Arenga Species, Dwarf Sugar Palm, Formosa Palm, Taiwan Arenga Palm, Taiwan Sugar Palm (Arenga engleri)
Growing in private garden in Huntington Beach, California
Outside a shopping mall near Irvine, California
showing flowers just starting to open, Huntington Gardens, Pasadena, California
Flowering in garden in San Diego, California
Seed ripening
Unripe seed, with some riper seed fallen to the ground in the background. Also note the premorse leaf tips typical of all Arengas.
Los Angeles
ripening seed southern California
Dwarf Sugar Palm, Formosa Palm (Arenga engleri)
Dwarf Sugar Palm, Formosa Palm (Arenga engleri)
How plant looks when grown in shadier conditions. This one recently had overhead tree removed. Southern California
ripe seed
leaf detail showing the premorse leaf ends (sort of 'bitten off' look) and thinness, relative to most other Arengas. Southern California
4-6 year old seedling in southern California
Arenga engleri in an interior setting at Gaylord Palms, Orlando
Arenga engleri producing a beautiful foliage contrast at Anuenue Ranch, Hana, HI
underside of leaf detail showing white coloration and scurf
ripening fruits fall, southern California
very ripe seed
The Huntington Botanical Gardens
The Huntington Botanical Gardens
The Huntington Botanical Gardens
The Huntington Botanical Gardens
The Huntington Botanical Gardens
The Huntington Botanical Gardens
San Diego Botanic Garden
San Diego Botanic Garden
San Diego Botanic Garden
San Diego Botanic Garden
San Diego Botanic Garden
look of ripe fruit (seed ready to plant)
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Arenga Species, Dwarf Sugar Palm, Formosa Palm, Taiwan Arenga Palm, Taiwan Sugar Palm
Arenga engleri
| Type: | Tropicals and Tender Perennials, Palms |
| Height: | 8-15 ft. | 2.4-4.7 m |
| Conditions: | Zone 9-11, Full Sun, Sun to Partial Shade, Light Shade, Partial to Full Shade |