May He who has the most palms win!!!

13 years ago

Alright, here is the thread where you show your wealth!! I know that every palm collector out there wants to know how there list compares to the rest. So now it's time to show it! May He who has the most palms win!!!

This is what I have; it�s a collection of 46 different kinds of palms and cycads:

Bamboo Palm � Chamaedorea seifrizii

Butterfly Palm � Dypsis lutescens

Cabbage Palm � Livistona australis

Canary Island Date Palm � Phoenix canariensis

Cardboard Palm � Zamia furfuracea

Christmas Palm � Veitchia merrillii

Clustering Fishtail � Caryota mitis

Cuban Royal Palm � Roystonea regia

Elegant Fan Palm � Licuala elegans

Florida Thatch Palm � Thrinax radiata

Foxtail Palm � Wodyetia bifurcata

Giant Spotted Zamia � Zamia variegata

Golden Licuala � Licuala aurantiaca

Kentia Palm � Howea forsteriana

King Kong Fishtail � Caryota gigas

King Palm � Archontophoenix cunninghamiana

Kiwi Palm � Rhopalostylis sapida

Macarthur Palm � Ptychosperma macarthurii

Majesty Palm � Ravenea rivularis

Mangrove Fan Palm � Licuala spinosa

Mexican Fan Palm � Washingtonia robusta

Montgomery Palm � Veitchia arecina

Panama Hat Palm � Carludovica palmata

Papua Fishtail � Ptychosperma burretianum

Parlor Palm � Camaedorea elegans

Plate Leaf Palm � Licuala peltata var. sumawongii

Purple Heart King � Archontophoenix purpurea

Pygmy Date Palm � Phoenix roebelenii

Queen Palm � Syagrus romanzoffiana

Red Leaf Flamethrower var Watermelon � Chambeyronia macrocarpa

Red Leaf Flamethrower var Blonde � Chambeyronia hookeri

Red Sealing Wax Palm � Cyrtostachys renda

Ruffled Fishtail � Aiphanes horrida

Sago Palm � Cycas revoluta

Solitaire Palm � Ptychosperma elegans

Slender Lady Palm � Rhapis humilis

Spindle Palm � Hyophorbe verschaffeltii

Tiger Palm � Burretiokentia vieillardii

Travelers Palm � Ravenala madagascariensis

Triangle Palm � Dypsis decaryi

Tuna Tail Palm � Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti

Umbrella Palm � Hedyscepe canterburyana

Variegated Lady Palm � Rhapis excelsa 'Variegata'

Variegated Mitis � Caryota mitis 'Variegata'

White Powder Palm � Dypsis albofarinosa

Wine Palm � Caryota urens

Comments (17)

lzrddr
13 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Hey, two of those aren't palms... and not sure you can classify the two types of Chambeyronia as two different palms... either way, an impressive list. Where are you... the US somewhere? I have some friends in Hawaii with well over 1000 palms in each of their collections, and two with over 600 species each (one possibly has over 800). But that's cheating... they live in Hawaii. Here in Southern California we are somewhat limited to the number of palms that will grow here. My friend Ralph, who I think might come close to the record, has over 300 species growing in his yard at any one time (as some die, they get constantly replaced). But if you start in including cycads, there are many collections here in So Cal with well over 500 species of palm and cycad all in one little yard... and most of those are well landscaped (unlike my own). Are all your palms mature? There are palm people in Florida who play this game a lot but they are only allowed to count palms that are flowering or have flowered. Some palm collections in south Florida have over 500 species as well... but again, that's cheating... too nice a climate!
User
13 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
From USA, East Coast, North of 40 degrees, here's the current list.

Acoelorrhaphe wrightii 1 (Everglades palm)
Archontophoenix alexandrae 1
Bismarkia nobilis 1
Butia capitata 3
Caryota mitis 1
Chamaedorea cataractum 1
Chamaedorea elegans 1
Chamaedorea erupens 1
Chamaedorea metalica 1
Chamaedorea seifrizii 1
Chamaerops humilis (2 green, 1 cerifera, 1"volcano"
Cocos nucifera 1
Cycas revoluta]
Dioon edule
Dypsis decaryi 1
Dypsis lutescens 1
Encephalartos (? species)
Howea forsteriana 1
Hyophorbe lagenicaulis (bottle palm) 1
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii (spindle palm) 1
Jubaea chinensis
Licuala ramsayi
Livistona australis 1
Livistona chinensis 2
Phoenix canariensis 6
Phoenix reclinata (Senegal Date) 1
Phoenix roebelinii 2
Phoenix rupicula (Cliff date) 1
Prichardia hildebrandtii 1
Raphis excelsa 2
Raphis humilis 1
Rhapidophyllum hysterix 1
Sabal birmingham 2
Sabal louisiana 3
Sabal palmetto 1
Sabal mauritiiformis 1
Sabal tamaulipas 2
Sabal mexicana 1
Seranoa repens 1
Syagrus romanzoffianum 3
Thrinax (only have seedling, not sure of species)
Trachycarpus fortunei 4
Trachycarpus latisectus 1
Trachycarpus martianus 1
Trachycarpus wagnerianus 1
Washingtonia robusta 4-5
Wodyetia bifurcate 1
Zamia floridana 'Coontie'1
Zamia furfuracea 1
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SurfCityPalms
Original Author
13 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
LOL, I knew that the two are not technically palms and was wondering who was going to call me out on that! I am actually a bit impressed that you found both of them; most people would only have found the Travelers.

