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Monster palm poll

Walter John

By Walter John
in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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Monster palm poll  

137 members have voted

  1. 1. Select your palm

    • Attalea
      9
    • Metroxylon
      5
    • Corypha
      41
    • Arenga
      2
    • Jubaea
      25
    • Tahina
      7
    • Raphia
      3
    • Bismarkia
      14
    • Borassus
      3
    • Roystonea
      7
    • Elaeis
      2
    • Pigafetta
      6
    • Borassodendron
      5

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Wai`anae Steve Veteran

Wai`anae Steve

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:sick:

I voted for Attalea as I have A. phalerata in the ground already. Also I'm committed to the following in the ground:

Corypha utan

Tahina ----------------------well not in the ground yet ......

Bismarkia noblis

Roystonea oleracea/regia

Arenga pinata

Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com
Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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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... :mrlooney:

Regards, Ari :)

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

Regards, Ari :)

Meant to tell you Ari, I did add this one as an edit. Your eyes are fine.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

aussiearoids Grand Master

aussiearoids

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Wal , I have nearly one of each of the Palms listed in your poll ,, a quick way to fill up my piddley little block ..

Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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Wal , I have nearly one of each of the Palms listed in your poll ,, a quick way to fill up my piddley little block ..

Which one's are missing then ? Tell us how many and we'll try and guess.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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Wal , I have nearly one of each of the Palms listed in your poll ,, a quick way to fill up my piddley little block ..

You have any borassodendron??? I have the others too, except of course Pigafetta (still seeds - thank you Mikey :)), borassus (not because I can't get it as the botanical garden got heaps of fruit everywhere - but because I am not sure whether I like them), Jubea (not possible even if I want one), Metroxylon and of course Borassodendron. Apparently there is a female at Flecker? Helen's one flowered for the first time this year and it is a male. If you can a female, we might be able to send some pollen. Is it possible???

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

PalmGuyWC Grand Master

PalmGuyWC

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I wonder if those Morman ladys are going to set a new style in fashion. I love those hair-do's. Yucht!!!

When it comes to large palms.....I could never vote for Corypha as it has a pre determined life span. Jubaea is my choice, and I have 4 large ones. One is standing alone and it has the strict habit of growth, and an enormous trunk. The trunk measures 4 feet at sholder height, and the swolen base touching the ground must be 5 feet. At first sight, most people either swoon, gasp, or say "Oh my God!" Also, it could live to be 1200 years old.

Dick

Richard Douglas

osideterry Grand Master

osideterry

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For anyone new to the forum, here's a photo I took of one of PalmGuyWC's Jubeas last October. The photo doesn't do it justice or show scale.

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Zone 9b/10a, Sunset Zone 22

7 miles inland. Elevation 120ft (37m)

Average annual low temp: 30F (-1C)

Average annual rainfall: 8" (20cm)

aussiearoids Grand Master

aussiearoids

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missing Borassodendron and Jubea ..

Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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missing Borassodendron and Jubea ..

Any chance of some photos Michael ? of the missing ones ? :blink:

I mean of the ones you have ? :)

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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You must've seen the Borassodendron at Helen's, Wal? You should've smelt the male flowers a few months ago... it was almost sweet. Pity she doesn't have a female as she had polen everywhere.... Have to find female...!!!

Regards, Ari :)

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Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

Mark Heath Veteran

Mark Heath

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I voted for Jubaea! I have one here but it is the size of a basketball, so i have MANY years to wait untill it's big. Hopefully my nephew gets bit by the palm bug before i croak and it will be his!

Orlando, Florida

zone 9b

The Pollen Poacher!!

GO DOLPHINS!!

GO GATORS!!!

 

Palms, Sex, Money and horsepower,,,, you may have more than you can handle,,

but too much is never enough!!

The Germinator Mentor

The Germinator

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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... :mrlooney:

here are few stills on the 3 corypha species !

1)Talipot

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Hi Kris, how many palms do you have in your container ranch? Those look very nice.

