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@SCVpalmenthusiast they wont take our full blazing sun in Phoenix I love the palm I have 3 but have killed 5 trying to grow 1 in full sun!!!

I might have to drag @DoomsDave in on this one and see if he has an idea as to if my one is similar to the one he has and gave you seeds from his palm.

What about an alfredii? I was deciding a few months ago, and im glad I chose the alfredii. Its an elegant palm with beautiful pinnate fronds.

A while ago @DoomsDave sent me some seeds . The first three batches were Chamaedorea Oblongata , Ptychosperma Caryotoid , and Chrysalidiocarpus Blacki. When I was taking the lids off to check moisture I think I may have mixed up the lids to the containers . The id was written on the top. I’m fairly confident they are not Chamaedorea . Harry trying show seed sorry , dirty hands. Been gardening Thanks for whatever help you can give . Dave said wait until it shows a jagged leaf edge . He’s leaning towards Dypsis/Chrysalidiocarpus. The pot in front has the two smallest sprouts . Happy with the yield on this micro batch. Harry

I agree with Merlyn 😁 It looks like Encephalartos sclavoi to me as well

Any leaf litter from trees or soil in the crown can do it too, mine is done from being laid down in the nursery before i bought it 3 years ago. All the fronds from then on had issues, i just thought it would grow out of it. Like you say, they dont drop old leaves fast enough. Not sure what to do with my others now, since the open yard will get frost most years. Hopefully yours are fast enough to push it aside

If it’s blackie I wonder if it will look like the one I have.

Whelp, this year everybody is flowering. I changed fertilizing around a little and that seemed to do something maybe, to several palms in the yard. Tons of flowers… and mess and seeds. Now three of the Pseudophoenix are flowering this year. I plan to cut them off before the seeds come, but after the stalks mature. The one-Armed Bandit is making another 4 flower stalks…. Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tree is making a few… This fast-growning subspecies turned out to be a slow poke, but an early flowerer… These two regulars out grow it by far, but no flowers yet. I am starting to think the Pseudophoenix Decline is strongly associated with flowering. It is a disease of only mature Pseudophoenix, and the flower stalks definitely create gaps in the crown that collect water all year. The stalk later dies off, and rots under fronds that won’t drop and reveal them for 1year+ sometimes. This seems to accelerate rotting and subsurface damage to the crown. I continue to treat prophylacticly with Daconil, but it’s getting close… where flower stalks sat pressed against the crown all year. I suspect this will turn into an observational study of Pseudophoenix Decline as these age and out grow my ability to treat topically as the gain height. They are already too tall for me to reach the spear. This area of damage penetrated the leaf base/wrap where a flower stalk was pressed all year.

Definitely worth a try if you can plant it on an eastern exposure, between houses, or under a covered patio so that it will have minimum exposure to our afternoon summer sun. I have one on the south side of my house that has been in the ground from a 5 gallon for over 20 years. It has completely defoliated at least 3 times over the years due to winter freezes,but has always come back. Be aware that most foxtails you will find for sale in the valley of the sun are recent Florida imports that are coming from humid South Florida,and have never experienced the extreme heat and single digit humidity levels of the valley. Every plant is an individual with its own genetics, and some may not be able to adapt to the new extremes before calling it quits. aztropic Mesa, Arizona

Itaya, Pinanga and friends.:.

My guess is that it protects the apical meristem & soft, developing fronds/flowers from grazers/insects. Once fronds are fully hardened off they are less palatable. Much the same reason why many palms have red emergent fronds (red leaves resemble brown, dead leaves in monochrome, keeping herbivores away from leaves that have yet to harden off). Not sure how they would help in wind storms; if anything, one might expect an adaptation against wind would allow the wind to pass through more easily, not the opposite.

Oh my , @Merlyn those were some beauties! Sorry for your loss on those. Harry

First year of multiple blooms on my Brachychiton discolor and on the skyrocketing shoot from the rootstock of my dwarf grafted Jacaranda plant.

“Cheap at half the price “ , as Mum would say! Sounds like Australia is as bad as US taxes ( aka tariffs) . I may have to take out a mortgage or sell my pedally for that .🤔 Harry Edit: actually $500 is pretty fair for all those super rare palms! I just looked them over . Happypalms has good prices , but I may have to trim my order a bit! Cheers!

