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Ptychosperma caryotoides

 
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Family: Arecaceae (ar-ek-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Ptychosperma (tik-oh-SPER-muh) (Info)
Species: caryotoides

Category:
Palms

Height:
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)

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

Hardiness:
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
Light Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Time:
Unknown - Tell us

Foliage:
Evergreen

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

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

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive palmbob On Jun 17, 2004, palmbob from Tarzana, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

This thin trunked solitary palm from New Guinea has a surprising amount of cold tolerance (for a NEw Guinea palm) and has been grown successfully by many southern California palm nuts in zones 9b and 10a. It has very jagged leaflets- almost fishtail-like (hence the name- 'like a Caryota, or fishtail palm'). The terminal leaflets are particularly fishtail like. It has a rather sparse crown, but is an attractive plant in a smaller landscape.

Regional...

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

Fallbrook, California



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