General Landscape Uses: Specimen plant

Ecological Restoration Notes: Stabilize dry, rocky soil, rebuild native plant communities, provide habitat and food for local fauna, conservation target

Description: Named for the unique triangular arrangement of its leaf bases, which form a three-sided trunk.

Dimensions: Height 30 – 50 ft.; Spread 10 – 15 ft.

Growth Rate: Moderate

Native Range: Madagascar

Native Habitats: Dry, rocky slope

Soils: Well-drained, sand or loam

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Low

Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full sun

Flower Color: Yellowish

Flower Characteristics: Small

Flowering Season: Late spring to early summer

Fruit: Small, oval drupes that are bluish-black

Wildlife and Ecology: Attracts pollinators

Horticultural Notes: Propagated by seed

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