Can Anyone ID This Palm?

[LilikoiLee]

Mike and I planted this palm several years ago without knowing what it was. We'd like to know what it is and whether the smaller palm at its base is the same palm or a young Archontophoenix that sprouted from one of the thousand seeds that regularly roll down our driveway.

Thank you

Mike and Lee

[comic097]

G'day Lee the big palm looks like a Dypsis viridis and the smaller one is definitely not the same palm it looks more like a golden cane palm ( dypsis lutescens)

Edited September 2, 2014 by comic097

[Pedro 65]

Mike and Lee, Id put my $ Dypsis hiarakae, youve obviously planted a triple and the middle 1 has passed away, plenty of pics on Palmpedia to view.

Pete

[LilikoiLee]

Thanks Guys,

We're excited to get some clues as to what the palm is although I don't remember buying either of the species you mentioned. Mike just checked out your suggestions on Palmpedia. The hiarakae has a crownshaft; our does not. The Palmpedia picture of a viridis shows a very dark trunk which ours does not.

The Rare Palm Seeds archive picture of the D. hiarakae looks a lot more like our palm.

Paul, We do have a D. lutescens. It's a very long distance from the mystery Dypsis but the lutescens are as prolific here as are the A. alexandrae and really 'get around',

[Jeff Searle]

I was also going to suggest like Pete that it resembles Dypsis hiarake an aweful lot. That would be my guess.

[Mandrew968]

How does hiarake grow for us in South Florida, anyone?