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What is your favorite fan palm


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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Posted

All of the palms are noble specimens of beauty  :P   especially like the Florida palm photos

Los Angeles/Pasadena

34° 10' N   118° 18' W

Elevation: 910'/278m

January Average Hi/Lo: 69F/50F

July Average Hi/Lo: 88F/66F

Average Rainfall: 19"/48cm

USDA 11/Sunset 23

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?MTW

Posted

Couldn't resist another photo of this Corypha umbraculifera (see post #4 - photo taken 3 days ago). It's in the process of opening a new frond, which doesn't happen very often (these are not fast growers). This photo taken a little while ago.

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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

 

Posted

Dear Bo Goran  :)

thanks for that lovely talipot palm stills..and i had once shown a mystery Corypha and asked what Sp of corypha it is..now since i germinated few of C.Umbraculifera & C.Lecomteii.

i realised that what i purschased from the horticulture scoiety here is a C.Umbraculifera,no doubts now..

here is a still of that Talipot palm after 8 months in our roof top garden.and by the way every 4 months it puts out a new spear and growing like crazy in our hot climate.

Love,

Kris  :)

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love conquers all..

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Posted

Of the plants listed, I chose T. morrisii, though I'm sure it wouldn't have been the first thing off my tongue if I were creating my own list.  I'm experimenting with it in the ground here in Jacksonville, FL.  One of the problems with my favorites is they keep changing!  Right now I'm having a love affair with the Livistona genus but that is probably because they won't freeze to death up here in the Arctic part of FL.  If I were lucky enough to live in a place with temps that didn't drop below 5C, I'd probably have chosen something else.  When I lived in NC, it was Trachycarpus fortunei because they endured our long duration freezes, snow, and freezing rain with dignity.

Land O Lakes FL, a suburb on the North Side of Tampa, FL

Summers are great, 90f/32c in the day & 70f/21c at night with plentiful rain & sun

Winters are subtropical with occasional frosts and freezes. Tropical cyclones happen.

We have a few Royal palms in the warm microclimates but Coconuts freeze.

I am a Kayaker, Hiker, Bicyclist, and amateur Photographer that loves the outdoors.  

  • 3 months later...
Posted

TAHINA!! :D

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

Posted

Yeah, we've all got a New Favorite:  Tahina spectabilis!!!  Seeds once every hundred years, it's like,... like,... what?  the holy grail of palms. :o

Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

Posted

I voted for Corypha umbraculifera,and second of the smaller palms(though not listed would be Licuala elegans.Another nice one would have been Lodoicea too!Good poll.

Chuck Bailey

Posted

This one isnt as difficult as a feather palm poll for me.  Bismarckia nobillis has the massive fans, and the color AND I can grow them well here.  I also prefer the blue/silver color Bizzies(to the silver only) as seen on my recent trip to Kauai.

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

 

Tom Blank

Posted

I have to go with Copernicia Falliensis.

Gary

Rock Ridge Ranch

South Escondido

5 miles ENE Rancho Bernardo

33.06N 117W, Elevation 971 Feet

Posted

Gary, I agree with your opinion-love that palm.  Anyone trying it in Socal?

San Fernando Valley, California

Posted

Feef........I am currently growing bizzies from seed to be planted this spring. If I could find a big one, with really nice blue coloration, I would buy it (if the price was right). BTW, are you a member of the Gulf Coast Palm Society?

David Simms zone 9a on Highway 30a

200 steps from the Gulf in NW Florida

30 ft. elevation and sandy soil

Posted

A month ago I would have definetely picked up bismarckia nobilis, but after seeing for the first time in my life a corypha umbraculifera in the Culiacan botanical garden I just got amazed with this palm!

I took a lot of fotos of the botanical garden.. i will show them later!

here is a foto of the corypha umbraculifera!!

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  • Upvote 1
Posted

Tough choice between Corypha and Bismarckia, but since I'm not from Texas, I went with Bismarckia.  Even though it's not as big, you can't beat the color of a the Bismarckia and the fronds on a mature tree have a nice Symmetry.

Now if the list included C. fallaensis, Lodoicea, Kerriodoxa or any of the nicer Licuala then it would have been a really tough choice.

If you like Acoelorrhaphe, you should consider visiting a coastal thicket of them in Central America.  It's an  experience mucking through acres of these wonderful palms.

Central Florida, 28.42N 81.18W, Elev. 14m

Zone 9b

Summers 33/22C, Winters 22/10C Record Low -7C

Rain 6cm - 17cm/month with wet summers 122cm annually

Posted

(Peter @ Jan. 18 2008,16:53)

QUOTE
Gary, I agree with your opinion-love that palm.  Anyone trying it in Socal?

