Type Tree? Age? Price?

Can you clue me in on this tree please?
  10 answers
  • Douglas Hunt Douglas Hunt on Nov 17, 2013
    The top looks like a pindo palm (Butia capitata) but pindos do not have smooth trunks. Can you supply a photo of the entire tree?
  • Joy Schwartz Joy Schwartz on Nov 17, 2013
    I was thinking it was a bottle palm. Hyophorbe Iagenicaulis
  • Douglas Hunt Douglas Hunt on Nov 18, 2013
    Joy's suggestion is a good one. Its hardiness would be iffy in Orlando though. It would help to see the rest of the trunk.
  • Leona G Leona G on Nov 18, 2013
    Syagrus romanzoffiana: Queen Palm - EDIS edis.ifas.ufl.edu/st609 Fairly common in FL but susceptible to a hard freeze. Price would depend on size and health
    • Janice Janice on Nov 18, 2013
      @Leona G How far North does it grow in FL if you know?
  • Leona G Leona G on Nov 18, 2013
    I have seen it in the Villages which is zone 9A, which is as far as I know. The books say zone 10 but a lot depends on your micro climate
  • Cp C Cp C on Nov 21, 2013
    Maybe LOCAL Extension agent can help IDENTIFY... OR Just call some nursery people.. ONCE they dig & Get out U MIGHT get $100 for IF SOMEONE needs one like that!!
  • Joy Schwartz Joy Schwartz on Nov 22, 2013
    Christopher?? Where is this palm located? I wouldn't remove anymore fronds. It's a large specimen, so it could fetch a nice price. Some landscapers/tree trimmers have nurseries.. and they might be able to take it off your hands.. and you'd get paid also.
    • Christopher Sampson Christopher Sampson on Nov 23, 2013
      @Joy Schwartz In Orlando and I want to use it at the entrance of this property as a statement tree. I have seen these be talked about as "VERY" expensive. Some have said it is a Majestic and another thinks its a Royal. The surveyor of the property cut those back and my heart went to my stomach as he did it until I could stop him. :(
  • Joy Schwartz Joy Schwartz on Nov 23, 2013
    Christopher, Because of the maturity of the palm it is worth more. It is risky to move and surprisingly heavy. Very heavy. It could be a majesty palm, very mature(old). A solitary palm does make a nice statement, Just transplanting one without the right equipment is difficult. Palms have been compared to a grass blade.. and they damage easily on the trunk. Their wounds don't heal up like a hardwood tree. That's one reason why tree trimmers no longer climb palms with shoe spikes. The holes from the spikes created wounds that didn't heal. If you leave it, there are solar powered spot lights that would make a dramatic statement right where it is. Good luck in your new digs.
  • Douglas Hunt Douglas Hunt on Nov 24, 2013
    That looks like a majesty palm to me. Judging by the foliage color it is possibly Ravenea glauca. Definitely not a job for an amateur to move.
  • Cp C Cp C on Nov 25, 2013
    YES Douglas.. think U found it!! http://mgonline.com/media/Images/m/majestypalm.jpg