San Francisco’s Most Beautiful Tree- The Kentia Palm

[@BManStan1991]

Beautiful trees. Hope theyre doing well today!

[@tomwinters4576]

The Kentia palm Howea forsteriana received species name "forsteriana" after the naturalist father and son duo who accompanied Captain Cook's second voyage to the Pacific, Johann Reinhold Forster and George Forster. It got nothing to do with these plants growing in a forest.

[@timmillan6701]

Ok - love palms and enjoy your videos much. However, I am a stickler for accuracy when it comes to palm info. Your explanation for the specific epithet of this beautiful palm immediately sounded a little wonky. The name is forsteriana , not foresteriana. It is derived from the Forster father and son botanists that accompanied Captain Cook on his 2nd voyage- not because it grows in the forest. Howea belmoreana - the lesser known Howea- grows in the same forest on Lord Howe. Speaking of Lord Howe island, it would very cool if you could locate any Hedyscepe canterburyana in the bay area. This palm grows higher up Mt Gower on the island. It is very cool. Of course, the ultimate would be the discovery of someone growing Lepidorrachis mooreana growing ANYWHERE other than the very top of the same mountain, but the bay area would be one the few places it could be happy ( Although I do think there is one in Ventura? maybe). Lord Howe is Holy Grail territory for me

[@D1mec]

hello sir i have a question i live in northern greece in a coastal region where temperatures reach a highest avarage of 29 celcius in the summer and a lowest average of 5 in the winter do you think that kentia palms could grow in my garden under shade

[@ScaryHairyGary]

They should be able to.

[@D1mec]

okay thanks a lot

[@christopheryang7630]

I got a kentia 6 months ago, got 4 trunks in the nursery pot but I think they're slowly drying out, even though I made sure the soil is kept moist. Any particular issue typical for kentia?

[@wildsouth2471]

The sycamores would be nice if they didn’t over trim them.