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Indoors the plant requires bright, indirect light.Male and female plants are required for fertileseed production. Height: 6m (20ft) Width: 2m(6ft). Conservation status: vulnerable.Rhopalostylis baueri (Kermadec Island NikauPalm): When mature this palm has a swollencrown-shaft, upright leaves, and broad leaflets,thereby giving the appearance of a shuttlecock.When young it can be kept indoors. When olderit can be kept in a very sheltered garden where itwill require rich soil. It requires protection if thetemperature drops below the freezing point.Single plants are capable of producing fertile seed.Height: 7.5m (25ft) Width: 3m (9ft).Conservation status: rare.Rhopalostylis sapida (Nikau Palm, FeatherDuster Palm): R.sapida comes from New Zealandand the Chatham Islands, and is the mostsoutherly naturally occurring palm. It grows inwet forests, often in poorly lit situations. Plantsneed shady, moist conditions and protection fromsunlight until they are about five years old. Whenlarger, R.sapida is suitable for cultivation outdoorsin a cool temperate climate. It is best suited to acool and moist position in a sheltered gardenwhere it will require protection if the temperaturedrops below about 3°C. Single plants are capableof producing fertile seed. Height: 7.5m (25ft)Width: 3m (9ft). Conservation status:indeterminate.Palm Trees of Lake Geneva...continued from page 5at the beginning of the season, in large holesthat are deep and well drained.I went to Ticino in May in search of a newJubaea. Unfortunately, as the large specimens arerare and much in demand, I came back homewith empty hands. Finally, with the help of thePalm Centre (thank you Martin!) I received amuch wished-for Jubaea in July that Iimmediately planted it in the garden, in a large,deep hole with well draining soil. The nextautumn, my wife gave me a second Trachycarpusthat measured 180cm. Though I was anxious tohave it in the ground, I'd learned my lesson, anddecided to keep it in its pot for the first winter.For extra caution, I used rain protection andmulch on the Jubaea to help it through its firstwinter. The first Trachycarpus remained withoutprotection. Luckily, the winter of 1999-2000 wasless cold with -8°C and the Jubaea and theTrachycarpus are in good health.My last acquisitions are a Brahea armata of160cm and a Butia yatay. The Brahea was plantedin the garden at the end of March in a very sandysoil. Like others, I am surprised by its speed ofgrowth. At the end of May, it had alreadyproduced a whole leaf. I also have many youngplants: Brahea armata, Chamaerops humilis,Sabal minor, Washingtonia filifera, Jubaeachilensis, Syagrus romanzoffiana, Phoenixcanariensis, Trachycarpus fortunei, T. takil andT. latisectus. My goal is to try acclimating Phoenixtheophrasti and Parajubaea torallyi, which seemto me particularly interesting.page 12