SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dypsis decipiens

COMMON NAME(S): None
SUB FAMILY: Arecoideae
TRIBE: Areceae
ORIGIN: Madagascar
HARDINESS ZONES: 10B-11, possibly 10A (slightly damaged at 26 degrees F)
TYPICAL MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 20-50'
GROWTH RATE: Moderate
HABIT: Clustering with one or two dominant shoots or solitary; head of 9-12 arching leaves
SALT TOLERANCE: Not known
DROUGHT TOLERANCE: High
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Wide tolerance
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: High
NUTRITION REQUIREMENTS: Moderate
POPULAR USES: Specimen
HUMAN HAZARDS: None
POPULAR OR RECOMMENDED CULTIVARS: None

COMMENTS: A bold palm, handsome and striking in the landscape with its swollen trunk and arching, gray-green leaves.