what are the most famous palms on the forum ?

[trioderob]

what are the most famous palms on the forum ?

example : Dr Darians monster super decipiens & Jeff Marcus' monster white Dypsis

[paulgila]

are there really palms on this forum? i didnt know they could type.

[JEFF IN MODESTO]

what are the most famous palms on the forum ?

example : Dr Darians monster super decipiens & Jeff Marcus' monster white Dypsis

Strange as it may seem, I'd say the most single palm...

A palm that tourists visit, is the infamous Newport beach coconut.

Pauline Sullivans Dypsis decipiens is a close runner up.

jeff

[Gbarce]

That really tall Ceroxylon in California comes to mind. The one that people refer to as a landmark for the area.

[Walter John]

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• Daryl's Dypsis sp.215
  
• Chakoro's (Craig) Hydriastele ramsayi
  
• Mike Green's Marojejya darianii
  

The list goes on...

[Mandrew968]

The monster Borassus duo at Fairchild, that hurricane Andrew knocked over--they propped them back up and they are still very very famous

[Tomw]

This three headed Hyophorbe lagenicaulis at Montgomery Botanical Center in Miami is famous.

[Cindy Adair]

The Copernicias at Fairchild always inspire me, as well as the ones previously mentioned.

[Perito]

The Jubaeopsis caffra at the Catamaran Hotel.

[Eric in Orlando]

You beat me too it !! The Copernicia baileyana at Fairchild (the smaller blue palms are C. fallaensis)

[Nigel]

i would have said the most famous palms on the forum are Dicks bxj and BxP

[MattyB]

Don't forget Bo's 'Orange Crush' palms!

[Z4Devil]

Do you mean the most impressive / largest palms of the world or special palms to several users here?

[trioderob]

the Jub forest in mission bay

[DoomsDave]

Hmm.

That's a tough one.

I don't know if there's one most famous, but certainly a top 10 in no particular order:

1. Newport Beach Coconut

2. Pauleen's Dypsis decipiens

3. Pauleen's trio of Hedyscepe

4. The mass of Copies at Fairchild

5. Bo's Orange Crush Forest

6. Ken's Big-A'd Borassus at his ranch

7. The Jubaeaopsis at Hyatt Newporter

8. The Mule at the Huntington

9. The Hoopers' R. oleracea, when it was at the Hoopers' place.

These are palms that are just gabbled about, babbled over, and used again and again as examples of penultimate palm pulchritude by myself and others. They all have one thing in common: they are singular, and amazing, and your brain just keeps popping them back into your consciousness, again and again, even when you're trying to think of, say, petunias, horses or the cranky hanging judge.

So, I come up with 9. I'm sure there are more.

[JD in the OC]

Jeff Marcus' Lemurophoenix (Dr. Dransfield has dubbed "the most impressive species in Madagascar")

[Jastin]

Jeff Marcus' Lemurophoenix (Dr. Dransfield has dubbed "the most impressive species in Madagascar")

How old is this picture?

I found this online...definitely the all time for me.

[aussiearoids]

Purple crownshaft Royal somewhere ??? that does it for me

[Cedric]

hmmmm I impress easily

Edited February 3, 2012 by Cedric

[mlovecan]

Purple crownshaft Royal somewhere ??? that does it for me

I thought of those Royals in Santa Cruz Tenerriffe also. As well as the awesome variegated CIDP - I thought also in Teneriffe.

[Cindy Adair]

You beat me too it !! The Copernicia baileyana at Fairchild (the smaller blue palms are C. fallaensis)

Thanks for the photo. I really need to get back there.... I have my tiny C. fallaensis (at least it was alive last November) because of seeing these palms but I do "need" more. Those of you in Florida are so lucky to have such a wonderful botanical gardens in the area!

[sarasota alex]

Hmm.

That's a tough one.

I don't know if there's one most famous, but certainly a top 10 in no particular order:

1. Newport Beach Coconut

2. Pauleen's Dypsis decipiens

3. Pauleen's trio of Hedyscepe

4. The mass of Copies at Fairchild

5. Bo's Orange Crush Forest

6. Ken's Big-A'd Borassus at his ranch

7. The Jubaeaopsis at Hyatt Newporter

8. The Mule at the Huntington

9. The Hoopers' R. oleracea, when it was at the Hoopers' place.

These are palms that are just gabbled about, babbled over, and used again and again as examples of penultimate palm pulchritude by myself and others. They all have one thing in common: they are singular, and amazing, and your brain just keeps popping them back into your consciousness, again and again, even when you're trying to think of, say, petunias, horses or the cranky hanging judge.

So, I come up with 9. I'm sure there are more.

To that I would add the last Hyophorbe amaricaulis

[Tassie_Troy1971]

My take is

Pauleen sulivan's

Dypsis decipiens , Leppidorachis moreana , ceroxylon ventricosum .

Darold Petty's

Ceroxylon parvifrons - amazing when seen in person !

