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Butia Odorata var. Roman Candle :O

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I drive by this thing to and from work everyday. I gotta say, it kinda drives me nuts however it is unique. Anyone ever see one growing like this?

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Some funny pruning??  Because it has a lot of dead fronds.

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1 hour ago, Allen said:

Some funny pruning??  Because it has a lot of dead fronds.

Pruning was my initial thought. Still odd tho, all the butia I've ever seen have had some droop to the fronds, these have none

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1 hour ago, DAVEinMB said:

Pruning was my initial thought. Still odd tho, all the butia I've ever seen have had some droop to the fronds, these have none

Looks like it is diseased or fronds cut off mid way but I have no idea

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7A palms - (Sabal) minor(8 large + 27 seedling size, 3 dwarf),  brazoria(1) , birmingham(3), etonia (1) louisiana(4), palmetto (1), riverside (1),  tamaulipas (1), (Trachycarpus) fortunei(7+), wagnerianus(1+),  Rhapidophyllum hystrix(7),  22'  Mule-Butia x Syagrus(1),  Blue Butia odorata (1), Serenoa repens (1) +Tons of tropical plants.  Recent Yearly Lows -6F, -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F

 

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20 hours ago, Allen said:

Some funny pruning??  Because it has a lot of dead fronds.

No, the dead, senescent fronds show that this is the natural growth habit.   :) 

San Francisco, California

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6 hours ago, OC2Texaspalmlvr said:

I really like the upright fronds over the normal droopy odorata leaves 

@Josh-O Had/has some for sale :greenthumb:

 

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