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A Walking Palm Tree in Costa Rica

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Saw this on CNN iReport today. Thought it was joke and had to see for myself! Looks like this palm as they call walks - moves to get into better sunlight. Perhaps some of the Costa Rica palm members can comment/ID on this palm or show better pictures.

- David

http://www.ireport.c...C-434672?hpt=C2

David S.

Placentia, CA

Zone 10A

Lat: N 33 ° 53 ' 47 '' ( 33.896 ° )

Lon: W 117 ° 51 ' 33 '' ( -117.859 ° )

Elevation (ft): 325

The palm stays, the roots go great distances..

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

Is that Iriartea deltoides or Socratea? He said it moves meters to the side. That's crazy.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

The press are comin' - make like a tree!

Looks like an Iriatea with a quick shot of a small Socratea, pretty lame reporting.

Tim

Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

The palm stays, the roots go great distances..

I had heard that both Socratea and Iriatea could move quite a bit via killing some roots and growing new ones, thus dragging the palm?

-Krishna

-Krishna

Kailua, Oahu HI. Near the beach but dry!

Still have a garden in Zone 9a Inland North Central Florida (Ocala)

Walking palm?-- Poppycock!

D.L.Richardson

What an annoying reporter! Stupid jokes instead of letting the interviewee tell us about the palm itself and how it 'moves'

zone 7a (Avg. max low temp 0 to 5 F, -18 to -15 C), hot humid summers

Avgs___Jan__Feb__Mar__Apr__May__Jun__Jul__Aug__Sep__Oct__Nov__Dec

High___44___49___58___69___78___85___89___87___81___70___59___48

Low____24___26___33___42___52___61___66___65___58___45___36___28

Precip_3.1__2.7__3.6__3.0__4.0__3.6__3.6__3.6__3.8__3.3__3.2__3.1

Snow___8.1__6.2__3.4__0.4__0____0____0____0____0____0.1__0.8__2.2
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Yea - no doubt - horrible reporting. Just show us more palm! Pretty cool thinking about any palm that can react to sunlight changes and moving to get more of it!

Any one have pictures?

David S.

Placentia, CA

Zone 10A

Lat: N 33 ° 53 ' 47 '' ( 33.896 ° )

Lon: W 117 ° 51 ' 33 '' ( -117.859 ° )

Elevation (ft): 325

I have heard reports of leaning palms where the roots died away on one side while new roots grew on the other side. Still the palm didn't move more than a couple inches (if that). Stories of palms walking around the forest looking for light is a bunch of bs.

Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica
 

Very Interesting... :)

-Jonathan

Jonathan
 

That reporter guy needs a big cuppa shut-up...

here's an interesting read...

http://www.jstor.org/pss/2387775

It's gotta be possible, there are a couple naysayers to this but no evidence opposing it that I can find...

maybe the IPS needs to grant a study.

I nominate my wife and myself!! :lol:

www.dadluvsu.com

Good Link Bill.

The way I read it, it makes sense. Its not that the palm is walking, but like so many other palms that lean towards the light, or something falls on them to push them over, these palms just have a better ability to root themselves out for support and push upwards again. Once the new roots are established, the old part of the trunk is superfluous.

But they don't just start hoofin' it. :D

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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