What are some palm species that grow on slopes on the sides of hills or mountains? I know that Chamaerops humilis grows on slopes in Southern Europe and Rhapidophyllum hystrix can be seen growing on the slopes of some of the hilly areas in the Deep South U.S. What other palms tend to grow on slopes naturally? Any pictures to share? 

Edited July 19, 20197 yr by PalmTreeDude

Trachycarpus 

Brahea armata

 

Edited July 19, 20197 yr by GottmitAlex

A few off the top of my head:  Brahea, Coccothrinax,  Copernicia...  Sabal uresana ( in Sonora, Mexixo )

Not my photo by many different species of Trachycarpus are known to grow on slopes. Pictured below is Trachycarpus takil

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Lytocaryum insigne (= Syagrus insignis, Cocos insignis) in ES and also RJ/Brazil on steep slopes from 500 m to 1,800 m altitude (photo c. 500 m):

Livistona inermis in NT/Australia:

Phoenix loureiroi, here in Hong Kong:

Satakentia liukiuensis, here in Ubuñdul/Iriomote:

 

Alexanders are hillside colonizers here in East Hawaii.  Intro from Queensland, long since naturalized.  Someone was telling me the other day that they were introduced for their ability to prevent slope erosion.  Dunno if that is true, but all the Alexander hillsides i know of around here are intact!

(photo courtesy of https://images.app.goo.gl/YCFPBuUnJLfT9KtU6);  also, credit to davesgarden.com and palmbob)

Edited July 20, 20197 yr by CLINODAVE