Pictures of a Roystonea Regia in Athens, Greece

[Phoenikakias]

2 hours ago, Apostolos05 said:

They are for sure archontophoenix if not cunninghamiana but i think because cunninghamiana is the toughest and easiest to find they must have put these. And of course it looks like cunninghamiana! I will get some photos as soon as possible. As for the water you might be right but because my countryhouse is a very windy area, I have spent hours studying every spieces wind resistance. Archontophoenix is one of the weakest one. Here is an alexandrae in a protected spot at my country house.

There are a couple dead away features of genuine cunninghamiana and and if only some of them are present in a specimen, then this is a hybrid. I own such a hybrid for example. Perhaps I post a pucture later today. 

[YorgosK]

Hello to everybody, I would like  to buy  some Cuban Royal palms for a hotel in Greece. Does anybody know any place to recommend where it iwould be possible to find plants of big size already (like the one at Voula)? Thanks in advance

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27 minutes ago, YorgosK said:

Hello to everybody, I would like  to buy  some Cuban Royal palms for a hotel in Greece. Does anybody know any place to recommend where it iwould be possible to find plants of big size already (like the one at Voula)? Thanks in advance

Try posting in the Palms/Plants Wanted area of the For Sale Forum - The Palm Exchange

[Phoenikakias]

10 hours ago, YorgosK said:

Hello to everybody, I would like  to buy  some Cuban Royal palms for a hotel in Greece. Does anybody know any place to recommend where it iwould be possible to find plants of big size already (like the one at Voula)? Thanks in advance

I doubt you will be able to find any in Greece of that size. Anyway you may give a try by Koukoutsakis nursery in Crete or order for an import  from Spain by Ioakimidis (Paradise Plants) or even better contact directly a big plant nursery in Spain, for example Eden Palm Garden.

To get an idea pictures posted by Eden Pam Garden in Facebook. But this project I can only imagin it would cost you a lot!

Edited April 11, 2023 by Phoenikakias

[southathens]

I was for a swim around Voula today and here are updated pics of the Royal!

 

[Alex High]

14 hours ago, Manos33 said:

I was for a swim around Voula today and here are updated pics of the Royal!

 

Looks really beautiful! Nice bulging trunk and very healthy. I love seeing more people planting royals in marginal/Mediterranean climates, I saw some beauties when I was in Lisbon and lots in Southern California, plus this one in San Jose in Northern California, which has quite similar winters to Athens, although cooler summers.

 

[Phoenikakias]

14 hours ago, Alex High said:

Looks really beautiful! Nice bulging trunk and very healthy. I love seeing more people planting royals in marginal/Mediterranean climates, I saw some beauties when I was in Lisbon and lots in Southern California, plus this one in San Jose in Northern California, which has quite similar winters to Athens, although cooler summers.

 

There is a baby one growing near Athens in an even more marginal climate. It has expanded so far the first leaf during current year and pushes up rapidly second one. Average temp is at least one degree less than in Voula.  All leaves of last year have brown tips but they still hold.

 

[southathens]

2 hours ago, Phoenikakias said:

There is a baby one growing near Athens in an even more marginal climate. It has expanded so far the first leaf during current year and pushes up rapidly second one. Average temp is at least one degree less than in Voula.  All leaves of last year have brown tips but they still hold.

 

Which area is this one?

[Phoenikakias]

1 hour ago, Manos33 said:

Which area is this one?

After Varkiza towards Sounion.

[bubba]

Great to see this iconic Palm being spread across the globe!

[Alex High]

On 7/2/2023 at 1:01 PM, Phoenikakias said:

There is a baby one growing near Athens in an even more marginal climate. It has expanded so far the first leaf during current year and pushes up rapidly second one. Average temp is at least one degree less than in Voula.  All leaves of last year have brown tips but they still hold.

 

It's looking really good, thanks for sharing! Keep planting those royals in Mediterranean/marginal climates!