ADONIDIA - VEITCHIA MERRILLII HYBRID
POTENTIAL TO GROW SOMETHING THAT CAN'T BE GROWN HERE
VERY EXCITING – MAY BEONE OF THE FEW OFFERINGS THIS CROSS IN THE COUNTRY

There is an interesting story behind the plants I'm showing you here.  About five to six years ago, we got some seeds from a botanical garden that were labeled as Veitchia merrillii (aka Adonidia merrillii).  The seeds we got were thought to be pure Veitchia merrillii.  The seeds germinated but about half of the plants produced didn’t appear to be pure merrillii.   It ends up that these different plants are a hybrid of a Veitchia merrillii crossed with something else.  And, they were showing much better cold tolerance. Most likely it's with another species of Veitchia that are more cold tolerant.  This is to our customer's benefit as this means perhaps they can grow these and end up with a smaller palm that resembles V. merrillii.  These should tolerate full sun.  Cold hardiness is unknown but should be below a freeze.  We only have a few left.  I have no garden photo of this hybrid mature as no one has ever done it before as far as I know.  If we were to guess, this is a cross with Veitchia arecina as they were the closest palm of the same genus nearby.

Regular price 15 gallon $265
Sale price this size $210

ARCHONTOPHOENIX MAXIMA
THE WALSH RIVE KING PALM
LARGEST SPECIES OF KING PALM

This species is native to Queensland, Australia.  It gets to a height of sixty feet of more.  Leaves are green and twelve feet long.  It likes sun and is cold tolerant into the mid-twenties F.  Sometimes they'll throw a new reddish leaf as shown here.  Garden photo by L. Nancarrow.

Regular price 15 gallon $225
Sale price this size $175

Regular price 5 gallon $135
Sale price 5 gallon $100

BISMARCKIA NOBILIS
BLUE FAN PALM FROM MADAGASCAR
IMPRESSIVE SPECIMEN PALM IN GARDEN

Native to hot areas of Madagascar, this is an intensely blue, medium to large tropical fan palm with large blue leaves.  It wants full sun and loves heat.  Cold tolerance to about 20 degrees F.  Well grown, it is a "show stopper".  Grown in shade, it may not hold its blue color.  In the right areas, expect an eventual height of 30 feet or more.  We're offering three sizes on sale, all great for garden planting right now.  I've shown as well a grove of good sized specimens below.  All three sizes are shown below from 5g up to 25g.

Regular price 5g $125
Sale price this size $95

Regular price 15 gallon $225
Sale price this size $175

Regular price 20 or 25 gallon $575
Sale price this size $450

 

BRAHEA ELEGANS
THE FRANCESHI PALM
MEDIUM SIZE MATURE

You don't see this species offered that often.  It is native to the Sonora and Sinaloa areas of Mexico.   It has green costo-palmate leaves that are divided.  Trunk diameter is a pleasant 12 inches with a rough surface.  Mature height is ten to twenty feet.  Regarding culture, it is not quite as cold hardy as other Brahea species like armata, clara and decumbens.  I'd suspect it may go down to the lower 20’s or perhaps upper teens F.  It does best in full sun.  We just got in a limited number of nice 5g plants which we’re putting on special.  They are easy to ship.

Regular price 5 gallon $145
Sale price this size $110

BRAHEA SPECIES "SUPER SILVER"
BLUE FAN PALM FROM MEXICO
THINNER TRUNK THAN BRAHEA ARMATA

Shown here is a 15 gallon plant of a Brahea species from Mexico that is presently known as "Brahea species Super Silver".   Undoubtedly someone will describe it in the near future and attach a scientific name.  Seeds have been available only twice.  It is a blue plant but doesn't show the blue until older.  It wants full hot sun and would be perfect for the desert.  I suspect the cold tolerance is similar to Brahea armata, about 15 degrees F.  But, compared to the later, this species trunk is much thinner and it is faster growing.  But, the blue color is just as intense.  Shown here is the 15g size.  Limited numbers. 

