dwarf washingtonia?

[spike]

Saw this washingtonia in South Pasadena yesterday. Didn't get any photos, but here's it on google maps, it's west of the high school there. It's barely half the size of a regular washingtonia, and looks very different. It does appear to have flowered (second picture) but I didn't look to see if there was fruit. What do you guys think? Genetic or disease? It does seem to be slow growing judging from the trunk.

[NickJames]

I see these in Florida all the time. I always chalked it up to just being extremely deficient in something. 
 

In Florida, I see both Washingtonia and queen palms everywhere in various states of neglect. Makes me sad. Lol. 

[Las Palmas Norte]

They've always seemed odd to me anyway at that stage, where the trunks are so tall in relation to the crown.

[spike]

12 hours ago, NickJames said:

I see these in Florida all the time. I always chalked it up to just being extremely deficient in something. 
 

In Florida, I see both Washingtonia and queen palms everywhere in various states of neglect. Makes me sad. Lol. 

yeah, the washies here don't get much care either, but could still be genetic considering the ones around it are normal.

[ZPalms]

On 2/15/2022 at 10:56 AM, Las Palmas Norte said:

They've always seemed odd to me anyway at that stage, where the trunks are so tall in relation to the crown.

I love when they are super tall like this but for some reason my eyes wants to believe they should have arms or branches lolol

[Las Palmas Norte]

4 hours ago, ZPalms said:

I love when they are super tall like this but for some reason my eyes wants to believe they should have arms or branches lolol

I accept them for what they are, but they do seem proportionately odd to my eyes. 

[ZPalms]

6 hours ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

I accept them for what they are, but they do seem proportionately odd to my eyes. 

I’ve seen a lot of people call them ugly telephone poles 

[Little Tex]

There is one like that in Houston off of the Sam Houston parkway that Has leaves maybe 3-4' long and a 40 foot trunk, I think it might be genetic. I doubt its deficient because there is two others doing very well and lots of smaller palms.

[spike]

45 minutes ago, Little Tex said:

There is one like that in Houston off of the Sam Houston parkway that Has leaves maybe 3-4' long and a 40 foot trunk, I think it might be genetic. I doubt its deficient because there is two others doing very well and lots of smaller palms.

that's interesting, got any photos?

[Little Tex]

2 hours ago, spike said:

that's interesting, got any photos?

Ill look on google maps

 

[Little Tex]

My bad, it is recovering from defoliation. Sorry