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Pronunciation: uh-REEK-uh tree-AND-rah/try-AN-druh

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. It is a clustering species with bamboo-like trunks/stems.

Appearance and Biology

Habit: clustering with a crown of 4-7 feather leaves per stem
Height: 20'
Trunk: multiple; 3" thick; bamboo-like (prominently ringed white one deep green and very straight and smooth)
Crownshaft: 1' tall; blue-green; same thickness as trunk tapering a bit towards crown
Spread: 2'-6'+
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: very short (2"-4"); unarmed
Reproduction: monoecious
Inflorescence: 1' long; upright; from below crankshaft; branched evenly
Fruit: 1.5" long; ovoid; yellow turning to red-orange to brilliant red when ripe

Horticultural Characteristics

Minimum Temp: 32F
Drought Tolerance: low
Dry Heat Tolerance: low
Wind Tolerance: low
Salt Tolerance: unknown
Growth Rate: slow
Soil Preference: adaptable
Light Requirement: filtered to partial sun near coast
Human Hazards: none
Disease or Horticultural Problems: other than cold intolerance, not much
Transplants?: unknown
Indoor?: probably a good choice
Availability: rare

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