General Landscape Uses: Specimen plant, container
Ecological Restoration Notes: Helps with soil stabilization
Description: A fan palm with a slender trunk typically covered in a thick, dark brown “burlap” of matted fibers.
Dimensions: Height 20 – 40 ft.; Spread 6 – 10 ft.
Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
Native Range: Central and Eastern China, Myanmar, and the Himalayas
Native Habitats: High-altitude montane forests and moist woodlands
Soils: Well-drained, loam
Nutritional Requirements: Low to moderate
Salt Water Tolerance: Low
Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate
Drought Tolerance: High
Light Requirements: Full to part sun
Flower Color: Greenish-yellow
Flower Characteristics: Large, branched panicles (inflorescences) held within the leaf crown. It is dioecious, meaning individual plants are either male or female.
Flowering Season: Late spring to early summer
Fruit: Small, blue-black, kidney-shaped drupes produced on female plants
Wildlife and Ecology: Flowers attract bees and other pollinators; birds may consume the fruit and aid in seed dispersal.
Horticultural Notes: Propagated by seed
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