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Glad to hear they grew for you! How about an update?

The NWS is forecasting a low of 26F and 29F over the weekend. I'm thinking about how I'm going to protect my coconut palm. I don't think Christmas lights are going to be enough, probably need a hotter lamp and a lot of blankets.

Schippia concolor anyone!

For some reason or other it split in two and is loving the situation it’s in. Constantly getting water from the laundry room, all the grey water it can drink and it loves every last drop. It’s the only one around that loves washing day!

Its crazy how someone whongets paid to know this stuff doesn't but just some guys who wanna grow some cool palms do lol. 20 deg currently off of Denton Ave. 28 here

Survival of the fittest!

Don't pass out drunk on a pile of coconuts! You've been warned.

Cant help myself, I gotta get that plant fix in for some more tropical goodies. First up a couple off wettinia quinaria Reinhardtia latisecta Calyptrocalyx flabellataDypsis poiveana Anthurium effusilobumPhilodendron Bob see This lot should see a bit more of the tropical look getting around the garden!

See if your local Home Depot or Lowe’s stock heater cables for pipes. They are thermostat controlled to switch off above freezing and a lot less likely to trip a GFCI or breaker than incandescent lights.wrap the heater cable around the trunk focusing on the growth point as the priority. Then wrap it in a tarp. You can leave the thermostat portion outside the wrapping so it will stay on while freezing outside and not just under the wrap. If you think the fronds will burn in your lows, which is likely, you can cut the fronds off in advance and wrap the tarp over the growth point. https://www.homedepot.com/pep/Frost-King-6-ft-Electric-Water-Pipe-Heat-Cable-HC6A/202262328?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&fp=ggl&pla=&utm_source=google&utm_medium=vantage&utm_campaign=106880&utm_content=109927&mtc=SHOPPING-RM-RMP-GGL-D25H-Multi-NA-FROST_KING-NA-PMAX-NA-NA-MK731149001-106880-NBR-1577-NA-VNT-FY25_Q1_Q4_ThermwellProductsCo_FrostKing_D25H_RM_ES_AON_BAUOpportunity&cm_mmc=SHOPPING-RM-RMP-GGL-D25H-Multi-NA-FROST_KING-NA-PMAX-NA-NA-MK731149001-106880-NBR-1577-NA-VNT-FY25_Q1_Q4_ThermwellProductsCo_FrostKing_D25H_RM_ES_AON_BAUOpportunity-23224722228--&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23224724871&gbraid=0AAAAAolLu9_JuRJlIkxQSOHXZIEwdlr1o&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3MDk6u2vkgMVR3R_AB30qCBLEAQYAyABEgLXA_D_BwE

Let's not and say we did 😁

Chrysalidocarpus titan beginning to gain more height. No trunk yet, easily 15ft. tall. Had to get a pic with the blooming vireya.

The SoCal mid winter munch making a go at it.

A view from my deck ! 15 years old and my largest of 4 Lepidorachis.

A spot of pruning and turning around the old kerriodoxa was beaming. And the sallehana is starting to put out a new leaf and likes its new home!

Well I definitely won't be trying any more coconuts here! Hahahahah it had a good run though and if I had the time coudl have done more to save it. I'm going to be planting a ton more cold hardy stuff has canopy from now on.

That’s one problem you won’t have, not getting drunk, but growing coconuts in Tasmania.

Cocothrinax eckmanii one tough palm!

In different countries though, it is a situation similar to Prespes.

In my experience, I agree that the lagenicaulis is slightly more resistant than the verschaffeltii (spindle palm), while the two Latania are decidedly less resistant than the two Hyophorbe, several attempts have failed.

