Most Prized Palm

[DoomsDave]

I guess my most portable prize palm is a one-gallon Jubaeaopsis caffra . . . .

(Over my dead body!)

dave

[Daryl]

Wow, thanks to those who have responded so far. It is great to see so much variation in your tastes!

However, there are still a lot of you out there, including some who have magnificent collections, who have not nominated their most prized palm yet...

C'mon guys and girls..'fess up!

Daryl.

[Walter John]

Hey Daryl, why don't you tell everyone what your avatar palm is. Especially me, because I forgot and I'm using it on our next newsletter. Isn't that one of your prized jobs ?

[elHoagie]

My most prized palm is probably a nice 5-gallon size Brahea moorei.  I purchased it about 1 year ago when it was on the verge of death, but it's recovered nicely and is starting to look spectacular.

The most impressive palm I own is definitely my largest Bismarckia, which is now at least 250 cm tall...

[Daryl]

Hi Wal, OK, yes, I do love them, but they are too large to move now. I have already transplanted one of mine from garden number 3 several years ago, so know that they transplant easily, but may just have to source a couple of smaller ones again...

What? Chambeyronia macrocarpa 'hookeri' of course! Definitely a 'must have' for any palm garden I think.

Daryl.

[Alan_Tampa]

My right palm...So sorry could not resist.

I would say my Phoenicophorium borsigianum.  (I hope I spelled that right, did not cheat and look)

Alan

[Walter John]

Has anybody purchased newbies and now changed their opinion on most prized palm yet ?

I haven't, it's still green foxy lady, but as other palms grow , this could change. For example I have a Satakentia and a Neovietchia, now if they grow better, then the foxy lady may be relegated. I have a Roystonea violacea which too rates high in most prized because of it's outstanding growth this past year.

Here's update pics, taken 10 minutes ago.

The Foxy Lady

Here's her chunky trunk base with my footware as perspective.

Here's the Roystonea violacea front centre which has doubled in height in about 12 months. The adage, you grow well for me boys and girls, you get the prizes.

[Walter John]

For example I have a Satakentia and a Neovietchia, now if they grow better, then the foxy lady may be relegated.

Here they are as of now.

The Satakentia

The Neoveitchia

[Walter John]

Bump !

Has anybody purchsaed newbies and now changed their opinion on most prized palm yet ?

anybody not in this thread want to nominate there most prized palm ?

[palmtreesforpleasure]

Daryl's Dypsis sp215 is more colourful when viewed personally than the pictures show, it certainly is different to any other species seen so far, a very beautiful palm. we offered to take it of Daryls hands but for some reason he declined the offer

guess we will just have to wait for the seeds :-)

regards

colin

[JD in the OC]

I think I'll change my most prized palm... now it would be my

1 gal xLytoagrus dickensonii

or 3 gal variegated Bismarkia nobilis

The XLytoagrus would be replaceable but the variegated Bizzie wouldn't.

This is a very interesting thread you started Daryl (a long time ago I might add)..

JD

[MattyB]

Oh, well let's see.......I think my Pseudophoenix ekmanii will have to get bumped up.  Or Euterpe precatoria......ahhhhh this is hard.

[BS Man about Palms]

(palmsforpleasure @ Dec. 15 2006,14:11)

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Daryl's Dypsis sp215 is more colourful when viewed personally than the pictures show, it certainly is different to any other species seen so far, a very beautiful palm. we offered to take it of Daryls hands but for some reason he declined the offer

guess we will just have to wait for the seeds :-)

regards

colin

I told Daryl I'm waitin too!!

I think my K. Piersoniorum is still there,but I have a lot of fans that like my Magnifica better.

[BS Man about Palms]

(MattyB @ Dec. 15 2006,14:32)

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Oh, well let's see.......I think my Pseudophoenix ekmanii will have to get bumped up.  Or Euterpe precatoria......ahhhhh this is hard.

Matt....you'll have to come visit soon....Picture a "Jabba the Hut" version of that Eckmanii you posted.. I picked up one with a Trunk as big as your thumb!!!

[bgl]

Don't forget to let us know when the P. ekmannii looks like this! (In the Dominican Rep. when we flew out to a remote location in helicopters).

[BS Man about Palms]

Bo- in another 40 years you'll be the first to know!!

[bgl]

Bill,

you're a real optimist!

Bo-Göran

[Zac in NC]

Hmmm, my most prized palm? Well, I guess it would be my Trachycarpus fortunei Greensboro, as its is my largest palm. Pics will follow with me after Christmas, as I am finally getting a digicam. Its almost as tall as I am and maybe a bit taller than myself.

Zac

[Paul S]

Mine would have to be same as Kev's - my Juania australis.  It has had one winter outside so far, planted out with plenty of high overhead evergreen cover, and is looking good.  Scratch that it is looking FANTASTIC.

Potentially, my most prized palm would be a 3 x hybrid Jubutyagrus.... IF.... it is the real thing.  At the moment it still looks like a plain old butia, in which case it was the most expensive butia anyone ever bought....

[BS Man about Palms]

I may have a "most expensive Butia anyone bought also..."    ($650. for a 24" box...when I first started this hobby/obsession)

[ghar41]

This is a great post...we all want to talk about our favorites!

This 18 ft. Trachy "wag" is not rare but was one of my first "non Queen palms..."

[ghar41]

....but my one gallon Butia archerii sits in a guarded position next to my "soon to be germinated" Jubaeopsis caffra seeds!

[Jeff Searle]

I have been looking at this thread off and on. It's very good and interesting what everyone has listed. I'm trying to think what I would list, so here goes.

