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Licuala Fordiana is a neat clustering Licuala from China. ( Guangdong provence from lowland rainforest to 500mtrs elevation) After reading Andrew Hendersons book "Palms of Southern Asia" and comparing the flower pics he took of Fordiana in habitat and looking at mine it confirmed our Licuala being Licuala Fordiana. This book has now helped me confirm 2 Licualas in our gardens, Thanks Andrew Henderson for this "Fantastic Informative Book" with Tremendous photos.. Ive had it for many years since a tiny seedling which went inground early, its grows at a good pace even here in the "cool subtropics". Its leaves are now only 600mm wide which is just over half its maturity width size of 1mtr Wide.. Yesterday, with a close look I noticed it flowering for the first time, this area of the garden is very shady and continually moist.

I was over doing some work at my previous garden (now a rental) and realized that it's been just about exactly 10 years since I "broke ground" there. I've moved some of the newer smaller stuff, but here are some photos of palms that I consider too big to move at this point... Starting with my all time favorite Chambeyronia hookeri var. 'ginormous'.

yes I agree with you, but I am sure that the palm will recover

Konstantinos If you saw ,could be the Rhynchophorus? Bismarckia in Sicily(few) , were destroyed because of Rhynchophorus

Pritchardia martii with first seed set

Clinostigma savoryanum

Another monster, Rhopalostylis baueri. Wish I could get another of this variety for the new house.