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Profile:4 positives
1 neutral
No negatives
Gardeners' Notes:
| Rating | Author | Comment |
| Positive | tropicbreeze | On Feb 15, 2009, tropicbreeze from noonamah
Australia wrote:This palm can be a bit invasive, being such a prolific seeder with a high germination rate. They naturally occur along streams and seasonally wet areas, coping with waterlogging through the wet season.
One of my plants has reached about 7 metres in 5 years without any watering, although part of its root system would have reached a watered area. Another growing in the watered area is about 9 - 10 metres in the same time with a bulkier crown.
As caustic as the fruits are they're eaten by Flying Foxes and Torresian Imperial Pigeons. Their droppings are black and make a bit of a mess on paved pathways and plants below the palms. Haven't noticed any negative effects from the droppings on affected plants. |
| Neutral | Cearbhaill | On Jun 13, 2005, Cearbhaill from Russell, KY (Zone 6b) wrote: Very easy grower Zone 10b South Florida.
Fast growing- we call ours "The Beanstalk". |
| Positive | jungleboy_fl | On Nov 15, 2004, jungleboy_fl from Naples, FL wrote: This palm is used frequently in south Florida. It is well suited to the urban landscape- tall and slim, with gracefully arching leaves. The trunk is ringed, and a grey color. As a bonus, it has beautiful brilliant red fruit that hangs in large clusters from the trunk. Important note: the pulp of the fruit is very irritating to skin- feeling like you washed your hands in habanero sauce! My specimen is about 20' tall, and is always in bloom, with flowers, immature fruit, and mature fruit always on display. This is by no means a rare palm, but definitely a good choice in the warmer parts of Florida. |
| Positive | Kylecawaza | On Aug 23, 2004, Kylecawaza from Corte Madera, CA (Zone 10a) wrote: In Orange County there are smaller flawlesss specimens of this tree. |
| Positive | palmbob | On Feb 19, 2004, palmbob from Tarzana, CA (Zone 9b) wrote: Attractive and relatively common avenue and landscape palm in the tropics. Also survives in Southern California in excellent microclimates and along the coast. In the tropics this is known as one of the faster growing palm species. Here in So Cal, that is certainly not the case, though. The trunk in the tropics is thin and elegant. Here in So Cal it is thin, but markedly stepped at the rings, almost giving it a telescoping effect. Can't tolerate temps much below freezing though. Is a relatively thin trunk palm with a long, light green crownshaft and prominently ringed trunk. Leaves are markedly recurved and neat looking. Fruit is bright red. From Australia |
| Regional...This plant has been said to grow in the following regions: Whittier, California
Cape Coral, Florida
Naples, Florida
Pompano Beach, Florida
Port Charlotte, Florida
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