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Is this really a Pindo

Sonoran-Jungle

By Sonoran-Jungle
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IMG_0279.thumb.JPG.a9a9a9315b20d040f3c41Found this at Home Depot marked Pindo Palm. Do Pindo Palms at this age have fan-like leaves? I would have guessed Mexican Blue Fan which are common here in the Phoenix Valley, or possibly Bizmark. The leaves are noticably blue next to all the other Palms.

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To my knowledge Brahea palms are not that common here in Phoenix. Could someone take the time to expalain why it would be ruled out as a Mexican Blue Fan? 

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1 hour ago, Sonoran-Jungle said:

To my knowledge Brahea palms are not that common here in Phoenix. Could someone take the time to expalain why it would be ruled out as a Mexican Blue Fan? 

Very common around the valley actually. Much slower than Bismarcks but bullet proof here.

 Mex. Blue Hesper. Glendale Xeric Demo Garden, Glendale: #1: 2013  #2: 2016
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 Monster Brahea aculeata, Mesa. There is also a massive B. armata in this collection. Was full of seeds earlier this year.
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Near the Patio Cafe. Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix
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I do see what I have always known as Mexican Blue Fans around the valley and they are not uncommon here. After reading your replies I am under the impression that a Brahea and Mexican Blue Fan are the same thing. Is this correct? BTW I went back and purchased it.

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3 hours ago, Sonoran-Jungle said:

I do see what I have always known as Mexican Blue Fans around the valley and they are not uncommon here. After reading your replies I am under the impression that a Brahea and Mexican Blue Fan are the same thing. Is this correct? BTW I went back and purchased it.

Correct, Mexican Blue Fan is the common name for Brahea armata. There are several other Brahea species worth looking into as well.

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I always lol at these.  Not that those asking don't know, but at the sheer silliness in some of the plant labeling I see at big box stores.  It really blows my mind how this happens so much.  Not just with palms either.   

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On ‎9‎/‎24‎/‎2016‎ ‎7‎:‎05‎:‎16‎, Sonoran-Jungle said:

Found this at Home Depot marked Pindo Palm. Do Pindo Palms at this age have fan-like leaves? I would have guessed Mexican Blue Fan which are common here in the Phoenix Valley, or possibly Bizmark. The leaves are noticably blue next to all the other Palms.

That is a Brahea Armata, 100% sure.

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