. Thank you @STLOUISPALMGUY! Clay Porch had 3G Phoenix theophrasti for sale. I've had trouble with these getting a fatal leaf spot in the past, but as tough as they are, I'll roll the dice again. Let's all hope we actually have a rainy season this year.

The Howea belmoreana presents well from the street outside my garden now too. It is above the wall with its foliage, visible in the center behind the two trunks of Chrysalidocarpus pembanus in this photo. The 5 gallon bucket from the big orange box provides perspective. I need to borrow Tim's shovel for future garden shoots.

My garden tends to be a little delayed on flushing compared to many in Southern California, especially gardens set back even a little from the marine layer that often huge the coastline. The Ceratozamia genus seems to ignore the seasons though and can initiate a flush almost anytime except the shortest days of winter. Right now a single new leaf is emerging on my otherwise barren appearing Ceratozamia hildae. A potted Ceratozamia latifolia female has finally focused on a flush after coning sequentially, which will finally provide a better foliage cover.

Cerotazamia subrosephylla

A few updates as we progress from near-record cold to record heat. The Atlantic Tall is moving toward a full crown at a decent rate The Maypan has less progress, but they typically do not grow as fast as talls since they're hybridized with semi-dwarfs. The Chrysalidocarpus Corner doesn't look good, but surprisingly, has only one casualty. One of the Chrysalidocarpus pembanus died and hasn't come back yet, the other is doing relatively well. Anything I thought might be dead, like the cabadae, has come back from the ground. Clustering palms for the win. The circular garden in front was planted with Sabal minor 'McCurtain' as the backup planting in case of a bad freeze. The Cordylines and Crotons were assumed dead, other than a few that somehow kept a few lower leaves. At this point, all have leafed back out. Please pardon the weeds - been a busy spring. The Mango tree finally started leafing back out. Native Ficus aurea is coming back very well. The Avocados are leafing out almost the entire way up.

I stayed at The Wave Hotel in Lake Nona which is several miles East of MCO and about 25 miles East of Bay Lake. The exotics faired better than to the West of MCO. Survival was very hit or miss, trunk diameter and proximity to buildings seemed to make the biggest difference.

Here is what’s left of the world famous Animal Kingdom Yak & Yeti Kapok tree(and a few others). This used to be a beautiful, majestic tree.

Sorry mate, kept all the good ones for myself 😉

The solitary one I have in Leucadia is getting more light now that I removed a Guava tree to its west and a little north. The top of the wall is 6 feet high for perspective.

Another group of Coconuts at the beach:

Hey palmtalkers. Just wanted to share the progress of my bailey palm. I planted this one from an overgrown, rooted in the ground, 1 gallon baby palm back in May 2016. A picture of that at first planting is shown as well with it being the tiny palm, center of the pictures. It has about an overall height of 9 to 10 feet now to the top of the leaf. Has been slower growing for me than I would like. It gets way to much shade from the surrounding palms now that they outgrew the bailey. It's hard to show in the photos, but this one has that blue-green color. One I prefer. Has been through 3 major hurricanes. Irma, Ian, and Milton. Some winds from Helene as well. It still holds damaged leaves from Milton, but I didn't want to over trim. Took some leaves off and left the others. Hopefully now that it's getting larger and a bit more sun, it will start to grow a bit faster.

In the greenhouse that’s the only place I have that wine cool enough, by keeping it wet in summer. But iam not that confident from what iam hearing about them. It’s the complete opposite to winter killing many of my tropical palms, only it’s the heat this time killing my cool temperate palms.

Evolution at its best!

Yes gyuseppe just the other day I was in touch with the friend who gives me the rare rainforest seeds and he has one alive that has two metres of trunk. The climate he has is temperate that is south of Sydney, just to give you a location of the palm. In an area where Colin Wilson lives.

Couple of Chambeyronia hookeri looking quite happy!

