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Fast growing palms?


Dominica

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This is my first topic on palm talk.org!

We are living on "Nature Island" Dominica and are currently in the process of rebuilding and replanting after Hurricane Maria. She unfortunately hit our island and also our home and garden hard last September...

Since we also lost many of our beloved palms (some of them we planted 18 years ago), we now want to replant fast growing palms (besides fast growing tropical fruit and flower trees) in the many new open spots.

For areas where we need to regain some privacy as soon as possible (boundary to our neighbouring house, around the new guesthouse) we would love to find some palm species that grow the FASTEST.

Happy and grateful for all advice!

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Coconuts grow pretty fast.  If you're looking for a fast solution for privacy, bamboo and bananas get up to speed pretty quick in tropical environments.

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Lakeland, FL

USDA Zone 1990: 9a  2012: 9b  2023: 10a | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a

30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

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Carpentaria acuminata and archontophoenix sp as well. And areca catechu. That's what I've read :) 

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All the Veitchia spp grow like rockets, are uber tropical and get very tall.

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Meg

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I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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1 hour ago, PalmatierMeg said:

are uber tropical

Were you riding in a Uber when you wrote the above comment? :lol:

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Do you want overhead shade?  Privacy screening would likely be a clumper that grows quickly but not too tall.  I have a caryota mitis(clumper) that has been amazingly fast, 25' in 7 years from a 5 gallon sized.  And it has more than 10 trunks that, as a group, screen very well down low with newer leaves and trunks.  You have so many options to choose from, but some palms grow tall, but don't have a big crown of leaves for shade.  If you are looking for shade, you should factor in the crown size.  While a carpentaria may grow a bit faster in height than a cuban royal, it wont throw as much shade per tree as royal leaves are much larger.  Sabal domingensis will throw more shade than either and it will grow almost as fast.  2 domingensis planted 10-12 ft apart would throw some nice shade.  If you ask forum members for screening palms and overhead shade palms you can figure out more of what you want.

Formerly in Gilbert AZ, zone 9a/9b. Now in Palmetto, Florida Zone 9b/10a??

 

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Coconuts.

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5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

 

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@Dominica

Wow, a helluva debut!

Fast, in a tropical place your island, I think is a relative term.

Tell us more:

Do you want something huge, small, fruit, screen, what?

 

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I don't know how it will do in a tropical area, but the fastest growing palm for us is a "King" -- Archontophoenix maxima -- that I got from Bret.

 

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I agree with coconut trees.  I've never seen a palm grow so fast.  Here was mine Feb 2016 vs August 2017 (about 1.5 yrs) in Central Florida.  In a tropical climate, you'll have year round growing.  The Adonidia merrillii also put out some fast growth with proper care.

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If you want FAST and don't mind spines Pigafetta for the tropics

 

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4 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

If you want FAST and don't mind spines Pigafetta for the tropics

 

DD. I just read they are fast growers. Do you have one in your jungle?

http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Pigafetta_elata

5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

 

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For privacy screens, I would personally recommand Ptychosperma macarthurii or Dypsis lutescens, fast growers in tropical climates ;

Other palms that will grow super fast where you live :
- as mentionned before: Carpentaria acuminata, Veitchias, Pigafettas
- Dictyosperma album

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6 hours ago, GottmitAlex said:

DD. I just read they are fast growers. Do you have one in your jungle?

http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Pigafetta_elata

They won't take any cold at all. Pure tropicals. Great in Hawaii, should kill in Dominica.

MONSTERS, though. 70+ feet in like 4 years?

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