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What is your favorite fan palm

ruskinPalms

By ruskinPalms
in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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What is your favorite fan palm  

49 members have voted

  1. 1.

    • Acoelorrhaphe wrightii
      7
    • Bismarckia nobilis
      60
    • Brahea armata
      10
    • Chamaerops humilis ?cerifera?
      3
    • Corypha umbraculifera
      25
    • Licuala grandis
      26
    • Livastona rotundifolia
      7
    • Pritchardia thurstonii
      17
    • Washingtonia filifera
      3
    • Thrinax morrisii
      4

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ruskinPalms Grand Master

ruskinPalms

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This one is for you Wal  :D

These are my 10 favorite fan palms - at this moment - today - subject to change. Please chose your favorite from this list. Make comments. Please do post pictures of these palms that you have growing right now  :)

Parrish, FL

Zone 9B

Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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I have many photos of my fav fan palm but I've decided to resubmit this one from two years ago with my son Joe.

By the way, the Corypha is a very close second.

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Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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Licuala grandis all the way. I never get tired of looking, growing and admiring this palm.

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

bgl Grand Master

bgl

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Definitely C. umbraculifera! By a mile! :)  (And this one is just a baby!)

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Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

 

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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Mine is only half the size of yours, Bo. But, growing rapidly. It has doubled the size since I planted it in Oct last year. Can't complain, really. Too shy to post, sorry. Nothing to see, yet.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

Neofolis Veteran

Neofolis

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I expected the Bismarckia, the Corypha and the Pritchardia to get lots of votes, but the palm that had me smitten is unlikely to be a popular choice, but after this photo I took at the Palmetum of Santa Cruz, Tenerife, it had to get my vote.

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Acoelorrhaphe wrightii

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Corey Lucas-Divers

Dorset, UK

Ave Jul High 72F/22C (91F/33C Max)

Ave Jul Low 52F/11C (45F/7C Min)

Ave Jan High 46F/8C (59F/15C Max)

Ave Jan Low 34F/1C (21F/-6C Min)

Ave Rain 736mm pa

Kris Grand Master

Kris

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First of all a big thank you to Ruskin for putting out names of the palms that i can recognise and secondly thanks to our

participating memebers for putting visuals of their favouriate palm of their choice ! this is what i call a easyly identifiable

Poll_and i love it !(in a loud voice).. :D

And wal,i have seen that still on earlier ocassion.my regards to your son.

Dear Bo lovely still and i voted only for that giant Tali pot palms this time... :)

thanks & love,

Kris  :)

love conquers all..

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metalfan Grand Master

metalfan

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I'm with Jeff, Licuala Grandis!!!!

"You can't see California without Marlon Brando's eyes"---SliPknot

 

waykoolplantz Veteran

waykoolplantz

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closeup of one Corypha

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3 of the 6

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The Palm Mahal

Hollywood Fla

TimHopper Proficient

TimHopper

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Bismarckia gets my vote. I have two in the  pool area at my place.

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I can hardly wait until they look like these ones at Sea World .....

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Tim Hopper

St Augustine Florida

timhoppers@gmail.com

feef706 Community Regular

feef706

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Tim do you consider your area 9a like it shows on the hardiness map or are you warmer? Ive been interested in trying a bizzy in my area which on the map is 8b but being surrounded by water I think my area is closer to 9a. Im going to place thermometers around my yard this winter to see how cold it gets, I think my biggest problem is frost though. Thanks James

Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA

Zone 9a, 2 blocks from the Bay, 1.5 miles from the Gulf of Mexico

No where near frost free.. But hopefully someday when I move further south..

07/08 Extreme Low 24.9F

toto Enthusiast

toto

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my Bizzie after five new leafs this summer...totoPicture088.jpg

16E 43N

9b zone

sonoranfans Grand Master

sonoranfans

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(ruskinPalms @ Sep. 16 2007,21:33)

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This one is for you Wal  :D

These are my 10 favorite fan palms - at this moment - today - subject to change. Please chose your favorite from this list. Make comments. Please do post pictures of these palms that you have growing right now  :)

Bismarckia nobillis, silver phase, is the most awe inspiring fan of them all, I have (4).  But, I'd rather have a diverse polulation including sabals, chamaerops nanhorrops, I'll take as many as I can grow here.

Formerly in Gilbert AZ, zone 9a/9b. Now in Palmetto, Florida Zone 9b/10a??

 

Tom Blank

sonoranfans Grand Master

sonoranfans

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I'd like to add that someone from socal on this board had a brahea clara that I would put a VERY close second to the bismarckia, the clara is such an elegant palm, especially with the inflorencence.  If I could get one of those .....

Formerly in Gilbert AZ, zone 9a/9b. Now in Palmetto, Florida Zone 9b/10a??

 

Tom Blank

Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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I picked C.umbraculifera which blows you away when you see it in person. That palm makes a statement! Bismarckia was a close second...

Daryl.

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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(Daryl @ Sep. 17 2007,20:29)

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I picked C.umbraculifera which blows you away when you see it in person. That palm makes a statement! Bismarckia was a close second...

Daryl.

Hi Daryl, I can see one of these at my daughter's place, she has the room that's for sure. Where can I get one I wonder.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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Hi Wal,

I got one... very worth getting. I don't know where you can get one, as I got the last one of this lady and she doesn't have anymore. But I know where to get C. Utan, if that helps.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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(ariscott @ Sep. 17 2007,23:43)

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Hi Wal,

I got one... very worth getting. I don't know where you can get one, as I got the last one of this lady and she doesn't have anymore. But I know where to get C. Utan, if that helps.

