Definition
The palm is a shell effect made of a small number of large comet stars, six to twelve, that spread in thick curved trails reminiscent of coconut palm fronds. A rising tail, obtained with a comet attached to the shell or with stars poured into the lift charge, often draws the trunk before the break. Compositions are gold or silver, sometimes coloured at the tip. Palms are fired from 75 to 300 mm; in large calibres the fronds fill the sky for two to four seconds with striking presence, yet with fewer stars than a chrysanthemum, giving a very clean drawing. It is fired alone as a picture, or in volleys of three to five as a palm grove.
In practice, for the display company
The palm is a signature effect that clients recognise: it often appears by name in the quote. PyroDesk links the quote line to the stock reference and the firing-plan cue, and PyroSimulator renders the rising tail and the curved fronds with an adjustable core, so you can show the client exactly what they are buying.