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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.

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.

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.

Calyptrogyne.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

@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!

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

Not exactly today, but....

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

It is a bit of work, more so the constant monitoring and watering. You can always pot up when you have she me free time, which is never. And that doesnt include the personal house collection and another big greenhouse I have, anyone looking for a job🤣

There’s always coconuts washed up on the beach.

Thanks. I always wondered if any were around that area.

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!

Reminds me that I need to change my PT photo as my hair is now below my shoulders… I am guessing we’ll have name tags, but please come up and say hello if anyone is attending.

I remember hearing that and then seeing the Brahea armata at Lake Wire. While they aren't as easy as something native, they handle drought well and don't mind our few nights of arctic weather after record heat.

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

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.

Here is the monster today, still has some leaves from pre milton, but all above the horizontal are post milton growth, one growing season, plus two winters. My estimate is 35'-38' tall overall you can see the fruits extending past the leaves, first thing it did after milton was send out inflorescences. These are tough palms, the do lose plenty of leaves in 110 mph winds, all post hurricane leaves were bent down and damaged and some continue to hang on for now. I have a couple small ones in pots if anyone wants to defy florida weather with one. No charge if you can pick it up, I don't ship or sell palms. I am expecting all the hanging leaves to fall off this growing season as another 12-13 leaves are pushed.

First king palm

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!

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.

I would call it a big Bertha!!!

Very nice, organic shapes and edging contrast reminiscent of Roberto Burle Marx!

An update, plants already brought there. A picture of the chief gardener next to the donated plants. And the previous happy owner...

Had a feeling it would be you that outbid me on the Lanonia hainanensis! Thanks for letting me have this one though, an absolute beauty - Lanonia magalonii.

Oh and I forgot, a nice crop of kerriodoxas all 500 of them, gets my attention now and then!

Crotons sprouting, foxtail trying to recover, Christmas palms now sprouting green from the center, bottle 2nd spear looks good. Coconut shooting up new growth mostly green but dead fronds all snapped jn the wind storms. Lawn guy cutting them off this weekend. I see no growth on shrubs like clusia.

We can only report here on two Trachycarpus fortunei that are thriving in partial shade in a marshy area next to a pond belonging to friends of ours in the St. Gallen Rhine Valley. They look good

I hear Rhopalistylus sapida will also grow in a swamp; true?

Livistona australis. I've seen them in habitat with their roots pretty much in standing water, so I planted a dozen in amongst the reeds of one of my swampy areas down here in Tas, they're coming along nicely. We've got winter dominant rainfall, so the swamp is super wet and cold in winter, doesn't seem to bother them at all. L decora growing in similar conditions yellows off a bit in winter, which isn't surprising given it's more tropical distribution, but greens up again pretty quickly in spring. In a warmer climate than mine it'd be a beast in a swamp!

The bigger one

Sounds similar to what I'm seeing around Orlando. Foxtails are doing very well. Quite a few have opened fully green fronds already. Mine is half opened.

I have two Normanbyas growing in SW Florida in St. James City on Pine Island. I have one in a 15g pot , that has been growing in this exact 15g pot since it was a 1g seedling. As I was about to put move them up into 3g (typical pot up) @PalmatierMeg suggested keeping them in a 15g so I would not need to touch the roots in future pot ups. Pictured below is my 15g that has been in my shade house. It has been through Hurricane Ian out there, Milton, Helene, as well as some chilly nights (lowest we got was 35 degrees). So, the weather isn’t the problem in growing these, I believe it to be the aphids. My one that is in the ground has a fatter trunk, but the leaves do not look as nice as my potted. The aphids like to get into the crown and under the leaves which is too much for this species in our climate. I am hopeful that these two Normanbya will keep on growing and hopefully produce some seed in the future.