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If you're referring to the silver palm, its actually a Bismarckia nobilis. Armata are pretty hard to find, I started some from seed.

Thanks!

I have a couple of dogs so I try and avoid anything spiky. I do have Opuntia ellisiana the spineless prickly pear.

@@texastropics I live in Massachusetts which is the northernmost range for opuntia humifusa. I have one in my yard it’s kinda small and I just pray my dog avoids it. If you have a secluded area they can’t get to maybe try some more varieties, cacti can be beautiful 😊 Very nice garden!

I can't think of another tree that looks like them.

Good choice!

Thanks. This early into the game, things will probably look very different every year for at least the first 5. I think that after that the garden starts to get its identity.

No the Butia isn't in the way of anything. It has some moveable plants around it but that's it.

Thanks!

Thank you. Everything grew more than I was expecting this early on.

@texastropics must be the hot temps you've had and ALL the rain you've gotten. I'm jealous on the growth... minus the hot weather. Looks amazing already. Can't wait to see what it looks like in 6 more months. Love your posts..keep 'em coming😎🤙

@@mikecothran7033 thanks so much. We had a ton of rain this year but the last two months I’ve had none. I really need it now. And I am enjoying the hot weather!

@texastropics I' really enjoyed your post from Portland..but holy cow, the growth and not surprisingly you've gotten down there is awesome. Best of luck and looking forward for more. P.S. don't know if could do the heat like you've handled it. Cheers

Thanks, I think everything is fully settled in now.

I agree 100%. Finding them isn't easy though.

Thanks. I am appreciating the extra heat and longer growing season. I feel like I've gotten at least 2 years worth of growth already. The heat and sun has killed a few plants though.

Yeah, its been tough to do much of anything. Thanks for the kind words. I'm learning as I go down here with some of the new to me plants. Lots of work left to create a proper jungle.

There might be a few more on the channel. I did have to cut it down though about 3 years ago. We had a bad ice storm and it was bent to the ground, and never really recovered and was growing into and leaning on my house.

Me too!

I don't doubt that. Most plants will get bigger than the size that is reported, but generally the max size listed is one that you can easily keep the plants at.

Glad it was helpful!

Yes, I have seen many people posting videos of them acquiring these palms. I'm curious to see how fast they grow in the UK, and hopefully they are hardy to most places. Jubaea are great palms, but you are right, they're just painfully slow.

Thanks. It definitely seems like whoever created those mules in the UK went to some great lengths to source the best parents for your climate. I'm looking forward to seeing how they do, as it seems quite a few people got them. The large mules I have seen can very quite a bit, and some attain huge proportions.

@@texastropics I’m hoping mine proves to be hardy in my location. Although, at least while it’s in a pot I’ll probably move it inside on the very coldest nights this winter.

@@PeterEntwistle most definitely move it in while it’s in a pot. The general rule over here is you lose one hardiness zone for plants in pots.

I sure hope they are hardy for me, it will be interesting to see them when they get big.

We bought some Butia x Parajubaea sunkha from Patrick and I was under the impression that the mother palm was Butia paraguayensis. It's a much shorter and denser species with way more leaflets than the other Butia species.

@@wanderlustnursery you made me go back and find the emails, pictures and videos when I got these at the end of January 2022. All it says is Butia x PJS. No mention of the Butia species used?? So thanks for pointing that out. I would assume Butia odorata based on that, but it seems you may have more Info. I would’ve thought the list at the time would say BP x PJS?

@@wanderlustnursery I went back and checked my email with the list, the email correspondence, picture and video from when I received them. I got them at the very end of January 2022. It actually doesn't say Butia yatay x PJS, all it says is Butia x PJS, so I got it mixed up over the last couple of years. The fact that it only says Butia would leave me to assume B odorata, but you may have other information?? These have grown bigger than the BYxJ in the same time frame, so I hope its not a Bp cross as I want them to get huge. I do actually have a small Butia paraguayensis that I didn't show as its pretty small. Any other thoughts on this?

​@texastropics I took pictures at when I was at Patrick's last year, I probably have a photo of the actual mother palm. Let me do some looking! Edit: looks like I didn't snap any pics of it.

Thanks, I try my best.

Thanks, glad to be here!

Thanks. The grass here is very aggressive though, and the hotter it gets the more it grows.

No problem. It's good stuff.

Raintree Tropical in Silverton, Oregon

I have some of the Turk's cap and it's a great plant. Sun or shade and very drought tolerant, it's so adaptable. The second I hadn't heard of but it looks like its native to your area so should do well. I plant to add in Texas Star (Hibiscus coccineus) next year, they get pretty big.

Thanks, I have quite a few more Sabal species in addition to these.

I have a lot of Trachys I brought with me but a Sabal tamaulipas would be awesome! If you have any to spare you can email me at tropicalpdx@yahoo.com

I do see them for sale at just about every Garden Center so they can take the heat. One strange thing, is that they call them Althea down here.

@@texastropics That is good news, thanks!

Thank you!

Glad you enjoyed it.

Yes I remember those, I know someone who bought one. You always get the good stuff. I'm not sure if you saw my video on the queen palms, but I have two of your Santa Catarina queens that I brought with me from Oregon.

You can still grow quite a few good palms in Alabama for sure. My last house in Oregon I had about 100 palms in ground consisting of about 20 species. I moved to this place in January, so am just getting started. I have 31 palms in the ground so far, and probably another 20 ready to be planted, along with a hundred or so I am growing up to a larger size to be planted as well. So the collection is getting there.

I like Jimbo's, its's a good spot. The Phoenix sylvestris came from there, but the rest were from other sources.

Definitely worth getting, and they are supposed to do well in your area and as a bonus they are easy to propagate.

I tried to be brave and bought two "Fire and Ice" to see how they do.

I am always up for more palms!

@@texastropics send me a shipping address

@@3DThrills You can email me at tropicalpdx@yahoo.com and I can send it over - thanks

They seem to do a whole lot better in the SE than the PNW even though it may be a colder zone.

Yeah they are really cool.

When you get it, you get it. There are much worse things to be addicted to!

Thanks Cade, I still have a lot of garden projects this fall, so will likely be going to get some plants at least. Their big queens are pretty hard to transport though. I wish they had a better selection of palms though.

@@texastropicsI’ve got a truck and can help you out with that part - cade from palm talk btw haha

@@real_cade I got a truck too but the bed isn’t 12 feet long!

I've seen them in people's yards here and there, but not in any commercial plantings yet.

Thanks Harry, glad you enjoyed it.

I've been trying to find some evergreen trees that grow fast, but I've been told by many Eucalyptus don't like it here. The only one I see for sale is pulverulenta and its sold as an annual. I was thinking about a chocolate mimosa, but not sure I want to deal with the flowers.

@@texastropics it's a big genus, most of the common PNW species will not do well but E. camaldulensis, E. pulverulenta, E. nicholii, E. microtheca, E. robusta and E. neglecta are quite tolerant of heat/humidity, some are even used in public plantings in Texas.

@@danwilson5160 well you’ve given me a good point to start. I’ve asked around and no one really was able to provide me with any suitable species. I had neglecta at my last house and really liked it. I’ll have to look into the others. Thank you for the suggestions.

I totally agree with you. I dug the cordyline up, the sun was too much. It's all a learning process when you move to a new climate. Thanks!

My neighbor has 4 big ones that I can see from my backyard so I at least have that. I actually have a ton of Sabals waiting to go in the ground, but no palmettos yet. I do have have six Sabal palmetto "Lisa" so I guess that counts.