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Help identify palms?

16 years ago

Hi everyone.

We just bought a house and we have 42 clusters of palm trees. I'm unsure what type of palm they are. I thought Areca Palms, but my mother-in-law says she doesn't think so.

Can someone take a look at these pictures (link below) and let me know your thoughts? A lot of them are very close to our pool and the seeds are dropping in. I need to know if it's safe to cut the seed clusters off of the tree or if that will kill the tree. I have a picture of the seed clusters there as well (4 photos total).

http://tinyurl.com/22rdv54

Thanks!

Tracy

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tropicalzone7
16 years ago
It looks like an areca but it might be something else. I think it is in the family Dypsis (same family areca is in (i think). Whatever palm it is, it should definitely have no ill effects if you cut the seed pod off.

Good luck!
zeeth
16 years ago
Definitely Dypsis lutescens (aka, areca palm). Probably close to 20 years old or so. You can cut the seed pods off and not have any problems.
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