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Many flowers over the years. First time I’ve seen seeds. Will see if they turn out viable. 20’ish years old from a 20 gallon. Dana Point, CA

Blanched fronds means desiccated ones in Bismarckia. Unlike other palm spp dried fronds appear papery white in Bismarckia. Weevil infestation causes a secondary fungal infection and Bismarckia is quite frail, when a fungal disease breaks out inside the bud.

Couple of nice palms you have there, i could see a Johannesteijsmannia altifrons to match that trio! I have a couple of kerriodoxas floating around the greenhouse!

Ceratozamia sancheziae

Thanks for looking

Here are a few cycas currently flushing around the garden. Cycas maconochiei Cycas siamensis. I grew this from seed I got about 20 years ago. A Cycas siamensis “dwarf” in the foreground that was flushing and got smashed by a Bismarkia palm frond from a storm that passed through a few night ago. In the background is another Cycas siamensis flushing. Cycas revoluta was pretty common around here until a few years ago. Scale has killed off most of them but I’ve been able to keep this one in check. It seems to like my soil prep area.

Hallelujah it’s raining seeds!

Yes , they should fall off easily . The C. Decipiens I had experience with literally rained seeds every time I went to gather them. They were green in color , about the size of a marble or a bit larger. Harry

When they fall onto the ground or with a bit of a nudge. Ain’t that right @Harry’s Palms ?

Yeah the place has been testing me lately. I got the outside nursery panel back up again yesterday just before sundown. Will cable tie frost cloth back up today. The weekend is project “rebuild greenhouse”. Ahhh it needed some love anyway. Will re establish the guy wires and stitch in new black shade cloth. Never grow Pinus radiata.

Brahea clara on the right, grown from seed. About 5 years old.

I’ll post this update on the Chrysalidiocarpus Blacki that I was able to sprout . The seeds came to me via our very own @DoomsDave from Larry Blacks palm , I believe. I only lost a few but managed to get 5 healthy babies into pots and in the greenhouse. They are liking our tropical heat spell . Harry Like C. Lanceolata thes have a glossy appearance already, so excited to see these doing well.

That is a lovely hybrid . We had a guy that did hybrids and I once purchased a Chamaedorea Potutalensis/ Elatior hybrid . Within 6 months it started taking over my shade house! The palm was like “ Jack and The Beanstock” ! It was beautiful but way bigger than I wanted so I managed to get it in my pick up truck and rehome it over the hill to my mentor’s jungle . The fronds were large , like Tepejelote , and it grew along the sides of the shade house . It pushed everything aside as it traveled along . I’ve never had a palm grow like that! Harry

I bought this plant as the above sp in a very young age. It is still relatively young and grows constantly in a cold frame. To tell the truth it does not look to my eyes a real argentea, at least it has not (yet?) the silvery leaf backside. Perhaps still too young or perhaps the special growing conditions (inside, not direct sun exposure), or just a wrong id? In last case what other Coccothrinax comes to mind as possible candidate?

So slow growing , Cocothrinax , but years to enjoy before they get tall. I only have one Cocothrinax in my collection , a C. Barbadensis and it has taken time to get head high. Harry

The Caryotas, as a genus there are some pretty amazing varieties and they can get rather large. The mitis is no exception a large clump can be a bit of a mess to the eye. I like them to a certain degree, but iam yet to be fully converted about them before I start planting hundreds of them around the garden. Easy to grow and germinate with some cool tolerance, and they will tolerate a dry season, that given they are true water lovers and will drink whatever you give them.

Dictyosperma album and a nice kerriodoxa elegans, cool temperatures are not worrying these two garden beauties!

Well I have achieved one thing today, inspired you to get out and mulch away, it just puts that little extra into the garden. 🪴

Kind of weevil? Bismarckia is preferred by palmetto weevil in Florida and rpw in southern Europe. So why not also by s.a.p.w. ? But how did it get to AZ, having crossed a surrounding desert (? I am admittedly not familiar with local geography, just an assumption). If it is indeed a weevil I would start searching for the 'Trojan horse' in the vicinity.

And here are some random updated photos of the garden. Too many to list names but just ask if you have any questions about IDs.

Life has been busy and I haven’t had much time to be on PalmTalk or work on new plantings in the garden. It’s just mowing and weed wacking like crazy over here. But I did just find some time and inspiration to get a few new plantings in the ground so I wanted to document them here. I’ll post some updated pictures of the garden as well, after the new plantings. First up is Chrysalidocarpus Mijoroana: Next up is somewhat of a mystery. My old garden had a Chrysalidocarpus Pembanus hybrid (most likely crossed with Madagascariensis). I tried many times to get seed to sprout and only ever got 2 to germinate. So this is an F2 Chrysalidocarpus Pembanus hybrid, most likely crossed again with something in my old garden: And then I was able to plant some smaller Dypsis in the jungle area. Dypsis Beentjei: Dypsis Maranoseta:

Once you get that mulch on the ground it’s a game changer, it’s one thing to plant a heap of palms and let them grow on own , but if you tend to them and add a little plant culture along the way they respond much better and grow a lot happier. You can see the difference straight away, good mulch and water and palms grow a lot healthier once the mycelium start to take affect and begin eating that soil becomes just what they want. And another great benefit is the decorative affect with all sorts of colours in mulch materials, along with using a light coloured mulch it reflects light back up, using a dark coloured mulch you heat the ground up faster great gor that extra warmth in winter. Richard

I’ve seen @DoomsDave R. Oleracae in person a few times . It is a real stunner. He has named her well! I planted mine in a very protected spot out front and it grows well there. Unfortunately , until about 5 years ago when I joined this forum , I found out that I was not giving it enough water. Now it gets water , water , water . I also give it a bunch of organic fertilizer 4 times a a year. It is coming back slowly . The fronds are almost twice the size they were and the trunk has that swelling they are known for. Harry

They’re definitely more tender to the cold. A big one died on me in the big freeze of 2007. (Small regias survived nearby no problem.) Got this one as a fiver from Mardy Darian, and it’s been a rocket.

