Around the city, some palms in pot planters take on a larger scale especially with the bigger palm species destined for stunning landscaping effect. While some are indeed puzzlingly small (to me), others on opposite scales, pretty 'ginormous'.
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| Adonidia merrillii |
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| Livistonia rotundifolia |
In ordinary gardening circumstances, one would get a proportionate pot size considering future growth and size development of a particular plant. And if I could simply equate that to buying shoes for a young child - smart parents always get a pair which is a size up. But another analogy springs to mind, whereby in traditions of old China, "foot binding" was the ultimate feminine beauty - keeping it small!
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| cute @ Maju Junction, KL |
It appears some are destined for their root ball to be tangled into a globular mass or ultimately due to some rebellious streaks, crack the confines. Through blustery thunderstorms, a common enough weather pattern in the equatorial region, must say, these potted palms have maintained their balance well.
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| Livistona chinensis |
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| 3ft H x 3ft W spotted at Menara Millenium, Damansara Heights |
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| Livistona rotundifolia |
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5ft H x 5ft W dot the main entrance @ KL Sentral (rail transit) Station
To each their own, and here lies our landscape diversity...
Dypsis lutescens in an average sized pot |
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