Does all palms bend away if they are growing close to a structure?

[Palmfarmer]

I see some palms are completly straight when next to the building. While others bend out a lot. Is this most likely just because they where transplanted when big or does certain species grow completly straight when planted next to a house or building? If so which species bends and which does not bend? 

Edited March 22, 2022 by Palmfarmer

[aztropic]

Most palms grow completely straight up,even when needing to pull towards the light. The strongest pullers I grow, definitely belong to the Gaussia genus. Med fans,also seem to pull. Some Butia...Most everything else I grow goes straight up,even when I wish it would bend;cause I planted too close to the house.

 

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

[NCFM]

Sabal palmettos seem to have a tendency to bend away when planted up against a building:

But I’ve also seen them growing towards the building:

[Little Tex]

32 minutes ago, NC_Palm_Enthusiast said:

Sabal palmettos seem to have a tendency to bend away when planted up against a building:

But I’ve also seen them growing towards the building:

Is this in Charleston or Savannah?

[NCFM]

1 minute ago, Little Tex said:

Is this in Charleston or Savannah?

Charleston

[Palmfarmer]

2 hours ago, NC_Palm_Enthusiast said:

Charleston

Beatiful city. Want to try living there a few months or perhaps in Savannah. 
 

about the curving bismarckias curve minimal right

Edited March 22, 2022 by Palmfarmer

[D Palm]

In an urban setting, those are probably planted as such. Sabals do tend to curve more. I almost never see Royals, Foxtails or Bismarck’s with a curve. 

Edited March 23, 2022 by D Palm

[BigWaveDav3]

I'm putting my money on growing toward direction of the sun 

[tacobender]

 The edges of my clump of Christmas palms bend alot toward toward sun, not so at all in the center of clump.