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This is the tallest and probably the older queen palm I 've seen in person. It's in Lisbon, Portugal. It competes some of these tall washingtonias.

I was attracted to a different species in the genus for similar reasons. I planted this Gaussia princeps with the wall and white fence to its east, so it would receive reflected heat from them as well as the afternoon sun. Other palms have grown over the years so it receives more filtered light now. It has quite the bulbous trunk as you can see. It holds 2 to 3 leaves normally and has never flowered.

This Cycas is now hardening the flush I posted a few weeks back. The leaflets don't start until about 5 feet up the rachis.

These old threads are helpful . I just got a nice example from @DoomsDave and am planning on planting it in the ground . Dave has them planted in sun and a couple in shade , they are all doing well. His climate is very similar to mine but it is good to hear of other’s experience as well . Any others out there , post pics of yours , I think this somewhat tropical palm with SoCal tolerance is worth a good look! We are experiencing an extended period of heat/humidity so I may delay planting it right now . The place I have in mind is out in front of our side yard and gets afternoon sun (warm). As soon as it gets a bit lighter out I will post a photo of it. Harry

I can confirm this observation 100%. Such spp are called polygamous. One year they can produce inflorescences of exclusively one sex. Sex may alternate from year to year. In other years or specimens can be produced within same year inflorescences of both sexes, frequently in a strict sequence depending on season. In other years or other specimens hermaphrodite flowers are produced. Nature finds a way...

Ok I planted a palm tree. I wanna be cool again. I also don't know if it's trying to push an inflo or if a Bahia grass seed literally sprouted right next to the growth point. Anyway this is the Mexicana @5am sent me about 14 years ago and I mounded it up just enough to where I ran out of raised bed soil.

Update to the C. Revoluta Polaroid type.

A bit of mild sun burn . Typical with recently planted palms in full sun . It may take a while for it to settle in . Remember these like room for their roots and plenty of water. If it is still in a nursery pot , the black pot could be overheating the root ball. If it is in the ground , it will take time to settle in. I don’t fertilize my Archontophoenix here just copious amounts of water , especially in summer. It would depend on your soil there as to what to feed it , if anything. I had a yellowing King at my old house and I gave it SulPoMag (Sulpher , Potassium and Magnesium) . In a couple of months the new fronds were a darker green . A year later it looked fantastic. Once your palm gets going in the ground …..LOOKOUT! They grow fairly fast and that trunk will push it up towards the sky. That one is at that acceleration stage. Harry

Hi! These huge double foxtails are absolutely high and gorgeous, approximately around 12 meters or higher, but the other one is shorter, I believe they are about 30 years old! The appearance First Foxtail is going to bloom its flowers Second Foxtail is currently riping its fruits

July 16, 2026 Sorry for the mess

That certainly sounds like how I’d describe male Trachycarpus inflorescences. I’ve heard of some palms changing sex but can’t recall if that was Trachycarpus.

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana normally spread their roots far and wide. They can travel 30 feet (over 9 meters) horizontally from the base of the trunk. Yours is already pushing itself out of the small pot. A healthy one will have 8 to 12 inches (about 25 cm) between trunk leaf scars. Your palm’s are much closer together indicating not optimum growing conditions. These palms need constantly wet soil. I’d suggest getting yours in the ground or, at the very least in a bigger and deeper pot. These are in full sun but deep green due to good soil, occasional feeding, and lots of water.

Here is a pic of my five Gaussia gomez-pompeis. Seeds collected by a palm colleague "in a cultivated setting" in Cuba in Nov 2006. These five were planted out in Jan 2010. The Podocarpus trees behind them gave afternoon shade until they were partially cut a year ago. Full sun in the morning and early afternoon. The two small ones in back were in near-total shade until the cut and are much smaller and bent toward the available light. All have been in full sun for the last year. The one on the left has had inflors for a couple years but has not developed fruits.

Those are some awesome examples. Thank you for posting. Dave said they can lose the bottle effect when they get taller but still have the narrowing crown shaft . I won’t have to worry too much about when they get tall , it will be a slow grower in the garden. Harry

Gaussia palms are actually quite showy when old boots are trimmed off. Here's some of mine... I've sold about 2 dozen of these to fellow Arizonans - just based on their unique looks. aztropic Mesa, Arizona

Yes , that Queen has been struggling for years . It’s hard to say why without knowing the area or history . The small crown of fronds and stressed look to the trunk are telling of a palm that ain’t too happy. Sometimes they are just “runts” and that happens . I had one cut down that just wouldn’t kick in like the others I have . They grow super fast here once they trunk and get nice canopy effect . Harry The tall one on the left of the Venezuelan Royal is about 17 years from a 10” pot. This is right after trimming prior to our windy season. The crown was reduced by about 50% or so.

