Dream Palm (imagination)

[climate change virginia]

I would like to see what you guys dream palm that does not exist looks like. You can give it any kind of trait. It would be cool if you guys made a drawling or a render. I would like to see what you guys come up with. 

Edited December 16, 2020 by climate change virginia

[Alex High]

15 minutes ago, climate change virginia said:

I would like to see what you guys dream palm that does not exist looks like. You can give it any kind of trait. It would be cool if you guys made a drawling or a render. I would like to see what you guys come up with. 

That is an interesting idea. I took up the challenge and designed my own palm. I am not sure it would be my favorite palm, as I love the palms that already exist. The palm that I designed has th trunk of a king palm, with a long crownshaft, and the leaves of a Licuala palm, perhaps Licuala grandis. I just sketched it out and here is the drawing. Feel free to toy with it and add thing to it. Thanks!

PalmsUSA

[Stevetoad]

A slender solid licuala type leaf with a red crownshaft that produces coconuts. Its also drought, heat and frost proof. 

[Kim]

I'm no artist, but my dream palm would be in metallic technicolor. Nature has done admirable work on her own. Examples: Dictyocaryum lamarckianum, Cyrtostachys renda, Dypsis "orange crush," Areca macrocalyx, Pinanga caesia, Satakentia liukiuensis, to name a few natural beauties. 

[Teegurr]

This could never happen, but it would be awesome if it did! 

Inspirations:

Chambeyronia macrocarpa

Dypsis baronii "black stem"

[Alex High]

2 hours ago, Stevetoad said:

A slender solid licuala type leaf with a red crownshaft that produces coconuts. Its also drought, heat and frost proof. 

Yep! Sounds good!

[Alex High]

1 hour ago, Teegurr said:

This could never happen, but it would be awesome if it did! 

Inspirations:

Chambeyronia macrocarpa

Dypsis baronii "black stem"

Great drawing. Love it!

[Silas_Sancona]

Have thought of numerous, interesting combinations including a Copernicia or Coccothrinax species that is super fuzzy/ Tomentose, head to toe, Produces near blindingly bright red-orange new leaves, that can be seen from up to a mile.. Whose older leaves are bright sky blue, and don't fade much even once shed/dried out..

But, if we're talking Ultimate dream palm.. Yes, i thought out all the details.. Ha!

Go big, or go home:





A:  Has a Pseudo- Crown shaft that is bright Aquamarine /Turquoise Blue. Self -cleaning.

B: Trunk is vividly Tiger striped/ patterned.. Patterning/ Coloration intensifies as the woody material ages.

C & D: Flowers.. Dioecious, occasional specimens are Monoecious

C= Male flowers:  Petals pale Lavender w/ a distinctly contrasted Black, Yellow, and White halo near the center.. Stamens bright Red Orange. Flower color intensifies as they age. Strongly scented.. Like Mint / Wintergreen. Approx. 2" in diameter.

D= Female flowers: Petals deep, intense Blue w/ a distinctly contrasted vivid Turquoise, Black, and White Halo near the center.  Petal color intensifies to a deep Navy Black-Blue as they age. Pistil bright green. Intense scent of Cloves/ Vanilla. Approx 2.5-3.5" in Diameter.

Seed, ( not pictured ) Singular or double in a thick, fleshy, Bluish colored Fruit. Individual seeds are Black with a Red Orange Aril and bright grass Green spots ( Covering the Seeds ) Germinates adjacent. First few sets of seed leaves are maroon w/ varying degrees/ intensity of orange mottling.

E: Individual Leaflets.. Self explanatory. Fronds: Approx 5-8ft in length. Leaflets: 1ft in width/ 24" in length.. Upper surface blue green. Underside silvery blue and highly reflective.

Evolved in the hot/dry Tropical Deciduous Forests of N.W. and S.W. Mexico.

Need a new set of color pencils, lol..

Edited December 16, 2020 by Silas_Sancona
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[RyManUtah]

Braheas species that look like Brahea species, but can grow faster like a Washingtonia. 

[Teegurr]

36 minutes ago, Silas_Sancona said:

Have thought of numerous, interesting combinations including a Copernicia or Coccothrinax species that is super fuzzy/ Tomentose, head to toe, Produces near blindingly bright red-orange new leaves, that can be seen from up to a mile.. Whose older leaves are bright sky blue, and don't fade much even once shed/dried out..

