Dave's Garden - Gardening Community

PlantFiles: Brazilian Needle Palm, Saho Palm
Trithrinax brasiliensis

 
  Welcome!  
You've found the famous Dave's Garden website! Join this friendly global community that shares tips and ideas for home and gardens, along with seeds and plants!

Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site.

  Login  
If you don't have an account yet, visit the registration page to sign up.

Username:

Password:


Family: Arecaceae (ar-ek-AY-see-ay) (Info)
Genus: Trithrinax (try-THRY-naks) (Info)
Species: brasiliensis (bra-sill-ee-EN-sis) (Info)

Synonym:Trithrinax acanthocoma

One member has or wants this plant for trade.

Category:
Trees
Palms

Height:
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)

Spacing:
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Plant has spines or sharp edges; use extreme caution when handling

Bloom Color:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Time:
Unknown - Tell us

Foliage:
Evergreen

Other details:
Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From seed; germinate in vitro in gelatin, agar or other medium

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

By palmbob
Thumbnail #1 of Trithrinax brasiliensis by palmbob

By palmbob
Thumbnail #2 of Trithrinax brasiliensis by palmbob

By palmbob
Thumbnail #3 of Trithrinax brasiliensis by palmbob

By palmbob
Thumbnail #4 of Trithrinax brasiliensis by palmbob

By palmbob
Thumbnail #5 of Trithrinax brasiliensis by palmbob

By palmbob
Thumbnail #6 of Trithrinax brasiliensis by palmbob

By palmbob
Thumbnail #7 of Trithrinax brasiliensis by palmbob

There are a total of 16 photos.
Click here to view them all!

Profile:

1 positive
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive palmbob On Mar 16, 2004, palmbob from Tarzana, CA
(Zone 9b) wrote:

One of the more common palms in cultivation in Southern California, but still rare enough to be interesting to collectors. This is one of the hardiest and easiest to grow palms here. It is a fan palm with stiff, moderately divided, very symmetrical and attractive leaves, up to 3' in diameter. The most interesting thing about this plant is the trunk retains persistent large, thick spines pointing in all directions. From a distance it looks a bit ordinary, remeniscent of Trachycarpus or other common fan palms. I have seen this palm grown in the public southern California landscape along with a bunch of Trachycarpus fortuneis, almost as though it was accidentally planted by someone thinking it was just a somewhat larger Windmill Palm. Whether or not these planting were errors, or planned, it is always a nice surprise to see one in a lawn or along a median in southern California looking like giant Windmill palms (the spiny trunks are the giveaway).

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Los Angeles, California
Thousand Oaks, California
Bellevue, Washington
Seattle, Washington



We recommend Firefox
Overwhelmed? There's a lot to see here. Try starting at our homepage.

[ Home | About | Advertise | Mission | Acceptable Use Policy | Tour | Privacy Policy | Contact Us ]

Back to the top

Copyright © 2000-2008 Dave's Garden. All Rights Reserved.

All times are recorded in EDT
 

Gardens.com Pixamo Photo Sharing Bloom.com Landscaping.com

Hope for America