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Palm Patterns

JLeVert
JLeVert
in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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One of the things I most enjoy about palms is the bold patterns that can be seen on the trunks.  Here are a few of my favorites.  Pictures are from Augusta, GA or Savannah, GA.

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Joseph C. Le Vert

Augusta, GA

USA

Zone 8

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    Nice! :greenthumb::)

    My photos at flickr: flickr.com/photos/palmeir/albums

    Very cool! One of my very best favorites are Canary Islands palms trimmed to look like pineapples. 

    I also really like some livistonas' trunks

    Also the mesh of palms can be interesting and in some cases even distinctive; here of Rhapis humilis and Rhapis micrantha:

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    My photos at flickr: flickr.com/photos/palmeir/albums

    Here goes:

    Trachycarpus fortunei (I call it the Yeti Palm)

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    Parajubaea sunkha (adult) note seeds to right

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    Parajubaea cocoides

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    Cocothrinax dussiana

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    Trithrinax acanthacoma/brasiliensis

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    Wallichia distichia

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    Chambeyronea hookeri "watermelon" (everyone goes ha ha over this one, maybe streaks are fake fibers?)

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    I love the Cocothrinax fibers.  Should call it the Mummy Palm.

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    57 minutes ago, _Keith said:

    I love the Cocothrinax fibers.  Should call it the Mummy Palm.

    A guy's best friend is his mummy . . . .

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    Here's another Cocothrinax, don't know the species, but it's SILVER on the reverses, Kimosabe.

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    Trahcycarpus martianus, the Ear Hair Palm.

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    FrankenBrahea, with the Hand for scale (that's not some little fetal hand, either)

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    Copernicia alba.

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    Parajubaea sunkha (juvenile)

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    Jubaea chilensis, juvenile (monster anyway, 1 M across, or close)138.thumb.JPG.2bee9103e5def7bc102de9310b

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    Livistona "Carnavon Gorge"

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    Livistona decora

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    The infamous Armageddon Palm (TM). Acrocomia spp.

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    With the (very careful) Hand for scale.

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    Jube-Butea Hybrid

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    Caryota Mitis

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    2 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

    Here goes:

    Trachycarpus fortunei (I call it the Yeti Palm)

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    Parajubaea sunkha (adult) note seeds to right

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    I almost ran in fear when I first saw the "yeti" palm

    Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

    Sunset zone 24
    1 minute ago, Josh-O said:

    I almost ran in fear when I first saw the "yeti" palm

    Cousin It?

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    Just now, _Keith said:

    Cousin It?

    no doubt! :floor:

    Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

    Sunset zone 24

    Excellent subject!  If I ever get some free time, I will contribute some less hairy photos. ;)

     

    Kim Cyr

    Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
    and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
    All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

    7 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

    Here's another Cocothrinax, don't know the species, but it's SILVER on the reverses, Kimosabe.

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    Trahcycarpus martianus, the Ear Hair Palm.

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    Ear Hair? :huh:

    Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

    Great photos, everyone. I wish I had something to contribute, but this is one thread I'm marking for many return visits.

    JT

    Shimoda, Japan, Lat: 36.6N, Long: 138.8

    Zone 9B (kinda, sorta), Pacific Coast, 1Km inland, 75M above sea level
    Coldest lows (Jan): 2-5C (35-41F), Hottest highs (Aug): 32-33C (87-91F)

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    Trachycarpus martianus:

     

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    Up close and personal:

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    Sabal causiarum 'Lisa'

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    Sabal causiarum

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    Trachycarpus martianus

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    Acrocomia totai (not really a good climbing tree!)

     

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    Joseph C. Le Vert

    Augusta, GA

    USA

    Zone 8

    Spectacular detailed photos!!!  :drool:   :greenthumb: 

    Patricia

    In their natural habitats most palms loose their boots and show only barefooted trunks. Here a couple old analog photos of Livistona humilis (Katherine/NT), Livistona nitida (Carnarvon Gorge/QLD), Phoenix loureiroi (Hong Kong), and Satakentia liukiuensis (Iriomote/Ryûkyû):

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    My photos at flickr: flickr.com/photos/palmeir/albums

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