Locality:

Afghanistan, Pakistan and other nearby countries .

Cold Hardiness: 

About 15, F. (depends on variety).

Trunk type:

Rough and hairy.

Leaf type:

Palmate (fan shape).

Suckering/Solitary:

Suckering (multiple trunks).

Maintenance:

Easy

Speed of growth:

Slow to Medium

Height:

About 10 to 15 feet to the top of the leaves

Soil requirements:

Sandy

Sun Requirements:

Full

General Description:

Blue colored, clumping fan palm that is rare and desirable.  

Other Notes:

Recent reports are that the blue form is more cold hardy than the green.  There is also a near white form being called 'arabica".

Further Data:

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