Hi
have never seen it but have seen pix most amazing was coconut with branching heads. Have you a pic?? I grew some queens from seed hoping to get them conjoined . While two have actually grown together .They are forming a V rather than the fantastic U shape seen in other species.
Branching seems to be extremely rare in all kinds of palms. gary

Hey, Gary! I took a pic...but I'm not sure how to load it into my response. I'd be happy to...I just don't know how. =/

Upload it to photobucket and use the html code given on photobucket

I've always been fascinated by this kind of anomaly. Can't wait for you to get your photo posted.

Meanwhile...check this one out

Steve
Is that a Queen?? Where is it located background looks like a commercial palm farm?? I've heard there is a way to induce this type of growth but no details. Thanks for the pic. gary

Actually it was a Veitchia and was located in Homestead at a nursery. It was destroyed by either Wilma or Katrina a few years ago. I don't know of a way to induce branching of a palm. In the case of the Veitchia, it was a genetic abnormality of some kind. Instead of producing a spadix with inflorescence, a stem was produced in it's place. In the case of the palm mentioned above, where a trunk forks into two trunks, I think that it must have been a result of an injury of some sort to that part of the trunk.

Great picture. Too bad the palm was destroyed, because its a really nice look.

Good looking palm !