I have a question for you Australian friends, but does Ceroxylon grow in your area? Are there adult plants? Here in southern Europe they die in the summer due to the heat, I have tried 3/4 species, germination is easy

Maybe not something commercial landscapes might do, but, I wonder if folks there / in similar, extremely marginal areas treated it like something you might cut back to near the ground right before a significant cold spell, then cover w/ heavy leaves ..couple layers of Palmetto fronds perhaps? thru those episodes if that would be enough to get the roots / any section of remaining trunk thru sub - 30F cold spells. Seems it grows fast enough, especially there, that it would be flowering not too long again after pushing new growth, esp. if sited in an ideal spot. Yea, it's St Armands and " cold " really isn't an issue there, but, specimen there has been planted since... ..at least.. 2013, perhaps a year or two earlier? ( 1st shot ) ..Bad quality street view shot, but still there in '19. iNat Obvs. from 2020 < Blue > and again last fall < Purple > ..That's over a decade of surviving a few chilly winter evenings. Not bad, imo..

Agree. 1 and 2 look like T fortunei to me. 3 is P canariensis. Easiest way to tell from Jubaea is the armed petioles and induplicate leaflets.

Double Coconut (Lodocea) at Ann Norton:

The good old Chambeyronia and the dypsis saintlucei poking its head up above the greenhouse.

Well done I got some quindiuense to sprout from the last RPS batch, I checked a couple of the parvifrons and found they had no embryo.

I grow this in Jacksonville FL ----collected the seeds in 1988 from habitat in Northern Domincan Republic --- in my front yard ---

May 2026.. 13 years in ground

This palm should be a top choice in SoCal. Fast and jaw-dropping.

Here is a better shot of the whole palm

Close to all day full sun 1.5 miles from the ocean.

Yes but it has yet to grow larger than 1 strap leaf. So far it seems hardy ish but it’s also hard to tell when it’s close to the ground. I’m not holding my breath on any phoenixes here.

You either love em or dislike em. Each to there own on this palm, but it’s a proven winner regardless with its yellow colour and it’s predictable landscaping growth. It’s hear to stay, no wonder it’s been around so long. I even grow a few for that question got any golden canes?

Richard I'm sorry to say this, but we are here to share our experiences Konstantinos I totally agree

Harry, Someday we need to meet , maybe at the Jubaeopsis in Ventura. I have a successful young palm from the Sullivan mother tree and I would like one to find a home in Santa Paula. My relatives lived there a hundred years ago. Maybe put it where the seeds might roll onto the sidewalk someday for future growers. You can find me at Winfieldfarm.us you can find a phone there too. i made the mistake to promise one to a grower in Texas but couldn’t figure how to legally get it there. Direct handoff suits me better. Had five, gave one to SB friend. So I have four. This year I only have one germinated . Waiting !

Any more is just teasing a palm pedophile! More......!

Gausia maya, Burretokentia hapala.

Calyptrocalyx holrungii in flower

Everytime this palm loses a leaf sheath is quite the event. Who needs sun on a rainy day with this in the front yard, It’s really quite the chunk. Tim

How bout a small ‘BUMP’. So, how are all of the posted specimens doing? Thriving I hope. Here is a photos I took yesterday of a grouping grown from seed back in 2012. The tall palm in the center surrounded by B. condapanna is B. nicobarica. Tim

I chose this Copernicia fallaensis, mostly because the grower told me it has been through cold weather completely unharmed. However, I’m not sure if it’s a natural hybrid, or if it isn’t pure Copernicia fallaensis. idlefish-msg-1777514079619.mp4

Florida is very close to Cuba and shares plenty of limestone geology, unlike California. Your palms will absolutely grow gorgeous and strong 💪

