A few updates from Fairchild

[Missi]

Ran by Fairchild for a couple hours last Thursday afternoon. Sharing some quick mobile pic updates.

First, Lodoicea in the Conservatory. Hard to get a good shot because space is cramped.
1. Full plant shot + Hubby.
2. Detail of emerging new leaf.
3. & 4. General leaf detail (I find leaf detail shots to be eye candy ).

Next, in the comments below, are some sad Copernicia updates...

[Missi]

One of the Copernicia fallaensis died. Assuming due to Irma  

Next, in the comment below this one, something odd I noticed with the baileyanas...

[Missi]

What's the deal with the pencil-pointing on these baileyanas?  I don't recall seeing them like this before...

[sonoranfans]

Wow, Irma beat those palms up pretty good.  My Fallaensis also took a beating as it was completely exposed to the wind.  The wind opened up the crown and the wind blown movement of the newer (sharp) petioles badly shredded at least a half dozen older leaves.  The wind actually snapped one petiole and folded the leaf back into the crown.  As for the pencil pointing(trunk reduction with height), I don't know if that is normal, but many habitat pics show trunk reductions down low.  I was thinking it could be due to low water for a couple years or cold.  But I have noticed many palms get thinner when they get tall, I guess nutrients have to be pushed up from the roots against gravity and there is a limit to how much nutrients can be pushed to this height.  I think baileys top out at ~50', some of those palms look close to that'.  I think all except the decapitated one will recover nicely in the next two summers.