Is this REALLY a pony tail palm?

[WayneByerly]

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.

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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?

[Wise guy]

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

[Shmuel]

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

[WayneByerly]

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.
br1.jpg

but mine don't have "handles" ... they are only lemon/orange sized globular round shapes. like this:
br2.jpg

so are my plants Beaucarnea recurvata? Or something else?