I'm attempting to post my first new subject. If this subject has been covered please forgive.
It would be helpful to have a forum search feature.
Also, I've noted photos don't appear when attempting a preview of posts to be made which would be helpful to include as a possible future improvement.
This palm came to my attention as being one favorable to the area here about 20 years ago. It took awhile before I became confident enough to make an acquisition as they still tend to be somewhat expensive.
I planted this one about 15 years ago. If you haven't seen one of these in person it's difficult to appreciate the scale.
I'd estimate the crown to be about 8 meters wide. The fronds are enormous. I have a total of 5 of these on property, They are coming along nicely and are a nice replacement for some Washingtonia robusta palms which I consider weeds and unwelcome intruders here.
As far as I can tell this one appears to be a male, It started flowering a couple of seasons ago and the bees seem quite happy about it.