Caryota gigas
Thai Mountain Giant Palm, Black Trunk Fishtail

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 Caryota gigas

Caryota gigas

Caryota gigas

    

Description

 
   

Locality:

 Thailand

Cold Hardiness: 

 About 24-25 degrees F.

Trunk type:

 large, single trunk, non-crown shafted.

Leaf type:

 Bipinnate with wavy leaflets, often several off-tones of green

Suckering/Solitary:

 Solitaire (single trunk).

Maintenance:

 Easy

Speed of growth:

 Medium fast, not as fast as C. urens.

Height:

 In So Cal, has only obtained height of about 35 to 40 feet.  In wild are taller, up to 60 feet.

Soil requirements:

 Average

Sun Requirements:

 Full sun

General Description:

 A beautiful fishtail that is becoming quite popular.  Dark trunk with fern-like leaflets.  Wide girth to leaves and leaves are very firm, not bending upright easily.

Other Notes:

 Initially confusion of name "gigas".  Note wide leaflets.  Nursery Plant shown.

Further Data:

See Caryotas, Did You Know? article.

Palm for sale/Availability:

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