[psroseguy]

I'm attempting to post my first new subject. If this subject has been covered please forgive.

It would be helpful to have a forum search feature.

Also, I've noted photos don't appear when attempting a preview of posts to be made which would be helpful to include as a possible future improvement.


This palm came to my attention as being one favorable to the area here about 20 years ago. It took awhile before I became confident enough to make an acquisition as they still tend to be somewhat expensive.

I planted this one about 15 years ago. If you haven't seen one of these in person it's difficult to appreciate the scale.

I'd estimate the crown to be about 8 meters wide. The fronds are enormous. I have a total of 5 of these on property, They are coming along nicely and are a nice replacement for some Washingtonia robusta palms which I consider weeds and unwelcome intruders here.

As far as I can tell this one appears to be a male, It started flowering a couple of seasons ago and the bees seem quite happy about it.

[John J]

There is a forum search feature although it is not obvious. Place your cursor on the circle with what looks like a magnifying glass to the right of the MGS logo and name at the very top of the page and it opens up and says Search.

[psroseguy]

John, you're kind to reply.

Now that you've pointed it out it is pretty obvious.. I should have been more observant.

That ought to make things much easier.

Thank you, Robert