I am in So Cal too, Huntington Beach. All of my palms are cold hardy, except the Cyrtostachys renda "Red Sealing Wax", and although it is indoors I am honestly surprised that it has not died yet; luck of the draw I guess.

Most of my palms are between 5-25 gallon sizes. I have purchased most of them as seedlings or have germinated the seeds myself, but other than the local gimmys (king, queen, majesty, and foxtail) they have all been smaller than one gallons. I think all in all I have not spent more than $1,000 for my whole yard, which includes more than just the palms I have bought.

But I do beg to differ; the Chambeyronias are most diffidently different palms. I could see not classifying the variegated palms I have as being a different kind as its normal form, but the Chambeyronia actually have a different botanical name.

Haha, it's all fun, I got into palms about 8-10 years ago and have been addicted ever since.
james760
13 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
WOW! u guys got some nice lists. very tropical too, well compared to mine. mine are all in pots right now until i get a more permanent place. heres my list and still adding,

Archontophoenix cumminghamiana (king palm)
Bismarckia nobilis (Bismarck palm)
Brahea armata (Blue mexican palm)
Brahea decumbens (Dwarf mexian palm)
Brahea dulcis (Rock palm)
Brahea edulis (Guadalupe palm)
Butia capitata (Pindo palm)
Chamaerops humilis (Mediterranean palm)
Chamaerops humilis var. cerifera (Blue med. palm)
Cycas revoluta (King sago)
Dioon edule (Mexican sago)
Jubaea chilensis (Chilean wine palm)
Livistona chinensis (Chinese fan palm)
Livistona decipiens (Ribbon fan palm)
Livistona nitida (Carnarvon palm)
Nannorrhops ritchiana (Silver mazari palm)
Phoenix canariensis (Canary island palm)
Phoenix dactylifera (Date palm)
Phoenix theophrasti (Cretan date palm)
Roystonea borinquena (Puerto rican royal palm)
Sabal ? (not identified yet)
Sabal blackburniana
Sabal causiarum (Puerto rican palmetto)
Sabal domingensis (Hispaniola palmetto)
Sabal minor (Dwarf palmetto)
Sabal minor var. louisiana (Louisiana palmetto)
Sabal palmetto (Cabbage palmetto)
Sabal riverside (Riverside palm)
Sabal x texensis (Brazoria palmetto)
Sabal uresana (Sonora palmetto)
Syagrus romanzoffiana (Queen palm)
Trachycarpus nanus (Dragonhead palm)
Trachycarpus wagnerianus (miniature chusan palm)
Trithrinax brasiliensis (Brazilian needle palm)
Trithrinax campestris (Blue needle palm)
Washingtonia filifera (California fan palm)
Washingtonia robusta (Mexican fan palm)
tropicalzone7
13 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
My list is far from as impressive as all of yours but I will try my best....

Windmill palm (5) (3 in the ground 2 have been through one winter and one is going through its first now and 2 are 4 year olds that are still pretty small and are in pots)
Pindo palm (3) (one that has been through one winter in the ground)
Sabal minor (triple) (It has been though one winter in the ground)
European Fan Palm (inground and 1st winter)
Blue European Fan Palm
Parlor Palm (Triple and previously 2 triples until an animal ripped it apart)
Cat palm (2)
Magesty Palm (2, one is huge and the other very small)
Queen palm
Pygmy Date palm (one double that is large and one that is small with many pups constantly coming up)
Livistonia Chinesis (triple)(sorry for the possible misspelling)(It is going through its first winter in the ground this year)
Sabal Domingensis (It is going through its first winter in the ground this year)
Coconut palm
Bottle palm

Now here are the palms I have had in the past but have passed away...
Mexican fan palm (Never really did well for me (growing only one or 2 fronds a year and always looking sick) so I left it outside)
Betel nut palm (I had that one for a record low of 2 weeks. I left it out in the strong and dry october sun and it just declined from there. It was a really nice sized plant too)
Spindle palms (I bought them and left them outside as annuals not knowing that they were spindle palms)
Needle palm (surprisingly died after a mild winter with a minimal low of only 14F)
Bismarkia palm (I probably should have watered it more because it was constantly drying out in the pot it was in.

