Roebellini on steroids?

[pq_bob]

There is a palm in my new neighborhood with several tropical looking, and gracefully curving trunks. It is about 25 feet tall and the diameter of the trunks near the bottom is about the same as a phoenix roebellini and the trunk has a bigger diameter near the top.

Is it a phoenix roebellini hybrid? The photo doesn't do justice to this palm.

[DoomsDave]

Hi, PQ!

That looks like a Phoenix reclinata. There are many variants of it, some much heavier and coarser than others.

That said, it could be a hybrid as well, since it looks much too big to be a pure roebelinii.

See if you can get a picture of the bases of the trunk.

Reclinatas and roebleeniis have different trunks

[Kumar]

That's an impressive specimen - I'd like to agree with you Bob, but logic dictates that it isn't a roebellini..perhaps a hybrid with reclinata.

Edited July 10, 2011 by Kumar

[gyuseppe]

I would say phoenix reclinata x roebelenii

[BigFrond]

I would say phoenix reclinata x roebelenii

I believe you are correct.

[Firepalm]

I would say phoenix reclinata x roebelenii

That would be my guess as well since the trunks are too thin to be a pure Reclinata and the leaves appear too big and too stiff for a pure Roebelenii

[Stevetoad]

im going to say pure Phoenix Reclinata. ive seen a bunch with skinny trunks. if it were a hybrid id expect to see some robi traits, maybe so nobs on the trunk or more feathery leaves. im usually wrong though...

[Mandrew968]

Pure reclinata.