XMark, Fabulous collage of some of your big and small plants. I don't think I've seen an A. d. that hadn't branched in flower. And the A. p. - what a crown of leaves for a prince(ss) of an Aloe. I question I beg an answer for, though - where did you get your C. uter? I am willing to cash out my 401K for it, so don't hold back.

jimhardy, I agree, the Pachy will be a beauty in a few more years. I'm still not sure how I'm going to handle some of these guys when they get big. With the agaves, they are buried in their 5-gal pots which have holes drilled along the sides for root run. I yank them out of the ground and trim the roots back. The Agaves (only A attenuata goes into the garage, it would fry outside at freezing temps) are placed along the side of the house under an awning so they stay dry. I keep them outdoors that way unless we get a severe cold snap and temps dip below about 15F in which case I bring them inside temporarily. Luckily for me, this is only about 1 or 2 times a year. Last year my low was 15.7F once. The 2nd coldest night was 21F. My local microclimate affords me that luxury as I am about 100 ft from the open bay. protemp - I'm not sure cedar mulch is a good soil additive. Any discoloration that begins at the leaf tips is more likely something related to the soil or soil chemistry, or the plant's metabolism. I doubt it is fungal. I would repot while gently washing away the old soil with a hose, into a fresh soil mix with lots of perlite, pumice, or similar aggregate. A basic mix that will be adequate for one growing season would be something like 50-50 perlite-peat moss. You can try to nurse your plant back into health and then repot into something better after the palm is better. Just a suggestion, I'm not a palm expert by any means. I don't cut down the Ensete, I just trim back all the leaves except the newest one, and store the stem along the floor in the garage. I had a few Calidora's in the beginning, and they have multiplied and split off since. My Canna musafolia multiplies like crazy. I started with 5, the next year I had almost 40. Glad to be of help. Enjoy! x

I do make seed available from time to time, however, unfortunately, our bottle palms are not in flower at the moment. I took the pic below 6 months ago at our local park when they were. Alternatively, you could try the rare palm seeds website. They generally offer good quality seed. This post was edited by PalmnutVN on Fri, Oct 24, 14 at 0:11

Really nice specimens. I took a photo of one just a bit over a week ago, for my wallpapers... Wallpapers Images It's one of the first. That was my first trip to the Los Angeles / Oceanside area, and I wish I had much more than just the two days. I could have spent a week photographing palm trees and other trees. I'm going to find time to go back down there in the next couple of years.