Zone 10B-11

Talipot is the Mount Everest of the palm world.  A huge palm in every way, Talipot requires 30 to as much as 80 years to mature, at about 60 feet tall

The specimen in the photo is a mere juvenile at about 25 feet.  However, there's no mistaking the powerful features for any other large palm

 
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Nearly mature Talipots were wonderful to see in Miami at Fairchild Tropical Gardens ...before Hurricane Andrew killed them all in 1992

Talipot palms sport the world's largest plant inflorescence on the planet.  People fly in from all over the world when Talipots bloom.  The bloom can be well over 75 feet ABOVE the height of the palm and have endless millions of flowers followed by fruits/seeds.  It takes about a year to complete the bloom, then the Talipot dies

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