Most Beautiful Palm in the World

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:01 pm

We've got numerous new members, so let's have some fun.

Post a pic from anywhere...from anyone (remember photo credit).
Give the link too, so we have some surfing sites for winter.

Which palm makes YOUR heart pound?
Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:09 am

lucky1 wrote: Which palm makes YOUR heart pound?
Barb

W. Filifera
These are in Bisbee AZ

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:43 am

Here are a few of my favorites. If you've read my posts you know that I find W. robusta rather unappealing. However, the more robust, hardier, 'rougher' W. filifera, I find quite exquisite!
From natural habitat, quite a sight to see in the middle of the desert. Moapa, NV.
<img src="http://inlinethumb26.webshots.com/40473 ... 600Q85.jpg" alt="Moapa4">
Ya, they're pretty tough.
<img src="http://inlinethumb20.webshots.com/24019 ... 600Q85.jpg" alt="Moapa5">

My other favorite palm is a well grown Sabal palmetto. This is probably due to family trips to FLA as a youngster... Some habitat shots from South FLA (sorry for the orientation):
<img src="http://inlinethumb31.webshots.com/42590 ... 600Q85.jpg" alt="palmettoandyucca">

(Is the palm in the middle there S. palmetto? I don't know that it is...)
<img src="http://inlinethumb26.webshots.com/45017 ... 600Q85.jpg" alt="palmettoflorida">

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:58 am

Cocos nucifera

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:10 am

I love palms at sunset at the beach. These are backlit, but the foreground makes it a favorite shot for me.

[url=http://www.postimage.org/][img]http://s4.postimage.org/1IZHbi.jpg[/img][/url]

The is the "split" on Caye Caulker, Belize. The little village had an economy based on coconut harvest for 100 years until they discovered they could make a living selling lobster about 50 yrs ago. Tourism has been taking off for the past decade.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:46 am

Why can't I open Terdal's image? Darn!

No secret which is my fav:
http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=h ... l%26sa%3DG

photo from pacsoa.org.
Barb

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:02 am

Too many favorites to pick just one................... here is today's

Rhopalostylis sapida, New Zealand's only native Palm (growing with tree ferns)

http://www.nzpalmandcycad.com/?pg=73

Palm and Cycad Society of New Zealand http://www.nzpalmandcycad.com/

Steve

Cowtown Palm Society · Post by **Cowtown Palm Society** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:19 am

Hi Guys,

Butia yatay. Love this majestic palm, among dozens of others. This picture (not the best, sorry) is from my trip to South America last fall. This specimen lives in the Buenos Aires Botanical Garden (whose official name in Spanish is Jardín Botánico Carlos Thays de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires).

By the way Barb, is your Trachy staying out this winter? Would love to see some pics!

Thanks!

Duncan

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:44 am

Yes, Duncan, my Trachy's finally out, permanently.
Here she be:

http://www.palmsnorth.com/forum/viewtop ... 2&start=75

Barb

Cowtown Palm Society · Post by **Cowtown Palm Society** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:05 pm

Hi Barb,

If only wives could be so supportive of palm obsessions! Seriously, that is one cool set-up. That will be gold in your relatively warm climate! Nice work...thanks for the link!

Duncan

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:29 pm

Or husbands, Duncan

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:54 pm

And for those who can't decide, here's a site where you just place your cursor OVER a palm name (but don't click), and the picture pops up.

http://www.tropicalcentre.com/tropicalc ... 1&sub_id=5

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:58 pm

Palm site with some cool stuff.
http://www.palmter.com/htm/fotos.htm

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:01 am

Aaron thanks for that fabulous link.

Great palm pics. Wow!

And those Chorisia (kapok trees) are stunning.
Never saw one before.

Barb

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:13 am

One of my favs,these(Ceroxylon)can grow 200+'
http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/ ... uense1.jpg

http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/ ... uense2.jpg

http://www.arkive.org/media/3B/3B214528 ... /photo.jpg

http://www.arkive.org/media/30/302709A9 ... /photo.jpg

And another fav Bismarckia
http://www.palmantics.com/palms/descrip ... obilis.jpg

http://www.nzpalmandcycad.com/imagedb/m ... _nooch.jpg

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DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:27 am

Amazing palms and pics Jim. Those Bismarkia give me goose bumps, I want one.

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:08 pm

Those bismarkia's were awesome Jim, I know where there are some HUGE ones in Ormond Beach on the halifax river in Fla. I need to take more pictures next time I'm down there. Here are a few of my favorites. Number 1 Cuban Royals, they are so classy and stately in the right setting here's 3 pictures from Mckee Gardens in Vero Beach Fla. AMAZING PLACE! Number 2 tall sabal palmettos as far as the eye can see surrounded by tropical foliage. I have other pictures from some really tropical places but these are my favorites. It's funny when I was visiting the gardens I actually met the daughter of the gentlemen who originally built the place, she gave us some wonderful facts while walking around.

Bill

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:41 pm

Fabulous!

I'm no expert, Jim but almost certain that the last pic in your links is a Copernicia (probably not hospita though, which I've looked at--drooled over--for years).

Bill, great to have heard the background from a family member of the founder. Thank goodness 18 acres were saved.
Imagine the original garden's attendance and popularity losing out to "theme parks"! Glad you took that pic of the explanation.

Barb

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