Harry, Konstantinos and I are lovers of hybrids and have even created some, yes the radicalis mother eTree Form

So, here’s what I came home with. I have a soft spot for ‘yellow’ flowers of any type. Tim

Attended the Hilo Orchid Show this past weekend and in a word, spectacular. The displays and offerings were extensive and the crowds large. Planning a trip to Hawaii? This time would be a good time to visit. For me the stars of the show were Paphiopedilum, especially the Paph. Wossner Black Wings. Too bad they were out of specimens, but I did manage to bring home something else. (Separate post) A few photos. Tim

I rescued this orchid from an ill chosen spot in the garden and gave it a new home. It has since thrived and best of all, the name tag was still attached. No idea when or where it came from, but now I’m a big fan. Tim

Time to weed the lava and misc AM light…

You may already know this , they stay green even when ready to sow. It looks like you will be sowing seeds soon . Harry

Lehmannii and whitelockii

Here’s Jayne Mansfield my big Roystonea oleracea. Makes my heart sing to look at that lovely thing. And my big regia in the background.

Things slow down for palms in containers in winter, and so has this page so here’s a few palms in containers! Linospadix monostachya Johannesteijsmannia altifrons dypsis orange crushdypsis black petiole Areca mandacanii Chamaedorea adscendens Chambeyronia houalouensis

I like 'em, can't grow 'em tho!

New one available: Phoenix theophrasti. $3 per germinated seed.

About two inches for me today in the plastic rain guage, so im hoping it is correct but dont ever trust these they always drop when they get closer in time.

post the mini deluge it looks like over an inch in my straight walled bucket. Haven't seen a soaking like that in a couple months it seems. My palms seem more vibrant, maybe less weeping. The retention ponds are still more than foot low, seems like that isn't changing. The lack of sun is much appreciated, its relative absence each day for a few hours lately helps the palms in this drought.

I just got back from my holidays and was pleasantly surprised to find quite a few seeds had germinated while I was away! I’m guessing the summer heat we’ve had over the past couple of weeks gave them the final push they needed. Among the surprises were Howea Belmoreana, Jubaea × Butia F2, Trachycarpus Princeps × Ukhrulensis, and a few others. During my holiday I also came acros Jubaea × Syagrus. Such an impressive hybrid!

Nice.... Hoping one of mine lives to seed and my daughter can bump this thread in 30 years.

This should probably go in the for sale section, but I figured it would get more traction here. Wilmington NC, B. yatay x Jubaea. Probably 5' overall bragging height. Still at the stage where it gets some winter damage on the emerging fronds, but hasn't had spear pull. I sold my home, and I am moving to the great white nort. Obviously can't take it with me. I'd rather see it go to someone who is as stoked about growing it as I am/was, than leave it to be cut down by someone who dosent know how special it is. I negotiated keeping this one with the buyer, but it needs to go asap. (Dug and hole filled by June 1) PM me. You dig (I can help). If you gave me the 50 bucks I paid for it as a seedling, I'd be stoked.

Very warm and very dry start to summer. Multiple days over 100F, and long stretches between rain. I fertilized a month or so ago, and been watering a couple times a week. Getting some beautiful green growth. All discoloration was from transplant shock last year, and will probably trim it all off next spring. So far, just been clipping the burnt-ends. It’s putting out its 4th frond of the summer, and all the new ones at over 7ft long. Easily my favorite plant in the yard, and very exotic looking for the area. NC Zone 8a.

They do lose the entire leaf characteristic as they mature. Still a very underused, beautiful, landscape specimen.

Very nice. I had my landscaper trim out the center growth as I wanted to see the beautiful thin curving trunks. A very fast grower here.

Very nice. Solid leaves as a young palm for some time before making leaflets. Very handsome palm.

Definitely a better looking palm. Shorter, more upright leaves. Handles wind better too. Should probably do just as well in your area as MacArthur palm. Same zone hardiness.

I think Ptychosperma schefferi might have a slight edge over Ptychosperma macarthurii in the looks department. Macarthurii has proven to be a good choice for metro Orlando. I wonder how schefferi compares in terms of cold hardiness. Both are lovely palms.

Great looking palms! I just bought a pair of "big seedling" sized palms from an Etsy seller in the Merritt Island area. I have a couple of Macarthurii in the ground that did fairly well at 28-30F with frost last winter, so I am hoping Schefferi will do well also.

Couldn't resist showing my pair planted out in July 2015 from 2-gal pots. Many of the stems have just begun to produce inflors. One is developing fruits. I have planted these as separate specimens, not as part of a hedge, hence no need to trim suckers. I prefer them multi-stemmed.