Regular price 15 gallon $255
Sale price this size $200 - Note:  Almost sold out

BUTIA PARAGUENSIS
COLD HARDY SHORTER PINNATE PALM
RARELY AVAILABLE FOR SALE

This single trunk pinnate palm is from Brazil and Paraguay.  I think the most notable thing is that it doesn't overly tall.  Almost always, this species is under ten feet overall.  Rarely it is taller.  So, it might be perfect when you need a smaller tree.  It is super cold hardy and likes full sun.  Cold hardiness should be similar to the Pindo Palm, about 15 degrees F.  We have five gallon size available in limited numbers.  We haven’t offered this size of plants for about ten years.  These would be simple to mail order.  The tall habitat photo by TS at RPS shows a totally mature specimen.  The smaller plant was taken by me at a garden and supposedly was ten years old.


Regular price 5 gallon $145
Sale price this size $115

This Asian species of the Fishtail Palm is a suckering type and tolerates coastal part sun, or in very mild areas possible full sun.  It is native to SE Asia and India.  It does sucker and has bipinnate leaves.  It is cold hardy to about 28 degrees F.  Mature height is about 25 feet if well grown.  It can also be used as a patio or interior palm. 

Regular price five gallon $135
Sale price five gallon $85

CARYOTA URENS
THE GIANT MOUNTAIN FISHTAIL
FAST GROWING - SUPER TALL

Caryota urens is a tall single trunk monocarpic palm species native to Asia.  It is fast growing and can get to a height of 70 feet.  It is definitely a canopy-forming palm species.  Leaves a green and leaflets are premorse (jagged at their ends).  Some people love the grandeur of these palms.  Trunks are tan, ringed and about 16 inches diameter on average.  It will get taller and more quickly get there than almost any other palm in your garden.  They want full sun and, especially if inland, plenty of water.  Because they are monocarpic (flower and then die), one needs a plant that is near death to get seeds.  This occurs rarely.  We were able to germinate seeds from such a plant.  I’ve not had seedlings for six to eight years.  They are on their first or second leaf and can be mail ordered within the U.S. easily.  Seeds haven't been available for years and this is the first time we've offered young plants for ten years.

Regular price one gallon and band size $65
Sale price these sizes $50

Regular price 2 gallon $85
Sale price 2 gallon $65

Regular price 36 inch box height 12 feet $785
Sale price this single 36 inch box $625

CHAMAEDOREA ADSCENDENS
SUPER RARE UNDERSTORY PALM WITH SATIN SHEEN TO LEAFLETS
DWARF SPECIES - SUPER DIFFICULT TO FIND

This is a solitary trunk dwarf species from Guatemala and Belize.  It was only introduced into the trade in the past two decades.  Stems are thin and a white-tan color.  Leaves are blue green with an iridescent sheen.  Leaves are pinnate and sometimes simple, especially when young.  Height of this palm is usually under three feet, but plants in the wild have been reported to be five to six feet.  It is cold hardy to about a freeze and prefers filtered light.  Planting in small colonies is very attractive.  This species is almost impossible to find.  We got our seeds from a famous botanist, so I know they are correctly produced without hybridization.  The seedlings on sale have four leaves and are two years old.  They can easily be mail ordered.  They’d make a great interior or patio plant as well.

Regular price band size $75
Sale price band size $57.50

CHAMAEDOREA ARENBERGIANA
THIN TRUNK TROPICAL PINNATE PALM
UNDERSTORY FILTERED LIGHT

This single trunk species is from Mexico and Central America.  It is pinnate like other Chamaedoreas with a trunk diameter of an inch or a bit more.  The leaves a five feet long with wide leaflets and prominent drip tips.  The trunks are dark green and prominent trunk rings are present.  Low temperatures tolerated are about to a freeze and this species likes filtered light.  Mature height is about ten feet. 