Welp, the damn Brahea pic from above mention failed to post, my bad. So here it is! I think it did fine. Update: Finally a couple of days in the 40s has allowed for melting enuf to get out and run errand. Pretty remarkable as 2"snow on top of almost 2" sleet made for a doozy slurry so most of region shut down, lots of acxidents for those that dared! Power outages were minimal thanks to dumb luck (no freezing rain) I will keep coverings on palms a couple weeks and make sure b4 another surprise atrack, if any come but Momma Nature plays dirty tricks🙃

The hourly forecasts are starting to show up and the wind speeds that night near me won't be as bad as further east closer to the low. I'm hoping my practice and these past few years being cold at my spot have me prepared better than I was last year. That damage was pretty nasty and I don't want/can't afford a repeat a second year. Even with good care that's a death sentence for some plants but I'm starting to think I lost the wimps right away and have less to worry about. I'm not adding heat or anything active, just thick blankets and, if I can, a weed mat stapled up as a windbreak between the blanketed palms and the wind. I'll get pics if I get it to work. With the wind speed Saturday being up over 30 mph as the front moves in it may not happen. I have the stapler and clamps to hold it when done though so it's possible. I'm also going to move some other plants if the forecast gets worse here, it IS north Pasco after all, and it gets cold when the wind dies in these events.

good thing you are digging it out now josue. i got one from patrick which was supposed to be b x j and i just let it grow even with my suspicions and too lazy to dig out and now 15 years later, i have a huge full blown butia.

Don't know about Greece, but on the other side of Southern Europe, Spain, there are nurseries growing all these palm species in various sizes. They have become quite common in garden centers and among landscapers along the Mediterranean coast and on the islands.

Your welcome the species name I do believe is arenbergia, I have a few different ones that are a bit tricky to remember. Radicalis pop up all over my garden most I leave and the same with plumosa, adscedans, elegans in fact all chamaedorea species pop up, some wanted and a few unwanted. I have sefritzii throughout the garden but never any seeds on them. I still say you need some adscedans in that garden, I got a stack more seeds maturing in the garden, I might have to get those craftwork beads abroad. Your garden is always well maintained one advantage to a house garden, pick a spot in my garden and work that area and move onto the next spot first chance you get it never ends! Richard

Thanks - it has awesome colors! Hyophorbe do very well in relatively small pots. My bottle palm was in a small pot when I purchased it as well. The spear of the spindle is moving so it's rooting in. I wrapped it with a canvas tarp - the fronds are quite stiff and remain mostly upright so it's easy to wrap. Here's the bottle: Those palms in the background of the other photo are Veitchia arecina. I collected 5 seeds and they all germinated!

Took a bit of time, but this little Fiji palm is looking rather elegant as of late. It was acquired as B. microcarpa, but it keys out as B. seemannii. I’ll have to look at the next seed batch more closely. Any one else growing Balaka? Tim

I agree with 10a for bottle but I thought spindle was more cold hardy. I just planted a large spindle in November and already have a bottle survive 27°F twice with no damage. Both times I protected it.

We bought them in 2023 at Lowe's

I have generated some probability maps for those in central and southern Florida for Sunday morning, which looks to be the worst as far as low temperatures go. All maps below are using data from NWS Blend of Models. Starting in central Florida, here is the probability of seeing temperatures less than 32F. Probabilities are quite high for at least a minimal freeze: Next up, the probability of seeing a temperature of less than 25F. Probabilities of this occurring are at least moderate, especially in the vicinity of Osceola County. Areas north of I-4 stand a greater chance: Lastly for central Florida, the probability of seeing temperatures below 20F. These probabilities are very low, but not zero. The greatest chance (still quite low), is north of I-4: Now for south Florida. Only doing 2 maps for this region. The probability of seeing temperatures less than 32F in south FL is particularly high around Lake Okeechobee. Areas in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale areas have a very low chance of seeing a light freeze as it stands right now: Lastly, the probability of seeing temperatures of 25F or lower. These probabilities are quite low, but any chance of this happening is generally confined to areas north of Lake Okeechobee: Take of this data what you will. As time moves closer, we will see how things trend, hopefully it trends warmer for everyone in the state.

I woke up to 24.8 this morning. Yesterday's low was 22.8. This is what they looked like yesterday:

Very brief dip to 25F this morning. Washies are not happy campers. Bizzy not showing any signs of damage but I know it will soon. Queens look mostly fine, front yard queen burn might be the result of that really dry wind. Backyard queen looks fine for now.

Troy is the king of growing palms absolutely perfect that well done you gotta be wrapped with that, heres my 4 planted out all going well even after the 3 mid 40deg days weve seen so far this year

Heres the 1 having a wig out in the pot twisting around

Hard to get a good picture as its buried in behind a few things but after 10 years in the ground from a 8 inch seedling its starting to get moving prob 5ft tall hasnt split yet but growing well all year round, ive got another in a pot that fell over and started growing up whilst on the ground hates being stood up really strange what its doing

Cymbidium season has begun in my garden. They are dependable color.

