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Really good looking palm, Tim. Here's another Hawaii entry - my quartet, planted September 2013. Photoed from my third-story balcony.

A rather fast growing majestic Syagrus with stiff dark green leaves. Ripe fruit is yellow and the size of golf balls. These have got to be in the 30 foot range. (10m) Always loaded with seed. Tim

Such a beautiful Syagrus Tim, my favorite. The crown has its own unique look. Yours looks amazing. Been growing one from a little seedling via Floribunda since 2006 or so. It’s grown steadily, although a bit unevenly since then. Occasionally battling nutrient, deficiencies and such. But it’s finally on its way, having developed about 3 feet of nice swollen trunk and that wonderful looking crown.

Yeah that was my original guess before these latest photos. I’ve only ever seen a handful of Reinhardtia p in my life but I feel like the fronds don’t match and probably the trunk girth too. The leaflets on this palm look to be held at a strong V from the rachis which was one of the things that made me think Carpoxylon. Would be really interesting to see if the old leaf bases could be removed. It certainly is strange for Carpoxylon to hold on like this but in other palms this can be climate/environmental related.

I don't know enough about Reinhardtia paiewonskiana to rule it out, but with the additional photos of the swollen base this surely looks like a Carpoxylon macrospermum with a strange habit of holding on to its old leaf sheaths.

Everything in the picture was planted by hand circa 2018-2019. New zoysia sod just went in a month ago. Love my little tropical garden! (SW Florida Zone 10b) JD

Hi Kyle, I do not know what causes the yellowing of specifically madagascariensis, but I do know adding lots of compost and lava rock for drainage in my clay hillside soils has helped all my palms and plants put on deeper green hues/ solid growth. The areas of the side yard I have been slower to add compost and drainage rock, has slower growing plants with more tip burn/ nutritional issues etc. I am a believer in developing the overall soil health, and dynamism to get the best looking plants which often means lots of leaf drop and litter that other folks might find less attractive etc. Every year or two I will do a big order of compost and mulch to cover the front and back yard, but this year I swapped out the organic mulch for draining 3/4 lava rock. Hope it helps with opening up my clay soils, but it also looks great against the green fronds!

OMG, now that’s one immersive PRA! Palms, tropicana, and lubrication, nuthin Nerdy about that! Tim

Thanks Richard 😎 Jonathan……I’ll remember that snarky remark. Bret, what a chunk! I remember those huge entire leaves when I first planted them and then they exploded. I have never fertilized or sprayed them which is a bonus. Tim

Beautiful as usual, lucky Hawaii growers!

He was a busy host.. Notice how he seamlessly folded the mule palm into his deck!

Lastly, and a bit off-topic, Randall told me several months ago that he was relocating some palms in his backyard so that he could make a tiki hut. I’m thinking of something like maybe an outdoor barbecue/ bar area, open air, with a thatched roof. Ah no.. His attention to detail was absolutely unbelievable. Beyond words, enjoy..