Ed Mijares

Whittier, Ca

Psyco Palm Collector Wheeler Dealer

Zone 10a?

Randy Community Regular

Randy

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For me it's all about the stately roystonea regia towering above the landscape. :drool:

I'm sorry man, corypha just looks freaky to me... :blink:

But that's just my opinion, and you know what they say - everybody's got one.

Edited by Randy

Randy

Chandler, Arizona

USDA Hardiness Zone 9b(Warming to 10a)

Lowest Temps (usually) in the upper 20's

(Freeze of '07 lowest temp was 18dF)

Highest temps (usually) in the triple digit teens

Kris Grand Master

Kris

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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... :mrlooney:

Hi Kris, how many palms do you have in your container ranch? Those look very nice.

Dear Ed :)

At the moment i have each on in a big barrel..totally 3 nos.But their are many still living in those plastic mineral waterbottles ! they are back-up just incase if these get damaged when i plant those 3 in the ground !

only the buri palm i have only one germinated from 10 seeds..while the talipots & locometi palm germinated preety fast & good !

thanks & love,

Kris :)

love conquers all..

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PalmGuyWC Grand Master

PalmGuyWC

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Thanks Terry for posting the photograph. That is the Jubaea I was refering to that has the strict growth habit.

Dick

Richard Douglas

Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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Speaking of these monsters, is there a bigger Arenga palm than Arenga pinatta ?

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

nomolos Mentor

nomolos

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westerhoutii?

Sol Cooper

Hobart Tasmania

42 degrees South

Mild climate - mostly frost free

Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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If you were wondering if you could actually fit a monster palm like Corypha in your front yard, well it can be done and has been done.

Here's the proof and yes these photos have been shown before on the board.

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Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Dear Wal :)

thanks for the above stills...that's encouraging for guys like me who want to grow all the 3 Caryopha's in a small cramped-up garden ! :rolleyes:

lots of love,

Kris :)

love conquers all..

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SubTropicRay Grand Master

SubTropicRay

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A full grown trunking Attalea is breathtaking. Its fronds are not as massive as a Raphia but the palm is more impressive overall. That's my humble 2 cents.

No one cares about your current yard temperature 🙃

surferjr Experienced

surferjr

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Wal,

I think you left out the most Monster of them all.....Lodoicea maldivica "Coco de Mer" there is nothing like it on Earth!!!CocoDeMerTheDoubleCoconut.jpg

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surferjr Experienced

surferjr

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surferjr Experienced

surferjr

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This leaf is size of a VW bug!

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fiji jim Veteran

fiji jim

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Gee Wal,

Bit late on this but it seems a bit like asking a wine fanatic to choose only 1 kind as his/hers preference. IMPOSSIBLE.

But I have to go for Borassodendron machadonis as I don't have any yet.

Jim

Located on Vanua Levu near Savusavu (16degrees South) Elevation from sealevel to 30meters with average annual rainfall of 2800mm (110in) with temperature from 18 to 34C (65 to 92F).

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Xenon Grand Master

Xenon

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Corypha, but Lodoicea and Mauritia are spectacular too.

Jonathan

Jonathan
 

AJQ Proficient

AJQ

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Hard choice for me but the Jubaea got the vote in the end, second choice would be Corypha then Raphia.

John, that Corypha looks quite small considering it is in Bloom?.The ones I have seen in Mauritius were way taller than that particular one.

Such a shame they have such a small life span, where as the Jubs can live to be over 1600 years! "El Kapitan" being the famous one. Ceroxylons are monsters too..

Regards Andy.

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Bangor, Norin Iron Zone 9a Min temp normally around -3 Degrees C, rarely -6C. Only 2 x -2.0C so far, verging on 9b this year. No snow or Frost this Winter. Several just subzero's this year, lets hope it stays this way. Normally around 5C to 10C + in winter, with lots of wind & rain. Summers usually better, 20C to 25 C occasionally 25C to 28C, also quite humid being a coastal town

Patrick Veteran

Patrick

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Ha, I voted same as most everyone else. That palm is just awe- inspiring when you see it in person, followed closely by Attalea.

