A Colorful Northern California Palm Trunk Post

[Jim in Los Altos]

Here are some of the more colorful palm trunks in my Northern California garden. Post yours please!

Howea forsteriana

Rhopostylis baueri 

Archontophoenix purpurea

Chambeyronea macrocarpa 

Archontophoenix myolensis

Chanaerops costaricana

Rbopalostylis sapida ‘Chatham Island’

Rhopalostylis baueri

Rhopalostylis baueri

Chrysalidocarpus decipiens

Wodyetia x Veitchia

Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti

Howea forsteriana

Chambeyronia hookeri

Euterpe edulis

Archotophoenix alexandrae

Phoenix roebelenii 

Caryota urens

R. sapida

Hedescepe canterburyana

Chamaedoea tepejelote

Bentickua condapanna

Dypsis rosea

Chamaedorea species

Euteroe edulis ‘Orange Crownshaft’

Chamaedorea elegans 

C. radicalis 

Livistona australis

 

 

 

 

 

[Tassie_Troy1971]

1 hour ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

Here are some of the more colorful palm trunks in my Northern California garden. Post yours please!

Howea forsteriana

Rhopostylis baueri 

Archontophoenix purpurea

Chambeyronea macrocarpa 

Archontophoenix myolensis

Chanaerops costaricana

Rbopalostylis sapida ‘Chatham Island’

Rhopalostylis baueri

Rhopalostylis baueri

Chrysalidocarpus decipiens

Wodyetia x Veitchia

Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti

Howea forsteriana

Chambeyronia hookeri

Euterpe edulis

Archotophoenix alexandrae

Phoenix roebelenii 

Caryota urens

R. sapida

Hedescepe canterburyana

Chamaedoea tepejelote

Bentickua condapanna

Dypsis rosea

Chamaedorea species

Euteroe edulis ‘Orange Crownshaft’

Chamaedorea elegans 

C. radicalis 

Livistona australis

 

 

 

 

 

Fabulous pictures 

Thanks Jim

[Harry’s Palms]

Yep , those are some beauties , Jim. The colors are great but also the textures and rings . Cool montage of various palms in your garden , great idea! Harry

[BayAndroid]

Well, I'm only just getting started with my new garden, but here's a few starters. 

Chrysalidocarpus Baronii - greenish, yellow with a hint of white trunk, juxtaposed with late fall leaves. 

 

Chrysalidocarpus Ambositrae 

 

 

Chrysalidocarpus Decipiens 

 

 

 

[Than]

Stunning once again! 

@BayAndroid beautiful specimens. Especially the Ambositrae.

@Jim in Los Altos what is the ground cover in the very first photo?

 

[Jim in Los Altos]

2 hours ago, Than said:

Stunning once again! 

@BayAndroid beautiful specimens. Especially the Ambositrae.

@Jim in Los Altos what is the ground cover in the very first photo?

 

In the very first photo are Clivia Lilies. Not exactly ground cover though. They love a cool to mild climate and will tolerate an occasional hot spell. Bloom time is early Spring. 
 

[Than]

11 minutes ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

In the very first photo are Clivia Lilies. Not exactly ground cover though. They love a cool to mild climate and will tolerate an occasional hot spell. Bloom time is early Spring. 
 

Stunning! Everything in your garden is stunning!! Clivias complement palms so well it seems. They grow easily here too. I gotta get myself some

[Phoenikakias]

Still reddish trunk on its north-facing side

[Mazat]

16 hours ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

Here are some of the more colorful palm trunks in my Northern California garden. Post yours please!

