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Top-5 Fastest & Slowest?


Palmaholic John

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What are the top-5 fastest & slowest growers in your garden?

Here's my list:

FASTEST

  1. Roystonea regia & elata
  2. Veitchia montgomeriana
  3. Metroxylon amicarum (seedling)
  4. Bentinckia nicobarica (seedling)
  5. Bentinckia condapanna (seedling)

SLOWEST

  1. Actinokentia divaricata (seedling)
  2. Burretiokentia grandiflora (seedling)
  3. Cocothrinax borhindiana
  4. Many of my Dypsis species (robusta, pilulifera, mananjarensis, albofarinosa....)
  5. Johannest...altifrons (more like a slow 3-year death)

John A.

Satellite Beach, Florida

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Fastest :D

1. Washingtonia robusta

2. Howea forsteriana

3, Hedyscepe canterburyana

4. syagrus romanzoffiana

4. Archontophoenix alexandrae

Slowest :huh:

1 Phoenix dactiylifera

2 Sabal minor

3 Sabal palmetto

4 Alogotera areniana

5 Archontophoenix purpurea

Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

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Skipping the obvious queens and W. robusta:

FASTEST

Archonotophoenix tuckeri

Carpentaria acuminata

Dypsis pembana

Livistona decora

Veitchia joannis

SLOWEST

Copernicia cowellii - slowest palm in the world

Coccothrinax moaensis

Coccothrinax pseudorigida - 10 yrs old & the width of a bread plate

Pseudophoenix ekmanii - what else is new?

Ravenea xerophila

Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

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

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Fastest -->

1. Roystonea regia (a rocketship disguised as a palm, really)

2. dwarf Coconut

3. Bentickia nicobarica (and also took no time to adjust being transplanted twice)

4. E. guinesis (except 2 month post-transplantation period)

5. D. leptocheilos

Slowest -->

1. C. humilis seedling (1 mm of 'spear' after 5 months, without transplantation)

2. C. urens (a disgrace to its genus but then it is in heavy shade)

3. H. lagencuilis seedling

4. T. morissi seedlings

5. P. dactylifera seedlings

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Kumar

Bombay, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 23 - 32 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 3400.0 mm

Calcutta, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 19 - 33 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 1600.0 mm

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Fastest:

Livistona decora

Syagrus romanzoffianum

W. robusta

Livistona saribus

Phoenix sylvestris

Slowest:

Cocothrinax crinata

Sabal rosei

Sabal mauritiformis

Sabal mexicana

Serenoa repens

Land O Lakes FL, a suburb on the North Side of Tampa, FL

Summers are great, 90f/32c in the day & 70f/21c at night with plentiful rain & sun

Winters are subtropical with occasional frosts and freezes. Tropical cyclones happen.

We have a few Royal palms in the warm microclimates but Coconuts freeze.

I am a Kayaker, Hiker, Bicyclist, and amateur Photographer that loves the outdoors.  

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Cold Hardy palms

Fastest

Trachys

butia captiata

Chamaedorea cataractarum

Brahea aculeata and moorei

Chamaerops humilis

Slowest

Sabal uresana

Trithrinax campestris

Butia yatay

Livistona chinensis

Arenga engleri

Brahea armata

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Fastest:

Caryota urens 45 cm (18") to 20 M (60 feet) in six years. (You read that right! :blink: )

Roystonea regia 45 cm 18" to 8 M (24 feet) in six years.

Archontophoenix tuckeri 30 cm (12") to 8 M (24 feet) in six years.

Trachy fortuenei 60 cm (24") to 7 m (21 feet) in 6 years.

Caryota gigas 24" to 50 feet in 5 years.

Slowest? GOtta go home and check . . . . (lot of candidates!)

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Fastest:

Bismarckia nobilis

Pritchardia pacifica

Adonidia merrilli

Ptychosperma elegans

Syagrus botryophora

Slowest:

Coccothrinax ekmanii

Cyrtostachys renda (but speeding up already)

Latania loddigesii

Dypsis lastelliana

Trachycarpus nanus

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Frank

 

Zone 9b pine flatlands

humid/hot summers; dry/cool winters

with yearly freezes

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This is taken from my previous residence:

Fastest:

Foxy Lady

Veitchia joannis

Dypsis cabadae x madagascariensis

Dypsis pembana

Roystonea violacea

Slowest:

Burretiokentia hapala

Chambeyronia macrocarpa

Dypsis robusta

Basselinia gracilis

Dypsis lastelliana

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Fastest:

Veitchia winin,

Roystonea,

Carpentaria,

Bismarckia,

Elaeis Quineensis, until this winter

Slowest:

Sabal causiarum,

Chambeyronia sp.,

Pritchardia remota?,

Zombia Antillarum,

Licuala elegans

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The fastest palm in the garden,hands down, drum roll please, is:

Carpentaria acuminata

then, Washingtonia filifera

Veitchia montgomeryana

Bismarckia nobilis

Dypsis (lanceolata, cabada and pembana)

The slowest in the garden:

Copernicia macroglossa

Zombia antillarum

Gastrococos crispa

Copernicia berteroana

Sabals all of them (lisa, palmetto, guatemalensis, causiarum, umbraculifera)

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Peter

hot and humid, short rainy season May through October, 14* latitude, 90* longitude

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Top 5 fastest:

Archontophoenix spp.