 Probably some of the rare, hard to replace would be,

   Dypsis bonsai

   Pholidocarpus maidum

   Dypsis dransfieldii

   Syagrus petrea

   Licuala sp. "Ahi"

[bgl]

I'd have to go with one of my Lodoicea maldivica:

[Zac in NC]

Bo- I'd say something like that would be prized, especially considering how much the seeds sell for.

It looks beautiful.

Zac

[Utopia Palms]

OK this is quite hard, Let me first say that all of our palms are special in one way or another,so I will have to go with the ones that are hard to replace so here goes!

      no1 Pritchardiopsis

      no2 Burretiokentia Dumasii

      no3 Medemia Argun

      no4&5 both Lemurophoenix

There are 5 all ready I must face the fact that I could not just pick 5 sp its way to hard to leave out so many others that should also be on this list!!!So sorry I just cannot do it, Looks like I will never be moving! I could not part with any of these great palms.  :laugh:

[summerdaze]

After some thought I would have to say I could not live without my plain old ordinary Foxtail Palm. Wodyetia was my first garden addition. It always looks stunning whilst garnering me compliments from visiting friends and neighbors. Although I can't take all the credit,  I often do...

[neoflora]

My list!

           

     1  Dypsis manajarensis [ meally bug palm]

   

     2  Dypsis St. Luce

 

     3  Dypsis marojeya       [ Madagascan foxtail ]

     4  Dypsis "Big Red"

     5  Lemuirophoenix         [ Red lemur palm]

                                                               Thanks, Ron

[epicure3]

That's a toughie. But, if I had to choose one, I guess it would be my hyophorbe verschafeltii. It's a marginal palm around here and I have a real beaut. I am going to post some updated pics shortly.

[iwan]

#1 (Jubaea chilensis x Butia capitata) x S. romanzoffiana

#2 Dypsis decipiens

In my "ask me in 20 years" category:

#1  Jubaeopsis caffra

#2  Pseudophoenix sargentii

In my "I hope they will be hardy" category:

#1  Attalea cohune

#2  Corypha umbraculifera

#3  Various Copernicia and Cocothrinax

many more....

[PalmGuyWC]

I noticed a couple of you mentioned (Jubaea X Butia) X Syagrus.  I have one in a 5 gal container and it looks like the "real thing."  It looks something like a mule palm but it has a heavier texture.  It grew so fast I moved it up from a 4" liner into a 5 gal container, and now it's saying "Plant me"!

If some of you have one that looks like a Butia....then you may own a very expensive Butia.  You have to realize that when dealing with hybrid seeds, there is always the possibility of contamination from unwanted pollen.

All of the hybrid plants I've seen are a nice green color, and have none of the blue/gray color of Butia or Jubaea.  The exception is Jubaea X Butia.....It's grey/blue.

My current favorites, and that could change like the weather, are Parajubaea T V T and the Butia X Parajubaea, both exposed to 23.5 F night before last. Also my Bismarkia.  We shall see how they fair.

Dick

[newcal]

I have to say I couldn't part with my:

1 Moratia cerifera

2 Chambeyronia lepidota

3. Kentiopsis magnifica and Kentiopsis piersoniorum

4. Basselinia pancheri

5. Veillonia alba

Too hard to choose apart, and too hard to find again and too hard to part with!

Newcal

[BS Man about Palms]

I'd love to find a Lepidota!

[roosty sado]

DEAN- HOWS THE WEATHER OVER THERE?WHEN ARE YOU COMING HOME TO YOUR REAL GARDEN?

DARYL-IF I COULD ONLY CHOOSE 1 PALM,IT WOULD BE THE B.HAPALA,THE ONE THAT DEAN WOULD CHOP DOWN BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE A KING.

MATT-MY GEONOMA IS KILLING IT,TWO LEAVES THIS WINTER!

                 RUSTY

[chiett]

I gotta say without a doubt, my favorite is probably due to it being my very first . Bought at Phil's suggestion at Jungle Music,  I asked him that very question after being completly blown away by all of his palm inventory, if I could afford to buy only one (which was true at the time, wait, it still is true today) which one should I buy.

My most prized is the Hedyscepe canterburyana.

Which some might remember I was without up until about a month ago, when the most gracious new owner of my old house, allowed me to come over and dug it up.

It's back on my front porch in a pot and I'm keeping my fingers crossed it lives through the transplant.

I'm calling it an early Christmas present.

Whaaaaa hoooo ya all.  Merry Christmas!!  :laugh:

[Shon]

Has to be my Dypsis florencii but my Dypsis kingaly is running a close second by being in the coldest part of my yard and coming through these last couple days green as ever one tough palm.

                             Shon

[Urban Rainforest]

I would have to say without a doubt my most prized and hard to replace palm would be my Dypsis That looks like the one in Jeff Searles "true Ambositrae" in habitat post. Next would be my Geonoma Undata's and my Psuedophoenix Sargentii.

[Urban Rainforest]

Close up of white trunk.

[MattyB]

Love that palm Steve.

Rusty, did you get your G. undata from Phil?  Does it throw a red leaf, or just have red petioles?  I think mine is the lowland form because it does not have a new red emergent leaf, only red petioles, and it jams faster in the summer.  It still grows fine during winter though.

[Urban Rainforest]

(MattyB @ Dec. 21 2006,01:37)

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Love that palm Steve.

Rusty, did you get your G. undata from Phil?  Does it throw a red leaf, or just have red petioles?  I think mine is the lowland form because it does not have a new red emergent leaf, only red petioles, and it jams faster in the summer.  It still grows fine during winter though.

Thanks Matty, When It seeds I got one with your name on it . As far as the G. undata's go I'm not sure what I have. They almost croaked in the hot part of summer when we were away as they like to be misted and watered daily but are recovering nicely in our cooler weather now. They have red petioles and a hint of red in the new frond. I believe I got one from Phil and one from Jerry. I will be planting at least one this coming spring. Steve