Oceanside, CA (Zone 10b) | February 2006 | neutral
Got a few of these growing beside my samoense's and so far both of them are very similar with undivided juvenille leaves. The crownshaft ...Read Moreof the samoense is much longer making it taller then my ponapense.
REally beautiful palm from the Philippines- tall (60') with a bright, light green crownshaft, 15' spreading sparse crown of droopy leaves...Read More, and a nearly pure white trunk, at least below the crownshaft. Can be distinguished from C samoense in that the latter is a larger, beafier palm and has a very yellowy crownshaft and much droopier leaflets. This palms leafletss droop, but usually at a pronounced angle. Both these Clinostigmas have wide internode spaces on the trunks (unlike most of the other Clinostigmas which have narrow and irregular trunk rings). This is one of the most beautiful and fast growing palms one can grow in the tropics and should be used everywhere in my opinion- as avenue trees, public landscapes etc... well, someday.
Got a few of these growing beside my samoense's and so far both of them are very similar with undivided juvenille leaves. The crownshaft ...Read More
REally beautiful palm from the Philippines- tall (60') with a bright, light green crownshaft, 15' spreading sparse crown of droopy leaves...Read More