Pogobob's

Big 33 yr old Hedyscepe canterburyana

Chatham Island Rhopalostylis sapida

Gary levine's

Jubaea x syagrus an up and coming famous palm !

Pedro 65

Cyphokentia macrostachya

and the most contoversial

Purple crownshaft Rhopalostylis

[ron@springhammock]

Tahina spectabilis

[BS Man about Palms]

My Dypsis sp BigCurley/prestoniana/whatever is famous in my heart...

[Moose]

Lets not forget the Phoenix dactylifera germinated from 2,000+ year old seed ...

[trioderob]

SOME NICE PALMS............. :blink

Edited February 5, 2012 by trioderob

[Manolitus]

the Jub forest in mission bay

How many Jub's in this forest ? This is damn impressive. Where is exactly Mission Bay ??

Manny

[velutina]

Where is exactly Mission Bay ??

Manny

Exactly? Well, 32.781086,-117.209511

http://g.co/maps/jqk3x

Edited February 5, 2012 by velutina

[Manolitus]

Where is exactly Mission Bay ??

Manny

Exactly? Well, 32.781086,-117.209511

http://g.co/maps/jqk3x

Now that's what I call EXACT.

So who was the genius that had the idea of planting all these Jubs, what 20-30 years ago ?! Any history on this ?

Freaking brilliant. I did NOT see anything like this in Chile, where they are from !!!??????

Manny

[Don Little]

Jeff Marcus' Lemurophoenix (Dr. Dransfield has dubbed "the most impressive species in Madagascar")

How old is this picture?

I found this online...definitely the all time for me.

WOW!!! That's got my vote, now just need a pic with the new frond and the beautiful crown shaft and trunk rings

[tikitiki]

These palms are the reason I'm here. I came across a pic of these on accident and it led me here. Up until then I had no idea there was anyone else out there with my love of palms much less this many. So a big thanks goes out to Bo and these palms. I have yet to aquire one so they are bitter sweet.

Don't forget Bo's 'Orange Crush' palms!

[tikitiki]

A close second for me. ( maybe because I have one, a small one, very small.)

Jeff Marcus' Lemurophoenix (Dr. Dransfield has dubbed "the most impressive species in Madagascar")

How old is this picture?

I found this online...definitely the all time for me.

[bgl]

These palms are the reason I'm here. I came across a pic of these on accident and it led me here. Up until then I had no idea there was anyone else out there with my love of palms much less this many. So a big thanks goes out to Bo and these palms. I have yet to aquire one so they are bitter sweet.

Don't forget Bo's 'Orange Crush' palms!

Tom,

Thanks a lot! I hope you'll be able to get a few and that they will do well for you!

Bo-Göran

PS. And the Lemurophoenix is definitely one of my favorites as well!

[Tassie_Troy1971]

[Takil-Explorer]

Anyone growing Corypha umbraculifera? I saw them in habitat a month ago near Yana, north east of Kumta in northern Karnataka state, India. About 500 adult ones I saw there, 3 with flowers. Leaves up to 350 cm in diameter and petioles of about 580 cm! Surely one of the biggest palms in the world! And easy accesible from Kumta. Just with a local bus for 20 rupias! And plenty buses there!

Those Corypha look very similair to Tahina spectabilis. There must be some relationship as South-western India was ones connected to Madagascar millions of years ago.

Alexander

[Kumar]

Alexander, I have a Corypha umbraculifera that I bought as a two leaf strap seedling a year ago. Immediately after I potted it, both the leaves died. I didn't need the pot and so left it there (to rot in peace) and after a year it has regrown three new strap leaves and looks great. It's slow but still faster than my C. humilis which is frozen in time. I can already feel the baby teeth on the petioles.

I think Kris has one, whose growth is meticulously documented on Palmtalk.

[Rafael]

My take is

Pauleen sulivan's

Dypsis decipiens , Leppidorachis moreana , ceroxylon ventricosum .

Darold Petty's

Ceroxylon parvifrons - amazing when seen in person !

Pogobob's

Big 33 yr old Hedyscepe canterburyana

Chatham Island Rhopalostylis sapida

Gary levine's

Jubaea x syagrus an up and coming famous palm !

Pedro 65

Cyphokentia macrostachya

and the most contoversial

Purple crownshaft Rhopalostylis

I subscribe this choice and also the big curley from Bill!

[pogobob]

I ate another one of my "famous palms" the other day

[Takil-Explorer]

Kumar,

A town like Bombay should have plenty Corypha umbraculifera in parks. Neither did I see it in botanical gardens in India like the ones in Calcutta and Pondicherry. Well offcourse some people in India grow it, but only a few it seems. Gardening in general seems to be less populair in India then in a country like Thailand. In Thailand people grow a lot of lotuses, in India none. While its the national flower!

Well gardeining is a hobby of mine so then you notice those differences in countries.

Have not seen a single one. In Rio de Janeiro they have planted them however, seen it there for the first time in flower.

Alexander