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'''''Copernicia fallaensis''''' is a rare palm for California, but it is quickly catching on as a potential eventual beauty and, like ''Copernicia baileyana'', surprisingly hardy (though perhaps not quite as sturdy).  This Cuban species has monstrous, stiff, perfectly symmetrical, pleated fan leaves.  Perhaps in another 20-30 years we will have some mature palms growing in California.
 
'''''Copernicia fallaensis''''' is a rare palm for California, but it is quickly catching on as a potential eventual beauty and, like ''Copernicia baileyana'', surprisingly hardy (though perhaps not quite as sturdy).  This Cuban species has monstrous, stiff, perfectly symmetrical, pleated fan leaves.  Perhaps in another 20-30 years we will have some mature palms growing in California.
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Revision as of 20:43, 31 July 2015

Pronunciation: coe-purr-NEE-shu fall-EN-siss


Common Name: Giant Yarey Palm

Copernicia fallaensis is a rare palm for California, but it is quickly catching on as a potential eventual beauty and, like Copernicia baileyana, surprisingly hardy (though perhaps not quite as sturdy). This Cuban species has monstrous, stiff, perfectly symmetrical, pleated fan leaves. Perhaps in another 20-30 years we will have some mature palms growing in California.

Appearance and Biology
  • Habit: solitary with a crown of 10-15 fan leaves
  • Height: 20' estimate
  • Trunk: single; 18" thick (estimate); usually clean; trunks in nature tend to be narrower at the base than near the top
  • Crownshaft: none
  • Spread: 15' estimate
  • Leaf Description: palmate; deep green with younger palms having a bit of blue-green coloration; stiff; finely pleated with numerous perfectly spaced leaflets; leaves divided about 1/4 their length; leaves nearly a complete oval; 8' long
  • Petiole/Leaf bases: 2' long; wide; shallowy channeled; pale blue-green with some whitish patina on them; heavily armed with closely spaced black teeth; un-split leaf bases
  • Reproduction: monoecious
  • Inflorescence:
  • Fruit:
Horticultural Characteristics
  • Minimum Temp: 28F
  • Drought Tolerance: good
  • Dry Heat Tolerance: good
  • Cool Tolerance: moderate to poor
  • Wind Tolerance: good
  • Salt Tolerance: low
  • Growth Rate: very slow
  • Soil Preference: adaptable
  • Light Requirement: full sun
  • Human Hazards: very sharp petiolar teeth
  • Disease or Horticultural Problems: none
  • Transplants?: unknown
  • Indoor?: unknown
  • Availability: rare


  • garden of Gary Levine, Escondido, California

  • Levine garden, Escondido

  • Bradford garden, San Diego county, California

  • Floribunda Palms, Hawaii

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