biggest palm in the world?

[wowow]

hello guys Ive been doing more research and i started wandering, what is the biggest palm in the world.

I am making a list of palm seeds to buy, so far I have parajubaea torallyi, bismarckia, butia eriospatha and yatay, trachycarpus takil and nanus, latania and hyphaene. Ive still got a lot of space to use up so I want some really big palms.

thanks guys

Edited May 18, 2009 by wowow

[Moose]

Depends on your definition of big: Corypha talliera is the largest fan palm, with palmate fronds measuring about 20 ft. The head of this palm can reach 40 ft. in diameter. Raffia palms has one species (the name escapes me at this time) that has fronds that have been measured exceeding 70 ft., it is the largest feather leaf. Some Ceroxylon exceed 200 ft. in height, they are the tallest palm. The coco-de-mer is a very large palm with the largest seed in the world, measured up to 44 kilos.

Best regards,

Ron.

[iamjv]

Please don't forget Jubaea Chilensis..... ~ Jv

[MattyB]

Yes, Jubaea has the largest chilis.

[SubTropicRay]

Where pinnate palms are concerned, a large Attalea gives Raphia a run for its money. In fact, none of the Raphia I've seen in cultivation attain the height of a big Attalea. Overall, Attalea are bigger palms leaf size notwithstanding.

[Moose]

wowow - since you seem to want to acquire large palms to fill up the space you have, Borassus sp. are also fairly large palms. Get one of each!

Best regards,

Ron.

[Moose]

wowow - sorry, would not be appropriate for your zone. disregard previous post.

Ron.

[wowow]

thanks for your suggestions every one.

Depends on your definition of big: Corypha talliera is the largest fan palm, with palmate fronds measuring about 20 ft. The head of this palm can reach 40 ft. in diameter. Raffia palms has one species (the name escapes me at this time) that has fronds that have been measured exceeding 70 ft., it is the largest feather leaf. Some Ceroxylon exceed 200 ft. in height, they are the tallest palm. The coco-de-mer is a very large palm with the largest seed in the world, measured up to 44 kilos.

Best regards,

Ron.

Hello Ron to be honest I'm not all sure myself, I want something that will make a big impact to people that see them, and so far corypha, attalea, raphia and jubaea, are all options suitable for my enviroment

does any one have some comparison shots of palms

[edric]

What is your environment? Ed

[Kris]

Hi

I do not know much about your climate zones,but jubea's hates wet winters,the corypha's hate cool climate,i think you can add even CIPD's & speciality date palms,reclianta x cidp..to your collection list.

And if you can grow coryphas in you climate then i request you to grow talipots & buri palms,since the seeds are easily avaliable in RPS.com site always.And the seeds of these species germinate very easily too !

Here is a still of a young talipot palm...with me standing near it for scale !

If you want to take a tour of these beauties then visit this link !

http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?sh...ic=8418&hl=

And some links for you to see different types of coryphas...

http://www.rarepalmseeds.com/shop/CorLec.shtml

http://www.rarepalmseeds.com/shop/CorUta.shtml

http://www.rarepalmseeds.com/shop/CorUmb.shtml

And to see more on Corypha lecomtei, Here is a another lovely coverage by our thai forum member by name komikrit ! And here is that link...Enjoy !

http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?sh...ic=4234&hl=

Here is a another intreasting visual link to corypha macropoda palm :

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Corypha_macropoda

Lots of love to you,

Kris

[gsn]

What is your environment? Ed

He has a fairly detailed description of his enviroment/climate in his signature!

uk home: z9a 750mm/30" annual rainfall

no extreme high/low average generally remain cool and gets some hot weather but only for a short amount of time, average 23C summer high.

In winter temperatures dont dip very much but dont recover in the day so the average high and average low are seperated by only a few degrees

pk home: z10a/b 900mm/35" annual rainfall (mainly in monsoon season 2-3 months)

AHS heat zone 11/12. No frost

coldest month average low/high:

2008 3.7C/17.3C, 2007 4.6C/21.4C, 2006 5.9C/20.3C, 2005 4.1C/23.1C

hottest month average low/high:

2008 25.2C/35.6C high of 40.3C, 2007 25.5C/38.7C high of 47.2C, 2006 26C/35.1C high of 40.4C, 2005 28C/42.2C high of 46.5C

Record high:48C

Record low -3C

Edited May 19, 2009 by gsn

[tjwalters]

Please don't forget Jubaea Chilensis..... ~ Jv

For sheer mass, I think this one is the winner.

[DoomsDave]

I'll bet a fully grown Ceroxy will eclipse a Jube. 200 feet of trunk has to be massively heavy . . . .

[tjwalters]

I'll bet a fully grown Ceroxy will eclipse a Jube. 200 feet of trunk has to be massively heavy . . . .

Don't know how authoritative this is, but there is always this.

[wowow]

Hi

I do not know much about your climate zones,but jubea's hates wet winters,the corypha's hate cool climate,i think you can add even CIPD's & speciality date palms,reclianta x cidp..to your collection list.

And if you can grow coryphas in you climate then i request you to grow talipots & buri palms,since the seeds are easily avaliable in RPS.com site always.And the seeds of these species germinate very easily too !

Here is a still of a young talipot palm...with me standing near it for scale !

If you want to take a tour of these beauties then visit this link !

http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?sh...ic=8418&hl=

And some links for you to see different types of coryphas...

http://www.rarepalmseeds.com/shop/CorLec.shtml

http://www.rarepalmseeds.com/shop/CorUta.shtml

http://www.rarepalmseeds.com/shop/CorUmb.shtml

And to see more on Corypha lecomtei, Here is a another lovely coverage by our thai forum member by name komikrit ! And here is that link...Enjoy !

http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?sh...ic=4234&hl=

Here is a another intreasting visual link to corypha macropoda palm :

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Corypha_macropoda

Lots of love to you,

Kris

Thanks kris looks like your on to a winner. I've seen some of your pics before, but not that many thank you.

I think my climate is ok for this palm, but as with many palms I want to try in pk, I am probably gonna be one of the first or maybe even the first to try.

I'll bet a fully grown Ceroxy will eclipse a Jube. 200 feet of trunk has to be massively heavy . . . .

Don't know how authoritative this is, but there is always this.

They are both quite nice, I dont think ceroxylon will like my cold in the uk or heat in pk. as for jubaea it is another consideration, but kris has got me after those coryphas maybe go for both.

[Kris]

Thanks kris looks like your on to a winner. I've seen some of your pics before, but not that many thank you.

I think my climate is ok for this palm, but as with many palms I want to try in pk, I am probably gonna be one of the first or maybe even the first to try.

I'll bet a fully grown Ceroxy will eclipse a Jube. 200 feet of trunk has to be massively heavy . . . .

They are both quite nice, I dont think ceroxylon will like my cold in the uk or heat in pk. as for jubaea it is another consideration, but kris has got me after those coryphas maybe go for both.

All the best with growing those lovely corypha's in your garden and they are pretty easy to germinate,hope the following link is of some use to you...

Materials Need For Germination..

Love,

Kris

[Zayin]

Sorry, you are in Britain? I cant imagine a Corypha or even a Ceroxylon surviving outdoors for more than six months (summer) I say go for the Jubaea. We get lots of rain in Vancouver and it gets a heck of a lot colder than most parts of Britain, and we can grow them on the edge of zone8/9. Give it a try

[amazon exotics]

Tahina

[Kris]

Visuals of Corypha Macropoda...

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