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Big slow fan palm?


Manalto

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On 12/11/2020 at 4:01 AM, Manalto said:

Outside of my kitchen, I would like to plant a large palm that fills the window with foliage and blocks the view of my neighbor's A/C unit.  I have about 15' between the house and the driveway, so there is space for a large palm.  The location is south-facing, with bright shade and dappled sunlight from the high branches of a giant old live oak.  It's a protected spot, but I don't want to get too risky and lose my eyesore-blocker a few years down the road.

A slow palm would fill the window with foliage for a long time; a fast palm would eventually outgrow its role and get tall enough fill the windows of the room above. Either is desirable.

I have asked this question before but now have refined it to include the possibility of the palm out-growing its first-floor purpose. I would then find an understory plant to do the job.

The only options I can think of are a young Sabal palmetto just developing a trunk (slow) or a Trachycarpus fortunei (fast?). The search for such a Sabal has been an exercise in futility. I'm also open to a pinnate palm if the foliage is dense enough to provide some screening, so Butia is probably not an option. Will Chamaedorea radicalis grow 10' tall?

A mail-order seedling would probably not do the job during my lifetime. I can be patient for a palm to achieve some size, but not 10-years patient. Climate is humid Gulf Coast 8B. Suggestions, please!

Try bismarkia since your giving it a good microclimate

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I love Bismarkia but I'm told they'll only survive along the coast. Plus, I've pulled the trigger on a Livistona chinensis, which now comfortably resides in that spot. I'd still like to try a green-form Biz nearby. It would certainly be dramatic with those huge leaves stretched out in dappled shade.

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Botanical names MUST be in italics!
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