Beaucarnea recurvata

[GreekDesert]

Beaucarnea recurvata Lemaire or Ponytail Palm is a treelike species to 49 ft. (15 m) tall. The
maximum diameter of the swollen base is 9,75 ft (2,9 m).

Snonyms:
Dasylirion recurvatum
Dasylirion inerme
Beaucarnea inermis
Nolina recurvata

Distribution: In the tropical forests of the Mexican States of San Luis Potosi, Veracruz and Taumalipas.

[Geoff]

Disneyland

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Lotusland, Santa Barbara

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San Diego Zoo

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Huntington

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Southern California

[Geoff]

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[GreekDesert]

Beaucarnea recurvata

[Geoff]

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[Stan]

Some of the nicest fat plant Bonsai are of this plant. Mine,I planted in 1993. I need to do some A.attenuata removal soon too.

[Jkwinston]

Recently I saw this one in Trinidad, which surprised me as it was growing in a pot.

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[Jkwinston]

Fairchild Tropical Garden

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[Stan]

Saw this today.

[Luc]

Funny to see a japanese maple side by side with a Beaucarnea, two plants with two opposite needs concerning the watering.

[Paul S]

Here is a big one in NE Mexico - couldn't fit it all into one picture at the time.

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[Stan]

Bee's were all over it this morning. A bee magnet.

[Stan]

Lizard with dropped blooms.

[Stan]

Put this in a pot,and its a wild looking fat plant.

[Meangreen94z]

Harlingen, Texas

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[Meangreen94z]

San Antonio Botanical Garden

[Meangreen94z]

A massive one down in Harlingen, Texas. Possibly 50-60 years old but grew around the corner of a house, leading to its demise.

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[EB_drygarden]

First time working with B. Recurvata, and it was blooming when purchased. Cut the spent inflorescence in late September, and have not seen any new growth stemming from the cut. When/how long does it take for new stems (not offsets) to appear?

[Stan]

Mine branched after its first bloom. Maybe just a coincidence or maybe that's what they do since I only have one in ground.

[EB_drygarden]

This cut stimulated 4 branches to grow (two of which bloomed this summer) on the same tree from previous post. Appears to be original stem as opposed to an inflorescence cut, so I'm not anticipating a rebound like this, but it's nice to have for reference if anyone can confirm! The cut is about 4ft from caudex.

[bigdaddyscondition]

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[Meangreen94z]

Harlingen, Texas. Roof 20 feet tall(6 meters)

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[Meangreen94z]

A large one in Brownsville:

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[bigdaddyscondition]

Mean, that's like the ones in the Beaucarnea grove at the Huntington.

[Stan]

The one in my frontyard seems to be slowly recovering. Two main branches had died and the leaves were droopy and a bit yellowish. Today more green. Planted in 1993.
There times I could hear a gopher gnawing my Yucca. They are real terrors.