Skinniest Trunking palm?

[William Ryan]

Definitely recommend Chamaedoreas. Skinniest trunk I can think of is C. microspadix, but that is a clumping variety, not a solitary. C. oreophilia is a really petite single trunking variety that I don't see grown much, but is definitely eye-catching. In my experience (outdoor Souther California), it is very slow-growing compared to other Chamaedoreas. Not sure if that is a positive or negative for your purposes. I second the above sentiments about C. Plumosa, I love them and plant them in gardens any chance I get.

Attached pictures are some C. microspadix we have, with an average-sized finger for scale.

[ZPalms]

14 hours ago, William Ryan said:

Definitely recommend Chamaedoreas. Skinniest trunk I can think of is C. microspadix, but that is a clumping variety, not a solitary. C. oreophilia is a really petite single trunking variety that I don't see grown much, but is definitely eye-catching. In my experience (outdoor Souther California), it is very slow-growing compared to other Chamaedoreas. Not sure if that is a positive or negative for your purposes. I second the above sentiments about C. Plumosa, I love them and plant them in gardens any chance I get.

Attached pictures are some C. microspadix we have, with an average-sized finger for scale.

I don't mind if it's slow growing or fast, I really do want Plumosa but it seems very difficult to find anyone who has seeds and I wouldn't mind oreophilia either if I had access to anyone selling seeds affordably haha, I don't mind getting a clumping Chamaedorea, but they remind me so much of box store generic "cat palms", which aren't bad but doesn't really interest my eyes and too many palms in the pot stunting growth and I'd much rather prefer Chamaedorea elegans to not be thrown together into one pot to make it look more appealing and fuller. 

Edited August 31, 2022 by ZPalms

[ZPalms]

I walked into lowes for 2 things that wasn't a plant but walked out with Chamaedorea elegans, I intend to seperate them so I can enjoy the palm in it's natural state 

[Pal Meir]

If the two male Ch. elegans are still alive (?) they ought to be 50 yr old now:

[NorCalWill]

It's a clumper, but Rhapis multifida is an excellent palm with skinny trunks. You could thin them out so there are fewer of them, but it's hard to beat this palm for indoors and protected outdoors in warmer weather.

[ZPalms]

5 hours ago, Pal Meir said:

If the two male Ch. elegans are still alive (?) they ought to be 50 yr old now:

Oh wow that's amazing! In the wild does it start to fall over or is the trunk stronger to hold the weight of it's crown?

[Pal Meir]

Another candidate: Ch. metallica

[ZPalms]

On 9/2/2022 at 11:37 PM, NorCalWill said:

It's a clumper, but Rhapis multifida is an excellent palm with skinny trunks. You could thin them out so there are fewer of them, but it's hard to beat this palm for indoors and protected outdoors in warmer weather.

I think this palm looks nice, I'd probably get it once my greenhouse is finally up and running because I think these would look very nice in big outdoor pots 😍

 

On 9/3/2022 at 7:43 AM, Pal Meir said:

Another candidate: Ch. metallica

I do like the way these look but they kind of remind me of just regular plants when I see them in pots but as a outdoor complimentary palm it would be pretty nice 😍