Is this REALLY a pony tail palm?
- WayneByerly
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Is this REALLY a pony tail palm?
I got to looking at pictures of pony tail palms (Beaucarnea recurvata) and I thought that they didn't look like what I have. The ones i've been looking at have a long "handle" above the caudes. Like this pic i stole from a google search. The following is NOT my plant.
but mine don't have "handles" ... they are only lemon/orange sized globular round shapes. like this:
so are my plants Beaucarnea recurvata? Or something else?Make the moral choice & always do what's right. Be a good example. Be part of the solution & make a contribution to society, or be part of the problem & end your life with nothing but regrets. Live a life you can be proud of! Zone 7a
Re: Is this REALLY a pony tail palm?
Certainly look like it. They just need to grow a longer stem with time. As they grow, the lower leaves are lost, forming the stem or 'handles' as you called it.
All the best, Mike
All the best, Mike
Re: Is this REALLY a pony tail palm?
Yes, Beaucarnia recurvata. The other Beaucarneas are not so common and the globose base of yours looks spot on.
It can take years to grow a tall neck, especially in a smallish pot and indoors.
Shmuel
Jerusalem Israel
It can take years to grow a tall neck, especially in a smallish pot and indoors.
Shmuel
Jerusalem Israel
Amazing plants, amazing form, amazing flowers...
Amazing cacti!
Amazing cacti!
- WayneByerly
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Re: Is this REALLY a pony tail palm?
WayneByerly wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2017 4:23 am I got to looking at pictures of pony tail palms (Beaucarnea recurvata) and I thought that they didn't look like what I have. The ones i've been looking at have a long "handle" above the caudex. Like this pic i stole from a google search. The following is NOT my plant.
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but mine don't have "handles" ... they are only lemon/orange sized globular round shapes. like this:
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so are my plants Beaucarnea recurvata? Or something else?
Make the moral choice & always do what's right. Be a good example. Be part of the solution & make a contribution to society, or be part of the problem & end your life with nothing but regrets. Live a life you can be proud of! Zone 7a