But, if we're talking Ultimate dream palm.. Yes, i thought out all the details.. Ha!

Go big, or go home:





A:  Has a Pseudo- Crown shaft that is bright Aquamarine /Turquoise Blue. Self -cleaning.

B: Trunk is vividly Tiger striped/ patterned.. Patterning/ Coloration intensifies as the woody material ages.

C & D: Flowers.. Dioecious, occasional specimens are Monoecious

C= Male flowers:  Petals pale Lavender w/ a distinctly contrasted Black, Yellow, and White halo near the center.. Stamens bright Red Orange. Flower color intensifies as they age. Strongly scented.. Like Mint / Wintergreen. Approx. 2" in diameter.

D= Female flowers: Petals deep, intense Blue w/ a distinctly contrasted vivid Turquoise, Black, and White Halo near the center.  Petal color intensifies to a deep Navy Black-Blue as they age. Pistil bright green. Intense scent of Cloves/ Vanilla. Approx 2.5-3.5" in Diameter.

Seed, ( not pictured ) Singular or double in a thick, fleshy, Bluish colored Fruit. Individual seeds are Black with a Red Orange Aril and bright grass Green spots ( Covering the Seeds ) Germinates adjacent. First few sets of seed leaves are maroon w/ varying degrees/ intensity of orange mottling.

E: Individual Leaflets.. Self explanatory. Fronds: Approx 5-8ft in length. Leaflets: 1ft in width/ 24" in length.. Upper surface blue green. Underside silvery blue and highly reflective.

Evolved in the hot/dry Tropical Deciduous Forests of N.W. and S.W. Mexico.

Need a new set of color pencils, lol..

You are highly skilled at drawing! Great concept, especially the turquoise crownshaft!

[Silas_Sancona]

20 minutes ago, Teegurr said:

You are highly skilled at drawing! Great concept, especially the turquoise crownshaft!

Appreciate the complement..  The idea around the palm comes from observing everything -that already exists- in various palms ( Pseudophoenix sargenti = Turquoise-y/ Sea Green colored crownshaft. Trunk/ leaf traits of other palms ) and other aspects i have wondered why X- aspect never evolved ( or has yet to evolve ) in palms.. ( Large, showy flowers, specifically )

On the same dime, what if this had evolved, ( Pain alert ) Evolution being what it is, not completely impossible for something like this to occur either ( A scary thought ). I'm sure someone would try and grow it though ( Not me, lol ) The " Teddy Bear Cholla " of Palms?



A:   Clustering/ clumping. Trunks covered in easily detachable 2-5" long spines and hard, sharp 3-5" long, 1/2 inch thick " studs" which curve in various directions. Even denser Spines can exceed 6" in length toward the base of each trunk. Total height: 15-30ft

B/ ** :   Non-Crownshafted. Palm " Boots " covered in spines ( easily detach ) Petioles/ leafstalk well armed ( and spine - covered ) Quite Succulent, like Opuntia Pads.

C:  Fronds typical for a Palmate- type palm, Blindingly, powdery Whitish Blue.  5' wide, on thick, 4' long Leafstalks ..covered in spines. Individual Leaflets curl under and are armed with a long, stout and sharp serrated Spine at each tip.

D:   Detail of every spine on the plant, notice how the barbs face down, like the spines on several Cholla-type cacti.

E /**:  New palms can grow from shed Boots. Seedlings covered in very long spines, and quickly form a deep taproot and Caudiciform -like trunk.

F & G:  Monoecious.. Flowers ( when present ) tiny, and white. Scented like Honey.  Some specimens never flower. Many specimens reproduce via shed Boots ( E ).. When produced, seed is encased in a thin, dry and thorny covering ( F ).  Seed itself ( G ) resembles Washingtonia, or smaller Sabal species.. but is covered in what resembles fine golden hair. When moistened, these hairs become stiff, fiber glass like spines ( Helps anchor the seed in place on Sand Dunes while it germinates ).

Evolved in the ultra dry /hot low desert surrounding the Northern Gulf of CA.  A related species grows in the Sahara.. Individual trunks tend to creep up to 10ft away from the center along the ground before turning vertical.

Ouch!
 

[Kim]

I can totally get behind the idea of a palm with large orchid-like flowers! Wow! 

[Josh-O]

On 12/16/2020 at 11:13 AM, Stevetoad said:

A slender solid licuala type leaf with a red crownshaft that produces coconuts. Its also drought, heat and frost proof. 

you win