Howea forsteriana

Rhopostylis baueri 

Archontophoenix purpurea

Chambeyronea macrocarpa 

Archontophoenix myolensis

Chanaerops costaricana

Rbopalostylis sapida ‘Chatham Island’

Rhopalostylis baueri

Rhopalostylis baueri

Chrysalidocarpus decipiens

Wodyetia x Veitchia

Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti

Howea forsteriana

Chambeyronia hookeri

Euterpe edulis

Archotophoenix alexandrae

Phoenix roebelenii 

Caryota urens

R. sapida

Hedescepe canterburyana

Chamaedoea tepejelote

Bentickua condapanna

Dypsis rosea

Chamaedorea species

Euteroe edulis ‘Orange Crownshaft’

Chamaedorea elegans 

C. radicalis 

Livistona australis

 

 

 

 

 

It looks very, very special and beautiful, Jim🤗

[Mazat]

8 hours ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

In the very first photo are Clivia Lilies. Not exactly ground cover though. They love a cool to mild climate and will tolerate an occasional hot spell. Bloom time is early Spring. 
 

Amazing 🤗

[yachtingone]

Nice Jim!

 

[peachy]

That is a lovely colour display Jim.  Here with such a tiny space every plant is chosen with care.  I have gone for coloured crownshafts/trunks and unusual leaf shapes.  There are a few common types, planted for fast growth and canopy. Dypsis leptocheilos was a surprise. It grows here very quickly, about equal to the native Bangalow palm, with the advantage of white on the trunk and the gorgeous red furry crownshaft.

Thank you for giving me some ideas and inspiration

Peachy

[Tracy]

Trying this again in the correct post about palm trunks.

Chrysalidocarpus pembanus 

Chrysalidocarpus robustus (2 photos)

Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos 

Cyphophoenix elegans 

Cyphophoenix nucele 

[BayAndroid]

Jim, can we get another shot of the Purpurea? Those have gained some size and color since I last saw them.

[Jim in Los Altos]

2 hours ago, BayAndroid said:

Jim, can we get another shot of the Purpurea? Those have gained some size and color since I last saw them.

Sure. I take a photo Sunday. 

[Jim in Los Altos]

On 12/20/2025 at 8:55 PM, BayAndroid said:

Jim, can we get another shot of the Purpurea? Those have gained some size and color since I last saw them.

 

That crispy frond is actually coming from the Chambeyronia behind. 

[PalmBossTampa]

On 12/19/2025 at 5:46 PM, Jim in Los Altos said:

Here are some of the more colorful palm trunks in my Northern California garden. Post yours please!

Howea forsteriana

Rhopostylis baueri 

Archontophoenix purpurea

Chambeyronea macrocarpa 

Archontophoenix myolensis

Chanaerops costaricana

Rbopalostylis sapida ‘Chatham Island’

Rhopalostylis baueri

Rhopalostylis baueri

Chrysalidocarpus decipiens

Wodyetia x Veitchia

Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti

Howea forsteriana

Chambeyronia hookeri

Euterpe edulis

Archotophoenix alexandrae

Phoenix roebelenii 

Caryota urens

R. sapida

Hedescepe canterburyana

Chamaedoea tepejelote

Bentickua condapanna

Dypsis rosea

Chamaedorea species

Euteroe edulis ‘Orange Crownshaft’

Chamaedorea elegans 

C. radicalis 

Livistona australis

 

 

 

 

 

Nice collection and super cool scar variety !

[sonoranfans]

Epic garden Jim!  I wish they all could be california trunks!  

[Than]

On 12/22/2025 at 10:01 PM, Jim in Los Altos said:

 

That crispy frond is actually coming from the Chambeyronia behind. 

Is that Chamaedorea on the left side? It looks beautiful..

[Jim in Los Altos]

15 hours ago, Than said:

Is that Chamaedorea on the left side? It looks beautiful..

Yes, C. microspadix. 

[Jim in Los Altos]

16 hours ago, sonoranfans said:

Epic garden Jim!  I wish they all could be california trunks!  

Thanks Tom. They definitely ARE all California trunks though of course.  

[sonoranfans]

2 hours ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

Thanks Tom. They definitely ARE all California trunks though of course.  

I was just remarking that all of our palm trunks should look like like california palm trunks.  Just using the beach boys lyrics(california girls) and inserting palm trunks.  Of course I know all your palms are in california, unless you have purchased another property that I don't know about.