I'm curious about the name of a curly ponytail palm. There is not much information about the palms that have the corklike curls hanging down like the photo below. I'm not sure what they are specifically but it'd be great to know if any of you do.
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BewilderedGreenyO.o
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Cynthia: I know.. I've seen both of the ones talking about it, in fact I even responded on that topic you listed but nobody responded back, I figured it was due to the fact that it was taking attention away from the topic at hand so I made a new topic about it. However those topics don't mention anything about why this certain variety is curly nor' do they name the specific variety that does in fact produce the curly leaves. 
Kisal: All the photos shown on that site have straight stream lined leaves not curly ones sadly. Its unfortunate that people are blind enough to take such things from the wild.
Kisal: All the photos shown on that site have straight stream lined leaves not curly ones sadly. Its unfortunate that people are blind enough to take such things from the wild.
I thought the more common ponytail palms were Beaucarnea recurvata, and the curly ones were Beaucarnea guatemalensis. That seems to be what I've read, anyway. 
These plants are taken from the wild as seedlings because they grow very slowly. It would take work and time for the sellers to make a profit, if they grew them from seed in a nursery.
These plants are taken from the wild as seedlings because they grow very slowly. It would take work and time for the sellers to make a profit, if they grew them from seed in a nursery.
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Delilah
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BG, I thought I would reawaken this thread because I too have been trying to find the name of the Ponytail Palm with ringlets for fronds, for over a year now, and have failed! Did you manage to find out?
It seems that all of the photos which come up under "Beaucarnea guatemalensis" have straight fronds, so that may not be it. The name "recurvata" actually makes more sense as being the curly one...but no?
The curly-locked type is a distinctly different plant - or at least it has a markedly different growth habit - I know exactly what you mean. I would love to be able to identify it, so I can try to find one!
It seems that all of the photos which come up under "Beaucarnea guatemalensis" have straight fronds, so that may not be it. The name "recurvata" actually makes more sense as being the curly one...but no?
The curly-locked type is a distinctly different plant - or at least it has a markedly different growth habit - I know exactly what you mean. I would love to be able to identify it, so I can try to find one!
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BewilderedGreenyO.o
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Hi Delilah, I never did find out what the ringlet ponytail palms were which is quite disappointing as here we are now suddenly propelled into 2017! The ponytail palms I do have at the moment have straight fronds. I suppose at some point I gave up looking for the ones with ringlets though they sure would be a joy to own.
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