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Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
'King Palm' Common Names: Bangalow or Piccabean Palm (Feather Palm) |
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This palm's graceful habit has a dramatic effect on large gardens. Fast growth rate, single trunk. This is a very similar palm to Archontophoenix alexandrae in both appearance and size. Pinnate frond leaf type, whorled arrangement, 8 - 10' in size. Green above gray beneath. Each frond is attached to long trunk shaft with dead fronds dropping off on their own. The base of the petioles form a greenish-yellow to brown crownshaft that the leaves rarely droop below. The trunk is smooth and ringed with noticible leaf scars, although thinner and with more widely spaced rings than A. alexandrae. It can get to about 1/3 metre (one foot) in diameter. Flowers are formed below the crownshaft with the creamy flower stalks holding mauve flowers. The round green fruit, about 12 mm (1/2 inch) in diameter, turn bright red at maturity. There is often a noticible bulge in the crownshaft before the flowers emerge which gives the tree a "pregnant" look. |
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These palms can be grown in full sun (if the water is kept up to them), or in the shade. They do like more water than most palms, with some even thriving in poorly drained areas. In their native habitat, they can often be seen growing next to and even in creek beds. It is quite a fast grower, averaging about 1/3 - 1 metre (1-3 feet) per year. USES: Accent, foliage, foundation planting, right of way, tropical. |
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