Monster palm poll

[Walter John]

If you could choose just one monster palm for your place, which one would it be ? As for species, just go for the largest in the genus.

[Walter John]

This is a toughie really. If you have seen some of these in real life like I have, you want one of each, but as I said, if you could have only one, which would it be ?

I couldn't go past Corypha.

[ariscott]

If you could choose just one monster palm for your place, which one would it be ? As for species, just go for the largest in the genus.

What about Borassodendron? I want one of those...

Regards, Ari

[Tad]

why no vote for all of the above?????

[John in Andalucia]

This is Corypha umbraculifera borrowed from the RPS website, to explain why I think this is the most amazing giant palm, and why I voted for Corypha. Look at the little people dancing around it, paying homage!

[ariscott]

If you could choose just one monster palm for your place, which one would it be ? As for species, just go for the largest in the genus.

What about Borassodendron? I want one of those...

Regards, Ari

Wal, did you just add that or I didn't read it properly???? 'Doh!!!! Sorry

Regards, Ari

[Rusty on Pine Is.]

Corypha umbraculifera , Wal, no doubt about it. Shame they're so slow when just young'uns........

[quaman58]

Becarriophoenix windows. The pics I've seen of huge ones like the one at Floribunda, as well as some in Florida are awesome, and just srceam "Tropics!!" A lot of the bigger species like Jubea look to me like they come from more arid climes (because they do); they just seem a bit stiff.

Bret

[palmmermaid]

Raphia! After seeing them at mature size in Pinecrest Gardens, I planted one in my wet area. I can't wait until it is big!

I also have 2 Bismarcks. I never considered them to have the same impact as the Raphias, maybe because they are common here in Palm Beach County. Same is true of Roysoneas.

[Gtlevine]

I seen them all and nothing in my humble and biased opinion touches a well grown monster Jubaea. The size and beauty of the trunk is second to none.

Gary

[Kris]

Dear Wal

lovely poll,and for me its all the Corypha species...then comes the jubea..then the CIDP's !

And all the Corypha's do grow fast here in chennai...

here are few stills on the 3 corypha species !

1)Talipot

Continued..

[BS Man about Palms]

I like the Jubea because my grandkids can enjoy the same palm I did. If I ever have any..

[Kris]

2)Lecomte Palm..

Continued...

[Kris]

3)Buri Palm..

love,

Kris

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[Kim]

Many of these are heart-stoppingly grand. Fortunately I don't get to choose in real life, the only one I have is Roystonea. For fantasy, I'll take Corypha, but it was not an easy choice.

[BigFrond]

I concur with the jubea as the best big palm. Lego Land has a pretty nice one. Where'se the double coconut???

[deezpalms]

Even though they are monocarpic, I still had to vote for Corypha. I was just blown away at the beauty & size of these trees at Ho'omaluhia botanical garden in Oahu, Hi.

[paulgila]

reagan.

[Matt in SD]

I voted for Corypha. But if I had to chose palms I can actually grow here, Caryota (gigas) is my favorite monster palm that does well here. And as someone mentioned about, I'd take a lodoicea over a Corypha any day.

Matt

[LJG]

For me it is Linospadix monostachya. The monster trunk will stop you in your tracks and the 20 foot fronds scream tropics.

[Jeff Searle]

For our place? What if I lived in an apartment,Wally? Should of included one small species.

007

[MattyB]

I picked Corypha but Tahina may rival it and be a doable grow here in SoCal. Gotta get me a Tahinabina!

[Walter John]

I reckon at least 10 more votes before we decide the winner, so I'll bump the poll looking for more votes.

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Corypha for me.

Cheers Mikey

[kylecawazafla]

The Raphia australis in Africa were an amazing sight! I can't believe they aren't more popular in hobbyists gardens that actually do have room for them. I'd say they are on the same league as Corypha. More people should support the monocarpic madness, and on top of that, Raphia are fast growing!

[amazondk]

I voted for the humble African Oil Palm. In spite of all the controversy around this palm it is a beautiful tree and it produces more oil per hectare than any palm around. My goal is to plant 1,000 hecatres of them. At 140 palms per hectare that is 140,000 of them. Now there is a big distance between wanting to plant them and getting this done. But, at least it is a goal.

dk

[Walter John]

I voted for the humble African Oil Palm. In spite of all the controversy around this palm it is a beautiful tree and it produces more oil per hectare than any palm around. My goal is to plant 1,000 hecatres of them. At 140 palms per hectare that is 140,000 of them. Now there is a big distance between wanting to plant them and getting this done. But, at least it is a goal.

dk

1,000 hectares of where and what exactly ?

[Walter John]

Corypha is no doubt the winner, thanks for the great response everyone.

[nomolos]

The biggest of them all is missing - Ceroxylon

[_Keith]

Hard to get excited about this one. None of them grow here, and if they did, they would just grow to the point of getting their heads blown off by lightening anyway.

[amazondk]

I voted for the humble African Oil Palm. In spite of all the controversy around this palm it is a beautiful tree and it produces more oil per hectare than any palm around. My goal is to plant 1,000 hecatres of them. At 140 palms per hectare that is 140,000 of them. Now there is a big distance between wanting to plant them and getting this done. But, at least it is a goal.

dk

1,000 hectares of where and what exactly ?

Wal,

It is a project I am working on in Rorainopolis, Roraima, 450 KMS north of here. It is actually more land. There is 20,000 hecatares of federal settlement project of which 20 percent will be converted into non forest use for small landowners. Of that 4,000 hectares I am shooting for maybe 1,000 to 2,000 hectares of that in oil palm plantations or up to 10 hectares of the 60 hectare lots of the small landowners. Then I am looking at the investment in from 2,500 to 3,400 hectares of land with a friend of mine, he is the investor actually. Of this about 200 hectares is currently pasture land, but up to 20 percent of the area could be used for palm plantations. And, an associate of mine has about 2,500 hectares of land that a portion could be used for this as well. It gets more complex as we also would have to build a palm oil refinery in the area as well. But, there is plenty of financing available for bio fuel ventures from the federal government. I do not know if I will be able to get this project off the ground. But, it is viable. And, there are no organutangs to worry about either. And, it will create income for many people who have little resources today. As well as create incentive to leave much of the forest intact. In the area there are maybe 3,000 of these small land owners on 50 to 90 hectare lots with 20 percent of their and converted to non forest use. So, in reality the potential is much greater yet.

dk

[DoomsDave]

Hmm.

I voted for Roystonea, though I note that double coconuts are missing, along with Ceroxylons. Hmm. Is Dypsis decipiens a monster?

dave

[paulgila]

roystonea!?!? thats not on the damn list!!!

oh,sorry

[Walter John]

We always get this when we do polls, "so and so is missing", "I wanted to vote for blah blah but it wasn't there", "I can't grow such and such so why should I vote", it's what I call on the board "poll-igamy", when a person wants to vote for more than one palm.

[tim_brissy_13]

The only one that would definitely grow at my place would be Jubaea (maybe Arenga pinnata), and they are great palms, so I chose the big Jub.

[Walter John]

I give up.

[paulgila]

We always get this when we do polls, "so and so is missing", "I wanted to vote for blah blah but it wasn't there", "I can't grow such and such so why should I vote", it's what I call on the board "poll-igamy", when a person wants to vote for more than one palm.

i wish you hadnt said polygamy.

[paulgila]

I give up.

[Don Little]

I voted Corypha because after seeing them in person I was blown away, but what also about Lemurophoenix? The picture of the one at Floribunda seems to make this a contender as a massive palm.

[Walter John]