Simply a Brahea edulis ...

[Tomas]

but I feel like I'm in the jungle

[Fusca]

Looks right at home there in the jungle!  🙂

[Meangreen94z]

7 hours ago, Tomas said:

but I feel like I'm in the jungle

I’ve always liked the look of these but thought they only had moderate hardiness. There is large specimen that has survived single digits(Fahrenheit) in San Antonio, Texas, so like Brahea armata, the origin in Mexico doesn’t reflect hardiness. 

 

[Harry’s Palms]

Not nearly as slow as Armata , they grow very well in Southern California. Harry

‘This one is over 25 years from a 10” pot . It adapted to the slope in a strange way . None of my others did this with the base.

[kinzyjr]

 

Wonderful palm, @Tomas.

This is one of the more moisture-tolerant Brahea species, with decent growth rates and no "rust" after a year with ~75 inches of rain.

[Meangreen94z]

Here is the one in San Antonio. A little rough after 3 winters of either single digits or teens.

[kristof p]

7 hours ago, Meangreen94z said:

I’ve always liked the look of these but thought they only had moderate hardiness. There is large specimen that has survived single digits(Fahrenheit) in San Antonio, Texas, so like Brahea armata, the origin in Mexico doesn’t reflect hardiness. 

 

I have one growing unprotected in Belguim. It sustains some leafburn every winter but otherwise is doing fine...just a little bit hardier then Washingtonia in my climate. So far it has survived a few icedays with snow and temperatures around -8°C without any protection for the last decade. During normal winters we always have a few cold spells with temperatures down to around -6°C for many hours with daytime temperatures just above freezing but combined with a lot of rain and not much sun. Winters are long up here with at least 3 months with cool and rainy weather.

[pietropuccio]

A very beautiful jungle with palms and bromeliads. Thanks so much for sharing!

[Meangreen94z]

5 hours ago, kristof p said:

I have one growing unprotected in Belguim. It sustains some leafburn every winter but otherwise is doing fine...just a little bit hardier then Washingtonia in my climate. So far it has survived a few icedays with snow and temperatures around -8°C without any protection for the last decade. During normal winters we always have a few cold spells with temperatures down to around -6°C for many hours with daytime temperatures just above freezing but combined with a lot of rain and not much sun. Winters are long up here with at least 3 months with cool and rainy weather.

That area of San Antonio saw -12 to -13°C (9-11°F) in 2021. It got some protection against that house, but it’s surprising it did so well given the height.

[awkonradi]

A great palm for the San Francisco Bay Area.  Here are mine, which grew from seeds scattered around my yard.

[amh]

I am really tempted to grow this species, can it handle part shade?

[awkonradi]

3 hours ago, amh said:

I am really tempted to grow this species, can it handle part shade?

Yes, they can handle part shade.  Behind the palm in my second picture, there is another B. edulis, which only gets some morning sun.  It has grown more slowly than the others, but it is full and healthy.

[amh]

30 minutes ago, awkonradi said:

Yes, they can handle part shade.  Behind the palm in my second picture, there is another B. edulis, which only gets some morning sun.  It has grown more slowly than the others, but it is full and healthy.

That is good to know, I would need to grow this species in a canopy protected area.

[troposphere]

Does anyone know where I could buy a Brahea edulis larger than a seedling in Europe?  I live in Portugal and really like this palm because it's on the small side, relatively fast growing and I want to put it in an area of the garden that won't get much summer irrigation.