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Mallorca palm tree

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What's this for a palm? Washingtonia filifera or Livistona chinensis?? Seen on the island of Mallorca, there are lots of these palms here! 

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I think Livistona chinensis. 

The crown is large for the trunk size so I think Washingonia Filifera is not likely. Also , the fountain looking tips of the fronds , even the newer ones. Harry

It will be a Washingtonia hybrid of some sort. They grow like weeds over here.

Where abouts on the island are you @Björn?

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I am near St Llorence, a small village in the eastern part of the island. Basically, there seem to be only three kinds of palms here used for landscaping, ph. caraniensis, chamaerops and the livistona/washingtonia palm.

One can see these palms often with the old brown leaflets hanging down the trunk. So I thought it must be some kind of washingtonia. On the other hand, the base of the petiols do not split, which is more typical for Livistona as I understood. For me it's really hard to distinguish between them! 

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25 minutes ago, Björn said:

 

 

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Hi, the bases of the petioles of your palm do split, if I am not mistaken. But most of them have been cut, so it is not as easy to see.

 

In the following pictures I marked some of the oldest leafbases of some Livistona chinensis from palmpedia.

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My old comment should still hold true, even if in most cases the petioles aren't as visible: 

 

 

2 hours ago, Björn said:

I am near St Llorence, a small village in the eastern part of the island. Basically, there seem to be only three kinds of palms here used for landscaping, ph. caraniensis, chamaerops and the livistona/washingtonia palm.

One can see these palms often with the old brown leaflets hanging down the trunk. So I thought it must be some kind of washingtonia. On the other hand, the base of the petiols do not split, which is more typical for Livistona as I understood. For me it's really hard to distinguish between them! 

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Yes its pretty much the 3 species you mention grown here. Syagrus romanzoffiana is starting to be used more, plus there is a bit more variety in the parks in Palma.

If the tree in your photo is in a public space then I would be very surprised if it's a Livistonia as Washingtonia are most commonly planted.

If you are in Sant Llorenç there is Roystonea regia you might stumble across!

16 hours ago, Björn said:

What's this for a palm? Washingtonia filifera or Livistona chinensis?? Seen on the island of Mallorca, there are lots of these palms here! 

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Washingtonia.

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Thank you everyone for the help! The palm trees are located on the property of a finca, so not in a public place. Since they seem to be some local washingtonia hybrids, I will call them (for myself) Washingtonia mallorquinensis 😊

I will keep my eyes open for the roystonea in St Llorence! 

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