Palm ID Disney World

[Tropicdoc]

What is it?

Looks nice

 

[SWFLchris]

Seems to be Archontophoenix?

[Palmaceae]

That I believe is a Satakentia liukiuensis that was recently planted.

[Tropicdoc]

Wonder how long term it will be

[palmfriend]

I agree, it looks very much like a Satakentia - a truly beautiful species. 

best regards from Okinawa, 

home of the Satakentia palm,

Lars

[Dave-Vero]

Here in Vero Beach, the 2010-2011 cold weather left me thinking Satakentias are marginal over the long term.  But the mighty Orlando heat island might works some magic at Disney.  

With eight years of good weather, my two Satakentias are looking as good as the ones I saw on Iriomote last year.

[Reeverse]

Eric in Orlando  knows more about this palm

[Eric in Orlando]

It is a Satakentia. I saw it a couple of weeks ago. Planted sometime in the past year. Its a warm area with all the concrete and buildings. There is a Hyophorbe lagenicaulis not far away in Adventureland that has survived around 20 years. 

[Eric in Orlando]

[NatureGirl]

On 3/9/2019 at 8:04 PM, Tropicdoc said:

Wonder how long term it will be

Doesn't matter, Disney has enough $$$ to replace them. It's part of their magic to have exotic plants throughout even some that seem unlikely to survive. But most do very well and are pampered. Leu Gardens always surprises me too, I don't know how Eric does it! Such a great microclimate.

[Tropicdoc]

Magic it IS! The landscaping is my favorite part.

[Dave-Vero]

I should have snapped a shot of the Majesty palms (Ravenea rivularis) in front of the Ikea in Orlando.  One summer, the store staff had planted some small ones from the stores's indoor plant stock out front.  They've done well.  

Eventually there will be a serious freeze, but until then, Orlando is entertaining residents and tourists with palms and other tropicals.  Here's a nice Allagoptera arenaria. at Leu.  This weekend's plant sale was a big success.  

[Eric in Orlando]

Tha its actually a Butia odorata x Jubaea chilensis.

[Dave-Vero]

Much more interesting.  And no wonder it looked a bit funny.   I did not follow usual practice of getting a photo of the label, and looking at the photo,  I think I see how me-in-a-hurry could glance at the wrong tag and fill in the blanks.