Growing palms indoors can work for some species, but I seriously doubt any cuban copernicias are going to be happy. They love sun and heat, I had some trouble keeping them healthy in pots even outside in part shade. Second they hate pots and you can overwater them if you are not very careful. The two you bought have gone into a serious decline and likely wont make it. If you are experimenting, I would use cheaper palms than C Fallaensis to develop your understanding of their needs. A Copernica Macroglossa might be a better choice to experiment as they are far cheaper. If you plan to grow indoors, you may need a powerful grow light, 600W or so. Google AI AI Overview Copernicia species, such as Copernicia alba (Caranday palm), are generally poor choices for long-term indoor cultivation because they thrive on intense, direct sun and high heat. While they can be kept in containers, they require very bright indoor light (south-facing window) and are rarely suitable for average indoor environments. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Key Considerations for Growing Copernicia Indoors Light: Needs maximum possible sunlight; full, direct sun is preferred, making a bright, sunny, southern-exposure window essential. Soil/Water: Thrives in well-drained, sandy soil; allow it to dry slightly between waterings, as they dislike sitting in wet soil, though they are drought-tolerant once established. Temperature/Humidity: High heat is preferred; they tolerate dry air, so low humidity is generally not an issue. Here is a thread on my smaller C fallaensis planted a couple years ago.

When I moved and switched to an apartment, I had to take my palm trees from the old garden with me. The tenants were going to renovate and redesign the yard, so I couldn’t leave them behind.

This plant was acquired as an Encephalartos arenarius blue form hybrid. The male cones look like horridus cones in color. Right now it is pushing flushes on the main caudex plus two pups, one of which is a new pup. It's largest pup was my last Encephalartos flush of the 2025 autumn season, so it is probably building energy still.

This true-from-seed mutation of the normally common Golden Cane Palm came to the attention of PalmTalk during the 2016 Biennial in Thailand where this mutation originated. I bought 10 seeds from RPS the following year or so and currently have four extra seedlings that need new homes. These seedlings were agonizingly slow growing compared to the standard golden cane and these are four years old. They do germinate true from seed as RPS claims so maybe in the future this Fused Leaf Form will become more easily available. See info below: https://www.rarepalmseeds.com/dypsis-lutescens-fused-leaf Dypsis lutescens Fused Leaf Form: $20.00 each (4 available) OR Take all four seedlings @ $75.00 for the lot Shipping = $12.00 via Priority Mail No shipping outside the US. No shipping to HI Payment via Paypal PM me if you are interested. Tell me how many seedlings you want and I will respond with a quote. Give me your name/address to copy/paste on a mailing label. When you pay, tell me. NOTE: Please give me 24 hours to respond. After 24 hours, send me a civil reminder. Photos

Well, the sellers response about my weird Ensete is it's still growing and pushing leaves, and I'm like, yeah, so was the last one until it just died. So i was shocked to see these at the local "cash saver" grocery store/Ace Hardware. Hopefully I end up keeping both alive, because the plan has always been chop and prop.

Whopper ! When was it planted ?

We'll start this post with a list of corrections made through the life of the thread: Chrysalidocarpus pembana (Dypsis pembana) : Up to this point, the palm in the "Dypsis bed" that was referred to as Dypsis pembana or its updated name, Chrysalidocarpus pembana, is probably Allagoptera arenaria or at least an Allagoptera of some kind. Archontophoenix cunninghamiana: The palm that was gifted to me by @SubTropicRay and planted near the wood fence referred to in previous posts is a Ptychosperma; likely Ptychosperma elegans. There is another pair of Archontophoenix cunninghamiana in a bed surrounded by stones and/or a circular bed in previous photos. Those are the real deal. Butia catarinensis: This is Roystonea regia. The mix-up here appears to have come from a pot that had an old label on it. A Roystonea regia seed bought at the Fall 2018 CFPACS Meeting was sprouted in a pot with the old label still attached. Appreciate @Zeeth weighing in after several other posters commented that the droopy leaflets gave this away as a mistake. One more loss: Livistona saribus: You would think that squirrels would want nothing to do with this palm, but one chewed the roots apart and left the top half laying in the yard. Work in Progress: Removal: Pulled the Medemia argun and Nannorrhops ritchiana. If I grow these again, I'll strictly pot grow them since they don't require watering and I have a "heated pad" area to set 'em and forget 'em now. The Brahea hybrid from @DoomsDave also had to be moved as it was in decline. It is currently potted in the garage to see if it will go on the mend. Desert Bed: This will now include species from wet subtropics, so more of a hardy fan palm bed than a desert bed. Still under renovation. 90% sure I'll end up removing the Borassus that hit the rocks. The primary palms in the bed are Washingtonia filifera and Northwest Border Garden: Undergoing grade change that may get finished tomorrow while all of the planes are flying out of Sun N' Fun. The new look will probably require a retaining wall. Salvage Operation: Two volunteer Wodyetia bifurcata popped up near the fence from discarded seeds. Since I've been moving stuff out of the bullpen and into the ground, these were moved into pots for the time being. Repotting: Desert Rose ( Adenium obesum ) : The wooden bucket pot for this plant had disintegrated to the point where the bottom was completely gone and the sides would crack and break if the pot was moved. This was potted up into a standard black nursery pot that was taller to provided better drainage. Kerriodoxa elegans: This has been moved into a standard nursery pot and placed in the rack to keep the squirrels from eating it. New Additions: Sabal mauritiiformis: Moved to the hardy fan palm bed. Livistona benthamii: Also added to the hardy fan palm bed after buying this at the Leu Spring Plant Sale. The bed will need weeded once renovation is complete. Broken concrete borders for the back nine (2 photos) : You can see borders around the Wodyetia bifurcata volunteers that popped up as well as the plants they happened to come up around, including a few Coccothrinax barbadensis (dussiana) from @DoomsDave and a Farfugium from @palmsOrl. A coconut of an unknown variety was moved to this area as well.