Grows awesome in So Cal, just slow.

Gary

Rock Ridge Ranch

South Escondido

5 miles ENE Rancho Bernardo

33.06N 117W, Elevation 971 Feet

Posted

Oh man, don't tell me that.  Now I'm going to have to remove 5-6 plants just to make room  :P

San Fernando Valley, California

Posted

I originally voted Corypha, and after seeing Palmetro's photo...

CORYPHA!

Zone 9b/10a, Sunset Zone 22

7 miles inland. Elevation 120ft (37m)

Average annual low temp: 30F (-1C)

Average annual rainfall: 8" (20cm)

Posted

(Peter @ Jan. 19 2008,00:21)

QUOTE
Oh man, don't tell me that.  Now I'm going to have to remove 5-6 plants just to make room  :P

So, what is the problem  :;): ?

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

Posted

Dear Christian  :)

Since you are my type meaning we both love the Talipot palms Why not see a still of it,when i toured the LalBagh Gardens_Banglore !

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Love,

Kris  :)

love conquers all..

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Posted

Brahea Armata, love that blue color.

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Posted

I vote the Bismarkia, I want one bad!  Tim poolside looks awesome.

Edrow

Edrow

Zone 9A

Sweeny, TX.

Texas Gulf Coast

26 miles from the Gulf of Mexico

Elevation 16'

Gets hotter than a snake's butt in a wagon rut.

High Humidity

Posted

(krisachar @ Jan. 19 2008,01:50)

QUOTE
Dear Christian  :)

Since you are my type meaning we both love the Talipot palms Why not see a still of it,when i toured the LalBagh Gardens_Banglore !

Love,

Kris  :)

Kris!

here is the link of the botanical garden in Culiacan where we have a beatiful corypha umbraculifera and some utan as well...After seeing it, definitely corypha is number one!

Christian

http://palmtalk.org/cgi-bin....91;st=0

  • 1 year later...
Posted

For anyone who missed it, or who wasn't around at the start of last year, here's another fan palm poll. :drool: It'll be interesting to see if there's a shift in the results. If you already voted, then just enjoy some more great fan palms from some of our most coveted members!

By the way, I've taken a screenshot of the results as they stand, to compare at a later date.

Actually, I'll go one better. When both fan palm polls have faded into obscurity, I'll troll through both topics, pull out the favourites not included (from the various comments), and with the poll results, create an updated poll.

Posted

Of those on the list my current favoite has to be the bismarkia. I planted two of them at my country place which has sandy soil and a lot of sun and they are doing great. I have some seeds germinating that Ari sent me and I am planning on adding a few more making a group. I have never seen a corypha up close. So, I really can not vote on that. But, I have some little Corypha macropoda seedlings gong and I intented on planting a few of those as well. They should make a nice compliment to the bismarkias.

Here is one of my two palms that I planted less than a year ago. It has tripled in size since then and seemed to thrive on the intense sun of the dry season here. I did keep it watered but not wet.

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Don Kittelson

 

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Posted

I voted bismark, with armada second here are two of mine.

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  • Upvote 1
Posted

Bizzie for me too, simply awesome!

Regards Andy.

Bangor, Norin Iron Zone 9a Min temp normally around -3 Degrees C, rarely -6C. Only 2 x -2.0C so far, verging on 9b this year. No snow or Frost this Winter. Several just subzero's this year, lets hope it stays this way. Normally around 5C to 10C + in winter, with lots of wind & rain. Summers usually better, 20C to 25 C occasionally 25C to 28C, also quite humid being a coastal town

Posted (edited)

Here are some shots of the Corypha umbraculifera in Mauritius that I promised earlier.

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Regards Andy.

Edited by AJQ

Bangor, Norin Iron Zone 9a Min temp normally around -3 Degrees C, rarely -6C. Only 2 x -2.0C so far, verging on 9b this year. No snow or Frost this Winter. Several just subzero's this year, lets hope it stays this way. Normally around 5C to 10C + in winter, with lots of wind & rain. Summers usually better, 20C to 25 C occasionally 25C to 28C, also quite humid being a coastal town

Posted

Some more shots.

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Bangor, Norin Iron Zone 9a Min temp normally around -3 Degrees C, rarely -6C. Only 2 x -2.0C so far, verging on 9b this year. No snow or Frost this Winter. Several just subzero's this year, lets hope it stays this way. Normally around 5C to 10C + in winter, with lots of wind & rain. Summers usually better, 20C to 25 C occasionally 25C to 28C, also quite humid being a coastal town

Posted

The avenue of Talipots.

