Walking Palm

Read the myths about the walking palm.

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Christine Young

Lion

Myth or not, I'm surprised this palm has yet to be featured in a horror movie. I can imagine it gobbling someone up. Attack of the Palms. Posted 2 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  I think such a movie would be 40 years in length for it to take one "step" :) Posted 2 years ago
2. 1. NattyOne
    
    Lion
    
    Grow a bit faster than that - we have a Travelling Palm currently in the house, our son bought it as a Strelitzia, it grew out of his house (it is in the strelitzia family but....it's currently in our hallway - Over 4 metres tall and throwing up another leaf - The last leaf it grew is just under 2 metres long by 60 cms wide.
    Ravenala madagascariensis. Scary!! Posted 2 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      @David, that's amazing!! My tallest houseplant is only 0.8 m tall, lol. It's a fiddle-leaf fig (Ficus lyrata) and can grow to 3 meters tall indoors.
      
      @Ferdy, it would definitely need to be CGI, lol. Posted 2 years ago
    2. 1. NattyOne
        
        Lion
        
        I'll have to take a pic!! - Away from home tonight!! Will do!
        Posted 2 years ago
      2. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Yay! Posted 2 years ago
        
        NattyOne
        
        Lion
        
        Here she grows!!
        
        https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146443 Posted 2 years ago
    3. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      An indoor travellers palm? That's insane lol. Posted 2 years ago
    4. 1. NattyOne
        
        Lion
        
        To be continued!! Posted 2 years ago
      2. NattyOne
        
        Lion
        
        Here then - https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146443 Posted 2 years ago
3. NattyOne
  
  Lion
  
  And it's not all rare or even small - could also be attacked by the Travelling Palm!! Posted 2 years ago
4. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Hehe, perfect.
    
    https://mattsko.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/trees-attack.jpg Posted 2 years ago
  2. 1. NattyOne
      
      Lion
      
      Clare is quaking now!! Posted 2 years ago

The Walking Palm

Socratea exorrhiza is a palm native to rainforests in tropical Central and South America. It can grow to 25 metres in height, with a stem diameter of up to 16 cm, but is more typically 15–20 m tall and 12 cm in diameter.

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