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philodendron · 30th January 2008, 05:52 AM

Hi Guys
Phoenix roebelinii multi-heads from time to time - I once saw one only 2m tall with 15 or so heads. It had two or three levels of division. Alpine Treemovals in Sydney had a corker 3m tall x 4m wide with 30 heads approx. It was used in one of the garden expos, but unfortunately died -it was worth $10-20k but even more as a rarity to be admired. I'll see if I can get you a pic.
Phoenix are promiscuous, so hybrids with roebelinii may acquire multi-stem genes.
I once saw a Cocos with codom trunks - it must have had its growing tip damaged but recovered.
Doum palms in Nth Africa branch regularly - its its normal form.
But ones like the Washingtonia are just the result of multiple seedlings being planted initially, I think you'll find.
Cheers

30th January 2008, 05:52 AM	#12 (permalink)
philodendron Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 8	Re: double leadered washingtonia takedown Hi Guys Phoenix roebelinii multi-heads from time to time - I once saw one only 2m tall with 15 or so heads. It had two or three levels of division. Alpine Treemovals in Sydney had a corker 3m tall x 4m wide with 30 heads approx. It was used in one of the garden expos, but unfortunately died -it was worth $10-20k but even more as a rarity to be admired. I'll see if I can get you a pic. Phoenix are promiscuous, so hybrids with roebelinii may acquire multi-stem genes. I once saw a Cocos with codom trunks - it must have had its growing tip damaged but recovered. Doum palms in Nth Africa branch regularly - its its normal form. But ones like the Washingtonia are just the result of multiple seedlings being planted initially, I think you'll find. Cheers