Here’s my new baby! Harry That “bottle” shaped base got me! At this age , to me , resembles the Hyophorbe I saw in Hawaii years ago.

I think I’ve heard that if female flowers are unpollinated, they can develop into those 3 loved fruits. There won’t be any seed inside.

Bro lol. This grass is unkillable. But I'll snip that out once the mosquitoes chill. They're horrible this year. They're the size of silver dollars and they are violent. Thanks again for the plants. Bananas are going nuts too. If you want some exotic ones for your new yard they're waiting here.

I do. As far as I know I was the only one attempting this palm. I grew one for years in Clackamas Zone 9A and they had one planted at Raintree Tropical in Silverton Zone 8B. I'm not sure if its your camera but the color looks yellow to me. Doesn't look like the blue form, but not dark green enough for the green form so time will tell. However when you look at my videos below the blue color doesn't come through all that great either. If yours is a green form it will be less hardy. I had the Highlands or Silver form. I currently grow both forms of this palm, and green is a much faster growing palm, similar to other large Sabal species. The one at Raintree in the display gardens was maybe 3-3.5' tall and was killed one winter when Salem got some pretty cold air. Mine survived, but barely grew, it got a little bigger every year. It would hold about 4 fronds and was under 2' tall. Planted full sun, well draining soil and watered regularly in summer and fertilized with Palmgain each spring. My last year winter in Oregon, we had that winter bomb cyclone 2022/2023 and it killed it with protection. I cut off all the fronds and left the stump in place, but around late June it reappeared and regrew all the fronds it lost. Now that I am down here in Houston, and live in a very Sabal friendly climate I have a better understanding of these palms. I grew at least 8 species/hybrids/varieties of Sabal in Oregon and here double that number. There are mature uresana here in Houston, although they are rare. If I move back to Oregon would I want to grow a Sabal uresana? - the answer is no. At best they're going to limp along and remain small, but larger ones are likely to fade away over a few years. You can't replace the heat and sun intensity that we get here, and uresana and a large number of the Sabals really need it. So I think you got a great palm and starting with a larger one is likely a good move, but I don't think your chances for success are in your favor. Based on my experience I would say the best performing Sabals for Oregon are minor, Louisiana, Birmingham (so slow), Brazoriensis (will trunk), Rosei (trunking) and palmetto (hardiest of the trunking Sabals). Rosei was a real surprise, they are much hardier than reported. These are the last videos I posted of it. Apparently I had two, but I don't remember the smaller one. Picture of one of my current Highlands form. Its far more silver in real life. Uploading Attachment...

Cerotazamia SpToman St Charlie.

We just had our first good overnight monsoon rain of the season. Coccothrinax borhidiana looks especially happy! aztropic Mesa, Arizona

Yea we had a mild June, and even though im further inland we had a lot of June gloom. But perhaps the high heat shocked it, it’s definitely not a water issue. If anything I’ve overwatered. My other exotic palms look wonderful. Im hoping it pushes these new fronds and then it adapts. I had a similar issue with my king palm, and now it looks amazing.

Lots of new queens in the Nasa area today including some self sown queens in place of their dead parents. The rest of Houston is slowly following. Let's make it queen palm country again 🌴. Here's a 21 survivor today near Seabrook/Taylor Lake. Building probably helping. Should have a full 270 degree crown in a few more months, just as good as 2020😎. (Mule palms could never look this good)

Just a quick note: The Palm Society of Southern California is having a meeting in Fallbrook tomorrow: Garden No. 1: Nick Quinn's garden: 310 Burma Road, Fallbrook CA 92028 Garden No. 2: John and Leland Otto, at 1617 Prince Street, Fallbrook CA 92028 Both are LARGE LOTS; Mr. Quinn has critters, including parrots and emus! Hope you can make it!

Oh, no... 😱 Why do some 'landscapers' think they are giving you better value by taking off way more during a trim than is necessary? aztropic Mesa, Arizona

These aren't quite as bad as the previous pics but still unnecessary. Healdsburg, CA, where there are some magnificent CIDPs.

This is an "I don't recall" orchid blooming.

I have had no good experience with malayan dwarves. They get damaged very easily. My Orange Panama Tall has had no damage in drops to temperatures like 4⁰C. And only minor spotting in older fronds with -1⁰C.