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Bangor, Norin Iron Zone 9a Min temp normally around -3 Degrees C, rarely -6C. Only 2 x -2.0C so far, verging on 9b this year. No snow or Frost this Winter. Several just subzero's this year, lets hope it stays this way. Normally around 5C to 10C + in winter, with lots of wind & rain. Summers usually better, 20C to 25 C occasionally 25C to 28C, also quite humid being a coastal town

Posted

In Flower.

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Bangor, Norin Iron Zone 9a Min temp normally around -3 Degrees C, rarely -6C. Only 2 x -2.0C so far, verging on 9b this year. No snow or Frost this Winter. Several just subzero's this year, lets hope it stays this way. Normally around 5C to 10C + in winter, with lots of wind & rain. Summers usually better, 20C to 25 C occasionally 25C to 28C, also quite humid being a coastal town

Posted (edited)

Some Boots.

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Regards Andy.

PS.

Perhaps I should have started a different thread?

Edited by AJQ

Bangor, Norin Iron Zone 9a Min temp normally around -3 Degrees C, rarely -6C. Only 2 x -2.0C so far, verging on 9b this year. No snow or Frost this Winter. Several just subzero's this year, lets hope it stays this way. Normally around 5C to 10C + in winter, with lots of wind & rain. Summers usually better, 20C to 25 C occasionally 25C to 28C, also quite humid being a coastal town

Posted

Wow, Andy! I didn't notice you'd sneaked these in. Is that you in the photos?

Posted
Wow, Andy! I didn't notice you'd sneaked these in. Is that you in the photos?

Nice Bump John: :)

-the bumpmeister. :lol:

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

Posted
Wow, Andy! I didn't notice you'd sneaked these in. Is that you in the photos?

Nice Bump John: :)

-the bumpmeister. :lol:

Thanks Moose! :)

Posted

I love all I can grow here,specially my rare native Trithrinax acanthocoma!

But I also like my two Bizzies,my Sabal mexicana´s ,my Livistona decora,my Trachycarpus martianus,my ....... ^_^

Carambeí, 2nd tableland of the State Paraná , south Brazil.

Alt:1030m. Native palms: Queen, B. eriospatha, B. microspadix, Allagoptera leucocalyx , A.campestris, Geonoma schottiana, Trithrinax acanthocoma. Subtr. climate, some frosty nights. No dry season. August: driest month. Rain:1700mm

 

I am seeking for cold hardy palms!

Posted

Dear Andy :)

Lovely stills of my favouriate palm species... :drool:

Thanks & Love,

kris :)

love conquers all..

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Posted

What about Licuala ramsayi? I took these shots in the Daintree a couple weeks back - phenomenal 100+ million year old untouched forest. Absolutely covered in Licualas. They take up the secondary canopy, and do so well that there's almost no light left for anything left underneath them.

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Resident of Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, San Diego, CA and Pahoa, HI.  Former garden in Vista, CA.  Garden Photos

  • 3 years later...
Posted

This is a nice topic so thought it deserves some nice visuals of Corypha but in this case its C.Macropoda !

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Love,

kris.

love conquers all..

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Posted

I would have to say Bizzy for me, I've never been a fan of fan palms mostly because first thing that comes to mind is Washingtonia since those are planted everywhere out here and I personally never found them attractive. I've never seen a large specimen Bizzy in person but in pictures they look absolutely amazing and since I've never looked back and find that there's quite a few fans i'm really starting to love.

Posted

I would have to say Bizzy for me, I've never been a fan of fan palms mostly because first thing that comes to mind is Washingtonia since those are planted everywhere out here and I personally never found them attractive. I've never seen a large specimen Bizzy in person but in pictures they look absolutely amazing and since I've never looked back and find that there's quite a few fans i'm really starting to love.

Most who starts out with palms in California ignore the fan palms for the simple reason that the Washingtonias palms are planted everywhere, and go for feather instead. Most of them are neglected and look like crap.

Once you go further down the line with palms and learn about all the amazing fan palms, you quickly will see the beauty even in a well maintained washingtonia. But the most beautiful fan palm genus that grows well in Southern California is without a doubt the brahea. The most beautiful costa-palmate palm species is bismarckia. The giant sabals and the braheas are also magnificent costa-palmate palms.

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Posted

My favorite is Livistona chinensis because I have one in my dining room for many years now, with Corypha umbraculifera a very close second.

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