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Veitchia arecina
[Veitchia montgomeryana, Veitchia macdanielsii]
[ Palmae ] [ Vanuatu ]
A very attractive and popular species from Vanuatu (New Hebrides) in the Southwest Pacific where it grows in moist forests. It is a very tall palm, with the slender trunk reaching 30 m (100 ft.) tall. It has a spreading crown on top of a slender crownshaft. The leaves are slightly arching and have spreading or slightly drooping leaflets. Veitchia arecina is a robust and extremely fast growing palm and adapts well to most garden situations in the tropics and warm subtropics.
Veitchia arecina

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Palm tree .
Habitat
Tropical Lowland Forests 0-600m


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Solitary ( single-stemmed )
Monoecious ( Plant bearing both male and female flowers )
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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