Acanthophoenix crinita

Acanthophoenix crinita
' Dark Spine Palm '
[ Palmae ] [ Reunion ]

A rare forest palm from high altitude on Réunion island (Mascarene Islands), reduced to danger level by the uncontrolled collection of its edible 'cabbage' in the past. Slow growing to begin with, it speeds up as it gets bigger, and produces a beautiful, if somewhat spiny palm with a slender, ringed trunk, elegantly arching feather leaves and a prickly crownshaft in a number of years. This palm is suitable for warm temperate and cool tropical climates and will do best in sun or partial shade.

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		Habitat zone 10a = Winter minimum temperature -1C to 2C (30F to 35F) Tropical Highland Forests above 600m More Details ... Monoecious ( Plant bearing both male and female flowers ) Solitary ( single-stemmed ) Pinnate Leaves ( Feather-like ) Fast-Growing

Cultivation
Substrate	Temperature during winter	Lighting	Watering during automn-winter	Watering during hot season	Fertilizer during growth	Pruning	Repotting
1 soil + 2 humus	Indoor during winter temperature min. 17C	Sunny	Rarely ( when the substrate is dry )	Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer	Regularly but with spacing	No pruning	Repot every year if possible

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130 Cultivation Ornamental Value: high. Care: average. Speed of Growth: fast.
It is so easy to grow that it grows itself! This palm is the easiest palm I have ever grown. So for beginning palm growers, this is one easy palm to start with.
USA A visitor 2006-08-14

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