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Palm ID please

pg6922

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pg6922 Community Regular

pg6922

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Again, at another job sight, I was talking to the home owner about his palms. He did not know the names of any of his palms other than the coconuts. He really had some nice specimens that are on rain irrigation only. He said a friend palnted it when when he first moved in.

This one caught my eye and I had never seen a palm like it. It had dypsis qualities, but I am not sure. The palm has been in the ground 7 years and the fronds tips reach about 10ft. Any ideas. Its a neat looking palm but looks like it will be many years before it starts to trunk. The dead gray palm fronds behind the mystery palm are from a phoenix roebelenii.

Location: Matlacha Island ,FL

Thanks,

Patrick

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Cape Coral,FL Southwest

Zone 10a

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Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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Oh no, I'm not touching this with a ten foot Polyandrococos.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

Matt in SD Veteran

Matt in SD

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I would guess that it's a Heterospathe elata. I'm sure some Florida experts will be able to confirm or deny this with some confidence.

Matt

San Diego

0.6 Acres of a south facing, gently sloped dirt pile, soon to be impenetrable jungle

East of Mount Soledad, in the biggest cold sink in San Diego County.

Zone 10a (I hope), Sunset 24

Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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I was thinking Heterospathe as well. Which one I don't know. Maybe deliculata, they get that lovely coloured new leaf. What a beauty!!!!

Best regards

Tyrone

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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My heterospathe elata are not that big yet... so can't compare apple with apple. But the new growth is the same colour...

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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Most likely H. elata. It's the most commonly grown specie within the genus. H. deliculata is a much smaller growing specie.

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

pg6922 Community Regular

pg6922

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Thanks guys,

I cant imagine how long it takes before it trunks much less gets to 50ft. I'm sure once it trunks, it probably picks up speed. Needless to say it is a fine specimen that I dont get to see regularly. It is nice to see it doing well here in zone 10a. It was in mostly shade.

Thanks again,

Patrick

Cape Coral,FL Southwest

Zone 10a

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cfkingfish Grand Master

cfkingfish

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Patrick-

Where in Matlacha was this? I was there yesterday on my way back to Miami.

Christian Faulkner

Venice, Florida - South Sarasota County.

www.faulknerspalms.com

 

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Rusty on Pine Is. Mentor

Rusty on Pine Is.

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Ah, not a Dipstick...no yard in Lee co. is safe from Patrick the Palm Finder....nice find.

Rusty Bell

Pine Island - the Ex-Pat part of Lee County, Fl , USA

Zone 10b, life in the subs!...except when it isn't....

pg6922 Community Regular

pg6922

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Patrick-

Where in Matlacha was this? I was there yesterday on my way back to Miami.

Christian,

The palm was south on Matlacha

Ave about half way down the road on the left. you can see the Matlacha boat ramp from the guys back yard.

Patrick

Cape Coral,FL Southwest

Zone 10a

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