Would you say this is caryota no? Yes? No? Maybe?

[Gonzer]

The last shot shows the humungous seed bunch jammed on top of the lowest frond.

[Palmə häl′ik]

Yah. Dat's BigBoi.

[edric]

Caryota obtusa (gigas), Caryota are the only palms that have bipinnate leaves, Ed

[osideterry]

I haven't seen a "no" up close. It's not as rigid a frond as obtusa, but more rigid than urens or maxima. If it's in SoCal I doubt it's a no or a rumphiana.

Is that a Syagrus botryphora on the right in the first photo? Do I still have that palm syllabus/notebook thing you loaned me over a year ago?

[Joe palma]

I haven't seen a "no" up close. It's not as rigid a frond as obtusa, but more rigid than urens or maxima. If it's in SoCal I doubt it's a no or a rumphiana.

Is that a Syagrus botryphora on the right in the first photo? Do I still have that palm syllabus/notebook thing you loaned me over a year ago?

On the right in the first photo looks like a kentia to me Terry.

[rozpalm]

I have a C no. that size and it looks just like that. Sadly, it started seeding so its days are numbered.

[Gonzer]

There is a very large gigas in the back yard for comparison. This palm is more compact without the large triangulation of the fronds. I'm surprised nobody took a guess as to the identity of the fronds in the last pic, lower right.

Terry, any books I loan out would have my name inside so I doubt it's mine

[Joe palma]

There is a very large gigas in the back yard for comparison. This palm is more compact without the large triangulation of the fronds. I'm surprised nobody took a guess as to the identity of the fronds in the last pic, lower right.

Terry, any books I loan out would have my name inside so I doubt it's mine

Gonzer, last pic, lower right looks like a ravenea or dypsis something.

I have to agree w/ you on the Caryota. The fronds don't look as big and spread out as a gigas.

[BS Man about Palms]

There is a very large gigas in the back yard for comparison. This palm is more compact without the large triangulation of the fronds. I'm surprised nobody took a guess as to the identity of the fronds in the last pic, lower right.

Terry, any books I loan out would have my name inside so I doubt it's mine

For the "non- Caryota" I would guess a Dypsis orange crush/pilulifera or a Ravenea like Joe said. If I saw the crown I could tell.

Is that in your old stompin grounds Greg?

[peachy]

C. no are fairly common around here and they are incredibly big palms. I don't that one pictured is big enough. Maybe the photo angle is deceptive but it should tower over just about anything else.

Peachy