Regular price 15 gallon $245
Sale price 15 gallon $195

CHAMAEDOREA WOODSONIANA
TALL, THICK TRUNK, BEAUTIFUL GREEN PINNATE PALM
DOES BEST IN SHADE – STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL

CHAMAEROPS HUMILIS VULCANO
SUPER RARE & HARD TO FIND DWARF & COLD HARDY FAN PALM
USUALLY UNDER SIX FEET TALL MATURE - BLUE TO GREEN LEAVES

Chamaerops humilis is not, by iteself, a rare palm species.  But, the super small variety (vulcano) is hard to find and tends to cost much more than the standard form.  The main items that make Vulcano different are it's very small palmate leaves, the absence of significant spines on the leaf stems and its small mature size.  For decades I've been aware of the diversity in appearance of Chamaerops humilis.  There have always been plants in gardens that are quite tall - up to twenty feet.  In contrast, there have always been super dwarf forms around.  And, leaf color has been variably seen as green, blue or something in-between.  By report in Northern Africa, there are indigenous varieties that are very small.  About a decade ago we started to see offerings of this "vulcano" variety. This variety is super cold hardy to about 15 degrees or colder.  It wants full sun.  Mature photo by Martin Gibbons, Palm Centre UK.

COCCOTHRINAX BARBADENSIS
MEDIUM SIZED, NARROW TRUNK
VERY "CUTE PALM" WITH GREEN OR SILVER GREEN LEAVES

DICTYOSPERMA FURFURACEUM
NOW KNOWN AS DICTYOSPERMA ALBUM VARIETY CONJUGATUM
SMALLER SPECIES, WHITE-SILVER CROWN SHAFT
NEAR EXTINCT IN THE WILD

Among taxonomists, Dictyosperma is known as a "monotypic" genus.  This means there is only one species.  Older varietal names such as "rubrum" and "furfuraceum" are out.  Now the taxonomist say there are three varieties of Dictyosperma album - and the prior variety called "rubrum" apparently is grouped with the aureum present type variety.

Currently there are three varieties of D. album:

Dictyosperma album variety album
Dictyosperma album variety aureum
Dictyosperma album variety conjugatum

What we've known as D. furfuraceum is now called D. album variety conjugatum.  This is the smallest species of the group and gets to mature heights of ten to fifteen feet.  It's from Round Island.  Reports are that it is critically endangered with only a few plants remaining in the wild.  It has a definite white powdery color to leaf stems and to the crown shaft.

It's near impossible to find the Dictyosperma conjugatum for sale.  Previously we had some old specimens but those are long gone. We're offering you plants in 2 gallon pots presently on special.  Only a few are left for sale.  The great garden photos are by Tim Rann

Regular price 2 gallon $100
Sale price 2 gallon $80

DYPSIS ARENARUM
THE SAND PALM - ANOTHER RARE DYPSIS SPECIES
SIMILAR TO DYPSIS LUTESCENS BUT WITH WHITE CROWN SHAFT
RED COLOR ON NEW LEAF STEMS

This thin trunked suckering palm is native to Madagascar where, in the northeastern area, it lives close to the sandy beaches.  Thus the common name.  It has green curved leaves with small leaflets.  The tubular crown shaft is white and the thin trunk is ringed.  It is distinguished from the Areca Palm by it's reddish petioles and blue-green leaflets.  It typically forms a clump of four to five individual plants.  It tolerates coastal sun and is cold hardy in the mid to upper 20's F.  It is as rare species.  We rarely have it for sale.  The garden photos are by TS at RPS.

Regular price 5 gallon $155
Sale price 5 gallon $115

DYPSIS HETEROMORPHA
HIGHLAND SUGAR CANE PALM
MEDIUM SIZED SUCKERING PALM FROM MADAGASCAR
TRISTICHOUS ARRANGEMENT OF THE LEAVES

This relatively recent introduction to the palm market is from Madagascar.  It is a suckering palm that gets to a height of about twelve feet with 4 inch thick trunks.  Leaves are green, keeled and recurved at their ends.  The proximal leaf stems and the crown shaft are covered with red colored hairs.  Leaflets are thin and prominently veined.  It is a sun palm along the coast and has a cold hardiness below a freeze, probably into the upper twenties F.  Most enthusiasts have found this palm to be a good grower.  The garden specimen below is from the garden of Matt Bradford, La Mesa, CA.  All photos by him.  The 5 gallon plants were repotted from 1g into 5g well over 2 years ago.

