Palme

[Nostradamus]

Sentry PalmScientific Name: Howea belmoreana (T. Moore & F. Muell.) Becc.
Howea belmoreana

Size: Slowly up to 35 feet tall (10 m) 15 feet in diameter (4.5 m)
Min. Temperature: 28°F (-2°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water, withstands low humidity
Sun Requirements: Light shade to shade
Origin: Lord Howe Island, eastern Australia
Germination: Must be fresh, generally erratic.
Leaf: Pinnate, 20 to 24 leaves with 80 leaflets raising upward., 6 feet long (1.8 m). 4 to 5 feet long petioles.
Trunk: No crownshaft, Gray with rings, 6 inches in diameter (15 cm).
Flower: Separate male and female flowers on the same inflorescence.. Flower stalk coming from below the leaves, 3 feet long. single spike.
Fruit: yellow green turning brown when ripe. 1.2 inch long (3 cm). oval, pointed at both ends.
Seed: oval.

 

[Nostradamus]

Kentia PalmScientific Name: Howea forsteriana (T. Moore & F. Muell.) Becc.
Synonym: Kentia
Howea forsteriana

Size: Slowly up to 45 feet tall (13 m) 24 feet in diameter (7.2 m)
Min. Temperature: 28°F (-2°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water, withstands low humidity
Sun Requirements: Light shade to shade
Origin: Lord Howe Island, eastern Australia
Germination: Must be fresh, still gives erratic results.
Leaf: Pinnate, 35 leaves with 90 leaflets not raising upward, 8-12 feet long (2.4 m). unarmed, 4 feet long (1.2 m).
Trunk: no crownshaft, Gray with rings, 5 inches in diameter (13 cm).
Flower: white, male and female flowers on the same inflorescence. Flower stalk coming from below the leaves. multiple spikes.
Fruit: reddish brown when ripe. 2 inches (5 cm). oval, pointed at both ends.
Seed: oval.

 

[Nostradamus]

Bottle PalmScientific Name: Hyophorbe lagenicaulis (Bailey) Moore
Synonym: Hyophorbe revaughnii, Mascarena lagenicaulis
Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

Size: Slowly up to 15 feet (4.5 m) Up to 15 feet (4.5 m)
Min. Temperature: 28°F (-2°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Light shade
Origin: Round Island and Mauritius Island (Mascarene Islands)
Germination: 4 weeks to 6 months, must be fresh.
Leaf: Pinnate, 4 to 8 leaves, 140 leaflets with secondary ribs., 9 to 12 feet (2.7 to 3.6 m). unarmed, 9 inches long (23 cm) petioles.
Trunk: Green crownshaft, Bottle shaped, grey with visible ring scars, 2 feet in diameter (60 cm).
Flower: Cream male and female flowers on the same inflorescence. Flower stalk coming from below the crownshaft, 30 inches (75 cm).
Fruit: black. 1.5 inches long (4 cm). Oval.
Seed: Oval, somewhat rough.

 

[Nostradamus]

Spindle PalmScientific Name: Hyophorbe verschaffeltii H. Wendl.
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii

Size: Slowly up to 20 feet (6 m) Up to 15 feet wide (4.5 m)
Min. Temperature: 30°F (-1°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Full sun to light shade
Origin: Rodrigues island
Germination: 4 weeks to 6 months, must be fresh.
Leaf: Pinnate, 5 to 10 slightly plumose leaves with 100 to 160 leaflets, 10 feet long (3 m). unarmed, 1 foot long (30 cm) petioles.
Trunk: Green crownshaft, Narrow at the base, thicker at the middle. Gray with rings., 1.5 feet in diameter (45 cm).
Flower: Cream male and female flowers on the same inflorescence. Flower stalk coming from just below the crownshaft, 2.5 feet long.
Fruit: Black. One inch long. Oval.
Seed: long and narrow.

