Copernicia fallaensis vs baileyana by Charlie Beck

[sonoranfans]

I ran across this article from the palm beach palm and cycad society about 11 years ago.  Charlie Beck, the author, had a garden loaded with these palms and his observations are the best I have read/seen i one article.  His points about widespread hybridization of copernicias in cuba are also of interest.  In the cuban wilds they are prolific hybridizers.  Here is the link to a downloadable pdf with photos.

http://www.palmbeachpalmcycadsociety.com/palms/documents/CoperniciaBaileyanaAndCoperniciaFallaensis.pdf

 

[sonoranfans]

both are gorgeous palms for sure, a prize in any yard in my opinion.  Here is a pic of my fallaensis and my bailey leaves, recently removed.  Note the longer length of the leaf and if you zoom you can see the longer rachis of the fallaensis.  The bailey s more rounded and the fallaense is more orbicular just like charlies palms.

[John of Ponce]

This is very helpful information. Thanks for posting.

[Merlyn]

3 hours ago, sonoranfans said:

http://www.palmbeachpalmcycadsociety.com/palms/documents/CoperniciaBaileyanaAndCoperniciaFallaensis.pdf

Great article, thanks! 

[sonoranfans]

 

12 minutes ago, Merlyn said:

Great article, thanks! 

Thanks to Charlie Beck who put this article up on the internet!