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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.
Acanthophoenix crinita

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Palm tree .
Habitat
zone 10a = Winter minimum temperature -1C to 2C (30F to 35F)
Tropical Highland Forests above 600m


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Monoecious ( Plant bearing both male and female flowers )
Solitary ( single-stemmed )
Pinnate Leaves ( Feather-like )
Fast-Growing

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Cultivation
Substrate
Temperature during winter

1 soil + 2 humus

Indoor during winter temperature min. 17C
Lighting
Watering during automn-winter

Sunny

Rarely ( when the substrate is dry )
Watering during hot season
Fertilizer during growth

Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer

Regularly but with spacing
Pruning
Repotting
No pruning
Repot every year if possible

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