Roystonea spp.

Caryota spp.

Dypsis sp. (sold as clumping D. ambositrae)

Pritchardia beccariana

Top 5 slowest:

Pseudophoenix ekmanii

Pseudophoenix vinifera

Coccothrinax pseudorigida

Ravenea xerophila

Brahea decumbens

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Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Top 5 fastest:

Dypsis sp. (sold as clumping D. ambositrae)

A witch! :lol:

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or lost profits or revenue, claims by third parties or for other similar costs, or any special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of my opinion or the use of this data. The accuracy or reliability of the data is not guaranteed or warranted in any way and I disclaim liability of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation, liability for quality, performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose arising out of the use, or inability to use my data. Other terms may apply.

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I forgot to say that all Kentiopsis are agonizingly slow. :angry:

Frank

 

Zone 9b pine flatlands

humid/hot summers; dry/cool winters

with yearly freezes

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Top 5 fastest:

Caryota rumphiana

Pigafetta elata

Carpentaria acuminata

Foxy Lady

Hyophorbe indica

Top 5 slowest:

Moratia cerifera

Guihaia argyrata

Copernicia rigida

Kentiopsis piersonorium

Dypsis 'highland mealybug'

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Fastest:

Foxy lady

Gulubia costata

Dypsis lucubensis

Dypsis leptochilos

Cocos nucifera

Slowest:

Dypsis sp. white

Copernicia baileyana

Copernicia macroglossa

Crytostachys sp.

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

Regards, Ari :)

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Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

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My fastest:

Parajubaea torallyii

Archontophoenix

Chamaedorea plumosa(hands down)

Slowest:

Sabal mauritiformis

Beccariophoenix madagascarensis

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Palms are life, the rest is details.

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Okay, I'm posting again...

Similar experiences as palmhound...

Fastest:

Archontophoenix alexandrae (no contest)

A. cunninghamiana

Caryota urens

Livistona decora (crazy speed for a fan palm)

Parajubaea torallyii (a glorious mess)

Slowest:

Beccariophoenix madagascariensis (3 years of shrinking)

Sabal mauritiiformis (growth point just went underground)

Hedyscepe (geeez!)

Howea forsteriana (slow but looks happy)

Arenga engleri

Faster than expected:

Chambeyronia macrocarpa

Burretiokentia hapala

Dypsis leptocheilos

Phoenix rupicola

Hyophorbe indica

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Zone 9b/10a, Sunset Zone 22

7 miles inland. Elevation 120ft (37m)

Average annual low temp: 30F (-1C)

Average annual rainfall: 8" (20cm)

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Okay, I'm posting again...

Similar experiences as palmhound...

Fastest:

Archontophoenix alexandrae (no contest)

A. cunninghamiana

Caryota urens

Livistona decora (crazy speed for a fan palm)

Parajubaea torallyii (a glorious mess)

Slowest:

Beccariophoenix madagascariensis (3 years of shrinking)

Sabal mauritiiformis (growth point just went underground)

Hedyscepe (geeez!)

Howea forsteriana (slow but looks happy)

Arenga engleri

Faster than expected:

Chambeyronia macrocarpa

Burretiokentia hapala

Dypsis leptocheilos

Phoenix rupicola

Hyophorbe indica

i do not have much experience, but till now the fastest is washingtonia filibusta, slowest sabal minor

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Fastest

1) archontophoenix alexandre

2) roystonea elata(regia)

3) phoenix sylvestris

4) dypsis pembana

5) archontophoenix myolensis

Slowest

1) phoenix rupicola

2) chamberyonea Macrocarpa

3) beccariophoenix alfredii

4) sabal causiarum

5) sabal lisa

Edited by sonoranfans

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

 

Tom Blank

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I've only had my palms in the ground for a matter of months but I am impressed by Parajubaea torallyii. That palm is just ridiculously fast. The three foot tall fifteen gallon -- with one true leaf -- is now over five feet tall with ten true leaves. The one gallon -- now in the ground -- is producing its first true leaf. I also have a planted one gallon Beccariophoenix alfredii that is producing it first true leaf.

Compared to my cycads these palms are crazy!

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Fastest: of course Syagrus and Washingtonia

Phoenix canariensis and dactylifera

Caryota sp.

Sabal x brazensis

Butia capitata

Sabal minor

Dypsis leptocheilos

Surprisingly: Rhapidophyllum histryx

Slowest: Coccothrinax, Coccothrinax, and Coccothrinax. A leaf a year, maybe, all my species.

Gig 'Em Ags!

 

David '88

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