Trithrinax schizophylla

[Ampli]

Dear palm friends, I would like to make use of your palmy knowledge to answer one question.

The other day, while visiting a local nursery, I found that the it offered several potted Trithrinax Schizoplylla. Despite I had been looking for this palm for many years, I didn't buy it, as I was not sure it was the real thing. The palm were all single stemmed, which I think is not the normal habitus of this species.

My understanding is that both T. Schizophylla and T. Campestris bifurcate at a young age, therefore any plant with few centimeters of clear trunk shoud have two stems.

So the question is: should I run back to the nursery to buy it or not? Or in other words, is it the real thing?

[Fusca]

Hi Ampli,

I don't have experience with this species, but based on what I have read you might be right in your suspicion that it is probably not T. schizophylia var. biflabellata particularly if it any spines, but I have seen photos of some other T. schizophylia varieties that were single stemmed.  It would probably be more helpful to post a photo, but perhaps some of the experts can help out more with this question based on what you have written.  Hope you are able to get what you are looking for! 

Jon

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

Some pictures would be very helpful.  Also feel the leaves.  Campestris when grown in full sun will have leaves just about as stiff as a cardboard zamia.

[Mandrew968]

Here is my biflabellata. Just put it in the ground this year to replace hurricane Irma damage. 

[michal272727]

Hello, do You have Trithrinax biflabellata seeds?