Pinanga speciosa
Habit
Solitary
Habitat and Distribution
Endemic to the Philippines.
Description
Solitary, feather-leafed, crownshaft palm. Trunk to 4 inches thick, crownshaft at times purplish, leaves deep green. Height to 25 feet with a 8 foot spread.
Culture
Grows best in acidic soils. Understory when juvenile graduating to canopy when mature. Growth rate medium. Tolerates short cold snaps to mid 30's. Has no salt tolerance. Cold Hardiness Zone: 10a
Comments and Curiosities
Attractive solitary pinnate palm from the Philippine island of Mindanao, where it can grow up to 30' tall. Mature palms develop a dark blue-green crownshaft on top of markedly ringed trunk of blue-green. It has wide, drooping leaflets with premorse (jagged) ends. Great specimen palm for tropical garden landscaping.
Notes
Safely shipped bare or semi-bare root in a sterile medium.
Buyer assumes all risk of plant loss due to buyer's state agricultural regulations and bare root shipping.
Please track and be available to receive your plant when it arrives to avoid damage due to extreme temperatures, lack of humidity, etc.
To avoid risk of damage to plants during delivery, please do not place an order when extreme temperature or weather conditions are likely.
All of our plants are grown in various amounts of shade, therefore your plants will require a slow introduction into appropriate amounts of sun.
In almost all cases your plants will benefit from providing an environment with enhanced humidity until root function has normalized.
For all items "quantity available" greater than (1), item shipped may not be the actual item in the photo.
Titles refer to growing container sizes appropriate for plant being sold. Plant size may vary.
Return policy: If for any reason your order arrives in poor condition due to negligence on our part, we will gladly refund the purchase price or send a replacement. Buyers must please send a notification within (1) day of arrival describing the problem accompanied by photos of the un-altered plant in its original packing material.
Shipping via USPS, FedEx, and UPS available for all orders.
Shipping for international orders varies.
Propagation from seed or cuttings unless method, such as grafting is stated.
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Daniela,
Let's Grow Florida !