Is this a good price?

[SCVpalmenthusiast]

A nursery over the hill in the SFV is selling this royal for $500. 

I believe its a regia, but not sure.

 

[aabell]

It's a majesty, Ravenea rivularis. As for price, I have no idea. 

[SCVpalmenthusiast]

2 minutes ago, aabell said:

It's a majesty, Ravenea rivularis. As for price, I have no idea. 

You’re right! He said it was a royal but on second glance its a majesty. 

[Zeeth]

I wouldn't pay $500 for that...

[Hu Palmeras]

My friend, that could be worth much more. Jubaea chilensis is very expensive per meter of trunk. Expensive like a tall palm tree.

 

[Silas_Sancona]

Majesty, 100%..    Regardless,  that poor thing should've been plopped in the ground / shoved out the door once at the point where it's toes were trying to escape out the drain holes of a 15 or 20 Gal.. 

Planted as a 5gal and treated right,  both would probably be bigger than that thing is at this point.  

Heck, chunky Majesty planted from a 3gal might even be about the same size  ..or bigger. 

$500, + tax, and whatever they might charge to transport,  and /or  install?    Fast growing palm like this,  or a Royal?  =  I'll start small and save the un necessary spending of $$. 

 

[Harry’s Palms]

Gotta love this forum. Sometimes we get caught up in the hunt for a new acquisition and overlook obvious details . The advice you have gotten is good , nothing to add. Harry

[SCVpalmenthusiast]

Love this forum, that’s why I paused. At first I thought not bad for a mature specimen. But perhaps better to buy smaller and I don’t really want a majesty. 

[Jim in Los Altos]

Yeah, a Royal Palm would have a long bright green crown shaft on its trunk beneath its canopy of fronds. $500 sounds reasonable for a Majesty that big but starting out with a vigorous younger one would probably make more sense. 

[happypalms]

This is what you get for $600 in Australia a stunning Geonoma atrovirens. Worth every cent. Consider if you want that $500 palm, look at what it has taken in years and water to grow it, I don’t hesitate to buy a palm I want if you want that palm buy it! 

[SeanK]

13 hours ago, Zeeth said:

I wouldn't pay $500 for that...

California prices are 2x to 3x Florida prices. Between commercial taxes and regulations, everything is expensive.

[Hu Palmeras]

It looks like a Merojejya. I hope to get some seeds from this palm. My friend Richard🌴💪

[Kim]

Prices are very regional and you will find certain palms at double or triple the price in one location as opposed to another. As this is an international website, you won't get a consensus on price here. 

Personally, as a California and Hawaii grower, I'd go for a smaller palm for considerably less $$. Unless you are desperate for instant landscape, it's not the best choice.  Be aware this species performs best in very wet conditions. If you can provide that to a younger palm, you'll get good results and enjoy seeing the palm grow. 

[cagary]

The roots of that poor palm have been restricted for far too long. It would take years to recover, if ever, if it were planted in the ground. PASS!

[Hu Palmeras]

I will exchange the Marojejya Darianii seeds for Juania Australis.