Palm photos for your pleasure

16 years ago

Pritchardia pacifica - Fiji Island Fan Palm

Three double trunk palms on the north and northwest side of the garden. In the ground from 5 to 7 years from 15 gallon cans. The pair in the foreground are the newest (5 yrs) and you can just see the tip of the older one behind it. The Spindle Palm to its left has six feet of grey wood for comparison.

Beccariophoenix madagascariensis - Window Palm

In the center of the garden, shade, damp, this came out of a 7 gallon can at three feet high two years ago. The large frond in the center is 9 feet to the tip.

Dypsis lastelliana - Teddy Bear Palm

There are three in the garden. This one and a second, eight or nine feet away, went in the ground after the 2005 hurricanes from 7 gallon cans at around eight foot tall. They're both over 15' with a nice display of green/gray wood. Here's a shot right after an old boot fell off. The other one is on the opposite side of the house. It has over 6' of gray wood and was planted as a seedling seven years ago.

Chamaerops humilis - European Fan Palm

An original plant in the garden - 9 years in the ground - through three major hurricanes with no damage. This was either a three gallon or seven and it's over 8' tall. I can't remember the name of the spiny palm to its left. That just went in the ground last spring from Searle Bros. Good playground plant.

Bismarckia nobilis - Bismarck Palm

The first picture, from underneath, is from another original plant in the garden - 9 years in the ground - through three major hurricanes and got tore up bad in each. This was from a 15 gallon can, planted out at 6' and it's now over 18' tall.

The second shot is a rare "Half Moon" Bismarck. Notice how the segments never complete all the way around. This went in the ground around 6 years ago, and like the one above, has survived the worst of the weather. It's around 15' tall.

Licuala spinosa - Licuala Palm

Three clusters (two in this shot) all original garden from 3 gallon cans. On the east side of the garden in a protected alley. Of course that protection failed in Wilma and they all were ripped up pretty bad.

Hyophorbe Verschaffeltii - Spindle Palm and Hyophorbe lagenicaulis - Bottle Palm

These three were all marked "Spindle Palm" at the HD when I bought them 8 years ago. They line the east side of the driveway.

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Comments (17)

countrynest
16 years ago
Beautiful palms,Ricky.
You in zone 10A, are able to plant such a variety of palms.
I in zone 9 just have a few options.
Felix
guapogardener
16 years ago
You have some really AWESOME specimens there, Ricky! You obviously take care of them and treasure them a lot. No Triangle Palm?? I love the Teddy Bear Palm...Ever been to Valkaria Tropical Gardens near Vero Beach? Dr. Frank Brown has some amazing stuff!
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fawnridge (Ricky)
Original Author
16 years ago
gaupo - We lost both Triangle Palms in the 2005 hurricanes and never replaced them. I've been meaning to visit Dr. Brown, just haven't gotten around to it.
junglegal
16 years ago
I've been bitten hard by the palm bug. I currently grow about 80 types. Nice specimens & well grown!
early_bird_2007
16 years ago
Ricky, just saw your garden pic. on your website, it's so-o-o beautiful, I want to jump in...and walk and walk there. What is that bush with white flowers http://www.fawnridge.com/ricky/garden14.jpg ?
Maria
fawnridge (Ricky)
Original Author
16 years ago
White Mussaenda

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countrynest
16 years ago
No comment -mouth wide open-Felix :>0~
tropicalfreak
16 years ago
Ricky,
Was this a test? : >) Aren't the Licuala Palm pics actually of Raphis excelsa palms? I thought the Licuala Palm had more of a fan shaped frond. Like it was spread open but not broken like the one pictured? Sort of like the Fiji Island Fan Palm.

Is a Raphis a type of Licuala Palm?
"Inquiring minds want to know."

Always love your Palm pics.

Thanks,

Tropicalfreak
fawnridge (Ricky)
Original Author
16 years ago
Cliff - Raphis is not a Licuala; two totally different palms. These Licuala's have been beat to death by Wilma two years ago and have not yet fully recovered.

Here's Raphis excelsa

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tropicalfreak
16 years ago
Oh.

Cool. I see the difference. I like those alot..the Licuala.

Thanks,

Tropicalfreak
laura1
16 years ago
I love your palms! I'm planning on putting some in this new yard but like Felix my options are limited.
fawnridge (Ricky)
Original Author
16 years ago
Laura and Felix - consider this palm, growing just below street level, in the ground, in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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annafl
16 years ago
Ricky, your palms are just beautiful. I have some of the same ones, but they're a few years behind yours. I have had a Fiji palm in the ground here in Sarasota for 2 years now, and it looks great in the summer and fall, awful after winter. I'm hoping that as my yard grows in each year, the protection will give it more and more good time. I also have a licuala spinosa, which has done well, but is still kind of small. The lack of rain this year did not afford good growth. My beccariophenix is about 6 feet at the tip and doing well, but again, just getting going this year because of dryness. I enjoy looking at your beauties thinking that someday mine will be there also.

What is that smaller palm to the left of the European fan palm? A chamaedora ernesti-augusti?
fawnridge (Ricky)
Original Author
16 years ago
Anna - No. But I do have C. ernesti-augusti in a pot on my patio. This one has black 1" spines on the trunk. And the petiole is orange. I got it from Searles in the spring but don't remember the botanical name.
trini1trini
16 years ago
Hey Ricky, 'Marve-lust'.........T-
manila
16 years ago
I have several palms in my yard but dont know what are they
guapogardener
16 years ago
Those are Adonidia "Christmas" Palms that you have :)

One of my favorite things about this species is that you can pull the old fronds off just like a pair of gloves. LOL