Why not give em a go if that’s all you have, yes yellow seeds are best you should be able to squeeze them and the seed pops out, sort of like a grape when you squeeze it you get the skin left in your hand. Sometimes a palm will abort a few seeds from overbearing or other reasons drop a few immature seeds, perhaps wind or falling branch or palm leaf falling knocks them off. But if that’s all you have go for it.

Nearing 22:30 hrs - Jan. 28, 2026 - Through the kitchen window.

True.. Good catch. December definitely helped, and will likely save the season for most areas. CA is doing ..ok.. also, also due to December's storms. Even if it stays dry there now - April, most of the major reservoirs in CA are in good shape atm so, no worries regarding water issues this upcoming summer.

Yeah definitely dosent look like a bad place only concern is temp up there but if it dosent get below 10 often then your probably good besides temperature that looks like a great place but yeah if you get about 100 seeds every year and some live plants themselves you could get a population there and from your channel that palm all the way up in PA outside no protection to seem with no leaf tip burn from the cold is shocking and a great sign for this goodluck! sabal minors can survive and create populations all over the places i talk about and there but for them to spread natually takes to long so us planting seeds can actually create a population thanks for sharing! good luck with this endever. if you want to see the delmarva stuff I talked about like bethany and janes island just search up Wild S. Minor on MD Eastern Shore? topic on google. Heres the images of Janes island state park needle palm.

Needing to make some space, and this butia hybrid turned out to be mostly, if not entirely, butia. A beautiful palm, but I need the space for something else. I am game to help you dig, would be a simple task as long as you steer clear of the neighboring agaves (lots of spines!). Soil is very loose, sandy loam. You can cut right through it like cutting through butter. Pick up in Fresno.

Up to a dozen seedlings to a pot . An old nursery trick people see a clump of palms and bingo instant sale! The problem is when they get planted in the ground up to dozen mother plants one by g ugly clump of canes. Planted in singles and a bit of time much better looking clump.

This too shall pass. Real world cold tolerance information gathered here will be amazing, and we all love stories of recovery . Peace, stay warm, and think about Summer 2026 😎

Easy! 😅 The photo of the spindle and Veitchias was taken in Miami, Florida (zone 11a) where I bought the palm! The spindle traveled in the back of the pickup truck for over 1,400 miles (2300 km) before arriving at my garden. I'm technically 10a but close to the border of 9b.

Miami and Fort Lauderdale both just hit 88F degrees Monday January 26th, which were record high temps for that day. The all-time coldest recorded temperatures ever for both cities is 28F degrees last reached about 50+ years ago. At those temps, there would be some major damage of just about everything with obliteration of vast swaths of plants. Those numbers are being thrown around here, but it will be quite an event if it were anywhere in the low 30s. It’s hit freezing here overnight just 3x in about 50 years. 1x in the past 30 years. Hope it doesn’t come to that.

At it again planting a few more in the ground, a nice paludosa, I even managed to get a couple of baby suckers of that one I shall see how they go, and this one was labeled as poiveana but I looked it up and it said solitary, so a bit of confusion on this little dypsis. The usual adscendens for a bit of fun, and a trio of gracilis getting thrown in the ground in the understory m. All under irrigation and well watered in a bit of time and that tropical look will be worth the wait.

Thanks, Bret. It’s why I wish I had more of them. So hard to find in the marketplace.

I was there yesterday and got some fruit . The thing is massive . One trunk was cut off years ago but still three healthy trunks. Terry and Sevan gave me permission to take all the seeds I want . Harry

I also cultivated a Brahea clara from seed a lot of years ago. It is a slow growing palm, like Brahea armata is for me..Tomorrow I' ll take a pic. The parent plant was this one, growing in France:

It amazes me that sabal is so diverse, and really one could do so much in their landscape (if they can only really handle really cold hardy things) with just sabal minor.. that's just Minor... now add in some of the other trunkers available (louisiana, brazos, birmingham) and you could have quite a beautiful spread.