There were a few others as well

I almost got a bamboo palm (possibly Chamaedorea seifrizii) but it was 80 dollars. It probably was a great buy since it was taller than me (and probably over 6 feet and very full). I guess that doesnt really count as a palm I have though lol.

Very nice lists everyone! I hope to add many more to my list next spring!
-Alex
SurfCityPalms
Original Author
13 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
NICE! I like the lists! Let me know if anyone is having trouble finding anything. I have a few connections that gives be access to about 300 palms that are all germinated locally.
lzrddr
13 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
OK, here is list of living palms, but many are seedlings. all include age and height (so you can see how slow some are!)
Actinokentia divaricata 2' tall 10 years
Allogoptera arenaria 2' tall 8 years
Allogoptera campestris 1' tall 8 years
Archontophoenix cunninghammiana (4) 5'-6'; 4-7 years
Archontophoenix myolensis (9) 5' (6yrs); 8 are 1' (2 years)
Archontophoenix purpurea (2) 5' (6 yrs); 2' (5 yrs)
Archotophoenix tuckeri (7) all 2 yrs 1'
Arenga engleri 6' about 12 years
Arenga micrantha 2' 5 yrs
Attalea cohune 3' 8 yrs
Attalea unknown 4' 8 yrs
Basselenia gracilis 3' 8yrs
Bismarckia nobilis (4) 6'-8' all 8-11 yrs
Brahea armata 5' 8 yrs
Brahea 'nitida (maybe)' 3' 8 yrs
Butia archeri 1' 6 yrs
Butia odorata (aka capitata) (4) 4'-5' 6-7 yrs
Butia purpurescens (2) 2' tall 6 yrs
Butia x Jubaea 2' tall 10 yrs
Caryota sp. from Thai seed (2) 1' tall 10 yrs
Caryota cummingii 3' 5 yrs
Chamaedorea adscendens (2) 2'-3' 6yrs
Chamaedorea arenbergiana (15) 6" 1 yrs
Chamaedorea elegans (6) 4' 6yrs
Chamaedorea ernesti-augustii (2) 2' 5yrs
Chamaedorea geonomiformis (2) 1' 5yrs
Chamaedorea glaucifolia (2) 5' 5yrs
Chamaedorea glaucifolia x (2) 3' 4 yrs
Chamaedorea hooperiana (2) 8' 5 yrs
Chamaedorea metallica 3' 5 yrs
Chamaedorea oblongata 8' 5 yrs
Chamaedorea oreophila 6' 6 yrs
Chamaedorea plumosa 5' 4 yrs
Chamaedorea radicalis tree form (2) 6' tall 5 yrs
Chamaedorea seifrizii mature (2) (unknown ages) 6' tall
Chamaedorea sp. 6' 5 yrs
Chamaedorea sp. 8' 5 yrs
Chamaedorea stolonifera 2' tall 5 yrs
Chamaedorea woodsoniana 1' 3 yrs
Chamaerops humilis 6' 6yrs
Chamaerops humilis var argentea unknown age (10?) 5' tall
Chuniophoenix nana (4) 2are 1' 2yrs; 2 are 3' 5yrs
Coccothrinx crinita 1' tall 10 yrs
Coccothrinx miraguama (2) 1' tall 10 yrs
Coccothrinx salvatoris 18" 10 yrs
Copernicia fallense 1' 10 yrs
Cyphophoenix elegans 6" 3 yrs
Cyphophoenix nucele 1' 3 yrs
Dictiosperma album 4' 6 yrs
Dypsis albofarinosa (4) 2'-3' all 5 yrs
Dypsis carlsmithii 3' 5 yrs
Dypsis decaryi (4) 2 1' 3yrs; 2 6" 2yrs
Dypsis decipiens 1' 7 yrs
Dypsis fibrosa 4' 5 yrs
Dypsis leptocheilos (2) 1' and 4', both 5 yrs
Dypsis lutescens (2) 1 6' and 6yrs, one 3' and 4 yrs
Dypsis onilahensis drooping form 3' 12 yrs
Dypsis onilahensis upright form (2) 2' 5yrs
Dypsis robusta 1' 3yrs
Dypsis saintlucei (3) 2'-3' 5 yrs
