@OC2Texaspalmlvr requested photos of my three other Attaleas, so here they are. All are located on our 3-lot garden site. They are: A. butyracea #2, A. cohune & A. phalerata. Notice the first two palms resemble each other closely. Both species have long, straight leaves that shoot almost vertically out of the ground. A. phalerata is quite different. The leaves are much more relaxed and almost arch at the apex.

Attalea butyracea #2

Attalea cohune

Attalea phalerata - unfortunately clouds started to move in. Drooping pinnae made photographing the trunk area difficult

 

I wonder if butia would be receptive of attalea pollen....

I've always thought that the Attalea phalerata that I saw in Brazil (back when it was known as Scheelea phalerata or Bacuri) looked like CIDP on steroids.  They produce large fruits with just a foot or two of trunk.  Very nice palms!

@PalmatierMeg Thanks so much for the pics Meg. Anytime we get to see pics of your garden, its a treat for us =) Not sure why more people don't try these palms other then the eventual massive sizes they can get to haha maybe growth rate too.. How long have they been in the ground and at what size ? 

13 hours ago, OC2Texaspalmlvr said:

@PalmatierMeg Thanks so much for the pics Meg. Anytime we get to see pics of your garden, its a treat for us =) Not sure why more people don't try these palms other then the eventual massive sizes they can get to haha maybe growth rate too.. How long have they been in the ground and at what size ? 

The first butyracea is about 10-11 years old, the second a couple years younger. The cohune was given to me at 4-5' by a local palm lover who didn't have room in his yard; the phalerata was a 1g eBay purchase about 10 years ago.