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Which palms has the longest leaf?

enigma99

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I was under one of my mature queens this evening and realized one leaf was 16ft long.. got me thinking which palm holds the record for leaf length. Anyone know?

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King kong plants. Wow!

5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

 

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  On 8/12/2019 at 3:50 AM, enigma99 said:

82ft? Good lord. What must that be like when they come crashing down. 

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Likely would not make the homeowner's insurance company happy.

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Lakeland, FL

USDA Zone 1990: 9a  2012: 9b  2023: 10a | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a

30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

The Silent Seed Grand Master

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Raphia regalis is just incredible!!! I wonder if it's in cultivation? I'd love to see one someday! 

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One leaf would fill up my green waste bin very quickly!

Oakley, California

55 Miles E-NE of San Francisco, CA

Solid zone 9, I can expect at least one night in the mid to low twenties every year.

Hot, dry summers. Cold, wet winters.

Merlyn Grand Master

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The Raphia Farinifera is almost as big, and is sort-of-available in cultivation.  It's a little smaller, only 20 meter fronds = 165 feet diameter!!!  It's hard to grasp just how big a Farinifera or Regalis would be.  A full grown Farinifera would cover 13250 square feet, 1/3 of an acre in space, or about 5 average houses.  A Regalis covers over 21,000 square feet, basically 1/2 acre or 8.5 average houses in the US.  

Farinifera is possibly 9b cold hardy, I'm kinda glad that I live at the 9a/9b border so I'm not too tempted to try to grow one.  :D  The plus side is that the fronds are persistent and not self-cleaning, so you can choose when the frond will come crashing down and destroy your car, house or wide swathes of your landscape!

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  On 8/12/2019 at 6:14 PM, Merlyn2220 said:

The Raphia Farinifera is almost as big, and is sort-of-available in cultivation. 

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They've got a good sized one of these at the Dallas World Aquarium in the greenhouse that's pushing 60ft I'd say

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The Silent Seed Grand Master

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I need to find some seeds!!! Of either one! 

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  On 8/12/2019 at 10:35 PM, santoury said:

I need to find some seeds!!! Of either one! 

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Polynesian Produce Stand used to have Raphia Farinifera I believe, on eBay. I haven't seen any for sale on there in a while though unfortunately. They do have tons of other cool palms though!

http://www.ebaystores.com/Polynesian-Produce-Stand

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Thank you Trent! I know this vendor and have bought a few things from him in the past - he has nice selections most of the time.

Thank you! 

Stevetoad Grand Master

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heres raffia farinifera that i saw while on maui. seeing this plant made me dig mine out of my garden.

 

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"it's not dead it's sleeping"

Santee ca, zone10a/9b

18 miles from the ocean

avg. winter 68/40.avg summer 88/64.records 113/25

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