Recommended Uses: | Specimen plant or in a hurricane resistant grove. | |
Considerations: | Fronds and flower stalks fall. Seeds sprout readily and can require control. In southern part of the state, strangler figs can sprout in the boots and eventually overwhelm the palm. | |
Propagation: | Can be transplanted as an adult, usually obtained from land being cleared. Source can be a conservation concern Also grows from seed. Plants larger than seedlings but too small to have a trunk are difficult to transplant. |
Availability: | Native nurseries, Quality nurseries, Specialty providers |
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade |
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
| (Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) |
Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods |
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges. |
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms). |
Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Sand |
Soil pH: | Adaptable | |