Pinanga elmeri
"Elmer's Palm" (not widely accepted)

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 Pinanga elmeri

   

Description

   

Locality:

Philippine Islands

Cold Hardiness: 

About freezing, 32 F.

Trunk type:

Thin trunks, some reddish colored fuzz on the petiole bases.  

Leaf type:

Pinnate (feather shape)

Suckering/Solitary:

Suckering (multiple trunk).

Maintenance:

Average

Speed of growth:

Average

Height:

Typically under 10 feet, perhaps slightly taller.

Soil requirements:

Rich, good draining.

Sun Requirements:

Filtered or shade.

General Description:

A nice, somewhat compact Pinanga that appears quite tropical and has an interesting color to the petioles.  

Other Notes:

Rare palm.

Further Data:

 

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