Pronunciation: ar-kon-toe-FEE-nix tuck-er-eye
Common Name: Peach River King Palm
Archontophoenix tuckeri is a fairly uncommonly grown Archontophoenix with some better cold tolerance than some of the other species. It is a slight shorter-leaved version of most of the other species with a lime green crownshaft. As a young palm, this species, along with most of the Archontophoenix, look basically exactly alike.
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Appearance and Biology
- Habit: solitary with a crown of 8-10 feather leaves
- Height: 40' estimate
- Trunk: single; 7" thick; ringed; tan
- Crownshaft: 2' tall; same diameter as trunk; medium to bright green
- Spread: 10'
- Leaf Description: pinnate; flat; medium green to yellow-green; 6'-7' long
- Petiole/Leaf bases: 4"; unarmed
- Reproduction: monoecious
- Inflorescence: immediately below crownshaft
- Fruit: red
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Horticultural Characteristics
- Minimum Temp: 27F
- Drought Tolerance: moderate to low
- Dry Heat Tolerance: low
- Wind Tolerance: moderate
- Salt Tolerance: unknown
- Growth Rate: slow
- Soil Preference: adaptable
- Light Requirement: filtered light to partial sun
- Human Hazards: none
- Disease or Horticultural Problems: none
- Transplants?: difficult
- Indoor?: unknown
- Availability: rare
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