Help with Palm Tree Identification and Sale

[Ruperts]

Hello everyone.  I bought a house a couple of years ago with plans to eventually build a new house on the existing lot.  That means tearing down the current house along with any palm trees that are within the building plans.  The original owner of the house  was a cuban gentleman that brought all his palm seeds from Cuba when he came to the US.  On the property I have a number of palms, most I have seen around the neighborhood and are plentiful. Others I haven't seen to many of.  There are two in particular that I haven't seen much of.  The first is what I think is an Old Man Palm.  Ive seen a few of these but not one of this height.  The other I really don't know what it is but is pretty cool.  

My problem is, that both these palms will need to be either transplanted or just torn down because of the house plans.  I've grown to like them but I'm afraid if I put them in a large pot for the year or so that it takes to build the house, they would both die.  A friend of mine told me that the Old Man Palm could be worth a lot of money since it's huge and still growing (there's new beard on top).  I'd rather sell them to someone who knows about palms and that would transplant it to a nice area if possible.  

Any ideas on what I should do? Is it worth it to sell them? Any help would be much appreciated.  Pictures attached.  I can also take more if needed to identify. 

Edited April 8, 2019 by Ruperts

[Ruperts]

Here is the other palm.  No clue what this one is.

[Reeverse]

17 minutes ago, Ruperts said:

Hello everyone.  I bought a house a couple of years ago with plans to eventually build a new house on the existing lot.  That means tearing down the current house along with any palm trees that are within the building plans.  The original owner of the house  was a cuban gentleman that brought all his palm seeds from Cuba when he came to the US.  On the property I have a number of palms, most I have seen around the neighborhood and are plentiful. Others I haven't seen to many of.  There are two in particular that I haven't seen much of.  The first is what I think is an Old Man Palm.  Ive seen a few of these but not one of this height.  The other I really don't know what it is but is pretty cool.  

My problem is, that both these palms will need to be either transplanted or just torn down because of the house plans.  I've grown to like them but I'm afraid if I put them in a large pot for the year or so that it takes to build the house, they would both die.  A friend of mine told me that the Old Man Palm could be worth a lot of money since it's huge and still growing (there's new beard on top).  I'd rather sell them to someone who knows about palms and that would transplant it to a nice area if possible.  

Any ideas on what I should do? Is it worth it to sell them? Any help would be much appreciated.  Pictures attached.  I can also take more if needed to identify. 

Try to get ahold of Ken Johnson he might want that Cocothrinax crinita

[Gonzer]

Forget the new house plans, keep the crinita!

 

[redant]

Second palm looks like a Pindo, no real big value if that's what it is but I'm not positive.  The crinta is spectacular.

 

[Merlyn]

The second one is a Butia/Pindo, though the size and fronds look a little different than the standard ones I have at my house.  It's a little more "open" on the crown and with some twist to them.  If it's a standard Butia Odorata/Capitata then local retailers sell those for about $500 at that size.  It could be a Butia Yatay or Eriospatha too, I don't know how to tell the difference from a photo.

[PalmatierMeg]

No creation of man surpasses that crinita. I would design my house around it, not vice versa.

[Cocoa Beach Jason]

That crinita is epic. I’m going to cry if that gets torn down. Might as well tear down the statue of liberty while you’re at it. 

[Palmarum]

That C. crinita has a nice story and by the look of it, it's been very happy there for a long time. Hard to find a C. crinita these days that that is both that old and originated as wild collected seed. It would be a shame to lose it. I would second what Meg had suggested and design the house and yard around it, even as just a open square in a patio or walkway, or as a space between house and garage, etc. Making the new house a similar size to the old one means more room for palms and plants.

Ryan

[Jeff Searle]

I agree with the ID's on these two palms. I have a friend that could be interested in buying the Old Man if interested. Send me a PM if interested.

[Rickybobby]

One of the biggest old man palms I’ve ever seen wow!

[Fusca]

The second palm (Butia odorata) is pretty tolerant of transplanting.  I'm sure it would fetch more further north in colder areas where there are fewer palm options.  It's a nice specimen also - how 'bout some love for it as well and not just the Coccothrinax!   

[Josue Diaz]

Move that house! Move that house! No really, though, that Coccothrinax is ancient. It would be a shame to lose it. The Butia is nice, but it's no Coccothrinax. 

[SilverDragon]

That crinita is so incredible...I would be doing everything I could to work around it and save it if I were you.