Old Latan on Jupiter Island

[bubba]

This is what I believe to be an old Latan. I do not know what variety. Sometimes Bismarks look amazingly similar:

My experience tells me that a Bismark would be huskier. This is a closer look at the crown:

Any thoughts?

[paulgila]

i think i have to agree with you that it is not a bizzie.

[paulgila]

wait a minute,is this another golf course?

[Kumar]

Not a Bismarck, I daresay. The crown is too massive proportionate to the stem and the leaf ends are not stiff.

The course designer certainly has a thing for palms.

[bubba]

Hogan at impact:

Palms, he digs!

[Ken Johnson]

Interesting. That may not be what you think it is.

Anybody think its not loadogizzii (how do you spell it?)

BTW it looks like a boy.

[paulgila]

for the love of god,man,what is it? the suspense is killing me!

[DoomsDave]

Interesting. That may not be what you think it is.

Anybody think its not loadogizzii (how do you spell it?)

BTW it looks like a boy.

latania lodegesii?

[hanapalms]

Interesting. That may not be what you think it is.

Anybody think its not loadogizzii (how do you spell it?)

BTW it looks like a boy.

latania lodegesii?

The drooping segment tips are not typical of Latania loddigesii, but with the age and height (exposure to wind) it just might be. Here's a young one to compare it with:

A close up of the stem would help too, but....

[hanapalms]

Interesting. That may not be what you think it is.

Anybody think its not loadogizzii (how do you spell it?)

BTW it looks like a boy.

latania lodegesii?

The drooping segment tips are not typical of Latania loddigesii, but with the age and height (exposure to wind) it just might be. Here's a young one to compare it with:

A close up of the stem would help too, but....

I'll see if I can get a close up of the stem detail at the crown.

[Ken Johnson]

The very irregular trunk looks like lodo. If it does not have a lot of tomentum on the petiols it may be one of the others. Plus I looked again and now it think its a girl.

[Walter John]

I'm thinking Latania, and another cup of tea.

[hanapalms]

Interesting. That may not be what you think it is.

Anybody think its not loadogizzii (how do you spell it?)

BTW it looks like a boy.

latania lodegesii?

The drooping segment tips are not typical of Latania loddigesii, but with the age and height (exposure to wind) it just might be. Here's a young one to compare it with:

A close up of the stem would help too, but....

Let's see here: does that look anything like your tree's innards?

[epicure3]

That Seagrape behind the palm in question looks bad.

[paulgila]

Interesting. That may not be what you think it is.

Anybody think its not loadogizzii (how do you spell it?)

BTW it looks like a boy.

latania lodegesii?

The drooping segment tips are not typical of Latania loddigesii, but with the age and height (exposure to wind) it just might be. Here's a young one to compare it with:

A close up of the stem would help too, but....

Let's see here: does that look anything like your tree's innards?

that is disgusting.

have any more?

[hanapalms]

Actually, I think we may be looking at an old Latania verschaffeltii (the yellow one). These don't hold on to as many leaves in the crown. I'll post a pic of my young one tomorrow; promise I won't show too much of the innards.

[DoomsDave]

Oink

[hanapalms]

Just a thought:

Latania verschaffeltii

[Ken Johnson]

I have a yeller one with trunk. I may post a pic too but Bubba may need to go back for another round with a telaphoto.

[cfkingfish]

That Latan is OLD. Probably from the 50s. It is probably L. lontaroides too.

[bubba]

Got to love Hogan at impact

[bubba]

Old Latan