I was never able to keep a palm consistently happy unless I knew the watering depth. If the soil has some clay, watering depth is determined by time, not flowrate. Excess flowrate that isn't spread around the root zone can run off, evaporate, or channel in the soil. Faster flowrates tend to cause more channeling. Irrigation drippers can be used to great effect in dry areas. You get perhaps 10 degrees more heat there than in Alfredii's native habitat. To me it looks like classic desiccation in the hot season by underwatering. If you went away and watering was not automatic in your absence in the heat, there is the likely culprit. I would water for at least 1 1/2 hrs at low flowrates of 6 gph((3) 2 gallon drippers spaced around the root zone every 3rd day in the heat, less frequent when the high temps drop below 75. You can buy timers and drippers that can be attached to a hose. I have killed plenty of palms by just hand watering, automatic watering is needed and drippers tell you what the flowrate is so you can calculate the total water in gallons. Your palm does not have an established root system, they don't come that way. IF you want it to be happy, you will have to make sure its getting the right amount of water and wet a good root zone area for the first two years. When established they are a low maintenance palm aside consistent watering like most palms. Once roots are established it will carry a full crown like this. I've seen these grown in the arizona desert and all over socal so it can be done. I don't recommend getting the tallest one as its roots have been bound for a long time in a pot. 15 gallons would be fine. I started with a 3 gallon and the above pic is the end of the 3rd full growing season. Here is the 3 gallon 6 months after planting Today its 30 foot tall, and just as wide with a 34-36" thick trunk

I am closer to the coastal influence but it has been very warm here . I am about 30 miles from Valencia/ Santa Clarita area due west . I have a palm I want to plant in a sunny area but I think I may wait due to the heat , yesterday was 86f here and is going to be in the 90’s again next week. I have never had a drainage issue here except for one spot and that was cured with a Queen palm that sucked up the moisture in that corner. We hand water 3 times a week when it is like this and the ground isn’t soggy at all. Our palms love the water , even the Triangle palms. I think the OP’s palm is just settling in and probably will take time to start looking better. July and August are warm months in our area . Harry

Looking good! And that's definitely grass next to it. Destroy it before it spreads.

Hey all, Took a trip last year to McBride gardens in Kauaii and saw this beauty. Just a spectacular minature palm. Since then, I've read that only about a dozen are left in their original habitat, although other populations have been established. RLR's book states that it can survive 10b locations, but I rarely hear it discussed. Anyone growing it? (At the risk of being presumptuous, I suspect Bo has a grove of them! ) This plant was in full sun, and there seemed little special care was given it. But as you can see, it was in full seed. Bret

Thought I’d bump this thread again. One of the advantages of garden tours here on Hawaii Island, you are sometimes gifted with seedling by the host. Such is the case with these two Pelagodoxa from a Palm Society event about ten years ago. They have grown well despite lack of soil and have obviously found fractures in the lava rock. The one is starting to seed, but the other one is taking its time. In another recent post, a thread about Anthurium, these palms are located in the same area, but are taller than surrounding plantings and do suffer a bit with wind gusts. Tim

That’s a great comeback!

Stopped by today…July 15, 2026… and it’s doing a lot better than it was last August (the last three pics were from last year when I thought it wasn’t gonna make it).

Approximately 12 inches of rain for me since the early morning of July 14.

Floribunda Palms & Exotics Summer 2026 Price List Update Suchin Marcus with Joey altifrons We are excited to refresh our price list for the peak growing season with some new species and updates that we hope you'll enjoy. Thank you for supporting our mission of improving biodiversity in ex situ plantings and preserving these beautiful and rare plants; we have some exciting garden updates. Adonidia dransfieldii A rare cousin of the famous Adonidia merrillii, this species from Borneo is starting to make its way into cultivation, bouncing back from the first discovery of 14 plants in 1998. We are thrilled to be a part of that conservation effort, and now you can be too! Hyophorbe vaughanii Another critically endangered showstopper cousin of famous landscaping palms (the 'bottle' and 'spindle' palms), this palm has been a labor of love to bring to cultivation. While conservation efforts in Mauritius are underway, the number of plants in the wild is shockingly low. Looking for this species for sale online has gone from an impossible task to a reality! Chelyocarpus ulei This gorgeous palm has started to produce prolific amounts of fruit and grows well, so we are currently able to supply it in commercial quantities. It makes a great statement in the garden and has the beauty of a pinwheel leaf palm, without the thorns. Geonoma atrovirens Almost every palm enthusiast has the same reaction when they see this species in the garden: "What is that, and how do I get it?!". As a flagship palm at Floribunda, we are happy to say that it is back on the list, add this holy grail palm to your nursery / garden today! Garden update We are deeply humbled and forever grateful to Royal Botanic Gardens,Kew and Aarhus University for their effort and collaboration in describing two new species of Chrysalidocarpus from the garden. You may recognize these species as they have been for sale for some time, but "sp. 'bef'" and "sp. 'Dark Mealy Bug'" are now officially described as Chrysalidocarpus comptus and Chrysalidocarpus marcusorum, joining the list of legendary palms that have been named with the help of garden material at Floribunda. Read the paper co-authored by Paola De Lima Ferreira, John Dransfield, Wolf L. Eiserhardt, and William J. Baker below to learn everything there is to know about these mysterious species: https://phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.758.3.1 All these and many more, including two new Zamia species, one of which is the rare Zamia inermis. https://floribunda.xyz/pricelist Joey altifrons, Metroxylon amicorum, Euterpe sp. Orange Crownshaft, super mottled Lanonia, gallon size Vonitra and Kerriodoxa, the rare Vietnamese Licuala dakrongensis, and much more! Want to be the first to know when a new price list is live? Sign up for our mailing list! Jeff marcus with Chrysalidocarpus marcusorum Euterpe sp. "Orange Crownshaft" Metroxylon amicarum

