Cliff - I don't have one, wish I did, but here's an idea of how large they can get. This one is in Negril, Jamaiaca. That's a two-story building to the right.

I inherited 3 good sized ones when we moved to a new place and like them very much as a screening plant. What is really cool is how skinny they are on two sides but how they fan out sideways.
Ours are around the pool screen and obviously aren't opaque but do provide some screening from neighbors and don't block the sunlight.

I think they would also be great on a property line between houses for the same purpose. The leaves do get beat up a bit in high wind but that's OK.

In 10 years when they get so tall they don't work as screening we'll put new ones in :) that's how much I like them.

I have one that I bought last year and it was about 2 ft. tall when I planted it. It is about 4.5 ft. tall now. I would not call it a 'fast' grower by any means. Then again, I throw it a handfull of fertilizer on occassion and other than rain - I rarely water it.

They can grow to be 70-80ft. tall-- and are wide at the frond part (obviously per the above photos).

My neighbor has several full sized planted along the wall of their property for screening out a 2-story condo that was built next to their house (zoning laws were ignored...). It seems to work extremely well for screening, which is also why I planted it.

It's just a cool plant overall.

Hi
I finally removed the one that came with our house.
Has about every bad habit a plant can have.lol If you had a large space where it could develop properly maybe.
The white BOP is far better behaved gary

Hah ha garyfla I HATE the white BOP I also inherited with the new house. It is SO messy and it's so tall I'll have to get a ladder out to cut the dead stuff off.

Anyone want two of the them? (Englewood FL)
Come with a big shovel and truck because they're about 15'-18'tall.
I'd like to put bamboo in their place, now there's a well behaved plant (clumping sort of course).