Buccaneer Palm, Sargent’s palm, Sargent’s cherry palm – Pseudophoenix sargentii

$43.75 – $2,487.50

Pot Size	Average Planted Height (From soil to the top of the plant)
1 gallon/6″	0 – 1 ft.
3 gallon/10″	1 – 2 ft.
7 gallon/14″	2 – 4 ft.
15 gallon/17″	4 – 5 ft.
25 gallon/21″	5 – 6 ft.
45 gallon/28″	6 – 7 ft.
65 gallon/32″	7 – 8 ft.

SKU: NA76 Categories: Accent Plant, Fall, Full Sun, High, High, Inconspicuous, Low, Low Maintenance, Native, Palm, Part Sun, Rock, Sand, Shrub, Slow, Specimen Plant, Spring, Summer, Well-Drained, Winter Tag: Yellow Brand: FANN, FNPS

General Landscape Uses: Accent or specimen palm.

Ecological Restoration Notes: Historical populations are being augmented at Biscayne National Park and reintroduced at Long Key State Park. These are the only historical locations in South Florida.

Description: Shrub or small tree.

Growth Rate: Slow.

Range: South Florida, the West Indies, southern Mexico and Belize. In South Florida, native only to Elliott Key in Miami-Dade County and Long Key in the Monroe County Keys. Very slow growing and apparently not spreading from cultivation elsewhere.

Habitats: Coastal hammocks.

Soils: Moist, very well-drained limestone or sandy soils, with or without a humusy top layer.

Salt Water Tolerance: Moderately low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water, but tolerates short term inunation by salt water from storm surge with minimal damage.

Salt Wind Tolerance: High; can tolerate moderate amounts of salt wind without significant injury.

Drought Tolerance: High; does not require any supplemental water once established.

Light Requirements: Full sun to light shade.

Flower Color: Yellow.

Flower Characteristics: Inconspicuous.

Flowering Season: All year.