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Buy the Hardy and Resilient Old Man Thatch Palm (Cocothrinax crinita) for Your Landscape

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Common name:
Old Man Palm, Palma Petate, Old Man Thatch Palm, Mat Palm.
Category:
Palms and Cycads, Shrubs
Family:
Palmae or Coconut family
Light:
Sun growing, Semi shade
Water:
Normal, Can tolerate less, Can tolerate more
Primarily grown for:
Foliage
Flowering season:
Flowers are inconspicuous
Flower or Inflorescence color:
Yellow
Foliage color:
Green
Plant Height or length:
4 to 6 meters
Plant Spread or Width:
2 to 4 meters
Plant Form:
Spherical or rounded, Upright or Erect
Special Character:
  • Rare Plant or difficult to get plant
  • Good for screening
  • Thorny or Spiny
  • Salt or salinity tolerant

Plant Description:

- A well grown Old Man Palm is truly a great sight to see.
- Leaves us wondering about nature and her myriad creations.
- This palm gets a final height of 25 feet - requires a looooooooong time.
- Stem diameter is around 10 inches.
- The rounded leaf crown is 8 feet wide and tall.
- The leaves are to 5 feet wide and circulor and are carried on 4 foot long petioles.
- Leaf colour is dark, shiny green above and silvery green beneath.
- Old specimens are very expensive.

Growing tips:

- Young plants are quite tolerant of sunshine.
- Need well dained soil.
- This palm is not grown indoors.
- As it is long lived - prepare potting mix well.
- Water regularly - but not too much.