(Created page with "<center>'''Pronunciation''': uh-REEK-uh tree-AND-rah/try-AN-druh <br/> '''Common Name''': none </center> '''''Areca triandra''''' is the most cold hardy of all the Areca spec...") |
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| − | *'''Habit''': | + | *'''Habit''': clustering with a crown of 4-7 feather leaves per stem |
| − | *'''Height''': | + | *'''Height''': 20' |
| − | *'''Trunk''': | + | *'''Trunk''': multiple; 3" thick; bamboo-like (prominently ringed white one deep green and very straight and smooth) |
| − | *'''Crownshaft''': | + | *'''Crownshaft''': 1' tall; blue-green; same thickness as trunk tapering a bit towards crown |
| − | *'''Spread''': | + | *'''Spread''': 2'-6'+ |
| − | *'''Leaf Description''': | + | *'''Leaf Description''': pinnate; flat; 3'-5' long; bright green; leaflets wide and sometimes overlapping; younger palms have leaflets randomly fused into solid sections of leaflets |
| − | *'''Petiole/Leaf bases''': | + | *'''Petiole/Leaf bases''': very short (2"-4"); unarmed |
| − | *'''Reproduction''': | + | *'''Reproduction''': monoecious |
| − | *'''Inflorescence''': | + | *'''Inflorescence''': 1' long; upright; from below crankshaft; branched evenly |
| − | *'''Fruit''': | + | *'''Fruit''': 1.5" long; ovoid; yellow turning to red-orange when ripe |
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| − | *'''Minimum Temp''': | + | *'''Minimum Temp''': 32F |
| − | *'''Drought Tolerance''': | + | *'''Drought Tolerance''': low |
| − | *'''Dry Heat Tolerance''': | + | *'''Dry Heat Tolerance''': low |
| − | *'''Wind Tolerance''': | + | *'''Wind Tolerance''': low |
| − | *'''Salt Tolerance''': | + | *'''Salt Tolerance''': unknown |
| − | *'''Growth Rate''': | + | *'''Growth Rate''': slow |
| − | *'''Soil Preference''': | + | *'''Soil Preference''': adaptable |
| − | *'''Light Requirement''': | + | *'''Light Requirement''': filtered to partial sun near coast |
| − | *'''Human Hazards''': | + | *'''Human Hazards''': none |
| − | *'''Disease or Horticultural Problems''': | + | *'''Disease or Horticultural Problems''': other than cold intolerance, not much |
| − | *'''Transplants?''': | + | *'''Transplants?''': unknown |
| − | *'''Indoor?''': | + | *'''Indoor?''': probably a good choice |
| − | *'''Availability''': | + | *'''Availability''': rare |
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[[Category: Areca]] | [[Category: Areca]] | ||
Common Name: none
Areca triandra is the most cold hardy of all the Areca species (which there are a lot of) and, so far, the only one that can reliably be grown in the very best California microclimates, though growers continue to try many of the others all the time.
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