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They are monoecious, having both male and female flowers. So your one lonely palm will set seeds. To help with cross pollination a single tree in a stand, will tend be either male or female, choosing this characteristic to help with cross pollination. But both male and female flowers are present on the same tree. Like a lot of plants if there are no boys hanging around they have a way of setting seeds. I guess the good old hermaphrodite works in wonderful ways.3 points
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3 pointsI’m lucky to have been given a few seedlings of L sp ‘Large Mottled’ Alberto. We’ve had a very mild June so far, so it’s too early too tell how it will go in cool conditions long term but I’d suspect it would be similarly hardy to L dasyantha based on habitat. At the one leaf stage, it looks nearly identical to every other Lanonia I’ve grown from seed.3 points
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3 pointsLeaf drop on Archontophoenix myolensis revealing some nice crownshaft colour. I still can’t quite capture the colour in photo for A myolensis crownshafts. In person it has a prominent aqua hue.
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3 pointsI was out walking my dog and the monoculture of this home I walk by frequently caught my eye. Someone once got a deal on them or they had a favorite. They used to have some Livistonia chilensis mixed in but removed them a few years back. They do have an ocean and beautiful horizon view, so I understand the preference for low growing palms.
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This post is very interesting for us who live where there aren't many wild palm trees.2 points -
Mother Nature has her own way of figuring things out. It’s only when we interfere the whole balance gets out of whack. Iam sure there is a very scientific answer as to the whole process and the plant behaviour. Mother Nature never stops, she has surprises in many different ways, plants dont talk a language we can decipher, but they do talk and feel with emotions. There one step ahead of us in many ways. We may control plants in mono culture. But they are the ones who utilise and use us for their survival in our gardens all around the globe. They know what they’re doing and do it quite well.2 points
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2 pointsDypsis poiveana and a container grown kerriodoxa elegans with a few nice black petioles.
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2 pointsCurrent state of affairs and at peak flower opening on this bromeliad from the Andes high elevation. Puya alpestris ssp zoellneri.
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2 pointsRed spicata is great!! Almost fluorescent orange colors. This picture is from last year. Planted as a sprout in May 2016, so about 9 years in the picture. A bit bigger now.
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Your little mysterious seedling has grown. At the moment it’s one of those lucky dips you get at the fair! Richard2 points
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The baggie method is a proven technique for germinating palm seeds. And in your case even better that it is proven, as all other attempts failed. Never give up on seeds until they are completely rotted. And it does look like the bench is getting full of seedlings in the garage, and I also suspect that the wife’s Tupperware cupboard is getting more room by the looks of the plastic container collection, I get the complaints from my wife about have you seen any containers there are some missing.😂 Richard2 points
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2 pointsThis is looking great. Even I haven’t had to water since maybe Feb! You’re still braver than than me, my latest palm purchases were Livistona chinensis and some Trachycarpus martianus. Nowhere near what you’re doing. This heat and constant rain is really pushing the growth around here.2 points -
Tough to see Tracy.. The unfortunate thing to me about the weevils love of canariensis, is that there are so many of them and that they are generally so large. I’m convinced that because of their sheer size they simply become weevil nurseries for months on end. Too big to deal with, especially if they’re on public land. So they just sit and infect everything around them. Pretty discouraging.2 points -
Looks very Arenga or Caryota like at that early stage. If you tossed Arenga seed around I’d say that’s probably it. But yes, in a month or 2 once that first frond has unfurled you’ll have more certainty.2 points
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2 pointsForgot to post these RGV palm pics back in April:) photos range from McAllen over to south padre too lazy to add individual captions don’t hate me 😤😂- thoroughly impressed with the valley’s resilience 5 years post freeze :)
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I know they are considered ‘functionally dioecious’, but I know of many cases of Livistona sp being monoecious and setting seed without other Livistona sp nearby (or at least very unlikely to have other nearly Livistona sp). Beyond that, I can’t say I’ve dug into it enough to know anything further like what Richard is saying.1 point
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Richard, what you have reported sounds extremely interesting! Do you mean that the existence of non own pollen on the female flowers causes a hormonal reaction, which prohibits the perfection of male flowers? That would be awesome and display in another instance, how 'wise and complicated is mother nature. I had a similar occurrence this year in my garden. An otherwise male Phoenix dactylifera has produced for the first time hermaphrodite flowers (about 0.4% of male dactylifera individuals produce hermaphrodite flowers), which caused abortion of all male flowers and other spathes containing male flowers.1 point -
Konstantinos I have only 1 Livistona Australis, this one produces good sized seeds, when they fall to the ground, and there are many, only 1/2 germinate1 point
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It’s always been one of favourite palms, knowing they grow so easy in my climate. I just had to order 1000 seeds from rps and ended up with about 700 of them. One of my number one selling palms. A palm as spectacular with black petioles, no thorns and a beautiful silver underside leaf. A perfect deep shade understory palm. They make great patio plants. They will always have place in my garden any day.
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Beautifull palm indeed I am waiting for mine to arrive1 point
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A lot of palm for a good price, bargain of the week! Just treat it like any other palm in a container, if you’re worried about winter when it starts to get around 6 degrees celcius in the mornings, start to bring it indoors in the afternoon. A few days indoors in bright light area will be fine, then outside again for the day then back inside each night. Cocothrinax are pretty tough palms. Or just leave it out on a veranda all winter in a c protected spot. But in and out all winter will be the order of the day. Try not too water or fertilise your palm in the cooler months, warm feet like is in winter, it’s all about soil temperature. Iam currently doing this with a cacao tree so far so good!
