The Bottle Palm - SoCal Style

[NatureGirl]

I’m hoping this is the year that they start pollinating themselves, or at the very least let the spindle palm 15 ft away or so do it!

[Brett in Mission Viejo]

18 hours ago, MattyB said:

Here it is today.  4' of clear trunk and you can see lump on the internodes that will eventually turn into the flowers.

A very nice So Cal Bottle! I note it is growing in some overhead shade. Mine is also growing under some overhead canopy and has a sight curve in the trunk as if it is looking for more light. I have a smaller Spindle just to the right. Hoping to get some hybrid seeds one day!

 

[SouthernCATropicals]

Is this a bottle palm? There’s a good amount of these more tropical palm trees in north park sd but I’m not good at identifying palm trees 

[John2468]

42 minutes ago, SouthernCATropicals said:

Is this a bottle palm? There’s a good amount of these more tropical palm trees in north park sd but I’m not good at identifying palm trees 

I don’t think so, to me it looks like a mature Ravenea Rivularis.

[Silas_Sancona]

12 minutes ago, John2468 said:

I don’t think so, to me it looks like a mature Ravenea rivularis.

^ X 2 for Majesty Palm.