Can anyone identify this palm? Is it a D. lutescens?

Hopefully someone can identify the two clumps in the right of this picture

All the ones you are asking about are D. lutescens. Are they in Houston? They need to be thinned out about 75% to look better.

All the ones you are asking about are D. lutescens. Are they in Houston? They need to be thinned out about 75% to look better.

Thanks for the ID. No they are not in Houston, I found these in South Texas close to Brownsville. I do like the palm and would like to give them a try here in Houston.

The first are well established Dypis lutescens.My guess is that Houston would make it in protected areas.

Yes.....they look like Dypsis lutescens to me as well.

Here is a giant one I saw in Pine Island, FL a few days ago. Its just sitting in field and doesnt appear to get much care, but this thing is massively tall.

Yes.....they look like Dypsis lutescens to me as well.

Here is a giant one I saw in Pine Island, FL a few days ago. Its just sitting in field and doesnt appear to get much care, but this thing is massively tall.

Holy ministroni Larry!!! Those are huge.

Yes.....they look like Dypsis lutescens to me as well.

Here is a giant one I saw in Pine Island, FL a few days ago. Its just sitting in field and doesnt appear to get much care, but this thing is massively tall.

We have had to remove clumps that big cause they are massive rat motels...and with the rats comes the snakes. The root initiation area gets so huge over many years it makes for quite an unsightly mass of old trunk bases and roots. But for a palm fan, pretty cool none the less.

What brought you out to Pine Island?

Holy ministroni Larry!!! Those are huge.

There are big ones all around SW FL as so many folks use them as "hedges" around their property. And, some commercial growers line the edges of their fields with them so as to create nice windbreaks for wind sensitive plants.

What brought you out to Pine Island?

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We love visiting Pine Island as its "Old Florida" so to speak. As novice "campers", we stay at the KOA in St James City as they have some cabins there (since we dont have an RV). Plus, its not really "roughing it" too much

What brought you out to Pine Island?

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We love visiting Pine Island as its "Old Florida" so to speak. As novice "campers", we stay at the KOA in St James City as they have some cabins there (since we dont have an RV). Plus, its not really "roughing it" too much

Thats great!...and what a great time of year to visit "Old Florida". We love PI also, thats why a bought some property out there. Summertime is unbearable with the biting knats and mosquitos. Oops, we highjacked the thread. Sorry about that. For the record, I think you could count on 2 hands, the people in South West Florida that the know the actual name for an " Areca Palm" is Dypsis lutescens.

We love PI also, thats why a bought some property out there.

We have thought about doing same as things have come down in price so much. I saw half acre lots for less than $20k.

Summertime is unbearable with the biting knats and mosquitos.

I can imagine. The no-see-ums were out when we were down there last week, so I can imagine that in the summer, they would carry you away. This is one of the downsides to it being "Old Florida"

Holy ministroni Larry!!! Those are huge.

There are big ones all around SW FL as so many folks use them as "hedges" around their property. And, some commercial growers line the edges of their fields with them so as to create nice windbreaks for wind sensitive plants.

Exactly what i was thinking of using them for......windbreaks. But they may be a bit to cold sensative for Houston. I have plenty of palms already that I have to baby through the winter. Maybe some bamboo would be easier.