The perfect palm?

[markpeters77]

In contrast to chris.oz's "Ugly Palms" thread, I was wondering what people's idea of the perfect palm would be. I'm not meaning an existing species but which aspects of certain species would you put together to create your perfect palm? If anyone's good with photoshop, feel free to show us what it would look like too!

I'll start with the foliage of a Corypha opening with the red of a Chambeyronia, supported on the trunk of a Ceroxylon with a cone of Socratea stilt roots.

[BeaumontTropics]

That would be an unbelievable "mutant" palm. Should throw in the crownshaft of the dictyocaryum lamerickanium. Oh, and some coconuts should hang from the fronds of the corypha.

[Xenon]

Pinnate Palm: Veitchia joannis with Crystostachys crownshaft and Acrocomia aculeata trunk.

Palmate Palm: Bismarkia with Corypha trunk and Lodoicea frond shape.

Jonathan

[peachy]

A gorgeous plastic one that can pass for real.

Peachy

[Xenon]

A gorgeous plastic one that can pass for real.

Peachy

[nomolos]

A great fan palm Bismarckia leaf colour with Corphyas leaf dimension with copernica fallanese trunk and Pritchadia Thurstonii inflorescense

[tjwalters]

The Perfect Palm? That would be the trunking palm I could grow here in Z7 with no worries.

[markpeters77]

That would be an unbelievable "mutant" palm. Should throw in the crownshaft of the dictyocaryum lamerickanium. Oh, and some coconuts should hang from the fronds of the corypha.

After I posted, the Dictyocaryum crownshaft came to mind, so good call with that one!! Let's make them double coconuts actually

[quaman58]

Reminds me of Jack Black in the movie "Shallow Hal" explaining to Tony Robbins his idea of the perfect woman...

[Dundo]

Cocos nucifera able to survive in zone 9b, which produces freezing cold Pina Colada with chunks of ice inside the nuts.