Since it is officially spring, time to kick off the spring update with a few teasers. First, the bad news: My smaller Atlantic Tall coconut handled the freezes in 2022 fine, but tossing a bunch of hardscaping materials in the bed proved to be enough to send it into decline. From last October until a few weeks ago, it was reduced to one barely alive frond. It became obvious it needed to be removed and head to the mulch pile. One of the small Nannorrhops ritchiana rotted right after the last rain and was removed. While taking the Borassus aethiopum out of the pot, it came out quicker than anticipated and went crown-first down onto the stone below. The leaves were all damaged and it may not recover. It's currently in the ground and we'll probably have the verdict on it by fall. The orange and lime tree were removed due to citrus greening. They weren't long for the world anyway. One of the Veitchia arecina ended up with that weird crown rot. It's still pushing spears, but whether it recovers is in question. Now some good news: With the passing of the smaller Atlantic Tall, the entire bed was then an open slate since that was the only plant in that bed. Fellow Polk gardener, @Plantking165, donated a recently sprouted Panama Tall coconut to the effort to restore the garden bed. There were two pineapple plants in pots that were added to the bed, along with one small Adonidia merrillii that was getting shaded out further down in the yard. The big blue box retailer had Syagrus schizophylla for sale, so I grabbed one and added it to the top of the bed by the sea grapes. Please forgive the leaf litter - my sea grapes thing it's fall. Since the Bismarckia perished after it was moved, the choice was starting from seed of just buying a new plant. Since it had to occupy the area where the citrus were removed, option 2 it is: After seeing Latania lontaroides at the big blue box, the decision to give one of these a roll of the dice was hard to pass up. Possibly an annual, but we'll find out: With the overall mild winter, the Aloe had no issues flowering: That's it for the moment. Several areas are under renovation.

Well, it depends on the island or the region. The warmest area in Madeira (on the southwestern coast) has pretty much the same temperatures as the northern slopes of La Palma or Tenerife, where you took most of your photos (hence the similar aspects). By contrast, the southern coasts of the Canary islands, especially in Gran Canaria, are significantly warmer than Madeira island and coconut trees tend to look better and fruit more in those areas. Nevertheless, we can find coconut trees up to 200 m on the southern coast of Madeira and some of them do grow mature fruits as you can see on the photos below. The problem is that there are few mature trees on the island since it is hard to get or buy one (you won't find any in garden centers or nurseries) and most of them aren't properly taken care of (excessive trimming or lack of water). In addition, in public places, they usually remove the coconuts before they reach maturity in order to prevent any accident. Here are some photos retrieved from another conversation to which you can accede here:

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