What Copernicia is this?

[Daryl]

[Gbarce]

Copernicia Rigida is my first guess and Copernicia Macroglossa is my second guess.

[Jeff Searle]

I grow both of these species( C. mac. and C. rigida) at the house. They are really close in looks at this stage. My guess would be that this is C. macroglossa, because my C. rigida's at this size, still hold stiff leaves pointing up, where as C. macroglossa will start to lay down.

Jeff

[Daryl]

Thanks!

[Ken Johnson]

I think it looks like a hybrid. Could be ridgida x macroglosa or either of the two with another species. I have one much like yours and it does not grow like either species and has the looks of both combined.

[Eric F]

I was looking at this one today at Mt. Coot-tha, and in the five years since you posted this picture it sure has not grown much. Come back in 50 years an it may be trunking! I should have taken a comparison image, but will have to do that next time I am there.

There are three of these in the ground now, and I am fairly certain they were identified as macroglossa on the nearby tag.

[Jeff Searle]

A recent updated picture might help up some. I'm still thinking C. macroglossa though.

[Ken Johnson]

After 5 years here on PalmTalk I have seen so many palms that are grown in so many places in the world that I have gotten used to seeing palms that don't look like what they really are. This may be a great example here of how much different a species can look from place to place.

It would be interesting to see the garden records and find out where the seed came from.

[aztropic]

Looks like macroglossa to me.The rigida types that I have seen always maintain very stiff upright fronds and are bluer in color.

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

[Eric F]

Here are the promised updated pictures. The third one is a smaller one nearby with its tag.

[Jeff Searle]

It's no C. rigida, and appears to be your standard C. macroglossa.

[Caribbean Palms]

After seeing the updated pictures, my vote goes to Copernicia macroglossa.....