Palms and Cycads: Beccariophoenix experiences?, 1 by palmbob

palmbob wrote:
Any one had any luck with this palm? When I first started growing palms, I lived in an even worse climate than I am in now, and this one was impossible- had maybe two to three yellowy, thrashed leaves all the time until it finally just slowly died. A lot of my palm friends in better climates had similar experiences. I just pretty much figured it was a no-go in southern California... In the tropics it looks somewhat like a massive coconut palm- many more leaves than a coconut, and a lot longer... and a lot slower growing. Here is one in a private garden in Hawaii