DYPSIS LAFAZAMANGA
SUCKERING PALM FROM MADAGASCAR
DARKLY SPECKLED CROWN SHAFT – SILVER CROWN SHAFT

DYPSIS PLUMOSA
RARE THIN TRUNK MADAGASCAR PALM
MEDIUM SIZE, FULL SUN

This is a rare single trunk pinnate palm from Madagascar that gets to a mature height of about twenty feet and has a silver crown shaft.  Leaves are "fluffy" (plumose) and the canopy is not large.  Mature height about 15 feet.  It has reasonable cold hardiness to the low 20's F. and takes full coastal sun.  We are putting our 15g size on sale - height about 10 feet in the pot.  We also have a few multiples.  First garden photo by TS RPS.

Regular price 5 gallon $145
Sale price 5 gallon $110

Regular price 15 gallon $245
Sale price 15 gallon $195

This species of single trunk, "non-crown shafted" pinnate palm is native to medium elevations on Lord Howe Island.  At one time is was possible to import seeds of this desirable palm along with Hedyscepe and Lepidorrhachis.  Because of conservation laws, the island can no longer legally export seeds or seedlings.  This has created a shortage of the more rare species from this locality.   Howea belmoreana is different from the Howea forsteriana (classic Kentia Palm) as it has curved leaves and an umbrella-shaped crown.  It also might be a bit more cold hardy.  It prefers filtered light or a little sun inland and can take more sun right on the coast.  Cold tolerance is about 24 degrees F. 

KENTIOPSIS PYRIFORMIS
SUPER RARE SINGLE TRUNK PINNATE PALM
NATIVE TO NEW CALEDONIA
THIN TRUNK - VERY ELEGANT

This is a single trunk, crown shafted pinnate palm native to New Caledonia.  Many feel it's the prettiest species of this genus.  It gets to a height of about 40 feet or more and has a thin trunk.  Leaves are upright, green and arched.  They are keeled and green in color.  The crown shaft is a copper color, covered with a white wax.  It can be grown in some sun, depending on where you live.  It's probably best to start it in bright filtered light and let it work its way into overhead sun.  Growth rate is good, comparable or faster than K. oliviformis.  Cold tolerance is down to about a freeze.  This is an extremely difficult species to find for sale nowadays.  I am offering our 5 gallon size on Special.  This is followed by a habitat photo by TS at RPS.

Regular price 5 gallon $145
Sale price 5 gallon $110 

PARAJUBAEA TORALLYI - THE SOUTH AMERICAN "COCONUT PALM"
TALL SINGLE TRUNK PINNATE PALM FROM SOUTH AMERICA WITH GOOD COLD TOLERANCE
PRESENTLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AVAILABLE

POLYANDROCOCOS CAUDESCENS
AKA ALLAGOPTERA CAUDESCENS
MEDIUM TO LARGE PINNATE PALM
SILVER BACK TO THE LEAVES 

This is a single trunk species from Brazil.  Polyandrococos is a monotypic genus with only one species.  More recently a taxonomist grouped it with Allagoptera. Its height is variable, depending on conditions.  However, some trees can get up to thirty feet tall.  The trunk is medium sized, about twelve inches thick, with no crown shaft.  The leaves are eight to ten feet long and very silver underneath. It also has gorgeous clusters or orange colored (mature) seeds that are the color of orange sherbet ice cream.  This is a very rare plant and hard to find. 

Prestoea is a genus that is very closely related to another palm genus, Euterpe.  It is found in the Caribbean, Central and South America.  Essentially all Euterpe are crown shafted palms.  Many of the Prestoea are not.  There are also distinctions between the flowers of these two genera.  Also, many of the Prestoea are suckering.  But, there is one that is single trunk.  This is Prestoea montana, native to mountainous areas of Puerto Rico.  The hallmarks of this species are its wide and very shiny green leaves, its somewhat slender trunk and its overall beautiful appearance.  Plant heights can reach forty feet or more.  This species should be grown in part day sun or filtered light.  I'd estimate its cold tolerance is down to about a freeze or a bit less.  Note that this species has historically been known as "Prestoea montana" but in more recent years has been considered a variety of P. acuminata.

