Two Hobbies Collide-palm collectors and tikis - General Tiki

T traderfranks Member Fresno Joined: Apr 11, 2002 Posts: 39	T traderfranks Posted posted on Tue, Jan 7, 2003 10:34 PM If the plant you have has long, thin, strap-like leaves (and often, branches), it's the 'ponytail palm' which is neither a ponytail nor a palm. It's in the agave family. The scientific name of the ponytail palm is Beaucarnea recurvata. Bottle palms are a totally different story. They really are palms, and there are several different species of palm that develop a swollen trunk; either at the base, or sometimes well up the trunk (these are also known as "belly palms" for obvious reasons). [email protected] http://www.tikigardens.com On 2003-01-07 12:18, Tiki_Bong wrote: Laney, I have a palm that I've been told is either a bottle palm or a pony tail palm (?). It's now about 6' tall and the base is big and round say 1.5' Is there a definative way for me to determine which it is. (oddly enough, I got the palm from a Philipino whose name really was Bong)

If the plant you have has long, thin, strap-like leaves (and often, branches), it's the 'ponytail palm' which is neither a ponytail nor a palm. It's in the agave family. The scientific name of the ponytail palm is Beaucarnea recurvata.

Bottle palms are a totally different story. They really are palms, and there are several different species of palm that develop a swollen trunk; either at the base, or sometimes well up the trunk (these are also known as "belly palms" for obvious reasons).

[email protected]
http://www.tikigardens.com

On 2003-01-07 12:18, Tiki_Bong wrote:
Laney,

I have a palm that I've been told is either a bottle palm or a pony tail palm (?). It's now about 6' tall and the base is big and round say 1.5' Is there a definative way for me to determine which it is.

(oddly enough, I got the palm from a Philipino whose name really was Bong)

Post #18600 by traderfranks on Tue, Jan 7, 2003 10:34 PM