Attalea funifera in South Florida

[Mandrew968]

In my opinion, the Piassava palm is the most interesting Attalea. Not only does it have a plumose leaf, but the fibers on the trunk give Coccothrinax crinita a run for it's money--neither of which is showing on my meager seedling... However, this palm is proving to be as neglect-loving as advertised! Here is my palm as first advertised...

[Kailua_Krish]

Very nice! My favorite Attalea is dubia... mainly because it survives in North Central Florida

[Mandrew968]

Now here it is a several months later, after our winter/dry season. I am very happy to have this rare palm in my garden, doing superbly.

[Ken Johnson]

Here is a bigger one on my farm.

[Danilopez89]

Nice Mandrew968! Was it hard to acquire? I dont think I've ever heard of anyone selling Attalea. Or maybe I've just never asked.

This one is growing in Palm Desert and seems to like our climate very much. In the near future I would to acquire one of these. (or more). Can you guys help identifying this one please.

[Danilopez89]

[Danilopez89]

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I've heard that this one is the biggest in California. Can anyone confirm?

[Josh-O]

Attaleas are certainly cool looking!! I'm hoping to get a couple in the ground this spring??

[Mandrew968]

Here is a bigger one on my farm.

Attalea, yes. Funifera, no. Pretty sure that's phalerata.

[Mandrew968]

Nice Mandrew968! Was it hard to acquire? I dont think I've ever heard of anyone selling Attalea. Or maybe I've just never asked.

This one is growing in Palm Desert and seems to like our climate very much. In the near future I would to acquire one of these. (or more). Can you guys help identifying this one please.IMG_2015022448676.jpgIMG_2015022431286.jpg

According to the experts, Attalea is a difficult genus to categorize as it's a genus "in current evolution"; there are many 'hybrids' documented in the wild and still many look very similar to one another. Having said that, Attalea cohune is the most common followed by butyracea. Attalea dubia is reputed to be the hardiest to colder environs.

[Danilopez89]

Cool! Thanks for the info Mandrew968. I need to get a hold of one and put it in the ground asap.

[Alicehunter2000]

Attalea dubia = +

Don't know why I always think of this when I see this palms Latin Name

[Mandrew968]

Neither do I. Seriously...

[Alicehunter2000]

Your not a big Pictionary fan I assume? even though I take it that your avatar means "To Beat a Dead Horse" .....guess that ought to be my avatar in this instance.

[Pedro 65]

Now here it is a several months later, after our winter/dry season. I am very happy to have this rare palm in my garden, doing superbly.

Lookn "real good" Andrew,keep us updated, Funifera is an Attalea I'd really like to have growing here, ( esp after seeing Gileno's pic of his) will you give the double adanonia the chop soon ?

Pete

[NApalm]

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Don't know why I always think of this when I see this palms Latin Name

Haha. Very funny

Edited February 27, 2015 by NApalm

[Mandrew968]

Now here it is a several months later, after our winter/dry season. I am very happy to have this rare palm in my garden, doing superbly.

Lookn "real good" Andrew,keep us updated, Funifera is an Attalea I'd really like to have growing here, ( esp after seeing Gileno's pic of his) will you give the double adanonia the chop soon ?

Pete

Pete, good eye in spotting garbage! The palm is at my in-law's and they can be very sentimental with palms--that double garbage planting has a 'story' behind it and so I may have to wait for senility to set in before I make a move... I have also been eyeing a nasty hedge of lutes and a gross black olive. I am slowly transforming what was a classically lame landscape, one rare item at a time; my other hurdle is no one waters anything, so it has to be tough if it's going to make it in that yard(I do have an acrocomia crispa, planted in secret, under neath the double garbage, so when it comes time to chop, it will be instant replacement).

[Alicehunter2000]

Attalea funifera and Acrocomia crispa ..... now there's two palm you don't come across everyday.....have to say Andrew you do have a flair for the unusual....nice!

[Mandrew968]

Attalea funifera and Acrocomia crispa ..... now there's two palm you don't come across everyday.....have to say Andrew you do have a flair for the unusual....nice!

Thank you, sir. nicest thing I have been told for a while...

[Mandrew968]

David, this was my inspiration for planting that Acrocomia.

[Josh-O]

Attalea dubia = 337798_584841475_big.jpg + George-W-Bush-Wave-Miss-Me-Yet_.jpg

Don't know why I always think of this when I see this palms Latin Name

[Alicehunter2000]

Wow! those are really cool looking! Never even knew about these palms until Ken had showed me one back during the early parts of designing the backyard. They are pretty cold hardy from what I understand....but not quite enough for up here. It's like a Spindle and a Gru Gru palm all rolled into one.

So it's Acrocromia and not Gastrococos now?

[Mandrew968]

Wow! those are really cool looking! Never even knew about these palms until Ken had showed me one back during the early parts of designing the backyard. They are pretty cold hardy from what I understand....but not quite enough for up here. It's like a Spindle and a Gru Gru palm all rolled into one.

So it's Acrocromia and not Gastrococos now?

Correct. They changed, or it got obsorbed--however you want to look at it... While on the subject of Acrocomia, anyone have the brazilian flora book? So good and it really opened my eyes to how little the Taxonomists have looked into this genus; it's worth buying and you will definitely have more respect and desire for this genus that, technically, only has 3 species(which is way wrong!).

[caixeta]

Beatiful photos Attalea funifera.

[Mandrew968]

Update. Slow but steady. No irrigation or much else...

[Paranormal]