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What's your best Fan Palm Tree?

Guest Patrick Palms

By Guest Patrick Palms
in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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What's your best Fan Palm Tree  

62 members have voted

  1. 1. Best Fan Palm Trees

    • Acoelorraphe Wrightii
      1
    • Arenga Hookeriana
      1
    • Bismarckia Nobilis
      14
    • Borassus Sambiranensis
      2
    • Chuniophoenix Hainanensis
      2
    • Colpothrinax Cookii
      0
    • Corypha Umbraculifera
      11
    • Copernicia Fallaense
      14
    • Chamaerops Humilis
      2
    • Coccothrinax Crinita
      4
    • Hyphaene Coriacea
      0
    • Pritchardia Lanigera
      1
    • Pritchardia Beccariana
      3
    • Sabal Bermudana
      1
    • Sabal Mauritiiformis
      3
    • Schippia Concolor
      1
    • Trachycarpus Fortunei
      1
    • Washingtonia Robusta
      1

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peachy Grand Master

peachy

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None on the list are growing in my garden, so I selected Corypha umbraculifera. I saw some monsters in Costa Rica, and they are monumentally impressive when trunking. (See post #12 in this link: http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=12056) The only fan palms in my garden are Coccothrinax argentea and fragrans, Rhapis humilis, a variegated Rhapis, and Licuala ramsayi.

What ? No red latan ? Such a philistine :mrlooney:

Peachy

You're asking me to torture red Latania in my cold, wicked little garden? You have a cruel streak, Peachy. :mrlooney:

They are surprisingly cold hardy. Mine have never been touched by frost and there have been 2 bad ones since I bought the first reddy. My smaller one made it through this winter very happily and it did go below freezing several times. I thought the smaller one may be more delicate as it is really really red, all over. People often say what an unusual dracaena !! The cant believe its a red palm. I know they can grow in Sydney and that isnt exactly the warmest of places in winter. If I was truly cruel I would put a photo of it as my avatar, invest in gillette shares and wait for the wrist slashings to begin.

Peachy

I came. I saw. I purchased

 

 

27.35 south.

Warm subtropical, with occasional frosts.

Kris Grand Master

Kris

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so hard to choose...my Coryphas & Copernicias are amazing...but hard to beat my Big Borassus

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and this pic is a few years old

Dear Mike :)

That's impressive ! :greenthumb: Till now i have not come across this variety here,since our borassus looks lot like a washy in respect to their throns arrangement in their fronds.

Thanks for that big sized visual,and iam fully impressed... :winkie:

Love,

kris :)

love conquers all..

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Patrick Veteran

Patrick

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Bismarkia is nice, but my best where I live is my Livistona decora.

Oakley, California

55 Miles E-NE of San Francisco, CA

Solid zone 9, I can expect at least one night in the mid to low twenties every year.

Hot, dry summers. Cold, wet winters.

Patrick Palms Experienced

Patrick Palms

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Yes agree, Borassus just amazing.

Patrick Palms Experienced

Patrick Palms

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Saw a picture of the Pritchardia Hillebrandii, nice looking palm.

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Patrick Palms Experienced

Patrick Palms

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also a nice looking Corypha Umbraculifera

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Patrick Palms Experienced

Patrick Palms

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And the Livistona Mariae

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Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Dear Patrick :)

Nice visuals... :) And the Talipots look intreasting ! :hmm:

Thanks & Love,

kris :)

love conquers all..

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Patrick Palms Experienced

Patrick Palms

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Kris

Just one question

How high does the Borassus grow?

Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Dear Patrick :)

Nice question,As california has washies,here in south india we have a similar looking palm by name borassus flabifier.Like washy filifera which puts out huge trunk even here we have borassus.F which is heavy trunking version and a weak looking version like washy robusta.

But the borassus.F both the varities are highly tropical palm and slow growing compared to the Washy robusta's.And the fruits of Borassus flabifier is highly edible and tastes terrefic too. :drool:

Now about the height they grow : 58 to 62 feet Maximum.And could die due to lightning strike.Since in south india we have similar climate to florida state climate but no cool or frost ever seen.

And this is a non clumping palm with a trunk diameter of about 36 inches but for the heavy version that i call as big mama would be twice of that size.

And all have a life expectency of about 120 to 130 years or so ! :rolleyes:

Here are some links for you to see & know more on this borassus.f palm..

Borassus flabellifer

Borassus Fruits...

I hope those links have answered all your questions in relation to that palms height & size dimensions... :hmm::)

Lots of love,

kris :)

love conquers all..

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Patrick Palms Experienced

Patrick Palms

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Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Dear Patrick :)

the list of palms that iam growing is big.those that i remember now is written..

Bismarkia,Caryota Mittis,royal,bottle,travellors,sabal _ many varities,washy filiferas,brahea armeta,Red latania,Yellow latania,oil palm,CIDP,date palms,livistona Roundifolia,Phoenix Theo,Nubiean desert palm,Coryphas_3 varities,fox tail,caryota,areca palms,phoenix sylversteris,phoenix rupi,P.robellini,copernica_alba,C.hospita,Med fan palm,Blue med fan,borassus falbifier.........

The list is big but most of the above palms are not mature specimens,some are in pots and some are in big industrial barrels.

If you visit our 'kris garden' thread you will see most of them,i think.

lots of love,

kris :)

love conquers all..

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Patrick Palms Experienced

Patrick Palms

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Patrick Palms Experienced

Patrick Palms

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A big thanks to everyone who took part in the poll. Its nice to see what fan palms members like best.

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