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Clumping Caryota ID


PalmatierMeg

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On one corner of my garden lot I have a clumping Caryota, i.e., fishtail palm, that has its tallest stem (15') producing seeds. I bought the palm as a clearance plant at a local BB store. All the label said was "fishtail." I planted in the corner to block the view of a nearby stoplight and part of a walled electrical substation to the southwest. Along with dwarf buddha belly bamboo on each side, this palm does its job admirably.

Obviously it is not one of the monster Caryotas. Can anyone tell me what species it is? See photos below

Caryota sp ???

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Meg

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Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
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Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

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C. mitis definitely.  I have one exactly like it in my yard (complete with the seeds and some dying stalks).

For what it's worth, they seem to be more resistant to cold than advertised.

Edited by ck_in_fla
correct spelling error

Winter Springs (Orlando area), Florida

Zone 9b/10a

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caryota mitis I had an overgrown one (too near a leaky hose bib), it grew to 25' with 10+ trunks.  I had it removed recently when it became squirrel infested and it was right near the house, too close for falling dead trunks.  It sustained lots of foliage damage last year(an 2018, burned ~40%) during the cold snap(30 degrees), but that won't kill this palm, and neither did 28F in 2010.

Formerly in Gilbert AZ, zone 9a/9b. Now in Palmetto, Florida Zone 9b/10a??

 

Tom Blank

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