A Palm Grows in Atlanta

[SeanK]

I usually see Sabal minor seedlings popping up around the yard. Beneath Trachycarpus, I'll see seedlings, but not so many as S.minor. 

This palm popped up about two summers ago. I thought it was Trachycarpus, but recently decided differently. Any guesses?

[Las Palmas Norte]

47 minutes ago, SeanK said:

...This palm popped up about two summers ago. I thought it was Trachycarpus, but recently decided differently. ...

What evidence convinced you to conclude it's not Trachycarpus? What do you believe it could be?

[SeanK]

5 hours ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

What evidence convinced you to conclude it's not Trachycarpus? What do you believe it could be?

Strap leaves to wide and stiff 

[Zone7Bpalmguy]

@SeanK I thought it was a needle palm but from the side looks like a windmill palm. I'm guessing windmill palm. It should produce divided fronds fairly quickly and that will be one clue that it is a windmill. 

[SeanK]

I'm thinking Needle Palm right now.  Trachycarpus could stay in that spot, but Needles get pretty wide here 

[LeonardHolmes]

I've never seen needle palm volunteers.  I see seeds, but I have also never seen male blooms.  I'm guessing it's a Trachy. Let us know in a couple of years...

[SeanK]

15 hours ago, LeonardHolmes said:

I've never seen needle palm volunteers.  I see seeds, but I have also never seen male blooms.  I'm guessing it's a Trachy. Let us know in a couple of years...

I have adult males and females. I've never seen volunteers either, but they grow in the wild w/o human intervention.

[LeonardHolmes]

Good point!

[FilthyFiveHole]

Rhapidophyllum hystrix, needle palm seedling. 

[FilthyFiveHole]

First is needle seedlings, second is trachycarpus.

[LeonardHolmes]

Nice! And hard to tell apart (based on the picture).

[Mazat]

On 3/16/2025 at 4:28 PM, SeanK said:

Normalerweise sehe ich überall im Garten Sämlinge von Sabal minor auftauchen. Unter Trachycarpus sehe ich auch Sämlinge, aber nicht so viele wie bei S. minor. 

Diese Palme tauchte vor etwa zwei Sommern auf. Ich dachte, es sei Trachycarpus, habe mich aber kürzlich anders entschieden. Hat jemand eine Vermutung?

yes, this is a trachycarpus fortunei. 
a beautiful specimen. i saw several young specimens at my uncle's on monday and he leaves them inside. he's right, it's his property ... but the other one is a completely different story here 😁