Champion (native) palm trees in the USA

[Sabal_Louisiana]

I love big trees so decided to do some quick research on the biggest palms around.

Roystonea regia - Max ht. supposedly 113'. Could that be in Cuba? However, the registered US champion in Collier County FL is 82' with a circumference of 76''.

Cocus nucifera - 103' tall at Kapuaiwa Coconut Beach Park in Molokai, Hawaii.

Sabal palmetto - Max. ht. 80' but I remember reading somewhere a while back that the tallest was over 90' at Highlands Hammock State Park near Sebring, FL.  Is it still around? I have heard that this tree is no longer there but there is one in Levy County, FL at 84'. But height isn't everything that's why the champion is one in Lafayette County, FL. It is 64 feet tall but has a circumference of 69 inches. 

Washingtonia filifera - Max. ht. 82' Some of the tallest and largest are said to be at the state capitol in Sacramento. The champion is 67' and 141" around. Another nearby is the tallest of the group. There is one in Lisbon, Portugal that is 78'  (23.8m). I am not sure what the tallest one in the wild is.

Sabal mexicana - Widespread from S TX down into Cen America.  In the US the registered champ is at San Benito and is 52' tall and 5' around. The tallest US specimen in the wild is probably at the Audubon Sanctuary near Brownsville but I'm not sure.

Accoelorrhaphe wrightii- There are a several palm species native to extreme S Florida and the Keys. One of these is The Paurotis. The record in the US is 31' for one in Miami-Dade County, FL.

Serenoa repens - typically trunkless but under certain conditions, forms a reclining above ground stem.  Literature gives max ht. as 25'. The largest reported is in St Lucie County, FL at 17 feet tall and circumference of 25 in.

Sabal minor - Typically, not a tree but forms a short upright trunk under certain conditions. When this occurs it is most likely a var. known as Louisiana or a Brazoria hybrid. Traditional sources give trunk max. at 18'  for Sabal minor in SE TX (any proof of this?).  The tallest and largest are in Brazoria County (most likely primitive hybrids with S. palmetto) with reported hts. of over 20'. Either 23' or 27' and at the San Bernard NWR from what I hear is the largest. Unverified are reports of some at the Lance Rozier Unit of Big Thicket National Preserve said to be over 20', of uncertain classification. In Louisiana, the var. S. louisiana reaches a max. ht. of 13 ft (4 m) and trunks on old trees get up to about 7 feet tall. Excluding the E Texas hybrids, I'm not sure what the record would be for S. minor but it would probably not be much taller than the figures just quoted.

[NC_Palms]

Fascinating information! Thanks for sharing