Ravenea glauca... with trunk

[chris.oz]

Has anyone got a photo of this palm with a trunk ?

I have one in the ground . the only decent photo I found of one with a trunk is here :

Bo,  surely you have one ?

How fast do they grow when they have a trunk ?

Mine seems to grow about 4 -5 leaves per year.

I have 2 Phoenix roebellenii around it so I hope its faster than them !

[MattyB]

I just saw several beautiful trunking R. glaucas at Gary Levine's this weekend.  Ahhhhh man, they were nice.  I hope he posts a pic.

[bgl]

Chris,

Yes, I have a few of these. Fairly fast. I'd say they probably add at least a foot of trunk per year, maybe a little bit more. Mine are all planted in areas where it's tough to get a good full-view shot. Here you can see the crowns of two of them.

Bo-Göran

[Nigel]

I dont have a trunking one, but i do have a small one used as a houseplant.

I have to say its the easiest and nicest looking palm houseplant i ever saw.

If anybody ever wanted to grow a really good palm commercially for inside homes this would be my choice.

It seems immune to dry air, pests and drought.

[SunnyFl]

Ahhhhh Bo - what a beauty it is!  Those white stems and emerald-green fronds always blow me away.

Nigel - you are so right about it being a great choice for indoors, possibly the best.   (Unfortunately, people try to use its cousin, the rivularis, instead - which is not a good choice.)

Anyway, here's my baby - with its whole 1 inch of trunk:

[chris.oz]

Seems like they may have a flatter,  stiffer  leaf habit when etiolated,  and when sun grown a more recurved leaf ....almost like Howea belmoreana,  unless there are slightly different forms ????

[MattyB]

I think there might be slightly different forms.  Some seem a little different to me too.  Hopefull Gary will post some pics because some of his are different.  Not by much, but some are droopier than others.  They're all really pretty though.  Pretty pretty.