Dypsis sp. 2' 8 yrs
Euterpe edulis 4' 5yrs
Guaihia argyrata 3' 10 yrs
Hedyscepe canterburyana 2' 5 yrs
Howea forsteriana (11)2'-6'; 4yrs-8yrs
Hyphaene coriacea 5' 9 yrs
Jubaea chilensis 5' 8 yrs
Jubaeaopsis caffra 2' 8 yrs
Jubutiagrus hybrid 2' 2yrs
Kentiopsis oliviformis 3' 7 yrs
Laccospadix australasica 1' 6 yrs
Livistona alfredii 6' 8 yrs
Livistona decorum (aka decipiens) 3' 5 yrs
Livistona fulva 5' 8 yrs
Livistona jenkinsiana 2' 10 yrs
Livistona saribus (5) 2'-4' 6yrs
Lytocaryum hoenhii 3' 5yrs
Lytocaryium weddelianum 2' 4 yrs
Nannorhops ritchiana 3' 6 yrs
Normambya normambyi 3' 9 yrs
Parajubaea sunkha (2) 1 is 15' and 6yrs; 1 is 2' 3yrs
Parajubaea torallyi microcarpum (2) 14' 5 yrs; 3' 3yr
Parajubaea torallyi torallyi (2) 15' 6yr; 3' 4yr
PHoenix canariensis x (5) 3 20' 7yr; 1 5' 4yr' 1 3' 6yr
Phoenix reclinata (2) 8' 8yr; 2' 3yr
PHoenix roebellenii (6) 3 5' age?; 3 3' 5yr
Phoenix rupicola 6' 6 yr
Phoenix rupicola x (2) 3' 6yr
Phoenix theophrastii x 3' 5yr
Pritchardia hildebrandtii Blue 2' 4yr
Pritchardia lanaiensis 4' 6yr
Ravenea dransfieldii 6" 6yr
Ravenea glauca (2) 6' 7yr; 1' 3yr
Ravenea juliette 3' 7yr
Ravenea rivularis 6' 5yr
Ravenea xerophila (2) 6' and 3' (10 years each)
Rhapidophyllum hystrix 2' and 6 yr
Rhapis excelsa (3) 3'-5' all 6yrs or more
Rhapis 'Alicia' 4' 6yrs
Rhapis multifida (4) 5' 8yr; 3' 8yr; 2 are 2' 4yr
Rhapis Nova Laos (3) 2'-3' 6yrs
Rhopalostylis baueri 5' 7 yrs
Roystonea regia 9' 4yr
Sabal bermudana (2) 7' 7yr; 3' 6yr
Sabal domingensis 9' 6yr
Sabal etonia (2) 3' 6yr
Sabal mauritiiformis 5' 6yr
Sabal minor 5' 6yr
Sabal sp. (2) 6' and 3' 6yr
Sabal yapa (2) 5' and 3' 6yr
Serenoa repens 'silver' (2) 2' 10-12 years
Syagrus amara 8' 6yr
Syagrus coronata 5' 12 years (moved a lot, though)
Syagrus picrophylla 9' 6 yrs
Syagrus romanzoffiana (2) 15' and 10' 6 yrs
Syagrus sancona 2' 8yrs
Syagrus schizophylla 5' 8yrs (Florida grown mostly)
Syagrus vermicularis 2' 3yrs
Trachycarpus fortunei 5' 6yrs
Trachycarpus latisectus (3) 4' 6yr
Trachycarpus geminisecta (2) 5" 2 yr
Trachycarpus martianus 5' 6yr
Trachycarpus nanus (2) 6" and 2' 6yr
trachycarpus NOVA 8' 5yr
Trachycarpus oreophilus 2' 4yr
Trachycarpus 'takil' 3' 4yr
Trachycarpus wagnerianus 3' 5yr
Trithrinax brasiliensis (3) 2' 3yr
Tritrhinax schizophila 1' 4yr
Wallichia disticha 8' 5yr
Wodyetia bifurcata 10' 6yr
about 150 total palms
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SurfCityPalms
Original Author
13 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Impressive list. What is your USDA zone?
lzrddr
13 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
that's zone 9b... the list of dead plants is also impressively long. as long as we dont get a killer freeze, this list should be fairly stable (fingers crossed)
SurfCityPalms
Original Author
13 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
LOL, that's funny. I have personally been collecting for about 5 years and fell like there is nothing more I can get (im at 47 palms).

