Palm ID. Please help! Livistona Nitida?

[Peachs]

Purchased at a nursery for $80 as potted Livistona Nitida.
 

@Fusca

Photos:

[tim_brissy_13]

Looks like L nitida to me. Spines seem perhaps a bit smaller than typical but they are variable. Seems to fit better than the other potential candidates; L australis and L decora both have black spines and not quite as bright green foliage. L decora would have much more finely divided leaflets and droop more at that size while L australis would probably droop less. 

[Kailua_Krish]

Agree, looks similar to mine in Florida

[pietropuccio]

I don't think it is Livistona nitida, these are the thorns on the petiole of the nitida:

 

 

 

[Peachs]

More photos:

 

[Fusca]

I'll go along with Tim and Krish based on Tim's comment regarding variability in the species.   Trunk still looks more Brahea to me but still could be Livistona if the "fur" is variable within the species too.  Thorns on all nitida I have seen look more like @pietropuccio's.  Looks like you got what was advertised. - very nice.

[Peachs]

2 minutes ago, Fusca said:

I'll go along with Tim and Krish based on Tim's comment regarding variability in the species.   Trunk still looks more Brahea to me but still could be Livistona if the "fur" is variable within the species too.  Thorns on all nitida I have seen look more like @pietropuccio's.  Looks like you got what was advertised. - very nice.

Thank you. Tomorrow it will go into the ground. I hope it grows well, and fast, in my zone 8b. From what I have read, this species needs a lot of water?