Prefferred palm in List 'A'

[Walter John]

Let's see what we actually prefer. Often when threads start out to nominate one's favorite palm, people start listing more than one, this polls forces you to select one over the others.

[Kris]

Dear Wal  

if stills of those above listed palms are given it would be of some use to guys like me...since all the above listed palms i have no idea how it will look.so i cannot participate in this poll

but wish to take this poll.but the name all appear new to me.

love,

Kris  

[metalfan]

Of the ones listed, I only actually have three, so I chose my fave of those 3: Dypsis pembana

[Jeff Searle]

(krisachar @ Sep. 15 2007,04:03)

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Dear Wal  

if stills of those above listed palms are given it would be of some use to guys like me...since all the above listed palms i have no idea how it will look.so i cannot participate in this poll

but wish to take this poll.but the name all appear new to me.

love,

Kris  

Kris,

Take a moment and look these up in the photo gallery under this website.

Jeff

[Kris]

Dear 007 Jeff  

i tried to enter but not working,i think only IPS memebrs are allowed to have accesses to that page i suppose..

But its very sweet of you to assist me_thanks.And iam also thinking of joining it in months to come..

http://www.palms.org/

Lots of love,

Kris  

[waykoolplantz]

thinkin of joinin...with over 4000 posts you better join !!

[Kris]

(waykoolplantz @ Sep. 15 2007,11:30)

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thinkin of joinin...with over 4000 posts you better join !!

[Kim]

These polls are kind of like asking "which of your children do you love best?"  But for today (and today only) I'll go for the Dypsis leptocheilos, just because I have one waiting to go in the ground.

[Palm Guy]

Dypsis Leptocheilos hands down. Still waiting for those buggers to sprout. I'd say Archontophoenix Purpurea is a close second.

[paulgila]

have to agree with the last two posts & go with d.leptochielos--for today

[Neofolis]

I went for Archontophoenix purpurea, but it was very close for me between that and Dictosperma album, especially as you were including all varieties, as I think rubra is fantastic.

[deezpalms]

I've got all of these and it's funny because the two top votes are the sames ones I've been debating over which to choose and I ended up with leptocheilos  

[paulgila]

my choice was close between dypsis leptocheilos & dictyosperma album,but i had more luck growing the former than the latter...

[Walter John]

Nearly 50 votes in, that's tremendous. It looks a dead heat at this point between the cuban royal, Roystonea regia and the regular redneck palm of madagascar, Dypsis leptocheilos.

Two palms any good palm enthusiast simply must have (as long as the climate allows).

Archontophoenix purpurea and Dypsis pembana not that far behind.

Polls like this one really do show what we consider great palms and may even illuminate those considering what to collect and/or plant in the future. Sure, other palms could have been listed, we'll see about listing those in further polls.

On the strength and popularity of this, I shall endeavor to produce another poll some time later, unless someone else wants to create one themselves. Be my guest.

signing off for now, and as I always say "the palm you don't have, is the palm you must get next."

[Kris]

(Wal @ Sep. 16 2007,05:15)

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signing off for now, and as I always say "the palm you don't have, is the palm you must get next."

Dear Wal  

I like your solgan...

love,

Kris  

[osideterry]

Wal - are you grouping your categories by similarities? This first group is all crown-shafted pinnate. You certainly picked a tough bunch of palms to choose from. I went with the Pemba because it's the most unusual one on the list I'm trying to grow. Hard to believe the Bangalow got more votes than the Ptychosperma... zero votes so far.

[DoomsDave]

(Wal @ Sep. 15 2007,03:57)

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Let's see what we actually prefer. Often when threads start out to nominate one's favorite palm, people start listing more than one, this polls forces you to select one over the others.

WA-A-A-A-A-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L!

Aggggggghhhhhhh!

My brain's gonna EXPLODE.

I have all but two of those, in multiples.  I love them all.

I'll have a beer, instead . . . .  glug glug glug

[cobra2326]

I think the red neck palm is D. lastelliana.  D. leptocheilos is the more common teddy bear.

[Walter John]

(cobra2326 @ Sep. 17 2007,18:13)

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I think the red neck palm is D. lastelliana.  D. leptocheilos is the more common teddy bear.

Common names aren't really worth the common paper they're written on and me being an old advocate for commonising common names knows what eyes talking about.

Redneck is teddy bear is redneck is leptocheilos is redneck is lastelliana is highland redneck is, well, common names, we use them and abuse them. Don't get too concerned about them, nurseries are to blame from my experience, a new one can open up and just whack a brand new common name to anything and it just might stick. Speaking of sticking, I'll try and stick to the botanical names but I can't help myself neither, it's a trap for young players and I'm still a young player I'm afraid.

[MattyB]

I went with Roystonia regia this time.  I like how they can handle more intense heat and sun than the Archontophoenix spp.  I almost picked the D. lepto but I thought about the growth rate of the Royals and went with that.  Plus, like Kim, I've got a few waiting to go into the ground and I'm excited about them.

[Tyrone]

Why doesn't anyone like Ptychosperma elegans?????

I'm a bit of a hypocrite. I voted Dypsis leptocheilos, but I was really thinking of Ptychosperma elegans too. A beautiful solitaire is a sight to behold. Much underated. One to plant in groves of at least a dozen I think. Let there skinny trunks all reach for the light at the same time.

Virtually noone grows or sells the redneck here in Perth. Nursery people say they don't sell. Yet the poll says there it. I think they're fantastic and grow well here. I have 450 in pots here. You know, you order 500 seeds thinking you'll get 300 to come up, only to find 600 turn up and most come up anyway. I must admit I'm not looking after them cos they're everywhere......

Tyrone

[ruskinPalms]

Roystonea regia all the way. I love this palm because it does not take a lifetime to have a massive palm like Jubea or CIDP. Not that I don't love the other two, but there is no way I can grow a Jub here and CIDPs only look fair and suffer from a lot of diseases here in FL. CIDP never looks as good here as it does in California or other Med climates. Here is my one and only R. regia. Wish I had a couple more. Only bad thing about R. regia is that it will get killed by the next big freeze, whenever that may be, possibly leaving a huge trunk that I will have to pay a lot to have removed.

[palmmermaid]

(Wal @ Sep. 17 2007,17:49)

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(cobra2326 @ Sep. 17 2007,18:13)

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I think the red neck palm is D. lastelliana.  D. leptocheilos is the more common teddy bear.

Common names aren't really worth the common paper they're written on and me being an old advocate for commonising common names knows what eyes talking about.

Redneck is teddy bear is redneck is leptocheilos is redneck is lastelliana is highland redneck is, well, common names, we use them and abuse them. Don't get too concerned about them, nurseries are to blame from my experience, a new one can open up and just whack a brand new common name to anything and it just might stick. Speaking of sticking, I'll try and stick to the botanical names but I can't help myself neither, it's a trap for young players and I'm still a young player I'm afraid.

Wal,

I can always count on you to make me laugh!  I am with you on the common names though.  I learned the botanical names and sometimes don't know the common names!

Do you plan on attending the biennial next year?

[palmmermaid]

My favorite on this list is D. pembana - because I don't have one!  Hopefully that problem will be solved soon.