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

Description

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.