 

[Nostradamus]

JoeyScientific Name: Johannesteijmannia altifrons
Johannesteijmannia altifrons

Min. Temperature: 37°F (2°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water, humid air
Sun Requirements: Light shade
Origin: Malaysia
Leaf: Costapalmate, 7 to 11 entire leaves with silvery looking underside covered with fine hair., 6 feet long (1.8 m), 6 feet wide (1.8 m). 4 feet long (1.2 m) petiole.
Fruit:
Seed:

These leaves arch over and leave any viewer with an unforgettable sight. These palms are only just coming into general cultivation, but because of their spectacular appearance, are becoming extremely sought after. A mature specimen in the Flecker Gardens in Cairns has caused such an impression that these plants sell out almost as soon as they become available in North Queensland. They are quite amenable to cultivation, prefering a shady, sheltered spot,with plants growing very happily as far south as Brisbane.

 

[Nostradamus]

Juania australisScientific Name: Juania australis (Mart.) Drude
Synonym: Ceroxylon australe
Juania australis

Size: to 50 feet tall (15 m)
Min. Temperature: 22°F (-5°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Light shade
Origin: Juan Fernandez Islands, Chile
Leaf: Pinnate, 18 to 20 leaves, with 140 to 160 regularly arranged leaflets,
Trunk: Open crownshaft, Greenish white, leaf scars, 10 inches in diameter (25 cm).
Flower: Plants are either male or female. Flower stalk coming from among the leaves. 6 stamens, 3 carpels stamens.
Fruit: reddish orange when ripe. 0.7 inches (1.8 cm). round.
Seed:

 

[Nostradamus]

Chilean Wine Palm, Coquito PalmScientific Name: Jubaea chilensis (Molina) Baillon
Synonym: Jubaea spectabilis
Jubaea chilensis

Size: up to 25m (80') tall 16 feet in diameter (5 m)
Min. Temperature: 16°F (-9°C)
Water Requirements: Moderate water
Sun Requirements: Full sun to light shade
Origin: Chile
Germination: slow to germinate, usually taking between 6 to 16 months.
Leaf: Pinnate, stiff feather leaves, which are dull green above and greyish underneath, up to 12 feet long (3.6 m).
Trunk: Gray trunk with leaf scars, Up to 1.5m (5') wide.
Flower: Large number of very small purple flowers. Flowers are in groups of 2 males flowers for 1 female.. Flower stalk coming from among the leaves, 4 feet long.
Fruit: yellow. Up to 2 inches in diameter (5 cm). round.
Seed: 1 inch in diameter (2.5 cm). round.

The Chilean Wine Palm is cold resistant, but doesn't care much for heat. It does well in many part of California, but doesn't do well in Florida or Arizona.
The wine is made from the sap of the tree. The extraction of the sap kills the tree, and the Wine Palm is now rare and protected in Chile.
The fruit is sweet and edible. The seed is also edible. It is hollow, and look and taste like a miniature coconut.
The Wine Palms drop their leaves naturally, so it is generally not necessary to trim them.

 

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Pondoland PalmScientific Name: Jubaeaopsis caffra
Jubaeaopsis caffra

Size: Up to 20 feet tall (6 m)
Min. Temperature: 25°F (-4°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Light shade
Origin: Northeastern South Africa
Germination: Extremely difficult to germinate.
Leaf: Pinnate, Leathery, coarse texture,
Trunk: clustering covered with leaf scars,
Flower: Flower stalk coming from among the leaves..
Fruit: Round.
Seed: Round.

 

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White Elephant PalmScientific Name: Kerriodoxa elegans
Kerriodoxa elegans

Size: Up to 17 feet (5 m)
Min. Temperature: 29°F (-2°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Light shade to shade
Origin: Phuket, Thailand
Leaf: Palmate, unarmed dark green leaves, soft consistency, silvery white underside, 7 feet (2 m) across. unarmed.
Fruit:
Seed:

 

[Nostradamus]

Atherton PalmScientific Name: Laccospadix australasica
Laccospadix australasica

Size: Up to 10 feet tall (3 m)
Min. Temperature: 27°F (-4°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Light shade to shade
Origin: Northeast Australia
Germination: erratic, and seedlings grow slowly.
Leaf: Pinnate,
Trunk: clustering Dark green, ringed,
Flower: Flower stalk coming from among the leaves.
Fruit: Bright red when ripe.
Seed: round.