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Washingtonia Robusta, Filifera or Filibusta?


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Looks robusta dominant to my untrained eyes. 

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7 hours ago, BeyondTheGarden said:

Looks robusta dominant to my untrained eyes. 

Thank you. I thought it was Filifera, or hybrid with Filifera dominance (because the petioles lack red color).

Posted

I was hoping for more answers by now as I would like to know as well.  My best guess is often wrong. 

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Posted

Looks like filibusta to me.  

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Andrei W. Konradi, Burlingame, California.  Vicarious appreciator of palms in other people's gardens and in habitat

Posted

Looks like W.robusta. While filifera the hook like spines are less pronounced and the leaf colour is pale green. And the leaf fronds are quite droopy. And they don't have dense crown.

And the leaves mostly are hairy.

Love,

Kris.

 

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love conquers all..

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Posted

I think it's a filibusta with robusta dominant.

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Posted

Looks more or less like a balanced hybrid to me, looks veeeery far from the "southern Baja robusta" i.e hyper lime green, super red, super skinny 

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Jonathan
 

Posted

Filibusta!!! Not a Robusta,  not a Filifera either. Should be a nice looking palm that a lot of people desire. 

Posted

Looks exactly like my filibusta in Albuquerque. The deep cut to the fronds shows the filifera part of the genetics, while the petioles are very richly colored, although not as red as in pure robusta.  This should be a very hardy palm and grow faster than filifera with a smaller trunk size, although again thicker than robusta. It's a beauty!

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-Chris

San Antonio, TX - 2023 designated zone 9A 🐍 🌴🌅

(formerly Albuquerque, NM ☀️ zone 7B for 30 years)

Washingtonia filifera/ Washingtonia robusta/ Sabal mexicana/ Sabal uresana/ Sabal minor/ Sabal miamiensis/ Dioon edule

2025-2026 - low 22F/ 2024-2025 - low 21F/ 2023-2024 - low 18F/ 2022-2023 - low 16F/ 2021-2022 - low 21F/ 2020-2021 - low 9F

Posted

Thank you all very much. Definitely hard to tell, but it looks like a hybrid of both species, from your opinions.

Posted

Another vote for Filibusta, fronds are leaning more Filifera with the deep cuts.

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Posted

Filifera in non alkaline soil/water

Or a thick trunked robusta with filifera leaves

My guess

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