Pritchardia pacifica opening a new frond

Geonoma pycnostachys, I absolutely love this palm!

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

So sweet , I just love these. I’ll take two of each!😂Harry

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.

@Tyrone i hope you have success , they are lovely palms . The R. Regia has proven to be quite resilient here in Southern California . I just didn’t have room at the time . It had to be tough to have your prior collection removed by the new owners. My old house still has a lot of the palms I planted 30 years ago. Every time I pass by on my way home , I get a smile . I was only there 7 years so a lot of my collection was still potted and got planted here . I don’t know if the greenhouse is still in the backyard , I really miss that feature. Harry

We need somewhere to post the brom flowers!

The One Armed Bandit’s first flower spathes (two) are emerging this week. Will be interesting to see what they do over time.

I have these popping up all over from the adults that I planted years ago. They all end up trunking but it takes a couple of years. I don't have any that are trunkless. I started about 20 years ago with just a few and now I have them spread out , under the other palms. They are great palms and handle cold as well as sun . Harry

I agree that they take time to recover. My neighbor dug one up out of his yard because he doesn't like them. He gave it to me , it was about 3 feet tall . I dug a hole on my hill and stuck it in there. I kept it wet and it only took a few months for that thing to take off. It is now well over 40' tall . I just had it trimmed. They are very hardy palms and you should be OK. Southern California where I live , they come up voluntarily . I have one coming up in my courtyard next to my Alexandria . I will probably either dig it up and dispose of it or find a place on the hill. I have seen large Washingtonia's planted with very little root ball and they make it . Keeping the roots watered is key I think.

***update*** my burnt palm pushed out a new leaf. I have kept this palm under a shade cloth, 50% shade. It has thrived in that environment and the burning has stopped. Meanwhile the new leaf was slowly growing and here it is.

Thank you. The interesting thing is , I never expected it to be silver. It was such a dark green for the first few years. I know these palms hybridize easily so who knows. I bought it from a palm collector who has since passed on but he swore it was not Capitata. No way of knowing. Harry

Great to see you @Chris Chance! And thanks for the great pictures!

As requested, a pic of my silver Butia. Planted April 1998, came in a seedling tube with bladed fronds only so very new to the world.

It was posted in the Affiliate Meetings forum. Missed you, too!

In cold climate, the Windmill is about the first I would try. Years ago I was visiting my brother up near Yosemite . We got a room in Oakhurst and there was about 6” of snow everywhere, much more in the low spots. There, between two buildings were a couple of very large palms covered in snow . They were at least 15’ tall and when I examined them by moving closer they were indeed Trachy’s. I was surprised but after talking to a few local palm experts , I learned that this is not uncommon.

It is a shame that they would even consider demolishing a garden of palms after so many years. I hope the city sees the wisdom of keeping the palms , that is one of the tallest Hyophorbes that I have seen. We can’t even grow those here in Southern California where I am.

I am new to this forum but I will try to get a picture of it and post it. Yours looks like it has a bit of silver but it could be lighting.

Damn hadda scream out the window - that’s like a Palm Journal centerfold, dang.

Glad you came! Bring your friends to my place for a tour some weekend!

Where in NC? tidewater, Piedmont and mountains are all different. If not sure just give county name.

Dypsis canopy; feel those neckbones crunch, ahhhhh

And a pandanus species.

Here’s a Dypsis mahajanga. Maybe a pair of them.

Nice to see all of you again!

Dypsis onilahensis

And a Dypsis pilurifera (spelling?)

Here’s a Brahea brandeegii

If you’ve ever wondered how big some of the treasured rare palms can get with time, you could see first hand in the Hamann garden. Here’s a Brahea dulcis, planted in 1996 from a one gallon. Higher up the trunk Higher still Up into the crown (ahhh, feel those neck vertebrae crunch a bit)

Who am I to argue otherwise! Thanks

@Palmlover1234 where are you?

I’m psycho for Cycads!

Do you really need mere words?

such a view!

Our host talking on The Rock.