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'''''Ravenea rivularis''''' may be one of the most commonly available palms in all of the US, but a well grown maturing palm is still an eye-catcher and a worthy specimen.  Often sold as indoor plant but not one of the better palm choices for growing indoors.  Often sold in groups/multiples but recommend separating before planting.  Loves LOTs of water.  Tendency for nutritional problems.  Eventually develops a large, pale very tall trunk if watered well and grown in the right climate.  Even does well in the desert with extreme heat.  Fast palm once trunk formed.
 
'''''Ravenea rivularis''''' may be one of the most commonly available palms in all of the US, but a well grown maturing palm is still an eye-catcher and a worthy specimen.  Often sold as indoor plant but not one of the better palm choices for growing indoors.  Often sold in groups/multiples but recommend separating before planting.  Loves LOTs of water.  Tendency for nutritional problems.  Eventually develops a large, pale very tall trunk if watered well and grown in the right climate.  Even does well in the desert with extreme heat.  Fast palm once trunk formed.
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File:Majesty huge trunk.jpg|huge trunk of palm growing in stream, Hawaii
 
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File:Majesty stunted leaves.jpg|leaf detail and showing some bud damage post severe frost
 
File:Majesty stunted leaves.jpg|leaf detail and showing some bud damage post severe frost
 
File:Madagascar palm race.JPG|racing with nearby Dypsis decipiens (eventually began to pull ahead, but barely)- Huntington Gardens, California
 
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[[Category:Ravenea]]

Latest revision as of 16:33, 16 August 2015

Pronunciation: rah-vih-NEE-uh riv-yoo-LAIR-iss


Common Name: Majesty Palm

Ravenea rivularis may be one of the most commonly available palms in all of the US, but a well grown maturing palm is still an eye-catcher and a worthy specimen. Often sold as indoor plant but not one of the better palm choices for growing indoors. Often sold in groups/multiples but recommend separating before planting. Loves LOTs of water. Tendency for nutritional problems. Eventually develops a large, pale very tall trunk if watered well and grown in the right climate. Even does well in the desert with extreme heat. Fast palm once trunk formed.

Appearance and Biology
  • Habit: solitary with a crown of 15-25 leaves
  • Height: 40'
  • Trunk: single; clean; whitish tan to grey, often tapering (particularly if not very well watered)
  • Crownshaft: none
  • Spread: 12'
  • Leaf Description: pinnate; 6'-8' long and 3' wide; flat to slightly twisted, upright to just below parallel before leaf falls off; light to deep green, but often yellowy in poorly fed palms; ratty in wind-exposed palms
  • Petiole/Leaf bases: 12"-18" with light layer of greyish tomentum near base; light to mod green; unarmed; top fairly flat; unsplit
  • Reproduction: diocieous
  • Inflorescence: short from lower leaf bases with white flowers
  • Fruit: 1/2" diameter and red when ripe
  • Seed:
Horticultural Characteristics
  • Minimum Temp: 27F
  • Drought Tolerance: moderate but prefers high water exposure- can even grow in standing water if not cold
  • Dry Heat Tolerance: good
  • Wind Tolerance: poor
  • Salt Tolerance: moderate
  • Growth Rate: moderate to fast with age
  • Soil Preference: highly adaptable, but prefers rich soils with a lot of nutrients
  • Light Requirement: full sun to partial shade or filtered light (full sun once trunk preferable)
  • Human Hazards: none
  • Disease or Horticultural Problems: often yellowy (nitrogen and/or iron deficiency common) with potassium deficiency also sometimes problematic; yellowy also in full, hot, inland sun as juvenile
  • Transplants?: moderately good
  • Indoor?: though one of the most commonly sold indoor palms, performs poorly due to low light and humidity; prone to spider mite
  • Availability: extremely common- available from many non-specialty nurseries and very inexpensive


  • Huntington gardens, California

  • Los Angeles arboretum

  • tall transplanted plant, Orange county, California

  • tall transplanted plant

  • Los Angeles arboretum

  • Balboa Park, San Diego, California

  • San Fernando valley, California

  • San Fernando valley, California

  • Palm Desert tall palm

  • palm in Living Desert botanical gardens, Palm Desert, California

  • shorter Palm Desert palm, California

  • San Fernando valley, California

  • San Fernando valley, California

  • San Diego county, Cal

  • stunted landscape palm

  • San Fernando valley, California

  • Hawaiian palms

  • Hawaii, Floribunda Palms

  • huge trunk of palm growing in stream, Hawaii

  • juvenile palm trimmed

  • leaf detail and showing some bud damage post severe frost

  • racing with nearby Dypsis decipiens (eventually began to pull ahead, but barely)- Huntington Gardens, California

  • Huntington Beach tree in flower, California

  • mature palm in flower, California

  • close up of flowers in tree

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