I live in so cal and have a very small shadded area to my yard so unfortunatly i am stuck to a couple small strips where i can put full shade palms. so mainly i have sun/semi sun palms. i just dont know where someone can fit all the Chamaedorea palms. I would love to but dont have the room.

Jerod
SurfCityPalms.com
lzrddr
13 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
there are dozens of itty bitty Chamaedoreas you can always fit in somewhere.
softmentor
13 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
well, I have to cheat and count all the named, cultivated varieties of phoenix dactylifera:

male, not named
Abada
Amir Hajj
Barhi (Barhee)
Dayri
Deglet Noor
Desert Gem (possible AKA Braim??)
Halawy
Hayani
Haziz
Honey
Heuvos De Toro
Khadrawi
Khalasa
Mariana
Medjool
Samany
Sayer
Zahidi
Zaglool

About 1/2 of these are producing, the other half should be in 2 more years.

Still looking to add:
Asharasi
Black Sphinx
Ghars (Rhars)
Halali (Hellali)
Horra
Iteema
Khir
Kustawy (Khustawi)
Tabarzal
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Timjooert
stanofh 10a Hayward,Ca S.F. bay area
13 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Surfcity-the Christmas palm of yours must also be indoors-right?
How about-most of the palms listed at least I've seen growing outdoors between the bay area and the Huntington?. The local Ceroxylon I think win nicest trunked palms in the world..even if the fonds dont keep up in elegance. And they seem to be at home in the SF bay area.
JMLz16
12 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Hi - I'm new to this site - I live in the SF Bay Area - We're somewhat limited here with the kinds of palms we can grown - The biggest palm in the garden is a 35' King Kong fishtail - the rest of em consist of dypsis baronii 8' - single & clumpers and a 20' king palm pair, 30' queens, 25' parajubea's, 2' Howea's, 8' Majesty palm, 4'rhopalostylis's 6' phoenix roebelini's
tropicalzone7
12 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Welcome JMLz16! Thats a nice list of palms. That fishtail palm must be a beauty and San Franciso defintiely has a pretty good climate for many different palms. Heres an updated list of my palms... (some of this list was copy, pasted, and updated from the list above)
......
Windmill palm (5) (3 in the ground 2 have been through 2 winters, one has been through its 1st winter now, and 2 are 4 year olds that are still pretty small and are in pots)

Pindo palm (3) (one that has been through 2 winters in the ground and one that will be going through its first winter in the ground this year.)

European Fan Palm (inground and going into 2nd winter)

Blue European Fan Palm

Parlor Palm (Triple, 7 years old)

Cat palm (2)

Magesty Palm (3, one is huge one is medium sized, and the last is small)

Queen palm (8 years old from small seedling)

Livistonia Chinensis (4 of them, one in ground going into 2nd winter, others in pots)

Coconut palms(2)

Bottle palm

Chamaedorea Microspadix

Chamaedorea tepejilote

Chamaedorea seifrizii

Spindle palm (large potted plant with ringed trunk forming)

Sabal Minor (3rd winter in the ground coming up)

Foxtail palm

Solitare Palm (about 2 feet of clear trunk)

I have 19 species of palm trees that are currently living at least 10-15 others that havent made it over the years

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hatemajestypalms
10 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
This is a pretty small list, but I was bitten by the palm bug only a year ago. Here's what I have:
-6 Chamaedorea Elegans! They are the best plant ever, that's why I have so many.
I plan to add 2 Chamaedorea Radicalis palms, 2 Blue Chamaerops Humilis, 4 Regular Chamaerops Humilis this year and 2 Chamaedorea "Douglas Delight" palms also.
A sabal palmetto passed away in march, I also killed 2 pesky majesties along with that. I gave my Aechmea Fasciata to a relative and my Guzmania passed in March also. Since I live in Minnesooooota (you betcha you can come with) I go for palms that grow to under 10 Feet because of climate restrictions. Is the Chamaerops even good for indoors? How much light? Very very bright? Does it need more than 3 hrs of sun?
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10 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Majesties are really not ugly palms, they are just really overused and in the AVERAGE home, usually die. If you are primarily growing them indoors for the greater part of the year, here is my personal list of good species (not necessarily restricted to being under10 feet in height mind you!)

Chamaedorea (any species)
Raphis (lady palm)
spindle palm (Hyophorbe)
Phoenix Roebellini (dwarf date)
Fishtail palm (Caryota mitis)
foxtail palm (Wodyetia)
Kentia Palm ( Howea)

May He who has the most palms win!!!

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