Acrocomia crispa
ARECACEAE
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Cuba
Available Inventory
Ready for pickup at Sunfish Gardens
3gal
$35
7gal
75
15gal
$150
Description
Up to 12 m. tall, and 30 cm. in diam., a spiny palm, with a trunk that is slender at the base, but swollen in the middle, giving it the name "Cuban belly palm", spines fall from trunk when mature. Crown has a spread of up to 5 m., pinnate arching leaves, up to 2.5 m. long, dark green on top, pale blue-green on the underside, pinnae, and rachis covered with spines, thorny inflorescence, monoecious , fruit is globose, orange-yellow, about 2.5 cm. in diameter.
Culture & Care
Sunny, well drained position, but with plenty of water. Very slow growing when young, however fairly rapid past the juvenile stage, and speed up considerably when they start to trunk. Seeds difficult to germinate, up to one year. Hardiness: USDA zones, 9B-11.
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