4 of these I've never seen in person.

Metroxylons are pretty cool, though....

Oakley, California

55 Miles E-NE of San Francisco, CA

Solid zone 9, I can expect at least one night in the mid to low twenties every year.

Hot, dry summers. Cold, wet winters.

Patrick Veteran

Patrick

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For anyone new to the forum, here's a photo I took of one of PalmGuyWC's Jubeas last October. The photo doesn't do it justice or show scale.

Plus, you're missing someone climbing 10' up the side, for scale :winkie:

Oakley, California

55 Miles E-NE of San Francisco, CA

Solid zone 9, I can expect at least one night in the mid to low twenties every year.

Hot, dry summers. Cold, wet winters.

DoomsDave Grand Master

DoomsDave

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Kumar Veteran

Kumar

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I think corphya is the largest, in volume if not in density, taking into acount the large petioles.

And for those who voted for roystoneas, here are two superb spears I saw on two old specimens at a property near my house.

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Bombay, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 23 - 32 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 3400.0 mm

Calcutta, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 19 - 33 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 1600.0 mm

John Case Grand Master

John Case

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trunk size trunps leaf size...jubaea by a knockout.

John Case

Brentwood CA

Owner and curator of Hana Keu Garden

USDA Zone 9b more or less, Sunset Zone 14 in winter 9 in summer

"Its always exciting the first time you save the world. Its a real thrill!"

hanapalms Proficient

hanapalms

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I would like to have a Jubaea in my garden, the seeds I germinated a few years back did not get too far before croaking. I think we have too much rain here, or I drowned them when I watered. I tend to do that.

I have Corypha umbraculifera and C. utan; they are taking forever to get anywhere. I may have to reincarnate to see them in their prime. :unsure:

Ceroxylon don't grow here either.

My vote is for Corypha; I also have Metroxylon salomonense and warburgii growing. Them, I will see in this carnate? :huh:

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This is M. salomonense, M. warburgii has to wait for the next post

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William

Hana, Maui

 

Land of the low lying heavens, the misty Uakea crowning the majestic Kauwiki.

Visit my palms here

hanapalms Proficient

hanapalms

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post-3769-085679400 1286741610_thumb.jpg :D

M. warburgii came thru this time. :rolleyes:

William

Hana, Maui

 

Land of the low lying heavens, the misty Uakea crowning the majestic Kauwiki.

Visit my palms here

Wanderanwills Rising Star

Wanderanwills

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A really old pole but I vote the Bismarkia, with the silver blue foliage, a real standout!

Regards

Stephen

Stephen

Broome Western Australia

Where the desert meets the sea

Tropical Monsoon

Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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Tahina for me. :D Makes a Bizzie look like a dwarf.

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Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

sonoranfans Grand Master

sonoranfans

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In a practical sense, the question would be what would I choose to own or grow? Or would it be what would I prefer to see? Some of these take so long to grow, I will not see them in their glory in this life. Many are also not transplantable at size. So, since I cannot envision a jubaea or corypha in my yard, went with a Borassus which I might be able to grow in my lifetime, and if that will not be I will just grow my bismarckias and royals as big as they will get. I do get to see some huge royals here in florida. I would love to visit a forest of large Jubaeas or Coryphas though....

Formerly in Gilbert AZ, zone 9a/9b. Now in Palmetto, Florida Zone 9b/10a??

 

Tom Blank

palmcurry Mentor

palmcurry

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Would go for a Caryota gigas if it were in the poll. Those suckers grow well here and get BIG. Voted for the Raphia though.

Vince Bury

Zone 10a San Juan Capistrano, CA - 1.25 miles from coast.

http://www.burrycurry.com/index.html

Peter Pacific Mentor

Peter Pacific

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I have 25 or so monsters from 7 genera on your list, but I chose Bismarckia because most are still small. I know they're common but that steel blue they add to the garden is spectacular. Peter

Peter

hot and humid, short rainy season May through October, 14* latitude, 90* longitude

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