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I can’t believe the Met Office haven’t put out a red heat advisory warning yet. This heatwave looks to potentially be about as bad as it gets for us here. Shaping up for 3-4 days of 37C+ / 100F+ with a POSSIBLE peak of 41C / 106F… 24C / 75F minimum at Kew Gardens lol… Both ARPEGE and UKV have 41C / 106F plotted on there.
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1 pointJust received my ceroxylon amazonicum from Ecuador ! These palms are nearly impossible to find, & I don't have the patience to start one from seed (in addition to their difficult seedling stage). I was surprised at how large the palm is ~ US size 9 womens shoe for scale The palm arrived in amazing condition. I potted it up & hoping I can get it in the ground at some point. I am so happy to finally have a Ceroxylon ! This one will be going in shade for awhile. Will post updates here periodically. Would love to see anyone else's success with Ceroxylon. I know they thrive in cool damp weather.
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1 pointCheck it regularly to be sure it roots in. Nudge the base; when it won’t wobble or wiggle anymore it’s rooted in!1 point -
1 pointI posted this Pinanga picture in the what caught your eye thread, but it really belongs in a color thread.
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1 pointThis species of Coccothrinax, native to a small beach in N. Cuba, is definitely one of my favorites. Similar in looks to the old man palm, (Coccothrinax crinita) but apparently much hardier. Great palm to grow in the desert, even in full blasting sun. Unfortunately, like many others in the genus, it is a rather slow grower. 5 gallon pot grown from seed in Arizona is already 10 years old! 🤯 aztropic Mesa, Arizona
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1 pointYep. Fresh seed makes all the difference. I have a batch of about 40 of these going myself. Now, it's just a matter of time to get them up to my preferable 5 gallon selling size. 😄🌴 aztropic Mesa, Arizona
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1 pointBillbergia nutans I presume! Super easy and tough, even down here in the Ice Chest.1 point -
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Another variety in the collection Taizannishiki. Give it ten years and it should be an interesting conversation point!
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1 pointFrom Madagascar to Chile. A magnificent collector's palm tree. For anyone who wants to be tempted.
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1 pointMy friend Tuki from Rapa Nui shared some photos of his island and its palm trees with me. He explained that the Cocos nucifera palm trees were brought to the island from French Polynesia (Tahiti).
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That one is over 25 years old, but it was in a container all those years only recently planted. The larger leaf picture is the same age as well yet it has 6 feet long petioles and not far of forming a trunk , so growing conditions do dictate growth. Get them in the ground! Also the other ones are the same age from an original purchase some 25 years ago, only now since I have gotten back into my garden they have really started to move on, water or lack of was the main reason for such slow growth.1 point
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1 pointThis is the last palm that caught my eye at my Palm Society friend who lives a few miles from me. It’s a nine year old Licuala ramsayi. It may be getting a little too much sun.
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1 pointA faster growing option with similar looks, is a hybrid with a borhidiana parent. Not quite as hairy, but way faster growing and just as hardy. This compact species fits in well with today's smaller gardens. aztropic Mesa, Arizona
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1 pointChamaerops humilis. Mediterranean fan palm. I hope to see it grow like never before.
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1 pointAgree , I planted a couple of small ones many years ago and just to the base of the palm. They have done very well . I was warned by a fellow palm enthusiast . Harry Hard to see this guy with the Caryota in the way . It was planted here as a very young plant . The base of the palm is in a fast draining section of the garden. It is now over 6’ to the crown. Good air flow around the crown . I think these must come from an arid climate like we have here. I planted two of these , both have done quite well in our 10a climate.
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1 pointChrysalidocarpus decaryi x leptocheilos F1. Have heard them also referred to as Red Triangle Palms but I also think that’s used for the reverse hybrid. Probably just another reason to avoid common names. Photo from today in balmy Melbourne. The relatively sickly pure C decaryi to the right of it.
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The gable end screened of with some 70 percent shade cloth. And the roof up on the potting bench and storage shed. As they say Rome wasn’t built in a day and this little project is certainly taking its time. As there won’t be a shortage of palms to fill it up.
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1 pointThere not to bad at all, they love water. The age of the palm in question is about 26 years old.1 point
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1 pointI bought both Panzhihuaensis x Deb and Revoluta x Deb from TCHP. The "Deb" half was probably actually Multifrondis. My guess is that yours is Panz x Deb, but I'd have to see the whole plant to be sure.1 point -
1 pointThey do grow down this way at arrawarra and Woolgoolga on the coast, 15 minutes drive away. Iam just on that edge on the corindi range at 130m elevation. Close but no cigar for me on the coconuts, I had to try, I avoided them for years knowing they won’t grow then the wife decided they make a good birthday present. The coconuts are long gone but iam with the wife still! And I guess the renters never had any interest in gardening, could have been worse marojejya darinii drying up.1 point
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1 pointI have always loved chatting about palms/cycads and plants in general with Maria. I've known her and her sons for the better part of 10 years, and she has always been so kind. Maria was the owner of Sago Rey Palms in Fresno, where she continued the business after the passing of her husband Thomas Wash. I was very saddened to hear of a horrible incident at the nursery over Easter weekend, and further saddened to learn of her passing. She will live on in the memory of many of us here in the area (and out of the immediate area) who have crossed paths with her. My garden is full of plants she cared for and nurtured. If any of you got those really blue Sabal uresana seedlings, they came from Maria. A few photos from her obituary: https://kmph.com/news/local/nursery-owner-dies-after-easter-machete-attack-nephew-faces-murder-charge
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Just donated all of these to the S.F. Arboretum this past week. They were grown from RPS seeds. It was becoming increasingly challenging to keep them alive and thriving in the conditions of my sunroom in the Sacto suburbs. The staff in San Francisco were very happy to accept them. It'll be at least 5 years before they're big enough to plant out in their Ceroxylon collection.1 point