PRITCHARDIA MUNROII
ANOTHER MEDIUM SIZED GREEN HAWAIIAN FAN PALM
RARE, ENDANGERED EASY TO GROW

Many folks like plants that don't have a super thick trunk and don't get too tall.  Such is the case with this species.  Ravenea glauca is native to Madagascar, has a thin six inch trunk and gets to a height of about 25 feet.  Leaves are green and leaf stems are un-armed.  Some people consider this palm to be like a large Pygmy Date but without the spines!  It is a full sun plant in most areas and cold hardy to the upper teens to low 20's F.  Growth rate is pretty good.  It is a very durable plant and easy to grow.  Limited availability.

Regular price 1 gallon $75
Sale price this size $60

Well grown, the Majesty Palm is a very attractive and fast growing palm from Madagascar.  It got a bad rap initially because people didn't water them enough and rarely fed them.  This resulted in bleached out leaf color and anemic appearing palms.  But, given adequate water and a balanced fertilizer with mircroelements, they are easy to grow and look great.  Mature height is over 40 feet.  The trunk is clean and tapers as you look up the trunk.  Leaf color is green and leaves are un-armed.  Cold tolerance is into the twenties F.  Full sun along the coast is preferred.  They can be used as an interior palm.

RHAPIS MULTIFIDA
A RARE TYPE OF LADY PALM
NARROW STEMS AND LEAFLETS
ONE OF THE BEST PALMS FOR INSIDE
GREAT GARDEN PLANT AS WELL

I haven't been able to offer this superior fan palm as they have not been available for over five years.  But, we do have one or two very old plants that we were holding in stock and have decided to sell.  This is a very rare type of Lady Palm.  This species is from China and is often mistaken for Rhapis humilus.  But, it is a smaller species, getting to about 8 feet tall whereas humilus gets about twice as tall.  It performs well inside the home or office and also is quite easy to grow outside in filtered light.  The stems of multifida are much more attractive than the common Lady Palm, Rhapis excelsa.  It also carries more leaflets per leaf than the Lady Palm and is overall a more attractive plant.  The leaflets are narrow and come to a point like Rhapis humilus.  Side by side, the majority of our customers prefer the Rhapis multifida to the Rhapis excelsa.  Cold hardiness is into the mid-twenties or lower, F.  Outdoors, this species prefers filtered light.   One must be careful not to give Rhapis too much fertilizer or leaf burn may occur.  WE have two sizes available that we're putting on Sale. 

RHOPALOSTYLIS CHEESEMANII
MEDIUM SIZED - GRACEFUL & BEAUTIFUL PALM
SINGLE TRUNK – NICE GREEN CROWN SHAFT

Of the Shaving Brush Palm family, this is the hardest one to find.  And, many think it's the prettiest and most desirable species.  Some consider it to be a variety of R. baueri.  We like to consider it a species.  Native to Raoul Island, an island well off the eastern side of New Zealand, this species has a medium sized trunk and reaches a height of twenty five feet.  The crown shaft is gorgeous but not as swollen as R. sapida.  I have some customers who report the crown shaft being a purple color.  On younger plants the leaf stems may shown colors of red to purple.  With age they are a brown-green.  Leaves are green and arching.  Trunks are prominently ringed.  It will take coastal sun or part day sun.  Some grow it in strong filtered light.  Far inland it needs protection from full sun.  Growth rate is slow to medium.  We’re putting n two sizes on Sale.   The last photo is c/o cloudforest website.

