monster fronds- how much do they weigh ...................

[trioderob]

the palms with monster fronds like a Raffia...........how much do those bad boys weigh each ?

I am talking a single frond.

pick your own species if you like.

Edited October 31, 2013 by trioderob

[MattyB]

I'm always told that large Royal fronds and crownshafts weigh 60 Lbs. I've picked them up before and I think it's actually more like an akward 40

[Sabal Steve]

One of my mature chamedorea has fronds that weigh 55lbs each. It's very established.

[MattyB]

Must be C. metallica

[Sabal Steve]

It's the one with the large varigated bright purple leaflets.

Edited October 31, 2013 by Sabal Steve

[paulgila]

and a rainbow trunk?

[DoomsDave]

I recall a dead leaf from a big Dypsis on the Big Island, with swollen leafbases supposedly weighing 100 pounds. Don't know if it's that much but it was HEAVY, I'd say twice as much as a big Royal, which is around 40-50 pounds.

[Funkthulhu]

I wait until they're down and brown, but a dried frond off my R.rivularis can easily weigh several hundred grams...

[Sabal Steve]

and a rainbow trunk?

. No, it's more bright pink than anything

[Jastin]

and a rainbow trunk?

. No, it's more bright pink than anything

Are those native to Hillcrest?

[paulgila]

i dont know,Jastin,are they?

[Moose]

I'm always told that large Royal fronds and crownshafts weigh 60 Lbs. I've picked them up before and I think it's actually more like an akward 40

A Royal that is green, full of water with leaf base easily goes 70+ lbs. in this neck of the woods. This happens during wind events.

Brown dried fronds - around half the weight.

Corypha utan and umbraculifera are the heavy monsters in my opinion. Perhaps beating out the Raffia palms in total weight.