SCIENTIFIC NAME: Arenga australasica

COMMON NAME(S): None
SUB FAMILY: Arecoideae
TRIBE: Caryoteae
ORIGIN: Australia
HARDINESS ZONES: 10B-11
TYPICAL MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 20-30'
GROWTH RATE: Slow
HABIT: Clumping, usually with a few strong stems and several smaller suckers
SALT TOLERANCE: Not known
DROUGHT TOLERANCE: Moderate
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Wide tolerance
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: High, when trunk formation begins
NUTRITION REQUIREMENTS: Moderate
POPULAR USES: Specimen clump
HUMAN HAZARDS: Irritant pulp on fruit
POPULAR OR RECOMMENDED CULTIVARS: None

COMMENTS: A palm for large spaces where a big clump has room to show its form.