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Areca macrocalyx

 
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Family: Arecaceae (ar-ek-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Areca (a-REEK-uh) (Info)
Species: macrocalyx (mak-roh-KAL-iks) (Info)

Category:
Palms

Height:
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)

Spacing:
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Time:
Unknown - Tell us

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen

Other details:
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Gardeners' Notes:

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Positive palmbob On Dec 7, 2003, palmbob from Tarzana, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

This is an extremely colorful and attractive palm with a crownshaft and flower stalk of a variety of purples, reds and yellows. The leaves are a dark green and variable in width. The seeds are profuse, large and reminiscent of a beetle-nut palm's seeds (Areca catechu). The seeds may also produce a mild narcotic-like chemical similar to that of the bettle-nut. This is a tree from high elevation Solomon Islands- high elevation means it might be somewhat cold tolerant, but so far it hasn't been tried out sufficiently here in So Cal.



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