They even do the same in India, spotted these ones on my holiday trip.

I just spent the last few days driving around Southern California and photographed the Newport Beach Hyatt Regency palms, the South Coast Plaza Mall palms, and the LA Arboretum up in Arcadia, CA! Click here for the complete album with labels Clinostigma savoryanum - Newport Beach Veitchia arecina - Newport Beach Coconut in Long Beach, CA Coconut in Santa Ana, CA Chrysalidocarpus lutescens - they are common, but I love them Flawless Roystonea regia Coccothrinax crinita - LA Arboretum Thrinax radiata LA Arboretum allegedly has some of the tallest Washingtonia robusta in the world Ravenea xerophila Livistona lanuginosa Calamus caryotoides

Really nice Sabal mexicana and a survivor Bismarckia at Enchanted Forest Garden Center today.

It's nice that they are leaving the volunteers in place. Landa is a great park. The robustas will only add to its beauty.

It is entirely possible I mistakenly mixed a Nannorrhops seed into this cup. I guess I’ll find out with time.

Hi, my first post here and I'm going to try and revive this thread. I just bought this palm that was unknown by the nursery that sold it to me and in trying to track down what it is I came across this thread. So know I'm almost positive it is a Pelagodoxa Henryana, does this seem right? If so it sounds like sounds like we will have the best luck planting in a wind protected area that is not full sun all day? We live in Papaikou, Hamakua Coast, Big Island. We have been here about 5 years. The property we moved on to has an absolutely incredible palm collection, there must be over 30 different varieties. A fraction of which we have been able to confidently name but learning more and more each day. So, we are now trying to thoughtfully add on to the collection. Thanks for any help!

Butia diamantinensis is my first to sprout, 86 days in.

length of cold can be more important than 1-2 degrees as there will be thermal equilibrium between air and plant in a longer cold event. In shorter cold snaps -like out west- thermal equilibruim is often not reached. I saw a royal that survived 18F at treeland nursery in chandler arizona completely exposed no building nearby. But that was a real short cold snap where it was 55F at 1PM that day. Big overnight temp differences is common with low humidity places. My own (former) place in arizona my (3) bismarckia were defoliated save the spear and the queens were badly burned. 18F in florida will undoubtedly kill all those species of palms because our climate warms more slowly after a low. My area in florida has a coastal influence so we dont get as cold or stay cold as long as Merlyns area. My neighborhood has surviving foxtails all over, none died in that 2010 cold event 28x2. We know on palmtalk that zone ratings dont mean that much because length of cold event or cool season are not considered as survival criteria. One of the great things about palmtalk is that you can have a single species grown in the desert, mediterranean climate, and humid subtropical coastal and inland climates and see there are substantial differences in cold tolerance. I would think that in san diego you will have short cold events so the high 20's shouldnt be a problem.

I believe that board member @kinzyjr has a spreadsheet with the best 9B/10A results from many palmtalkers of decades past.

Life span of queen palms In my garden, one season. 😂

They can easily live to 100 years or more in a mild climate. There are healthy Queen palms in my area that were planted in the 1950s. Perhaps what you read pertained to lightning strikes when the palms are big since you’re in Florida. Lightning is exceptionally rare here.

I have mine in full blast Mexican sun all day long, for the last 5 or 6 years, with sharp drainage and moderate watering, like one a week) and it seems quire happy Richard