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'''''Howea forsteriana''''' is one of the most commonly grown palms in the US, including southern California, where it not only performs very well as a tall specimen plant and canopy palm, but as a excellent indoor palm as well. These are among some of the most versatile palms one can grow in California. These have a unique, lazy, tropical look with their lax leaflets and irregularly green ringed trunks.
 
'''''Howea forsteriana''''' is one of the most commonly grown palms in the US, including southern California, where it not only performs very well as a tall specimen plant and canopy palm, but as a excellent indoor palm as well. These are among some of the most versatile palms one can grow in California. These have a unique, lazy, tropical look with their lax leaflets and irregularly green ringed trunks.
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Latest revision as of 21:46, 1 August 2015

Pronunciation: HOW-ee-uh for-stir-ee-ANN-uh


Common Name: Kentia Palm, Paradise Palm

Howea forsteriana is one of the most commonly grown palms in the US, including southern California, where it not only performs very well as a tall specimen plant and canopy palm, but as a excellent indoor palm as well. These are among some of the most versatile palms one can grow in California. These have a unique, lazy, tropical look with their lax leaflets and irregularly green ringed trunks.

Appearance and Biology
  • Habit: Solitary with a crown of 16-26 leaves
  • Height: 40'
  • Trunk: single; 8" in diameter with a flare/foot at the bottom; green with irregular rings
  • Crownshaft: none
  • Spread: 10'-16'
  • Leaf Description: pinnate; with leaflets lax in mature palms, though less so in juveniles; deep green; leaflets lined with several ridges; 6'-10' long; gently arching away from center
  • Petiole/Leaf bases: 2' long, smooth and unarmed; unsplit leaf bases-never retained on trunk
  • Reproduction: monoecious
  • Inflorescence: 3' long, pendulous with several closely spaced branches; white flowers
  • Fruit: 1.5" long, oblong with pointed ends; green to red when ripe
  • Seed:
Horticultural Characteristics
  • Minimum Temp: 26F
  • Drought Tolerance: moderate
  • Dry Heat Tolerance: moderate to poor
  • Wind Tolerance: moderate
  • Salt Tolerance: low
  • Growth Rate: slow to moderate with age
  • Soil Preference: widely adaptable
  • Light Requirement: full sun to full shade
  • Human Hazards: none
  • Disease or Horticultural Problems: rare cases of 'leaning Howea syndrome'
  • Transplants?: somewhat tolerant as adult; easy as juvenile
  • Indoor?: excellent- possibly the best indoor palm there is
  • Availability: very common, though large plants still quite pricey


  • Orange county, California

  • Orange county, California

  • Fullerton arboretum, California

  • Los Angeles arboretum

  • San Diego Zoo, California

  • boxed for sale

  • look of mature palms in jungle-like climate, Hawaii

  • Hawaii

  • San Diego county, California

  • San Diego county

  • Ventura

  • Lotusland, Santa Barbara, California

  • Lotusland, Santa Barbara, California

  • boxed palm in San Diego county

  • Fullerton arboretum

  • Orange county, California

  • San Diego

  • Ventura county in desert-like climate

  • Los Angeles

  • boxed palms for sale

  • Orange county, California

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  • San Diego, California

  • Los Angeles

  • Ventura, California

  • cleaned trunk

  • Huntington gardens, California

  • cleaned trunk

  • trunks with some fiber

  • trunk shot

  • trunks in Los Angeles

  • variegated trunk, San Diego county, California

  • Hawaii

  • potted plant in mall

  • potted palm in mall

  • indoor palm

  • young palm (seedling)

  • leaf shot

  • variegated palm

  • variegated petiole

  • immature fruits

  • maturing fruits

  • fruits mostly picked clean by squirrels and thieves

  • immature fruits, Ventura, California

  • maturing fruits, Santa Barbara, California

  • in fruit

  • example of leaf scorch

  • leaner in San Diego

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  • leaning crown

  • leaning in Orange county

  • leaning in Santa Barbara, California

  • leaning, Orange County, California

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