Regular price 5 gallon $155
Sale price 5 gallon $115

Regular price 15 gallon $245
Sale price 15 gallon $195

RHOPALOSTYLIS SAPIDA 
THE SHAVING BRUSH PALM OR FEATHER DUSTER PALM
A SUPERIOR PALM WITH BULGING CROWN SHAFT

Plain and simply put, this is a superior and great palm for Southern California.  It is fairly cold hardy and the only thing you have to decide is how much sun to give it.  Up to about eight miles from the ocean, it tolerates full sun.  Further inland it needs part day sun.  Far inland requires filtered light.  Cold tolerance is into the low 20's F.  This species is an easy grow up in the SF Bay area.  This species is most known for it's large, bulging crown shaft and upright leaves.  The crown of leaves is "V-shaped" as shown on large specimens below.  Maximum height is about 30 feet.  Growth rate is slow, especially when young.  I've found that I can't get a vertically trunked plant in a 24 inch box no matter how long I grow it.  To get trunk, this species really has to be in the ground.  Native habitat is New Zealand.  The only size we have presently are band sized seedling.  But, do check out our Rhopalostyllis sapida hybrids further below.  .

Regular price band size $65
Sale price band size $50

ROYSTONEA BORINQUENA
PERHAPS A MORE COLD HARDY ROYAL PALM
DIFFICULT TO FIND – BUT SEEDLINGS NOW AVAILABLE

During the winter of 2007 when we had a severe cold spell, I came to find that this species or Royal Palm seemed to possess more cold hardiness than Roystonea regia and others that are more commonly seen.   Our area got down to about 25 degrees F.  An enthusiast about a mile from the nursery said his R. regias were totally burned but the Roystonea borninquena went untouched.  Because of this I pursued seeds and grew more.  We've sold a lot of this beautiful palm since then and have gotten similar reports.  This species is native to Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and a few other islands.  You'll note the absence of the super swollen base often seen with other species.  It likes full sun, enjoys ample water and can get to heights over forty feet.  More recently, availability has been less plentiful, but we plan to carry them as much as we can.  Shown here are mature specimens of this species.  In recent times we've had no seeds available until recently and presently can offer band sized seedlings

Regular price band size $65
Sale price band size $52 (very limited numbers)

SYAGRUS KELLYANA
SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED PINNATE PALM
A RARE AND SMALLER ALTERNATIVE TO THE QUEEN PALM
FULL CROWN OF GREEN LEAVES

This single trunk Syagrus is native to Brazil and only gets to heights of ten to twenty feet.  The trunk is thin and clean over time.  Leaves are somewhat plumose and green.  Fruits are fairly large and yellow in color.  Some comment that is is similar to S. picrophylla.  It is a full sun palm with an, as of yet, unknown cold tolerance.  I suspect it'll go into the twenties for sure.  It is a newly introduced species so there's little cultural information.  Note on the mature palm pictures that the leaves down go much below the spherical circle of crown leaves.  I find this very appealing.  I’m offering 5 gallon plants on special.  They are hug for their pots.  This is a very rare species to find.  Mature plant photo below is by Paul Craft - PalmNut.

TERMS OF THIS SALE:

THIS SALE ENDS SATURDAY, 9 DECEMBER, 2023
 
•  Full payment must be received for plants to be held by nursery.  No "rain checks".  All major credit cards, cash or checks accepted.
•  Items paid for can be held at nursery and shipped when weather permits.
•  Discount does not apply to special order plants or plant material located for customer from other sources
•  Discounts do not apply to shipping and handling or to sales tax that may be due
•  Discount does not apply to material provided by associate growers.  This includes "crane size" plants/special orders
•  Any unusually long periods of holding plants must be authorized by Jungle Music.
•  Discount does not apply to any other specials or previously purchased plants prior to this Sale
•  No "double discounts" of any sort
•  For mail orders or deliveries, any shipping or delivery costs are not included in plant specials and would be added if needed.
•  Some species are in limited supply.  When stock is not available, any particular sale item may be removed from the Sale without warning or posting.
 •  No guarantees or warranties of any sort are offered on survivability of a given species in Customer's locality.
•  We are not responsible for any typographical, identification or photographic errors.  But, we do apologize if any are found.
•   Almost everything offered in this sale can be shipped or delivered.  Rates depend on items and your locality.  Shipping or delivery may need to be delayed depending on weather.
• For plant guaranties, refunds, company policies and shipping, see "Warranties, Refunds and Company Policies" page at this website.