Regards, Ari :)

Maybe I'll just pinch yours when I'm up there in a couple of months.  :D

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

SunnyFl Mentor

SunnyFl

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Thrinax morrissii is still my favorite fan - love that green and white.  My other favorite, T. excelsa isn't on the list or it might have been impossible to choose!

Licuala grandis is a close second favorite though.

Here's a (really bad!) pic of my morrissii.  The better pics were on the hard drive that died.

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St. Pete

Zone - a wacked-out place between 9b & 10

Elevation = 44' - not that it does any good

Brian_K Contributor

Brian_K

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Licuala grandis IS a beautiful palm, however I do have a certain fondness for the Livistona species.

L. decora, mariae/rigida, fulva, and nitida are all great too :D

SunnyFl Mentor

SunnyFl

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Tim - your bizzie is gorgeous.  Are those mules by it?  That's a really nice contrast, the deep green by the silver bizzie.  Very nice photos, too!  

Hey, did you all get the flooding rains that hit Jax today?  Sheesh, I couldn't believe it - like 8" on the beach.

Brian - nice pic of the L. grandis, wow.

St. Pete

Zone - a wacked-out place between 9b & 10

Elevation = 44' - not that it does any good

DoomsDave Grand Master

DoomsDave

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I have all four of the first ones.

So I voted for Corypha, since I can't have one . . .

dave

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Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Dear Way Kool  :)

i was simply woshipping your little giants,thanks for the stills.

And dear tim your bizie lady looks the most bluest of all i have ever seen_very nice palm,thanks for the stills.

love,

kris  :)

love conquers all..

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paulgila Grand Master

paulgila

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brian thats an amazing pic!!!where was it taken?

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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(Wal @ Sep. 17 2007,21:47)

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Maybe I'll just pinch yours when I'm up there in a couple of months.  :D

Good luck trying to dig it up. It has been in the ground for a year now... sending tap root to the ground.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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(ariscott @ Sep. 18 2007,07:15)

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(Wal @ Sep. 17 2007,21:47)

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Maybe I'll just pinch yours when I'm up there in a couple of months.  :D

Good luck trying to dig it up. It has been in the ground for a year now... sending tap root to the ground.

Regards, Ari :)

aha, so you have started planting.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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Still to embarrashing to post photos. My garden looks like a few sticks in the ground. Maybe after another wet season. The corypha was the first plant we planted.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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Ari, why not post some 'before' photos? Then we can see how it looks in 12 months!

Daryl.

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

ruskinPalms Grand Master

ruskinPalms

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I went with Bismarcia nobilis. If Corypha could survive in my climate, I might have picked that one as #1.

A couple pics of my babies:

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Some pics of ones in the neighborhood. These pics are getting old now, I should take some new ones.

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Parrish, FL

Zone 9B

Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Dear Ruskin  :)

terrefic stills of bizie lady and lovely colour and the stills are

simply fentastic ! and those swept me away of my feet !

thanks for those lovely stills,

love,

Kris  :)

love conquers all..

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Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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Bismarckia nobilis wins hand down. Quite cold tolerant too.

Tyrone

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

palmmermaid Veteran

palmmermaid

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While I like several on the list, my favorite fan palm was not there.  I have 2 bismarcks, a few livistonas, a pritchardia, and a few thrinaxes, my favorite is Schippia concolor.  Not many people have it but mine is truly lovely and my favorite fan palm.

Palmmermaid

Kitty Philips

West Palm Beach, FL

ruskinPalms Grand Master

ruskinPalms

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Hey Kitty, How about posting a pic or two of the Schippia. :)  I am not familiar with that one.

Parrish, FL

Zone 9B

TikiRick Veteran

TikiRick

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Schippia concolor at Ruth Sallenbach's home in Lake Worth, Florida.

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Rick Leitner

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

26.07N/80.15W

Zone 10B

Average Annual Low 67 F

Average Annual High 84 F

Average Annual Rainfall 62"

 

Riverfront exposure, 1 mile from Atlantic Ocean

Part time in the western mountains of North Carolina

Gratefully, the best of both worlds!

TimHopper Proficient

TimHopper

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James, I would go for it and plant your Bismarckia in the ground. I have seen them take 24f with little damage.

SunnyFl, Thanks, Those are regular queens by my Bismarckia. And yes we are getting the rain. It finally started and now it will not stop.

Tim Hopper

St Augustine Florida

timhoppers@gmail.com

Scott Mentor

Scott

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Tim - That poolside Bismarkia is incredible. They get my vote too. The Corypha umbraculifera gets a close second.

Scott

San Fernando Valley, California

Sunset Climate Zone 18

deezpalms Grand Master

deezpalms

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Corypha all the way with a very close bizzy in second!

Bradah Norm and Corypha

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Look at that trunk!!

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Dave Hughson

Carlsbad, Ca

1 mile from ocean

Zone 10b

Palm freaks are good peeps!!!!!

BigFrond Mentor

BigFrond

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Bismarkia.  I would put Sabal mauritiiformis very close behind.

Hey Deez, have you seen the sabal mauritiiformis at Palomar College?  It is veeeery nice.

Brian_K Contributor

Brian_K

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(pohonkelapa @ Sep. 18 2007,03:17)

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brian thats an amazing pic!!!where was it taken?

The Franklin Park Conservatory in downtown Columbus, Ohio.  It's a great place to see some very tropical palms.

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